Torture on the rise in Georgia

September 24, 2024 19:11

• Rights defenders confirm chances of those arrested in Wildberries case to avoid trial

  Those arrested within the shooting case near the Wildberries office have the right to conclude contracts with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to be sent to the special military operation (SMO) zone, after which the criminal case will be closed, human rights defenders have indicated.

September 23, 2024 23:38

• Chechen-Ingush conflict can be provoked by deaths of Almazov and Elmurziev, analysts warn

  The deaths of Adam Almazov and Islambek Elmurziev during an attempt to seize an office of the “Wildberries” Company in Moscow caused a wide public outcry in Ingushetia. Both the killed men were security guards and were protecting the office.

September 23, 2024 23:16

• Chechen woman reports her escape from domestic violence

  Fatima, a native of Chechnya, had to leave Russia due to permanent violence from her husband, to whom she was married at the age of 15. After Fatima run away from home, her husband and father contacted the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) and succeeded in having the law enforcement bodies declare Fatima wanted.

September 23, 2024 21:55

• Political analysts point to Kadyrov’s role in conflict around “Wildberries” Company

  In the business conflict around the “Wildberries” Company, Ramzan Kadyrov took the side of Vladislav Bakalchuk, a co-founder of the marketplace. However, the leader of Chechnya is also pursuing his own interests, political analysts point out.

September 23, 2024 17:59

• Jehovah's Witness* Irina Gezik achieves cancellation of her conditional sentence

  The court in the city of Georgievsk in the Stavropol Territory has cancelled the conditional sentence of Irina Gezik, a Jehovah's Witness*, to which she was sentenced on charges related to an extremism case, and has also expunged her criminal record. This was informed by the human rights project "OVD-Info"**.