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August 16, 2021 13:41

• Georgian activists alarmed by agreement of special services of Georgia and Belarus

  The cooperation agreement of Georgian and Belarusian special services endangers the safety of Belarusian citizens living in Georgia, Georgian activists believe, urging the authorities to cancel the agreement.

August 16, 2021 11:32

• Makhachkala native killed in shootout in Moscow

  As a result of a shootout in Western Moscow, Gasan Abdullaev, a 28-year-old native of Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, was shot dead, sources reported. The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has reported a start of inquiry.

August 16, 2021 11:17

• Social media users dispute about reasons of claims against tourists in Dagestan

  The criticism of a girl who appeared dressed in shorts in Dagestani mountains has angered some social media users, who stated that tourists have the right to dress as they please. In their turn, other commentators have noted that guests of Dagestan should respect the traditions that have developed in the local society.

August 16, 2021 10:59

• Volgograd activists demand to release Andrei Pivovarov

  The detention and arrest of Andrei Pivovarov, accused of collaborating with an undesirable organization, contradicts the democracy principles, activists have claimed at the solo pickets held in Volgograd.

August 16, 2021 10:47

• Incident in Grozny kindergarten sparks resonance in Chechnya

  After a complaint by the mother of one of the children, the Prosecutor's Office (PO) of Chechnya and the Chechen branch of the "Rospotrebnadzor" (the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing) have begun checking the information about violations in a private kindergarten.

August 15, 2021 12:13

• Georgian political analysts warn authorities against extradition of Belarus' citizens

  The special services of Georgia and Belarus have agreed on cooperation, including in countering crimes against the constitutional order. Georgian authorities should refrain from extraditing citizens of Belarus, as this may result in Western sanctions for aiding the Minsk political regime, Georgian political analysts have noted.

August 15, 2021 12:06

• Rights defenders claim life threat to Chechen gays Isaev and Magamadov

  The advocate of Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev did not believe the words of Chechen law enforcers that his clients had been transferred to quarantine, and filed a complaint about the refusal to let him meet his clients. The brothers are in danger, the "Russian LGBT Network"* believes.

August 15, 2021 12:03

• Wife of Azerbaijani oppositionist Gumbatov worried about his fate

  The whereabouts of Agil Gumbatov, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), is unknown, his wife said. She and the activist's party comrades have doubted the investigators' version that he had wounded a man, and linked his detention with his criticism of the authorities.

August 15, 2021 11:59

• Trial of Dagestani journalist, Abdulmumin Gadjiev creates threat of closing "Chernovik"

  Colleagues of the journalist, Abdulmumin Gadjiev, have no hope of a fair verdict and fear the closure of the "Chernovik" (Draft) weekly after the trial, the "Novaya Gazeta" has found out. Residents of Dagestan are afraid to go out to actions in defence of Gadjiev, but his support in social networks is growing, his wife has stated.

August 15, 2021 11:09

• Analysts rule out any transfer of Armenian militaries to Nagorno-Karabakh

  A transfer of troops from Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh is prohibited by the ban on entry of Armenian military columns into the unrecognized republic, but at the same time, the armistice agreement does not ban the Nagorno-Karabakh's right to ensure the safety of its local residents, Armenian analysts have stated.

August 15, 2021 11:07

• Azerbaijan blames Armenia for border shelling

  Last night, Armenian militaries shelled the Azerbaijani positions in the Tovuz District from the Armenian border territory, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

August 14, 2021 23:13

• Georgian authorities admit problems in ambulance work

  In Georgia, the load on the ambulance service has grown significantly amid the deteriorating epidemiological situation; therefore, calls are served with a delay, the country's Ministry of Public Health (MPH) has explained. Irakli Garibashvili, the Prime Minister, has stated that it is planned to make the vaccination against coronavirus mandatory.

August 14, 2021 14:04

• Armenia claims shelling in direction of Gegarkunik

  Azerbaijani units have shelled the positions of the Armenian Armed Forces stationed in the Gegarkunik border section, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

August 14, 2021 13:51

• Defendants in case of "Sharia patrols" in KBR plead guilty

  Eleven residents of the village of Anzorei in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), whom investigators treated as members of the extremist community, have pleaded guilty in the case of the so-called "Sharia patrols".

August 14, 2021 12:16

• Azerbaijan claims shelling of its positions in two districts

  The Armenian Armed Forces opened fire on the positions of Azerbaijani militaries stationed in the Kelbadjar and Gadabay Districts of Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

August 13, 2021 23:55

• Azerbaijani activist Alizamin Salaev transferred to medical unit in penal colony

  Alizamin Salaev, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), convicted on the charge of defamation, has succeeded in seeking his transfer to a medical unit in the penal colony. The defence filed a complaint about the court’s refusal in conditional early relief for the oppositionist.

August 13, 2021 23:52

• Colleagues stand up for arrested comic Idrak Mirzalizade

  Dozens of artists recorded a video appeal in support of ethnic Talysh Idrak Mirzalizade, who was arrested for ten days for his joke about xenophobia in Moscow. Comics announced a concert in support of arrested Idrak Mirzalizade.

August 13, 2021 21:07

• Resident of Dagestan sentenced to 11 years of imprisonment for participation in IS

  In Rostov-on-Don, the Southern District Military Court found Murad Abdullagadjiev, a resident of Dagestan, guilty of swearing allegiance to the leader of a terrorist organization and participating in its activities. The defendant pleaded guilty, the press service for the Southern District Military Court reported.

August 13, 2021 21:03

• Arrest of advocate Marakov in Chechnya cancelled for formal violations, lawyers suggest

  The Supreme Court of Chechnya cancelled the decision to extend the arrest of advocate Sergey Marakov not because it considered the strict pre-trial restriction measure unreasonable, but because of formal violations, lawyers suggest. A wife and a 93-year-old mother of the defendant claimed they had not seen him since his detention.

August 13, 2021 20:52

• Georgian activists complain to prosecutor's office about wiretapping

  Activists of three Georgian NGOs have turned to the prosecutor's office with a complaint about the secret wiretapping of their telephone conversations by the Georgian State Security Service (SSS).