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August 28, 2022 11:57

• Ingush sign interpreter Dugiev convicted conditionally within Magas rally case

  Ramazan Dugiev, an Ingush sign language interpreter, has been sentenced to 1.5 years of conditional imprisonment for alleged using violence against law enforcers during 2019 protests in Magas.

August 27, 2022 23:58

• Yerevan political analysts treat Reeker's appointment as sign of US activation in the region

  The appointment of Philip T. Reeker as senior adviser on negotiations in the Caucasus has shown that the USA treats the OSCE Minsk Group as a relevant format for the settlement of the Karabakh conflict, Armenian political analysts believe.

August 27, 2022 23:54

• NGO claims practice of politically motivated arrests in Azerbaijan

  Politically motivated arrests are widespread in Azerbaijan; they are applied voluntarily in violation of national laws and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), the NGO "Institute for Democratic Initiatives" (IDI) has stated.

August 27, 2022 16:30

• Rustavi inmates put forward condition for ending hunger strike

  The hunger strike will not stop until the leadership of the Rustavi Prison is replaced, the prisoners, who continue the action because of absence of medical care and ban on relatives' visits.

August 27, 2022 16:26

• Policeman suspected of attacking human rights defender Kalyapin

  A police major is suspected of attacking Igor Kalyapin, the founder of the "Committee against Torture"*; the policeman has been fired, the Human Rights Council (HRC) has informed.

August 27, 2022 15:33

• Rights activists recognize Zarema Musaeva as political prisoner

  The human rights project "Support for Political Prisoners" has announced Zarema Musaeva to be a political prisoner; the woman is being tried in Chechnya under the articles of an assault on a law enforcer and a fraud.

August 27, 2022 15:27

• Three Saakashvili supporters released on bail

  A court in Tbilisi has released on bail three oppositionists detained during a rally in support of ex-President of Georgia Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili. One of them said he was not going to pay the bail.

August 27, 2022 15:18

• Kadyrov links protraction of special operation with Putin

  Ramzan Kadyrov has called on the President of Russia to let Chechen fighters to complete the special military operation in Ukraine. According to him version, the Chechen units are ready to "go to Europe."

August 26, 2022 23:52

• Spouse of an Azerbaijani activist calls her ban on leaving country an act of blackmail

  The defence challenged the ban on leaving the country imposed on Anara Alieva, a spouse of an arrested activist. According to the woman, by banning her departure, investigators want to get evidence against her husband.

August 26, 2022 19:35

• Forensic expert from Buynaksk claims being subjected to pressure by law enforcers

  The security forces began to put pressure on forensic expert Gadji Magomedov, who did not agree to turn a blind eye to the signs of beatings on a body of a detainee and included them in his report.

August 26, 2022 19:32

• Kadyrov's reaction to SBU accusations underlined his confidence in his impunity

  Ramzan Kadyrov is suspected of preparing and participating in the special military operation in Ukraine, of justifying the actions of the Russian troops, and also of intending to change the borders of Ukraine. This was reported by the Security Service of Ukraine in its Telegram channel.

August 26, 2022 19:23

• Aliev announces army deployment in Lachin

  The Azerbaijani Army has entered the town of Lachin and took control over the villages of Zabukh and Sus, Azeri President, Ilham Aliev, has announced.

August 26, 2022 19:18

• Prisoner dies after shooting at Tbilisi psychiatric clinic

  Guram Svanidze, a prisoner from the Gldani Prison (in Tbilisi), who was wounded during a shootout at a psychiatric clinic, has died from his wounds at hospital.

August 26, 2022 19:15

• Execution of Djokhar Tsarnaev postponed

  The execution of the death sentence of Djokhar Tsarnaev, a native of Chechnya, convicted of a terror act in Boston, has been postponed until his complaint is considered, his advocate has informed.

August 26, 2022 18:50

• Azerbaijan announces opening of road bypassing Lachin within a week

  Armenia has failed to finish its section of the road alternative to the Lachin Corridor, but Azerbaijan undertook it at the request of the Armenian community of Karabakh. This was announced by the Azeri State Highway Agency (ASHA) that promised to open the new road for traffic within the next week.

August 26, 2022 11:34

• Resident of Novorossiysk detained on suspicion of discrediting army

  In the city of Novorossiysk, a local resident was detained for posting a video in the social network with statements discrediting the Russian Army.

August 26, 2022 11:30

• Mother of schoolboy beaten by Volgograd law enforcers demands to transfer case to Moscow

  The 14-year-old schoolboy who was beaten up by Volgograd policemen was recognized as a victim. According to the family's advocate, there were many controversial and strange points in the case.

August 26, 2022 11:10

• Kadyrov orders not to pay social allowance to families of those who refused to serve

  Ramzan Kadyrov has stated that families of low-income residents of Chechnya, whose young people refused to be enrolled in the new Chechen military units, should be deprived of social benefits. The leader of Chechnya called the refuseniks parasites.

August 25, 2022 23:48

• Analysts announce presence of Azerbaijani security forces in Lachin

  The security forces of Azerbaijan have entered the town of Lachin and the villages of Sous and Zabukh, but this has not yet been officially announced due to the delay in the opening of the alternative road between Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia, Baku analysts say.

August 25, 2022 23:08

• Authorities report about at least 200 residents of Dagestan perished in Ukraine

  Officials reported about 200 natives of Dagestan perished in Ukraine, and the same death toll is recorded among natives of the Southern Federal District, follows from the statistics run by the “Caucasian Knot” on the basis of the information officially announced by the authorities of regions and municipalities.