Human rights

May 21, 2022 12:17

• "Muslim Unity" activist arrested in Baku

  The court has placed Agali Yakhyaev in custody for 30 days, finding him guilty of hooliganism and disobedience to the police at an action held in support of Razi Gumbatov, an activist of the "Muslim Unity" movement, in Baku.

May 21, 2022 12:15

• Two KBR residents accused of discrediting army

  The cases initiated against Islam Zhanov, a resident of the Urvan District, and Boris Dzagalov, a native of Nalchik, accused of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces, have been brought to court.

May 21, 2022 12:03

• Court in Egypt acquits Ingush student Ali Dzeitov

  After a lengthy consideration, a court in Egypt has declared the charges against Ali Dzeitov, a native of Ingushetia, untenable and decided to acquit him.

May 21, 2022 11:53

• Police detain critic of Azerbaijani authorities

  In Baku, the police have detained blogger Rashad Ramazanov, who criticizes the Azerbaijani authorities on the social media, a spouse of the blogger’s reports.

May 21, 2022 11:44

• “Muslim Unity” activist sentenced to six years of imprisonment in Azerbaijan

  In Baku, a court found Razi Gumbatov, an activist of the “Muslim Unity” movement, guilty of drug trafficking and sentenced him to six years of imprisonment.

May 21, 2022 11:38

• Activists note a decrease in number of Azerbaijani refugees from Ukraine

  The flow of ethnic Azerbaijanis wishing to return to their homeland from Ukraine has decreased, activists involved in their evacuation point out. The Azerbaijani consulate in Kharkov has resumed its work and provides assistance primarily to Azerbaijani citizens.

May 20, 2022 23:50

• Armenian opposition warns of consequences of opening border with Turkey

  At a protest action in Yerevan, participants have stated it is pro-government oligarchs who will benefit from the opening of the Armenian-Turkish border, while farms, unable to withstand competition in the market with Turkish goods, will go bankrupt.

May 20, 2022 14:03

• Relatives of Ingushetia native who perished in Ukraine wait for compensation

  The family of Captain Salam Merzhoev, who perished in Ukraine, has submitted documents to receive the payments promised by the president; but no money has arrived yet, a Salam's brother has stated. Salam Merzhoev has left his wife and two children behind.

May 20, 2022 13:53

• Dismissed "Rosgvardiya" fighters explain refusal to take part in special operation

  The fighter of the "Rosgvardiya" (Russian National Guard) from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), dismissed after leaving the special operation zone in Ukraine, have stated that they had not violated their contracts, since the command failed to order to continue combat actions.

May 19, 2022 23:56

• Instagram users* call to punish a Chechen teacher for beating children

  The Prosecutor’s Office of Chechnya has launched an investigation after a post with a video in which a man was beating children on a sports ground. Social media users considered the behaviour of the teacher to be excessively cruel and called for punishment.

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