A Russian court sentenced 6 more people to prison over their participation in mass demonstrations in the republic of Bashkortostan last year, the rights group OVD-Info stated Friday, mentioning among the defendants lawyers.Nearly 80 individuals have been convicted or arecurrently facingtrialfor protestsin the town of Baymak in January 2024 against the jailing ofFail Alsynov, a prominent regional activist.
Those charged include individuals with serious health conditions, single parents and entire families.A court in the republic of Udmurtia, which neighbors Bashkortostan, discovered 6 ethnic Bashkirs guilty of mass discontent and violence versus police officials, OVD-Info said.Vilyur Karachurin and Aytugan Malabayev were sentenced to five years in a penal colony.
Fatikh Akhmetshin, Azat Mirzin, Danis Uzyanbayev and Venera Yaubasarova each received jail sentences of 4 and a half years.Authorities moved the offenders outside Bashkortostan to prevent more demonstrations.
A minimum of twopeople who faced prosecution in connection to the Baymak demonstrations passed away under uncertain situations last February.Bashkir activists and loved ones of those imprisoned have actually launched crowdfunding projects to cover legal costs and assistance families left without primary earners.
Numerous households, however, have avoided talking to journalism, fearing that promotion might bring additional effects.