PACE anxious about situation with human rights in Northern Caucasus

March 30, 2025 18:01

• Volgograd activists call to support political prisoners with letters

  Organizers and participants of the evening of letters to political prisoners in Volgograd, despite fears of detentions and provocations by law enforcers, called support for those unfairly arrested and convicted for their civic position an important mission.

March 29, 2025 22:39

• Lawyers comment on case of Vanyan, accused of discrediting Russian Army

  Vladimir Vanyan, an athlete from Krasnodar, was groundlessly accused of discrediting the Russian Army: his actions should have been interpreted only as petty hooliganism.

March 29, 2025 22:15

• Court finds ban for rights defender to see Nagavkin as lawful

  The refusal to allow Valentin Bogdan, a human rights defender, to visit Igor Nagavkin in the colony was found to be lawful. The court has ignored the arguments presented by the human rights defender.

March 28, 2025 23:59

• Clashes with police occur near the Georgian Parliament

  Several protesters, including Elene Khoshtariya, the leader of the “Droa” Party, were detained near the Georgian Parliament on the 121st day of pro-European protests.

March 28, 2025 23:57

• Balkars mark Nation’s Revival Day with horse ride

  Concerts, exhibitions and public festivities dedicated to the Revival Day of the Balkar People were held in cities and villages of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR). In the Chereksky District, more than 70 riders held a horse ride.