Elections in Chechnya: reaction of Maskhadov's government

March 08, 2025 23:39

• Activists call for release of Abzas Media and Meydan TV journalists

  The activists, who used to annually organize feminist actions in Baku on March 8, have abandoned the traditional march. They have called on the authorities to release the arrested Abzas Media and Meydan TV journalists.

March 08, 2025 22:56

• Ulker Gashimova recognized as a political prisoner

  The verdict in the case against Derbent native Ulker Gashimova is disproportionate to the degree of public danger of her statements and has signs of political persecution, human rights defenders have pointed out. They request the court to reconsider the Ulker Gashimova’s case.

March 08, 2025 22:38

• Analysts suggest to punish villagers for criticizing municipal authorities in Chechnya

  Residents of Chechnya who took part in gatherings to express their dissatisfaction with the shortage of water and gas supply may be punished because their discontent was expressed publicly. The residents face from apologies and dismissals to threat of being sent to the special military operation (SMO) zone. At the same time, the authorities of the republic may also punish local officials, analysts believe.

March 07, 2025 23:48

• Rights defenders treat authorities’ help to domestic violence victims in Caucasus as insufficient

  The law is poorly protecting women from domestic violence; and the only way to really help the victim and save her life is often only immediate removal from the aggressor, human rights defenders have pointed out in their comments on the beating of a woman with four children in a Dagestani village.

March 07, 2025 23:16

• Rights defenders criticize trial over supporters of Georgia’s European integration

  The proofs in the case of the oppositionists accused of involvement in violence at protest actions were gathered with violations; and the decision to hold the trial behind closed doors violates the standards of fair trial.