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December 12, 2019 17:26

• Human rights defenders demand international investigation into road accident with Ogtai Gyulyalyev in Azerbaijan

  The platform of civil solidarity, which unites about 35 human rights organizations from different countries, has called on for an international investigation into a road traffic accident with Ogtai Gyulyalyev. Azerbaijani activists doubt the investigators' objectivity.

December 12, 2019 17:09

• Social media users express irony over Ramzan Kadyrov's best wishes on Human Rights Day

  On International Human Rights Day, Ramzan Kadyrov wrote a post on efficient human rights institutions in Chechnya. Social media users left a lot of ironic posts concerning the Chechen leader's message and reminded of the persecution of human rights defenders engaged in activities in the republic.

December 12, 2019 11:33

• Kadyrov's active promotion on Instagram confirms his claim to expand popularity

  The use by the head of Chechnya of modern methods of self-promotion in social networks is assessed by experts as a claim for an increase of his political status. Ramzan Kadyrov's participation in humorous video clips is intended to show his progressiveness, Andrei Kozlov, a PR expert, has noted.

December 12, 2019 11:29

• Rights defenders analyze background of the First Chechen War

  The first military campaign in Chechnya had been brewing since 1990, and was carried out without any account of expert estimates; launching a war machine in its worst form cost tens of thousands of human lives, analysts have concluded on the 25th anniversary of the advent of federal troops into Chechnya.

December 12, 2019 11:27

• Opposition finds criticism of Azerbaijan in CoE's report too soft

  Azerbaijan encroaches on the freedom of speech, lacks high-quality legal help and provides no chances for migrants, says the report by Dunja Mijatović, the Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe (CoE). The Commissioner is too cautious in her estimates, the PFPA leader has pointed out.

December 11, 2019 22:19

• PACE explains problem of political prisoners in Azerbaijan by system

  Azerbaijan needs "fundamental reforms" to fulfill its obligations to comply with the European Convention on Human Rights, the PACE Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights announces.

December 11, 2019 22:12

• Chechen residents share their memories on 25th anniversary of war outbreak

  A quarter of a century ago, the entry of federal troops into Chechnya did not look like the start of a full-scale war, and people expected the conflict to end by agreement of the parties, say residents of the Chechen republic while recalling their deceased relatives and friends and destroyed houses.

December 11, 2019 21:45

• Chechen police warn drivers suspected of drinking alcohol

  In the Kurchaloi District, the police gathered drivers who committed offences and subjected them to a public condemnation with involvement of religious figures. The event was held amid the Ramzan Kadyrov's support for an initiative of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) to confiscate cars when a driver was repeatedly caught while driving a car in state of alcoholic intoxication.

December 11, 2019 21:34

• Chechen native sentenced for involvement in IS complains of torture

  On December 10, the Southern Military Court sentenced Yakub Ibragimov, a native of Chechnya, to 19 years of imprisonment in a penal colony. According to public prosecutors, the man was trained at a special centre of the "Islamic State".

December 11, 2019 21:24

• Three persons apologize in public for theft in Chechnya

  People detained for theft apologized on the air of the "Grozny" TV Channel. Some Instagram users doubted the sincerity of remorse and tried to associate thefts with the problem of unemployment in Chechnya.

December 11, 2019 16:12

• 42 human rights organizations demand to stop pressure on advocates in Azerbaijan

  The Azerbaijani Bar Association has launched disciplinary proceedings against Elchin Sadygov. The investigation against the advocate was initiated by Rustam Usubov, the First Deputy General Prosecutor. The campaign against advocates is aimed at preventing their human rights activities, human rights defenders believe.

December 11, 2019 16:01

• Film about Beslan terror act gets award at international festival

  On December 10, at the international human rights film festival "Stalker", a documentary about a tragedy in Beslan got an award in the nomination "Best Human Rights Film".

December 11, 2019 11:27

• Kadyrov Fund works amid carte blanche to Chechen authorities

  The authorities of the Russian Federation, who are generously allocating money to Chechnya, neither control the use thereof, nor the work of the Akhmat Kadyrov Fund, economists have pointed out.

December 11, 2019 11:25

• Georgian citizens detained in South Ossetia released

  The authorities of South Ossetia have fined three residents of Georgia for crossing the border; they were detained during firewood logging; and on December 10, they were handed over to the Georgian party.

December 11, 2019 11:17

• Putin finds Kadyrov worthy of Hero of Russia title

  Vladimir Putin sees no discord in the facts that the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, and the Pskov paratroopers, who died in the battle with Basaev's militants, have the title of Heroes of Russia at the same time.

December 11, 2019 11:13

• With his words about Khangoshvili, Putin continues denying murders of Kremlin enemies

  By his own words about the "bloody man" Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, Russian President Vladimir Putin has completely rejected the version of involvement of Russian special services in the murder committed in Berlin, experts believe. Bloggers and journalists saw in Putin's words an attempt to justify the murder.

December 11, 2019 11:10

• Boss of Grozny MIA Branch put on US sanction list

  The USA has imposed sanctions on Aslan Iraskhanov, the head of the Grozny Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), believing him involved in gross human rights violations, including extrajudicial executions.

December 10, 2019 22:50

• Pickets in support of Dagestani journalist Gadjiev arouse weak Muscovites' interest

  Two pickets in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, held on December 9 in Moscow, attracted attention of only a few passers-by already familiar with the journalist's case.

December 10, 2019 22:39

• Czech Republic allows extradition of Serzh Sargsyan's nephew

  The Czech Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has approved the request of Armenia to extradite Narek Sargsyan, accused of possessing drugs and weapons. This was reported by Arevik Khachatryan, the press secretary of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Armenia.

December 10, 2019 20:16

• Court releases supporter of Robert Kocharyan, Armenian ex-President

  The Court of Appeal (CoA) has satisfied the advocate's complaint and released Sargis Ogandjanyan, a supporter of the second president of Armenia, accused of disrespect of the court. This was reported on the Facebook by Aram Vardevanyan, his advocate.