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September 24, 2020 23:32

• Chechen woman sentenced to four years of imprisonment after help from authorities

  A court found a woman from Grozny and her son, who had obtained better housing conditions from the authorities of Chechnya, guilty of fraud and sentenced each of them to four years of imprisonment in a penal colony.

September 24, 2020 20:04

• Social network users criticize Chechen law enforcers for reprimanding detainees

  After a post on Instagram about a preventive conversation held by policemen in the Urus-Martan District with detainees and their parents, Instagram users noted that reprimanding conversations with persons detained on suspicion of drinking alcoholic beverages should be treated as inappropriate.

September 24, 2020 18:21

• Former wife claims blogger Musa Lomaev has no right to criticize Chechen authorities

  Blogger Musa Lomaev, who left for Finland after subjected to torture, does not care about his relatives who live in Chechnya and has no moral right to criticize the republic's authorities, his former wife says in a video appeal. It is unacceptable for a woman to criticize her former husband, Instagram users emphasize.

September 24, 2020 15:59

• Makhmudov's case is example of mutual cover-up of Azerbaijani authorities

  Eldar Makhmudov, a former head of the Ministry of National Security (MNS) of Azerbaijan, whose son turned out to be the hero of the publication by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), has lost political influence in the country, but his family retained business assets, journalists have noted.

September 24, 2020 15:57

• Yerevan hunger-strikers explain their aspiration to Russia

  In Yerevan, the hunger-strikers have stated that they want to leave for Russia because they cannot find a decent job in their homeland and want reuniting with their families. Some saw a political motive behind the closure of the Russian-Armenian border.

September 24, 2020 10:55

• Chechen blogger, Musa Lomaev, treats compensation of 50,000 euros for torture as negligible

  The Chechen blogger, Musa Lomaev, who was awarded compensation of 50,500 euros by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), treats this amount as insignificant. His aim of applying to the ECtHR was to restore justice, he has added.

September 24, 2020 10:49

• Defence treats psychological pressure as reason for prisoners' protest in Tbilisi

  An advocate of one of the prisoners, who cut their own hands, has demanded from the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Georgia to investigate the incident, claiming that it was provoked by the psychological pressure on the prisoners. Earlier, they complained about the custody conditions in this prison, Gela Nikolaishvili, a rights defender, has stated.

September 24, 2020 10:47

• Extortions in Chechen schools become all-Russian practice

  Teachers are often independently solving the issues of classroom repairs and decoration, teachers of Grozny schools have commented on parents' complaints about extortions. Collecting money in Chechen schools continues the all-Russian trend, analysts believe.

September 24, 2020 10:42

• Azerbaijan: court refuses to release ex-Ambassador Gasanov on bail

  Eldar Gasanov, a former Ambassador of Azerbaijan, accused of abuse of powers and misuse of budgetary funds, was denied the release on bail. Gasanov refuses to plead guilty and insists on an objective investigation, his advocate has stated.

September 23, 2020 23:53

• Chechen residents dispute Ramzan Kadyrov's opinion on vaccine against COVID-19

  Ramzan Kadyrov declared the unconditional confidence of the Chechen authorities in developers of a Russian vaccine against coronavirus. The leader of Chechnya also announced mass vaccination, starting with elderly people. Local residents fear that the vaccine is insufficiently tested and do not want to be vaccinated.

September 23, 2020 23:50

• Pressure on opposition Chechen "1Adat" Telegram channel makes it even more popular

  The "1Adat" Telegram channel is supported by a people's movement with activists in Russia who did not stop their activities after the kidnapping of Salman Tepsurkaev.

September 23, 2020 21:45

• In Chechnya, police chief reprimands detainees for using drugs

  The chief of the OVD (Interior Division) for the Urus-Martan District made detainees repent for using drugs and driving while being in a state of alcoholic intoxication. Parents of the offenders, whom law enforcers warned about responsibility for the behaviour of their children, promised to control them.

September 23, 2020 21:36

• In Yerevan, labour migrants go on hunger strike

  In Yerevan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met protesters who demanded to open the borders with Russia. The authorities do not cancel the emergency regime introduced because of the epidemic, while families and jobs remained abroad, the protesters explain.

September 23, 2020 16:17

• Baku analysts link "Kavkaz-2020" exercises with incidents on Armenian border

  The latest incidents on the border, including the killing and wounding of Azerbaijani soldiers, are associated with the "Kavkaz-2020" military exercises, Djasur Sumerinli, an analyst and military expert, believes.

September 23, 2020 16:12

• Hermitage Centre in Nalchik aims to revive North-Caucasian archaeological school

  The "Hermitage-Caucasus" Cultural and Educational Centre, which is planned to open on the basis of the Kabardino-Balkarian State University (KBSU), will allow reviving its own archaeological school in Northern Caucasus, said Mikhail Piotrovsky, Director General of the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg.

September 23, 2020 11:29

• Georgian PO confirms falsification of proofs in Bachaliashvili death case

  According to the Prosecutor's Office (PO) of Georgia, the satellite images of the car, in which Tamar Bachaliashvili's body was found, and which were presented by the advocate of Tamar's family, had been falsified.

September 23, 2020 11:18

• Armenia: three Amulsar defenders arrested on suspicion of hooliganism

  Residents of the city of Jermuk have been arrested after a brawl with supporters of the development of the Amulsar deposit; and the gathering in support thereof ended in new detentions.

September 23, 2020 09:44

• Chechen blogger Lomaev wins case versus Russia at ECtHR

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has obliged Russian authorities to pay 50,500 euros to Musa Lomaev, who emigrated after being detained and tortured in Grozny.

September 23, 2020 09:41

• Residents of Makhachkala suburb report clashes with law enforcers

  In the Makhachkala district of Krasnoarmeyskoye, clashes broke out with policemen, who, in response to stones thrown at them, opened fire in the air, local residents inform.

September 23, 2020 09:35

• Argun resident convicted of recruiting militants to Syria

  The court has sentenced Nurdi Bersanukaev, a resident of Chechnya, to six years in prison for calling his acquaintances to take part in the Middle East conflict.