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April 08, 2022 23:53

• “International Memorial”* reports about blocking of its bank accounts

  At the request of the Russian Ministry of Justice (MoJ), the “International Memorial”* (International Historical Educational Charitable and Human Rights Society “Memorial”) was excluded from the list of legal entities, although the liquidation of the organization has not been completed, human rights defenders report.

April 08, 2022 23:47

• Human rights defenders treat actions of French authorities in Daud Muradov’s case as criminal

  The authorities of France expelled Chechen natives to Russia at the slightest suspicion, and the mass deportation was stopped only with the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine, says Pascal Chaudot, the head of the “Chechen Committee” in France.

April 08, 2022 23:44

• Court acquits Pashinyan in case on riots in Armenia

  A court cancelled the sentence of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, convicted in 2010 on the charge of riots.

April 08, 2022 23:40

• Authorities of North Ossetia confirm information about militaries perished in Ukraine

  Vitaly Dedyushko from the Prigorodny District and Ruslan Kozaev from the Alagir District perished in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the special military operation, the authorities have reported about at least 31 perished natives of North Ossetia.

April 08, 2022 15:59

• Georgian analysts treat Russian's statements on bio laboratories as threat

  By stating that US biologists are developing biological weapons in Georgia, Moscow is trying to put pressure not on Washington, but on Tbilisi, analysts assert.

April 08, 2022 15:29

• Leyla Chemurzieva from Ingushetia detained

  Masked law enforcers broke into the home of Leyla Chemurzieva, a resident of the city of Nazran, and took her away to some unknown place. An improvised explosive device (IED) was planted on Leyla, her sister insists.

April 08, 2022 13:51

• Parents of militaries who perished in Chechnya achieve increase in payments

  A court in Krasnodar has raised the preferential category for the parents of the militaries who perished during the first Chechen war, giving them the right to receive increased payments; the court has also ruled to pay them the underpayment for previous years.

April 08, 2022 13:45

• Baku and Yerevan analysts assess efficiency of Brussels agreements

  The meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders in Brussels was an attempt to avoid the conflict escalation, but the agreements reached there will give no guarantee of the end to provocations on the border, Akop Badalyan and Ovsep Khurshudyan believe.

April 08, 2022 13:36

• Donbass refugees claim unwillingness to stay in Russia

  The administration staff of the town of Krasny Sulin has to work without breaks and days off documenting refugees from the Lugansk and Donetsk People's Republics (LPR and DPR).

April 08, 2022 13:13

• Residents of Vladikavkaz assess consequences of South Ossetia's joining Russia

  It is high time for South Ossetia to join Russia, as this will increase residents' security and improve their living conditions. However, in economic terms, this will entail the loss of possible benefits of the republic's statehood, residents of Vladikavkaz have noted.

April 07, 2022 23:59

• Ramzan Kadyrov gets Lieutenant General shoulder marks

  Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov got the Lieutenant General shoulder marks. The solemn ceremony took place in Grozny.

April 07, 2022 23:57

• Authorities of Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan confirm death of a contract soldier in Ukraine

  Grenade launcher operator Shamil Shikhshabekov perished in Ukraine during the special military operation. Since its beginning, the authorities have confirmed that at least 71 militaries from Dagestan perished in Ukraine.

April 07, 2022 23:55

• Authorities of Rutul District of Dagestan report about death of two soldiers in Ukraine

  Senior Sergeants Nazim Aliev and Abdul-Madjit Ismailov from the villages of the Rutul District perished in Ukraine in the special military operation. Since its beginning, the authorities have confirmed that at least 71 militaries from Dagestan perished in Ukraine.

April 07, 2022 17:30

• ECtHR obliges Azerbaijan’s authorities to pay compensation to journalist Eynulla Fatullaev

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has pronounced a decision in the case of “Eynulla Fatullaev vs. Azerbaijan” and recognized the violation of the journalist’s rights to a fair trial. The ECtHR obliged the Azerbaijan’s authorities to pay to Eynulla Fatullaev the compensation in the amount of 4000 euros.

April 07, 2022 17:23

• Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh demand to return them to their homeland

  Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh have declared an indefinite sit-in protest action in front of the UN Office in Yerevan. The protestors claim that the authorities of Armenia and Karabakh are not making enough efforts to resolve the Karabakh problem and also call for the creation of conditions for the Karabakh refugees to live in Armenia.

April 07, 2022 17:21

• Woman from Kalach-on-Don complains about commissariat's refusal to help in delivering soldier's body

  A resident of the town of Kalach-on-Don had to transport the body of her son, who had served in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and perished during the special operation in Ukraine, by her own.

April 07, 2022 17:12

• Pashinyan and Aliev agree to set up commission on border delimitation

  As a result of the talks, Nikol Pashinyan, the Armenian Prime Minister, and Ilham Aliev, the Azerbaijani President, have agreed to set up a commission on delimitation of the countries' borders by the end of April, and start drafting a peace agreement.

April 07, 2022 16:59

• Azeri SC upholds verdict to oppositionist Said Mamedzade

  The decision of the Baku Court on the case of the oppositionist and athlete, Said Mamedzade, was upheld by the country's Supreme Court (SC). His advocate believes that the complaint was considered formally. Mamedzade himself treats the verdict as politically motivated.

April 07, 2022 12:59

• Sochi resident refuses to plead guilty of discrediting Russian militaries

  Vyacheslav Chistoserdov, a Sochi resident, has stated that he disagrees with the protocol drawn up against him by policemen under the article on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces because of the leaflets condemning the special operation in Ukraine.

April 07, 2022 12:56

• Volgograd scientist persecuted for publications about Ukraine

  After his publications about events in Ukraine, the prosecutor's office accused Roman Melnichenko, an associate professor of the Volgograd State University (VolSU), of distributing fakes, while university lawyers saw signs of agitation among students in his actions.