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October 15, 2021 08:42

• Tseretilova's children returned to mother after intervention of Chechen law enforcers

  Magomed Tseretilov tried to secure the defence of Chechen authorities in his conflict with his ex-wife over his children, but in the end, after a talk with Chechen law enforcers and court marshals, he handed the children over to Nina Tseretilova, a resident of Dagestan.

October 15, 2021 08:28

• Moscow office of HRC "Memorial"* attacked

  A group of young people burst into the office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"*, when a film about the journalist Gareth Jones was screened there.

October 14, 2021 23:16

• ECtHR communicates a case on murder of Akhmednabiev

  The European Court of Human Rights communicated the complaints filed by relatives of killed Dagestani journalists Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev and Khadjimurad Kamalov and combined the two cases into one proceeding.

October 14, 2021 22:42

• In Dagestan, FSB detains persons suspected of financing militants

  The FSB reports that 14 people suspected of financing Syrian militants were detained in seven regions of Russia, including Dagestan.

October 14, 2021 19:40

• Kadyrov’s trip to Turkey raises questions about his interest in detention of six Russian citizens

  An unofficial visit of Ramzan Kadyrov to Turkey may be connected with his attempt to influence the situation with the detention of natives of Chechnya in a case on espionage, political analyst Alexei Malashenko suggests. Ramzan Kadyrov travelled to Turkey in connection with criticism from opponents, Caucasian expert Ruslan Kutaev objects.

October 14, 2021 19:22

• “Musavat” Party activist arrested in Azerbaijan

  In Azerbaijan, a court found Rovshan Guseinov, an activist of the “Musavat” Party, guilty of disobeying the police, and sentenced him to 25 days of arrest. Colleagues of Rovshan Guseinov called his arrest the persecution for his active civic position.

October 14, 2021 14:20

• Kuban villager complains about beating after detention

  Law enforcers have beaten up Alexei Dinisenko, a 19-year-old resident of the village of Tbilisskaya, forcing to confess to a theft, the young man himself has stated. Doctors diagnosed Dinisenko's craniocerebral trauma and bruises, the "Committee against Torture" (CaT) stated on October 13.

October 14, 2021 13:46

• Iranian drivers charged in Baku

  The message about the release of two Iranian drivers, who were detained in September on the Goris-Kapan highway, was refuted by Iranian and Azerbaijani authorities. For the first time, Baku announced the names of the detainees and the crimes they are accused of.

October 14, 2021 11:34

• Nagorno-Karabakh militaries deny involvement in shelling motor convoy

  Karabakh militaries did not shell the motor convoy in the Kelbadjar District, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh has stated.

October 14, 2021 11:22

• Blogger Khalitov caught Kadyrov people in cowardice during their trip to Turkey

  During the visit of the head of Chechnya to Turkey, opponents of Ramzan Kadyrov did not dare to approach and openly meet him, Akhmed Dudaev, the Chechen Minister for National Policy, External Relations, Press and Information, has stated. Khasan Khalitov, a blogger, has objected stating that Kadyrov's associates deliberately avoided people's meeting him in Turkey.

October 14, 2021 11:09

• Rights defenders assess chances for execution of ECtHR's decision on Lapshin's case

  In Baku, human rights defenders have disputed about Lapshin's chances of receiving the monetary compensation for his arrest, torture and attempted murder in prison appointed by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

October 14, 2021 08:43

• Niyameddin Akhmedov ends hunger strike at SIZO

  Niyameddin Akhmedov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has stopped his hunger strike on the 21st day thereof after persistent appeals of his parents, friends and political associates, his advocate has informed.

October 14, 2021 08:26

• Analysts state opposition's unpreparedness to see Saakashvili as their leader

  Opposition parties have refused to take part in the action in support of Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili, as they are not ready to see him as their leader, the Georgian analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have suggested.

October 13, 2021 23:30

• A motor convoy shelled in Kelbadjar District, Azerbaijani MoD reports

  A convoy of vehicles with building materials was shelled upon in the zone of responsibility of the Russian peacekeepers in the Kelbadjar District, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.

October 13, 2021 23:16

• Georgian Prosecutor’s Office finds Saakashvili involved in cartographers’ case

  Today, a court has resumed the consideration of a case against cartographers Natalia Ilyichyova and Iveri Melashvili, accused of transferring part of the lands of Georgia, including the David Gareja monastery, to Azerbaijan. According to an official from the Prosecutor’s Office, Mikhail Saakashvili, the third president of Georgia, will be questioned in the case.

October 13, 2021 19:33

• Activist Khalitov demands direct election of leader in Dagestan

  Today, Salim Khalitov has held a picket with the demand to return to the national election for the leader of Dagestan. The picketer questioned the legitimacy of the election of the regional leader by the current composition of the People’s Assembly.

October 13, 2021 19:19

• Three opposition parties refuse to join rally in support of Saakashvili

  Members of the “European Georgia”, “Lelo”, and “Girchi” Parties urged their colleagues to focus on the second round of municipal elections, and not on the release of Mikhail Saakashvili. The oppositionists announced that they would not take part in the action planned by the “United National Movement” (UNM) Party.

October 13, 2021 15:17

• ECtHR awards compensation to mother of soldier who perished in North Ossetia

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has appointed 18,700 euros of compensation to Lyudmila Selipetova, whose son, according to investigators, committed suicide while serving in the army in North Ossetia.

October 13, 2021 14:34

• Novo-Maka villagers doubt reality of the story about labour slavery in greenhouses

  There are indeed many greenhouses in the village of Novo-Maka in the Suleiman-Stalsky District, but no one is taken into slavery, Takhmez Nazaraliev, a villager, has stated. Meilan Abasmirzoev, a deputy head of the administration of the Novo-Maka rural settlement, has not believed in the story of two Moscow residents; he thinks that the presence of greenhouses in the village does not mean that people are kept in slavery there.

October 13, 2021 11:39

• Saakashvili's supporters demand to transfer him from prison to hospital

  In the evening on October 12, activists of the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party held a protest action near Rustavi Prison, demanding to transfer Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili, a former president, to hospital for treatment after his hunger strike.