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June 18, 2022 23:24

• Analysts point to risks of resuming Chechen-Ingush land dispute

  The idea to create the "Daimokkh" Park on the Chechen-Ingush border should not look like a transfer of Ingush lands to Chechnya; therefore, it needs improvement, analysts have pointed out.

June 18, 2022 17:23

• Oppositionist Akhmedov's supporters claim he was tortured

  Niyameddin Akhmedov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was tortured in the colony and threatened with tougher punishment if he complained, the PFPA has stated.

June 18, 2022 17:14

• Adyg activist leaves Russia after complaints of torture by law enforcers

  Kase Kik, an Adyg activist, has left Russia after complaints of being tortured in Cherkessk, human rights defenders have stated. He has explained that he had feared for his safety.

June 18, 2022 17:10

• Protesters in Tbilisi demand to stop layoffs of culture workers

  Workers in sciences and culture have held a protest action in Tbilisi demanding the reinstatement of their colleagues who, in their opinion, had been fired for criticizing the Minister of Culture.

June 18, 2022 17:05

• About 100 films included into programme of "Golden Apricot" Festival in Yerevan

  At the 19th International Film Festival "Golden Apricot", which will open on July 10, spectators will see films from around the world, including from Armenia, the organizers have announced.

June 18, 2022 13:56

• Volgograd painter raises money to pay fines for discrediting army

  Within one night, 80,000 roubles were raised to pay the fines imposed for discrediting the army, the painter known as Philippenzo has informed. In his opinion, this is evidence that an initiative civil society has evolved in Russia.

June 18, 2022 13:51

• Rights defenders exclude political motive in questioning friends of a Russian stand-up comedian in Yerevan

  There are no political overtones in the case, under which friends of the stand-up comedian, Tatiana Schukina, who announced that she was persecuted in Armenia because of criticising Putin, were interrogated, the Armenian Investigating Committee asserts.

June 17, 2022 23:46

• Relatives of political prisoners hold a protest in Baku

  At a protest in Baku, relatives of Samir Ashurov and Pyunkhan Kerimli, deported from Germany, said that the deportees were arrested in Azerbaijan on unfounded charges, like convicted journalist Polad Aslanov.

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.