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September 20, 2019 23:52

• Chechen residents report methods of forced large-scale subbotniks

  In Chechnya, under the threat of dismissal, public sector employees have to paint trees and collect damage on roads and cemeteries in their free time, local residents complain. Thousands of people participate in subbotniks (voluntary cleaning works on Saturdays) in Chechnya, the republic's authorities report.

September 20, 2019 21:54

• Court's refusal to release Robert Kocharyan provokes protest action in Yerevan

  Supporters of Robert Kocharyan demanded to transfer Robert Kocharyan, the second president of Armenia, under house arrest after the court had again decided to leave him in custody.

September 20, 2019 17:23

• "Freedom House" highlights harassment of journalists in Azerbaijan

  The international organization "Freedom House" is deeply concerned over attacks and intimidation of journalists in a number of OSCE member states, including in Azerbaijan. The human rights defenders called on the authorities to stop harassing journalists and the media. 

September 20, 2019 17:19

• Law enforcers release video of IS supporter's detention in Dagestan

  The National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) released a video showing the detention of a 19-year-old suspected militant in Dagestan. The young man could be provoked by law enforcers themselves, users of social networks suggested.

September 20, 2019 11:55

• Makhachkala: hunger-striking Afghan War veterans need doctors' help

  The veterans of the Afghan War, who are on a hunger strike in Makhachkala, have reported that on September 19, one of the protesters was hospitalized because of a serious deterioration in health; several others needed help of ambulance staff.

September 20, 2019 11:49

• Youngster accused of helping Syrian militants delivered from Germany to Volgograd

  A 19-year-old native of one of Caucasian republic, extradited to Volgograd, is accused of persuading two teenagers to join Syrian militants.

September 20, 2019 11:30

• Seven figurants in Ganja riot case sentenced to prison terms

  A court in Baku sentenced seven defendants in the case of participation in the riots in Ganja to imprisonment for the terms from 2 to 20 years. They refused to plead guilty, Arzu Abdulla, a member of the Public Committee for Protection of Defendants' Rights, has stated.

September 20, 2019 11:22

• Decision to return case of Dagestanis killed in Chechnya to Grozny approved

  The Russia's Supreme Court (SC) has rejected the appeal against the refusal to transfer the consideration of the case of the eight Dagestanis murdered in Chechnya from this republic to another region, Andrei Sabinin, an advocate, has informed.

September 19, 2019 23:55

• "Daimokhk" filmmaker speaks about atmosphere of fear and mistrust in Chechnya

  A documentary about the Chechen choreographer, Ramzan Akhmadov, has been included into the contest programme of the "Artdocfest" Festival. In Chechnya, the film crew faced people's reluctance to tell what was happening in the republic out of fear before authorities.

September 19, 2019 23:52

• In social networks, detained Makhi Idrisov boasted of friendship with Kadyrov

  The police have reported that they found plenty of firearms at home of Makhi Idrisov, a detained former vice president of the Dagestani "Anji" Football Club (FC). In social networks, Idrisov actively demonstrated his close friendships with Ramzan Kadyrov.

September 19, 2019 23:49

• Social network users associate inflows to Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation with requisitions

  Users of social networks mentioned mandatory donations from public sector employees and entrepreneurs among sources of funding for the Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation, which assets increased by more than 1.5 times over the year.

September 19, 2019 22:59

• Kadyrov's friend Makha Idrisov detained, a source reports

  Law enforcers conduct searches at home of Magomed Idrisov, who shows his friendship with the leader of Chechnya on social networks, the "Caucasian Knot" has been informed by a source from the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

September 19, 2019 20:39

• Animal defenders demand to punish Dagestani MMA fighter Nurmagomedov for fighting a bear

  The US animal rights organization requested the UFC to make a stand against Khabib Nurmagomedov for fighting a bear and urged the Dagestani fighter to stick to wrestling with willing human opponents only.

September 19, 2019 17:54

• Well-known Russian designer compares Beslan terror act with a road accident

  Deaths of children in the terror act in Beslan are as tragic as a death of a child in a road traffic accident, says designer Artemy Lebedev after his statement about the "Mothers of Beslan" had been criticized. The position of the blogger has been disapproved by YouTube users.

September 19, 2019 10:57

• Dagestan: Kurbanov brothers refuse to plead guilty of terrorism

  The brothers Ismail and Mukhtar Kurbanov from the Kayakent District of Dagestan joined an illegal armed formation (IAF), stored explosives, while the younger, Mukhtar, fought for the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation by the court in Syria, the prosecution has stated. The brothers have refused to plead guilty.

September 19, 2019 10:47

• Opinion poll reveals paradox of Georgia's aspiration for NATO and nostalgia for USSR

  Most residents of Georgia support the course towards joining the European Union and the NATO, while 41% of them are negatively assessing the collapse of the USSR, sociologists assert. The Soviet period attracts people by a low level of officials' corruption and better operation of courts, while they associate joining the NATO with ensuring the country's security, political analysts believe.

September 19, 2019 10:24

• Public apologies blur repentance traditions in the Caucasus

  Public apologies for minor misconduct are contrary to Caucasian traditions, which prescribed highlanders to repent to elders only for serious offences, scientists have stated.

September 19, 2019 09:59

• Baku court commutes Ragimov's punishment

  A court in Baku has reduced the prison term of Ikram Ragimov, the editor-in-chief of the "Realliq.info" website, from 5.5 years to 3 years in prison. The defence intends to appeal against the ruling.

September 18, 2019 23:47

• Law enforcers announce number of terrorist cells revealed in Russia

  Since the start of 2019, in 17 regions of Russia, Northern Caucasus inclusive, secretive units of the "Islamic State" (IS) a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court, have been revealed, the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported.

September 18, 2019 23:41

• Journalists beaten up in Ingushetia appeal to ECtHR

  Complaints on behalf of the journalists and human rights defenders, who suffered in an attack on the minibus of the Consolidated Mobile Group (CMG) in Ingushetia in March 2016, have been lodged to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), the Committee against Torture (CaT) has stated.