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December 29, 2021 15:17

• MCC liquidates HRC "Memorial"*

  The Moscow City Court (MCC) has ruled to liquidate the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"*.

December 29, 2021 15:09

• Dagestan Ombudsperson indicates problems with adaptation among children who returned from Syria

  After the return of children from Syria, they have problems with social adaptation, since they had been under the influence of the extremist ideology for a long time; they didn't go to school and received no medical treatment, said Marina Yezhova, the Children's Ombudsperson in Dagestan.

December 29, 2021 15:06

• Activist Abubakar Yangulbaev released from police

  Abubakar Yangulbaev, a lawyer for the North-Caucasian branch of the "Committee against Torture" (CaT), who had reported about kidnapping of his relatives in Chechnya, has been set free from the police, but his advocate was not allowed to visit him.

December 29, 2021 15:02

• Words about Ukraine mean Kadyrov's attempt to please Putin

  By declaring the need to annex Ukraine to Russia, Ramzan Kadyrov has tried to win President Putin's approval, Alexei Malashenko and Dmitry Oreshkin, political analysts, assert. The readiness of the head of Chechnya to act as "Putin's infantryman" on the Ukrainian issue is sanctioned by the Kremlin, Ruslan Kutaev, a Caucasian expert, believes.

December 29, 2021 14:48

• Seven persons detained during trial on liquidation of "International Memorial"*

  Among those detained at the building of the Russia's Supreme Court (SC), which has ruled to liquidate the "International Memorial"*, were both supporters and opponents of the organization.

December 29, 2021 14:37

• HRC "Memorial"* asks to check information about kidnappings of relatives of Kadyrov's critics

  The Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"* has sent requests to the Russian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO), the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) demanding to prosecute those responsible for the kidnappings of relatives of Chechen bloggers and activists.

December 29, 2021 14:18

• Foreign politicians urge to revise decision to liquidate "International Memorial"*

  The liquidation of the "International Memorial"* indicates the suppression of the freedom of speech and a departure from common European values, while the law on foreign agents is being used to narrow the space for independent critical thinking and dialogue. This was stated by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, the OSCE (Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe) Chairperson and the US Ambassador to Russia.

December 29, 2021 11:39

• Azerbaijani journalists hold a rally against draft law “On Media”

  The draft law “On Media” will further aggravate the repression against freedom of speech in Azerbaijan, protesters say. They demanded to create a working group to represent the civil society in order to re-discuss the draft law.

December 29, 2021 11:37

• 728 Azerbaijanis return home from Dagestan

  Six groups of Azerbaijani citizens have been sent home from Dagestan across the land border, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Azerbaijan reports.

December 28, 2021 23:53

• Human rights defender Yangulbaev detained in Pyatigorsk

  In Pyatigorsk, law enforcers detained Abubakar Yangulbaev, a lawyer from the North-Caucasian branch of the “Committee against Torture” (CaT), who reported about kidnapping of relatives in Chechnya. No advocates are allowed to visit Abubakar Yangulbaev, his colleagues say.

December 28, 2021 23:51

• Decision to close “International Memorial”* sparks outrage in courtroom

  When the Supreme Court of Russia pronounced a decision to liquidate the “International Memorial”* (the International Historical, Educational, Charity and Human Rights Society “Memorial”), the persons who attended the trial started to chant: “Shame!” Advocates called a request of the Prosecutor’s Office to liquidate the organization unreasonable.

December 28, 2021 22:58

• Skirmish with convoy guards ends in Saakashvili's fainting

  Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili, a former Georgian president, has resisted his convoy guards, who tried to transfer him from the military hospital to a prison. During the incident, he lost consciousness.

December 28, 2021 21:54

• Azerbaijani resident detained for exporting scrap metal from Nagorno-Karabakh

  In the Khodjavend District, Mazakhir Abdullaev, a resident of Azerbaijan, was detained for an attempt to export two tons of scrap metal collected in the non-demined territories of Nagorno-Karabakh.

December 28, 2021 12:03

• Armenia: military serviceman arrested after returning from captivity

  A court in Armenia has arrested for two months Major Narek Eremyan, who had returned from captivity in Azerbaijan. He is accused of violating the rules of military service, his advocate has informed.

December 28, 2021 11:53

• Two hunger-strikers in support of Saakashvili hospitalized

  About 200 people are taking part in a mass hunger strike demanding the release of Mikhail Saakashvili; the action continues for seven days already. Since the start thereof, ten hunger-strikers have been hospitalized; two were taken to hospital on December 27.

December 28, 2021 11:50

• Relatives of Stavropol resident accused of extremism appeal to ECtHR

  Gegam Rostomyan, the father of a disabled child, was detained on suspicion of possessing drugs, but then law enforcers accused him of involvement in an extremist organization because of a transfer of 500 roubles. The man gave confessions under torture, his relatives assert.

December 28, 2021 11:46

• Two Georgian residents arrested in South Ossetia

  Two citizens of Georgia were arrested for two months on the charge of illegal border crossing and tobacco smuggling, the KGB of South Ossetia announced.

December 28, 2021 11:36

• Verdict in case on Khangoshvili’s murder does not make Chechen migrants feel safer

  Today, a verdict against Vadim Krasikov, a citizen of Russia, found guilty of murdering Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, came into force. A court in Berlin stressed that an order for the murder had come “from the state bodies of Russia.” According to the Zelimkhan Khangoshvili’s family and members of the Chechen Diaspora abroad, critics of the authorities from among the Chechen migrants still face danger.

December 27, 2021 22:35

• Film director Sokurov refuses to continue dispute with Kadyrov

  Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov accused film director Alexander Sokurov of trying to “destroy Russia from the inside.” The film director did not comment on the accusations against him. Alexander Sokurov considers the question of speaking at a meeting with the Russian President settled.

December 27, 2021 22:29

• On December 20-26, 2021, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of December 20-26, 2021, no killed or wounded in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own materials and information from other open sources.