Employee of Radio Liberty released in Azerbaijan

December 28, 2024 20:57

• Two days after plane crash, Kadyrov announces mourning in Chechnya

  December 28 will be a day of mourning in Chechnya for those who perished in the aircraft crash near Aktau; entertainment events in the republic have been cancelled and state flags have been lowered.

December 27, 2024 23:40

• Volgograd residents' comments in social media result in charges of supporting terrorism

  Two residents of Volgograd have commented on the actions of Ukrainian militaries in the territories of the Belgorod and Bryansk Regions.

December 27, 2024 22:47

• South-Ossetian MIA demands to ban LGBT* propaganda

  In South Ossetia, the legislation does not provide for any punishments for LGBT* propaganda; and the local Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has demanded that parliament regulate the law enforcers' work.

December 27, 2024 21:16

• AZAL reports technical impact on the crashed plane in Aktau

  An Embraer 190 aircraft flying on the Baku-Grozny route crashed near Aktau due to physical and technical external interference, Azerbaijan Airlines said, citing data from a preliminary investigation.

December 27, 2024 20:54

• Dagestan: two law enforcers convicted for beating detained woman

  The Kizilyurt City Court has sentenced two policemen from the Kizilyurt division of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) to three years and four years of conditional imprisonment, finding them guilty of beating a female detainee.