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April 30, 2022 17:36

• "Chernovik" managers refute charges against Abdulmumin Gadjiev

  At the court session on the case of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, Magdi Kamalov, the founder of the "Chernovik" (Draft) portal, has stated that the interview with the preacher, who was put on the wanted list on charges of terrorism, was made by Gadjiev on his instruction.

April 30, 2022 11:21

• Penitentiary Service refutes allegations of inadequate medical care for Saakashvili

  Prison doctors are regularly examining Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili, the third president of Georgia; he is provided with good nutrition and medicines, the country's Special Penitentiary Service has stated.

April 30, 2022 11:08

• Court in Kalmykia refuses to release Altan Ochirov

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Kalmykia has upheld the arrest of Altan Ochirov, an employee of the Elista Mayoralty, charged with spreading fakes about the Russian Army. Ochirov's advocate treats this decision as unjustified.

April 30, 2022 08:54

• In blocked villages of Tsakhur Valley, foodstuffs run out at stores

  Two helicopters have brought humanitarian aid to the Tsakhur Valley, which has been blocked for the tenth day as a result of the collapse of the only road connecting it with the outside world. People in mountain villages usually have some stock of foodstuffs, but the stores are empty, local residents have noted.

April 30, 2022 08:40

• Borjomi Company announces suspension of bottling mineral water due to sanctions

  From April 29 on, the "IDS Borjomi Georgia" Company has been forced to temporarily suspend the production process at both Borjomi mineral water bottling plants, the "InterPressNews" has reported referring to the company's statement.

April 30, 2022 08:28

• Kadyrov reports about return of Delimkhanov and Chechen law enforcers from Ukraine

  On April 29, Ramzan Kadyrov posted a record of his meeting with Adam Delimkhanov, a State Duma MP, and the Chechen law enforcers who took part in the special operation in Ukraine.

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.