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September 27, 2020 11:39

• Kaspiysk resident accused of preparing attack on law enforcers

  The 37-year-old resident of Kaspiysk had joined a terrorist grouping; then, he bought a pistol and cartridges and planned to attempt to kill law enforcers, investigators assert.

September 27, 2020 11:34

• Azerbaijani poet Elvin Muradov sentenced to real prison term

  The court found Elvin Muradov, the author of the song about the leader of the Muslim Unity, guilty of illegal weapon dealing and sentenced him to two years and three months in colony. His defence claimed the absence of reliable proofs of his guilt, and activists have treated the verdict as politically motivated.

September 26, 2020 12:42

• Ingush activists treat control of wedding corteges as good idea

  Clergymen of Ingushetia are drafting their common position about the length of wedding motor corteges and the fines to be imposed for violating the rules for organizing weddings, the assistant to the republic's Mufti has stated. The imposition of sanctions for violators is justified if the clergy and authorities strictly control the enforcement of the rules, public figures believe.

September 26, 2020 12:39

• Residents of Chechnya treat "dry law" as reason for drug addiction growth

  The ban on sale and reprimands for using alcohol in Chechnya are pushing young people to find an alternative to a glass of high quality wine in the use of pharmaceutical preparations that cause drug intoxication, local residents believe.

September 26, 2020 12:30

• Instagram users urge to clear medical experts' role in Lizan Isakova's case

  Lizan Isakova, a resident of Chechnya, and her son Khazbulat, convicted in the case of a fraud with disabled status, could not have committed their scam without the help of medical experts and officials, social network users are sure.

September 26, 2020 11:57

• HRC "Memorial" demands to stop persecution of Semyon Simonov

  Semyon Simonov, an expert from the Moscow Helsinki Group, who was suspected of failing to admit the fine, imposed on the "Southern Human Rights Centre" headed by him in the Krasnodar Territory, is being prosecuted for political reasons. This was stated by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

September 26, 2020 11:33

• Azerbaijani journalist links his persecution with his civil stance

  Anar Abdulla, a journalist, intends to appeal against the fine imposed on him after his detention in front of the Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan. His defence is drafting a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in connection with Abdulla's previous detention, when he covered an action.

September 26, 2020 11:30

• Signature collection launched for investigation of threat to Dagestani journalist Anokhina

  The "Nash Gorod" (Our City) movement began collecting signatures to the appeal addressed to the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) with a demand to open a case on threats to kill received by Svetlana Anokhina and punish the Dagestani law enforcers for inaction after Svetlana's complaint.

September 25, 2020 23:55

• Observers see human rights violations in Azerbaijani authorities' fight against COVID-19

  The authorities of Azerbaijan exceeded their powers when they restricted the rights and freedoms of citizens during the coronavirus pandemic, the Centre for Election Monitoring and Democracy Education (CEMDE) concluded. In the country, at least 95,000 people were brought to administrative responsibility for violation of the quarantine.

September 25, 2020 23:53

• In Dagestan, visitors to "Tangim" mosque report about enhanced police raids on Fridays

  In Makhachkala, about 50 law enforcers were on duty in front of the "Tangim" mosque after the Friday prayer. The Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) explained holding the raid by security reasons.

September 25, 2020 23:44

• In Yerevan, protestors suspend hunger strike after meeting with Prime Minister's aide

  In Armenia, an aide to the Prime Minister promised hunger-strikers to solve the problem of resuming air communication with Russia. The protesters agreed to suspend their hunger strike.

September 25, 2020 23:37

• Azerbaijani authorities admit to violations of Meydan TV employees' rights

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) withdrew from consideration complaints filed by writer and a publicist Rasim Garadja, and reporter Tural Asadli due to the fact that the Azerbaijani authorities had already restored their rights and promised to pay each of the complainants 5000 euros in compensation.

September 25, 2020 23:28

• Chechen residents criticize conviction of Lizan Isakova's son

  Lizan Isakova and her son Khazbulat were sentenced to the same punishment in a case on fraud with the status of a disabled person, although the woman's son played a secondary role in obtaining unjustified assistance from the authorities, residents of Chechnya note.

September 25, 2020 18:02

• Case against Anastasia Shevchenko based on application of Associate Professor of Rostov University

  At the trial of Anastasia Shevchenko's case, Alexander Basan, an Associate Professor of the Southern Federal University, said that he had lodged an application against her to the Prosecutor's Office after a public debates in Taganrog with her participation. At the same time, Basan admitted that he had not heard calls for the overthrow of the ruling power at those debates.

September 25, 2020 17:59

• Azerbaijan counts 61 shelling attacks committed by Armenia

  Eight border villages, where positions of the Azerbaijani Army are stationed, came under fire from Armenian militaries, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.

September 25, 2020 10:04

• Rights defenders demand revising attack case on journalist Avetisyan

  The court has acquitted the head of the construction company, accused of attacking Narine Avetisyan, the editor-in-chief of the Armenian "Lori" TV Channel; his subordinate was found guilty but released from punishment. The court's verdict should be cancelled; an impartial investigation of the case is necessary, journalists and human rights defenders assert.

September 25, 2020 10:02

• Appeal to Chechen blogger Lomaev continues trend of pressing dissidents via their relatives

  The ex-wife of the Chechen blogger, Musa Lomaev, living in Finland, has recorded an insulting video appeal to him not on her own initiative, thus continuing the practice of public insults as a method of influencing dissidents via their relatives living in Chechnya, analysts believe.

September 25, 2020 09:59

• Dagestan: Krasnoarmeiskoye residents fined for disobeying law enforcers

  After a protest action held by residents of the dwelling settlement Krasnoarmeiskoye located in a suburb of Makhachkala, 23 residents were brought to justice; many of them were fined, said one of the detainees. Another Krasnoarmeiskoye resident was detained the next day after the action; he prevented the special equipment from destroying the fence around his land plot.

September 25, 2020 09:50

• Azerbaijani journalist fined after covering protest action

  On Thursday (September 24), Anar Abdulla, a journalist, was detained over a conflict with a local resident while filming a solo picket in Baku. The police fined the journalist for petty hooliganism. Abdulla asserts that he was attacked by a provocateur.

September 24, 2020 23:40

• Key stage of Caucasus-2020 exercise takes place amid conflict between invited countries

  On Thursday, participants of the Caucasus-2020 military exercise practiced destruction of manoeuvre enemy' military vehicles and strongholds at a training ground in the Volgograd Region. Analysts suggest that Azerbaijan and India would be able to take part in the Caucasus-2020 military exercise in case if Armenia, China, and Pakistan had not responded to the Russia's invitation.