‘Insignificant’ criminal case that led pensioner to take own life dropped
Nikolai Zakharchenko, an 85-year-old resident of Kabardino-Balkaria, took his own life after a criminal case was brought against him over a wild cannabis bush on his property.
Ramzan Kadyrov appoints daughter as Deputy Minister of Culture
Twenty-one-year-old Aishat Kadyrova previously headed the Firdaws fashion house.
Azerbaijani opposition leader Tofig Yagublu on hunger strike
The Musavat party leader is protesting the ‘fabricated’ case against him, his lawyer said.
Crisis deepens in South Ossetia as MPs threaten to shut down parliament
Protests have continued in Tskhinvali over the death in police custody of local resident Inal Dzhabiyev.
Election campaign officially kicks off in Georgia as poll date set for 31 October
Recent reforms mean the elections could see the most serious challenge to the ruling Georgian Dream party since they came to power in 2012.
South Ossetian president dismisses government following protest
Protesters gathered in the centre of Tskhinvali on Friday after photos of the deceased emerged on social media.
Feminist activist expelled from municipal council in Azerbaijan
Vafa Naghi has claimed she was expelled because she was exposing local corruption.
Chechen asylum-seeker extradited from Germany reported killed
Khusen Gadamauri is reported to have been killed in a ‘counter-terrorism operation’ carried out in Ingushetia earlier this month.
Armenian soldier captured in Azerbaijan may face life in prison
A video has been released by Azerbaijani authorities in which the captured Armenian soldier appears to admit to the charges made against him.
Azerbaijani officials embroiled in coronavirus wedding scandal
Several Azerbaijani officials and their families have been accused of holding weddings despite the quarantine regime prohibiting them.