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February 09, 2018 23:59

• EP's resolution on Titiev's case inspires rights defenders

  The European Parliament (EP) treats falsifications in the case of Oyub Titiev as obvious, and his prosecution – as another link in the chain of human rights violations committed in Chechnya and throughout Russia, rights defenders Oleg Orlov and Ekaterina Sokiryanskaya have stressed.

February 09, 2018 19:40

• Afghan Mukhtarly returned to SIZO before term

  The early return of the journalist Afgan Mukhtarly into custody is associated by his defence with his interviews, in which he accused the authorities of Azerbaijan and Georgia of his kidnapping.

February 09, 2018 18:35

• Mikhail Saakashvili reports an attempt to detain him in Kiev

  Former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili used Facebook to announce that a group of armed people tried to detain him when he held a meeting at a hotel in Kiev. The law enforcement bodies and the State Border Service of Ukraine rejected their involvement in the attempted detention of Mikhail Saakashvili.

February 09, 2018 18:06

• Mothers of missing Dagestani residents want to talk to Vasiliev and Bastrykin

  At a protest action, about 20 women, whose sons disappeared in Dagestan, demanded a meeting with acting Dagestani leader Vladimir Vasiliev and Alexander Bastrykin, the chair of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

February 09, 2018 16:51

• Armenian authorities boil over Aliev's words about Azerbaijani historical lands

  Ilham Aliev has called on Azerbaijanis to return to their historical lands, including Yerevan.

February 09, 2018 10:04

• Law enforcers conduct searches at Ingush branch of Social Insurance Fund

  Law enforcers seized documents from the Ingush branch of the Russian Social Insurance Fund, reports a source of the news agency "Interfax-South".

February 09, 2018 06:30

• In Dagestan, mothers of detained young people claim arbitrariness of law enforcers

  In Makhachkala, at a press conference held at the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", women described detentions of their sons suspected of illegal possession of weapons and involvement in illegal armed formations (IAFs). According to the mothers, the cases against the young people are fabricated, and they confessed to the crimes under torture.

February 09, 2018 05:08

• Ossetian boxer Murat Gassiev describes preparations for World Boxing Super Series

  Boxer Murat Gassiev has every chance of winning a hard match with an experienced rival, stated Alexei Vasiliev, the director of the "Ural Boxing Promotion". Murat Gassiev himself intends to compete in heavyweight category after a fight with Alexander Usik.

February 08, 2018 23:09

• Missing Gubden resident found at law enforcers

  Policemen refused to accept an application about the disappearance of Magomedtagir Gadjiev, a resident of the Dagestani village of Gubden, until he was brought to one of law enforcement facilities, his relatives have stated.

February 08, 2018 20:25

• Two missing residents of Dagestan found at police station

  Ismail and Mukhtar Kurbanov, who on February 6 disappeared in the Kayakent District of Dagestan, were found at the ROVD (District Interior Division) for the Soviet District of Makhachkala. According to a member of the Public Oversight Commission (POC) for Dagestan, the brothers were suspected of illegal possession of weapons.

February 08, 2018 20:23

• EU allocates over half a million euro to Tbilisi Mayoralty

  The European Union has allocated a grant in the amount of 506,634 euros to Tbilisi for support local entrepreneurs.

February 08, 2018 17:39

• Court upholds refusal to sanction a gay parade in Uryupinsk

  The Court for the Volgograd Region has dismissed a complaint filed by LGBT activists against the refusal of the Uryupinsk authorities to sanction a gay pride parade and two rallies in December 2017.

February 08, 2018 16:20

• Two residents of Dagestan accused of stealing Nader Shah's sword

  Residents of Dagestan will face trial in a case on theft of antiquarian articles, including sabres of the Shah of Persia, from the museum in the Dagestani village of Kubachi, the General Prosecutor's Office of Russia reports. The inflicted damage amounts to more than 8 million roubles.

February 08, 2018 16:00

• European Parliament calls on to release Oyub Titiev

  The European Parliament has called on the Russian authorities to respect the rights of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Chechen branch of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", and protect him from prosecution in the court and arbitrary arrest.

February 08, 2018 13:51

• Chechen girl from Iraq brought to her relatives

  On February 7, a girl found in Iraq was brought by a plane to Grozny, the authorities of Chechnya report. The fate of her mother is unknown.

February 08, 2018 13:13

• GPO reveals multi-million damage from illegal property transactions in Dagestan

  The damage from illegal transfers of land and real estate in Dagestan exceeds 143 million roubles, the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Russia has stated.

February 08, 2018 09:22

• A soldier dies in Nagorno-Karabakh

  Hayk Kalantaryan died as a result of a shot from the Azerbaijani side, reported the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Nagorno-Karabakh.

February 08, 2018 09:21

• A passenger bus burned down on highway in Georgia

  In Georgia, there were more than 20 passengers on the bus, which caught fire on a highway last night. People did not suffer.

February 08, 2018 07:22

• A resident of Dagestan complains about disappearance of his two sons

  On February 6, two brothers disappeared during construction work in the Kayakent District, their father reported. Villagers said they saw suspicious people nearby.

February 08, 2018 05:55

• Memorial to Abkhazia defenders desecrated in Gudauta

  Unidentified vandals have desecrated the memorial in honour of the 18 fallen defenders of Abkhazia, the construction of which is being conducted in the swelling settlement of Algyt in the city of Gudauta.