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February 29, 2020 10:49

• Resident of Dagestan complains about being persecuted for visiting "Tangim" Mosque

  The believer has reported that some time ago law enforcers wrote down his personal data after the Friday namaz (prayer) in the Makhachkala mosque, and then forced him, by means of threats, to come to the police for "conversation". During the raid this Friday (February 28) at the mosque, law enforcers again stopped the Makhachkala resident.

February 29, 2020 10:42

• Facebook users ridicule fashion show in Paris staged by Kadyrov’s daughter

  Commentators in the French-speaking segment of the Facebook have treated the show of the clothing collection of the Chechen "Firdaus" fashion house as "dictatorship's luxury" and a "carnival." The daughter of the assassinated human rights defender, Natalia Estemirova, has claimed the inadmissibility of such events in the country that shelters political refugees from Chechnya.

February 28, 2020 23:58

• Attempt on blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov continues intimidation of Chechen Diaspora

  An assassination attack on blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov is being actively discussed by members of the Chechen Diaspora. The authorities of Chechnya managed to spread an atmosphere of fear among Chechens in Europe, human rights defender Sasha Kulaeva notes.

February 28, 2020 23:50

• Circassian woman from Syria asks President Putin to grant her Russian citizenship

  Shaziya Nukh, an 88-year-old repatriate, who arrived in Nalchik from Syria, appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a request to grant her Russian citizenship. Knowledge of one of the Russian languages, advanced age, and health state of the repatriate should become determining factors to grant her Russian citizenship under accelerated procedures, believes a human rights defender.

February 28, 2020 19:22

• Baku residents concerned over threat of coronavirus spread

  Some of Baku residents interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" expressed their concern over the threat of the coronavirus decease entering the country, and the booming demand for protective equipment provoked a shortage of medical masks.

February 28, 2020 19:16

• Georgian activist hospitalized after beating

  Zviad Kuprava, the head of the "Centre for Law Enforcement Reform", who was beaten at his home in Tbilisi on February 27, was hospitalized with injuries. The activist associated the attack on him with his political activities.

February 28, 2020 17:10

• Chechen residents report detentions of blogger Abdurakhmanov's supporters

  In two villages of Chechnya, young people were detained, who put "Likes" to the videos posted by Tumso Abdurakhmanov, local residents report. The police have not confirmed this information.

February 28, 2020 17:03

• Residents of Abkhazia complain of loss of earnings because of Georgian boarder closure

  Residents of the regions of Abkhazia bordering on Georgia claim the absence of earning money, if the authorities finally close the border with Georgia because of the coronavirus. Many will have to move to live in Georgia, they have noted.

February 28, 2020 16:58

• Ingush activist Rashid Aushev receives term in colony

  The court has excluded any political motives from the case of Rashid Aushev, a participant of the March last year rally in Magas, and sentenced him to one year and 9 months in colony. His advocate treats the judgement as politically motivated.

February 28, 2020 16:52

• Rights defenders link attempt on Chechen blogger Abdurakhmanov with impunity of Kadyrov's people

  Ramzan Kadyrov and his close associates openly have pronounced threats addressed to critics of Chechen authorities, rights defenders and residents of Chechnya have reminded in connection with the recent attempt on the blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov.

February 28, 2020 11:27

• ECtHR estimated compensation for Khadija Ismayilova's arrest at 20,000 euros

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has obliged the Azerbaijani authorities to pay compensation to Khadija Ismayilova for her moral harm caused by keeping her in custody. The ECtHR has found that she had been persecuted for her investigative journalism about corruption in the Azerbaijani government.

February 28, 2020 11:25

• Activists assess homophobia level in Kabardino-Balkaria

  The intolerance level towards sexual minorities in Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) is lower than in Northern Caucasus as a whole, but domestic homophobia is widespread in the republic, LGBT activists said amid the bullying of Shamil Malkanduev, a transgender singer.

February 27, 2020 23:12

• PFPA activist arrested for ten days

  Mamed Ibragim, an advisor to the chairman of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was arrested on the charge of disobedience to the police. Members of the PFPA treat the activist's arrest as politically motivated.

February 27, 2020 23:06

• Police isolate Chechen blogger Abdurakhmanov after assassination attempt

  Blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov is deprived of communication means in a hospital, his brother reports. He says that Tumso Abdurakhmanov has got minor injuries, while his attacker stays in severe condition.

February 27, 2020 22:46

• HRC "Memorial" associates assassination attempt on blogger Abdurakhmanov with Kadyrov's threats against critics

  An assassination attempt on Tumso Abdurakhmanov, who criticizes the Chechen authorities, took place after Ramzan Kadyrov had called on to reprisals against opponents of the Chechen authorities. The law enforcement bodies refused to verify the Ramzan Kadyrov's statement, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" stated.

February 27, 2020 22:36

• South Ossetia and Abkhazia close border with Georgia because of coronavirus

  The South-Ossetian and Abkhaz authorities completely stopped communication with Georgia, where the first case of coronavirus had been detected.

February 27, 2020 16:54

• Rights defenders point to failures in investigating Machalikashvili's murder

  The NGO "Human Rights Monitoring and Training Centre" has criticized the inquiry conducted by the Prosecutor' Office (PO) into the murder of Temirlan Machalikashvili. Investigators should not rely solely on testimonies of a special troop fighter, who shot Temirlan dead. Besides, these testimonies contradict to the examination outcomes, which should have become the basis for suspicions, human rights defenders believe.

February 27, 2020 16:46

• Tumso Abdurakhmanov's brother reports threats received by blogger

  The ward, where Tumso Abdurakhmanov, wounded during the attack on him, is treated, is guarded by policemen, said Tumso's brother, adding that before the attack Tumso received threats.

February 27, 2020 13:16

• Makhi Idrisov's case indicates problem of extradition from Chechnya

  Chechnya could become a place where Makhi Idrisov, who escaped from house arrest in Makhachkala, is hiding, said Svetlana Gannushkina, a human rights defender. Earlier, suspects of involvement in high-profile crimes and put on the wanted list had already hid in Chechnya. At least in one case, an attempt to detain such person triggered threats from Kadyrov to open fire at law enforcers from other regions.

February 27, 2020 13:12

• South-Ossetian MIA explains seizure of medicines with Georgian inscriptions from pharmacies

  The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of South Ossetia intends to continue raids and seize medicines with Georgian inscriptions from pharmacies. Patients used to order foreign drugs via Georgia, now they will have to do this via North Ossetia, a local pharmacist has explained.