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February 08, 2019 08:26

• Kadyrov's deputy permanent representative detained in Crimea

  Ramzan Kadyrov stood up for Murad Saidov, the deputy of his permanent representative in the Crimea, who was detained after the conflict with a Chechen businessman, who lives in the Crimea. According to Kadyrov, Saidov legally owned the firearm seized from him.

February 07, 2019 23:59

• Relatives of detained Dagestani resident ask for help in his search

  On February 4, after a search, law enforcers took a resident of Khasavyurt away with them and since then his fate is unknown, reported relatives of the detainee.

February 07, 2019 23:57

• Court softens punishment for Chechen resident for attempting to join Syrian militants

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya took into account the time that a local resident spent at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) and reduced by six months his sentence for trying to join militants in Syria, the Prosecutor's Office reported.

February 07, 2019 23:50

• Court dismisses arguments of Oyub Titiev's defence

  The defence of the head for the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" in Grozny was refused in conducting a handwriting examination of police protocols and excluding the results of the physical and chemical examination from the evidence list. The court also refused to include in the case file the evidence to prove the existence of a police rapid response team (known as GBR) in Kurchaloi.

February 07, 2019 19:51

• Woman from Grozny complains against officials' inaction after seizure of building yard

  In Grozny, a gate has been installed on the territory of a common yard of several multi-storey buildings and a brick wall is being under construction. The authorities failed to respond to the residents' complaints, an author of a video stated.

February 07, 2019 19:44

• Court refuses to release former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan on bail

  The court decided to leave in custody Robert Kocharyan, the second President of Armenia, accused of overthrowing the constitutional order. The defence found a political motive in the court decision.

February 07, 2019 15:55

• Georgia denies opening of customs posts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia

  The procedures for the enforcement of the Georgian-Russian trade agreement have been completed. The agreement is forcing Georgia to recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent customs territories, Grigory Karasin, the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, has stated.

February 07, 2019 15:52

• Oyub Titiev's defence demands to check signatures to police protocols

  Some documents were signed by the boss, who had no right to sign them, the defence of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", and demanded to conduct a handwriting examination.

February 07, 2019 15:50

• Head of Armenian Police against amnesty for "Sasna Tsrer" fighters

  Valery Osipyan, the head of the Armenian Police, said that he had lost his friends during the actions of the "Sasna Tsrer" detachment in 2016, and, therefore, he cannot reconcile with them. His words have questioned the acquittal of members of the armed grouping, since, if the victims disagree, the amnesty cannot be applied to "Sasna Tsrer" fighters. The court decided to hold its sessions behind closed doors.

February 07, 2019 10:58

• Mother of Giyas Ibragimov, Azerbaijani activist, tells about plotted provocation against her son

  Giyas Ibragimov, an activist, who is serving his sentence in an Azerbaijani colony on the case of drug dealing, is often searched, his mother, Shura Amiraslanova, has stated. She is sure that the colony staff is preparing a provocation against Giyas, and links it with the recent publication of her son's article on the "Meydan.TV" website.

February 07, 2019 10:55

• Fingerprint expert denies accusations of falsifying cases of five residents of Ingushetia

  The court that is considering the case of Salamkhan Sampiev, Ruslan Esmurziev, Khusen Kitiev, Magomed Amatkhanov and Elbert Kharsiev, accused of preparing terror acts in Ingushetia and Moscow, has listened to a fingerprint expert. He rejected the statement on "signs of falsification," made by the expert, invited by the defence.

February 07, 2019 10:51

• Court refuses to exclude key proof from Titiev's case

  The Prosecutor's Office has failed to explain the discrepancy in case materials, which arises doubts regarding the key proof of the guilt of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"; nevertheless, the court has ignored the defence's arguments. The arguments of the prosecution against the rejected defence's motions are untenable, the representative of the HRC "Memorial" has stated.

February 07, 2019 08:23

• Non-public demarcation of Dagestani-Chechen border meets Kadyrov's expectations

  The authorities of Chechnya have offered Dagestan to exchange equal territories of 73 hectares, said Shamil Khadulaev, a member of the Dagestani delegation to Grozny. Residents of Dagestan have no information about the process of border demarcation; while journalists and political analysts believe that the silencing policy, which Ramzan Kadyrov had insisted on, is carried out with the knowledge of the Kremlin.

February 07, 2019 08:19

• Amid protests, Armenian authorities give up the idea to cut science funding

  Employees of Yerevan State University have held an action against contests for funding scientific programmes. The authorities did not abandon this idea, but cancelled the decision to drastically cut the financial support for R&D institutes and laboratories in 2019.

February 07, 2019 08:16

• Kadyrov is one of addressees of petition on restoring Vladikavkaz mosque

  Signatures are being collected on the Internet for the transfer of the planetarium building in Vladikavkaz to the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM). The author of the petition has marked the head of Chechnya as one of its recipients.

February 06, 2019 23:58

• Kadyrov's gift to Nurmagomedov's coach reminds of subsidies to Chechnya

  The father and trainer of Dagestani fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov thanked the leader of Chechnya for a Mercedes car presented by the Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation. Some residents of Chechnya and social network users found the luxury gestures of the authorities inappropriate against the background of poverty in the republic.

February 06, 2019 19:09

• "Novaya Gazeta": Bekkhan Yusupov released because of his advocate's visit to Grozny

  Bekkhan Yusupov, whose detention in Chechnya had been reported by the "Russian LGBT Network", was to return to France by January 11, but was released only after his advocate arrived in Grozny on January 31.

February 06, 2019 19:05

• Chechen SC accepts for consideration Gazprom's complaint about debt disposal

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has announced that the date for consideration of the complaint filed by the "Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Grozny" about the court decision on writing off gas debts from residents of Chechnya will be appointed in the coming days.

February 06, 2019 15:28

• Armenian political analysts question relevance of Madrid Principles

  Political analysts responded to the meeting of Nikol Pashinyan and Ilham Aliev in Davos. Azerbaijan has abandoned the Madrid Principles, believes Oganes Igityan, a member of the ruling "My Step" Party. Azerbaijan tries to strengthen its position, while the Armenian authorities have to demonstrate toughness and readiness to negotiate at the same time, notes political analyst Alexander Iskandaryan.

February 06, 2019 15:25

• Dagestani MPs report clarification of borders with Kalmykia and Stavropol Territory

  On February 5, Khizri Shikhsaidov, Speaker of the People's Assembly, announced that the authorities of Dagestan clarify the borders not only with Chechnya, but also with other regions. The work is conducted "openly and transparently," notes Khazali Misiev, a Dagestani MP.