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June 17, 2022 23:44

• Ombudsperson of Dagestan reacts to Gadjiev’s post about torture of his cellmate

  Abdulmumin Gadjiev, an arrested journalist of the weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft), posted a story of his cellmate about the torture he had been subjected to by law enforcers from Derbent.

June 17, 2022 23:38

• IRFS urges Azerbaijani authorities to stop persecution of activists abroad

  Amid threats against Azerbaijani bloggers in Europe, the Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety (IRFS) called on the Azerbaijan’s authorities to “stop the illegal persecution of their critics.” The IRFS also pointed to a new assassination attempt on blogger Muhammad Mirzali.

June 17, 2022 23:31

• Authorities confirm information about 400 natives of Southern Russia perished in Ukraine

  Since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, the authorities have reported about at least 274 natives of Northern Caucasus and 126 residents of the Southern Federal District (SFD) perished in Ukraine. Most of the dead were natives of Dagestan – at least 145 people.

June 17, 2022 23:27

• Azerbaijani activist Vidadi Iskenderov attacked in France

  Azerbaijani political migrant Vidadi Iskenderov was attacked in the French city of Mulhouse. The activist was stabbed. Vidadi Iskenderov believes that the incident took place with the support of the Azerbaijan’s authorities.

June 17, 2022 22:57

• Ingush journalist Evloeva reproaches investigators for questioning her mother

  During the questioning of an Isabella Evloeva’s mother, an investigator warned her of criminal liability for refusing to testify against her daughter, the Ingush journalist reported. She considers that fact as pressure on her elderly mother.

June 17, 2022 17:28

• Team of HRC "Memorial"* sets up Human Rights Protection Centre

  After the liquidation of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"*, a public organization entitled the Human Rights Protection Centre "Memorial" has been created, human rights defenders have informed.

June 17, 2022 17:24

• Sapper blown up by mine in the Djebrail District

  Rukhin Veliev, 31, a sapper, was engaged in demining the territory of the Djebrail District and received multiple wounds, when an anti-personnel mine exploded, the demining agency has informed.

June 17, 2022 14:58

• Two transgender people suffer in attack in Tbilisi

  After an attack committed by a group of men with bottles and stones in Tbilisi, two transgender women received traumas; one of them needed hospitalization. The victims have complained about the police's inaction.

June 17, 2022 14:53

• Awarding "Victory Sword" to Grozny Mayor indicates Kadyrov's readiness to soften anti-Stalin rhetoric

  The decoration of the Mayor of Grozny with the "Victory Sword" engraved with a portrait of Stalin indicates that Chechen authorities are ready to depart from their tough anti-Stalinist stance in favour of the policy of the Russian President, Vladimir Putin.

June 17, 2022 03:19

• Tankman who perished in Ukraine buried in Stavropol Territory

  Senior Sergeant Mikhail Malchenko has perished in Ukraine, said the head of the Kirov Urban District. Since the start of the military operation in Ukraine, authorities have confirmed the deaths there of at least 33 natives of the Stavropol Territory.

June 17, 2022 03:16

• Georgian MIA explains entry ban to blogger Insa Lander

  Insa Lander has asked for protection from Georgian border guards, explaining that she was accused of terrorism and escaped from house arrest. However, Georgian laws allow denying entry of those who are prosecuted for terrorism, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has explained.

June 17, 2022 03:12

• Armenian opposition demands to arrest Pashinyan

  Nikol Pashinyan is responsible for the defeat in the autumn war in Nagorno-Karabakh and should be arrested, Aram Vardevanyan, an MP from the oppositional "Aiastan" parliamentary faction, has stated at a march held in Yerevan.

June 17, 2022 03:05

• 12 people continue their hunger strike in support of Talekh Bagirzade’s demands

  Talekh Bagirzade, the leader of the “Muslim Unity” movement, has been on a hunger strike for 13 days demanding punishment of law enforcers for blasphemy.

June 17, 2022 02:56

• Blogger Insa Lander tries to leave Russia

  Georgian border guards do not let Insa Lander, a blogger from Kabardino-Balkaria, into the country, and she has been staying in the neutral zone without food and water for five days, reports Yegor Kuroptev, the director of the Free Russia Foundation* in Georgia. Lithuania is ready to accept Isa Lander if the issue on the Georgian border is resolved, the Lithuanian Ambassador to Georgia states.

June 16, 2022 23:59

• Georgian Ombudsperson urges to listen to demands of protesting students

  Due to financial problems, many students cannot come to Tbilisi, rent an apartment and attend exams; they ask to preserve the distance (remote or online) training due to the difficult socio-economic situation, Nino Lomdjariya, the Georgian Ombudsperson, has stated.

June 16, 2022 23:57

• Armenian political analysts dispute about opposition's plans

  The oppositionists, demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, have attracted patriotic citizens to their side and changed tactics of achieving their other goals, Armen Badalyan, a political strategist, has noted in his comment on the roll up of the tent camp in Yerevan.

June 16, 2022 23:55

• Dagestani MIA's reasoning on public apologies sparks disputes in network

  Public apologies are appropriate when a person has not only broken the law, but also neglected the public opinion, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan has stated. Some network users opposed the practice of public apologies, while their opponents have supported the MIA's opinion.

June 16, 2022 23:52

• Relatives of convicts call on to expedite investigation into “Terter case”

  An investigation into torture in the “Terter case” has been delayed, and their victims remain in prison, protesters in Baku state. They have called on for the release of prisoners and punishment of those responsible.

June 16, 2022 12:21

• Organizer of assassination attempt on Mokhmad Abdurakhmanov tried in Germany

  The Higher Land Court of Munich has begun considering the case of organizing an ordered killing of Mokhmad, a brother of the Chechen oppositional blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov.

June 16, 2022 12:10

• Krasnodar law enforcers receive conditional sentences for beating up disabled Manchenko

  A court in Krasnodar has sentenced Vyacheslav Zyabkin and Vladimir Tatarkov, policemen, to four and three years of conditional imprisonment respectively within the case of beating Evgeny Manchenko, a disabled person. His defence intends to seek compensation for Manchenko.