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February 28, 2025 22:04

• Sumgait refugees emphasize importance of not forgetting pogrom

  The pogroms in Sumgait became the starting point for the Azerbaijan’s actions against residents of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. The Armenian authorities are not taking any measures to draw the attention of the world community to the problem of genocide. Such an opinion has been voiced by refugees from Sumgait.

February 28, 2025 21:24

• Sumgait riots anniversary highlights continuation of Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict

  Paying tribute to the memory of the country’s residents who fell victim to the Sumgait pogroms reminds people that they need to overcome hostility and prevent similar events in the future, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Armenia has announced.

February 27, 2025 23:37

• Ramzan Kadyrov decides to award surviving flight attendants of AZAL plane

  The flight attendants of the Baku-Grozny flight who survived the plane crash have been presented for an award for their services to Chechnya. In addition, a memorial plaque will be installed in Grozny.

February 27, 2025 23:07

• Ten years after Nemtsov’s murder, those who ordered his assassination remain unnamed

  On the tenth anniversary of the assassination of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, it became known that Abdul Elmurzaev, a native of Chechnya, has been put on the wanted list. He had been following Boris Nemtsov for two months before his assassination, the “Agency”* reports. Investigators have not yet made public the names of those who ordered the assassination of the politician.

February 27, 2025 22:56

• "Alternativa" reports case of labour slavery in Ingushetia

  Three men were held in labour slavery in the Sunzha District of Ingushetia; their documents were taken away, they were paid no wages, and they were beaten up for their offenses. They managed to contact the "Alternativa" movement, after which they were released.

February 27, 2025 22:08

• Maykop resident declared prisoner of conscience

  The human rights project "Support for political prisoners. Memorial" has recognized Stanislav Shevchenko, a resident of Maykop (the capital of Adygea), as a political prisoner. He was sentenced to four years in colony for justifying terrorism online.

February 27, 2025 21:22

• Russian State Duma member Delimkhanov repeats threats to opponents of Chechen authorities

  Adam Delimkhanov, a Russian State Duma member from Chechnya, has claimed that opponents of the Chechen authorities who migrated to Europe “will be destroyed.”

February 26, 2025 23:18

• Story of Kizilyurt girl stresses importance making violence cases public

  Families are afraid of releasing information about violence, while victims are often subjected to relatives’ pressure instead of receiving their help from, human rights defenders have noted in their comments on the chaining of a girl in Kizilyurt.

February 26, 2025 22:30

• Human rights defender Nagavkin loses lawsuit on penalties imposed in colony

  The Uryupinsk City Court has upheld the penalties imposed on Igor Nagavkin, a human rights defender, who is serving his term in a colony settlement. His defence treats the court ruling as biased and intends to appeal against it.

February 26, 2025 21:58

• Defenders of Georgian journalist Mziya Amaglobeli request court to recognize her as a victim

  Advocates of Mziya Amaglobeli, the founder of the “Batumelebi” and “Netgazeti” online publications, request a court to recognize the journalist as a victim, since she was injured after her detention.

February 26, 2025 21:31

• Baku court sentences journalist Orudjov to two years of imprisonment in penal colony

  In Baku, a court sentenced Aziz Orudjov, the head of the “Kanal-13” online TV Channel, to imprisonment, finding him guilty of illegal construction. The journalist has claimed that he is not guilty.

February 25, 2025 23:57

• In Georgia, protesters honour memory of those killed in battles with Red Army

  In Tbilisi, participants in six protest marches honoured the memory of those killed in battles with the Red Army. After that,they went to the Georgian parliament building, where for the 90thday in a row, protests have been held with the demand to hold new parliamentary elections and release activists.

February 25, 2025 23:16

• Verdict against Ingush activists challenged at SC’s Panel

  The defence of those convicted under the Ingush case has filed a complaint against the verdict with the Panel of the Russian Supreme Court (SC) and will seek to lift the restrictions in effect after their release. Four of the convicts, including the elderly Malsag Uzhakhov and Akhmed Barakhoev, remain behind bars.

February 25, 2025 23:00

• Russian Supreme Court refuses to consider Chechen advocate Idalov’s appeal

  The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has refused to consider the appeal lodged by advocate Timur Idalov to institute criminal proceedings against Lyudmila Fedorchenko, a judge of the Khimki City Court.

February 25, 2025 22:47

• Oppositionist Akram Shabyev arrested in Azerbaijan

  Akram Shabyev, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has been arrested for 30 days on charges of disobeying the police. Shabyev is being persecuted for criticizing authorities in social media, his fellow party members assert.

February 25, 2025 20:47

• Journalist Nurlan Gakhramanly arrested in “Meydan” TV case

  The court has placed Nurlan Gakhramanly, a journalist detained in the “Meydan” TV case, into custody. He has stated that he was being persecuted because of his professional activities.

February 24, 2025 23:03

• NCFD residents pay tribute to memory of victims of deportation of Vainakhs

  Events dedicated to the anniversary of the deportation of the Vainakhs were held in Chechnya, Ingushetia, and other regions of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD). In addition to official rallies, local residents paid tribute to the memory of the victims of the deportation with religious and educational meetings.

February 24, 2025 22:56

• Kadyrov's mother falls under sanctions from Australia and New Zealand

  On the third anniversary of the Russia's special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, the foreign ministries of Australia and New Zealand have updated the sanctions list including Aimani Kadyrova, the mother of Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Chechnya.

February 24, 2025 22:39

• Relatives suspected of illegally depriving Kizilyurt girl of liberty

  A criminal case on illegal deprivation of liberty has been opened in Kizilyurt after the release of a 15-year-old girl, whom her relatives had chained to a heat radiator for educational purposes.

February 23, 2025 23:57

• More than 500 people come to rally in Dagestan on anniversary of deportation of Vainakhs

  A mourning rally on the 81st anniversary of the Stalin era deportation of the Vainakhs was held in the Novolaksky District of Dagestan.