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April 06, 2022 23:59

• Activists urge Pashinyan not to harm Nagorno-Karabakh in Brussels

  On the eve of the Nikol Pashinyan’s meeting with Ilham Aliev in Brussels, activists held in Yerevan a rally with the demand to recognize the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh. The participants of the rally demanded from the Nikol Pashinyan not to sign any documents that could worsen the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh.

April 06, 2022 23:57

• Administration of Bataysk reports about death of a military man in Ukraine

  Valentin Salnikov, a soldier from Bataysk, perished in Ukraine, the city authorities reported. Since the beginning of the special military operation, the authorities have confirmed that at least six natives of the Rostov Region perished in Ukraine.

April 06, 2022 23:55

• Activist of “Musavat” Party reports about his detention at a picket in Baku

  On April 5, Aziz Mamiev, a member of the opposition “Musavat” Party, was detained for attempting to hold a picket in front of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Azerbaijan. The activist claimed that the police put pressure on him.

April 06, 2022 23:53

• Analysts share sceptical expectations from meeting between Aliev and Pashinyan

  According to Armenian political analysts, the uncertainty of the status of Nagorno-Karabakh does not let the republic to conclude any fundamental agreements at the meeting between Ilham Aliev and Nikol Pashinyan, but it cannot be ruled out that a framework document would be signed.

April 06, 2022 23:51

• Before Aliev and Pashinyan meeting, Azeri political analysts discuss prospects for Karabakh settlement

  Today Brussels will host a meeting of Charles Michel, the President of the European Council, with Ilham Aliev, the President of Azerbaijan, and Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister of Armenia. Yerevan and Baku are groping for common ground for a peace agreement, but this may be hampered by separatist sentiments present in the region.

April 06, 2022 12:16

• Kadyrov's dispute with Peskov arouses political analysts' interest

  The opinion of Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian President, about the departure of public figures from Russia because of the special military operation in Ukraine, the sharp reaction thereto of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, and the exchange of remarks about patriotism indicate confrontation in Russia's top political circles, political analysts believe.

April 06, 2022 12:08

• Parliament of Nagorno-Karabakh calls on Armenians to unite

  Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia should unite in order to jointly defend their national interests and face threats, the MPs of the People's Assembly (Parliament) of the unrecognized republic have stated.

April 06, 2022 09:49

• Activists in Baku doubt efficiency of CoE's policy towards Azerbaijan

  The new action plan of the Council of Europe (CoE) for Azerbaijan for the period of 2022-2025 was presented in Baku at a ceremony attended by Maria Pejčinović-Burić, CoE's Secretary General.

April 06, 2022 09:16

• HRC "Memorial"* lawyers will continue working on complaints to ECtHR

  The Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"* will appeal against the decision to liquidate it, said the lawyer, Grigory Vaipan.

April 06, 2022 09:14

• Volunteers from South Ossetia and Abkhazia perish in Donbass

  Robert Kulumbegov, an Honoured Artist of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and Akhra Kirkinadze, a resident of the Ochamchira District of Abkhazia, perished in battles in Donbass. They were volunteers of the "Pyatnashka" battalion under the command of Akhra Avidzba.

April 06, 2022 01:06

• Administration of Kamyshin District confirms death of a military man in Ukraine

  Captain Yevgeny Lisovoi from the Kamyshin District perished in Ukraine, the district authorities reported. Since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, the information about at least 17 perished military personnel from the Volgograd Region has been officially confirmed.

April 06, 2022 01:03

• “Memorial”* calls Russian courts a tool for reprisals against those undesirable for authorities

  In Russia, the institution of justice has been destroyed, courts have become a tool for reprisals against people and organizations undesirable for the authorities, and the country is returning to totalitarianism, states the Council of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”*.

April 06, 2022 00:57

• Gas supply to residents of Nagorno-Karabakh restored

  The “Artsakhgas” Company has resumed the supply of gas to houses and apartments of residents of Nagorno-Karabakh.

April 05, 2022 22:01

• Azerbaijani activist expresses his fears of extended term of imprisonment

  Consideration of a complaint filed by a captain of the State Border Guard Service of Azerbaijan against Ali Aliev, the leader of the “Citizens and Development” Party, has been postponed again. Ali Aliev believes that the trial is being deliberately delayed so that at the end of the first term of punishment he will be given a new sentence.

April 05, 2022 21:56

• Students and pensioners come to support HRC “Memorial”*

  Today, people have come to the building of the First Court of Appeal in Moscow, which considered a complaint against the decision to liquidate the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”.

April 05, 2022 21:51

• Mayor of Pyatigorsk reports about death of a compatriot in Ukraine

  Viktor Gavrilov, a military man from Pyatigorsk, perished in Ukraine, City Mayor Dmitry Voroshilov reported. Since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, it has been reported about at least 10 natives of the Stavropol Territory who perished in Ukraine.

April 05, 2022 21:40

• Figurants in Lekso Lashkarava's death case sentenced to five years in prison

  A Tbilisi court has sentenced each of the five figurants in the case of the attack on Lekso Lashkarava, a cameraman of the "TV-Pirveli" Company, after which he died, to five years in prison. The defendants were found guilty of assaulting the journalist and attempting to hamper his work.

April 05, 2022 21:36

• Nagorno-Karabakh Ombudsperson treats situation near Parukh village as calm

  After the redeployment of Azerbaijani troops near the village of Parukh, there were no armed incidents there. The civilian population left Parukh back after the autumn war of 2020, Gegam Stepanyan, the Nagorno-Karabakh Ombudsperson, has stated.

April 05, 2022 18:33

• Court leaves Dagestani activist Ataev under arrest

  The arrest of Eduard Ataev, an activist suspected of possessing an explosive device, was upheld by the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan.

April 05, 2022 18:25

• Residents of Georgia demand to announce mourning for those who perished in Ukraine

  David Gobedjishvili, a Georgian fighter, who perished in Ukraine, was buried with military honours. Authorities have done everything possible to repatriate the dead Georgian fighters, the prime minister has stated.