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October 24, 2021 12:15

• OPHRD urges to release Elchin Mamed

  In its petition addressed to Azerbaijani authorities, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OPHRD) has expressed its concern about the state of health of the activist Elchin Mamed and about the refusal to mitigate his punishment. The OPHRD has called on the authorities to immediately release Mamed from jail.

October 24, 2021 12:12

• "Society medics" post example of their work with Chechen streamers

  The TikTok bloggers who failed to respond to the call to behave with dignity have paid for their behaviour, the authors of the community "Stop Live Air" have reported and posted a new video about one of the interrupted streams. The number of bloggers with "inappropriate" behaviour in social networks has dropped significantly after Magomed Daudov's statement, said Mansur Soltaev, a member of the Russia's Public Chamber.

October 24, 2021 12:05

• Three "Ganja case" convicts have their prison terms reduced

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan has mitigated the verdicts to three convicted under the "Ganja case" by reducing their prison terms. Human rights defenders are pointing to political motives for persecuting the convicts.

October 23, 2021 14:20

• Doctors provide medical help to Saakashvili in jail

  On the 22nd day of his hunger strike held in Rustavi Prison, Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili, a former Georgian President, received a blood transfusion due to the deterioration of his blood tests, his personal doctor, Nikoloz Kipshidze, has informed, adding that his patient needs treatment in a civilian hospital.

October 23, 2021 14:14

• Suspect of raping Azerbaijani activist arrested

  A court in Baku has arrested for four months a person accused of raping a minor activist. The girl's mother believes that the arrest was achieved thanks to a public campaign.

October 23, 2021 14:10

• Incident with maroon berets shakes Kadyrov's authority among militaries

  Ramzan Kadyrov should react to the scandal with the receipt of maroon berets by Chechen law enforcers and punish the violators, so as not to cause negative attitudes towards himself in the army, law enforcers believe.

October 23, 2021 14:01

• Amid incident with maroon berets, blogger Tumso recalls failures of Chechen special forces

  The scam when passing tests for maroon berets has confirmed the unprofessionalism of Chechen special fighters, the blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, has stated recalling the death of a person during the shelling of the House of Press in Grozny.

October 23, 2021 13:43

• Turkish authorities appoint state guards to leaders of Chechen Diaspora

  After a special operation conducted by Turkish law enforcers, who detained six foreigners accused of espionage and plotting attempts on lives of Chechen oppositionists, authorities decided to provide state security to activists of the Chechen Diaspora living in Turkey have. Chechens in Turkey have strengthened their own security measures, Diaspora members have noted.

October 23, 2021 12:08

• Users of Chechen public dispute about apology practice

  You can't force people to respect one's faith; and forcing a girl in Krasnodar to make a public apology, when she repented to the camera of offending believers' feelings, can provoke an action in her support, Instagram users have noted. However, most users have found that public apologies help to defend Islam.

October 22, 2021 23:59

• Armenian and Azerbaijani analysts agree on assessment of détente between Baku and Tehran

  Iran tried to restrict air traffic between Azerbaijan and the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR), but those measures are ineffective, expert Azad Isazade notes. Iranian cargo carriers will not have any conflicts with Azerbaijani border guards on the road from Goris to Kapan, because they will wait for the opening of an alternative road, Armenian experts for Iranian studies suggest.

October 22, 2021 23:57

• After scandal with maroon berets, Chechen law enforcers granted cars by Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation

  After the exams in the Stavropol Territory, two fighters of the Chechen Department of the National Guard of Russia got not only the right to wear maroon berets, but also Mercedes Benz cars from the Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation. The Chechen Press Minister explained that the fighters received the expensive gifts as an award for passing the exams impeccably.

October 22, 2021 23:54

• Relatives associate detention of a Georgian law enforcer with his support of Saakashvili

  Giorgi Datiashvili, the former deputy chief of the Georgian Constitutional Security Department, is suspected of making and transporting firearms, ammunition, and explosive devices. An advocate and family members associate the detention of Giorgi Datiashvili with his participation in a rally in support of Mikhail Saakashvili.

October 22, 2021 23:51

• Georgian MoJ refuses to transfer Saakashvili to a private clinic

  If necessary, Mikhail Saakashvili, who has been on a hunger strike for the 22nd day, will be placed in a prison hospital, and not in a private clinic, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) announces its decision.

October 22, 2021 14:11

• Director of Chechen Philharmonic Society voices out threats to amateur singers

  Only cultural workers have the right to sing and act as performers, while the creativity of amateur singers will be suppressed, Dina Shagidaeva, the director of the Grozny State Philharmonic Society, has stated. In their turn, residents of Chechnya have objected by stating that singing songs is a way of self-expression.

October 22, 2021 14:09

• Law enforcers report terror act prevention in Stavropol Territory

  A suspect of preparing a terror act in the Stavropol Territory has been detained; explosives and striking elements for a bomb were found in his house.

October 22, 2021 13:52

• Advocates assess chances of efficient inquiry into Muslim Kuriev's death after ECtHR's decision

  The decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) allows victims to seek bringing the law enforcers involved in the murder of Muslim Kuriev to justice, Magomed Gagiev, an advocate, believes. Kuriev, a resident of the village of Plievo, was killed in the counterterrorist operation (CTO).

October 22, 2021 13:47

• Analysts explain persecution of streamers by Chechen authorities

  The harassment of bloggers in the Chechen Instagram public at the initiative of Magomed Daudov, the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament, is caused by authorities' desire for total control over all spheres of life, analysts believe. The administrators of the public have posted two new videos with "education" of girls and promised that the demand from men "will be still greater."

October 22, 2021 13:40

• Injustice triggers scandal with applicants for maroon berets from Chechnya

  Maroon berets, unlike military ranks, used to be awarded transparently and fairly. In the situation with the applicants from Chechnya, military servicemen were outraged by the violation of the traditions, since many owners of maroon berets had deserved them with great difficulty, experts have noted.

October 22, 2021 13:31

• Seven figurants in Tbilisi riot case left in custody

  The court has extended the custody of seven defendants, opponents of the gay parade in Tbilisi, accused of attacking journalists.

October 22, 2021 12:55

• Azerbaijani theologian Babaev accused of treason

  Sardar Babaev, a Shiite theologian and a member of the public association "Spiritual Workers of Azerbaijan", has been arrested for four months and charged with treason. The relatives of the other four detained members and supporters of the association are unaware of their fate.