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June 09, 2017 00:58

• Germany accepts first gay refugee from Chechnya

  A young man from Chechnya has appealed to the German Embassy in Moscow with a request to provide him with protection from the persecution because of his homosexual orientation. After an interview, officials of the German diplomatic mission granted him an entry visa "for urgent humanitarian reasons," an official of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) reports.

June 09, 2017 00:18

• Two men sentenced for aiding and abetting suspected killers of policeman in Moscow

  Ruslan Parsilaev is sentenced to six years of imprisonment, and Magomedsalikh Nazarov to five years of imprisonment. The court found them guilty of aiding and abetting two natives of Dagestan, wanted on suspicion of killing a Moscow policeman in 2015.

June 08, 2017 23:44

• Amriev's defence reports his extradition from Belarus to Russia

  Belarusian power agents have extradited Murad Amriev to Russia; and there is every reason to worry for his life, said his advocate Pyotr Zaikin.

June 08, 2017 19:40

• Five persons detained in Abkhazia on suspicion of links with IS

  The State Security Service (SSS) of Abkhazia has detained five Tajik citizens, suspected of involvement in the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia.

June 08, 2017 16:50

• Interview of runaway gay sparks disputes

  The interview of the Dagestani gay, who escaped from Russian special services who tried to recruit him for sending to Syria, has aroused controversy among Dagestani journalists: on the one hand, the story is well in line with the practice of sex blackmail in Northern Caucasus, on the other hand, it fails to meet local traditions and beliefs.

June 08, 2017 15:16

• Ingush MP shelled

  Unidentified people shelled a car in which Set-Salim Akhilgov, a deputy of the People's Assembly of Ingushetia, was travelling to work. The MP and his driver were not injured.

June 08, 2017 14:43

• 250,000 roubles allocated for victims of special operation in Nalchik

  Each of five residents of Nalchik, whose property was damaged during a special operation carried out by law enforcers in January 2016, will receive 50,000 roubles, reports an official from the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE).

June 08, 2017 14:13

• "Sasna Tsrer" supporters hold march in Yerevan

  More than 50 people have marched to the building of the court of the administrative districts of Erebuni and Nubarashen, where today, the first trial in the case against 14 members of the unit "Sasna Tsrer" (Daredevils of Sassoun) was to be held. The activists have demanded to release members of the "Sasna Tsrer" and all political prisoners of the country, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

June 08, 2017 13:30

• Afghan Mukhtarly's wife appeals to Georgian Prosecutor's Office for victim status

  The wife of Afghan Mukhtarly, an Azerbaijani journalist, who was kidnapped in Tbilisi, appealed to the General Prosecutor's Office of Georgia with a request to grant her and her husband the status of victims. This was reported by advocate Archil Chopikashvili.

June 08, 2017 11:56

• Rights defenders call on Belarus not to send Murad Amriev to Russia

  The State Border Committee of Belarus has confirmed the detention of athlete Murad Amriev, who complained about torture and threats of blood feud against him in Chechnya. Human rights defenders have appealed to the Belarusian law enforcement agencies with a request not to send Murad Amriev to Russia.

June 08, 2017 11:01

• Rights defenders call on Georgian authorities to investigate Afghan Mukhtarly's kidnapping

  23 international public organizations have addressed a letter to Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili with the demand to call on the Georgian government to carry out a complete investigation in connection with the journalist Afghan Mukhtarly's case.

June 08, 2017 10:59

• Chechen Prosecutor's Office demands to block 12 materials on Internet

  The Chechnya Prosecutor's Office found 12 materials on the Internet offending religious feelings of believers and filed lawsuits to court to block access to those resources.

June 08, 2017 10:00

• Belarusian law enforcers explain detention of Murad Amriev by his search in CIS countries

  Athlete Murad Amriev, who complained about torture and threats of blood feud against him in Chechnya, was detained in Belarus, since he was wanted by CIS countries, the "Dozhd" (Rain) TV Channel reports with reference to the ROVD (District Interior Division) in the town of Dobrush.

June 08, 2017 03:37

• Murad Amriev detained in Belarus

  Belarusian border guards detained Murad Amriev, an MMA fighter, in Dobrush. Earlier, he has claimed facing the threats of blood feud in Chechnya and fled the transport police building in Bryansk.

June 08, 2017 01:44

• Many facts remain hidden in case of Boris Nemtsov's murder, advocates assert

  The motive for the Boris Nemtsov's murder has not been revealed, and the case contains no objective evidence of any version voiced by investigators. In the course of the debate, advocates have claimed there are a lot of hidden circumstances in the case.

June 07, 2017 21:18

• Lawyers see low chances for perished girl's mother to receive multimillion compensation

  The mother of the girl, who died of dog bites, will not be able to collect the claimed amount of 50 million roubles from the Mayoralty; her claim will most likely be rejected, said Dagestani lawyers.

June 07, 2017 20:43

• Azerbaijani oppositionist Gasanli states unjustified inspection at airport

  Jamil Gasanli, the chairman of the oppositional National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF), said that he was exposed to customs examination at the Baku International Airport, despite the fact that he had nothing to declare.

June 07, 2017 20:11

• Mukhtarly urges Georgia to publicize video evidence of his kidnapping

  Today, Elchin Sadygov, an advocate of the journalist Afghan Mukhtarly, has posted a video on the Facebook, reporting his meeting on June 6 with his client at Baku SIZO-1 (pre-trial prison). "Afghan remains vivacious," said the advocate.

June 07, 2017 17:35

• Court arrests man suspected of attempting to assassinate Adam Osmaev and Amina Okueva

  Today, in Kiev, the court has pronounced the decision to arrest for two months a man suspected of an attempt on Adam Osmaev, a native of Grozny, and his wife Amina Okueva.

June 07, 2017 15:20

• IRFS calls on Western countries to impose sanctions against government of Azerbaijan

  Today, the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) has released a statement condemning the authorities of Azerbaijan for a new wave of attacks on freedom of expression in the country. The IRFS has also called on the Western countries and agencies to impose sanctions.