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June 11, 2019 11:27

• Court rejects MPH's claim against journalist

  Now, Ogtai Shiraliev, the head of the MPH, in his private lawsuit demands to bring the journalist to justice, accusing him of slander and insult.

June 11, 2019 08:31

• Rights defenders treat decision to release Oyub Titiev as fair

  The colony administration and the Prosecutor's Office (PO) did not object to the release of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny branch of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", under the conditional early relief (CER); there are no grounds to appeal against this decision, his colleagues and the advocate have stated.

June 11, 2019 08:30

• Petition in support of Circassian activist Kochesoko gathers 2000 signatures

  An advocate could meet Martin Kochesoko, a detained activist of the NGO named "Khabze", in the detention centre, said Azamat Shormanov, and NGO activist. Within the last 24 hours, the petition demanding to Martin Kochesoko was signed by over 2000 people.

June 11, 2019 08:27

• PFPA reports kidnapping opposition activist in Baku

  Bashir Tariverdiev, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was taken away to some unknown place, the party has informed, linking the incident with Bashir's political activities.

June 10, 2019 23:59

• Azerbaijan does not recognize parliamentary elections in South Ossetia

  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Azerbaijani described the holding of elections in South Ossetia "as a gross violation of the norms of international law."

June 10, 2019 23:46

• Court grants CER motion for Chechen human rights defender Oyub Titiev

  In Chechnya, the court granted the motion for the conditional early relief (CER) of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" office in Grozny. The decision will take effect in ten days.

June 10, 2019 23:38

• Culture workers treat honoured artist award to 15-year-old Chechen teenager as nonsense

  In Russia, the title of Honoured Artist is awarded after 20 years of creative activity. Assigning the title to a 15-year-old teenager is an unprecedented case, said cultural workers when commenting on the award to Yusup Aliev in Chechnya.

June 10, 2019 18:59

• On June 3-9, 2019, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of June 3-9, 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.

June 10, 2019 18:56

• Azerbaijan claims disruption of Karabakh negotiations after death of soldier

  The death of an Azerbaijani soldier in the Karabakh conflict zone undermines the process of negotiations to resolve the situation in the region, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) for Azerbaijan reports.

June 10, 2019 16:03

• Rights defenders called on Azerbaijani authorities to release paralyzed activist

  The health condition of Abulfaz Bunyadov, a bedridden religious activist, who is serving his prison term, has deteriorated sharply. The Centre for the Protection of Political Prisoners (CPPP) has urged Azerbaijani authorities to set the activist free in connection with his serious illness.

June 10, 2019 15:59

• Armenia: police detain Pashinyan's opponents

  Policemen have detained 11 activists of the "AdequaD" movement, organized by opponents of the country's Premier.

June 10, 2019 15:56

• Organizers praise ConIFA Championship in NKR as one of the best

  The European ConIFA (Confederation in Independent Football Associations) Championship is over in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR). The tournament has become one of the best; and one day the NKR will welcome the World Games, Per-Anders Blind, the ConIFA President, has stated. Local residents have actively participated in various events and sought to communicate with footballers, organizers report.

June 10, 2019 15:14

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of June 3-9, 2019

  Celebration of Eid al-Fitr by Muslims of Southern Russia; parliamentary elections in South Ossetia; actions of activists in Southern Russia in defence of a journalist detained in Moscow; discussion of news about the reburial of the Hadji Murad's remains in Dagestan; ConIFA European Football Championship in Nagorno-Karabakh, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of June 3-9, 2019, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

June 10, 2019 11:32

• Two activists detained in Makhachkala after criticizing law enforcers

  The Makhachkala activists, Arsen Magomedov and Murad Manapov, were taken to a police station after they recorded a video in support of the journalist, Ivan Golunov, arrested in Moscow, and the Circassian activist, Martin Kochesoko.

June 10, 2019 11:30

• Azerbaijani MoD reports serviceman's death

  A soldier of the Azerbaijani Army has died as a result of a shot from the opponent's side on the troops contact line, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed, accusing Armenia of a provocation.

June 09, 2019 11:32

• Residents of Chechnya criticize Kadyrov's awarding teen title of Honoured Artist

  By Ramzan Kadyrov's decree, Yusup Aliev, a 15-year-old semi-finalist of the musical contest "You are super!" was awarded the title of Honoured Artist of Chechnya. This decision devalues the title, local cultural workers and social network users believe.

June 09, 2019 11:20

• Circassian activist Martin Kochesoko detained in Nalchik

  On June 8, policemen searched the office of the NGO "Khabze" and detained its head Martin Kochesoko and other activists, sources told the "Caucasian Knot".

June 09, 2019 11:06

• Fuad Abbasov goes on hunger strike

  The Azerbaijani journalist, Fuad Abbasov, who was found by the Russian court to be an infringer of the migration legislation, has been placed, instead of being deported, into a temporary detention centre for foreigners located near Moscow. Abbasov has treated it as unjustified deprivation of freedom and went on a hunger strike.

June 08, 2019 20:01

• NKR accuses Azerbaijan of 250 shelling attacks per week

  On June 2-8, Azerbaijani servicemen shelled positions of the Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) from small arms, mortars and grenade launchers, the NKR's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

June 08, 2019 19:40

• GPO refuses to lift ban on journalist's leaving Azerbaijan

  The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Azerbaijan gave a formal reply to the request of the journalist, Shakhveled Chobanoglu, to lift the ban on his leaving the country, which is in force for the fifth year already, his advocate has stated.