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January 03, 2025 23:48

• Supporters of European integration come to protest actions in Tbilisi and Batumi

  Participants of a protest action against the suspension of Georgia’s European integration blocked traffic near the Georgian parliament. Supporters of European integration also held a protest action in Batumi.

January 03, 2025 23:18

• Convicted relative of alleged militant achieves reconsideration of his case in Ingushetia

  A Movsar Kottoev’s relative, sentenced to imprisonment for carrying a grenade, has succeeded in seeking the cancellation of the court’s decision.

January 03, 2025 22:09

• Rights defenders call for release of Anar Mamedli, head of CEM&DS

  Human rights defenders have called for the release of Anar Mamedli, the head of the Centre for Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies (CEM&DS), treating the case against him as part of repressions against critics of Azerbaijani authorities.

January 03, 2025 18:37

• Blogger Rashad Ramazanov complains about poor conditions in colony

  Rashad Ramazanov, an Azerbaijani blogger, convicted in a drug case, has complained that the colony where he is being kept is overcrowded and unsanitary; and prisoners are under pressure.

January 02, 2025 23:16

• Chechen advocate Timur Idalov requests clarification from court

  Lawyer Timur Idalov, sentenced for threatening a public prosecutor, appealed to the judge of the Khimki City Court, pointing out the violation of the norms of criminal procedure law in the decisions on his case. Because of the above-mentioned violations, as Timur Idalov claims, he was unlawfully left in a SIZO (pre-trial prison).

January 02, 2025 22:34

• Volgograd resident fined for discrediting Russian Armed Forces

  A court fined Mikhail Bulatov, a resident of the Ilovlinsky District, finding him guilty of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.

January 02, 2025 20:15

• Energy crisis named as reason for Georgia to improve relations with Abkhazia

  Georgian authorities should help Abkhazia in solving its energy problems; this opens up opportunities for strengthening trust and restoring relations, Georgian analysts believe.

January 01, 2025 23:56

• On the 30th anniversary of storming Grozny, eyewitnesses share memories

  The New Year's assault of Grozny, launched by Russian militaries 30 years ago, forced residents to hide from shelling in basements and share leftover food with each other.

January 01, 2025 22:59

• In Tbilisi, protesters set up festive tables in front of parliament building

  In Tbilisi, participants of the protest campaign celebrated the New Year holiday at festive tables that they set up in front of the parliament building.

January 01, 2025 22:55

• Punishments for protesters have been tightened in Georgia

  Immediately after his inauguration, new President of Georgia Mikhail Kavelashvili has signed all the amendments to the Georgian laws that tighten the punishment for violations during protest actions and also simplify the process of dismissing and hiring persons for public service.

January 01, 2025 22:05

• Verdict to Kizilyurt law enforcers continues trend of lenient punishments for using torture

  The court ruling that sentenced two law enforcers to conditional sentences for beating a female detainee is another episode in the widespread Russian practice of lenient punishments in torture cases.

January 01, 2025 18:40

• Chechen MP Delimkhanov threatens to treat illegal crypto miners as terrorists

  Russian State Duma member Adam Delimkhanov has claimed that illegal cryptocurrency miners who create problems with the power supply of districts and cities in Chechnya will be treated as terrorists.

December 31, 2024 23:57

• Public prosecutors fail to present evidence of defendants’ guilt in case on riots at Makhachkala airport

  The case on the riots at an airport in Makhachkala should be further investigated, since at the next trial, public prosecutors presented evidence of defendants’ guilt with general wording, without examining the guilt and actions of each of the defendants. The above opinion has been voiced by advocates.

December 31, 2024 23:39

• Chechen authorities boast about activities of public sector employees on social networking services

  Over the past three months, more than 23.7 million reactions and comments have been left under the posts organized by the Chechen authorities on social networking services.

December 31, 2024 23:15

• During year, number of attacks on journalists in Georgia has increased fivefold

  In 2024, as compared with 2023, the number of attacks on journalists in Georgia has increased fivefold and exceeded 200 cases, the NGO (non-governmental organization) "International Transparency-Georgia" has informed.

December 31, 2024 21:33

• Analysts view Baku's statements on plane crash as warning to Russia

  Azerbaijan will seek Russia's recognition of responsibility for the plane crash, although persistence won't result in any serious problems in mutual relations. If Moscow fails to react, then some diplomatic response is possible.

December 31, 2024 19:31

• Aliev demands compensation from Russia for plane crash

  The Azerbaijani President, Ilham Aliev, has demanded from Russia to admit its guilt in the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) plane, punish those responsible and pay compensation.

December 30, 2024 23:56

• Stavropol townspeople hold support action for political prisoners

  In Stavropol, five people have taken part in the party of writing letters to political prisoners.

December 30, 2024 23:48

• Singer Sharlot*, who asked forgiveness from Kadyrov, sentenced to colony term

  The court has sentenced singer Eduard Sharlot* to 5.5 years in colony on charges of rehabilitating Nazism and insulting believers. In his final statement, the musician, who had earlier asked Ramzan Kadyrov for forgiveness, has apologized again for his video clips.

December 30, 2024 22:58

• Ingush activist Zarifa Sautieva released from colony

  Zarifa Sautieva, an Ingush activist, has served her full custody term within the case of an extremist community and was released from her colony.