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March 31, 2021 14:13

• ECtHR awards compensation to Tarkhan Kartoev's widow

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has recognized the death in a colony of Tarkhan Kartoev, a native of Ingushetia, convicted within the case of blowing up the "Nevsky Express", as a violation of the right to life.

March 31, 2021 11:49

• Political analysts see some trick in Pashinyan's resignation

  Nikol Pashinyan has announced his resignation, formation of an interim government and early elections in order to reproduce his power, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

March 31, 2021 11:31

• Coordinator of Navalny's Krasnodar office fined for photos with kissing girls

  A court has fined Anastasia Panchenko, the coordinator of Alexei Navalny's office in Krasnodar, by 50,000 rouble fine, having seen in the photos of kissing girls posted on the Instagram propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations among teenagers.

March 31, 2021 11:18

• Chechnya mentioned specially in US DoS' report on human rights in Russia

  Russian regions see violations of rights of journalists, prisoners and political activists, states the annual report of the US Department of State (DoS), published on March 30. Separately, the DoS mentioned the human rights situation in Chechnya, in particular, extrajudicial executions, torture and murders of gays, oppression of women and repressions against Kadyrov's critics in Europe.

March 31, 2021 08:38

• Rights defenders report that relatives of Magamadov and Isaev are inclined to "honour killing"

  Law enforcers are persuading relatives of Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev, arrested in Chechnya, to commit an "honour killing", the Russian LGBT Network has informed.

March 31, 2021 08:26

• Lawyers treat investigators' demand of Abdurakhmanov's appearance as illegal

  Information about criminal cases initiated against a citizen is sent to him by mail to any indicated address or is provided to his advocate; the law does not demand any identity proof to obtain such information, the lawyers of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"* believe.

March 30, 2021 21:45

• Barakhoev and Chemurziev feel better after refusing their hunger strike

  The health state of Ingush activists Akhmed Barakhoev and Barakh Chemurziev improved a week after they had stopped their hunger strike, while Zarifa Sautieva requested the SIZO (pre-trial prison) administration to provide her with medical care, advocates reported.

March 30, 2021 21:30

• ECtHR obliges Russia to pay compensation to Murtazali Gasanguseinov

  Today, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has pronounced a decision in the case “Gasanguseinov v. Russia”. According to the ECtHR’s decision, Russia must pay compensation in the amount of 120,000 euros to a father of killed Dagestani shepherds Nabi and Gasangusein Gasanguseinov.

March 30, 2021 18:43

• Resident of Siberia apologizes for his words addressed to Chechen special forces fighters

  Ivan Mikhanovsky, a resident of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, made public a video with his apology for his offensive words addressed to participants in the joint military exercises of the National Guard of Russia and the Chechen SOBR (Special Rapid-Response Unit).

March 30, 2021 18:10

• Abkhaz young woman publicly apologizes for her video posted on social media site

  A 19-year-old young woman has apologized for her video with the phrase reading: “Abkhazia is Georgia,” posted on a social media platform, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Abkhazia reports in its video.

March 30, 2021 13:26

• Grozny law enforcers scold on air pupils and their parents

  Law enforcers have publicly reprimanded teenagers in Grozny and their parents for using toxic substance by schoolchildren; it follows from the video shown by the "Grozny" ChGTRK (Chechen State TV and Radio Broadcasting Company). Some Instagram users doubted the police's version.

March 30, 2021 13:09

• Georgian opposition treats Garibashvili's words about early elections as ultimatum

  By its categorical refusal to discuss the opponents' key demands, the ruling party disrupts the dialogue with the opposition, the "Lelo for Georgia" Party said after the words of Irakli Garibashvili, the Prime Minister, that the country's authorities do not intend holding early parliamentary elections.

March 30, 2021 11:18

• Vehicle with dead bodies attacked in Nagorno-Karabakh

  A vehicle carrying the bodies of dead Armenian servicemen was attacked. Over the past week, this is the second incident of attack on Armenian cars.

March 30, 2021 11:02

• Rights defenders treat demand to Tumso to come to Chechnya as invitation for execution

  In response to a request to inform him about criminal cases in Chechnya, the blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, received a demand to personally appear before the investigator. Given the declared blood feud and the history of blogger's persecutions, the investigator's demand is an invitation to execution, human rights defenders believe.

March 30, 2021 10:49

• Alburikent residents achieve meeting with Melikov

  Sergey Melikov, the acting head of Dagestan, has held a meeting with residents of the Makhachkala dwelling settlement of Alburikent, who demand to return historical lands to Kumyks. Melikov promised to help in a number of their demands.

March 30, 2021 08:31

• Armenia's MPH predicts shortage of beds for coronavirus patients

  Free beds in Armenian hospitals will be exhausted in a week, should the current level of coronavirus spread persists, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Health (MPH) has stated.

March 30, 2021 08:03

• Gumbatova's colleagues demand to reinstate her as lawyer

  Foreign lawyers and rights defenders have criticized the decision of the Azerbaijani court to deprive Shakhla Gumbatova of her status of a lawyer; she is known for her participation in resonant cases for the protection of human rights. The US Secretary of State has called on to reinstate Gumbatova in her lawyer's status.

March 29, 2021 23:40

• Opponents of Namakhvan HPP succeed in seeking suspension of its construction

  Today, the Prime Minister of Georgia has promised to suspend the construction of a Namakhvan hydroelectric power plant (HPP) for 9-12 months in order to thoroughly check its impact on the environment. Foreign experts are to be engaged in the examination of the HPP project.

March 29, 2021 23:24

• In Yerevan, activists oppose revision of relations with Turkey

  Today, oppositionists have held a protest action in Yerevan. The opposition considers unacceptable the statement voiced by the secretary for the Security Council of Armenia, who did not rule out the revision of relations with Turkey.

March 29, 2021 20:50

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of March 22-28, 2021

  Campaign to smear a policeman who spoke about extrajudicial executions in Chechnya; abolition of martial law in Armenia; arrest of Maikop Mayor, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of March 22-28, 2021, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".