Nagorno-Karabakh after the truce: A two-year war

April 19, 2025 22:43

• Analysts assess popularity of detained Ingush Imams

  The Ingush Imams, Mukhammad Tamaskhanov and Magomed Sultygov, were released after detention under recognizance not to leave the place. Both of them are popular among the followers of Salafi Islam.

April 19, 2025 21:44

• Believer from Astrakhan returned to penal colony unit after 20 days in punishment cell

  Anna Safronova, a Jehovah’s Witness* from Astrakhan, who complained about cruel treatment in a penal colony in Stavropol, has been released from a punishment cell. The administration of the penal colonies often uses placement to punishment cell specifically in relation to prisoners who are believers.

April 18, 2025 23:16

• Lawyer names criteria for prosecuting Astrakhan teens under sabotage article

  Schoolboys from the Astrakhan Region have pleaded guilty to committing a sabotage act. In order to prosecute them under this article, investigators must prove that the aim thereof was to undermine the country’s economic security, a lawyer has emphasized.

April 18, 2025 21:59

• Makhachkala resident Olga Petrova recognized as political prisoner

  Human rights defenders recognized Olga Petrova, a resident of Makhachkala, as a political prisoner. The woman was convicted in a case on financing terrorism despite arguments stating that she was not guilty.

April 18, 2025 21:14

• Georgian Parliament adopts amendments to Law “On Grants”

  The Georgian Parliament adopted amendments to the Law “On Grants” in the final third reading, according to which grants can only be received with the permission of the country’s government. Not a single MP has voted against the amendments.