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December 27, 2021 12:13

• Rights defenders treat practice of torturing detainees in Kuban as systemic

  The situation with torture of detainees in Kuban (the Krasnodar Territory is named in this way by the name of the main river) stands out among other Russian regions; this practice has become systemic there, human rights defenders have stated in their comments on the pre-mortal statement of Evgeny Ipatov, a Sochi resident, about his torture at a law enforcement structure.

December 27, 2021 12:05

• Resident of Chechnya apologizes for criticizing New Year Tree

  A resident of Chechnya has filmed a video with a crooked New Year Tree and posted it on the TikTok; later, he had to apologize for his joke treating it as an unworthy deed.

December 27, 2021 11:44

• Some kidnapped Abubakar Yangulbaev's relatives released in Chechnya

  Some of the kidnapped relatives of Abubakar Yangulbaev, a lawyer of the "Committee against Torture" (CaT), have returned home. The resonance triggered in the media by their kidnapping has affected their fate, Abubakar Yangulbaev believes.

December 27, 2021 11:36

• Tbilisi: several hunger-strikers turn to doctors

  The capital of Georgia is hosting a mass hunger strike of supporters of Mikhail Saakashvili, a former President of Georgia. It total, there are 150 hunger-strikers; and yesterday, three of them stopped their protest action following doctors' recommendation. Over the past 24 hours, several hunger-strikers had increased blood tension; and doctors rendered medical help to them.

December 26, 2021 11:46

• Amid mass kidnappings, Kadyrov's daughter awarded for defence of human rights

  Aishat Kadyrova, the head of the Chechen Ministry of Culture, has received a medal "For the Protection of Human Rights", the "Grozny" ChGTRK (Chechen State TV and Radio Broadcasting Company) reported on December 25. However, the Kadyrova's Instagram page contains no human rights statements, including no comments on kidnappings of relatives of her father's critics.

December 26, 2021 11:24

• Abubakar Yangulbaev, rights defender, reports kidnapping his relatives in Chechnya

  A total of 37 relatives have been kidnapped by Chechen law enforcers and kept for two days at ROVDs (District Interior Divisions), Abubakar Yangulbaev, a rights defender from the Committee against Torture (CaT) has informed.

December 26, 2021 11:10

• Social network users outraged by Dagestani officials' inaction in purchases for sick children

  Children with type one diabetes began receiving sensors for flash monitoring systems only after the intervention of Sergey Melikov, said Magomed Beibulatov, the father of a child with diabetes. Instagram users were outraged by the fact that involvement of the region head is needed to solve such problems.

December 25, 2021 17:02

• Three nightclubs closed in Tbilisi for violating anti-covid restrictions

  With the support of law enforcers, local authorities have sealed up the popular nightclubs "Bassiani", "Khidi" and "Mtkvarze" in Tbilisi for violating the anti-covid restrictions. The club owners and their supporters tried to hamper the officials' actions, which led to clashes with policemen.

December 25, 2021 16:16

• Instruction to Mishustin to deal with energy crisis encourages Dagestani residents

  Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed Mikhail Mishustin, the country's Prime Minister, to deal with the problems in Dagestan with the supplies of water, gas and electricity. After the instruction, the situation with long-standing problems will probably get off the ground, residents of Dagestan have suggested on the Instagram.

December 25, 2021 15:32

• Akhmed Pogorov's arrest extended by two months

  The Yessentuki City Court has extended the custody of Akhmed Pogorov, a co-chairman of the World Congress of the Ingush People, until February 25, 2022. His defence has treated the ruling as unjustified and will appeal against it.

December 25, 2021 11:52

• Mansur Sadulaev's activeness drop fails to save his relatives from kidnapping

  Mansur Sadulaev, the founder of the "Vayfond" Association that is in opposition to Kadyrov, has stated that during the last year he significantly reduced his activeness in social networks, but Chechen law enforcers have still kidnapped his maternal relatives.

December 25, 2021 11:30

• Armenia's CC forbids imposing payment for PCR tests on employees

  The Constitutional Court (CC) of Armenia has declared unconstitutional the provision of the order issued by the Ministry of Public Health (MPH), which obliges unvaccinated employees to pay for PCR tests.

December 25, 2021 08:41

• Emigrant Aslan Artsuev reports kidnapping of his relatives in Chechnya

  Aslan Artsuev, the director of the organization "Human Rights Centre Ichkeria", has stated that Chechen authorities are trying to exert pressure on him by kidnapping four relatives, but this won't affect his political position and actions.

December 25, 2021 08:29

• Tbilisi: opponents of gay parade demand to release rioters

  On December 24, central Tbilisi hosted a march demanding to release until the trial all those arrested within the case of beating up journalists at a protest against the gay parade.

December 24, 2021 22:52

• Akhmed Dudaev settles scores with critics of regime contrary to President Putin’s position

  Chechen Press and Information Minister Akhmed Dudaev has insulted critics of the authorities for lack of respect for Ramzan Kadyrov and his followers. Thus, he has ignored the President Putin’s statement about the unacceptability of settling scores.

December 24, 2021 22:19

• Blogger Tumso reports about kidnapping of his wife’s female relatives in Astrakhan

  Today, a mother and a sister of a Chechen blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov’s wife have been kidnapped in Astrakhan, and three of earlier kidnapped relatives are also being held hostage in Chechnya, the blogger reports.

December 24, 2021 22:03

• Participants of protest action in Baku urge to revise draft law “On Media”

  At a protest action in Baku, activists say the provisions that infringe on the rights of journalists to receive and publish information should be excluded from the draft law “On Media”.

December 24, 2021 18:47

• Magamadov and Isaev feel worse during hunger strike

  On the fourth day of their hunger strike in a SIZO (pre-trial prison), brothers Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev look exhausted, but they intend to continue their protest against the court’s refusal to send their case to a court outside Chechnya, employees of the “SK SOS” Crisis Group report.

December 24, 2021 18:12

• Georgian authorities report about allocation of housing to forced migrants

  In Georgia, more than 7000 families of temporary displaced persons have received new housing during the past two years, reports Ekaterine Tikaradze, Minister of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia.

December 24, 2021 14:32

• Khasan Khalitov reports about kidnapping of his relatives in Chechnya

  Khasan Khalitov, a critic of Chechen authorities living in Turkey, has reported today about the kidnapping of at least five his relatives living in Northern Caucasus.