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July 26, 2019 09:39

• Police prevents father of murdered resident of Georgian from setting up tent at parliament

  Georgian law enforcers did not allow Malkhaz Machalikashvili, the father of a Pankisi resident killed in a special operation, to set up a tent in front of the parliament building, explaining that some repair works had been planned in this place.

July 26, 2019 09:35

• New data on Chechen "execution list" question investigations held in Russia

  President Vladimir Putin and investigators know about the extrajudicial execution of 27 residents of Chechnya, but in Russia this case has no prospects, says Igor Kalyapin, a rights defender. Relatives of the persons from the "execution list" fled the country after exposed to pressure by law enforcers, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, a blogger, has informed.

July 25, 2019 23:59

• HRC "Memorial" recognizes Ingush activist Zarifa Sautieva as a political prisoner

  The charges brought by investigators against Ingush activist Zarifa Sautieva are groundless, she is being prosecuted for political reasons and should be released, declares the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial". An advocate of Zarifa Sautieva complained about a ban for visits to her.

July 25, 2019 23:57

• Azerbaijani oppositionist Ayaz Magerramli allowed travelling abroad

  Today, Azerbaijani activist Ayaz Magerramli has left the country after five refusals of border guards to let him leave Azerbaijan.

July 25, 2019 23:54

• Ingush oppositionist Magomed Khazbiev set free

  Magomed Khazbiev, sentenced for insulting Ingush leader Yunus-Bek Evkurov and illegal arms trafficking, left a penal colony. He was met by his friends and relatives.

July 25, 2019 23:50

• Baku activist refuses to go to police without being officially summoned

  Bairam Mamedov, an activist of the movement "Nida", was called and invited to come to the Baku Police Chief Department in connection with his complaint of torture during his arrest. Human rights defender Ogtai Gyulyalyev notes that the case on torture should be investigated by the Prosecutor's Office.

July 25, 2019 15:28

• Investigators see signs of bringing to suicide in death of soldier in Nagorno-Karabakh

  A soldier of the Army of the Defence of Nagorno-Karabakh, who was found dead, tried to shoot and kill his colleague and then committed suicide, investigation suggested.

July 25, 2019 15:23

• ECtHR's decision does not smooth situation of gays in Sochi

  The decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to recognize as unlawful the Russian authorities' refusal to register organizations of LGBT activists in a number of Russian cities, including Sochi, will allow creating such communities in Russia, says one of the plaintiffs. Sochi is one of the cities where sexual minorities do not feel safe, report members of the LGBT community.

July 25, 2019 15:19

• Georgian NGOs claim threat to freedom of speech after change of owner at "Rustavi-2"

  The change of owner at the "Rustavi-2" TV Company may lead to a change in the editorial policy of the opposition-oriented TV Channel, declare Georgian human rights defenders in a letter addressed to 14 international organizations. The owner of the TV Channel assures that he guarantees journalists the preservation of independence.

July 25, 2019 10:58

• Investigators refute IS' involvement in attack on temple in Grozny

  By the outcomes of studying the attack on the Archangel Michael Church in Grozny, the investigators in charge have concluded that the attackers had no links with the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court, the "Kommersant" writes.

July 25, 2019 10:54

• Relative of oppositional journalist placed into dungeon in Azerbaijan

  Emin Shagiev, declared a political prisoner by rights defenders, was placed into dungeon (punishment cell), Djamil Gasanli, the chairman of the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) has informed, condemning the Azerbaijani authorities for persecuting relatives of journalists and activists, who are in political emigration.

July 25, 2019 10:50

• Defence challenges refusals to investigate torture of Grozny resident

  The advocate of Lom-Ali Elbiev, a former head of the municipal enterprise, has appealed to the court with a complaint about the fact that investigators in Grozny three times had refused to initiate a criminal case on the defendant's torture, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has informed.

July 25, 2019 10:41

• Tbilisi court starts considering case of person accused of killing schoolboy

  The trial of Mikhail Kalandiya, accused of killing a schoolboy in Tbilisi, takes place behind closed doors. The defence claimed no proofs of his guilt, but the court extended his arrest.

July 24, 2019 22:56

• Azerbaijani oppositionist complained about refusal to give foreign passport

  Gezyal Bairamly, a deputy chair of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has associated the refusal to issue her a foreign passport to travel abroad for treatment with her opposition activities. Ms Bairamly was pardoned by the presidential decree; and there are no obstacles for her to receive a passport, Yalchin Imanov, a lawyer, believes.

July 24, 2019 22:53

• Ostentatious help on behalf of Kadyrov emphasizes his claims to look as "rights defender"

  Ramzan Kadyrov’s demonstrative help to the needy with broadcasting reports on TV is a common method of self-promotion, but the real relief of people's lives justifies this practice, rights defenders believe.

July 24, 2019 22:49

• Soldier perished in Nagorno-Karabakh

  At night on July 24, Volodya Galoyan, a soldier of the Defence Army of Nagorno-Karabakh, died from the received gunshot wound, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

July 24, 2019 22:46

• ECtHR accepts complaint against verdict to Ruslan Rakhaev

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has registered a complaint against the verdict passed to Ruslan Rakhaev, the head of the criminal investigation division of the city of Cherkessk. He was sentenced to nine years within the case of beating up a detainee to death, the "Public Verdict" Fund has informed.

July 24, 2019 17:41

• Exercises on counteracting militants held in Chechnya

  More than 500 military servicemen of motorized rifle units of the Southern Military District took part in the exercises to destroy a conditional illegal armed formation (IAF), the republic's Military Commander's Office has reported.

July 24, 2019 17:34

• Dagestani officials confirm belonging of tower near Ansalta village to Chechnya

  The land around the tower located near the village of Ansalta belongs to Chechnya, Gaidarbeg Gaidarbegov, the head of the village, and Magomed Patkhulaev, the head of the Botlikh District of Dagestan, have confirmed. Such towers were built in Chechnya to protect trade routes and villages as signalling constructions and residential buildings, historians said.

July 24, 2019 11:38

• Police forces "Karabakh" Committee to cancel rally in Baku

  The Baku Mayoralty and police did not allow the "Karabakh" Public Committee to hold a rally in protest against the protraction of the settlement of the Karabakh conflict.