Russia

April 22, 2021 23:59

• “Russian LGBT Network” demands to investigate activist’s forced return to Ingushetia

  The Moscow police refused to investigate a case of a female native of Ingushetia, who was forcibly returned to their homeland by her father and brother after she had participated in a rally of Alexei Navalny’s supporters, the “Russian LGBT Network” reported. Human rights defenders filed a complaint to the Prosecutor’s Office.

April 22, 2021 23:55

• Sochi leads in Southern Russia in terms of number of detainees at protest rallies

  On April 21, detentions at rallies in support of Alexei Navalny took place in at least 11 cities in Southern Russia, including Anapa and Novorossiysk. Sochi is one of the six Russian cities with the largest number of detainees, the “OVD-Info” reported.

April 21, 2021 22:39

• Four “Voice of Beslan” activists continue hunger strike in support of Navalny for third day

  For the third day, Ella Kesaeva, the co-chair of the “Voice of Beslan” public committee, and three other activists of the movement are continuing their hunger strike in support of Alexei Navalny. They demand to let a doctor visit the oppositionist in a penal colony. The hunger strike is taking place amid the detentions of Alexei Navalny’s supporters in various cities of Russia.

April 21, 2021 15:12

• Advocates claim torture of residents of Kaspiysk convicted for terrorism

  The residents of the city of Kaspiysk, Bagauttin Medjidov, Ismail Narchavov, Felix Pirveliev, Murad Abdulkerimov and Gusein Ramazanov, sentenced to long prison terms on charges of creating a terrorist community and preparing an attack on a policeman, were tortured after detention; grenades and ammunition were planted on them. This was stated by their advocates Nadezhda Borodkina and Magomed Magomedov.

April 20, 2021 22:54

• Scientists point to historical prerequisites for treating Cossacks as a people

  The directory of the "Rosstat" (Russian Federal State Statistics Service), prepared for the All-Russian Population Census, lists over ten nationalities containing the word "Cossack". The demands of the Cossacks living in Southern Russia to recognize them as a people are historically justified; however, they sound amid the erosion of Cossacks' national identity, scientists have pointed out.

April 20, 2021 22:50

• Refusal of Russian PACE delegates to discuss POWs' return angers residents of Armenia

  Some Russian delegates voted against discussing the issue of returning Armenian prisoners of war (POWs) from Azerbaijan, the rest of them have abstained. The Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) must react to this decision, residents of Armenia have noted.

April 19, 2021 23:54

• Islamic experts discuss ban on cryptocurrencies imposed by Ingush Council of Alims

  The Ingush Council of Alims (Islam experts) has banned the purchase and sale of cryptocurrencies by Muslims due to the lack of legislative guarantees for owners, explains Magomed Khashtyrov, the Deputy Mufti of Ingushetia.

April 19, 2021 16:00

• Children of North-Caucasian natives returned from Syria

  44 children have been brought from the Middle East to Russia; after examination they will be handed over to their relatives in Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria and Stavropol Territory, the children's ombudsperson has informed.

April 18, 2021 11:34

• Georgian political analysts dispute about link of OSCE's statement on Russia with Biden's sanctions

  Twelve OSCE countries have demanded from Russia to fulfil the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), which has found Russia involved in human rights violations committed in South Ossetia and Abkhazia. However, despite its interest in fulfilling the ECtHR's decision on the 2008 war, Georgia, will refrain from imposing sanctions against Russia, Georgian political analysts believe.

April 18, 2021 11:12

• Shoigu reproaches UN for non-helping in demining Karabakh

  Russia called on the United Nations to take part in demining the territories involved in the Karabakh conflict, but received no response, Sergey Shoigu, the Russian Defence Minister, has stated.

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