PACE expert to familiarize himself with human rights situation in Azerbaijan

January 01, 2025 23:56

• On the 30th anniversary of storming Grozny, eyewitnesses share memories

  The New Year's assault of Grozny, launched by Russian militaries 30 years ago, forced residents to hide from shelling in basements and share leftover food with each other.

January 01, 2025 22:59

• In Tbilisi, protesters set up festive tables in front of parliament building

  In Tbilisi, participants of the protest campaign celebrated the New Year holiday at festive tables that they set up in front of the parliament building.

January 01, 2025 22:55

• Punishments for protesters have been tightened in Georgia

  Immediately after his inauguration, new President of Georgia Mikhail Kavelashvili has signed all the amendments to the Georgian laws that tighten the punishment for violations during protest actions and also simplify the process of dismissing and hiring persons for public service.

January 01, 2025 22:05

• Verdict to Kizilyurt law enforcers continues trend of lenient punishments for using torture

  The court ruling that sentenced two law enforcers to conditional sentences for beating a female detainee is another episode in the widespread Russian practice of lenient punishments in torture cases.

January 01, 2025 18:40

• Chechen MP Delimkhanov threatens to treat illegal crypto miners as terrorists

  Russian State Duma member Adam Delimkhanov has claimed that illegal cryptocurrency miners who create problems with the power supply of districts and cities in Chechnya will be treated as terrorists.