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June 10, 2021 22:27

• Human rights defenders consider Chechen penal colony dangerous for Gadaev

  Magomed Gadaev, who was deported from France, is sentenced to a short term of imprisonment, but unfairly, and the actual conditions in a penal colony-settlement on the territory of Chechnya may turn out to be worse than in a high-security penal colony, human rights defenders note.

June 10, 2021 19:56

• Nukhanov complains to ECtHR about torture for video about houses of Kadyrov’s associates

  In a complaint filed to the European Court of Human Rights, human rights defenders pointed out that Islam Nukhanov, an author of the video about the wealth of the persons from among the associates of the leader of Chechnya, was sentenced based on confessions knocked out under torture.

June 10, 2021 19:40

• Ingush activist Ali Khamkhoev sentenced to nine months of imprisonment in a penal colony

  The Zheleznovodsk City Court found Ali Khamkhoev, a participant in a rally in Magas, guilty of using violence against a fighter of the National Guard of Russia. However, taking into account the time spent by the defendant in a SIZO (pre-trial prison), the Court released the activist from custody. Ali Khamkhoev became the 37th activist sentenced to imprisonment for participation in the protests in Ingushetia, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”* reported.

June 10, 2021 19:27

• Kocharyan’s supporters detained at a protest action in Yerevan

  In Yerevan, a protest action took place against the Nikol Pashinyan’s participation in the parliamentary elections. Several dozen supporters of former President Robert Kocharyan were taken to a police station after clashes with law enforcers in front of the Armenian government building.

June 10, 2021 14:04

• Shukruti villagers stop hunger strike

  Residents of the Georgian village of Shukruti, located in Imereti, who demand compensations for their destroyed houses, have achieved the appraisal of the damage and ended their hunger strike, the protesters have informed.

June 10, 2021 13:36

• Elchin Mamed's mother claims deterioration of his health in colony

  The health condition of Elchin Mamed, an Azerbaijani journalist and human rights defender, has deteriorated in the colony due to absence of medical treatment, his mother has stated. The issue of Mamed's transfer to the prison hospital is being solved, human rights defenders have informed.

June 10, 2021 11:29

• Experts dispute on UN role and position in Armenian-Azeri border conflict

  After the collapse of the USSR, the United Nations (UN) recognized the independence of Azerbaijan and Armenia, without specifying their borders, since this is not its responsibility, experts assert.

June 10, 2021 11:11

• Melikov's threats draw attention to forced trend of vaccination campaign

  Sergey Melikov has resorted to threats of layoffs because of vaccination low rates to create an image of the efficient Dagestani leader, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have suggested.

June 10, 2021 10:57

• Rights defenders and activists hope for fair inquiry into Vekil Abdullaev's murder

  The release from custody of policeman, Alexander Gusev, suspected of killing the ethnic Azeri, Vekil Abdullaev, in the Novosibirsk Region, is not counter the law and does not mean that he will evade responsibility, said the lawyers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

June 10, 2021 08:24

• Garibashvili rules out construction of Namakhvan HPP on current conditions

  The government will seek better conditions from the "Enka" Company for the construction of the Namakhvan hydroelectric power plant (HPP), Irakli Garibashvili, the Prime Minister of Georgia, has stated.

June 10, 2021 08:04

• Azeri political analysts note the need to strengthen borders

  Amid the complicated relations with Armenia, where parliamentary elections are scheduled, border reinforcement is a must, but Azerbaijan needs no military actions either before the elections or after them, the Azerbaijani political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

June 09, 2021 23:20

• In Chechnya, Magomed Gadaev sentenced to 1.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony

  In Achkhoi-Martan, the court sentenced Magomed Gadaev, a native of Chechnya, who asked for state protection after being deported from France, to 1.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony in a case on possession of weapons.

June 09, 2021 22:47

• Rights defenders complain about refusal to investigate torture of Nalchik resident

  During four years, investigators almost two dozen times refused to launch investigation into a complaint about torture of Nalchik resident Timur Zhambekov, who, like his brother Rustam Kuchmenov, was sentenced on the charge of theft, the “Committee Against Torture” reported.

June 09, 2021 19:16

• Signers of petition to President Putin call Abdullaev a victim of lawlessness

  In their comments under the petition addressed to Vladimir Putin, Internet users note that the Russian President should ensure a fair investigation and demand to return to custody a police inspector, suspected of killing Azerbaijani Vekil Abdullaev.

June 09, 2021 18:56

• Ombudsman criticizes Pashinyan for speculation on POW topic

  Acting Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan instructed the authorities to send an official proposal to Azerbaijan to exchange prisoners of war (POWs) for his son, Nikol Pashinyan himself has announced today. The use of the topic on the return of POWs is a manifestation of disrespect for the military personnel and their families, and such a speculation complicates the return of soldiers to their homeland, Armenian Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan notes.

June 09, 2021 15:10

• Sources report search of Ingush village Imam

  Law enforcers have searched the home of Adam Maloroev, the Imam of the village of Srednie Achaluki, Malgobek District, who was earlier questioned as a witness in the case of Magas rally, sources have informed today.

June 09, 2021 14:53

• Forensic expert in Djabiev's case complains to MPs about investigators' pressure

  The certificate on the examination of Inal Djabiev's body was not a death conclusion; and the criminal case for abuse of power during the forensic examination was initiated unreasonably, Zarina Dzagoeva, a forensic expert, stated on June 8, asking South-Ossetian MPs to protect her from criminal prosecution.

June 09, 2021 11:34

• Azerbaijan returns lost soldier to Armenia

  The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has handed the soldier detained at the border over to the Armenian party; it happened after an additional investigation revealed that he had lost his way, the MoD has informed.

June 09, 2021 11:21

• Engineering works of Azerbaijani militaries raise concerns in Yerevan

  From the first days of the exacerbation of the situation, Azerbaijan has made attempts to gain a foothold on the border, but recently the works have been carried out using machinery, which may indicate Baku's far-reaching plans, said a source familiar with the situation.

June 09, 2021 11:05

• Video records confirm Ingush activists' innocence

  The video footage of the protest action in Magas that was watched at the trial contains no proofs of the fact that leaders of Ingush protests called for illegal actions or participated in the riots themselves, the defence has stated.