Native of Dagestan complains about torture at detention facility February 10, 2025 23:49 Timurkhan Ibragimov, a convicted native of Dagestan, has complained that he was tortured in order to obtain the necessary testimonies in a criminal case from him.
Azerbaijani blogger Rashad Ramazanov complains about violation of his rights in colony February 10, 2025 21:09 Rashad Ramazanov, an Azeri blogger, convicted within a drug case, has complained about violence from colony staff and poor custody conditions.
Baku activist Djavadov accuses law enforcers of torture February 10, 2025 18:40 A Baku court has left Djalal Djavadov, an activist, under arrest despite his claim of torture after his detention and falsification of his confessions.
Rights activists ask President Aliev to stand up for journalist Shakhnaz Beilargyzy February 09, 2025 17:15 The authors of the appeal to the Azeri President have asked him to facilitate the release from custody of Shakhnaz Beilargyzy, a journalist, who needs medical treatment.
Family of activist Marina Melikhova faces eviction threat February 08, 2025 23:48 Marina Melikhova, an activist, has complained about authorities’ demand to evict her and her children from their home in Adygea and asked for help to defend their house.
Chechen native Eliza Soltaeva considers her refuge safe February 08, 2025 23:17 Elza Soltaeva, a native of Chechnya, who fled to Kazakhstan from domestic violence, reported that she stayed in a safe place. Making the situation public helped save the young woman, who was beaten by her father and husband, human rights defenders noted.
Human rights defenders explain sentences for militaries in Nalchik February 08, 2025 22:47 The short terms of imprisonment to which mobilized Kirill Soshkin and contract soldier Vyacheslav Takhmazyan have been sentenced for leaving their military unit can be explained by their admission of guilt and the fact that they reported for duty on their own.
Georgian doctors warn about health risks for journalist Amaglobeli February 07, 2025 23:57 Mziya Amaglobeli, the founder of the "Batumelebi" and "Netgazeti" outlets can move around the hospital ward, where she continues her hunger strike, but her health condition is a cause for concern, doctors have stated.
“Russian House” in Baku closed to put pressure on Moscow February 07, 2025 23:55 The official Baku’s demand to close the “Russian House” has become a way to put pressure on Moscow, seeking the Russia’s admission of guilt in a crash of an “Azerbaijan airlines” (AZAL) plane and payment of compensation. The official Baku also wants to demonstrate the independence of its actions without destroying relations with the Kremlin, Azerbaijani and Russian analysts suggest.
ECtHR states violation of Dagestani journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev’s rights February 07, 2025 23:40 The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has awarded compensation in the amount of EUR 6000 to Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a Dagestani journalist, for his rights violations after his detention.
Rights defenders treat Kazakhstan as unsafe country for Chechen Elza Soltaeva February 07, 2025 23:40 It is difficult to obtain refugee status in Kazakhstan; and although Elza Soltaeva has every reason to ask for it, local state bodies are closely cooperating with Russia; while the large local Vainakh Diaspora is expanding chances for Elza’s relatives to find her.
Ingush activist Bagaudin Khautiev released February 07, 2025 22:16 Ingush activist Bagaudin Khautiev has served his full sentence in a case on an extremist community and has been released from a penal colony in the Stavropol Territory.
Smelaya, being victim of domestic violence, explains her decision to travel to Chechnya February 07, 2025 21:48 During her trip to Chechnya, Krasnodar resident Maria Smelaya wants to get confirmation that her son does not live at the address where her former husband registered the child. The woman needs the information about the child’s place of registration to provide it to court to get a decision on guardianship.
Law enforcers help Elza Soltaeva, who fled Chechnya, reach shelter in Kazakhstan February 06, 2025 23:47 With the help of the police, Elza Soltaeva, a native of Chechnya, could reach a shelter; law enforcers escorted her to the place and stopped a car with people from Chechnya who were pursuing Elza.
Amaglobeli’s advocate reports pressure on his client in hospital February 06, 2025 23:16 In a hospital, employees demonstratively offer food to Mziya Amaglobeli, the founder of the “Batumelebi” and “Netgazeti” online publications, who is on a hunger strike for the third week.
Court in Novorossiysk sentences military to colony for refusing to go to SMO February 06, 2025 23:09 Sergey Belim, a military serviceman has been sentenced to two years in penal colony for his refusal to take in the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine.
Rights defenders condemn detentions of journalists in Azerbaijan February 06, 2025 22:30 On February 5, Shamshad Aga, the head of the arqument.az news site, was detained; his home was searched, and his computer and mobile phones were seized. He was charged with "smuggling" within the “Meydan TV” case.
Relatives and colleagues report disappearance of Rostov activist Borzilo February 06, 2025 21:37 Lyudmila Borzilo, an activist from the Rostov Region, has stopped communicating with her relatives and associates. Earlier, the activist complained about an unfounded criminal case instituted against her and the law enforcement bodies’ demand to undergo a psychiatric examination.
Dagestani activist Rabadanov’s office closed as price for release, his colleagues believe February 05, 2025 23:18 The closure of a studio run by Dagestani activist Ramazan Rabadanov has become one of the conditions for his transfer to house arrest, and failure to comply threatened to return him to a SIZO (pre-trial prison).
Elza Soltaeva detained in Kazakhstan after escaping from Chechnya February 05, 2025 23:09 Elza Soltaeva, a native of Chechnya, who had fled domestic violence, has been detained by the police in Kazakhstan. She has stated that her relatives were persecuting her, and she feared for her life.