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March 08, 2019 08:40

• UN Human Rights Council demands to release Oyub Titiev

  Russian authorities should immediately release Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", experts of the UN Human Rights Council have stated.

March 08, 2019 08:33

• Ingushetia: employees of "Tesham" Fund tell about law enforcers' visit

  Ingush activists have linked the seizure of documents from the "Tesham" Charity Fund with the participation of its leaders in protests. The police carried out a routine inspection; law enforcers have no claims to the work of the Fund, "Tesham" employees have stated.

March 08, 2019 08:30

• Hundreds Azerbaijani citizens join campaign for political prisoners' amnesty

  Activists have launched a campaign in the social networks "Free all!" demanding that the President of Azerbaijan release all the political prisoners on the occasion of the Novruz holiday. Authorities are now monitoring the public opinion in social networks, initiators of the campaign believe.

March 08, 2019 08:27

• Armenian sapper wounded at demining in Syria

  The sapper, who has arrived in Syria as a member of the humanitarian contingent from Armenia, was wounded at demining.

March 07, 2019 23:59

• Reburial of Chechen resident highlights problem of disappeared persons

  Hundreds of people attended the funeral of Sharip Ismailov, who disappeared in January 1995, his relatives reported. Family members of the people disappeared during the military campaigns in Chechnya still hope to find their relatives.

March 07, 2019 23:58

• In Yerevan, bus drivers stop their strike

  The chief of the Transport Department at the Yerevan City Mayoralty convinced drivers on strike to return to the routes. The drivers who are not satisfied with the new working conditions may quit, states the Vice-Mayor of the Armenian capital.

March 07, 2019 23:55

• Azerbaijani activist arrested for 15 days

  A court decided to arrest Nidjat Abdullazade, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), under the article on failure to obey to the police. PFPA members treat the charge as politically motivated.

March 07, 2019 19:55

• ECtHR obliges Azerbaijan to pay 22,500 euro to activist Ilkin Rustamzade

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has recognized that the rights of Ilkin Rustamzade, a sentenced activist of the movement "Nida", to liberty and security of person were violated.

March 07, 2019 19:51

• Fighters for morality concerned over case on harassment of artists in Dagestan

  The criminal proceedings against an administrator of a Dagestani public account in a social network provoked discussions of social network users. Some of them criticized the decision to "imprison for threats," while their opponents pointed out that calls for violence against artists were unacceptable.

March 07, 2019 19:42

• Son of Makhachkala woman to be returned from Syria, Chechen authorities announce

  An 11-year-old son of a woman from Dagestan, who asked Ramzan Kadyrov to help find him, has been found in Syria, the Chechen authorities report.

March 07, 2019 18:55

• Titiev's case results in closure of "Memorial" office in Chechnya

  The court running the case of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", is frankly supporting the prosecution; however, the defence hopes for his release after sentencing, his advocates have stated. After Titiev's and the pressure on his colleagues, the office of the HRC "Memorial" in Chechnya was closed, Oleg Orlov, the head of the "Hot Spots" programme at the HRC, has stated.

March 07, 2019 18:37

• Two Dagestan residents sentenced for links with militants

  The court has sentenced two brothers from the Kizlyar District, accused of participating in the armed underground, to nine years in prison each, the Prosecutor's Office has informed.

March 07, 2019 11:13

• Azerbaijan: defence claims rights violation of arrested PFPA activists

  A court in Baku has rejected complaints against the 15-day-long arrest of three activists of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA): Sagif Gurbanov, Magerram Rzaev and Tofig Mamedov were accused of disobeying police; their defence claimed violation of their rights.

March 07, 2019 11:11

• Armenian authorities report steps to return convict Kazaryan from Azerbaijan

  Armenian officials are making every effort to return Karen Kazaryan, sentenced to 20 years in an Azerbaijani high-security colony, back home. Kazaryan's parents claim that the jail has markedly worsened their son's poor health.

March 07, 2019 11:09

• Defence of Chechen native appeals against his arrest after brawl in Moscow

  The arrest of Imran Malsakov, a native of Chechnya, within the case of a mass brawl in the "Neolit" Cafe in Moscow is not justified, since the formal claimed no damage, the defence has stated. The court will consider the complaint against Malsakov's arrest on March 11.

March 07, 2019 07:51

• Russian Vice-Premier speaks out in defence of Dagestani traditions

  Residents of Dagestan and other regions have the right to rely on their local traditions and beliefs when evaluating works of art, said Vitaly Mutko, Russian Vice-Premier, after disputes about the relevance of the play "The Hunt for Men" staged in Makhachkala.

March 07, 2019 07:49

• Azerbaijani rights defender Gasanov links his detention with list of political prisoners

  Elshan Gasanov, the head of the Political Prisoners' Monitoring Centre, was detained on Wednesday and released after a talk about his participation in the oppositional rally in January. Gasanov has treated it as pressure because of his human rights activities.

March 07, 2019 07:47

• Call for "big jihad" demonstrates Kadyrov's resentment against blogger Abdurakhmanov

  The outcome of Djambulat Umarov's discussion with the blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov has forced Ramzan Kadyrov to re-interpret his father's calls for jihad. The journalist Maxim Shevchenko has tried to defend Akhmat Kadyrov's position in a dispute with Abdurakhmanov, but social network users doubt the sincerity of his arguments.

March 06, 2019 22:56

• Dagestani resident detained in case on threats to organizers of Egor Kreed's concert

  A writer of the "Imamat of Dagestan" page on Instagram is suspected of extremism for posts calling for the disruption of the anime festival and the Egor Kreed's concert in Makhachkala, sources from the regional law enforcement bodies reported.

March 06, 2019 22:52

• Three militants detained in Chechnya, a source reports

  A 21-year-old resident of Chechnya together with his two friends attacked fighters of the National Guard of Russia, a source from the law enforcement bodies reported.