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February 09, 2021 10:50

• Complaint about threats to kill Kadyrov's critics lodged to Chechnya's SC

  A complaint has been sent to the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya against the decision of a Grozny court, which had refused to acknowledge investigators' inaction on the complaint of human rights defenders against the threats pronounced by Ramzan Kadyrov. This was announced by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

February 08, 2021 23:10

• Court shortens sentence of "Mediazona" editor-in-chief

  In Moscow, a court refused to recognize Sergey Smirnov, the editor-in-chief of the "Mediazona", not guilty of calling for participation in a rally in support of Alexei Navalny, but shortened the journalist's arrest from 25 to 15 days.

February 08, 2021 22:58

• "Russian LGBT Network" reports threats to father of detained Chechen natives

  A father of two moderators of a Chechen Telegram channel complained about pressure from the law enforcement bodies, the "Russian LGBT Network" reports. The human rights defenders believe that the father of the detained brothers gave up the advocate's help because of the threats he got.

February 08, 2021 22:20

• Media: Chechen investigators call atheists accomplices of militants

  The Chechen law enforcement bodies suspect a gay and a transgender person who mocked religion of aiding and abetting militants, the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" reports. Investigators say that the detainees acknowledged their guilt.

February 08, 2021 21:27

• In Dagestan, over 2000 people attend funeral of killed former village head

  Over 2000 people came to the funeral of Abakar Kaplanov, the former head of the Novokuli village, who was killed at a police station in Makhachkala, villagers say. According to their version, the conflict, which ended in the murder, relates to a land dispute and personal hostility.

February 08, 2021 16:52

• Bodies of two soldiers found in Nagorno-Karabakh

  In the Karabakh conflict zone, rescuers have found two more perished military servicemen, making the total number of remains found equal to 1367, the Nagorno-Karabakh's State Emergency Service has reported.

February 08, 2021 16:42

• On February 1-7, one person was wounded in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of February 1-7, 2021, during the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, one person was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from open sources.

February 08, 2021 16:36

• Tbilisi resident detained for beating up transgender woman

  In Tbilisi, policemen have detained a 31-year-old man suspected of beating up a transgender woman out of hostility, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has informed.

February 08, 2021 12:04

• Rights defenders treat Vismuradov's words about drunken drivers as carte blanche for law enforcers

  The words of Abuzaid Vismuradov, a Chechen Vice-Premier, about punishments to those who drive their cars after drinking alcohol, will be interpreted by Chechen law enforcers at their own discretion and used as a pretext for persecuting those who are unwanted by the authorities, human rights defenders assert.

February 08, 2021 11:56

• Protests against COVID-19 restrictions held in Tbilisi and Batumi

  Tbilisi marchers have called the curfew unconstitutional and demanded to cancel it. In Batumi, athletes and oppositionists went out to an action; the police detained 10 persons.

February 08, 2021 11:45

• Lawyers assess Djumaev's chances for conditional imprisonment

  The resonance around the story of Said-Mukhammad Djumaev was caused by the fact that he has become the first Chechen in many years to take the side of the opposition, Musa Lomaev, a blogger, and Oyub Titiev, a human rights defender, believe. Djumaev can avoid imprisonment for a fight with law enforcers, if he pleads guilty, lawyers have suggested.

February 08, 2021 11:28

• Yerevan marchers stand up for Pashinyan's opponent

  At a protest action in Yerevan, several dozen people demanded Nikol Pashinyan's resignation and release of Vaan Badasyan, who was arrested for calling to execute the Armenian Premier.

February 07, 2021 11:41

• Chechen Telegram chat moderators questioned in Gudermes

  The two young men taken out by Chechen law enforcers from Nizhny Novgorod, have been interrogated under two criminal cases as witnesses. A lawyer from the Russian LGBT Network has filed complaints with the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), the Prosecutor's Office and the Investigating Committee about the illegal detention of young people.

February 07, 2021 11:13

• Social network users criticize Vismuradov's threats to alcohol consumers

  If a resident of Chechnya is caught drunk by law enforcers, he will be arrested and incur "additional punishment", Abuzaid Vismuradov, Chechen Vice-Premier, has threatened. However, Instagram users have pointed out that offenders can only be punished according to the law, treating the official's threats as "lawlessness."

February 07, 2021 11:00

• Protesters against quarantine measures stage concert in Tbilisi

  Animators, employees of entertainment and fitness centres, and ski resorts have demanded to cancel restrictions related to coronavirus. They staged a street concert on the steps of the Georgian Parliament.

February 06, 2021 18:32

• Azerbaijani analyst points to increased number of mine explosion victims

  A court in the Fizuli District of Azerbaijan has sentenced six residents to 30 days of arrest for entering a territory not cleared of mines, the country's General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) said yesterday. The number of cases when civilians become victims of mine explosions is growing despite the authorities' ban on visiting the conflict zone, Khalid Agaliev, an analyst, has noted.

February 06, 2021 17:56

• FSB announces detention of members of a terrorist unit in Dagestan

  In Dagestan, law enforcers found a hideout with weapons, improvised explosion devices (IEDs) and ammunition, and stopped the activities of a conspiratorial terrorist unit, by detaining two people, the republic's branch of the Russian FSB (Federal Security Bureau) has reported.

February 06, 2021 17:10

• Azerbaijani rights defenders reproach officials for indifference to the problems of dead soldiers' families

  In some cases, in order to bring their problems to the authorities, family members of perished soldiers have to resort to protest actions, Azerbaijani human rights defenders have noted.

February 06, 2021 16:53

• Volgograd activists complain about unjustified detentions

  After the actions in support of Navalny, law enforcers detained Volgograd activists, Vladimir Kruglyakov, Galina Zabolotneva and Vladislav Murashkin. The activists were outraged by the unjustified policemen's actions and announced their intention to file a complaint about the violation of their rights.

February 06, 2021 12:40

• Russia's SAM concerned about compliance of vaccine against coronavirus to Sharia

  Experts are checking the composition of the "Sputnik V" coronavirus vaccine for the permissibility of its use from the viewpoint of the Sharia Law, said Aidar Gazizov, the head of the "Halal" Certification Centre.