Azerbaijan
Teenagers beaten by Azerbaijani police after submitting complaint about their behaviour
The police can be heard insulting the teenagers in an audio recording allegedly taken during the incident.
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Azerbaijan
EU Parliament condemns Azerbaijan’s spate of sentences against journalists and researchers
Three members of the European Parliament have called for sanctions against Azerbaijani officials responsible for the country's human rights situation.
Armenia
Death behind the frontline: families seek answers to Armenia’s rampant non-combat deaths
Official investigations have so far failed to reveal the true causes of many Armenian soldiers’ non-combat deaths.
Azerbaijan
Jailed Azerbaijani activist ‘almost beaten to death’ in prison
Yesterday, trade union activist Sara Rahimova said that Elvin Mustafayev, a jailed activist, was badly tortured in prison.
North Ossetia–Alania
Ukrainians deported from Russia held ‘in basement’ on Georgian border
At least 36 Ukrainian nationals are reportedly being held by the Georgian authorities without access to food or water.
Daghestan
Lawyer accuses Daghestan Centre for Countering Extremism of abducting and beating him
Makhachkala-based lawyer Zaur Kaituev claims he was beaten inside the building by masked men.
Bahruz Samadov
Azerbaijani researcher Bahruz Samadov ‘attempts suicide in prison’
On Friday, prosecutors requested that Samadov, an OC Media contributor, be sentenced to 16 years in prison.
