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November 28, 2019 11:35

• Natives of Chechnya detained after making selfie in Strasbourg

  On November 27, in Strasbourg, policemen detained two natives from Chechnya, regarding their gestures during making selfies as justification of terrorism. According to French authorities, one of the detainees had earlier applied for asylum.

November 28, 2019 11:27

• SC upholds verdict to resident of Chechnya for financing terrorism

  The Russia's Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the sentence passed to Yusup Ukhigov, a resident of Chechnya, convicted under the case of transferring money to a man, who had intended to join Syrian militants.

November 28, 2019 11:19

• Court stops cases against supporters of Circassian activist Martin Kochesoko

  The Cherkessk City Court has found no offense in actions of activists detained in June 2019 after posting a photo with leaflets in support of Martin Kochesoko.

November 27, 2019 21:35

• Germany deports 34 asylum seekers to Georgia

  The authorities of Saxony refused to provide political asylum to Georgian citizens, and all of them were deported to their homeland on November 26.

November 27, 2019 21:28

• Native of Volga region returns home after her mother's appeal to Ramzan Kadyrov

  On November 26, 20-year-old Kamilya Abdulkadirova, who earlier left the Nizhny Novgorod Region for Chechnya, returned home after her mother had appealed to Ramzan Kadyrov with a request to help with the return of her daughter.

November 27, 2019 21:21

• Law enforcers disrupt memorial ceremony for victims killed in Nardaran

  Policemen did not allow holding in a private house a memorial ceremony for activists of the movement "Muslim Unity", who were killed four years ago during a special operation in Nardaran. The police told organizers of the memorial ceremony that they had to obtain a sanction from the authorities for holding their event.

November 27, 2019 21:16

• Resident of Pankisi George killed in shootout provoked by HPP construction

  One person was killed and four others were injured as a result of a conflict between residents of the Pankisi Gorge, who argued about the construction of a hydroelectric power plant (HPP) on the Alazani River.

November 27, 2019 18:21

• Assault on Grozny in 1994 becomes an example of Russia's hybrid military campaign

  An unsuccessful assault on Grozny by the Chechen opposition in November 1994 was planned by Moscow as part of a hybrid military campaign, said political analyst Ruslan Martagov and human rights defender Oleg Orlov. In Chechnya, none of the parties expected a full-scale war, eyewitnesses said.

November 27, 2019 18:17

• In Azerbaijan, former investigator claims receiving threats from law enforcers

  Rufat Safarov, a former investigator of the Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan, reported receiving threats with the demand to stop his opposition activities. Threats of violence were also received by his mother Takhira Takhirgyzy.

November 27, 2019 14:20

• Human rights defenders see danger in Ramzan Kadyrov's threats in absence of reaction from President Putin

  In Russia, investigators are unlikely to give a move to the complaint filed by human rights defenders regarding threats voiced by Ramzan Kadyrov, so the fact of filing such a complaint is just a symbolic gesture. In the absence of reaction to the above threats from the authorities, subordinates of Ramzan Kadyrov can perceive his statements as a guide to action, the human rights defenders believe.

November 27, 2019 14:07

• Stepanakert roundtable voices prerequisites for unification of Karabakh and Armenia

  The political situation in Armenia is favourable for unification with Nagorno-Karabakh, state participants of a roundtable held in Stepanakert on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the reunification resolution of the Supreme Council of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (SSR) and the National Council of Nagorno-Karabakh.

November 27, 2019 11:39

• SC refuses to return case of Dagestanis killed in Chechnya to prosecutor

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has disagreed with advocates, who to investigators' violation, and refused to return the case of eight residents of Dagestan, who had been declared killed in a shootout with law enforcers, to the prosecutor.

November 27, 2019 11:28

• Journalists and network users condemn threats to Ingush singer Ragda Khanieva

  Anonymous morality advocates have demanded from the Ingush Khaniev teip (family clan) to "stop" Ragda Khanieva, a participant of a TV show. Netizens (network users) speak out against persecuting Khanieva.

November 26, 2019 23:56

• Analysts identify law enforcers' role in removal of checkpoints in Northern Caucasus

  The decision on the proposal voiced by Ramzan Kadyrov concerning the removal of checkpoints in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) cannot be made without the involvement of ministers of the power block, military experts believe.

November 26, 2019 23:51

• Condemnation of father with many children contradicts Chechen traditions

  The public condemnation of Aslanbek Yusupov, a father of many children, who complained about his difficult living conditions, contradicts the Chechen traditions, local residents comment on a TV story which continues the trend to condemn persons voicing complaints.

November 26, 2019 18:31

• Azerbaijan claims sniper shelling attacks in Karabakh conflict zone

  The positions of the Azerbaijani troops in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled 22 times within 24 hours, including from sniper rifles, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.

November 26, 2019 18:24

• Police set free activists detained near Georgian parliament building

  The police drew up protocols against 28 activists detained on Tuesday, and they were released under recognizance not to leave. During the dispersal of the rally, two protesters and a journalist were injured.

November 26, 2019 18:15

• Woman from Volga region requests Kadyrov to return her daughter who fled to Chechnya

  Zulfiya Abdulkadirova, a resident of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, appealed to Ramzan Kadyrov with a request to help return her 20-year-old daughter, who had fled to Chechnya against the will of her parents and married.

November 26, 2019 18:07

• New video with magician's detention in Chechnya shows inefficiency of public apologies

  After a "warning conversation" with officers of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), Khusain Gatsaev, a resident of the Naur District, apologized on the air of the "Grozny" TV Channel, that he provided occult services. Despite the numerous detentions of magicians and their public apologies, interest in occultism in the republic does not fade away, authors of the TV report admit.

November 26, 2019 11:29

• List of Azerbaijani political prisoners reduced by seven persons

  The working group of Azerbaijani human rights defenders, NGO activists and lawyers has released an updated list of political prisoners including 112 names. Cases of other 11 prisoners remain under the working group's monitoring.