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October 22, 2020 11:18

• Witnesses in Kochesoko' case voice different versions of drug seizure from him

  A package with marijuana from a pocket of Martin Kochesoko's trousers during his personal search was extracted by an expert, the law enforcer, who took part in activist's detention, asserts. However, another witness questioned at the trial evidenced that the activist took the package out of his pocket and handed it over to the police himself.

October 22, 2020 11:16

• Sending Azerbaijani citizens from camp near Kullar resumed

  On October 20, 206 Azerbaijan citizens were sent home from the tent camp near Kullar, the administration of the Derbent District of Dagestan has informed. After the restart of sending people from Kullar, the camp population will increase, local authorities expect.

October 21, 2020 23:59

• In Chechnya, doctors face ethical choice after surgeon Dagaev's death

  When commenting on the information about the killing of surgeon Dagaev in Chechnya after his patient's death, health experts emphasized that a conclusion about a medical error could only be made based on the results of an expert study of the situation by a special commission. The incident with surgeon Salakh Dagaev has become an indicator of the atmosphere in the region, where it is now risky for doctors to perform complex surgeries, human rights defenders note.

October 21, 2020 23:55

• HRC "Memorial" discloses Kadyrov's strategy to get special powers from Russian authorities

  The Kadyrov family clan forced Moscow to make a series of concessions and during 17 years built a real totalitarian regime in Chechnya, the leaders of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" stated. The Chechen authorities are unpopular, but they are trying to strengthen themselves at the expense of the personality cult of Akhmat Kadyrov, participants in the discussion note.

October 21, 2020 21:00

• Court to consider traffic accident case with Azerbaijani rights defender Ogtai Gyulyalyev

  The preliminary investigation into a case on a road traffic accident involving Azerbaijani human rights defender Ogtai Gyulyalyev has been completed. The case materials have been transferred to the court, and a preparatory court hearing is scheduled for October 30. The human rights defender himself still stays in a coma.

October 21, 2020 20:54

• In Azerbaijan, authorities convince villagers of Terter District not to attend funeral

  In the village of Djamilli in the Terter District of Azerbaijan, almost all the villagers were going to attend the funeral of their two fellow villagers, but the ceremony was held with a minimum number of participants due to the threat of a shelling attack, reported Namig Takhmazov, the head of the municipal council of the village of Djamilli.

October 21, 2020 15:49

• Azerbaijan and Armenia blame each other of attacking civilians

  Armenia is shelling the cities of the Terter District, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported. In its turn, the Armenian party has announced Azerbaijan's strikes on the city of Martakert and nearby villages.

October 21, 2020 15:45

• Sources give details of teacher's murder in France

  Abdulak Anzorov, a Chechen and the alleged killer of Samuel Paty, a French teacher, had bought information about the victim for 300 euros, sources inform. Two teenagers suspected of selling information to the killer and five others persons will face trial.

October 21, 2020 11:59

• NK authorities claim shelling of Martakert and Martuni

  The cities of Martakert and Martuni, as well as the settlement of Krasny Bazar, have been shelled, the authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) have stated. The situation is calm in Shushi and Stepanakert, but people try not to go out into the streets unnecessarily, local residents inform.

October 21, 2020 11:49

• Kadyrov's propaganda influences radicalization of Chechen youth in Europe

  In Europe, Chechen young people are susceptible to Ramzan Kadyrov's propaganda, who defamed the authors of caricatures on Prophet Muhammad, said Magomed, a Chechen refugee, who was acquainted with the family of the young man, accused of murdering the teacher in Paris.

October 21, 2020 11:39

• Rights defenders treat refusal to give out bodies of those killed in Ingush CTO as illegal

  The Lolokhoev brothers and Aslangirei Gadaborshev, who were killed by law enforcers in counterterrorist operations (CTO), had not been brought to justice for any terrorist activities; therefore, the refusal to give their bodies out to relatives for burial is illegal, experts believe.

October 21, 2020 09:28

• Baku residents accept stricter COVID restrictions

  The tightening of quarantine in Baku has coincided with the martial law restrictions and the introduction of the curfew, but townspeople believe the quarantine is reasonable.

October 21, 2020 09:24

• Azerbaijan claims control over Zangilan and several Karabakh villages

  The Azerbaijani Army has taken control over the city of Zangilan and 24 villages in the Fizuli, Djebrail, Khojavend and Zangilan Districts, President Ilham Aliev has stated. The total number of Karabakh dwelling settlements declared occupied by Azerbaijani troops has reached 97.

October 20, 2020 23:59

• In Chechnya, two villagers tortured by law enforcers, local residents report

  Two residents of the village of Kenkhi in the Sharoi District were tortured and forced to incriminate their six fellow villagers in a case on drug use, their relatives said.

October 20, 2020 23:57

• HRC "Memorial": two persons kidnapped in Rostov-on-Don by Chechen law enforcers

  Chechen law enforcers detained two residents of the republic in Rostov-on-Don, took them to Achkhoi-Martan, and tortured them without informing their relatives about the detainees' whereabouts, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reported. Criminal cases are being fabricated against three other kidnapped men, residents of the Chechen-aul, the HRC "Memorial" states.

October 20, 2020 23:50

• Human rights defenders assess chances for release of Chechen native Salman Tepsurkaev

  The hopes of a wife of Salman Tepsurkaev that he is alive are justified, because the young man could be left alive in connection with a public outcry around his case, human rights defenders believe. They also suggest that relatives will get a chance to see Salman Tepsurkaev if he is declared to be a defendant in some criminal case.

October 20, 2020 22:55

• Mozdok woman complains to President Putin about refusals to investigate beating of her brother

  A sister of Rostislav Melnichenko, who complained about the beating by a law enforcer and was refused in the institution of a criminal case, recorded a video appeal to the Russian President and asked him to intervene in the situation.

October 20, 2020 22:49

• Stepanakert residents stay in shelters due to fear of shelling attacks

  Over the past 24 hours, the situation in Stepanakert has been calm, but city residents still live in shelters, local residents say. People from Stepanakert use mobile phones to stay in contact with their relatives who have left the frontline villages.

October 20, 2020 18:39

• Lawyers believe that Chechen fighters' posts in support of Anzorov are punishable

  The posts by Chechen MMA fighters in support of Abdulak Anzorov, who is accused of assassinating the French teacher, Samuel Paty, give grounds for initiating a criminal case, lawyers assert.

October 20, 2020 18:06

• Baku court refuses to stop oppositionist Imanly's case

  The judge has rejected the defence's petition demanding to stop the criminal prosecution of Mukhammed Imanly, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), accused of deliberately spreading coronavirus. The oppositionist treats the case against his as fabricated.