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23:15, 16 July 2020
Over the 11 years, during which the murder of Natalia Estemirova remains unsolved, the flow of appeals from residents of Chechnya to human rights defenders has decreased significantly amid the deterioration of the situation with human rights violations, claim colleagues of the murdered journalist. They associated the above fact with strengthening of the atmosphere of fear in the Chechen Republic.
20:04, 14 July 2020
The preliminary investigation into a case against oppositionist Tofig Yagublu has been completed. The politician pleads not guilty, and his advocate claimed procedural violations in the case.
10:47, 14 July 2020
Svyatoslav Kovalenko, a Moscow blogger, said that he had been beaten up after a conflict with a Chechen blogger, who became famous for his forced apologies. Chechen authorities will help to punish those responsible, Ramzan Kadyrov's assistant has promised.
23:49, 13 July 2020
Ragim Gaziev is accused of engagement in activities aimed against the state and calls for the seizure of public institutions, the State Security Service of Azerbaijan reports.
21:48, 13 July 2020
The General Prosecutor's Office has approved the indictment against three Khachaturyan sisters. They are accused of killing their father by prior conspiracy. The case against the youngest of the sisters, who was recognized insane, will be considered separately, the TASS reports with reference to advocate Alexei Liptser.
15:09, 13 July 2020
Statistics of the coronavirus infection spread in the Caucasus and impact of the pandemic on the everyday life of people living in the countries of Southern Caucasus and southern regions of Russia; armed clash on the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia; public outcry around the murder in Vienna of a blogger criticizing Ramzan Kadyrov, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of July 6-12, 2020, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
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11:29, 13 July 2020
In Ingushetia, law enforcers are conducting searches of the homes of Musa Aushev and his nephews, who are relatives of the rights defender, Maksharip Aushev, killed in 2009.
11:39, 12 July 2020
Residents of Vladikavkaz, who were denied a motor rally in support of Georgy Guev, a native of North Ossetia, accused of financing terrorism, made a photo with posters "I/We Guev Georgy".
11:11, 12 July 2020
Azerbaijan has completed a preliminary inquiry into the criminal case opened against Afghan Sadygov, the head of the "Azel.tv" website. He has gone on a hunger strike, insisting on his innocence, his wife has stated.
12:25, 11 July 2020
Raip Ashikov, a former head of Makhachkala police, accused of financing terrorism, went to court to demand compensation for the inhuman custody conditions. According to his story, when at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), he was infected with COVID-19 and failed to receive any treatment for more than 40 days.
22:22, 10 July 2020
The "Legal Initiative" will challenge the investigators' refusal to institute criminal proceedings against a clinic in Magas where a nine-year-old girl was subjected to female circumcision surgery. The investigators failed to carry out a thorough check into the activities of the clinic, human rights defenders claim.
21:58, 10 July 2020
In France, the police detained five more participants of clashes between members of the Chechen and Maghrib Diasporas in Dijon. Two detainees are charged with using violence.
13:44, 10 July 2020
On July 9, Azerbaijani political émigrés held four protest actions in the German capital urging the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), the US Embassy and the EU mission to introduce sanctions against Azerbaijani officials for harassing their political opponents.
13:26, 10 July 2020
On July 9, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) treated the assumptions that the leadership of Chechnya had to do with the murder of Mamikhan Umarov in Vienna as insinuations that impede an objective inquiry into the murder.
11:30, 10 July 2020
The ex-husband of Gullya Kazanbieva, a resident of Makhachkala, used to brutally beat her up even after a divorce, but investigators have qualified domestic violence under a too lenient article. The woman fears for its life; however, complaints submitted to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) are ignored, advocates assert.