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The Council of Europe Ombudsman intends to intervene in the ECHR against Georgia's
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The Council of Europe Ombudsman intends to intervene in the ECHR against Georgia's "Foreign Agents Registration Act."
8 September 2026

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights has submitted a written position to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on the Georgian Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), calling on the country's authorities to ensure a safe working environment for the civil society. This was reported by the Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA).

A professor from Grozny has been held in pretrial detention for almost a year: her lawyer warned of a risk of death
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A professor from Grozny has been held in pretrial detention for almost a year: her lawyer warned of a risk of death
8 September 2026

54-year-old Amina Garaeva, a doctor of medical sciences and professor at the I.M. Sechenov Moscow State Medical University, has been held in the Pechatniki-6 pretrial detention center in Moscow since September 2025. She is charged with bribery as an intermediary (subparagraph "b" of Part 3 of Article 291.1 of the Russian Criminal Code).

Azerbaijani human rights activist Anar Mammadli has been sentenced again – this time to 13 years
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Azerbaijani human rights activist Anar Mammadli has been sentenced again – this time to 13 years
7 September 2026

Azerbaijani human rights activist Anar Mammadli has been sentenced to 13 years in prison. The Human Rights House Foundation reported this on September 7.

Justice in the Bin’: ECHR Drops Nearly 1,000 Cases Against Russia, Most Filed by North Caucasus Residents
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Justice in the Bin’: ECHR Drops Nearly 1,000 Cases Against Russia, Most Filed by North Caucasus Residents
5 September 2026

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg has struck out 879 remaining applications against Russia involving more than 1,500 individuals and organisations. The Memorial Human Rights Centre described the decision as “unprecedented in the practice of the [ECHR], and indeed in the history of international justice as a whole”.

The court denied 52 defense motions in the case of the
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The court denied 52 defense motions in the case of the "fifth Bakhchisarai group."
4 September 2026

On August 31, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don rejected all 52 motions filed by the defense in the case of the so-called "fifth Bakhchisarai group." Judge Roman Saprunov rendered the ruling as part of the panel of judges. This was reported by Amina Seitumerova, the wife of political prisoner Abdulmedzhit Seitumerov, who is a defendant in the case.

Russian citizen Denis Kulanin was given seven days to leave Georgia
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Russian citizen Denis Kulanin was given seven days to leave Georgia
4 September 2026

The Tbilisi City Court ruled against deporting Russian citizen Denis Kulanin, previously convicted in Georgia, to Russia. The court granted the petition of the Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but gave Kulanin seven days to voluntarily leave the country. He will be able to choose his own destination.

Beslan, 22 Years On: Remembering the Tragedy and the Debate Over Its Investigation
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Beslan, 22 Years On: Remembering the Tragedy and the Debate Over Its Investigation
3 September 2026

A three-day vigil in memory of the victims of the terrorist attack on School No. 1 ended in Beslan on Wednesday. The commemorations began on September 1, the anniversary of the school siege, and concluded on September 3, marking the anniversary of the operation to free the hostages. The main events were held at the former school building and at the City of Angels memorial cemetery. At 1:05 p.m. — the time when the first explosions tore through the school’s gymnasium 22 years ago — a minute of silence was observed.

Two Crimean Tatars were secretly held in a Simferopol pretrial detention center for over 20 months
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Two Crimean Tatars were secretly held in a Simferopol pretrial detention center for over 20 months
3 September 2026

Two residents of occupied Crimea—26-year-old Enver Chaush and 23-year-old Muslim Mambetov—were held incommunicado in Simferopol Pretrial Detention Center No. 2 for over 20 months, according to Eskender Bariyev, head of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center.

A Russian citizen pardoned by the Georgian president is restricted in his choice of country of departure
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A Russian citizen pardoned by the Georgian president is restricted in his choice of country of departure
31 August 2026

Denis Kulanin, a Russian citizen pardoned by the Georgian president, will not be able to leave the country on September 1, despite having already purchased a ticket to a third country. This was reported by the public and volunteer platform APUS, citing his lawyer, Tsiala Ratiani.

“A Preventive Measure”: BBC Examines Reasons Behind Intensifying Repression in Azerbaijan
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“A Preventive Measure”: BBC Examines Reasons Behind Intensifying Repression in Azerbaijan
31 August 2026

Over the past five years, the number of political prisoners in Azerbaijan has tripled, while average sentences in political cases have roughly doubled. This is the conclusion reached by the BBC after analyzing lists compiled by human rights defenders. In February 2023, the lists included 93 people, while by December of the same year the figure had risen to 254. Since June 2024, the figure has not fallen below 300, and in May 2026, the Institute for Peace and Democracy listed 328 people as political prisoners. At the same time, the average sentence in political cases, which ranged from four to six years in 2022–2025, approached 12 years this year.