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"It was predictable": Activist Azamat Galin commented on his exclusion from the Human Rights Council under the President of Bashkortostan.

According to Galina, the reason was his “opposite, diametric position” regarding what is happening in the area of ​​regulating national policy and interaction with public activists. 

Azamat clarified that he considers the processes taking place in recent days to be artificially caused so that the head of the republic Radium Khabirov "created an image for himself as a fighter against nationalism and extremism."

Today Azamat Galina — without any personal explanation, but predictably for him — he was replaced in the Human Rights Council by the editor of the republican children's magazine "Akbuzat" Larisu Abudillin.

Searches and arrests continue in Bashkortostan following protests in support of the activist. Failya Alsynova. 

The day before, a search was conducted in the village Ishmurzino in the activist's house Rashids FaizullinaShe was the organizer of the citizens' meeting on April 28, 2023 against barbaric gold mining in Baymaksky areaAn activist spoke at the same meeting. Fail Alsynov — with the very speech for which he was tried.

Earlier, police officers came to the home of the blogger and artist's family. Altynaya Valitova, who supported Alsynov on social media.

Also the Investigative Committee Bashkortostan opened a criminal case against the blogger under the article "Participation in mass riots" Ilyas BaiguskarovaDuring the January protests, he tried to calm people down and asked them to disperse.

Another resident of Bashkortostan - Vilyura Karachurin — accused of organizing and participating in mass riots, as well as using non-threatening violence against a security officer

January 20 in the Kirovsky District Court Ufa Six people detained during protests outside the court in Baimak were given administrative penalties for "disobeying the lawful demands of police officers." 

On January 17, a Bashkir environmental activist Failya Alsynova judge Elina Tagirova sentenced to 4 years in a general regime penal colony under Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation "Incitement of hatred or enmity."