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February 24, 2022 11:10

• Amid Russia's recognition of LPR and DPR, political analysts assess chances of Abkhazia and South Ossetia

  In case Russia incorporates the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), the same way will open for Abkhazia and South Ossetia, political analysts have pointed out, but disputed about how the Russia's recognition of the DPR and LPR would affect the development of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.

February 24, 2022 11:00

• UNM declares saving Saakashvili's life as its priority

  On the third day of the hunger strike of Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili, a Georgian former president, the oppositional "United National Movement" (UNM) Party announced daily protests in order to achieve Saakashvili's departure for medical treatment abroad.

February 24, 2022 10:41

• Chechen officials write deportation posts amid February 23 celebrations

  Ramzan Kadyrov and his associates did not ignore the 78th anniversary of the deportation of the Vainakh people, but devoted to it only posts on social media. Street actions in Chechnya were dedicated to the Defender of the Fatherland Day and the recognition of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics.

February 24, 2022 10:38

• CPJ calls on President of Azerbaijan to abolish Law “On Media”

  The new Law “On Media” is aimed at restricting the activities of independent Azerbaijani media and it should be abolished, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) notes in its appeal to the President of Azerbaijan. The human rights defenders also called for the release of journalists Polad Aslanov and Afghan Sadygov.

February 24, 2022 10:23

• Declaration signed by Aliev and Putin comes into conflict with Azerbaijan’s obligations to Turkey

  The declaration of cooperation, signed by Ilham Aliev and Vladimir Putin, obliges Baku to respect the interests of Moscow and creates a risk of complicating the Azerbaijan’s relations with Turkey as a member of NATO, say political analysts. The Moscow declaration severely limits the Azerbaijan’s independence, state opposition politicians.

February 23, 2022 23:50

• Azerbaijan reports about a shelling attack on a village in Nagorno-Karabakh

  Today, the positions of the Azerbaijani troops in the village of Yukhari Veisally have been shelled from the territory controlled by Russian peacekeepers, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports.

February 23, 2022 15:06

• Yerevan refutes Baku's statement about border shelling

  The information that Armenian militaries have shelled the positions of Azerbaijani soldiers located in the Kelbadjar District has nothing to do with reality, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

February 23, 2022 15:01

• Nagorno-Karabakh authorities welcome Russia's recognition of the DPR and LPR

  The official Stepanakert has positively assessed Russia's recognition of the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), noting that Nagorno-Karabakh also deserves international recognition.

February 23, 2022 14:52

• Protesters in Yerevan put forward claims to Armenian authorities because of visit of Azerbaijani MPs

  Opponents of the visit to Armenia of the Azerbaijani delegation, which arrived to participate in the meeting of the "Euronest" Parliamentary Assembly, held two protest actions in Yerevan.

February 23, 2022 14:43

• Advocate tells about Magamadov's and Isaev's calm reaction to verdict

  Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev have taken the announced verdict calmly; they understood from the very beginning that the verdict would assume imprisonment; and justice could only be achieved at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), their advocate, Alexander Nemov, has stated.

February 23, 2022 14:37

• Federation Council sanctions use of Russian troops abroad

  The Federation Council (the Upper House of the Russian Parliament, or the Senate) has given its consent to the President of Russia for the use of the country's armed forces outside its borders. The consent will allow protecting the interests of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics DPR and LPR), the senators assert.

February 23, 2022 14:32

• Colleagues associate murder of an Azerbaijani journalist with his activity in defence of LGBT rights

  Azerbaijani journalist Avaz Shikhmamedov, also known as Avaz Khafizli, was killed, and his cousin is suspected of the crime. Colleagues of the murdered journalist note that Avaz Shikhmamedov spoke out in defence of the rights of sexual minorities, which caused discontent in his family.

February 22, 2022 21:41

• Two Azerbaijani border guards wounded in a shootout

  Border guards were injured while detaining drug trafficking suspects near the border with Iran, the State Border Guard Service of Azerbaijan reported.

February 22, 2022 21:36

• Chechen gays Magamadov and Isaev sentenced to long terms of imprisonment

  In Chechnya, a court sentenced Salekh Magamadov to eight and Ismail Isaev to six years of imprisonment. The case against the brothers has been fabricated, and the defence will appeal against the verdict, says advocate Alexander Nemov.

February 22, 2022 21:29

• Eight Saakashvili’s supporters detained in Tbilisi

  In Tbilisi, participants of a protest action demanding the release of former president of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili tried to block the road and get a meeting with the Prime Minister of Georgia. The police detained eight protesters for disobedience.

February 22, 2022 20:44

• Amid Russian troops' invasion into DPR and LPR, over 20,000 refugees arrive in Rostov Region

  During the past 24 hours, more than 20,000 residents of Donbass arrived in the Rostov Region, the border guards have informed. The refugees' inflow into Russia continued amid the recognition of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) and the decision to send Russian troops to these regions.

February 22, 2022 20:38

• AI calls for release of Chechen gays Magamadov and Isaev

  The belonging to the LGBTI community is not a crime; the suffering of the natives of Chechnya, Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev, must be stopped immediately, Marie Struthers, the director of the human rights organization Amnesty International (AI) for Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

February 22, 2022 20:33

• Azerbaijani sappers report about found mines

  In the territories that passed under Azerbaijan's control after the 2020 autumn war, during the past week, sappers from the ANAMA (the Azerbaijani Mine Action Agency) found more than 40 anti-personnel and anti-tank mines.

February 22, 2022 20:17

• Krasny Bazar residents tell details of living under shelling

  Residential buildings in the Karabakh village of Krasny Bazar continue to be shelled by Azerbaijani militaries despite the fact that the village has a peacemakers' base, local residents have complained. Shelling keeps people in constant fear; their livestock is stolen.

February 22, 2022 17:59

• Rights defenders count 126 political prisoners in Azerbaijan

  The Union "For Freedom of Azerbaijani Political Prisoners" has included 126 people into the list of activists persecuted by authorities. The list has grown four-fold within two months.