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April 29, 2022 22:15

• Protocols under article on discrediting army drawn up against human rights defenders for pickets on Red Square

  Today, human rights defender Oleg Orlov and Irina Galkova, a former employee of the “International Memorial”* (the International Historical, Educational, Charity and Human Rights Society “Memorial”) were detained on Red Square. In their hands, the human rights defenders were holding posters of pacifist content, criticizing the actions of the authorities, the Telegram channel “Polny PTs 2.0”, run by the team of the former Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”*, reports today.

April 29, 2022 21:56

• Teacher from Krasnodar dismissed for speaking about actions of Russian troops

  Parents of schoolchildren from the Krasnodar gymnasium No. 92 complained that a teacher of Russian language and literature spoke during lessons on the topic of the special military operation in Ukraine, condemning the actions of the Russian troops. The teacher was dismissed.

April 29, 2022 21:41

• Court agrees to question policeman in case on police preventive registration in Dagestan

  The defence of former FSB officer Ramazan Nazhduev persuaded a court to question a Dagestani policeman who claimed that Ramazan Nazhduev had been put on the police preventive registration, human rights defenders report today.

April 29, 2022 18:28

• Police detain 11 protesters in Yerevan

  The police reported about the detention of 11 people at a protest action in front of the building of the Armenian government. Street protests against the revision of the status of Nagorno-Karabakh were supported by students of Armenian universities.

April 29, 2022 18:14

• Embassy of Azerbaijan resumes its activities in Kiev

  After a temporary move to Lvov, the Embassy of Azerbaijan resumed its activities in Kiev, while the reception in Lvov will be continued until May 6. According to Ambassador Elmira Akhundova, Azerbaijani diplomats handed over 30 tons of products collected by Azerbaijani entrepreneurs to needy residents of Ukraine.

April 29, 2022 14:31

• FSB reports prevention of terror act in KChR

  According to the Russian FSB (Federal Security Bureau), in the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), a supporter of the "Islamic State" (IS)* has been detained who was planning a terror act on a facility of power and law enforcement bodies.

April 29, 2022 13:54

• Flight restrictions in Southern Russia extended by another week

  The bans on aircraft take-off and landing at airports of Anapa, Gelendjik, Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don and Elista have been extended until May 7, the "Rosaviatsiya" (Russian Federal Air Transport Agency) has announced.

April 29, 2022 12:27

• Armenian Ombudsperson reports detention of seven minors by the police

  In the course of protests, law enforcers detained six minors aged 16-17 and one 13-year-old teenager, Kristine Grigoryan, the Armenian Ombudsperson, has stated. The teens claim that policemen used brutal physical force against them during the detention.

April 29, 2022 12:11

• After picket, Krasnodar doctor accused of discrediting Russian militaries

  Law enforcers have drawn up a protocol on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces against Vitaly Nikolaev, a dentist, who held a pacifist picket in central Krasnodar.

April 29, 2022 11:54

• Armenia: rights defenders warn policemen and protesters against using violence

  Armenian policemen behave unprofessionally when using disproportionate force against protesters, the human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have stated.

April 29, 2022 07:50

• Activist Grodnikova complains of regular disruption of her pickets

  The police have released the activist, Tamara Grodnikova, who was detained at a picket in Volgograd against the law on foreign agents; this was her ninth detention since the start of the special operation in Ukraine. Ms Grodnikova filed an application to the name of the head of the police department, in which she asked to investigate the reasons for the regular disruption of her solo pickets that are allowed by the law.

April 29, 2022 07:27

• Political analysts assess drawbacks of Armenian opposition

  Opponents of Nikol Pashinyan have no public trust since the time when they themselves were in power, Akop Badalyan, a political observer, believes. The strength of the ruling power lies not in its legitimacy, but in the fact that the opposition is heterogeneous and fragmented, Alexander Iskandaryan, a political analyst, has noted.

April 28, 2022 22:18

• Samir Ashurov stops his hunger strike

  A court in Baku did not take into account a Samir Ashurov’s complaint about pressure from the police and refused to mitigate the pre-trial restriction measure for the period of investigation, an advocate of Samir Ashurov reported. The activist stopped his hunger strike because of deteriorating health state.

April 28, 2022 22:03

• Thirty-nine people detained at protests in Yerevan

  Today, 39 activists have been detained during protest actions in different districts of Yerevan, the Armenian police report.

April 28, 2022 21:32

• Volgograd activist detained at a picket

  Today, activist Tamara Grodnikova has come out to a solo picket against the law on foreign agents. The activist has also demanded not to persecute people for holding public actions permitted by the law. The police detained Tamara Grodnikova after checking her ID.

April 28, 2022 18:33

• Volunteer dispatch report highlights Kadyrov’s loyalty to Putin

  When commenting on the Ramzan Kadyrov’s report about sending another detachment of volunteers to Ukraine, Caucasian expert Ruslan Kutaev has noted that it is important for the authorities of Chechnya to demonstrate to President Putin their active participation in the special military operation.

April 28, 2022 18:17

• ECtHR obliges Azerbaijan to pay compensation to activist for his arrest

  The authorities of Azerbaijan are obliged to pay 4000 euros to oppositionist Bakhruz Gasanov, who was unreasonably arrested in 2012, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) rules out. Bakhruz Gasanov himself calls the ECtHR’s decision fair.

April 28, 2022 16:08

• Two residents of Ingushetia suspected of discrediting militaries

  In a social network, Ingush law enforcers found posts of two local residents and treated them as discrediting Russian militaries. Administrative cases have been initiated against the post authors, the local Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reported.

April 28, 2022 15:47

• Participants of two marches in Armenia demand govt resignation

  Supporters of the opposition have started their marches to Yerevan from the Armavir and Aragatsotn Regions, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his government.

April 28, 2022 11:28

• European NGOs worry about media freedom in Azerbaijan

  According to the Council of Europe's Platform to Promote the Protection of Journalism and the Journalists' Safety, threats to the media freedom have intensified in Azerbaijan.