Film by Indian director wins "Golden Apricot" in Yerevan

March 03, 2025 23:09

• Azeri authorities treat Kadyrov's statement about AZAL plane crash as belated

  The Azeri Govt has treated the awarding of AZAL flight attendants and the condolences expressed by Ramzan Kadyrov as belated, but acceptable.

March 03, 2025 22:33

• Armenian NGOs urge Red Cross to conduct medical examination of Ruben Vardanyan

  The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) should conduct an independent examination of the health of Ruben Vardanyan, who is on a hunger strike, guarantee that he receives the due medical care and ensure the respect of the rights of all Armenian prisoners, 28 NGOs have stated.

March 03, 2025 22:12

• ECtHR bans extradition of Azeri journalist Afgan Sadygov

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has banned Georgia from extraditing journalist Afgan Sadygov to Azerbaijan until a decision on the merits of the case is made. Human rights defenders intend to seek the journalist's release.

February 28, 2025 23:37

• Ramzan Kadyrov decides to award surviving flight attendants of AZAL plane

  The flight attendants of the Baku-Grozny flight who survived the plane crash have been presented for an award for their services to Chechnya. In addition, a memorial plaque will be installed in Grozny.

February 28, 2025 23:07

• Ten years after Nemtsov’s murder, those who ordered his assassination remain unnamed

  On the tenth anniversary of the assassination of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, it became known that Abdul Elmurzaev, a native of Chechnya, has been put on the wanted list. He had been following Boris Nemtsov for two months before his assassination, the “Agency”* reports. Investigators have not yet made public the names of those who ordered the assassination of the politician.