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April 10, 2021 12:26

• Baku protesters accuse Russia of striking Shusha with "Iskanders"

  The fragments of "Iskander" missiles found in Shusha prove Russia's direct involvement in the Karabakh conflict on the side of Armenia; therefore, Moscow cannot be treated as an impartial mediator in the settlement thereof. This was stated by the picketers protesting in front of the Russian Embassy in Baku.

April 09, 2021 23:59

• Ombudsman of Armenia calls on CE to help resolve problem of POWs

  Officials from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) met relatives of prisoners of war (POWs) and soldiers missed in action during the Karabakh war. However, the MoD’s building remains blocked by protesters. The Ombudsman appealed to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CE) concerning “the immediate return of all prisoners of war detained in Azerbaijan.”

April 09, 2021 23:57

• President of “Artdocfest” film festival attacked

  Radicals attacked Vitaly Mansky, the president of the “Artdocfest” documentary film festival on the day of the closing ceremony, and the police allowed attackers to leave the cinema building, organizers of the event reported.

April 09, 2021 23:50

• Tumso reports on attempt of Chechen native to avoid deportation from France

  Magomed Gadaev, a 37-year-old refugee from Chechnya, injured his stomach in order to disrupt his deportation from France to Russia scheduled for today, blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov reported.

April 09, 2021 23:47

• Relatives of POWs try to break into building of Armenian MoD

  The police pushed back protesters who tried to break into the building of the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) in Yerevan. Relatives of prisoners of war (POWs) and soldiers missed in action demanded from military heads to go out to meet them.

April 09, 2021 21:32

• Murder version of ex-Mayor of Argun Temirbaev appears because of his disgrace

  The version that Ibragim Temirbaev, a former Mayor of the city of Argun seems plausible, since earlier there were reports that he fell out of Ramzan Kadyrov's favour and about his imprisonment, analysts believe.

April 09, 2021 21:30

• Spectators appreciate objectivity of film about Nagorno-Karabakh at "Artdocfest"

  The documentary "Under Same Sun" by François Jacob, a Canadian filmmaker, about Armenian-Azerbaijani relations and confrontation around Nagorno-Karabakh is objectively covering the positions of both parties. The author has managed to maintain neutrality, the audience of the "Artdocfest" festival has pointed out.

April 09, 2021 08:53

• Disruption of POWs' return sparks protests in Yerevan

  Relatives of the Armenian prisoners of war (POWs), who on April 8 failed to welcome the return of another group of soldiers from Azerbaijan at the airport, joined the protesters outside the building of the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD).

April 09, 2021 08:51

• Analysts explain scandal around the Russian TV serial "Topi"

  The threats received by Dmitry Glukhovsky, the scriptwriter of the serial "Topi" (Moors), from Chechen Internet users have appeared amid the growth of general aggression in the society, Valery Borschov, a human rights defender, believes.

April 09, 2021 03:01

• Film shown at "Artdocfest" raises problem of overcoming war syndrome in Abkhazia

  Irina Vasilieva, the author of the film "25 Years of Solitude", told the love story of an Abkhaz veteran. The documentary about Abkhazia turned out to be unexpectedly far from politics, spectators have noted. Irina plans to organize the film screening in Abkhazia.

April 09, 2021 02:46

• Revision of complaint against investigators disappoints Gasanguseinovs' representatives

  The Makhachkala court has again refused to satisfy the complaint lodged by Murtazali Gasanguseinov, who is seeking criminal prosecution of the ex-chief of the Shamil ROVD (District Interior Division). Gasanguseinov has stated that law enforcers are covering up his sons' murder.

April 09, 2021 02:37

• Azeri journalist, Afghan Mukhtarly, criticize inquiry into his kidnapping in Georgia

  During five years, the Georgia General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has made no progress in the investigation of his kidnapping in five years, the Azerbaijani journalist, Afghan Mukhtarly, who arrived in Tbilisi to testify, has stated. He is sure that he was kidnapped with the consent of Georgian authorities.

April 08, 2021 23:59

• Azerbaijani rights defender Elchin Mamed suffers from aggravation of diseases in custody, his mother reports

  The health state of Azerbaijani journalist and human rights defender Elchin Mamed in a penal colony is deteriorating, and his transfer to a hospital is being delayed, a mother of the prisoner reports.

April 08, 2021 23:56

• “Musavat” Party claims political motives of Nizamali Suleimanov’s arrest

  Nizamali Suleimanov, an activist of the “Musavat” Party, was arrested because of a fabricated conclusion of a narcological examination conducted two months ago, claimed Arzulla Buludlu, the leader of the Surakhany regional organization of the “Musavat” Party.

April 08, 2021 23:51

• Defence appeals against extension of arrests of Chechen gays Magamadov and Isaev

  In Chechnya, a court extended for a month the detention in custody of Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev, and their defence filed an appeal against the court’s decision. Moreover, according to an advocate, the defence has also filed a complaint about the threat to the lives of the arrested young men, because their relatives are being persuaded to commit a so-called “honour killing.”

April 08, 2021 21:16

• “Artdocfest” organizers report interest of viewers in film about life in Chechnya

  On April 5 and 6, the film "Khan Yu" describing the life of people in a Chechen village was screened within the “Artdocfest” documentary film festival, with an increased audience on the second day, organizers reported. According to them, after a film about a Chechen gay was removed from the screening, there were no attempts to disrupt other premieres.

April 08, 2021 21:11

• Three Chechen women publicly apologize for practicing witchcraft

  After a conversation with a theologian, two women from the village of Vedeno and a woman from Urus-Martan repented of practicing occult services, the “Grozny” TV Channel reported.

April 08, 2021 21:06

• Azerbaijan hands over remains of a soldier deceased in Nagorno-Karabakh

  Azerbaijan has handed over the remains of a soldier to Karabakh rescuers. The number of bodies and remains found has reached 1530, including 27 civilians, the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) for Nagorno-Karabakh reports on Facebook.

April 08, 2021 20:58

• Rights defenders treat refusal to reinstate Gasanov in the ABA

  Alaif Gasanov, an Azerbaijani lawyer, has filed a lawsuit against the Azerbaijani Bar Association (ABA) with a demand to restore his membership in this body. The ABA does not accept Gasanov into its ranks on a far-fetched pretext, a member of the Civil Society Platform and the head of the Centre for Monitoring Political Prisoners assert.

April 08, 2021 20:54

• Video with reprimanding Makhachkala woman sparks discussion in social network

  Some Instagram users have criticized the Dagestan police for publishing a video in which a law enforcer is scolding a woman from Makhachkala who sold illegal substances to teenagers. Their opponents have stood up for the police; and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) explained that the video was made public for edifying purposes.