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January 09, 2022 11:22

• Saakashvili's supporters announce disobedience actions

  On the 100th day in custody of Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili, the third president of Georgia, his supporters, while holding during a rally near the Rustavi Prison, announced the formation of disobedience groups and the start of anti-government rallies throughout the country.

January 09, 2022 11:04

• Chechen authorities' attempt to refute kidnappings outrages Kadyrov's critics

  Akhmed Dudaev, the Minister of Press and Information of Chechnya, has posted a story refuting the kidnappings of relatives of critics of Chechen authorities by showing a video with relatives of Khasan Khalitov and Akhmed Zakaev. In response, Khalitov has stated that it was a show staged by Chechen authorities, while he still has no information about the whereabouts of his relatives.

January 08, 2022 17:08

• Police prevents Giyas Ibragimov's action at Aliev's residence in Baku

  In front of the residence of the President of Azerbaijan in Baku, Giyas Ibragimov, a youth activist, took a canister with some liquid out of his backpack, then took a lighter in his hand and went to the residence building. Presidential security guards took the canister and lighter away from him, and detained the activist.

January 08, 2022 15:01

• Georgia's MFA treats Lashkarava's inclusion into UNESCO list as unjustified

  The UNESCO (UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) has included Lekso Lashkarava, a cameraman of the "Pirveli" TV Company, on the list of killed journalists, without having experts' conclusions on the reasons for his death, the Georgia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has stated.

January 08, 2022 12:46

• Chechen emigrants call to support rally in Strasbourg

  Bloggers and activists have called on all those not indifferent to take part in the action "Chechen lives matter" dedicated to human rights violations in Chechnya.

January 08, 2022 12:33

• Court in Chechnya refuses to release Magamadov and Isaev

  The Chechen Supreme Court (SC) has left Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev in custody until March 26.

January 08, 2022 12:17

• Tbilisi protesters supported those in Kazakhstan

  The deployment of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) troops in Kazakhstan because of the protests underway in the country is unacceptable, protesters in Tbilisi have stated.

January 08, 2022 08:34

• Tbilisi: "Alilo" march held as motor rally

  Due to the anti-covid restrictions, the traditional "Alilo" Christmas march was held in Tbilisi in the form of a car rally; priests aspersed streets from inside cars. In Kutaisi and Kvareli, the marches took place in the traditional format.

January 08, 2022 08:17

• UNESCO adds Lekso Lashkarava to list of murdered journalists

  Lekso Lashkarava, a cameraman of the Georgian "Pirveli" TV Company, has been included by the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) into the list of killed journalists.

January 07, 2022 22:56

• Rights defenders appeal to Putin in connection with kidnappings of relatives of Kadyrov’s critics

  Russian and international human rights organizations appealed to the Russian President with a request to do everything possible to end the repressions in Chechnya, ensure that human rights violations, committed by the Chechen authorities, are investigated and that all those responsible are brought to justice.

January 07, 2022 22:33

• Journalist Polad Aslanov goes on hunger strike in prison

  On the evening of January 6, Polad Aslanov, an imprisoned director of the “xeberman.com” website, went on a hunger strike. The convicted journalist demands a reconsideration of his case and protests against the delay in the consideration of his complaint by the Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan.

January 07, 2022 18:40

• Baku analysts assess consequences of CSTO troops entering Kazakhstan

  Analysts from Baku believe that the deployment of the Collective Security Treaty Organization troops to Kazakhstan will aggravate the political crisis in the country and strengthen the anti-Russian sentiments and the desire of society to withdraw from the CIS institutions.

January 07, 2022 18:17

• Armenia sends 100 soldiers to Kazakhstan

  The Armenian military forces will ensure the protection of facilities of strategic importance, the Ministry of Defence of Armenia reports.

January 07, 2022 14:09

• Prosecutor asks 11 years in prison for Eldar Gasanov

  The prosecution has demanded from the court to sentence Eldar Gasanov, a former Azerbaijani Public Prosecutor General and Ambassador to Serbia, to 11 years in prison, as well as to confiscate his property.

January 07, 2022 13:30

• Politicians dispute on probability of Kazakh scenario in Azerbaijan

  Mass protests such as those underway in Kazakhstan are possible in Azerbaijan if the authorities fail with democratic reforms, oppositionists believe. Mass actions in Azerbaijan have been ruled out due to people's high trust in the president, a member of the ruling party is sure.

January 07, 2022 12:18

• Former Georgia's General Staff head released in Germany

  Giorgi Kalandadze, the former head of the Joint Staff of the Georgian Armed Forces who was detained in late December in Germany at the request of the Georgian authorities, has been set free.

January 07, 2022 11:37

• Court seizes USD 1400 from Tsarnaev in favour of Boston terror act victims

  The federal benefit allocated because of the coronavirus pandemic to the Chechen, Djokhar Tsarnaev, convicted for committing terror act at the Boston Marathon, will be transferred by a court decision to the terror act victims.

January 07, 2022 09:40

• Social network users condemn decision to send Armenian troops to Kazakhstan

  Armenia should not send its military personnel as part of the peacemaking contingent of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), given the geopolitical situation, as well as the fact that Premier Pashinyan himself came to power through street protests, users of the Armenian Facebook segment have stated.

January 07, 2022 08:58

• Operative headquarters claims poorer COVID-19 situation in five regions of Southern Russia

  Over the last week, the epidemiological situation with coronavirus has worsened in Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, Ingushetia, Kalmykia and the Rostov Region; it has improved in the Volgograd Region, the operative headquarters for COVID-19 prevention stated on January 6.

January 06, 2022 22:56

• Social media users criticise Dagestani MP for calling to annex Kazakhstan to Russia

  According to Facebook users, the proposal of State Duma member Biysultan Khamzaev to annex Kazakhstan to Russia is populism. Biysultan Khamzaev must remove the posts with his proposal as not to dishonour natives of Dagestan, Instagram users urge.