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September 11, 2020 22:57

• Human rights defenders urge law enforcers to find Movsar Umarov from Grozny

  The police should find Movsar Umarov and check the legality of the actions of the law enforcers, who claim that he fled after his detention, declares the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

September 11, 2020 19:25

• Azerbaijani oppositionist Gusein Melik arrested for 15 days

  In Baku, a court pronounced a decision to arrest for 15 days Gusein Melik, a member of the board of the Azerbaijan Democracy and Welfare Movement. The court found Gusein Melik guilty of disobeying the police. The activist's colleagues promised to appeal against the court's decision.

September 11, 2020 19:21

• Russian LGBT network reports about kidnapping of a young woman in Chechnya

  A member of the "Russian LGBT Network" reported about a kidnapping by law enforcers of Aminat Abdueva, a resident of Grozny. Earlier, she complained about threats.

September 11, 2020 19:17

• Gathering of Zakaev's relatives announced amid Kadyrov's critical speech

  Relatives of Akhmed Zakaev, who lives in the United Kingdom and who declared himself the moderator of the 1ADAT Telegram Channel, have decided to publicly condemn him after Ramzan Kadyrov had joined the criticism of Zakaev. Instagram users have suggested that Zakaev's relatives were forced to speak out against him.

September 11, 2020 19:13

• Rights defenders demand from Armenian authorities to react to situation in Belarus

  Two dozen human rights, public and journalistic organizations have called on Armenian authorities to convene the UN Human Rights Council in the context of the situation in Belarus.

September 11, 2020 11:36

• Yagublu's health condition worsens significantly due to hunger strike

  On the ninth day of his hunger strike, Tofig Yagublu, an Azerbaijani oppositionist, lost consciousness. His verdict may be changed, if the international community puts pressure on Azerbaijani authorities, human rights defenders and his relatives believe.

September 11, 2020 11:30

• Adat experts find no excuses for bullying Chechen Tepsurkaev

  The torture of Salman Tepsurkaev has nothing to do with Chechen Adats (traditions), Sergey Arutyunov, a historian, believes. Tepsurkayev's offenders must definitely be punished, Aset Malsagova, a human rights defender, is sure.

September 11, 2020 11:24

• Bachaliashvili's defence presents proofs of staged suicide

  In Georgia, the advocate of the family of Tamar Bachaliashvili, a perished programmer, has released satellite photos as proofs of the fact that during the search for the young woman, her car was not in the place where it was later found with Tamar's body inside.

September 11, 2020 07:45

• Detention of Zakaev's relatives preceded by Daudov's threats

  Magomed Daudov, the Chairman (Speaker) of the Chechen Parliament, has threatened to punish Akhmed Zakaev, the leader of Chechen separatists, who called himself the channel administrator and condemned the humiliation of Salman Tepsurkaev, who had collaborated with the 1ADAT Telegram Channel.

September 11, 2020 07:32

• CoE urges to investigate torture of Chechen Tepsurkaev

  Russian authorities must ensure the safety of Salman Tepsurkaev, the kidnapped moderator of the Telegram channel 1ADAT, and to investigate the fact of his torture and rape, Dunja Mijatović, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe (CoE), has stated.

September 11, 2020 07:17

• Azerbaijani rights defenders urge to revise Tofig Yagublu's case

  A group of human rights defenders has called on President of Azerbaijan to influence the revision of Tofig Yagublu's petition for release and cancel his arrest.

September 10, 2020 22:11

• Chechen separatists' leader Akhmed Zakaev reports detention of his relatives in Chechnya

  Akhmed Zakaev reported about the detention of his sisters, brothers, and nephews in Chechnya.

September 10, 2020 21:58

• Svetlana Alexievich calls on Russian intelligentsia to respond to crisis in Belarus

  The Russian intelligentsia should not remain silent about the events in Belarus, says writer Svetlana Alexievich. She calls on Russian public figures to speak out in support of protesters in Belarus. The support of the Belarusian protestors by Russian public figures can prevent Moscow from interfering in the affairs of the neighbouring country, believes Ella Kesaeva, the chair of the "Voice of Beslan" Committee.

September 10, 2020 21:51

• Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of 44 shelling attacks over 24 hours

  The Armenian armed forces used large-calibre machine guns and sniper rifles and 44 times violated the ceasefire over 24 hours, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.

September 10, 2020 21:49

• Widow of killed Chechen blogger declares blood feud against Ramzan Kadyrov

  In a video appeal to the leader of Chechnya and his adviser Adam Delimkhanov, a wife of Mamikhan Umarov, who was killed in Austria, blamed them for her husband's death and threatened them with blood revenge.

September 10, 2020 14:55

• Journalist suffers at activists' rally in support of Tofig Yagublu

  Journalist Sevindj Sadygova, who on September 9 covered a rally in support of Tofig Yagublu, an oppositionist, injured her leg after a law enforcer pushed her. The police released, on the same day, the three women detained at the rally, activists reported.

September 10, 2020 14:52

• New Salman Tepsurkaev's video causes criticism in social network

  Salman Tepsurkaev, a resident of Chechnya, whose humiliation video triggered resonance in the republic, has recorded a new one, in which he stated that he was "handed over" to special services. Some Instagram users condemned the young man; others were outraged by his punishment.

September 10, 2020 14:46

• Kadyrov people update violent practices of Second Chechen War

  The practice of humiliation through sexual violence, like in the abuse case of Salman Tepsurkaev, a resident of Chechnya, was used during the Second Chechen War, the Human Rights Analysis Centre has stated. Such public brutality has become a "frightening innovation" that will greatly affect the public perception of the republic's authorities, said Dmitry Piskunov, a spokesman for the Committee against Torture (CaT).

September 10, 2020 10:15

• Dagestani journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev's arrest extended

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan has left Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the "Chernovik" (Draft) weekly, as well as Abubakar Rizvanov and Kemal Tambiev, accused for financing terrorism, in custody for another three months. The defence treats the arrest extension as unjustified.

September 10, 2020 10:12

• UN demands from Russia to answer questions about human rights violations in Caucasus

  Russian authorities must answer questions about the situation with extrajudicial executions in Northern Caucasus, pressure on journalists and human rights defenders, and cases of torture and domestic violence, the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations (UN) has stated.