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January 09, 2020 08:52

• Georgian Archpriest Giorgi Mamaladze stops hunger strike

  On January 8, after meeting the Georgian Ombudsperson, the convicted Archpriest Giorgi Mamaladze agreed to stop his hunger strike and started eating. His advocate treats his health condition as critical.

January 09, 2020 08:48

• Tbilisi court strongly fines activist Lasha Chkhartishvili

  Lasha Chkhartishvili, an activist of the Labour Party, has been fined by 3000 laries (GEL) for resisting the police during his arrest on January 3, 2020. The activist himself treats ruling as politically motivated, noting that oppositionists had never been so largely fined under this article before.

January 08, 2020 23:53

• Investigators take up case of Armenian soldier's death

  On January 6, Gegam Khachatryan, a contract soldier, died at his combat post in one of Armenian military units; investigators believe that he committed suicide.

January 08, 2020 23:49

• Court arrests man accused of disseminating fake news about Nikol Pashinyan

  The court pronounced a decision to arrest for two months a man detained for disseminating false news about the Prime Minister of Armenia. The suspect was accused of inciting hostility.

January 08, 2020 23:46

• "Alternative" reports liberation of two persons from labour slavery in Dagestan

  For several months, a husband and a wife were forced to work for free at a farm not far from Karabudakhkent. Their second attempt to escape from labour slavery was successful, the movement "Alternative" reported.

January 08, 2020 21:40

• Ingushetia holds contest of drawings in support of political prisoners

  Children and grandchildren of Ingush political prisoners sent dozens of drawings to the contest organized by the "Neotlozhka" (Urgent Help) public group in support of arrested participants of a rally in Magas. The authors of the drawings expressed their protest against injustice and the desire to see their relatives at large, noted relatives and friends of the contest participants and Marina Ken, a jury member.

January 08, 2020 21:32

• YouTube users argue with Chechen blogger about Kunta-Khadji Kishiev

  While criticizing a statement voiced by the Chechen Mufti concerning the immortality of Kunta-Khadji Kishiev, blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov raised questions of faith, which should not be a reason for discussions, some YouTube users noted.

January 08, 2020 15:52

• Chechen law enforcer orders to seize cars from drivers violating traffic regulations

  One of the leaders of the Kurchaloi ROVD (District Interior Division) instructed his subordinates to seize cars from violators of the traffic regulations and send drivers to clean up the streets.

January 08, 2020 11:13

• Editor-in-chief of Azerbaijani website accused of defamation

  Anar Mamedov, the editor-in-chief of the "criminal.az" website, has treated the lawsuit filed against him on protection of one's honour and dignity as unjustified. Activists have stood up in his defence.

January 08, 2020 11:08

• Tumso Abdurakhmanov criticizes Mufti's words about Kunta-haji Kishiev

  Even the admirers of Kunta-haji Kishiev disbelieve the statements of the Chechen Mufti about his immortality, the blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, has noted.

January 08, 2020 11:03

• Azerbaijani military killed on Armenian border

  Farzali Farzaliev, a border guard, was killed by a sniper's shot from Armenia, the Azerbaijani State Border Service (SBS) has stated, refuting the allegation about an attempt of Azerbaijani militaries' advance.

January 08, 2020 10:50

• Author of book about Kadyrov's Chechnya criticizes republic's changes

  Ramzan Kadyrov has managed to inject new values into the Chechen society and establish a system of ruling that is alien to Chechen traditions. This was stated by Jonathan Littell, the author of the book about the first years of Kadyrov's Chechnya, in his interview with the "Meduza".

January 07, 2020 21:25

• Armenia announces attempt of Azerbaijani militaries' advance

  Armed units of Armenia have opened a warning fire in response to the engineering works performed by the Azerbaijani party, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

January 07, 2020 21:22

• Georgian opposition offers EU to impose sanctions on judges and law enforcers

  Oppositionists have presented a list of five persons, who, in their opinion, were involved in political persecutions of activists in Georgia. The authors expect that those on the list will be banned from entering the countries of the European Union (EU).

January 07, 2020 21:16

• Possible extradition of resident of Chechnya from Ukraine worried his relatives

  The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Ukraine is preparing to extradite a native of Chechnya to Russia, said the representative of his family. According to his version, in Russia, the man is suspected of links with militants; and his extradition is being prepared in violation of the legal procedure.

January 07, 2020 20:52

• On Facebook, Volgograd residents criticized for taking "handouts" from son of Chechen deputy envoy

  In Volgograd, people who agreed to catch the banknotes thrown by blogger Alfredo Auditore have lost their self-esteem, Internet users believe. Blogger's father Tamerlan Nosaev, the deputy envoy of the leader of Chechnya in the Volgograd Region, justified the action of his son.

January 07, 2020 20:35

• Azerbaijani human rights defender Ogtai Gyulyalyev feels better

  Azerbaijani human rights defender Ogtai Gyulyalyev, who fell into a coma after a road traffic accident in Baku, began to understand what was happening around him, his spouse reported.

January 07, 2020 20:25

• Residents of Armenia explain difference between Christmas and New Year

  The holiday of Christmas, unlike the New Year holiday, is usually celebrated with family members: after a visit to a church, people set the table with dishes traditional for the holiday, residents of Yerevan say.

January 07, 2020 16:59

• Georgian Archpriest Giorgi Mamaladze goes on hunger strike in prison

  Archpriest Giorgi Mamaladze, whom the Georgian President refused in pardoning, stays in serious condition, reports Nika Gvaramiya, the general director of the "Mtavari Archi" TV Channel.

January 07, 2020 16:55

• In Chechnya, Christmas services accompanied by enhanced security measures

  In Chechnya, there is no more fear of new attacks on Orthodox believers, say participants of the Christmas service at the Church of Archangel Mikhail in Grozny. Last night, law enforcers stayed on duty not only near the church, but also inside it.