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December 16, 2019 10:59

• Protesters near South-Ossetia border demand freedom to Gaprindashvili

  On December 15, activists, politicians and colleagues of the Georgian doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili held a protest action on the border with South Ossetia demanding the release of the arrested medic.

December 16, 2019 10:49

• Reprimanding Chechens for drinking alcohol reveals poor effect of educational talks

  On December 14, a message about another educational talk in police with those detained for using alcohol and psychotropic substances was posted in the Instagram public "ChP Chechnya".

December 15, 2019 11:57

• Azerbaijan condemns recognition of Armenian Genocide by US Senate

  The resolution of the US Senate on recognition of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire was an attempt to put pressure on Turkey, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has stated. The resolution will worsen the US-Turkish relations, but will not affect the Karabakh settlement, Azerbaijani experts believe.

December 15, 2019 11:55

• Blogger Elvin Isaev arrested in Azerbaijan

  Elvin Isaev, a blogger, who lived in Russia, was detained in Ukraine and deported to Azerbaijan, where he was placed into SIZO (pre-trial prison). This was reported by the State Migration Service (SMS) of Azerbaijan.

December 14, 2019 18:26

• NGOs accuse "Georgian Dream" of using administrative resources before rally

  Residents of different Georgian regions are forced to take part in the event organized by the ruling "Georgian Dream" Party in honour of the country's presidency in the Council of Europe (CoE). This was stated by Nino Lomdjariya, the country's Public Defender (Ombudsperson) and several NGOs.

December 14, 2019 18:21

• NKR claims 140 shelling attacks in conflict zone

  Since December 8, Azerbaijani militaries fired more than 1500 shots at positions of the Defence Army, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has informed.

December 14, 2019 11:37

• Fund-raising marathon in support of Gyulyalyev held in Baku

  Public and political activists, party leaders, lawyers, journalists and ordinary citizens have taken part in the campaign to raise funds in support of the human rights defender, Ogtai Gyulyalyev, who fell victim to a road accident.

December 14, 2019 11:35

• After ban on air flights to Russia, Georgia lost USD 300 million

  The National Bank of Georgia has estimated the country's losses in tourism from the cancellation of air travels with Russia at USD 300 million.

December 14, 2019 11:31

• Blogger Abdurakhmanov treats Nukhanov's case as demonstrative execution

  The criminal prosecution of Islam Nukhanov, who tried to video record rich houses of Kadyrov's retinue, is a "demonstrative punishment" for all the residents of Chechnya, who try to expose the authorities' wrongdoing, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, the well-known blogger, has stated. His subscribers have supported Islam's wife, who is seeking his release.

December 14, 2019 11:26

• Colleagues of Akhmednabiyev, murdered "Caucasian Knot" journalist, urge to defend freedom of speech in spite of society's indifference

  The problems, covered by the killed journalist of the "Caucasian Knot", Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev, remain relevant for Northern Caucasus and Russia as a whole. Young people do not aspire to journalism, since reporters' murders remains unpunished, the participants in the ceremony of granting the award named after Akhmednabiyev have stated.

December 14, 2019 11:19

• Residents of Chechnya criticize traffic police for double standards

  In Chechnya, a video showing how offenders of traffic rules are scolded has reminded Instagram users about the road accident involving Ramzan Kadyrov's relative. Local residents have pointed to law enforcers' double standards, who publicly humiliate only ordinary people.

December 13, 2019 21:56

• Tskhinvali court leaves doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili under arrest

  The ruling to arrest Vazha Gaprindashvili, charged in South Ossetia with violating the border, has been upheld. The President of Georgia has called on the international community to facilitate the doctor's release.

December 13, 2019 21:53

• Analysts associate bullying in Baku schools with low quality of education

  The active bullying observed in Baku schools has to do with the poor quality of education and the state's inattention to the upbringing work with children, analysts have concluded.

December 13, 2019 21:43

• ECtHR's decision on Movsum Samedov's case encourages Azerbaijani rights defenders

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), which awarded compensation to Movsum Samedov, the leader of the "Islamic Party of Azerbaijan" (IPA), has confirmed the political motives of the criminal cases instituted against him, and that fact gives hope for a positive outcome on his other complaints, human rights defenders note.

December 13, 2019 21:38

• Publishers of Circassian calendars dedicate charity event to a family of repatriates

  Activists from Kabardino-Balkaria plan to raise money from the sale of Circassian calendars for 2020 to draw up documents for a large family of repatriates from Syria. People who bought the calendars liked a photograph of the Circassian elders, made by Stavropol photographer Andrei Smolnikov, the activists note.

December 13, 2019 21:36

• ECtHR communicates complaints filed by relatives of men from Chechen "execution list"

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) demanded from the Russian authorities to comment before March 3, 2020, on complaint filed by residents of Chechnya about kidnapping and killing of their relatives in 2017.

December 13, 2019 15:51

• US Senate recognizes Armenian Genocide

  The US Senate has passed a resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) responded with gratitude.

December 13, 2019 15:37

• Woman from Caucasus reports whereabouts of her female compatriots in Syria

  Female citizens of Russia who left the Ayn Issa camp during the retreat of the Kurdish Peshmerga forcers are held captive by the Syrian opposition, reports a woman from Northern Caucasus.

December 13, 2019 12:02

• Wife of Azerbaijani rights defender Gyulyalyev reports his better health condition

  Over the past 24 hours, the health status of the human rights defender Ogtai Gyulyalyev has shown positive dynamics, which is considered encouraging by doctors.

December 13, 2019 11:59

• Relative of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, killed in Berlin, put on international wanted list

  A court in Moscow has arrested in absentia Muradi Kavtarashvili, accused of promoting terrorism; according to a source, he is a relative of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili.