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January 28, 2021 11:28

• Insider and Bellingcat: involvement of Navalny's poisoners in Kuashev's death is obvious

  The law enforcers involved in the assassination attempt on Alexei Navalny had also poisoned the human rights defender, Timur Kuashev, in Kabardino-Balkaria, and were most likely involved in the death of the Dagestani activist, Ruslan Magomedragimov. This is stated in the journalistic investigation conducted by the Insider and the Bellingcat.

January 28, 2021 11:25

• Mothers of three Derbent residents demand to punish law enforcers for torture

  Three women from Derbent have held pickets demanding to investigate the torture of their sons accused of terrorism. For six times already, investigators refused to open a case against law enforcers, but the prosecutor's office has launched a new inquiry.

January 28, 2021 11:23

• Refugees in Nagorno-Karabakh ask to provide them with housing

  Nagorno-Karabakh authorities must first of all provide housing to those who lost their homes in the autumn hostilities of 2020, refugees believe. The local Ministry of Social Security has informed that out of 34,000 residents who had lost their homes, temporary housing has been found for about 8000.

January 27, 2021 23:58

• In Astrakhan, Navalny's supporter reports details of his beating after detention

  Dmitry Kalinkin, a resident of Astrakhan, who came to a protest action in support of Alexei Navalny, was detained and beaten at a police station, his relatives said.

January 27, 2021 23:55

• Trial against Ingush activists takes place amid a picket in their support

  A prosecution witness says he fully shares the point of view on the events in the republic voiced by the Ingush activists accused of creating an extremist community. Caring fellow countrymen come to every court hearing, but they are not allowed into the courtroom. One of the Ingush activists' supporters holds solo pickets.

January 27, 2021 22:02

• Azerbaijan gives out over 30 soldiers' remains to Nagorno-Karabakh

  Azerbaijan has given out to the authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh the remains of other 31 military personnel killed during the hostilities, and the total number of the found bodies and remains reached 1318, the Nagorno-Karabakh Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) reports.

January 27, 2021 21:55

• Makhachkala detentions highlight authorities' intolerance of protest

  In Makhachkala, the mass detentions prove not the high level of protest activity, but the zeal of the police who follow the instructions of the federal centre, suggest Magomed Magomedov and Gadjimurad Sagitov, editors-in-chief of local newspapers.

January 27, 2021 20:56

• Analysts reproach Georgian authorities for manipulating quarantine amid falling economy

  Oppositionists, activists and businessmen have held protests in Tbilisi demanding to cancel coronavirus restrictions. Authorities continue using quarantine measures for political purposes despite the fact that during the pandemic the Georgian economy has lost about 20 percent, analysts assert.

January 27, 2021 13:20

• Armenian authorities' report on decrease in inmates' mortality sparks rights defenders' scepticism

  The number of prison deaths has dropped four-fold, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Armenia has reported. To assess the mortality statistics, we should study what has contributed to the above drop, Arthur Sakunts, a human rights defender, has stated.

January 27, 2021 12:31

• Egypt hands three Ingush natives accused of extremism over to Russia

  Three out of four students from Ingushetia, accused by Egyptian authorities of extremism, have been extradited to Russia; diplomats are negotiating the transfer of the fourth one.

January 27, 2021 12:24

• "Novaya Gazeta": journalists and bloggers achieved release of girl in Chechnya

  Chechen authorities have released the 14-year-old native of Derbent as a result of a campaign in media and social networks, the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper writes. The girl's mother recorded the talks with law enforcers and officials; she has gathered materials that refuted the version that her daughter was not kept in Chechnya.

January 27, 2021 11:50

• Law enforcers' actions after detentions in Makhachkala give rise to criticism

  Repeated summons of Makhachkala residents detained on January 23 to police stations, as well as law enforcers visits to them, are an attempt to intimidate activists, lawyers believe.

January 26, 2021 23:56

• Natives of Kalmykia detained after attacking law enforcers in Moscow

  In Moscow, during a protest action in support of Alexei Navalny, one of the natives of Kalmykia hit a law enforcer, while another protestor hit a police inspector with a car, investigators say.

January 26, 2021 23:54

• Stepanakert taxi drivers note need for another road to Armenia

  Residents of the Martakert District of Nagorno-Karabakh need an alternative route of communication with Armenia not to make a circle along the byroad, say taxi drivers from Stepanakert. The road through Kelbadjar, which activists seek to open, was not damaged during the hostilities, reports Gagik Bagunts, Vice-Speaker of the Karabakh parliament.

January 26, 2021 21:33

• Journalists note important propaganda role of opening a bus route to Shusha

  Baku seeks to show that following the military successes, Azerbaijan is also implementing programmes for the peaceful restoration of territories. Meanwhile, the society meets with enthusiasm the propaganda of victories and achievements.

January 26, 2021 21:26

• Analysts assess motives of protesters in Southern Russia

  The protests on January 23 became the largest in the past quarter century, journalist Sergey Smirnov reports. The main motive for participation in the protest actions is social discontent, while the political component has faded into the background, political analyst Yevgeny Minchenko suggests.

January 26, 2021 21:23

• Human rights defenders: violence against journalists increases in Armenia

  In 2020, in Armenia, the number of cases when force had been used against journalists and media had experienced pressure from the authorities increased against the background of the martial law declared in the autumn of 2020 and restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus infection. This was announced by the Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression.

January 26, 2021 18:55

• ECtHR's verdict on Georgia's claim triggers scepticism among South-Ossetian political analysts

  The decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on the claim of Georgia on the actions of Russian militaries in South Ossetia and Abkhazia will in no way affect the status of these regions and the recognition of their independence, political analysts believe.

January 26, 2021 18:49

• Chechen authorities involve state servants for harassing their opponents in social networks

  Employees of budgetary institutions in Chechnya have reported that their bosses are forcing them to register on the Instagram and leave critical comments under negative posts about authorities.

January 26, 2021 12:20

• Participants of action in Tskhinvali report law enforcer's daily control

  The action held by relatives and friends of Inal Djabiev continues in Tskhinvali, despite the frosty weather. The protesters have noted that several policemen monitor them every day, but there are no conflicts with them. Anatoly Bibilov, the South-Ossetian president, decided to convene an extraordinary parliament session; some MPs of which support Djabiev's relatives and boycott the sessions.