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In North Ossetia, military personnel are not given compensation for injuries in Ukraine
Human rights
In North Ossetia, military personnel are not given compensation for injuries in Ukraine
20 September 2023

Contract workers are turning to the courts of Vladikavkaz en masse with claims for the need to pay compensation in the amount of 3 million rubles for injuries received during hostilities in Ukraine. In many cases they are refused.

Pashinyan said that Armenia did not participate in the preparation of the text on the ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh
Politics
Pashinyan said that Armenia did not participate in the preparation of the text on the ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh
20 September 2023

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that Yerevan does not understand the clauses on the “withdrawal of the Armenian armed forces” from the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh. Yerevan did not participate “in the negotiations between Azerbaijan and Karabakh.”

Agreements to cease hostilities in Karabakh were announced in Yerevan
Politics
Agreements to cease hostilities in Karabakh were announced in Yerevan
20 September 2023

Through the mediation of the command of the Russian peacekeepers, an agreement was reached to cease hostilities in Karabakh. A truce was declared from 13:00 on September 20, Armenian media write.

The Russian report to the UN Human Rights Committee indicated torture and executions in Chechnya
Human rights
The Russian report to the UN Human Rights Committee indicated torture and executions in Chechnya
20 September 2023

In the Russian Federation, human rights have been massively violated for over two decades, censorship has been introduced, repressive laws have been introduced, and oppositionists and dissidents have been persecuted.

KBR resident sentenced to suspended sentence for criticizing the war in Ukraine
Human rights
KBR resident sentenced to suspended sentence for criticizing the war in Ukraine
20 September 2023

The Nalchik City Court found local resident Batyr Zhaboev guilty of committing a criminal offense under Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (discrediting the Russian Army). He was sentenced to one year suspended imprisonment.

Protests near the government and the Russian embassy have stopped in Armenia
Society
Protests near the government and the Russian embassy have stopped in Armenia
20 September 2023

At night, Armenian security forces unblocked the building of the Russian Embassy in Yerevan. Police detained protesters who accused Moscow of supporting Azerbaijan and complicity in war crimes in Karabakh.

Azerbaijan is ready to meet with the Armenians of Karabakh, and in Yerevan they demand Pashinyan to intervene in the conflict
Society
Azerbaijan is ready to meet with the Armenians of Karabakh, and in Yerevan they demand Pashinyan to intervene in the conflict
19 September 2023

Clashes between protesters and police continue near the government building in Yerevan. Demonstrators are demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

The forced disappearance of two eighth-graders in Urus-Martan, a “cleansing” of the village of Mayrtup with arrests and robberies
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
The forced disappearance of two eighth-graders in Urus-Martan, a “cleansing” of the village of Mayrtup with arrests and robberies
19 September 2023

At approximately 9 o'clock, Russian security forces entered the courtyard of house 3 on Gastello Street in Urus-Martan. Ordering everyone to remain in their places, they began a search. No production preview was shown.

The Kremlin expressed “concern” about a new war in Karabakh
Politics
The Kremlin expressed “concern” about a new war in Karabakh
19 September 2023

Moscow is concerned about the sharp escalation of tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh. This was announced by the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov.

Disappeared ex-silovik from Chechnya recognized as a “political prisoner”
Human rights
Disappeared ex-silovik from Chechnya recognized as a “political prisoner”
19 September 2023

The Memorial Human Rights Center recognized former Chechen police officer Yasin Khalidov as a political prisoner.