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January 22, 2022 19:00

• Krasnodar journalist claims beating up by law enforcers

  Vladislav Kramskoy, a journalist, has stated that he was beaten up by law enforcers after he asked them to show their IDs and introduce themselves. As a result, he not only received traumas, but a protocol was drawn up against him for disobeying a law enforcer's lawful demand.

January 22, 2022 12:53

• Advisor to Dagestani head extradited from Germany to Russia

  German authorities have extradited to Russia Osman Makhachev, who worked as an adviser to the former head of Dagestan, Ramazan Abdulatipov, and now is accused under the case of a large bribe.

January 22, 2022 12:32

• Rights defenders assess chances for revising Polad Aslanov's verdict

  When considering Polad Aslanov's case at the Supreme Court (SC), the Azeri General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) may advocate for a mitigation of his punishment, but one should not expect the Polad's acquittal, the human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

January 22, 2022 12:16

• Protesters in Tbilisi demand dismissal of Culture Minister

  Teya Tsulukiani, the Georgian Minister of Culture, is firing employees of her subordinate entities who have expressed dissatisfaction with her policies, protesters in Tbilisi have stated, adding that nearly 1500 people signed the petition demanding Tsulukiani's resignation.

January 22, 2022 03:01

• Chechen officials show video with Zarema Yangulbaeva

  In the video clips released by Chechen authorities, Zarema Yangulbaeva, the mother of Abubakar Yangulbaev, a lawyer from the North-Caucasian branch of the "Committee against Torture" (CaT), states that she is being treated well and provided with insulin injections and other necessary medicines.

January 22, 2022 02:46

• Kadyrov voiced direct threats against Yangulbaev family

  The head of Chechnya has confirmed that Zarema Yangulbaeva had been taken to Grozny and stated that the woman had already "earned an article for herself." The Yangulbaevs are waiting for a place "in prison or in the ground," Kadyrov has threatened.

January 21, 2022 22:05

• Eldar Gasanov sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment

  Eldar Gasanov, the former Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Serbia, has been sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment on the charge of committing economic crimes, and the court has also ruled to confiscate the defendant’s property. Eldar Gasanov pleads not guilty.

January 21, 2022 21:49

• Social media users outraged by tender for Mercedes car purchase for 9 million roubles from budget of North Ossetia

  After the information about the state contract for the procurement of a car by the authorities of North Ossetia for 9 million roubles at the expense of budget funds was released, Instagram users reminded the authorities of the republic of the social problems that have accumulated in North Ossetia.

January 21, 2022 19:02

• Constant stream of public apologies devalues their significance for natives of Dagestan

  Public apologies made en mass have led to the fact that remorse has become insincere and is perceived as a tribute to fashion. This was noted by experts interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot”.

January 21, 2022 18:50

• Lawyers complain about prosecutors’ inaction after kidnapping of Yangulbaeva

  After a complaint about the kidnapping of Zarema Yangulbaeva, the police arrived only several hours later, and the prosecutor’s office of the Nizhny Novgorod Region refused to accept the complaint, said Sergey Babinets, a lawyer of the “Committee against Torture”, and advocate Natalia Dobronravova. According to them, the whereabouts of Zarema Yangulbaeva is still unknown.

January 21, 2022 14:02

• Idea to attract KBR students for combating "omicron" sparks disputes in social networks

  Authorities of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) have decided to involve students and teachers of medical educational establishments in the fight against the new coronavirus wave. However, some Instagram users have suggested that students had been on distance learning for a long time, and they lack medical knowledge for the mission.

January 21, 2022 13:42

• AI calls for release of Abubakar Yangulbaev's mother

  Russian authorities should intervene in the situation with the abduction of the mother of human rights defender, Abubakar Yangulbaev; this abduction continued the trend pursued by Chechen leadership of putting pressure on its opponents, the human rights organization Amnesty International (AI) has stated.

January 21, 2022 12:13

• Striking social workers demand meeting with Georgian Prime Minister

  In Tbilisi, the striking employees of the Social Security Agency demand a meeting with Irakli Garibashvili, the country's Premier, to discuss the issue of raising their salaries.

January 21, 2022 11:45

• Penitentiary Service reacts to Polad Aslanov's complaints

  Polad Aslanov, a journalist, has reported his complaints about the physical and psychological pressure in the colony to an employee of the Internal Investigation Department of the Penitentiary Service under the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Azerbaijan, who visited him in custody, Polad's wife said.

January 21, 2022 08:36

• Myakiev treats verdict cancellation as obstacle for considering the case at ECtHR

  The decision of the Fifth Cassation Court in Pyatigorsk to overturn the sentence of Bagaudin Myakiev, a protester in Magas, may prevent the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) from considering his complaint, the activist himself has suggested.

January 21, 2022 08:20

• Law enforcers break into Saidi Yangulbaev's flat in Nizhny Novgorod

  Cars with Chechen license plates took away Zarema Yangulbaeva, the wife of the federal judge, Saidi Yangulbaev; the wife was unconscious. They couldn't take Yangulbaev himself, since he has the status of a federal judge, the "Committee against Torture" (CaT) reported on January 20.

January 20, 2022 23:32

• Defendants in case on help to Saakashvili released on bail

  The court released four persons accused of facilitating a secret border crossing by former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili.

January 20, 2022 23:20

• Ten Azerbaijani citizens wait in Dagestani camp for opening of state border

  Ten Azerbaijani citizens still stay in the Dagestani “Ogonyok” (Spark) children’s camp, and the date of their departure to their homeland is not yet known, the Department for Dagestan of the Ministry for Emergencies reports.

January 20, 2022 19:11

• Court leaves Abdulmumin Gadjiev under arrest for other three months

  In Rostov-on-Don, the Southern District Military Court extended until April 28 the arrest of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft), accused of financing terrorism. The defence pointed out that there were no grounds for extending the journalist’s detention.

January 20, 2022 18:59

• Baku residents take part in a memorial action on anniversary of “Black January”

  Today, residents of Baku have come to a memorial on the Alley of Martyrs to honour the memory of the people who died after the entry of troops into Azerbaijan on January 20, 1990.