KBR resident suspected of joining Syrian militants

December 19, 2024 17:01

• Colleague of rights defender Nagavkin points to gross violation of his rights in colony

  A trial has been launched in the town of Uryupinsk against Igor Nagavkin, a human rights defender, who is serving his term at a penal colony there. According to Valentin Bogdan, also a human rights defender, the colony bosses have grossly violated the law by leaving Nagavkin in the dungeon (punishment cell) for two consecutive terms.

December 18, 2024 23:36

• Dagestani Mirzabekov treats compensation for his custody as insufficient

  The court has awarded Zainulabidin Mirzabekov, a Makhachkala resident, with compensation in the amount of 11 million roubles for his illegal criminal prosecution and eight years he spent behind bars. Mirzabekov, who had claimed 414 million roubles, intends to appeal against the court ruling.

December 18, 2024 22:56

• Kadyrov proposes excluding new Syrian leaders from list of terrorists

  The leader of Chechnya voiced the idea of excluding the “Hayat Tahrir al-Sham”* grouping, which seized power in Syria, from the list of terrorist organizations. Ramzan Kadyrov also proposed sending Chechen law enforcers to Syria.

December 18, 2024 20:49

• “AI” concerned about violence against protesters in Georgia

  The authorities of Georgia have sanctioned human rights violations in the country, the “Amnesty International” (AI) human right organization claims in its report. Human rights defenders have called for an end to the violence, the release of detainees, and a thorough investigation into the attacks and beatings.

December 18, 2024 16:40

• Human rights defenders call for release of “Meydan TV” journalists

  The “Amnesty International” and “Article19” human rights organizations condemned the arrests of journalists and called on the international community to respond to human rights violations in Azerbaijan.