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February 09, 2022 23:50

• Court releases protester against gay parade in Tbilisi on bail

  Ushangi Datunashvili, 66, accused of attacking a "Rustavi-2" cameraman at a protest action against a gay parade in July last year, has been appointed a bail of 3000 laris. His advocate stated poor health condition of his client.

February 09, 2022 23:40

• Two residents of neighbouring republics disappear on way from Chechnya

  Adam Arsaev, a taxi driver from Ingushetia was transporting Rimma Gagloeva, a passenger from North Ossetia, from the Grozny Airport. They stopped answering calls; then, Arsaev's car was found near the Ingush-Chechen border.

February 09, 2022 20:03

• Rights defender Osechkin voiced data of Chechen Diaspora about an order to kill him

  Members of the Chechen Diaspora in France received an order from Moscow to kill Vladimir Osechkin, a human rights defender, the Gulagu.net project that he heads has reported. Osechkin himself has linked the preparation of his assassination attempt with his activities.

February 09, 2022 20:01

• "Dozhd" TV Channel* appeals to ICRF regarding Kadyrov's accusations

  The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has publicly classified the "Dozhd" (Rain) TV Channel* as a terrorist; these statements fall under the article on inciting hatred or enmity, the TV Channel has pointed out.

February 09, 2022 13:01

• BBC publishes stories of torture victims at Rostov prison hospital

  Former patients of the prison hospital located in Rostov-on-Don told that they were starved, tied to beds and injected with potent drugs. Vazgen Zargaryan, a prisoner, was "treated" there for more than 10 times, and once was tied up for 71 days.

February 09, 2022 12:59

• Zarema Musaeva tells about fainting during court's pronouncing her arrest

  During a court session in Grozny, Zarema Musaeva felt bad; and the ruling to arrest her was made when she was unconscious.

February 08, 2022 23:59

• Mother of Azerbaijani conscript demands to investigate his death

  Soldier Ilkin Zokhrabov died from a gunshot, and investigators called the incident a suicide. However, relatives of the deceased soldier believe he was killed. The mother of the deceased went out with a picket to the building of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Azerbaijan. The woman demands a fair investigation.

February 08, 2022 23:56

• A native of Dagestan discloses details of her kidnapping by relatives in Moscow

  A brother and a sister of Aishat, a native of Dagestan, living in Moscow, insulted and humiliated her after the kidnapping, and her father voiced death threats.

February 08, 2022 23:54

• In Baku, Court of Appeal leaves activist Ismayilov in custody

  A complaint filed by Azerbaijani activist Fuad Ismayilov, who was arrested for a month on the charge of disobedience to the police, was left without satisfaction. Fuad Ismayilov complained that he was beaten during and after his detention, his advocate reported.

February 08, 2022 23:52

• Law enforcers report about prevention of terror acts in Northern Caucasus

  Members of units of international terrorist organizations were plotting terror acts in educational institutions in Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, and the Stavropol Territory, the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) reported.

February 08, 2022 23:50

• Karmir Shouka residents stop taking children to kindergarten because of shelling attacks

  The village of Karmir Shouka in Nagorno-Karabakh is being shelled every day from the Azerbaijani side, despite the presence of peacekeepers, and local residents are afraid to take their children to kindergarten.

February 08, 2022 17:30

• Chechen authorities vow to comment on Kadyrov's critics

  Members of the team of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, are no longer going to comment on the situation with his critics to journalists, and will not react to the statements made by opponents of regional authorities, Akhmed Dudaev, the Minister of Information of Chechnya, has stated.

February 08, 2022 17:24

• Chechens living in France report compatriot's death after deportation

  Daud Muradov, deported to Russia from France, has died, the Assembly of European Chechens (AEC) has informed on the Facebook. The Assembly has recalled that the deportation of Chechens is on a stream, and called on the French authorities to protect emigrants' rights.

February 08, 2022 16:44

• Sister of Timur Tumgoev, native of North Ossetia, learns about his transfer to another colony

  Timur Tumgoev, a native of North Ossetia, was transferred from the town of Balashov to the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of Nizhny Novgorod, from where he they should be sent to the Vladimir Region, his sister, Marina Tumgoeva, has informed. According to her story, her brother received threats; and she fears for his life.

February 08, 2022 16:27

• Rights defenders are sceptical on chances of checking threats to Yangulbaevs

  It is unlikely that the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) will begin checking the Chechen leadership's threat statements against the Yangulbaevs, human rights defenders believe. Abubakar Yangulbaev vowed to seek an inquiry into the threats addressed to his family.

February 08, 2022 15:47

• Azerbaijani oppositionist Tofig Yagublu challenges in court prosecutor's conclusion about beating

  Tofig Yagublu, an Azerbaijani oppositional politician, has demanded from the court to cancel the conclusion of the prosecutor's office that he had traumatized himself at the police station.

February 08, 2022 13:52

• Political analysts rule out Kadyrov's resignation because of petition

  The Kremlin approves of Ramzan Kadyrov's policy in Chechnya and will not dismiss him, despite the popularity of the petition launched by Ilya Yashin, a Moscow oppositionist, political analysts believe.

February 07, 2022 23:39

• Resident of Ingushetia suspected of aiding Syrian militants

  A woman from Ingushetia stays in Syria and is engaged in preparing food for militants of the “Islamic State” (IS, a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court, – note of the “Caucasian Knot”) and providing medical treatment to them, investigators suspect.

February 07, 2022 23:37

• Dagestani woman needs help of a psychologist after her attempted kidnapping in Moscow

  Aishat, a native of Dagestan, whom her relatives tried to kidnap and return home, stays in a depressed state, and she has been assigned the help of a psychologist, the crisis centre reports. The police have launched an investigation into the incident, an advocate of the young woman says.

February 07, 2022 23:32

• Kremlin refuses to take seriously a petition for Kadyrov’s resignation

  Moscow opposition politician Ilya Yashin posted on the “Change.Org” website a petition to the President of Russia with a request for the resignation of Ramzan Kadyrov from the post of the leader of Chechnya. The petition has already been signed by more than 20,000 people.