Infographics. Statistics of victims in Northern Caucasus in May 2018 under the data of the Caucasian Knot

January 18, 2019 10:49

• SC upholds Budaikhanova's conditional sentence

  On January 17, the Russian Supreme Court (SC) refused to toughen the sentence to Victoria Budaikhanova, a native of Dagestan, sentenced to a conditional imprisonment after her return from Syria.

January 18, 2019 10:42

• EP criticizes Azeri authorities for persecuting activists

  The European Parliament has called on the Azerbaijani authorities to immediately release the blogger Mekhman Guseinov, as well as other detained activists and journalists, the resolution said on January 17.

January 18, 2019 10:33

• ECtHR stands up for Samvel Mairapetyan

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has quickly responded to the complaint of the defence of Samvel Mairapetyan, the owner of the N2 TV Channel against the ban on his travel abroad. The ECtHR believes that the authorities should allow the businessman to go to Germany for medical treatment, said his advocate.

January 18, 2019 08:36

• Two Azerbaijani oppositionists arrested for 20 days

  A court in Baku has imposed administrative penalties on five members of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) – on December 16, two activists were sentenced to 20 days' arrest and three others were fined.

January 18, 2019 08:29

• Impunity for persecutions of rights defenders in Caucasus noted in the HRW's report

  The federal authorities have failed to stop the persecutions of the employees of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", launched by the Chechen authorities, and left without reaction the violation of LGBTs' rights in the republic, the annual report of the Human Rights Watch (HRW) asserts.