Chechen ‘torture victim’ deported from France to Russia and immidiately arrested
Magomed Gadaev was immediately detained on his arrival at the request of the Chechen authorities.
Asylum seeker deported from Germany ‘disappeared’ in Chechnya
On the second day after the deportation, Russian security officials in Chechnya kidnapped a man. He is being held at the base of the security unit.
Russia’s killing of teen shepherds ‘unlawful’, court rules
The Gasanguseynov brothers, aged 17 and 19, were shot dead by Russian security forces in August 2016 near their home village.
Armenia’s top court dismisses Kocharyan case as ‘unconstitutional’
The criminal trial of Armenia’s second president comes to an abrupt end without delivering a verdict.
Former Chechen security official tells story of extrajudicial executions
A former employee of the Chechen Interior Ministry and an alleged witness to extrajudicial executions told his story to Novaya Gazeta.
One person killed during ‘counter-terrorist operation’ in Daghestan
The special Counter-Terrorist Operation regime was in force for much of Thursday in the Makhachkala’s Sovietsky district.
Alleged plot against Chechen dissident’s brother uncovered in Germany
The brother of the target of the alleged assassination plot identified Ramzan Kadyrov’s cousin as the plot's mastermind.
Bera Ivanishvili refuses to deny authenticity of secret recordings
Bera Ivanishvili remained unrepentant after the broadcast of conversations he had with the PM in which they discuss sending men to threaten critics.
Live updates: Women detained in Baku as Caucasus markes International Women’s Day
Women across the Caucasus are marking International Women’s Day.
Live updates: Pashinyan condemns ‘military coup’
Armenia’s top military brass have released a statement calling for Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation, Pashinyan has called on supporters to gather in response.