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July 25, 2022 23:59

• Pickets in support of journalist Gadjiev supported by residents of Makhachkala

  Today, in Makhachkala, passers-by and drivers of cars have expressed their support to participants of solo pickets in defence of arrested Abdulmumin Gadjiev, colleagues of the journalist and activist Salim Khalitov said.

July 25, 2022 23:55

• Relatives call for release of those convicted in “Terter case”

  Those convicted in the “Terter case” should be released, and those who tortured them should be brought to justice, said relatives of the prisoners at a rally in Baku.

July 25, 2022 23:51

• Celebration of Vardavar in Karabakh village of Agavno held under peacemakers' control

  For the second year, the community of Agavno of the Kashatag District of Nagorno-Karabakh has celebrated the Vardavar holiday. The security of the event was ensured by Russian peacemakers.

July 25, 2022 23:49

• Tbilisi residents oppose park territory development

  Several dozen residents of the Tbilisi Mukhiani district took out to the streets in protest, demanding the cancellation of the construction of five high-rise buildings in place of the park. The protesters assert that this territory is the only green area in the district.

July 25, 2022 23:47

• Zarema Musaeva’s advocates complain about being watched in Chechnya

  On July 5, at least seven persons in several vehicles all day followed advocates of Zarema Musaeva in Chechnya, the defenders themselves reported. They took the surveillance of law enforcers as a method of pressure and requested to launch an inspection.

July 25, 2022 22:57

• Brother of Magamadov and Isaev claims being tortured after his detention in Chechnya

  After the first detention of Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev, their relatives were also taken to a law enforcement body in Chechnya, where they were tortured, an elder brother of Salekh and Ismail said.

July 25, 2022 21:55

• Female activists from Kabardino-Balkaria and Kuban accused of discrediting Russian army

  Administrative cases for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces instituted against Anna Shtrigel and Maryana Kanukoeva were brought to courts of Novorossiysk and Chegem.

July 25, 2022 11:54

• Chechen Djumaev files complaint against verdict

  Said-Mukhammad Djumaev, a native of Chechnya, who was sentenced to five years in colony for violence against law enforcers, has filed a complaint.

July 25, 2022 11:51

• Prosecution demands real prison for policemen-figurants in torture case in KBR

  At the trial of the case of former Nalchik policemen accused of torturing Alexander Knyazev and Valery Levdik, the prosecutor's office requested five and a half years in prison for each of the defendants.

July 24, 2022 12:02

• Initiator of action for rights of Oirat-Kalmyk nationals disagrees with rally ban

  The Mayoralty of Elista, the capital of Kalmykia, has refused to sanction the July 26 rally in defence of the Russian Constitution and the rights of the Oirat-Kalmyk people. Semyon Ateev, an activist, has applied for holding a rally in the territory of the "Seven Days' Pagoda" Complex; the city court has approved the refusal. Semyon has treated the ban as discriminatory, pointing out that other events organized by the authorities used to take place in the territory of the complex.

July 24, 2022 11:48

• Sochi authorities' report about elimination of bad weather consequences sparks criticism in social network

  After a heavy rain, residential houses located in the Lazarevsoye District of Sochi are flooded, communal services are eliminating the consequences, and officials are calculating the damage, local authorities have reported. In Sochi, flooding occurs regularly because of failed storm water drains and non-systematic city development, users of the "VKontakte" social network assert.

July 24, 2022 11:31

• Analysts point to problems with media freedom in Azerbaijan

  In Azerbaijan, journalists are subjected to physical and psychological pressure and criminal prosecution; the situation with media freedom remains critical, human rights defenders have noted in their report.

July 23, 2022 16:12

• Social network users treat action of soldiers' support on Tuapse beaches as inappropriate

  The administration of beaches in Tuapse broadcasts patriotic audio for tourists through loudspeakers in support of the militaries involved in the special operation in Ukraine, sources report. Forcing people who came to have their rest to listen to such songs is inappropriate, social network commentators have stated.

July 23, 2022 15:55

• Sermon of adviser to Kadyrov is in line with Imams' involvement in recruiting

  Adam Shakhidov, the advisor to the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, on religious matters, has recorded a video sermon, during which he disclosed the participation of republic's residents in the special operation in Ukraine from the religious viewpoint, Ramzan Kadyrov informed on his Telegram channel.

July 23, 2022 15:34

• Krasnodar townspeople demand authorities' reaction to flooded streets

  After a rainstorm, the Muzykalny micro-district in Krasnodar was flooded, while officials and communal services gave no reaction to the calamity, local residents have complained. Other townspeople have noted, in the "VKontakte" social network, that flooding of city neighbourhoods occurs regularly because of the failed storm water draining pipelines.

July 23, 2022 13:38

• Ceiling collapse in new Kaspiysk kindergarten sparks outrage in social networks

  In one of the kindergartens in the city of Kaspiysk, which was recently commissioned, the ceiling collapsed; and the developer explained this by a draught, according to social networks. Luckily, there were no children in the room, Instagram* and "VKontakte" users have informed.

July 23, 2022 13:19

• Investigators name motive for killing three conscripts in Armenia

  The commander of a combat post threatened the conscript soldier to report some compromising information to his relatives, if he refuses to shot three his fellow servicemen dead, who had learned about the non-stature relations of the soldier with his commander, investigators have suggested. The conscript has been charged with murder; and the commander – with incitement to murder and sexual violence, the Armenia's Investigating Committee (IC) has informed today.

July 23, 2022 09:08

• Baku analysts assess prospects for return of Lachin under Azerbaijan's control

  The construction of a bypass road around Lachin will remove obstacles to the return of this city and the corridor of the same name under Azerbaijan's control, analysts in Baku believe.

July 23, 2022 08:56

• After conflict with Bzhaniya, Djansukh Adleiba goes on hunger strike

  On July 22, in Freedom Square in Sukhumi, Djansukh Adleiba, an activist, began his hunger strike demanding lower fuel prices and to prevent the transfer of Abkhaz lands to Russia. Vadim Markholiya, a veteran of the 1992 war, has joined the protest action.

July 23, 2022 08:46

• Ingush activist Myakiev treats ECtHR's decision on his complaint as fair

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has obliged Russia to pay 1000 euros to Ingush activist, Bagaudin Myakiev, for his illegal custody. This gives hope for similar ECtHR's decisions in favour of other people arrested within the case of the rally in Magas in March 2019, Myakiev himself has informed.