Inculcation and application of European Convention on Human Rights in judicial system of Azerbaijan

January 03, 2025 22:09

• Rights defenders call for release of Anar Mamedli, head of CEM&DS

  Human rights defenders have called for the release of Anar Mamedli, the head of the Centre for Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies (CEM&DS), treating the case against him as part of repressions against critics of Azerbaijani authorities.

January 03, 2025 18:37

• Blogger Rashad Ramazanov complains about poor conditions in colony

  Rashad Ramazanov, an Azerbaijani blogger, convicted in a drug case, has complained that the colony where he is being kept is overcrowded and unsanitary; and prisoners are under pressure.

January 02, 2025 23:16

• Chechen advocate Timur Idalov requests clarification from court

  Lawyer Timur Idalov, sentenced for threatening a public prosecutor, appealed to the judge of the Khimki City Court, pointing out the violation of the norms of criminal procedure law in the decisions on his case. Because of the above-mentioned violations, as Timur Idalov claims, he was unlawfully left in a SIZO (pre-trial prison).

January 02, 2025 22:34

• Volgograd resident fined for discrediting Russian Armed Forces

  A court fined Mikhail Bulatov, a resident of the Ilovlinsky District, finding him guilty of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.

January 02, 2025 20:15

• Energy crisis named as reason for Georgia to improve relations with Abkhazia

  Georgian authorities should help Abkhazia in solving its energy problems; this opens up opportunities for strengthening trust and restoring relations, Georgian analysts believe.