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October 07, 2021 18:26

• Defendants in "Ingush case" refuse to answer court's questions

  The defendants in the so-called "Ingush case", except Barakh Chemurziev and Bagaudin Khautiev, have refused to answer the questions of the court, fearing that the answers would be interpreted against them.

October 07, 2021 13:10

• Journalist Anar Abdulla arrested in Baku

  Anar Abdulla, an Azerbaijani journalist, has been arrested for 15 days for disobeying the police and petty hooliganism. However, activists believe that he is prosecuted for his freedom of expression on the Internet.

October 07, 2021 13:09

• Political analysts point to weak revolutionary sentiments in Georgia

  Georgian political analysts have ruled out any possibility of the country's progress along a revolutionary scenario, despite the return of Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili, and suggested that early parliamentary elections would be held next year.

October 06, 2021 23:59

• Analysts in Baku assess chances of escalation of conflict between Iran and Azerbaijan

  Tehran will not unleash an armed conflict with Baku, despite the deterioration of relations after the Azerbaijan’s victory in the Karabakh war, Tofig Turkel, an observer of the agency “Turan”, suggests. Aggravation of relations is unprofitable for Tehran, since it has established economic ties with Baku, military expert Natig Djafarli notes.

October 06, 2021 23:55

• Georgian opposition demands to recount votes

  In Tbilisi, 40% of ballots were falsified, which resulted in the ruling party’s dominance in the Tbilisi City Council, claims Elene Khoshtariya, the leader of the “Droa” Party. According to opposition MP Tamar Kordzaya, throughout the whole country, votes at 478 polling stations should be recounted because of violations.

October 06, 2021 23:53

• Refugees from Gadrut demand to resume social payments

  Former residents of the territories that came under the control of Azerbaijan, held a protest action in front of the Armenian government building. They demand to solve problems with social benefits and housing. The authorities promised the protestors new measures of social support.

October 06, 2021 21:50

• Azerbaijani journalist detained on hooliganism charges

  In Baku, law enforcers have detained Anar Abdulla, a journalist, and accused him of petty hooliganism and disobeying the police.

October 06, 2021 17:34

• Dagestani resident sentenced to 13 years in prison for links with Syrian militants

  The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don has sentenced Azamat Aivazov, a Dagestani resident, to 13 years in a high-security colony, having found him guilty of links with Syrian militants.

October 06, 2021 17:32

• Scale of festivities in Grozny shows Kadyrov's ambitions

  The city of Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, has celebrated the City Day and the 45th Ramzan Kadyrov's birthday; he has also taken the post of the head of Chechnya for another term. Kadyrov has combined the holidays to be more visible; his ambitions grow from year to year, Svetlana Gannushkina, a human rights defender, has noted.

October 06, 2021 17:30

• Remains of two militaries found near Djrakan

  Near the city of Djrakan, Karabakh rescuers have found the remains of two Armenian servicemen, bringing the total number of remains and bodies found up to 1680, the Emergency Service (ES) of Nagorno-Karabakh has informed.

October 06, 2021 11:57

• ECtHR finds Russian authorities responsible for kidnapping Ingush resident

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has awarded a compensation of 60,000 euros to the parents and wife of Mukhamed Khutiev, who disappeared back in 2010. Russian authorities are responsible for his kidnapping, his probable death and an inefficient inquiry, the ECtHR has ruled.

October 06, 2021 11:55

• Detention of alleged militant in Cherkessk reminds of single attacks by IS* members

  The young man, detained in Cherkessk on suspicion of preparing a terror act, was arrested. The level of terrorist threat in the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) is low; the planned explosion could have been a single action, although no concrete proofs of the detainee's guilt have been presented, analysts believe.

October 06, 2021 11:53

• Opposition threatens "Georgian Dream" Party with large-scale protests

  The largest oppositional party in Georgia, the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party, has announced a large-scale rally in Tbilisi and protests in the regions demanding to release Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili and hold early parliamentary elections.

October 05, 2021 23:59

• Azerbaijani activist Akhmedov’s health state worsens in prison hospital

  The health state of Niyameddin Akhmedov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, deteriorated sharply in a medical institution of the Penitentiary Service. A father of the activist associates the deterioration with his son’s long hunger strike.

October 05, 2021 23:57

• A resident of Dagestan accused of involvement in ranks of extremists

  For 12 years, a resident of Izberbash attended meetings of the religious association “Nurcular”*. Now he will stand trial.

October 05, 2021 23:54

• Kadyrov takes office as leader of Chechnya

  Ramzan Kadyrov has officially taken office as the leader of Chechnya. While delivering his inaugural speech, he has promised to respect and protect the rights of citizens.

October 05, 2021 23:52

• Azerbaijan PFPA activist arrested for 15 days

  Djeikhun Rzaev, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, was arrested after holding a solo protest action with the demand to release a journalist and a blogger in Mingachevir.

October 05, 2021 23:46

• Chechen authorities combine Kadyrov's inauguration with his 45th birthday and Day of Grozny

  The Chechen Parliament has appointed for today its solemn sitting dedicated to the entry of Ramzan Kadyrov, who turns 45, into the post of head of the republic. Celebrations on the occasion of the City Day are also scheduled in Grozny.

October 05, 2021 12:50

• Peacemakers accompany pilgrims to Nagorno-Karabakh monasteries

  Russian militaries have escorted a group of over 130 pilgrims to the Amaras and Ganzasar Monasteries located in the territories of Nagorno-Karabakh controlled by Azerbaijan, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

October 05, 2021 12:48

• Observers name typical violations at elections in Georgia

  In the course of the elections recently held in Georgia, the typical violations were the abuse of administrative resources and pressure on observers, the NGO "Georgian Young Lawyers' Association" (GYLA) has stated. A tense situation has developed in the country on the eve of the voting, the OSCE (Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe) and the US Embassy to Georgia have noted.