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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.

June 07, 2017 15:17

• BCA refuses to release Gezyal Bairamly under house arrest

  The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has dismissed the appeal filed against the refusal to change the pre-trial restriction measure to Gezyal Bairamly, the deputy chair of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) for house arrest.

June 07, 2017 14:29

• Resident of Dagestan killed in shootout with law enforcers

  Last night, a local resident attacked law enforcers in the Lak District of Dagestan and was killed by return fire. This was reported by sources from the law enforcement agencies.

June 07, 2017 13:56

• Defence considers Shagid Gubashev's guilt to be unproven

  During the debate, an advocate of Shagid Gubashev has claimed that the arguments of public prosecutors do not confirm the version about the involvement of his client in the Boris Nemtsov's murder. The advocate has requested the court to acquit Shagid Gubashev.

June 07, 2017 13:45

• In Tbilisi, protestors demand to ban extradition of Turkish teacher

  Today, in Tbilisi, people have held an action against extradition of Mustafa Emre Çabuk, a Turkish citizen, accused in Turkey of aiding and abetting terrorists.

June 07, 2017 11:19

• Volgograd: Alexei Navalny's supporters complain about eviction from new premises

  In Volgograd, an office of supporters of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a building in Peace Street could work a little more than a day. This was reported by Anastasia Andreeva, a staff member of the office.

June 07, 2017 07:21

• Half of "Kinotavr" programme are debuts

  Today, Sochi opens its 28th "Kinotavr" Russian Film Festival. The main programme of the festival includes 14 films. Of them, seven works are the debuts of young film directors.

June 07, 2017 04:40

• Animal rights defenders criticize police for opening fire at a cow in Makhachkala

  Makhachkala policemen who opened fire at a cow from firearms in the middle of a busy street showed an example of cruel treatment of animals, states the regional animal protection centre "Zoolife".