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November 07, 2019 11:01

• Azerbaijan: rights defenders update list of political prisoners

  The updated list of political prisoners in Azerbaijan contains 135 persons, including six journalists, seven political activists and 53 believers, says the study by the Union "Freedom for Azerbaijani Political Prisoners" (UFAPP).

November 07, 2019 08:35

• LGBT opponents threaten to disrupt the screening of film about gay dancers in Georgia

  Opponents of LGBT people have opposed the screening of the film "And then we danced" in Georgian cinemas; the film tells about the love of two performers of Georgian folk dances. Activists have announced protest actions.

November 07, 2019 08:29

• Kadyrov's demand to reveal critics of authorities threatens the freedom of speech

  At a meeting with the Chechen government, Ramzan Kadyrov has demanded to reveal authors of negative materials about the republic and social network users, who comment them. This demand looks like another threat of persecution for the right to have one's own opinion, Galina Arapova, a media lawyer, believes.

November 07, 2019 08:20

• Sources report release of Alikhan Oskanov

  Alikhan Oskanov, a native of Ingushetia, was released after interrogation in Moscow. Suspicions of his involvement in Ibragim Eldjarkiev's murder have not confirmed.

November 06, 2019 23:32

• Action in support of Mamaladze held at residence of Georgian President

  At the residence of the President of Georgia, protesters demanded to pardon Archpriest Giorgi Mamaladze.

November 06, 2019 23:15

• Kadyrov sends his advocate to defend Ramil Shamsutdinov

  Said-Magomed Chapanov, an advocate of the Chechen leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, and his colleague, Ravil Tugushev, have flown to the city of Chita to defend the interests of the Tyumen conscript, Ramil Shamsutdinov, who is accused of killing his eight comrades-in-arms.

November 06, 2019 22:28

• Possible participant in Eldjarkiev's murder detained in Moscow

  In Moscow, FSB agents have detained Alikhan Oskanov, suspected of involvement in the murder of Ibragim Eldjarkiev, the head of the Ingush "E" Centre (CCE – Centre for Combating Extremism), a law enforcement source has informed.

November 06, 2019 22:08

• Armenia: MoE project triggers students' protests

  More than five hundred students have gone on strike today in protest against the initiative of the Ministry of Education (MoE) to make the study of the history of Armenia, the Armenian language and literature optional at non-humanitarian departments.

November 06, 2019 18:27

• Azerbaijani human rights defender Ogtai Gyulyalyev delivered to Istanbul hospital

  A special plane took to Turkey Ogtai Gyulyalyev, who stayed in critical condition after a road traffic accident in Baku. Ogtai Gyulyalyev will not come out of a coma during several weeks, his doctor suggests.

November 06, 2019 18:19

• In Chechnya, healers concerned over tighter authorities' requirements

  For activities in Chechnya, a traditional healer should have a medical education diploma and get permission from a special commission, the Ministry for Public Health of Chechnya announces. The initiative of the authorities will result in hidden charges for healers, suggest local herb healers.

November 06, 2019 14:14

• Doctors recommend transporting Ogtai Gyulyalyev to Turkey for treatment

  Turkish doctors invited by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation have offered to transfer human rights defender Ogtai Gyulyalyev to an Istanbul clinic for medical treatment. However, they do not guarantee such a transfer will help the patient come out of a coma and recover.

November 06, 2019 14:02

• Azerbaijani oppositionists join their efforts against authoritarianism

  In Azerbaijan, leaders of several opposition parties and activists of civil society held a meeting at which they agreed to jointly oppose the authoritarian regime in the country.

November 06, 2019 13:46

• Human rights defenders criticize Chechen woman for lie about her daughter's murder

  Contradictory statements voiced by a woman from Chechnya about an alleged murder of her daughter will certainly affect the reputation of the family, Ruslan Kutaev and Ekaterina Sokiryanskaya believe.

November 06, 2019 11:32

• "Freedom House" finds Internet not free in Russia and Azerbaijan

  Out of the countries of the former USSR located in the Caucasus, the freedom of Internet exists only in Armenia and Georgia; while human rights defenders treat the Internet in Azerbaijan and Russia as not free.

November 06, 2019 11:13

• Investigation by Navalny's office about Remezkov ignored by supervisory bodies

  Neither the Prosecutor's Office, nor the State Duma's commission for monitoring the reliability of income data, have reacted, within the past week, to the information about the real estate and business of the MP, Alexander Remezkov, released by Navalny's Krasnodar office.

November 06, 2019 08:35

• Azerbaijani journalist complains about custody conditions at detention centre

  The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has dismissed the complaint, lodged by Shamistan Khaziev, a journalist and activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), about his arrest. At the trial, Khaziev complained about poor custody conditions at the detention centre.

November 06, 2019 08:28

• Investigators define weapon used to kill Eldjarkiev

  Ibragim Eldjarkiev, the head of the Ingush "E" Centre (CCE – Centre for Combating Extremism), was shot dead from a "Kedr" (Cedar) pistol- submachine gun, used by special services, the "Mash" Telegram channel has reported.

November 05, 2019 22:25

• Yessentuki court rejects arguments of Uzhakhov's defence on investigators' inaction

  The Yessentuki City Court has refused to satisfy the complaint lodged by Malsag Uzhakhov, the head of the Council of Ingush Teips, about the investigator's inaction, his advocate Djabrail Kuriev has stated today.

November 05, 2019 22:07

• NGOs urge PO to treat rally participants in Tbilisi as victims

  Today, seventeen Georgian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have called on the Prosecutor's Office (PO) to grant the victim status to those wounded during the dispersal of the protest action at night on June 21. In a joint statement circulated today, the above NGOs suggested that the state would not admit the facts of inflicting grievous harm to health of citizens and journalists.

November 05, 2019 19:07

• Three residents of Adjara detained for bride abduction

  In Adjara, a young man and two of his acquaintances are suspected of abducting a minor girl, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Georgia reports today.