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August 18, 2022 17:57

• Human rights defenders call ban on leaving Azerbaijan for activist’s wife illegal

  The ban on leaving the country imposed on a spouse of arrested activist Anar Aliev is illegal, and the very persecution of the activist is politically motivated, human rights defenders in Baku believe.

August 18, 2022 17:39

• Berdzor population reduces to 70 before resettlement from Lachin corridor

  About 70 people still stay in Berdzor, but people are preparing for involuntary resettlement from the Lachin corridor, the Mayor of Berdzor reports. The official emphasizes that the authorities do not guarantee the safety of those who stay.

August 18, 2022 14:02

• Georgian citizen released in South Ossetia

  Levan Machabeli, who was detained in South Ossetia for violating the border, has been released from custody and returned to Georgia, the Georgian State Security Service (SSS) has informed.

August 18, 2022 13:27

• Details of Muslims' torture in Kalmyk colony give rise to appeal to Kadyrov

  Natives of Dagestan told advocates new details of torture in the Kalmyk colony and stated that they and other Muslims were not allowed to pray and read the Koran. Vladimir Osechkin, the head of the "Gulagu.net" project, has called on Ramzan Kadyrov, who positions himself as a defender of Muslims, to intervene in the situation.

August 18, 2022 12:41

• Dagestan woman tells about her escape from Russia due to domestic violence

  Patimat Idrisova, a native of Dagestan, was subjected to domestic violence and forced treatment. With the help of human rights defenders, she managed to escape from the country and change her name, as reported by Svetlana Anokhina in her article "How Patimat became Victoria. Story of a girl from Dagestan who fled from her family to freedom", posted on August 17 by the "Cherta" (Line) outlet.

August 18, 2022 12:19

• Abkhaz president calls on MPs to ratify agreement on "Pitsunda" state dacha

  The agreement on the transfer of the "Pitsunda" state dacha to Russia assumes no sale of land, Aslan Bjaniya, President of Abkhazia has assured, urging the MPs to ratify the agreement. He believes that refusal to ratify the agreement could worsen relations with Russia.

August 18, 2022 08:39

• Azerbaijan insists on removal of Armenian population from Lachin and two villages

  The Armenian population of Lachin and the villages of Akhavno and Sus must leave these territories, the Azerbaijani President, Ilham Aliev, has stated.

August 18, 2022 08:26

• Telegram users disbelieve Deputy Mufti's conclusions on situation in Kalmyk colony

  In the Kalmyk colony, where a FSIN (Russian Federal Penitentiary Service) employee was killed, the Muslims' rights are respected, and the convicts voiced only everyday complaints, the Deputy Mufti of Kalmykia has stated following his visit to the colony. However, commentators of Dagestani Telegram channels have objected stating, if there had been no torture and bans on praying, there would have been no murder.

August 17, 2022 22:27

• Video of a half-naked tourist in Vladikavkaz provokes disputes in social media

  The behaviour of a young woman in extremely short shorts who came to buy groceries in Vladikavkaz was unacceptable, but none of those around her reprimanded her, users of the Telegram channel noted.

August 17, 2022 22:09

• In Armenia, farmers demand to solve problem with water

  Residents of a village in the Shirak Region have temporarily blocked the road from Artik to Alagyaz. The protestors demand from the authorities to solve the problem with irrigation water.

August 17, 2022 18:04

• Residents of Malgobek complain about smoke from a burning garbage landfill

  Since July, local residents have been complaining about smoke coming from burning waste at a Malgobek landfill. However, the requests for elimination of fires addressed to the regional operator “Ecosystem”, which is an owner of the Malgobek landfill, remain unanswered.

August 17, 2022 13:24

• Rights defenders call to help a native of Chechnya in Romania

  Amina Gerikhanova, a native of Chechnya, who was detained at the Romanian border, will not be able to leave the country after being released from custody, since the issue of her extradition to Russia has not been resolved, the "Vayfond" human rights association has stated. Human rights defenders call on volunteers to help find housing for Gerikhanova in Romania.

August 17, 2022 13:03

• Early exclusion of "Memorial"* from register of legal entities challenged

  Legal representatives of the liquidated Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"* have filed a complaint against the early exclusion thereof from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, which prevented the HRC from paying off its debts, human rights defenders have informed.

August 17, 2022 12:47

• Two persons are still missing after explosion in "Surmalu"

  Fifteen out of sixteen casualties of the explosion in the "Surmalu" shopping centre in Yerevan have been identified. Two persons are still listed as missing, the Armenian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has informed.

August 17, 2022 12:29

• Patients of oncology hospital in KBR demand to dismiss chief physician

  At the Nalchik oncology dispensary, patients are not receiving the proper treatment; they are prescribed low-quality drugs, which is why they have to go to other cities for treatment. This was stated in patients' appeal to President Vladimir Putin. They demanded to dismiss the chief physician and provide cancer patients with due medical care.

August 17, 2022 12:12

• Court refuses to transfer Zarema Musaeva's case to another region

  The judge has dismissed the advocate's petition to change the territorial jurisdiction of the case of Zarema Musaeva, who is accused of a fraud and assault on a law enforcer.

August 17, 2022 11:55

• Authorities hurry residents of Akhavno and Berdzor to move out

  Residents of the town of Berdzor and the village of Akhavno in Nagorno-Karabakh must leave their houses by August 20, from that day on communications will be cut off the settlements, local authorities have announced.

August 17, 2022 08:43

• Armenia announces two-day mourning

  Nikol Pashinyan, the Armenian Prime Minister, has declared August 17 and 18 to be the days of mourning over those who perished in the "Surmalu" shopping centre. Three people remain on the list of missing persons; the fire in the shopping centre is completely extinguished, the Armenian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has informed.

August 17, 2022 08:31

• Rights defenders criticize prosecution in Kudaev's case

  A court in Rostov-on-Don began considering the case of Andzor Kudaev, a native of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), whom investigators have accused of aiding terrorists and possessing weapons. In their turn, human rights defenders assert that the indictment is based on Kudaev's confessions obtained under torture.

August 16, 2022 23:37

• Humiliation of a young man leads to public apologies of Chechen residents in garbage cans

  Two men, standing in garbage cans against the background of a wall with barbed wire, apologized for stuffing their acquaintance into a similar garbage can.