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July 14, 2022 23:54

• Oppositionist Alizamin Salaev goes on hunger strike

  Alizamin Salaev, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, has been on a hunger strike since July 7. Today, he has refused water in protest against his arrest on the charge of failure to obey the police.

July 14, 2022 23:50

• Protection of colleagues mentioned among reasons for closure of journalists’ trade union

  Campaigns in support of journalists, discreditation of the army, violations of the statute and non-payment of membership fees became the reasons for the demand to liquidate the “Trade Union of Journalists and Media Workers”, created in connection with the attack on human rights defenders and journalists in Ingushetia.

July 14, 2022 23:45

• Armenian soldier perishes in combat position

  Today, a body of a 19-year-old conscript soldier with a gunshot wound to the head has been found at a combat position of a military unit in Armenia.

July 14, 2022 17:04

• Lawyers doubt law enforcers' punishment after detention of journalists in Makhachkala

  The Dagestani journalists, Magomed Magomedov and Murad Muradov*, have filed an application to the Investigating Committee demanding to punish the law enforcers who detained them on July 11 at a picket in support of their arrested colleague, Abdulmumin Gadjiev.

July 14, 2022 16:46

• Armenia: IDPs from Gadrut demand refugee status

  Several dozen internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Gadrut held a protest in Yerevan, at which they demanded from the Armenian authorities to grant them the refugee status and recognize the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh.

July 14, 2022 15:25

• Armenia responds to Azeri accusations

  The information of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) that Armenian militaries had opened fire on the border is not true, the Armenian MoD has stated.

July 14, 2022 15:22

• Dagestani gay complains about torture in rehab

  Magomed Askhabov, a resident of Dagestan, has stated that he left Russia after escaping from his relatives, who sent him to be "treated" from homosexuality at a centre for drug addicts. He said that torture was used in the rehab (the centre).

July 14, 2022 15:14

• Pyatigorsk resident fined for damaging sign Z on Mashuk

  Dmitry Syomin, who has damaged the Z sign established on Mount Mashuk in Pyatigorsk, was found guilty of discrediting militaries and fined.

July 14, 2022 12:58

• Rights defenders point to toughening censorship in Russia

  After February 24, 2022, Russia has adopted the laws that allow blocking any information that is not consistent with the official authorities' position, as well as prosecuting authors of posts.

July 14, 2022 12:56

• Military experts assess HIMARS' prospects in Southern Caucasus

  Russian MLRSs (multiple launch rocket systems) "Smerch" (Dust Storm) are close to HIMARSs (High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems) in characteristics, but inferior in accuracy, Alexander Khramchikhin has pointed out.

July 13, 2022 23:57

• Rostov journalist Sergey Reznik suspected of posting fake news about Russian army

  A criminal case under the article on the publication of false information about the Russian army is being investigated against Rostov journalist Sergey Reznik, the FSB Department for the Rostov Region reports.

July 13, 2022 23:55

• Activist detained at a pacifist picket in Krasnodar

  The police detained Alexander Aksyonov from Krasnodar, who wanted to hold a pacifist picket in front of the building of the Kuban administration, human rights defenders reported.

July 13, 2022 23:52

• Lawyers explain procedure for checking application about forced retention of Makhachkala citizen's wife

  Makhachkala policemen must check Nimatula Magomedkamilov's application that his wife and children were forcibly detained by relatives and transfer the materials to another police station, if his family members are kept in another district of Dagestan, lawyers have explained.

July 13, 2022 23:48

• Poti protesters demand to meet Georgian Premier

  The residents of the city of Poti, who demand to be moved to new homes because of the transhipment of hazardous cargos in the seaport, have blocked the road to the port. They demanded that Irakli Garibashvili, the Georgian Prime Minister, come and meet with them.

July 13, 2022 17:10

• A resident of Kabardino-Balkaria fined for discrediting Russian Armed Forces

  Pyotr Toderishka, a resident of the Prokhladnensky District, was found guilty of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces and fined.

July 13, 2022 17:05

• Azerbaijani SC refuses early release of journalist Elchin Mamed

  A complaint filed by Azerbaijani human rights defender and journalist Elchin Mamed about the denial of conditional early relief (CER) for him was left ungranted.

July 13, 2022 17:00

• Tbilisi townspeople demand compensations for demolished unauthorized houses

  The authorities of Tbilisi have begun demolishing several squatters in the dwelling settlement of Afrika in the city outskirt. Owners of these unauthorized houses have complained about their difficult situation and demanded compensations for their demolished buildings.

July 13, 2022 16:57

• Dagestani journalists blame law enforcers for exceeding powers

  Policemen have illegally prevented a picket in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev in Makhachkala, Magomed Magomedov, a deputy editor-in-chief of the "Chernovik" portal, and the journalist, Murad Muradov*, who were detained at the venue assert.

July 13, 2022 13:54

• Kadyrov reacts to Ukrainian MPs' initiative to recognize independence of Ichkeria

  The Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, the initiative to recognize the independence of which was put forward by the MPs of the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine, does not exist; it was abolished many years ago by the Ichkerians themselves, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has proclaimed.

July 12, 2022 23:59

• Woman from Stavropol sentenced to five years of imprisonment for helping militants in Syria

  In Rostov-on-Don, a court sentenced Razet Gardaloeva, a native of Stavropol, to five years of imprisonment for cooking food for militants in Syria.