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December 15, 2021 14:38

• Leaders of Ingush protests sentenced to long prison terms

  The court in the Stavropol Territory has sentenced Akhmed Barakhoev, Musa Malsagov, Malsag Uzhakhov, Ismail Nalgiev, Bagaudin Khautiev, Barakh Chemurziev and Zarifa Sautieva to prison terms from 7.5 to 9 years.

December 15, 2021 14:31

• ECtHR awards compensation for torture to 11 natives of Northern Caucasus

  The complaints about torture and unfair trial submitted by residents of Chechnya, Dagestan and Ingushetia were considered by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Each of the applicants was awarded compensation in the amount of EUR 52,000.

December 15, 2021 14:23

• Emigrant Rubati Mitsaeva returns to Chechnya

  Rubati Mitsaeva, a former associate of Akhmed Zakaev, has arrived in Grozny. At the airport she was met by Magomed Khambiev, a Chechen MP, and Musa Dudaev, the Chechen Minister of Sports.

December 15, 2021 14:19

• Ahead of meeting in Brussels, Aliev and Pashinyan exchange mutual claims

  The Zangezur Corridor, which Baku is seeking to open, should work on the same conditions as the Lachin one, Azerbaijani President, Ilham Aliev, stated in Brussels, at a meeting with the NATO Secretary General. The Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, has accused the head of Azerbaijan of trying to drive the topic of opening regional communications into a dead end.

December 15, 2021 14:11

• Seven persons are on hunger strike in solidarity with Salekh Rustamov

  A hunger strike is underway in Baku demanding the release of Salekh Rustamov, who has been on his hunger strike for 39 days; and for the last two days, he has been on a dry hunger strike – refuses to drink water and take medicines. Salekh's brother and six other activists are hunger-striking in solidarity with him.

December 15, 2021 13:59

• Rights defenders find it their duty to support "Memorial"* near courthouse

  The "International Memorial"* has been long successfully engaged in historical and educational work "without silencing and varnishing"; this work should not stop. This was stated by the human rights defenders who gathered in front of the building of the Russian Supreme Court (SC), where the trial was taking place on the lawsuit lodged by the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) against the "Memorial"*.

December 15, 2021 13:48

• Salekh Rustamov’s health state deteriorates sharply after start of a dry hunger strike

  Salekh Rustamov has been on the hunger strike for 39 days, and on the second day of his dry hunger strike, he felt chills, his blood pressure and blood sugar dropped, his advocate and relatives reported. The Azerbaijani authorities did not react to the appeals for pardoning Salekh Rustamov, human rights defender Rufat Safarov said.

December 15, 2021 12:34

• Congress of Peoples of Caucasus calls on President Putin to stand up for Ingush activists

  In its appeal to the Russian President, the Russian Congress of the Peoples of the Caucasus states that the Ingush activists, the verdict to whom will be pronounced on December 15, have only expressed their civic position, which does not give reason to classify them as extremists.

December 15, 2021 12:26

• ECtHR defends Novaya Gazeta’s right to criticize Kadyrov

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Russia is to pay compensation to human rights defender Oleg Orlov, the “Memorial”*, the newspaper “Novaya Gazeta”, and journalist Vyacheslav Izmailov for persecution on charges of defamation against Ramzan Kadyrov.

December 14, 2021 20:19

• ECtHR obliges Russian authorities to pay compensation to a resident of Dagestan

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found a violation of the right to a fair trial of Abutalip Shakhruev, a resident of Makhachkala, who was sentenced to 11 years of imprisonment based on his testimony obtained under torture. The Strasbourg Court obliged the Russian authorities to pay the resident of Makhachkala the compensation of 52,000 euros.

December 14, 2021 20:15

• In Moscow, activist detained at a picket in support of “Memorial”*

  The police detained a man who unfolded a poster in support of the “Memorial”* in front of the building of the Supreme Court of Russia, which started a hearing on a lawsuit to liquidate the historical and educational society.

December 14, 2021 20:06

• Dagestan: picketers demand to stop criminal prosecution of journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev

  Idris Yusupov, a journalists, and Magdi Kamalov, the founder of the "Chernovik" (Draft) portal, have held solo pickets in Makhachkala. They demanded the release of Abdulmumin Gadjiev and an end to arrests without proofs. Passers-by and motorists expressed their support for the picketers, Yusupov has informed.

December 14, 2021 19:26

• "Marem" human rights project receives "Femfesta" Award

  The human rights project "Marem" by Svetlana Anokhina, a journalist from Dagestan, has won the first place in the nomination "Helping Project of the Year" of the "Femfest-2021" International Festival on Gender Literacy, Freedom of Choice and People's Dignity. In the Caucasus, helping victims of domestic violence and blackmail is much more difficult than in other regions, Svetlana Anokhina has stated.

December 14, 2021 19:19

• Activists go on hunger strike in support of Salekh Rustamov

  In solidarity with Salekh Rustamov, an Azerbaijani activist, who has switched over to a dry hunger strike in jail, his relatives and several activists refused eating.

December 14, 2021 19:10

• Rights defenders draw attention to growth of non-combat losses in Armenian Army

  Armenian authorities would not bear responsibility for worsened situation with non-combat losses in the military units of the Armenian Army, and are hiding them, the participants in the discussion held in Yerevan have stated. In their opinion, the cooperation of the army leadership with the civil society can solve the problem.

December 14, 2021 07:28

• Activists achieve better accessibility in Makhachkala polyclinics

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan has supported Sabrina Alieva, an activist, who demanded to rebuild the ramp at the entrance to the Makhachkala polyclinic in accordance with the regulations. After the trial, the situation with the infrastructure for disabled people in polyclinics has improved, Ziyautdin Uvaisov, the head of the human rights NGO "Patient's Monitor", has stated.

December 14, 2021 07:24

• “Memorial”* considers sources of Putin’s critical phrases as secondary

  When commenting on the trial against the “Memorials”* NGOs (the International Historical, Educational, Charity and Human Rights Society “Memorial” (International Memorial) and the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”), Russian President Vladimir Putin did not ask for the position of the NGOs. The concept of “justifying extremism” is not formulated in the legislation, and the right to criticize court decisions is enshrined in the Constitution of Russia, the HRC “Memorial”* emphasizes.

December 14, 2021 07:20

• Grozny market sellers’ protests highlight weaknesses in Kadyrov’s policy

  Actions in protest against the growth of rent at the market in Grozny may end with apologies from the protesters. However, the protest may force Ramzan Kadyrov to intervene in tariff regulation in order to prevent an increase in dissatisfaction with the economic situation in the republic, analysts say.

December 14, 2021 07:14

• Petition in defence of “Memorials”* gains over 126,000 signatures

  The petition demanding not to allow the liquidation of the “Memorials”* NGOs (the International Historical, Educational, Charity and Human Rights Society “Memorial” (International Memorial) and the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”) gained 126,682 signatures ahead of the court hearing to be held on the claim to liquidate the historical and educational society.

December 14, 2021 07:09

• Azerbaijani activist Salekh Rustamov goes on dry hunger strike

  Salekh Rustamov refused water on the 38th day of his hunger strike in the prison hospital, his advocate reported. The defender expressed his concern for the life of Salekh Rustamov.