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June 21, 2021 11:14

• Analysts criticize UN's and Georgia's approaches to return of refugees

  The UN should not only declare the refugees' right to return to Abkhazia and South Ossetia, but also seek from Russia to provide such an opportunity, Beso Shengeliya, a lawyer, has stated. Georgia is blocking discussion of this problem with authorities of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Paata Zakareishvili, a former Georgia's State Minister for Civil Reconciliation, has stated in his turn.

June 21, 2021 10:59

• Pashinyan's party wins parliamentary elections in Armenia

  The "Civil Contract" Party, headed by Nikol Pashinyan, the Acting Prime Minister, after the processing of all the ballot papers cast at the early elections to the Armenian parliament, has gained 53.92 percent of the votes, the country's Central Election Commission (CEC) has informed.

June 20, 2021 12:31

• Wife of journalist Afghan Sadygov reports her husband's grave health condition

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan has appointed the consideration of the complaint lodged by the journalist, Afghan Sadygov, for July 2. The journalist is on hunger strike for 227 days and is in grave condition; he may not live to see the trial, his wife Sevindj Sadygova fears. She intends to seek asylum for her family abroad.

June 20, 2021 12:28

• Rights defenders treat communication of Deacon Mamaladze's case to the ECtHR as belated

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has begun considering the complaint of Deacon Giorgi Mamaladze about the closed nature of the trial in Georgia and the violation of the presumption of innocence. The convict needs urgent medical care, but this failed to speed up the communication on the case, the NGO "Centre for Social Justice" has regretted.

June 20, 2021 12:26

• Conflict involving singer Getagazova sparks debate on Caucasian customs

  A criminal case is being prepared against Elez Merzhoev, who was arrested after his conflict in a cafe with Aina Getagazova, a singer, on intentional infliction of minor harm to one's health. Instagram users have linked the doctors' conclusion about Getagazova's trauma with corruption and called on to punish hospital managers.

June 19, 2021 23:59

• Kocharyan's supporters urge to prevent election frauds

  Participants of the action in support of Robert Kocharyan's "Ayastan" bloc have called on not to admit vote rigging at the upcoming early parliamentary elections in Armenia. During the election campaign, two opposing favourites can be outlined; and it is impossible to predict which of them will win, political analysts forecast.

June 19, 2021 23:58

• Peacemakers escort columns of Azerbaijani militaries to Nagorno-Karabakh

  Russian peacemakers have accompanied six columns of Azerbaijani militaries across the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh: four motor columns – along the Lachin Corridor, and two others – in the direction of the Fizuli District, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

June 19, 2021 13:38

• Teen from Stavropol Territory apologizes to Kadyrov for insult

  A Chechen Instagram public has posted a video in which a teenager from the Stavropol Territory apologizes to Ramzan Kadyrov for insulting him. Some social network users were outraged by the fact that the person who was filming the video inflicted several blows on the teen.

June 19, 2021 13:31

• Resident of Dagestan complains about inconveniences because of "prophylactic registration"

  The so-called "prophylactic registration" means constant policemen's visits and calls, and relatives' questioning; it interferes with living and working, Marat Shiraev, a resident of Makhachkala, who has been checked by law enforcers for several years, has stated.

June 19, 2021 13:29

• Resident of North Ossetia, Georgy Guev, continues fighting against his verdict

  The defence of Georgy Guev, a resident of North Ossetia, intends to seek a mitigation or cancellation of the verdict passed on his case, his advocate has stated. In their turn, rights defenders believe that the practice shows that it is practically impossible to change a court judgement on the case of financing terrorism.

June 19, 2021 13:24

• Political analysts assess Georgia's potential as mediator in Karabakh settlement

  For the first time, Georgia has acted as a mediator in the Karabakh conflict by facilitating the return home of Armenian prisoners of war (POWs) in exchange for minefield maps. The role of Azerbaijani-Armenian mediator will increase Georgia's status in the international arena, but it is associated with some risk, political analysts have noted.

June 18, 2021 23:33

• “Project” re-edits investigation about Kadyrov after claim of “Grozny” TV Channel

  Authors of the investigation into the secret real estate of Ramzan Kadyrov’s associates removed from the video footage of the Chechen “Grozny” TV Channel, which claimed intellectual property rights.

June 18, 2021 23:16

• Influx of tourists from Turkey supports tourism sector in Adjara

  With the resumption of overland communication with Turkey, Batumi opened casinos, which suffered significant losses during the quarantine. The border is also open for Adjarian entrepreneurs, but some of them went bankrupt before the quarantine measures were mitigated.

June 18, 2021 23:01

• Georgia’s Ombudsperson demands safety for gay pride parade participants

  It is not a solution to report threats to participants of a gay pride parade every year, and the police must ensure the possibility of holding the march, says Georgia’s Ombudsperson Nino Lomdjariya. LGBT activists should be refused in holding the “March of Dignity”, notes Irakli Kobakhidze, the chairman of the “Georgian Dream” Party.

June 18, 2021 22:55

• Kadyrov’s threats encourage compulsory vaccination in Chechnya

  In Chechnya, the vaccination process is haphazard, and among others, people with chronic diseases also get vaccines, which can lead to health problems, a doctor says. Schoolchildren and employees of public institutions are being persuaded to get vaccinated under the threat of being denied access to studies and working places, local residents complain.

June 18, 2021 22:17

• Azerbaijani GPO declares search of three businessmen-Armenian natives

  Three Russian businessmen of Armenian origin have been accused of illegal supply of weapons for conducting hostilities against Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has announced.

June 18, 2021 22:06

• Opposition accuses Pashinyan of using administrative resources in election campaign

  Nikol Pashinyan, the Acting Prime Minister of Armenia, has gathered a many-thousand-strong rally of his supporters by putting pressure on budget-funded state servants, oppositional parties have claimed. In general, the parliamentary election campaign is passing calmly; there are no prerequisites for any serious confrontation in the country, political analysts believe.

June 18, 2021 14:09

• Remains of three soldiers found in Martuni District

  In the territory of the Martuni District that is now under Azerbaijan's control, Karabakh rescuers found remains of three soldiers, bringing the total number of bodies and remains of Armenian militaries found in the Karabakh conflict zone to 1579, the Nagorno-Karabakh Emergency Service has reported.

June 18, 2021 14:06

• PFPA activist sentenced to 4 years of conditional imprisonment

  The court has sentenced Ruslan Amirov, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), who was accused of violating the public order and causing harm to the health of a state official, to four years of conditional imprisonment with a three-year probationary period. Amirov has treated the verdict as politically motivated.

June 18, 2021 11:41

• Video of scuffle in Makhachkala shelter posted

  Law enforcers used force to enter the shelter for victims of domestic violence in Makhachkala, where Khalimat Taramova was hiding; it follows from the video posted on the Telegram.