The harassment of national minorities and political prisoners: In March 2017 Azamat Abutalipov, Aivar Khabibullin, Airat Ibragimov, Timur Munasypov and Shamil Khusnitdinov were sentenced at Ufa's October district court to suspended sentences under Article 282.2 of the Russian Federation (organisation of the activity of an extremist organisation).

In the judgment handed down in June 2017 in Ufa there is no evidence that those convicted were involved in acts of violence or in any other activity that would have violated human or civic rights.

[5] The Supreme Court of Bashkortostan had made more 100 decisions on which the complaint in the Bashkir language cannot be accept.

Staff of Court not understand the Bashkir language and are noncapable of translating a citizen's appeal to Russian.

The reason is that government officials in Bashkortostan do not accept appeals in the Bashkir language as a result of ethnic cleansing by federal authorities.

Through personal interviews, the holding of an examination and a review of documentation presented, the qualification board of judges determines the professional suitability, moral and professional qualities, level of knowledge and general attitudes of the candidates for inclusion on the roster of judges.