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August 28, 2020 11:48

• Action in defence of homeless dogs in Baku turns into detention of zoo activists

  Law enforcers have detained two activists who staged a protest after shooting of stray dogs in Baku.

August 28, 2020 11:42

• Grozny native's friends claim his innocence in attacking law enforcer

  A court in Saint Petersburg has dismissed the complaint against the arrest of Mansur Abdylkhaisiev, a native of Chechnya, accused of violence against a migration inspector. Mansur's acquaintances, who witnessed the incident, said that the inspector herself grabbed Mansur's hand when he tried to avoid a conflict with the law enforcer.

August 28, 2020 11:33

• Azerbaijani activist Agil Magerramov placed into dungeon

  Agil Magerramov, a member of the Presidium of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), who is under quarantine in a prison hospital, was placed into dungeon (punishment cell) for 10 days. He was punished for his protests against the hospital staff's actions against his detained party comrades, the "Turan" News Agency has informed.

August 28, 2020 08:51

• Abkhazian authorities refuse to lift quarantine in Labra

  The village of Labra will be opened only after a two-week-long isolation, the Minister of Public Health of Abkhazia told the rally audience. People's health is more important than villagers' economic interests, who are now unable to sell their vegetables and fruits in marketplaces, the head of the district administration has stated.

August 28, 2020 08:50

• Social network users condemn law enforcers after pensioner's suicide in KBR

  Law enforcement bodies should deal with solving serious crimes, and not prosecute a pensioner for a hemp bush growing in his garden, Instagram users have commented on the news of the suicide of a resident of the village of Nartkala.

August 27, 2020 23:58

• Advisor to Abkhazian President announces his resignation because of Irma Inashvili's visit

  Lasha Sakaniya decided to leave the post of the advisor to the President of Abkhazia, since he organized a visit to the Gali District of Irma Inashvili, Vice-Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, and that visit provoked discontent in the Abkhazian society. The organization "Aruaa" raised the question of the resignation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia and the Secretary of the Security Council.

August 27, 2020 23:56

• Brother of Ingush wrestler Yevloev tortured, his relatives claim

  Law enforcers planted improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to Bagaudin Yevloev, a cousin of the Asian freestyle wrestling champion, tortured him, and forced him to sign a confession. This was reported to the "Memorial" by the mother of the detainee.

August 27, 2020 17:29

• Residents of Abkhazian village demand to cancel quarantine

  Participants of a spontaneous rally claimed that the village of Labra was placed under quarantine, while local residents were not provided with food stuffs and medicines.

August 27, 2020 17:28

• Chechen leader's representative detained in Crimea, a source reports

  In the Ivanovo Region, law enforcers, engaged in conducting an investigation into a case on fraud, detained Isa Edilsultanov, the representative of the leader of Chechnya in Crimea, a source reported.

August 27, 2020 17:21

• Cheldiev, activist from Vladikavkaz, complains about custody conditions at SIZO

  The court has upheld the arrest of Vadim Cheldiev, accused of organizing riots at a rally in Vladikavkaz. The activist said that he had been kept in a solitary cell for five months and had been restricted in receiving parcels from relatives.

August 27, 2020 17:14

• Azerbaijani activist treats exclusion from municipal council as unjustified

  Vafa Nagi, an activist, removed from work at the municipal council of the village of Khol Garagashly, intends to challenge this decision, treating it as biased and illegal. The Azerbaijani Central Election Commission (CEC) has pointed out the illegality of depriving members of the municipal council of their powers in the extrajudicial order.

August 27, 2020 10:58

• After Gadamauri's murder, European rights defenders worry about extradited Chechens

  After the murder in the counter-terrorist operation (CTO) held in Ingushetia of Khusen Gadamauri, a native of Chechnya, who had been extradited from Germany, it is necessary to reconsider the practice of extraditing Chechens to Russia, said Ekkehard Maas, the head of the German-Caucasian Society. The death of Gadamauri raises concern for the fate of other Chechens who have been extradited or are awaiting it, said Pascal Chaudot, the head of the Chechnya Committee in France.

August 27, 2020 10:55

• KBR resident commits suicide after detention for hemp bush near his house

  During a search conducted in the yard of Nikolai Zakharchenko, a resident of the village of Nartkala, law enforcers deliberately walked to the place where the hemp bush was found; while at the police station, they persuaded him to sign empty protocols, the wife of the 85-year-old pensioner who had committed suicide asserts. The widow intends to rehabilitate him, the "Mediazona" reports.

August 27, 2020 10:47

• Case transfer to Azerbaijani GPO encourages Eldar Gasanov

  At the request of the defence, the criminal case against Eldar Gasanov, a former Azeri Ambassador to three Balkan countries, has been transferred from the State Security Service (SSS) to the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO). The defence was satisfied with the "objective" consideration of the motion. The decision has increased Gasanov's hope for a fair trial, his defence has stated.

August 26, 2020 23:44

• NAC releases video of CTO in Ingush Ali-Yurt

  The National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) has confirmed the killing of a suspected militant in the Nazran District of Ingushetia and released a video of the counterterrorist operation (CTO).

August 26, 2020 22:59

• Georgian politician's visit provokes political conflict in Abkhazia

  The Abkhazian opposition demands the resignation of the presidential adviser, who organized the trip of Irma Inashvili, the leader of the "Alliance of Patriots of Georgia" Party, to the Gali District. The politician's visit was coordinated with Russia, Georgian political analysts suggest.

August 26, 2020 17:18

• Chechen law enforcers publicly reprimand driver for violation committed two years ago

  According to a video posted on Instagram, a resident of the Kurchaloi District was reprimanded at a police station for careless driving in 2018. Social network users were surprised that the law enforcement bodies were interested in highlighting the violation committed two years ago.

August 26, 2020 17:15

• CTO in Ali-Yurt becomes sixth in Ingushetia since early 2020

  Today, one of the suspected militants has been killed in a counterterrorist operation (CTO) held in the village of Ali-Yurt in the Nazran District. The CTO in Ali-Yurt was preceded by four other special operations in the Sunzha District and one in Nazran conducted in 2020.

August 26, 2020 16:47

• Action in support of Belarusians turns into persecution of Rostov activists

  Administrative protocols have been drawn up against 14 Rostov activists for violating the procedure for holding a picket and laying flowers in support of citizens of Belarus.

August 26, 2020 16:41

• Dagestani resident accused of links with extremist grouping

  The inquiry into the case of a 38-year-old resident of the Khasavyurt District, accused of membership in a unit of the "At-Takfir Wal-Hijra", a religious extremist organization banned in Russia, is over, investigators have informed.