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February 13, 2019 17:53

• Russian Ombudsperson intervenes into Bekkhan Yusupov's dispute with "Novaya Gazeta"

  On February 12, the Russian Ombudsperson, Tatiana Moskalkova, asked the prosecutor's office to react to the claims of a Chechen resident to the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper, which wrote about his detention because of his suspected homosexuality.

February 13, 2019 17:44

• The Insider appeals against demand to remove article about VIP hunting in Caucasian Reserve

  On February 12, a Sochi court ruled that the publication of "The Insider" about a poaching hunting by high-ranking officials denigrates the honour of the director of the Caucasian Reserve, and obliged the website to delete the article; however, the edition challenged the court ruling.

February 13, 2019 17:31

• Defence achieves release of Azerbaijani oppositionist Ibragim

  Today, the Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has reduced the punishment of the convict Azerbaijani opposition leader Mamed Ibragim and ruled to release him. The defence intends to seek the full rehabilitation of the activist, said his advocate.

February 13, 2019 13:14

• ECtHR awards compensations to relatives of those killed in Chechnya

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has considered the complaints, filed a few years after the death of Chechen residents, Alvi Bugaev and Alkhazur Atabaev, and ruled that their relatives should receive compensations totalling more than 200,000 euros, said the advocate Dokka Itslaev.

February 13, 2019 13:04

• Historians tell about the modern impact of Turkmenchay Treaty

  The Turkmenchay Peace Treaty of 1828 divided the territory of historical residence of Azerbaijanis among Russia and Iran; and the subsequent actions of the tsarist regime and the Soviet authorities created the basis for the Karabakh conflict, Azerbaijani historians told the "Caucasian Knot".

February 13, 2019 11:11

• Court bans journalists to attend sessions on Benyash's case

  The policemen found as victims in the case of the Krasnodar lawyer Mikhail Benyash have opposed the presence of journalists at the court sessions; and their petition was granted, the defence reports, noting that this decision is contrary to the open nature of the court sessions.

February 13, 2019 11:01

• Two oppositionists arrested for 15 days each in Azerbaijan

  Makhir Rustamli and Idayat Rasulzade, activists of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), detained during the trial of their party comrade in the city of Sumgait, were found guilty of disorderly conduct (petty hooliganism). The activists are prosecuted on a trump-up accusation, the PFPA spokesman has stated.

February 13, 2019 08:32

• New charge brought against Robert Kocharyan

  Robert Kocharyan, the second president of Armenia, is accused of bribery, his advocate Ayk Alumyan has stated.

February 13, 2019 08:17

• HRC "Memorial" points to intensified repressive trends with Dagestan as example

  From year to year, in Russia, prosecutions under antiterrorist articles is becoming more and more widespread, with a third of such cases being initiated for publishing on the Internet, a review of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" asserts.

February 12, 2019 21:05

• Law enforcer wounds a teen in Dagestani village

  In the village of Khadjalmakhi, Levashi District, a policeman opened fire on a car driven by a 17-year-old schoolboy and wounded the teenager.

February 12, 2019 20:54

• Prisoner goes on hunger strike in Armenia

  Aram Khachikyan, sentenced to life imprisonment, is seeking a review of his case, the spokesperson of the Armenia's Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has reported.

February 12, 2019 19:26

• Oyub Titiev abused, his defence reports

  A scotch tape with Oyub Titiev's hairs on it, which was used to wrap a package with drugs, was obtained with the use of violence as a result of a scene with threats arranged by law enforcers, an advocate of the Chechen rights defender has stated today.

February 12, 2019 19:20

• In Armenia, soldier arrested after shooting dead his colleague

  A regular soldier is suspected of shooting dead Senior Lieutenant Mesrop Grigoryan, investigators have reported today.

February 12, 2019 19:09

• Chechen woman evicted from dormitory publicly apologizes on TV

  On February 11, on the air of the Chechen TV Channel, Malida Mageramova, a resident of Chechnya, apologized for her video appeal to the authorities with a complaint about eviction from a dormitory.

February 12, 2019 13:06

• Azerbaijan counts 21 shelling attacks in the conflict zone

  During the last 24 hours, positions of Azerbaijani militaries were shelled for 21 times, including those stationed in three villages, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed today.

February 12, 2019 12:54

• Chechen authorities announce housing construction in Galanchozh District

  The Chechen authorities promise to pay 1-3 million roubles to those residents of Chechnya, who are ready to move to the Galanchozh District and run their households there.

February 12, 2019 11:12

• NKR rules out release of Askerov and Guliev

  After the release of Elnur Guseinzade, the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has excluded the possibility of the release or exchange of other Azerbaijani citizens, Shakhbaz Guliev and Dilkham Askerov, who had been convicted for especially grave crimes.

February 12, 2019 11:07

• "Muslim Unity" activist arrested in Azerbaijan

  Bakhtiyar Bagirov, an activist of the "Muslim Unity" Movement, was arrested for 20 days. His fate remained unknown to his relatives for five days.

February 12, 2019 10:58

• Residents of Gumbetovsky District tell about Chechnya's claims on pastures

  The concern of the villagers of Mekhelta, the district centre, was caused by the claims of the Chechen party to 160 hectares of summer pastures, which had been used by generations of local shepherds, said the village head and a local resident.

February 12, 2019 01:50

• Armenia's MoD reports soldier's death

  Mesrop Grigoryan, a contract soldier, was fatally wounded in one of the military units of the Armenian Armed Forces, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.