News

September 18, 2020 18:52

• Number of detainees in Dijon unrest case reaches 11

  Two more members of the Chechen Diaspora were arrested in a case on unrest in French Dijon, and the total number of the detainees in the case reached 11, the police reported.

September 18, 2020 13:38

• Kumyk activist detained at picket in Makhachkala

  Policemen have detained Bektemir Salikhov, a Kumyk activist who announced, at his solo picket in central Makhachkala, an endless hunger strike, demanding a meeting with the head of Dagestan.

September 18, 2020 13:21

• Commission finds no life threat in Yagublu's condition

  The health condition of the opposition politician, Tofig Yagublu, is grave but stable; there is no threat to his life, the state commission has concluded. However, Tofig's daughter fears that he will not live to see the trial.

September 18, 2020 12:23

• Oppositionist Salaev complains about pressure in colony because of his support to Yagublu

  Alizamin Salaev, an Azerbaijani political prisoner, has claimed beatings in the colony after he declared a hunger strike in solidarity with Tofig Yagublu.

September 18, 2020 11:56

• Daud Mamilov complains about law enforcers' pressure at SIZO

  Daud Mamilov, a son of an Ingush MP, accused of involvement with the "Islamic State"*, claims that he was forced to confess. A law enforcer threatens to put him into the dungeon (punishment cell), his advocate informs.

September 18, 2020 08:47

• Tbilisi hunger-strikers claim authorities' indifference to their demands

  The women who are on their hunger strike for the tenth day in front of the Georgian parliament have to periodically call ambulances due to deterioration in their health. An action demanding a large-scale amnesty was also held near the office of the ruling party, but no one came out to the protesters.

September 18, 2020 08:36

• Court postpones consideration of Yagublu's complaint until September 28

  The consideration of the appeal complaint lodged by the opposition politician, Tofig Yagublu, who has been on a hunger strike for 16 days already, is scheduled for September 28. Tofig's daughter has treated this judgement as "her father's death sanctioning."

September 18, 2020 08:21

• Nalchik resident cuts himself to achieve reaction to Lebedev's insult of Circassians

  The insulting statements of blogger, Artemy Lebedev, about the Circassians should not go unpunished, said Aslan Dokhov, a resident of Nalchik, who publicly inflicted wounds on himself in protest against the insufficient, in his opinion, reaction of the authorities to Lebedev's words.

September 17, 2020 22:27

• Kadyrov's critic Aslamkhanov detained in Austria

  The Austrian police detained blogger Murad Aslamkhanov and his brother Mukharbek on the charge of illegal possession of firearms. Earlier, the blogger had recorded a threatening video appeal to the leader of Chechnya.

September 17, 2020 21:53

• Doctors report about Tofig Yagublu's severe condition

  On the 16th day of the hunger strike, the health state of Azerbaijani oppositionist Tofig Yagublu remains severe, and he is on the verge of coma, his attending doctor reports. Activists from among the Azerbaijani intelligentsia called on the country's authorities to release Tofig Yagublu.

September 17, 2020 18:26

• ECtHR obliges Azerbaijan to pay 20,000 euros to journalist Rauf Mirkadyrov

  The charge of high treason brought by the Azerbaijani authorities against Rauf Mirkadyrov is unfounded, and the journalist should be paid compensation for moral damage, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) pronounces in its decision.

September 17, 2020 18:14

• Azerbaijani oppositionist Gurban Mamedov detained in Turkey

  In Turkey, law enforcers detained Gurban Mamedov. The authorities of Azerbaijani put the man on the international wanted list under the charge of calling for riots and overthrowing the government, reports Goshgar Mamedov, a son of the oppositionist.

September 17, 2020 18:03

• Social network users criticize authorities for organizing a gathering in Akhmat-Yurt

  A gathering was held in Akhmat-Yurt, a native village of Ramzan Kadyrov. Participants of the gathering, including top-ranking officials and law enforcers, adopted a resolution condemning Akhmed Zakaev and other critics of the Chechen authorities. Instagram users doubted that local residents took part in the gathering by their own will.

September 17, 2020 15:17

• Azerbaijan claims shelling of three villages in conflict zone

  The positions of Azerbaijani military deployed in villages located on the Armenian border and in the Karabakh conflict zone, were shelled for 30 times during the last 24 hours, including from sniper rifles and machine guns, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

September 17, 2020 14:58

• Desecration of holy source actualizes behaviour code for Caucasian youth

  It is necessary to explain to natives of Northern Caucasus the mentality specifics of residents of other regions, the journalist, Magomed Magomedov, and Shamil Khadulaev, a member of the Public Chamber of Dagestan, believe.

September 17, 2020 11:04

• Crimean Tatars rally in Rostov-on-Don after verdict in "Hizb ut-Tahrir"* case

  The Southern Regional Military Court in Rostov-on-Don has sentenced seven defendants in the "Bakhchysarai" case of the "Hizb ut-Tahrir" (treated as a terrorist organization and banned in Russia by the court) to long prison terms, while acquitting one of them. A support group for political prisoners held an action with posters in support of the convicts.

September 17, 2020 10:49

• Attacks on Zakaev and his supporters accompanied by criticism of Chechen authorities in social networks

  After the gatherings in Grozny and in the village of Djalka accompanied by condemnation of Akhmed Zakaev, who had accused Chechen authorities of humiliating Salman Tepsurkaev, similar events took place in other dwelling settlements of Chechnya. Many Instagram users treat the topic of these gatherings as far-fetched, while people are forced to take part in them.

September 17, 2020 08:50

• Baku police stops action in defence of Tofig Yagublu

  On September 16, about ten female activists of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) came to the building of the City Hospital Clinic to rally in support of the oppositionist, Tofig Yagublu. The police detained three protesters and released them an hour later.

September 17, 2020 08:38

• Tofig Yagublu has blood transfusion

  The health condition of the Azerbaijani oppositionist Tofig Yagublu, who has been on a hunger strike for 15 days, has somewhat stabilized after a blood transfusion, his doctor has informed.

September 17, 2020 08:27

• ECtHR intervenes into Umarov's disappearance case

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) is considering special security measures for Movsar Umarov, a resident of Chechnya, whose escape during a special operation was announced by law enforcers, the "Committee against Torture" (CaT) has reported.