Moscow court sentences Chechen man who fought police in viral video to five years in prison
Sayd-Mukhammad Dzhumayev featured in a viral video from January, in which he fought off police officers who beat protesters with truncheons.
Georgian Dream withdraws from EU-brokered deal with opposition
Georgian Dream said they would no longer hold early elections if the party won less than 43% in local elections.
Editorial | A state-sanctioned attack on Georgia’s free press
While religious and far-right violence is a cause for concern, the legitimisation of such violence by the Georgian Government is more dangerous still.
Live updates | Tbilisi Pride cancelled as mob violence continues
Live coverage of Georgia's first-ever Pride march.
#Kadyrovshaitan — Kadyrov’s public humiliation of children
When a 15-year-old boy in Russia called Ramzan Kadyrov a shaitan, an Islamic term for a demon, it was not long before he was forced to apologise.
Nikol Pashinyan wins landslide in Armenia elections
With 100% of the votes counted Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract Party received 54% of the vote.
Live updates | Pashinyan hails ‘steel revolution’
Live updates throughout the day from Amenia’s snap parliamentary elections.
ECHR finds Russia responsible for disappearance and death of Chechen man
Aslanbek Saidakhmadov was abducted by police on 3 August 2009. His fate remains unknown.
Daghestan security forces abduct daughter of Chechen official in domestic violence shelter raid
Khalimat Taramova was seized and then placed into the custody of her father.
New report details gross violations of humanitarian law in Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
The IPHR/Truth Hounds report details unlawful bombing, extrajudicial killings, and torture among other violations of international law.