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January 11, 2018
Ingush Opposition Activist Detained On Illegal Weapons Possession Charge

A prominent opposition activist from Russia's North Caucasus region of Ingushetia has been detained upon arrival to his native region.

January 11, 2018
Chechen Activist Jailed On 'Bogus' Drug Charge

Human rights activist Oyub Titiyev has been charged with drug possession and ordered jailed for two months in pretrial detention in Chechnya, a lawyer and associates said.
January 10, 2018
Arrest Of Rights Activist In Chechnya Continues A Suspect Tradition

Oyub Titiyev worked tirelessly but quietly to expose human rights violations in the Russian region of Chechnya. Although few people outside the region had heard of him, it seems agents of Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov were displeased with his activism.
January 10, 2018
Rights Groups Condemn Chechnya Activist's 'Abduction'

The United States, European representatives, and human rights groups in Russia and abroad have condemned the detention of a leading activist in Chechnya on narcotics charges and called for his immediate release.
January 10, 2018
Georgian Authorities Under Pressure Over Teen's Death In Pankisi Gorge

The family of a Georgian teenager who died after being badly injured in what authorities said was a counterterrorist operation in the Pankisi Gorge region is calling for a thorough investigation into the death.
January 09, 2018
Chief Of Rights Group's Chechen Office Held On Drug Charge

Activists say that the head of the prominent Russian human rights group Memorial's office in Chechnya has been detained.
January 08, 2018
Generous Bus Driver Rewarded With Free Trip To Mecca

A minibus driver in Makhachkala, Russia, who offers free rides every Friday has been rewarded for his generosity. Grateful passengers have raised cash to send Abdulmedzhid Chupalayev to the annual hajj pilgrimage in Mecca. (Current Time TV)
January 04, 2018
Chechen Police Kill Man Suspected Of Killing Officer

Authorities in Russia's North Caucasus region of Chechnya say they killed a man after he allegedly shot and killed a police officer.
December 28, 2017
Facebook Says Kadyrov's Social-Media Accounts Blocked Due To U.S. Sanctions

Facebook says it blocked the social-media accounts of Ramzan Kadyrov because the Kremlin-backed Chechen leader had become subject to financial and travel sanctions imposed by the U.S. government.
December 28, 2017
Kalmyks In Russia Mark 74th Anniversary Of Mass Deportation

Russia's Republic of Kalmykia has marked the 74th anniversary of the start of mass deportations of Kalmyks to Siberia by Soviet leader Josef Stalin.
December 27, 2017
North Ossetia Defends Mandatory Ossetian Classes In Schools

A group of teachers and linguists is mounting a petition drive to urge President Vladimir Putin to preserve the mandatory status of Ossetian-language classes in the North Ossetia region.
December 27, 2017
Gays Hide, Flee Ex-Soviet Republics As LGBT Crackdowns Turn Brutal

2017 saw increased targeting of gay communities in former Soviet republics by official crackdowns and homophobic thugs. Horrific tales have emerged from Chechnya, Azerbaijan, and Central Asia -- even leading activists to create a secret “underground railroad” to bring victims to safety in the West.

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Thursday 11 January 2018

Ingush Opposition Activist Detained On Illegal Weapons Possession Charge

Chechen Activist Jailed On 'Bogus' Drug Charge

Arrest Of Rights Activist In Chechnya Continues A Suspect Tradition

Rights Groups Condemn Chechnya Activist's 'Abduction'

Georgian Authorities Under Pressure Over Teen's Death In Pankisi Gorge

Chief Of Rights Group's Chechen Office Held On Drug Charge

Generous Bus Driver Rewarded With Free Trip To Mecca

Chechen Police Kill Man Suspected Of Killing Officer

Facebook Says Kadyrov's Social-Media Accounts Blocked Due To U.S. Sanctions

Kalmyks In Russia Mark 74th Anniversary Of Mass Deportation

North Ossetia Defends Mandatory Ossetian Classes In Schools

Gays Hide, Flee Ex-Soviet Republics As LGBT Crackdowns Turn Brutal

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