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April 22, 2021 23:50

• Azerbaijan accuses Armenian soldiers of shelling border guards

  Azerbaijani border guards were shelled in the village of Seyidlyar from the direction of the Armenian border, the Azerbaijan’s Border Guard Service reported.

April 22, 2021 15:53

• Woman from Nalchik tells about her grandchildren's living conditions in Syria

  The group of children returned from Syria to Moscow included two grandchildren of Aishat Djangurazova, a resident of Nalchik. After her son-in-law perished and her daughter was captured, their four children ended up in refugee camps, and two of them are still in Syria, she said.

April 22, 2021 15:18

• Rights defenders are sceptical about Aliev's decree on state support for NGOs

  By establishing the agency for state support of NGOs, President Ilham Aliev plans to take their activities under state control, Azerbaijani human rights defenders have suggested. The country's authorities are selectively financing certain NGOs, while others have limited access to grants, they believe.

April 22, 2021 15:12

• Protest in Yerevan ends with oppositionists' detentions

  Supporters of the "Movement to Save Fatherland" tried to hinder the entrance of Nikol Pashinyan's motorcade into the block of government dachas in Yerevan; the police detained several activists.

April 22, 2021 14:54

• Stop of Kadyrov son's fight surprises sport journalists

  The coach of Aslan Bittirov, a fighter from Kabardino-Balkaria, stopped his fight with Adam Kadyrov without good reason, since there was no knockdown, and the fight course posed no threat to boxers' health. This is the opinion of Yaroslav Stepanov, the editor of the "Sport24" website, and Vadim Fursov, a "Match TV" commentator.

April 22, 2021 14:44

• Five female Navalny supporters detained in Makhachkala

  Law enforcers have put five activists who had unfolded posters in support of the opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, in the central square of Makhachkala, in a paddy wagon.

April 22, 2021 13:56

• Rights defenders removed from girl's death case in Adjara

  After human rights defenders demanded to open a case on law enforcers' and social worker's negligence, the family of the girl who committed suicide in Kobuleti refused from the advocates provided by the NGO "Partnership for Human Rights".

April 21, 2021 23:31

• Chair of Chechen Parliament stands up for Kadyrov’s son after a disputed tournament

  Adam Kadyrov is ready to fight a second battle with a rival from Kabardino-Balkaria, Magomed Daudov, the chair of the Chechen parliament, announces amid the disputes over the victory of the son of the leader of Chechnya. Ramzan Kadyrov insists that the judge’s decision was justified.

April 21, 2021 23:02

• Pashinyan demands to punish protesters in Syunik Region of Armenia

  At a rally against Nikol Pashinyan, residents of the Syunik Region of Armenia accused the Prime Minister of intending to transfer the Megri corridor to Azerbaijan. The Armenian Prime Minister instructed the law enforcement bodies to find and punish organizers of the protests.

April 21, 2021 22:53

• Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Mukhtarly recognized as a victim in kidnapping case

  After questioning Afghan Mukhtarly, who returned to Georgia, the Prosecutor’s Office granted him the status of a victim and also reclassified the actions of the people, who kidnapped the Azerbaijani journalist, to a more serious article.

April 21, 2021 22:39

• Four “Voice of Beslan” activists continue hunger strike in support of Navalny for third day

  For the third day, Ella Kesaeva, the co-chair of the “Voice of Beslan” public committee, and three other activists of the movement are continuing their hunger strike in support of Alexei Navalny. They demand to let a doctor visit the oppositionist in a penal colony. The hunger strike is taking place amid the detentions of Alexei Navalny’s supporters in various cities of Russia.

April 21, 2021 22:11

• Chechen law enforcers release Nurmagomed Mamuev

  The police brought Nurmagomed Mamuev, who had been held in custody since March 26, after his deportation from Germany, to the village of Shalazhi, the Human Rights Centre *(HRC) “Memorial”* reported.

April 21, 2021 15:40

• Protesters disrupt Pashinyan's visit to Agarak

  The residents of the Syunik Region advocating the resignation of the Armenian Prime Minister have blocked the way for Nikol Pashinyan's motorcade; and he himself was forced to leave the city of Agarak.

April 21, 2021 15:27

• Report of "Grozny" TV Channel in defence of Kadyrov's son triggers distrust in social network

  The "Grozny" TV Channel has issued a story to prove the fair victory of Adam Kadyrov, a Ramzan Kadyrov's son, at the boxing tournament. Instagram users treat the reporters as biased.

April 21, 2021 15:12

• Advocates claim torture of residents of Kaspiysk convicted for terrorism

  The residents of the city of Kaspiysk, Bagauttin Medjidov, Ismail Narchavov, Felix Pirveliev, Murad Abdulkerimov and Gusein Ramazanov, sentenced to long prison terms on charges of creating a terrorist community and preparing an attack on a policeman, were tortured after detention; grenades and ammunition were planted on them. This was stated by their advocates Nadezhda Borodkina and Magomed Magomedov.

April 21, 2021 14:58

• Advocate claims violation of Azerbaijani woman's rights during her arrest in KBR

  The court's conclusions on the need to arrest Djamilya Guseinova, an Azerbaijani citizen suspected of attempted theft, have not been confirmed by the case materials, the advocate, Irina Khurzokova, asserts. According to her version, Guseinova lost her child after the arrest and signed a confession, being unable to read and write in Russian.

April 21, 2021 13:59

• Women-pensioners from Azerbaijani Turkan refuse to stop hunger strike

  Elderly women from the Baku dwelling settlement of Turkan continued their hunger strike, demanding to restore their rights to land plots near the Caspian Sea, and to release the local resident arrested after providing them with consultations.

April 20, 2021 23:59

• Twenty-four Azerbaijani soldiers remain on list of military personnel missing in action

  After the autumn combat actions in Nagorno-Karabakh, the bodies of 362 Azerbaijani soldiers, placed on the list of those missing in action, have been found. The search for other 24 soldiers continues.

April 20, 2021 23:56

• Remains of two soldiers found in Gadrut

  Today, Karabakh rescuers have found the remains of two soldiers killed during the combat actions. The total number of the dead bodies found has reached 1546.

April 20, 2021 23:54

• Official threatens tourists with a criminal case for their topless photo near Sulak Canyon

  Young women, who posted their topless photo near the Sulak Canyon after their visit to Dagestan, should remove it from the Internet, the deputy chief of the Untsukul district administration claims. The official threatens to file a complaint to the law enforcement bodies about insulting the feelings of believers. The Sulak Canyon is not designated as a sacred place, one of the young women argues.