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March 11, 2019 13:53

• Prosecutor asks four years of colony for Titiev

  Today, during the debates, the state prosecutor asked the court to find Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", guilty of drug possession, and sentence him to imprisonment and a fine.

March 11, 2019 13:40

• Relatives of terminally ill prisoner from Dagestan appeal to ECtHR

  A complaint of Magomedsaid Gazaliev, a resident of Makhachkala, who is serving his sentence in a colony in the Republic of Komi, of his mother and two sisters, has been sent to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The convict and his relatives complain that, despite the fact that Gazaliev has a serious fatal illness the court refuses to release him.

March 11, 2019 11:35

• Investigators suspend case of dispersion of "Electric Yerevan" protest

  The Special Investigating Service (SIS) of Armenia failed to find the law enforcers, who could be charged with abuse of powers or unjustified use of force during the dispersal of actions against the increase in electricity tariffs in 2015.

March 11, 2019 11:15

• Protesters in Moscow criticize ban of anime festival in Dagestan

  The practice of disrupting concerts and the anime festival in Dagestan can be extended to the entire Russia, participants in the Moscow rally for the freedom of the Internet has expressed their fears.

March 11, 2019 11:05

• Suspect of killing Kadyrov's guard announced a threat to Britain's national security

  British secret services have banned the Chechen native, suspected of involvement in the murder of Umar Israilov, Ramzan Kadyrov's former security guard, and preparing for the assassination of Akhmed Zakaev, a former head of Ichkeria's government.

March 11, 2019 10:54

• Actions in support of Anastasia Shevchenko held in six Russian cities

  Solo pickets in support of Anastasia Shevchenko, a member of the federal office of "The Open Russia" from Rostov-on-Don were held in Kazan, Kaliningrad, Yekaterinburg, Rostov-on-Don and Tver. In Saint Petersburg, a series of pickets was organized by about a dozen activists.

March 10, 2019 10:40

• Residents of Chechnya explain new Daudov-Abdurakhmanov dialogue by authorities' perplexity

  Magomed Daudov, the speaker of the Chechen parliament, and the blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov, during their dispute over who is responsible for extrajudicial executions in the republic, interrupted each other and accused of hypocrisy. The new discussion with a blogger was treated by residents of Chechnya as a failed attempt to take revenge after the past discussions.

March 10, 2019 10:36

• Activist of "European Georgia" injured in Tbilisi

  The attacker on David Napetvaridze, a member of the oppositional "European Georgia" Party, was detained. David's wife has linked the incident with her husband's political activities.

March 10, 2019 10:32

• Chechen blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov did not confirm the end of case against him

  Magomed Daudov, the speaker of the Chechen parliament, showed on his Instagram a resolution to stop the criminal case against the Chechen blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov. The blogger himself said that he had not received any notifications from investigators.

March 10, 2019 10:29

• Yerevan resident sent to mental hospital after car arson attempt at Mayoralty

  A resident of Armenia tried to set fire to his car at the Yerevan Mayoralty. Policemen detained him and took him to a psychiatric hospital.

March 09, 2019 19:51

• OSCE recommends Armenian authorities to enhance oversight of campaign finance

  In its report on the past parliamentary elections in Armenia, the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE/ODIHR) recommended to improve oversight of campaign finance. Observers also advised further enhancing special measures to promote women candidates, so as to strengthen the participation of women in public and political life.

March 09, 2019 19:44

• Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of 300 shelling attacks per week

  In the period from March 3 to March 9, the Azerbaijani forces fired more than 2300 shots at the positions of the Defence Army, reported the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Nagorno-Karabakh.

March 09, 2019 19:09

• Social network users: blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov wins dispute with Chechen Minister Magomed Daudov

  Blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov appeared to be more convincing in a discussion with Magomed Daudov, the speaker of the Chechen parliament, concluded YouTube users. They hope that Ramzan Kadyrov will continue a dispute with Tumso Abdurakhmanov.

March 09, 2019 12:18

• Missing Ingush student found in Egyptian prison

  The office of the Ingush Ombudsperson man for human rights in Ingushetia has received information about Khizir Dugiev, whose fate was unknown for more than six months, after he was detained in Egypt. According to the Ombudsperson, the young man is in a Cairo prison.

March 09, 2019 12:13

• Female activists state inefficient fight against sexual violence in Georgia

  Law enforcers would not investigate cases of sexual violence, while the Georgian legislation fails to comply with international standards, women-picketers have stated in Tbilisi.

March 09, 2019 12:12

• Armenian supper is disabled after being wounded in Syria

  Doctors had to amputate a foot of a sapper from Armenia, who was wounded during demining in Syria, the Centre for Humanitarian Demining and Expertise has informed.

March 09, 2019 09:32

• Relatives of Ingushes arrested in Egypt disagree with Evkurov's forecasts

  Yunus-Bek Evkurov has estimated the deportation period of the students detained in Egypt as one-two months, but their relatives doubt the estimate. They deny the detainees' involvement in extremism, but they fear that students will face criminal prosecution at home. Alexei Malashenko, a political analyst, believes that the case is unique.

March 09, 2019 09:28

• Balkars prefer commemoration of deportation to March 8 celebrations

  On March 8, a memorial event was held in Nalchik on the 75th anniversary of the deportation of Balkars. Some locals found it inappropriate to celebrate the International Women's Day on a tragic date for the nation.

March 09, 2019 09:24

• Residents of Northern Caucasus tell about change in attitudes to March 8

  The refusal of some residents of Chechnya and Dagestan to celebrate March 8 is associated with religious motives. Young people in Dagestan tend to perceive March 8 as an ordinary day; while older people, out of habit, celebrate the holiday, said Makhachkala townspeople. Residents of Kabardino-Balkaria, who commemorate the Balkars-deportation victims on March 8, would like to celebrate the Women's Day on another date.

March 09, 2019 01:24

• New version of child search in Syria bewilders residents of Chechnya

  Senator Ziyad Sabsabi, who has returned the son of a resident of Dagestan from the Middle East, explained that the child had been stolen from the refugee camp by "our militaries." His words contradict the authorities' version that the boy was kidnapped by unknown persons, residents of Chechnya have noted, expressing doubts that a child was found in Syria in a few days.