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December 15, 2021 12:34

• Congress of Peoples of Caucasus calls on President Putin to stand up for Ingush activists

  In its appeal to the Russian President, the Russian Congress of the Peoples of the Caucasus states that the Ingush activists, the verdict to whom will be pronounced on December 15, have only expressed their civic position, which does not give reason to classify them as extremists.

December 15, 2021 12:26

• ECtHR defends Novaya Gazeta’s right to criticize Kadyrov

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Russia is to pay compensation to human rights defender Oleg Orlov, the “Memorial”*, the newspaper “Novaya Gazeta”, and journalist Vyacheslav Izmailov for persecution on charges of defamation against Ramzan Kadyrov.

December 14, 2021 20:19

• ECtHR obliges Russian authorities to pay compensation to a resident of Dagestan

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found a violation of the right to a fair trial of Abutalip Shakhruev, a resident of Makhachkala, who was sentenced to 11 years of imprisonment based on his testimony obtained under torture. The Strasbourg Court obliged the Russian authorities to pay the resident of Makhachkala the compensation of 52,000 euros.

December 14, 2021 20:15

• In Moscow, activist detained at a picket in support of “Memorial”*

  The police detained a man who unfolded a poster in support of the “Memorial”* in front of the building of the Supreme Court of Russia, which started a hearing on a lawsuit to liquidate the historical and educational society.

December 14, 2021 20:06

• Dagestan: picketers demand to stop criminal prosecution of journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev

  Idris Yusupov, a journalists, and Magdi Kamalov, the founder of the "Chernovik" (Draft) portal, have held solo pickets in Makhachkala. They demanded the release of Abdulmumin Gadjiev and an end to arrests without proofs. Passers-by and motorists expressed their support for the picketers, Yusupov has informed.

December 14, 2021 19:26

• "Marem" human rights project receives "Femfesta" Award

  The human rights project "Marem" by Svetlana Anokhina, a journalist from Dagestan, has won the first place in the nomination "Helping Project of the Year" of the "Femfest-2021" International Festival on Gender Literacy, Freedom of Choice and People's Dignity. In the Caucasus, helping victims of domestic violence and blackmail is much more difficult than in other regions, Svetlana Anokhina has stated.

December 14, 2021 19:19

• Activists go on hunger strike in support of Salekh Rustamov

  In solidarity with Salekh Rustamov, an Azerbaijani activist, who has switched over to a dry hunger strike in jail, his relatives and several activists refused eating.

December 14, 2021 19:10

• Rights defenders draw attention to growth of non-combat losses in Armenian Army

  Armenian authorities would not bear responsibility for worsened situation with non-combat losses in the military units of the Armenian Army, and are hiding them, the participants in the discussion held in Yerevan have stated. In their opinion, the cooperation of the army leadership with the civil society can solve the problem.

December 14, 2021 07:28

• Activists achieve better accessibility in Makhachkala polyclinics

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan has supported Sabrina Alieva, an activist, who demanded to rebuild the ramp at the entrance to the Makhachkala polyclinic in accordance with the regulations. After the trial, the situation with the infrastructure for disabled people in polyclinics has improved, Ziyautdin Uvaisov, the head of the human rights NGO "Patient's Monitor", has stated.

December 14, 2021 07:24

• “Memorial”* considers sources of Putin’s critical phrases as secondary

  When commenting on the trial against the “Memorials”* NGOs (the International Historical, Educational, Charity and Human Rights Society “Memorial” (International Memorial) and the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”), Russian President Vladimir Putin did not ask for the position of the NGOs. The concept of “justifying extremism” is not formulated in the legislation, and the right to criticize court decisions is enshrined in the Constitution of Russia, the HRC “Memorial”* emphasizes.

December 14, 2021 07:20

• Grozny market sellers’ protests highlight weaknesses in Kadyrov’s policy

  Actions in protest against the growth of rent at the market in Grozny may end with apologies from the protesters. However, the protest may force Ramzan Kadyrov to intervene in tariff regulation in order to prevent an increase in dissatisfaction with the economic situation in the republic, analysts say.

December 14, 2021 07:14

• Petition in defence of “Memorials”* gains over 126,000 signatures

  The petition demanding not to allow the liquidation of the “Memorials”* NGOs (the International Historical, Educational, Charity and Human Rights Society “Memorial” (International Memorial) and the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”) gained 126,682 signatures ahead of the court hearing to be held on the claim to liquidate the historical and educational society.

December 14, 2021 07:09

• Azerbaijani activist Salekh Rustamov goes on dry hunger strike

  Salekh Rustamov refused water on the 38th day of his hunger strike in the prison hospital, his advocate reported. The defender expressed his concern for the life of Salekh Rustamov.

December 14, 2021 07:03

• Law enforcers convicted in Tskaev’s case request court to acquit them

  Ten former policemen, convicted in a case on death of Vladimir Tskaev, a resident of North Ossetia, after interrogation at a police station, requested to acquit them.

December 13, 2021 20:57

• Week of December 6-12 passed without victims of North-Caucasian armed conflict

  During the week from December 6 to December 12, 2021, during the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, there was no information about any casualties or wounded persons. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from open sources.

December 13, 2021 20:53

• Board of doctors recommends Saakashvili's rehabilitation in a foreign clinic

  After a long hunger strike, Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili needs rehabilitation at a neurological centre, but there are no hospitals of the required level in Georgia, the doctors have concluded, recommending that the politician be transferred to a foreign clinic. Saakashvili himself refused to leave Georgia.

December 13, 2021 14:20

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 6-12, 2021

  Support by MPs in the regions of Southern Russia of a bill on QR codes amid protests; armed incidents near the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan; resonance from the Sokurov’s statements on the problems of Northern Caucasus; Geneva Discussions on the situation in Southern Caucasus; revocation of parliamentary powers of an activist in Yeisk, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of December 6-12, 2021, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

December 13, 2021 11:31

• Georgian citizen detained on South-Ossetian border

  Georgian authorities demand to release the man detained near the village of Zemo Nikozi located on the border with South Ossetia, the Georgian State Security Service (SSS) has stated.

December 13, 2021 11:26

• Doctor informs about Salekh Rustamov's risk of death

  Salekh Rustamov, an Azerbaijani activist, who is on a hunger strike in jail, is injected with nutrients intravenously, but this will not replace adequate nutrition, especially amid his suffered stress, his age and diseases, Adil Geibulla, a doctor, has stated.

December 13, 2021 11:22

• Military's remains found in Nagorno-Karabakh

  In the Martuni District, Karabakh rescuers have found remains of an Armenian military serviceman. Thus, the total number of bodies and remains found in the conflict zone after the hostilities in November 2020 has reached 1704, the Nagorno-Karabakh's Emergency Service has informed.