In Armenia, oppositionist quits underground and surrenders to authorities

March 21, 2025 22:59

• Inscription "Navalny" turns into criminal case against Stavropol schoolgirl

  An underage pupil of a Stavropol school has become a defendant in a criminal case of vandalism after being detained on the anniversary of Alexei Navalny's death.

March 21, 2025 21:56

• In Yerevan, after law enforcers’ torture of refugee, activists hold protest

  Yerevan protesters have blocked traffic in front of the building of the Investigating Committee (IC), demanding its fair reaction to the statement about the torture of Tigran Ulubabyan, a Karabakh refugee, at a police station.

March 21, 2025 21:47

• Rights defenders doubt of any fruit from prisoners' complaint to Kadyrov

  There have been no mass complaints to human rights defenders from the colony in Chechnya, whose prisoners complained about the staff’s actions, and their appeal to Ramzan Kadyrov may result in additional punishments.

March 20, 2025 22:48

• Stand-up comedian apologizes after detention for his joke about disabled person

  During his interrogation, Artemy Ostanin, a stand-up comedian from Yeysk, apologized for his joke about a disabled person without legs.

March 20, 2025 22:15

• Prisoners in high-security penal colony deprived of food after complaining to Kadyrov*

  Prisoners in a high-security penal colony addressed Ramzan Kadyrov with a complaint against the penitentiary institution’s administration. As a result, the convicts have been subjected to repression and deprived of food.