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270 years in prison: Azerbaijan’s ‘special security’ operation on town of Nardaran
In the evening of 26 November 2015, masked security forces stormed the town of Nardaran, where the Muslim Unity Movement is based. MUM is an unregistered religious group formed in 2015, whose members describe themselves as “non-violent, conservative Shiites” aimed at promoting the role of Islam.
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Ten years on, families of those killed during 1 March protests in Yerevan need answers
To this day, there remain many unanswered questions about the events of 1 March 2008 and no one has been held responsible for the ten deaths.
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No control should not amount to no responsibility: Khlebik v Ukraine
Olena Protsenko (UHHRU) discusses Khlebik v Ukraine, and what it means in the context of the ongoing armed conflict in eastern Ukraine.
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Resource | Case Summary | 23 May 2017 | By Tatiana Stryzheuskaya
Bălșan v Romania
Angelica Bălșan, was subjected to physical assaults and threats from her husband on numerous occasions between 2007 and 2008.
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Resource | Case Summary | 25 Jul 2017 | By Kia Kyhl
Carvalho Pinto de Sousa Morais v Portugal
The applicant is a Portuguese woman, who in 1995 underwent surgery at the Central Lisbon Hospital for a gynaecological disease causing her pain.
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Resource | Case Summary | 20 Jun 2017 | By Emil Sahakyan
Bayev and others v Russia
The three applicants are gay rights activists, who were fined for holding demonstrations against laws banning the ‘promotion of homosexuality’ among minors.
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Resource | Case Summary | 13 Jul 2017 | By Joyce Man
Jugheli and others v Georgia
The three applicants lived in Tbilisi in close proximity to a thermal power plant. Experts found that it had not been repaired between 1986 and 1996.
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Resource | Case Summary | 25 Jul 2017 | By Rehab Jaffer
Yankovskiy v Russia
Vyacheslav Yankovskiy was detained in April 2010 on suspicion of murder and injuring two people. He was certified as disabled in 2008.
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Resource | Case Summary | 7 Mar 2017 | By Imogen Churchill
Kibalo v Russia
Mr Kh. was sentenced to 20 years’ in prison in far east Russia. His wife, Natalya Kibalo, requested his transfer to a nearer facility, but it was rejected.
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Resource | Case Summary | 14 Mar 2017 | By Olga Grygorovska
Orlov and others v Russia
Oleg Orlov, the chairman of Memorial Human Rights Centre, was abducted in Ingushetia in 2007 along with three REN-TV journalists.