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Almost three years after the disappearance of the Chechen resident, there are no suspects.
Human rights
Almost three years after the disappearance of the Chechen resident, there are no suspects.
28 February 2023

The criminal case concerning the disappearance of Movsara Umarov in 2020 in Grozny did not go to trial. The investigation refuses to search for the men involved in the disappearance, said the «Committee against Torture». 

Mikhail Saakashvili’s state of health is approaching a critical point.
Politics
Mikhail Saakashvili’s state of health is approaching a critical point.
28 February 2023

The Minister of Justice of Georgia received an official demarche from the EU in connection with the state of health of the arrested ex-president Mikhail Saakashvili. This was stated by EU Ambassador to Georgia Pavel Gerchinsky.

57 Crimean Tatar political prisoners were convicted during the year of war in Ukraine.
Human rights
57 Crimean Tatar political prisoners were convicted during the year of war in Ukraine.
28 February 2023

In the past year of the Russian war with Ukraine, 57 Crimean Tatars - political prisoners received convictions. The total term of their imprisonment was almost 700 years, CrymSOS reported.

The Ingush Red Cross filed a complaint with the ECHR.
Human rights
The Ingush Red Cross filed a complaint with the ECHR.
28 February 2023

The European Court of Human Rights accepted the claim from the Ingush branch of the Red Cross, recognized by the Russian authorities as a foreign agent. 

Donetsk, Sumy and Kherson regions came under fire
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Donetsk, Sumy and Kherson regions came under fire
27 February 2023

Russia shelled settlements in the Donetsk, Sumy and Kherson regions. In Khmelnitsky, two rescuers were killed as a result of a missile attack.

The contractor from Stavropol was convicted for failure to appear in Ukraine.
Human rights
The contractor from Stavropol was convicted for failure to appear in Ukraine.
27 February 2023

The Stavropol garrison military court sentenced Marat Batdyev, a contractor from Stavropol, to 20 days' detention at the guardhouse. He did not come to the firing range to be sent to Ukraine for the war, as he was waiting for the delivery of equipment from relatives.

Mikhail Saakashvili warned about a possible attempt by the Kremlin to seize power in Georgia.
Politics
Mikhail Saakashvili warned about a possible attempt by the Kremlin to seize power in Georgia.
27 February 2023

All political groups in Georgia must unite against the Russian coup. In parallel with the failure in Ukraine, the defeat in Moldova, Moscow is going to overtly seize power in Tbilisi in the near future. Former President of the country Mikhail Saakashvili wrote about this in the social network. 

The Crimean Tatar political prisoner with disabilities suffers from being placed in a State penitentiary system.
Human rights
The Crimean Tatar political prisoner with disabilities suffers from being placed in a State penitentiary system.
27 February 2023

Alie Murdabayeva, spouse of political prisoner Timur Yalkabov, wrote a complaint to the Prosecutor’s Office, the Public Monitoring Commission for Human Rights and the Public Defender’s Office about the violation of her husband’s rights.

There were 93 political prisoners in Azerbaijan.
Human rights
There were 93 political prisoners in Azerbaijan.
27 February 2023

Human rights activists Leyla Yunus and Elshan Hasanov have prepared an updated list of political prisoners in Azerbaijan. It is in accordance with resolution 1900 adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in October 2012. 

In Armenia and Azerbaijan, tragedies were mentioned.
History
In Armenia and Azerbaijan, tragedies were mentioned.
27 February 2023

On the anniversary of the tragedy in Sumgait, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, President Vahagn Khachaturyan, Speaker of Parliament Alain Simonyan laid wreaths at the memorial in Cicernakaberd in memory of the victims.