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The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has considered the complaint lodged by the defence against the arrest of Zarema Musaeva and refused to satisfy it, one of the advocates has informed.

Supporters of the oppositional "National Democratic Pole" (NDP) have held a rally in Yerevan in defence of the country's sovereignty. They criticized the statement of Belarusian President, Alexander Lukashenko, about the prospects for Armenia's accession to the Union State of Russia and Belarus.

Djalil Zabidov, an activist of the "Democracy-1918" movement in Azerbaijan, who got infected with coronavirus, must serve the remainder of his term at the isolation facility after recovery, the court has ruled.

By responding to their statements, Chechen authorities have themselves created popularity for their critics; and the decision to refuse from further commenting on criticism has resulted from Kadyrov's meeting with Putin amid the conflict with the Yangulbaev family, analysts have noted.

The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) refused to investigate the brutal murder of a Syrian resident committed by alleged members of the "Vagner grouping", in which a law enforcer whom the Stavropol Territory was identified.

When commenting on the news about the creation of a working group in Azerbaijan to remove Armenian inscriptions on Albanian temples, the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and human rights defenders have said that the plans to change the identity of religious, historical, and cultural monuments in Nagorno-Karabakh violate the requirement of the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

A criminal case on financing of terrorism has been instituted against a resident of Kabardino-Balkaria: the woman is suspected of transferring money to members of terrorist groupings abroad.

In Nizhny Novgorod, investigators forwarded to the Prosecutor’s Office of Chechnya a complaint about the kidnapping of Zarema Musaeva, so as not to take on the clarification of the involvement of Chechen law enforcers in the kidnapping, lawyer Nadezhda Yermolaeva suggests.

Investigators recognized other 163 people who were tortured as victims of the “Terter case”, and the total number of victims reached 281. Four military men were arrested on the charge of using torture, the General Prosecutor’s Office of Azerbaijan reported.

Law enforcers have summoned five participants of the gathering against the laying of high-voltage power lines through the dwelling settlement of Bammatbekyurt, and demanded to name the organizer; and drew up a protocol on the villager who was filming the event. Law enforcers are trying to put pressure on activists so that they stop protesting, local residents have suggested.

Ushangi Datunashvili, 66, accused of attacking a "Rustavi-2" cameraman at a protest action against a gay parade in July last year, has been appointed a bail of 3000 laris. His advocate stated poor health condition of his client.

Adam Arsaev, a taxi driver from Ingushetia was transporting Rimma Gagloeva, a passenger from North Ossetia, from the Grozny Airport. They stopped answering calls; then, Arsaev's car was found near the Ingush-Chechen border.

Members of the Chechen Diaspora in France received an order from Moscow to kill Vladimir Osechkin, a human rights defender, the Gulagu.net project that he heads has reported. Osechkin himself has linked the preparation of his assassination attempt with his activities.

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has publicly classified the "Dozhd" (Rain) TV Channel* as a terrorist; these statements fall under the article on inciting hatred or enmity, the TV Channel has pointed out.

Former patients of the prison hospital located in Rostov-on-Don told that they were starved, tied to beds and injected with potent drugs. Vazgen Zargaryan, a prisoner, was "treated" there for more than 10 times, and once was tied up for 71 days.

During a court session in Grozny, Zarema Musaeva felt bad; and the ruling to arrest her was made when she was unconscious.

Soldier Ilkin Zokhrabov died from a gunshot, and investigators called the incident a suicide. However, relatives of the deceased soldier believe he was killed. The mother of the deceased went out with a picket to the building of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Azerbaijan. The woman demands a fair investigation.

A brother and a sister of Aishat, a native of Dagestan, living in Moscow, insulted and humiliated her after the kidnapping, and her father voiced death threats.

A complaint filed by Azerbaijani activist Fuad Ismayilov, who was arrested for a month on the charge of disobedience to the police, was left without satisfaction. Fuad Ismayilov complained that he was beaten during and after his detention, his advocate reported.

Members of units of international terrorist organizations were plotting terror acts in educational institutions in Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, and the Stavropol Territory, the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) reported.