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September 23, 2019 14:32

• Nagorno-Karabakh reports about killed Azerbaijani soldier

  The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh reported about an act of diversion committed by Azerbaijani soldiers on September 22 and about the death of one of the attackers.

September 23, 2019 11:28

• Three residents of Chechnya repent for witchcraft

  In the Urus-Martan District of Chechnya, two women and a man were detained and accused by the authorities of engaging in witchcraft (devilry). On September 21, a report on this topic was shown in the news programme of "Grozny" TV company.

September 23, 2019 11:16

• Journalist Afghan Mukhtarly goes on hunger strike

  During his visit to the journalist, Afgan Mukhtarly, who is kept in an Azerbaijani jail, his advocate, Nemat Kerimli, complained about violence and pressure. The convicted journalist has gone on a hunger strike, demanding an objective investigation into the complaints lodged by his advocate.

September 23, 2019 11:03

• Relatives of Chechen native extradited from Georgia fear for his fate

  Georgian authorities have extradited Ramzan Akhyadov, a 40-year-old native of Chechnya, accused of terrorist activities, to Russia. His relatives express concern about his health and future fate.

September 23, 2019 10:53

• Georgia: protesting refugee refuse to leave ministry

  In Tbilisi, forced migrants are holding an action demanding to provide them with housing. For the whole weekend securities locked ten protesting women in the lobby of the Ministry for Refugees, Labour, Health and Social Affairs.

September 22, 2019 11:39

• Soldier dies in Azerbaijan

  A conscript soldier has perished in an Azerbaijani military unit.

September 22, 2019 11:34

• Makhi Idrisov supported by Chechen police boss

  Apti Alaudinov, a deputy head of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), has posted a group photo with Ramzan Kadyrov and Makhi Idrisov, who is suspected of arms trafficking, stating "temporary problems of his brother." The operative record, in which Idrisov treated himself as a jobless person and the arsenal seized from him as legal, has caused discontent among Instagram users.

September 22, 2019 11:30

• Azerbaijani law enforcers detain 25 oppositionists

  Policemen have detained the participants of the sitting of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) and accused them of violating the rules for holding meetings and issued warnings to them. The PFPA treats it as law enforcers' pressure on the opposition.

September 22, 2019 11:23

• Number of veterans of Afghan War hunger-striking in Makhachkala doubled

  On the fifth day of the hunger strike, held in Makhachkala by veterans of the Afghan War, about 20 more protesters have joined the action. The hunger-strikers claim that a thousand veterans were expelled from the housing waiting list under the pretext of losing their documents on participation in the Afghan War.

September 22, 2019 11:12

• Defence reports keeping Azerbaijani activist under arrest

  The arrest of activist, Rafael Guseinzade, expired four days ago, but he is not at large yet; his advocate treats it as a human rights violation, unprecedented for Azerbaijan.

September 22, 2019 11:07

• Makhachkala Imam reports law enforcers' threats to believers

  Law enforcers summon parishioners of the "Tangim" mosque and threaten to put them on the so-called "prophylactic registration", Nigmatula Radjabov, the mosque Imam, has stated. The official reasons for the raids on the mosque are not related to the religion, but only the "Tangim" receive such threats, Idris Yusupov, a journalist, has confirmed.

September 21, 2019 22:04

• March in Yerevan against development of Amulsar field was over thousand strong

  Authorities should stop issuing permits to mining companies, the marchers have stated.

September 21, 2019 21:56

• Journalists beaten up in Ingushetia assess prospects of their complaints to ECtHR

  The journalists and rights defenders, who suffered, when their minibus of the Joint Mobile Group (JMG) was attacked in Ingushetia in 2016, have complained to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), indicating violations of five articles of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR). However, the victims have no hope that their complaints to the ECtHR will contribute to the resumption of an effective investigation of their case in Russia.

September 21, 2019 15:21

• Residents of South Ossetia mark Republic Day with parade and mass festivities

  On the occasion of the Republic Day in South Ossetia, four days-off were announced, September 20-23. According to the tradition, residents of Tskhinvali, the capital, came to the military parade and festivities, although not everyone knows the meaning of the holiday. In 1990, with the proclamation of the South Ossetian Republic, the process of the collapse of the USSR began, said Mamuka Areshidze, a Georgian political analyst.

September 21, 2019 15:17

• Court leaves Ingush activist Katsiev under arrest

  The court has ruled to extend the arrest of the Ingush activist, Khasan Katsiev, by three months.

September 21, 2019 11:38

• Adyg Day in Nalchik brings together Circassians from Middle East and Europe

  In the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), the celebration of the Circassian (Adyg) Day is accompanied by concerts of folk and student groups. Circassians from five regions of Southern Russia, as well as from other countries, have come to Nalchik, the KBR capital, to take part in the festival.

September 21, 2019 11:32

• Russian authorities withdraw from helping Beslan victims

  Today, 15 years after the terror act in the Beslan school, former hostages need medical and social rehabilitation, but receive no support from the authorities. No high-quality rehabilitation of tragedy victims is possible without a state programme, as it needs huge resources, the leaders of the "Beslan Mothers" and "Voice of Beslan" NGO have stated.

September 21, 2019 11:30

• Azerbaijani journalist Ragimov announces new hunger strike in jail

  The imprisoned Ikram Ragimov, the editor of the "Realliq.info" website, has announced resumption of his hunger strike, demanding his complete acquittal. However, the Azerbaijani Penitentiary Service has objected claiming that the journalist is taking food.

September 20, 2019 23:59

• "Anji" FC disowns detained Makha Idrisov

  Makha Idrisov, a search at whose home discovered an arsenal of weapons, never worked for the "Anji" FC. That was a reaction of the "Anji" FC's administration to a message from the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reporting that Makha Idrisov, who boasted of his friendship with Ramzan Kadyrov, was the vice president of the "Anji" FC.

September 20, 2019 23:55

• Families of deceased soldiers demand compensation from Armenian authorities

  In Yerevan, more than 30 relatives of soldiers killed in peacetime held a protest rally. They demand from the Armenian authorities to pay compensations similar to those to be paid to the victims of the March 1-2 events. Otherwise, the protesters threatened to start a hunger strike.