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July 17, 2022 10:44

• Aliev accused Russia's MoD of non-fulfilment of its promise on Karabakh

  The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has failed with its promise to ensure the withdrawal of Armenian troops from Nagorno-Karabakh in accordance with the agreements of November 10, 2020, Azerbaijani President, Ilham Aliev, has stated.

July 16, 2022 20:16

• Yerevan: protesters blame authorities for death of producer Armen Grigoryan

  Authorities' actions resulted in the fact that the health of film producer Armen Grigoryan had deteriorated, and he died in the courtroom from cardiac arrest, protesters in Yerevan have claimed.

July 16, 2022 20:13

• Activists criticize Azeri authorities' attitude towards veterans

  Elvin Djafarov, a participant in the Karabakh war, could not find a job with a good salary; several times he unsuccessfully turned to officials; and unresolved problems led to his death, his brother has stated. Azerbaijani authorities fail to cope with war veterans' and invalids' problems, local NGOs believe.

July 16, 2022 17:00

• Blogger Alibekov fined for discrediting army

  The court found Askhabali Alibekov, a well-known Novorossiysk blogger, guilty of discrediting the Russian Army because of a YouTube video from a picket in the city square that he had posted.

July 16, 2022 04:47

• Rights defenders condemn Abid Gafarov's arrest

  Two Azerbaijani human rights organizations have condemned the verdict to Abid Gafarov, the host of the KIM TV YouTube channel, pointing to the political motive for his prosecution – his posts on the facts of torture against the figurants in the so-called "Terter case".

July 16, 2022 04:28

• Ingushetia: forced migrants ask not to evict them out of their barrack

  Authorities of the city of Nazran are trying to use the court to evict tenants from a barrack and build a multi-storey building in its place, the tenants have complained.

July 16, 2022 04:25

• Oppositionist Alizamin Salaev’s son alarmed by condition of his father

  Warders from an IVS (detention facility) did not let a son of oppositionist Alizamin Salaev, who is on hunger strike, to visit his father or talk to him via a phone. The law enforcement bodies are biased towards Alizamin Salaev, advocate Namizad Safarov believes.

July 16, 2022 04:22

• Armenian Ombudsperson demands to investigate death of film producer Grigoryan

  Film producer Armen Grigoryan, accused of inciting ethnic hatred, died during a court hearing. Armen Grigoryan was kept under arrest despite health problems, the opposition noted. The Ombudsperson demanded an investigation into his death.

July 16, 2022 04:02

• Death toll among natives of Southern Russia in Ukraine exceeds 500

  Since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, the information about at least 504 perished fighters from the southern regions of Russia, including 342 natives of Northern Caucasus and 162 residents of the Southern Federal District, has been officially confirmed.

July 15, 2022 22:00

• Defence complains about ban on visits to Chechen gay Salekh Magamadov

  Advocate Alexei Nemov was denied a visit to Salekh Magamadov, a convicted native of Chechnya, and informed that the convict was allegedly not in prison. Alexei Nemov filed a complaint about the non-admission to the client.

July 15, 2022 15:09

• Two residents of Ingushetia fined for discrediting army

  The court in Magas has found Musa Abadiev and Sabina Tsurova, local residents, guilty of discrediting Russian militaries. This was reported by the human rights project "OVD-Info"*.

July 15, 2022 14:48

• Advocate states health deterioration of ex-diplomat Eldar Gasanov

  The health condition of Eldar Gasanov, a former Azerbaijani ambassador to Serbia, has deteriorated in custody; he fails to receive the due efficient medical care, his advocate has informed.

July 15, 2022 14:40

• KBR resident convicted of attempting to recruit countrymen to radical groups

  The Prokhladny District Court of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has found Z. Ataev, a district resident, guilty under the case of public calls for extremism. He was sentenced to one year and five months of conditional imprisonment.

July 15, 2022 14:32

• Chechen authorities' reports on price cuts spark scepticism among social network users

  In June, the minimum set of foodstuffs and medicines became somewhat cheaper, the "Chechenstat" (the republic's statistics committee) has reported. However, Instagram* users have shared their observations that prices for most food products and medicines have gone up or remained at the same level.

July 15, 2022 14:23

• Azerbaijani blogger Abid Gafarov sentenced to one year in prison

  A court in Baku has sentenced Abid Gafarov to one year in prison, finding him guilty of slander and insult. His defence announced Gafarov's unlawful prosecution.

July 15, 2022 13:29

• Journalists criticize idea to close the trade union of media workers

  The version of the prosecutor's office that the work of the Trade Union of Journalists and Media Workers violates people's rights is illogical; and the demand to close the union for individual violations looks like an attempt to deprive journalists of the support of their professional community, they assert.

July 15, 2022 13:25

• Two drivers blown up by mines in Azerbaijan

  In the Khodjavend and Djebrail Districts of Azerbaijan, mine explosions have wounded two drivers; one of them is in grave condition.

July 14, 2022 23:57

• Two natives of North Ossetia perish in Ukraine

  Valery Kalaev from the Prigorodny District and Mavlyud Rustamov from the Mozdok District perished in Ukraine, the regional authorities report today.

July 14, 2022 23:54

• Oppositionist Alizamin Salaev goes on hunger strike

  Alizamin Salaev, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, has been on a hunger strike since July 7. Today, he has refused water in protest against his arrest on the charge of failure to obey the police.

July 14, 2022 23:50

• Protection of colleagues mentioned among reasons for closure of journalists’ trade union

  Campaigns in support of journalists, discreditation of the army, violations of the statute and non-payment of membership fees became the reasons for the demand to liquidate the “Trade Union of Journalists and Media Workers”, created in connection with the attack on human rights defenders and journalists in Ingushetia.