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July 02, 2019 08:38

• Tbilisi tour operators report outflow of Russian tourists

  The owners of travel companies that focused on Russian tourists are at risk of losses due to the imposed ban on Russian-Georgian air flights, while owners of private apartments have not experienced any problems because of decreased tourist traffic from Russia. Some cafes in Tbilisi have announced increased prices for Russians.

July 02, 2019 08:35

• Dagestani activists apply for seven actions in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev

  The initiative group in support of the arrested journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev has submitted applications for five rallies and two demonstrations. The actions have been applied for in different places and at different times, so it will be more difficult for officials to justify the refusal, supporters of Gadjiev have stated.

July 01, 2019 23:18

• On June 24-30, 2019, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of June 24-30, 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 01, 2019 23:09

• Attack on policemen in Achkhoi-Martan District becomes third in Chechnya since early 2019

  The attack on a police checkpoint in the Achkhoi-Martan District of Chechnya, as a result of which at least one policeman and one attacker were killed, has become the third incident in the republic since early 2019.

July 01, 2019 22:57

• HRC "Memorial" recognizes five leaders of Ingush protests as political prisoners

  Akhmed Barakhoev, Musa Malsagov, Ismail Nalgiev, Malsag Uzhakhov, and Barakh Chemurziev, who were arrested after the March rallies in Magas, should be immediately released, and the officials responsible for their persecution should be brought to justice, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" declares.

July 01, 2019 19:32

• MIA confirms information about killed law enforcer in Chechnya

  A policeman got a fatal stab wound during an attack on a police checkpoint in the Achkhoi-Martan District, while an attacker was killed, the North-Caucasian Department of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports.

July 01, 2019 19:26

• In Dagestan, hunger-striker claims law enforcers' indifference to protest action

  In Derbent, the law enforcement bodies did not respond to a protest of a mother of Islam Barzukaev, who was suspected of possessing weapons, noted Elena Barzukaeva on the fourth day of her hunger strike. According to her, law enforcers warned people not to approach the picketer.

July 01, 2019 15:48

• Human rights defenders doubt sincerity of Chechen resident's renunciation of his son

  The father of Akhmed Barzaev, who was killed in an attack on policemen, renounced him to protect his family members, human rights defenders believe.

July 01, 2019 15:45

• Five persons still stay in hospitals after dispersal of rally in Tbilisi

  The condition of five patients who still stay in hospitals after a dispersal of protesters in Tbilisi is considered by doctors to be satisfactory. Three of patients receive medical treatment in Georgia, the fourth is sent to Israel, and another one is being prepared for his transportation to Germany, the Georgian Ministry for Public Health reports.

July 01, 2019 14:27

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of June 24-30, 2019

  Voluntary early resignation of Ingush leader Yunus-Bek Evkurov; mass protests in Georgia; exchange of war prisoners between Armenia and Azerbaijan; re-arrest of the second president of Armenia; appointment of a new senator from Karachay-Cherkessia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of June 24-30, 2019, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

July 01, 2019 11:45

• Georgian singer refuses to give concerts in Russia

  Georgian singer Nino Katamadze supported protesters in Tbilisi by announcing that she would never again give concerts in Russia. The decision was made in response to criticism of social network users after the singer's performance in Moscow.

July 01, 2019 11:43

• Georgia reports problem with transporting patient across border with Abkhazia

  Abkhazia banned to transport a woman from the village of Otobaya via the Enguri Bridge to Georgia for medical treatment, and the problem was solved after the intervention of EU observers, reported the office of the Georgian State Minister for Reconciliation and Civic Equality.

June 30, 2019 11:23

• Chechen PO blames parents and teachers for brawl with shooting near school

  Administrative cases have been initiated against the parents of the participants in the mass brawl that broke out near a Grozny school. The school managers failed to preserve the order during the exam, the Chechen Prosecutor' Office (PO) has stated.

June 30, 2019 11:06

• Volgograd activist demands Putin's resignation

  On June 29, Olga Karpukhnova, a resident of Volgograd, held a solo picket, while pointing to a large number of poor people among Russians and urging President Putin to voluntarily leave his post.

June 29, 2019 16:48

• NKR accuses Azerbaijan of 90 shelling attacks during week

  On June 23-29, Azerbaijani soldiers fired 600 shots at the positions of the Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), the NKR's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated. In its turn, Azerbaijan stated that within the week, the ceasefire regime was violated with rare single shots.

June 29, 2019 16:29

• Dagestani woman who returned from Syria sentenced to eight years

  The Kaspiysk City Court has found a militant's widow guilty of working for terrorists in Syria. Her imprisonment is postponed by twelve years, until the youngest of her five children matures.

June 29, 2019 16:16

• Economists link drop in lari exchange rate with protests in Tbilisi

  The fall in the lari exchange rate is caused by expectation of major financial losses from the decrease in tourist flow from Russia, the National Bank of Georgia has stated.

June 29, 2019 12:35

• Manvel Grigoryan's son accused of embezzlement

  Karen Grigoryan, a son of General Manvel Grigoryan, a former MP of the National Assembly (Parliament) of Armenia, who had earlier headed the Echmiadzin community, has been charged with embezzling community funds.

June 29, 2019 12:24

• Representative of Georgian Diaspora in Russia asks Putin to restore air traffic

  Giorgi Tsurtsumiya, President of the Federal Georgian National-Cultural Autonomy in Russia, has appealed to the head of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, with a request to restore air flights between Georgia and Russia.

June 29, 2019 12:08

• Head of Georgian MIA announces conditions for his resignation

  Giorgi Gakhariya, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), said he would leave his post if investigators find numerous systemic violations committed by law enforcers during the dispersal of protesters in Tbilisi.