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December 18, 2021 12:59

• Kadyrov uses Mitsaeva to demonstrate his mercy

  The sumptuous welcoming provided to Rubati Mitsaeva by Chechen authorities is no evidence of the woman's importance; Ramzan Kadyrov only uses her to demonstrate his mercy to former opponents, Alexei Malashenko has pointed out. Mitsaeva cannot be perceived as an independent figure, but Kadyrov earned points on her, Ruslan Kutaev believes.

December 18, 2021 12:54

• Resonance in social networks entails threat for Makhachkala dancer

  The girl who danced a frank dance in Makhachkala hid her face, realizing that she would be condemned, but the police could find her and take care of her safety, Albert Esedov, a political analyst, believes. The video clip was an advertising action of a store, Shamil Khadulaev, the chairman of the Coordination Council of Dagestani NGOs, has suggested.

December 18, 2021 11:31

• Election of Mayor of Armenian city of Talin ends in scandal

  The candidate for the city Mayor, nominated by the winning opposition bloc, at the sitting of the Council of Elders, himself voted for his opponent from the ruling party, and endured by doing so the majority of votes for him.

December 17, 2021 23:59

• Resident of Dagestan confesses to murder of a sorcerer

  The police detained a man suspected of murdering a woman in Makhachkala. He explained that the woman had driven genies into him.

December 17, 2021 23:58

• Lawyers argue about ways to mitigate sentence to leaders of Ingush protest

  In addition to an appeal, seven leaders of the protest in Ingushetia sentenced to long terms of imprisonment, can address the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), suggests Vladimir Novitsky, the president of the Russian section of the International Society for Human Rights.

December 17, 2021 23:57

• Film director Sokurov complains about threats to his life received from Chechnya

  In his appeal to the Human Rights Council (HRC), film director Alexander Sokurov apologized for what had happened at a meeting with the Russian President. The film director also said that he had received warnings from friends about the threat to his life.

December 17, 2021 23:54

• AI condemns dispersal of peaceful protestors in Azerbaijan

  The human rights organization “Amnesty International” (AI) condemned the authorities of Azerbaijan for dispersing peaceful protests, in particular, a protest action on December 1. The human rights defenders called for respect for freedom of assembly.

December 17, 2021 15:46

• Azerbaijani journalists demand not to adopt new law "On Media"

  Journalists, bloggers and editors-in-chief of Azerbaijani editions have demanded from the government to recall the bill "On Media", set up a new working group and return the document for updating, treating its current version as repressive. This law will close free journalists' access to information, activists believe.

December 17, 2021 15:31

• ECtHR obliges Georgia to pay compensation to victims at action in LGBT support in 2013

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has obliged Georgia to pay compensation in the total amount of EUR 193,500 to the persons who suffered at the disruption of the celebration of the Day of Combating Transphobia and Homophobia on May 17, 2013.

December 17, 2021 12:12

• Kadyrov dances with Mitsaeva

  Ramzan Kadyrov has personally welcomed Rubati Mitsaeva, a former colleague of Akhmed Zakaev, his political opponent, who returned to her homeland with his permission, and danced with her, as follows from the posted video.

December 17, 2021 12:08

• Severe verdict to leaders of Ingush protests angers journalists and political analysts

  Seven protest leaders in Ingushetia have been demonstratively sentenced to long prison terms for the peaceful protest, where they called not to admit unrests, Russian journalists and political analysts assert.

December 17, 2021 12:01

• Azeri SC returns case of opposition leader Umudov for reconsideration

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan has cancelled the decision of the appellate instance in the case of Pasha Umudov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA). The case was returned to the court for reconsideration, the activist's advocate has informed.

December 17, 2021 12:00

• Chechnya in North-Caucasian lead in number of missing people

  In 2020, a total of 1700 people were listed as missing in Chechnya; and within the nine months of 2021 – the number is 1659. The republic is in the lead in this parameter in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), and the third in Russia: it follows from the statistics of the Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

December 17, 2021 11:49

• Human rights defenders: laws arbitrary interpreted during trial against “Memorial”*

  At the trial in a case on the liquidation of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”*, the Moscow Prosecutor’s Office complained not about the absence, but about the dimensions and location of the labelling on the status of a foreign agent on the NGO’s website. Besides, prosecutors also used as an argument the court’s decision on a fine of 500,000 roubles which had not entered into force, lawyers and human rights defenders note.

December 17, 2021 11:35

• Nagorno-Karabakh Ombudsperson point to absence of access for Tagavard residents to community cemetery

  The Office of the Ombudsperson of Nagorno-Karabakh has appealed to government bodies, Russian peacemakers and international human rights organizations with a request to pay attention to the problem of Tagavard residents, who have no access to the communal cemetery, which came under Azerbaijan's control after the 2020 war.

December 17, 2021 02:12

• Return of Mitsaeva to Chechnya becomes Kadyrov’s political trump card

  The political influence of Rubati Mitsaeva, a former comrade-in-arms of Akhmed Zakaev, is not great, but the Chechen authorities got an opportunity to present her return to the republic as their achievement, sources of the “Caucasian Knot” suggest. According to lawyers, Rubati Mitsaeva will not face criminal prosecution in her homeland.

December 17, 2021 02:09

• Azerbaijani activist Salekh Rustamov ends his hunger strike

  Azerbaijani activist Salekh Rustamov agreed to end his hunger strike on the 41st day, doctor Adil Geibulla reported. Advocates and human rights defenders plan to continue to seek the release of Salekh Rustamov from prison.

December 16, 2021 17:31

• Native from Stavropol Territory sentenced for preparing terror act in Grozny

  The Military Court in Rostov-on-Don has sentenced a minor girl from the Stavropol Territory to 6 years in an educational colony, having found her guilty of preparing a terror act in Grozny.

December 16, 2021 16:24

• Baku court sets activist Rustam Ismayilbeili free

  The case against Rustam Ismayilbeili, a student, accused of violating anti-covid measures at the action in support of Salekh Rustamov on December 1, has been dismissed, the "Meydan" TV has informed.

December 16, 2021 16:16

• Advocates and relatives of Ingush activists shocked by court verdict

  There were no doubts that the sentence on the Ingush activists' case would be politically motivated, but everyone hoped for a softer punishment than the prosecution demanded, the advocates have stated. The convicts' relatives have lost faith in a fair trial.