Court rejects convicted journalist's claim against Azerbaijani MFA head

March 06, 2025 22:32

• ECtHR treats threats against Elena Milashina after her posting about Chechen gays as her rights violation

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found threats announced by Chechen leadership against journalist Elena Milashina, who wrote about persecution of gays in Chechnya, to be a violation of her privacy and the right to the freedom of expression.

March 06, 2025 22:17

• Activists’ houses searched in Stavropol Territory

  The police conducted searches at the houses of human rights defender Georgy Legkobitov in Yessentuki and of lawyer Ekaterina Kuznetsova.

March 05, 2025 23:18

• Georgian Parliament tightens foreign agents law

  The "Law on Registration of Foreign Agents", which introduces the notion of an individual-a foreign agent, was supported in the first reading by 84 Georgian MPs. The new bill is a literal copy of the American law, which provides for criminal liability for violating the requirements.

March 05, 2025 22:18

• Kurban Dalgatov's parents hold picket in Makhachkala

  The parents of Kurban Dalgatov, who died after being detained at the Makhachkala police station, have held a picket in the central square of Makhachkala. They believe that the sentence handed down to one of the law enforcers involved is too lenient.

March 05, 2025 22:15

• Father of Stavropol resident killed by police considers law enforcers’ apology belated

  The apology for the death of Stavropol resident Khalit Mustafaev during a chase is four years late, his father emphasizes. The man demands the authorities to bring to justice the police inspector, one of whom participate in the special military operation (SMO), and the other is involved in the criminal case only as a witness.