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July 16, 2019 17:40

• ECtHR finds illegal a refusal to register LGBT organization in Sochi

  Today, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has announced that it found to be discriminatory the refusal of the Russian authorities to register the "Sochi Pride House", an organization of LGBT activists.

July 16, 2019 17:30

• Gasanguseinov father and Gadjiev's colleagues go on pickets in Makhachkala

  Today, Murtazali Gasanguseinov, a father of the killed shepherds, as well as colleagues of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a correspondent of the newspaper "Chernovik" (Draft), accused of financing terrorism, hold solo pickets in the central square of Makhachkala.

July 16, 2019 14:46

• Zarifa Sautieva's arrest becomes a precedent for Ingushetia

  Over the entire modern history of Ingushetia, law enforcers never arrested Ingush women for their civic position and for political reasons, stated Ingush politicians and public figures.

July 16, 2019 14:32

• Sister of Mozdok resident succeeds in seeking investigation into his beating

  On July 15, Yulia Melnichenko, a resident of Mozdok, held a picket during which she demanded from the authorities to investigate the beating of her brother Rostislav by law enforcers. After Yulia Melnichenko had met the chief of the Investigating Department for North Ossetia of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), the investigation into the case on beating was taken over by the department for particularly important cases, reported advocate Andrei Sabinin.

July 16, 2019 11:30

• Rights defenders criticize EU for deporting Chechen refugees to their homeland

  The practice to deport citizens of Russia, who applied for asylum, including natives of Chechnya, is intensified in Europe, but this does not comply with the principles of the international law, notes human rights defender Svetlana Gannushkina. There are successful examples when the problem of deportation could be solved with the help of human rights defenders, notes journalist Elena Milashina.

July 16, 2019 11:02

• Audio record with girl brought to Chechnya provokes new questions

  A Moscow female resident who complained to human rights defenders about being forced to forcibly marry in Chechnya recorded an audio appeal with a refutation of the information. The girl was forced to make such a record, believes Ekaterina Vinokurova, a member of the Human Rights Council.

July 16, 2019 10:48

• Opposition brings people to Tbilisi streets again

  The protests in front of the building of the Georgian parliament will not stop until the main demand is fulfilled, that is the resignation of Georgian Interior Minister Giorgi Gakhariya, state participants of the rally in Tbilisi.

July 16, 2019 08:09

• Four Georgian protesters detained for putsch attempt

  Four persons have been detained in Georgia within the case of organizing, heading or participating in group violence and an attempt to overthrow the state power during the action in Tbilisi at night on June 21, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has informed.

July 16, 2019 07:51

• Oyub Titiev comes to work for HRC "Memorial" in Moscow

  After his release from imprisonment, Oyub Titiev, the former head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", will continue working in Moscow; he will deal with human rights issues in Chechnya and Russia.

July 16, 2019 07:39

• Zarifa Sautieva arrested for two months

  A Nalchik court has sent Zarifa Sautieva, an Ingush activist, detained within the case of clashes at a rally in Magas, to the SIZO (pre-trial prison) until September 11.

July 15, 2019 22:47

• In Georgia, policeman detained in case on dispersal of protest rally

  An employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Georgia is detained in the case on abuse of power while dispersing a protest action at night on June 21, the General Prosecutor's Office reports today.

July 15, 2019 22:35

• Picketers on anniversary of Natalia Estemirova's murder detained

  Law enforcers detained Alexander Cherkasov, the chairman of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" Board, Svetlana Gannushkina, the head "Civic Assistance Committee", and Elena Milashina, a correspondent of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta". The activists held a picket in the centre of Moscow to remind people of the unsolved murder of Natalia Estemirova.

July 15, 2019 18:06

• Gasanguseinov father demands to sanction thousands rally in Makhachkala

  Today, Murtazali Gasanguseinov, a father of the shepherds killed in Dagestan, has held a solo picket in Makhachkala. He demands from the authorities to sanction a rally to gather 5000 people.

July 15, 2019 17:33

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of July 8-14, 2019

  Detention of activists in Ingushetia; return home of Russian children from Iraq; termination of direct flights between Russia and Georgia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of July 8-14, 2019, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

July 15, 2019 17:22

• Georgian activists report about new conflict on territory of monastery complex

  A conflict between residents of Georgia and border guards of Azerbaijan arose at the "David Gareja" Monastery Complex after icons had been removed from one of the temples, reported a guide of the monastery complex. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Georgia reported about launching an investigation into the incident.

July 15, 2019 15:33

• Chechen authorities respond to information about Chechen girl kidnapped in Moscow

  The Chechen authorities have no data concerning the information that a girl living in Moscow was forcibly taken away to Chechnya by her relatives, reported the press secretary of Ramzan Kadyrov.

July 15, 2019 15:14

• On July 8-14, 2019, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of July 8-14, 2019, no one fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

July 15, 2019 15:02

• Natalia Estemirova's colleagues share memories on 10th anniversary of her murder

  On the 10th anniversary of the murder of Natalia Estemirova, human rights defenders reminded that even in the realities of Chechnya, she managed to find the opportunity not only to report about rights violations, but also to help the victims. The activists demanded from the authorities to complete the investigation into the murder of Natalia Estemirova.

July 15, 2019 11:11

• Ingush activists call for release of Zarifa Sautieva

  The criminal proceedings against Zarifa Sautieva are related to her civil position, state the Ingush branch of the "Yabloko" Party, the public movement "Support of Ingushetia", and the "Patriotic Union of Women of Ingushetia". They demanded to release the activist.

July 15, 2019 10:59

• In Western Georgia, hunger-strikers ignore recommendations of doctors

  Doctors advised the two participants of the hunger strike in front of the Bidzina Ivanishvili's residence to stop their protest action, but the activists did not listen to the medical officers.