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December 12, 2018 12:52

• In Yerevan, action in support of Robert Kocharyan ends in a verbal skirmish

  According to organizers, about 100 supporters of second Armenian President Robert Kocharyan, arrested on the charge of overthrowing the constitutional order, gathered in Yerevan. They accuse organizers of the rally, including first Armenian President Levon Ter-Petrosyan, of dispersing the demonstration in March 2008, when dozens of people were killed.

December 12, 2018 12:51

• Anniversary of first Chechen war campaign recalls political results of Kadyrov family

  The events of December 1994, when the Russian authorities announced the introduction of troops into Chechnya, are remembered by residents of the republic, but are ignored at the official level.

December 12, 2018 08:16

• Titiev receives Franco-German Award "For Human Rights"

  The Franco-German Prize "For Human Rights and Rule of Law" was awarded to Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" and was given to his colleagues at the residence of the German Ambassador in Moscow.

December 12, 2018 08:14

• Activists demand to release Robert Kocharyan

  Supporters of Robert Kocharyan, the second President of Armenia, who was arrested on charges of overthrowing the constitutional order, gathered in the Republic Square in Yerevan and demand to release him from custody.

December 11, 2018 21:43

• Maxim Lapunov tells Moskalkova about investigators' inaction

  Maxim Lapunov, a gay who had declared his detention and torture in Chechnya, has again appealed Tatiana Moskalkova, the Russia's Ombudsperson with a request to assist in the investigation of his case.

December 11, 2018 21:36

• Russian serviceman detained after killing woman in Gyumri

  Policemen have detained a military serviceman from the Russian military base, located in Gyumri, suspected of committing a murder, the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Armenia has informed.

December 11, 2018 19:03

• "Legal Initiative" receives threats after "honour killings" report

  Saida Sirazhudinova, a co-author of the "Legal Initiative" report on "honour killings" in Northern Caucasus, decided not to go to the police in connection with the fact that she was openly watched in the Moscow metro. The activist has stated she continues to work as usual. Meanwhile, a leader of the "Legal Initiative" receives messages that can be regarded as threats, reports the press secretary of the "Legal Initiative".

December 11, 2018 18:52

• Oyub Titiev's defence points to inconsistencies in case materials

  Today, at a trial in the case against Oyub Titiev, his advocate has pointed to the fact that the signature of a policeman in his report stating that the rights defender kept drugs at home does not match his signatures in other documents.

December 11, 2018 18:42

• US Department of State and EU accept results of elections in Armenia

  Today, the European Union has announced its willingness to work with the newly elected parliament of Armenia, since the principles of democracy had been observed during the elections. The US Department of State has noted that the parliamentary elections in Armenia were held in a free and competitive environment.

December 11, 2018 14:44

• In Armenia, elections become last stage of 'velvet revolution'

  The results of the elections could be expected, believe political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". On December 10, the "velvet revolution" was completed in Armenia, noted political consultant Armen Badalyan.

December 11, 2018 14:36

• 22 natives of Southern Caucasus detained in France

  Suspected members of the Georgian, Armenian, and Azerbaijani organized criminal groupings were detained during a special operation in Lyon, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Georgia reports today.

December 11, 2018 14:30

• Azerbaijan reports shelling of two villages in conflict zone

  Over the past 24 hours, the positions of the Azerbaijani armed forces in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled 24 times, and border villages in the Tovuz District came under fire, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reports today.

December 11, 2018 10:13

• Observers tell about violations at elections in Armenia

  There were violations at the parliamentary elections in Armenia, but they were not widespread, members of observation missions have stated at a press conference in Yerevan. According to human rights defenders, these elections were the first free and competitive ones in recent years, but during the electoral campaigns, parties and blocs used the "hate speech".

December 11, 2018 10:01

• "Memorial" reports persecution of activists in Stavropol Territory

  Law enforcers have searched the apartment of activist Darya Atdaeva, who demanded to investigate the circumstances of the killing of two people in a special operation in Nevinnomyssk, human rights defenders have informed.

December 11, 2018 09:52

• Oyub Titiev complains about the problems with delivery of letters to SIZO

  The defence of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre "Memorial", treats keeping him at SIZO (pre-trial prison) and the extension of his arrest for three months more as unjustified. The rights defender himself has treated the last court judgement as expected and complained that he receives not all the letters addressed to him.

December 11, 2018 09:22

• Resident of Chechnya charged with Basaev's raid on Dagestan

  The case of the resident of Chechnya, whom investigators treat as a participant in the attack of the militants of Shamil Basaev and Khattab on Dagestan in 1999, has been sent to the court, the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has reported.

December 11, 2018 09:11

• Kadyrov's words about Russian Vice-Premier remind of his federal ambitions

  The criticism of Ramzan Kadyrov addressed to Vitaly Mutko, one of Russian Vice-Premiers, is caused by the fact that the head of Chechnya sees himself as a federal-level politician and is seeking to expand his influence, Dmitry Oreshkin and Alexei Malashenko, political analysts, believe.

December 10, 2018 21:23

• Georgian police demand to move activists' tent on the border with South Ossetia

  The police have asked to move the tent of activist of the "Force in Unity" movement into the territory of Georgia, but the protesters have managed to maintain the status quo, David Katsarava, the head of the movement, has stated.

December 10, 2018 21:19

• Oyub Titiev's arrest extended by three months

  The court has upheld the demand of the prosecution and extended the arrest of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", until March 22, 2019.

December 10, 2018 17:20

• Azerbaijan reports 27 shelling attacks in the conflict zone

  Over the past 24 hours, positions of Azerbaijani militaries were shelled from Armenia and the territories "near the occupied villages," the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.