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December 22, 2021 23:01

• Journalist Polad Aslanov complains about absence of quality medical care

  Polad Aslanov, an Azerbaijani journalist in prison, complained about the absence of proper conditions for providing him with quality medical care.

December 22, 2021 22:32

• Torture of detainees in Abkhazia goes unpunished

  In Abkhazia, it is periodically reported about torture of suspects, but guilty persons were never punished in any of those cases. Most cases of torture are hushed up, because, according to the Abkhazian mentality, “it’s a shame to be a victim.”

December 22, 2021 22:17

• Petition in defence of “Memorials”* gains over 128,000 signatures

  On the eve of the hearing of the Moscow City Court on the lawsuit to liquidate the human rights organization, a petition demanding not to allow the liquidation of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”* and the International Historical, Educational, Charity and Human Rights Society “Memorial”* (International Memorial) gained 128,625 signatures.

December 22, 2021 19:22

• Tumso Abdurakhmanov reports about kidnapping of his relatives in Chechnya

  Relatives on the sides of the father and the mother of opposition blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov, living in Chechnya, have been kidnapped tonight. The blogger associates the kidnapping to his brother’s criticism of Magomed Daudov, the speaker of the Chechen parliament.

December 22, 2021 18:28

• Composition of Public Council under FSIN changed after discussion of torture of Caucasian natives

  Journalist Eva Merkachyova and human rights defender Anna Karetnikova were excluded from the Public Council under the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN). While being members of the Council, they defended the rights of prisoners, and at a meeting of the Human Rights Council with Vladimir Putin, Eva Merkachyova highlighted the problem of torture of natives of the Caucasus.

December 22, 2021 14:45

• Kira Kovalenko's film dropped out of Oscar nomination list

  The film "Unclenching the Fists", filmed in North Ossetia by a graduate of the Nalchik workshop, headed by Alexander Sokurov, has failed to get into the short list of candidates for the "Oscar" Award.

December 22, 2021 14:22

• Abkhaz Union of Journalists demands to punish attackers on media professionals

  The Abkhaz Union of Journalists treats the attack on the filming team at a rally in Sukhumi as an obstacle to their legitimate professional activities and demanded that those responsible be punished.

December 22, 2021 14:04

• Opponents of Amulsar Gold Deposit find no understanding at Armenia's IC

  No abuse in the issuance of permits for the operation of the Amulsar Deposit has been found; the inquiry into the case has been stopped, the Investigating Committee (IC) of Armenia has informed.

December 22, 2021 11:26

• Georgian oppositionists start mass hunger strike until Saakashvili is released

  At a rally in Tbilisi, activists of the oppositional "United National Movement" (UNM) Party announced the start of a mass hunger strike, which they intend to continue until the release of the third Georgian president, Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili.

December 22, 2021 11:10

• Kadyrov threatens Erdogan after opening of monument to Dudaev

  The actions of Turkish authorities who are supporting terrorists threaten the Russian-Turkish diplomatic relations, Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Chechnya, has stated after Turkey opened the park named after Djokhar Dudaev, the first president of Ichkeria, in the city of Korfez.

December 22, 2021 08:35

• Opposition rally in Sukhumi turns into clashes with law enforcers

  The OMON (riot police) fighters and military servicemen tried to disperse the protesters in Sukhumi, after which clashes broke out in the crowd. Trying to avoid bloodshed, opposition leaders urged their supporters to leave the square in front of the presidential administration and move to the Drama Theatre.

December 22, 2021 08:23

• Rights activists appeal to ECtHR against closure of Ingush Council of Teips

  The decision to liquidate the movement "Council of Teips of the Ingush People" was disproportionate to the committed violations and violated the rights of Ingush activists to the freedom of assembly and expression, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial* has pointed out in the complaint sent to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

December 21, 2021 22:21

• Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev go on hunger strike

  The Achkhoi-Martan Court of Chechnya refused to transfer to another region the consideration of a case against Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev brothers, accused of aiding and abetting a member of an illegal armed formation (IAF). The brothers went on a hunger strike with the demand to send their case to a court outside Chechnya.

December 21, 2021 21:56

• Mitsaeva joins Kadyrov’s propaganda corps

  Rubati Mitsaeva got the role of a Ramzan Kadyrov’s admirer to motivate other Chechen migrants to return to their homeland, note human rights defenders interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot”.

December 21, 2021 18:05

• In Armenia, leader of opposition party detained on charge of false denunciation

  When explaining the detention of the oppositionist, the Investigative Committee of Armenia reported that Garnik Isangulyan publicly and unreasonably accused an Armenian diplomat of a crime.

December 21, 2021 17:52

• Azerbaijani journalist punished for criticizing country’s army

  In Azerbaijan, journalist Sakhavet Mamed was fined 500 manats for posting an article in an online newspaper about bribes in the country’s army.

December 21, 2021 17:33

• Chemurziev thanks Sokurov for support of Ingush activists

  In a video message addressed to Alexander Sokurov, Barakh Chemurziev, convicted together with six other leaders of the protest in Magas, thanked the film director for his courage and decision to support for the Ingush activists before Vladimir Putin.

December 21, 2021 13:18

• Saakashvili's supporters hold protest in Tbilisi

  Today, on the birthday of Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili, several dozen of his supporters went out to a protest action in Tbilisi, where they demanded to release the politician and also congratulated him on his birthday, the "Rustavi-2" TV Company has reported on its website today.

December 21, 2021 13:07

• Dagestani minister's words about low food prices spark criticism in social network

  Dagestan has the lowest food prices in Russia, Battal Battalov, the acting head of the region's Ministry of Agriculture and Foodstuffs, has stated. In response, Instagram users have noted that people's earnings in the republic are one of the lowest in the country and unstable, while utility tariffs are high.

December 21, 2021 11:28

• Armenia hands two POWs over to Azerbaijan

  The Azerbaijani soldiers, detained after crossing the border, have been handed over to Baku through Russia's mediation, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed. The above soldiers were taken prisoners of war (POWs) after they lost their way due to bad weather, the Azerbaijani MoD has informed.