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March 27, 2021 14:29

• Advocates treat health condition of Chechens Magamadov and Isaev in SIZO as satisfactory

  Brothers Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev, arrested on suspicion of supporting a Chechen militant from Aslan Byutukaev's grouping, have no complaints about health problems and look satisfactory, their advocates have informed.

March 27, 2021 11:58

• Law enforcers demand apology from mother of one of arrested Dagestanis

  The three law enforcers, whom the mother of Islam Barzukaev, a resident of Derbent, accused of terrorism, considers involved in torturing her son, have filed a lawsuit against the mother, Elena Barzukaeva. They demand from her to declare the information spread by her about their involvement in torturing her son as false, apologize and compensate their moral harm.

March 26, 2021 23:59

• Turkmen activist Choliev’s wife claims facing material difficulties after his deportation

  Myakhridjemal Khudainazarova, a student from Turkmenistan, continues her studies in Cherkessk. After her common-law husband Rozgeldy Choliev was deported from Russia, the young woman with her child has to survive only due to the material assistance she gets from her fellow compatriots. Russian border guards now deny that they refused to accept an asylum application from Rozgeldy Choliev, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”* reports.

March 26, 2021 23:54

• Armenian Constitutional Court finds charge against Kocharyan unconstitutional

  The article of the Criminal Code of Armenia on attempting to overthrow the constitutional order contradicts two articles of the basic law of Armenia, the Constitutional Court points out. The Court’s decision comes into force from the moment it is pronounced, and the criminal proceedings against Robert Kocharyan under the above-mentioned article should be stopped, advocates of the second President of Armenia claim.

March 26, 2021 22:17

• Instagram users: authorities attack Gezmakhmaev to divert people’s attention from extrajudicial executions

  The Chechen “Grozny” TV Channel released another video reporting that Suleiman Gezmakhmaev left Chechnya after borrowing a large amount of money. The authorities of the republic describe Suleiman Gezmakhmaev as a dishonest person addicted to drugs, but in fact, they do not respond to his testimonies about the killings committed by law enforcers, Internet users note.

March 26, 2021 22:06

• FSB reports detention of extremists in Rostov-on-Don

  Three members of an extremist grouping, detained in Rostov-on-Don, planned to leave offensive inscriptions on government buildings and throw incendiary devices at them, the FSB reported.

March 26, 2021 15:13

• Rights defenders treat judgement to reduce fine on Ura.Ru as compromise

  The decision of the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya to significantly reduce the multimillion fine imposed on the Ura.Ru edition for a publication about the road accident with the participation of the Chechen prosecutor could be a compromise, since the guilt of the edition is in doubt, while claimant is an influential person, said Galina Arapova, Director of the Media Rights Protection Centre.

March 26, 2021 14:50

• Stepanakert calls on international community to protect Armenian monuments

  The historical monuments, works of art and places of worship located in territories over which Stepanakert has lost control, are being destroyed; and memorials are desecrated, said Arthur Tovmasyan, Speaker of the Nagorno-Karabakh Parliament, in an appeal to international organizations.

March 26, 2021 14:38

• Stepanakert: after talks with authorities, opposition suspends protests

  The activists who blocked the road in Stepanakert have agreed to provide the authorities with two weeks to draw up a law on confiscation of illegally acquired property. Only protests can force officials to solve forced migrants' problems, the protesters have claimed.

March 26, 2021 11:48

• Chechen Djumaev's case reaches court

  The criminal case about Said-Mukhammad Djumaev's skirmish with law enforcers at a rally in support of Alexei Navalny has been submitted to a Moscow court. It was decided to admit only participants in the trial to the court sessions.

March 26, 2021 11:21

• Kadyrov people oppose gossips about Gezmakhmaev to data on extrajudicial executions

  Chechen authorities have launched an information campaign against Suleiman Gezmakhmaev, since they have no real grounds to initiate a criminal case against him and cannot refute the information about extrajudicial executions, human rights defenders believe.

March 25, 2021 23:59

• Telegram chat moderators lodge to ICRF a complaint about torture in Chechnya

  Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev lodged a complaint to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) about their beatings and torture after the detentions in 2020 and 2021, the “Russian LGBT Network” reported.

March 25, 2021 23:55

• In Stepanakert, activists demand to adopt a law on confiscation of property

  At a protest action in Stepanakert, activists claimed that in order to solve the problems with accommodation of refugees, Nagorno-Karabakh should adopt a law on the confiscation of illegally acquired property. The protestors refuse to unblock a street in the city centre until the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) announces the period of time, during which the bill is to be prepared.

March 25, 2021 23:14

• Relatives of Isaev and Magamadov voice threats against “Novaya Gazeta”

  Relatives of Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev, arrested in Chechnya, threatened human rights defenders and the newspaper “Novaya Gazeta” with reprisals for publications about the alleged belonging of the brothers to the LGBT community. Residents of Chechnya recorded the video appeal under pressure from the authorities, a mother of the arrested men stated.

March 25, 2021 22:24

• In Batumi, IDPs demand to disclose conditions for allocation of apartments

  It is for political reasons that the authorities of Adjara do not voice clear criteria for allocation of new apartments for residents of the Dream City settlement in Batumi, activists say. The regulation for allocation of apartments has not been developed, since the houses under construction are not ready for use, the Adjara Ministry of Finance reports.

March 25, 2021 18:42

• Analysts dispute about reasons for dismissal of Chechnya's Police boss Alaudinov

  The dismissal of Apti Alaudinov from the post of the head of the Chechen Police confirms the information about his disgrace, while the new post of Kadyrov's assistant will allow keeping under control, Ruslan Kutaev, President of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations, Oyub Titiev, a Chechen human rights defender, and Dmitry Oreshkin, a political analyst. Alaudinov's dismissal was a concession to Moscow after the scandal over the "Novaya Gazeta"investigation, Alexei Malashenko, political analyst, has suggested.

March 25, 2021 18:41

• Petersburg townspeople picket in support of Ingush political prisoners

  In Saint Petersburg, activists have held solo pickets in support of the arrested leaders of the Ingush protest, demanding their release. They have treated the return of Zarifa Sautieva back to the SIZO (pre-trial prison) from house arrest as "demonstrative.”

March 25, 2021 10:12

• Social network users question sincerity of Gezmakhmaev's relatives

  The statements of the relatives of Suleiman Gezmakhmaev, in which they criticized him in reports of the "Grozny" ChGTRK (Chechen State TV and Radio Company) for his story about extrajudicial executions in Grozny, had been staged, Instagram users have suggested.

March 25, 2021 10:08

• Armenian rights defenders criticize bill on compensations for libel

  The threefold increase in compensations for libel, approved by the Armenian Parliament, expands the range of tools for pressing the media for criticizing officials, human rights defenders gave stated and asked the President not to sign the bill.

March 25, 2021 10:07

• Cancellation of martial law is preparation for Pashinyan's resignation

  After the abolition of the martial law regime, the resignation of Nikol Pashinyan is the only obstacle to early parliamentary elections in Armenia. The Premier will do this because he has insured himself with an agreement with the opposition, political analysts believe.