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June 03, 2019 11:17

• Members of Assembly of Caucasian Nations claim "akhmatization" of Chechnya

  A new micro-district in the Nadterechny District intended for resettlers from landslide zones has been named after the former head of Chechnya, Akhmat Kadyrov. The intensive "akhmatization" of the Chechen ideology is going on, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

June 03, 2019 10:57

• Georgian police state inability to protect LGBT marchers

  Policemen will not be able to ensure the safety of the participants of the "Tbilisi Pride" initiative group, who have announced a march and a series of meetings for LGBT activists in Tbilisi, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has informed.

June 03, 2019 10:47

• Gukovo picketers raise money for trip to Moscow

  On June 2, the participants in the picket held in the city of Gukovo raised money to go to Moscow, where several miners plan to hold protest actions. Some residents expressed their disappointment with the results of actions and refused to come to pickets in the future.

June 03, 2019 10:36

• Azerbaijani advocate Yalchin Imanov awarded "Republican of the Year" Prize

  The lawyer, Yalchin Imanov, who is defending Azerbaijani political prisoners, has received the "Republican of the Year" Prize, awarded by the D18 civil movement.

June 02, 2019 11:36

• NKR accused Azerbaijan of 220 shelling attacks during the week

  In the period from May 26 to June 1, units of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan fired over 3500 shots at the positions of the Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), its Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

June 02, 2019 11:34

• Residents of Northern Caucasus ambiguously react to USE transfer because of Uraza-Bayram

  The "Rosobrnadzor" (the Russian Federal Service for Supervising Education and Sciences) has allowed Dagestan, Chechnya and Ingushetia to transfer those unified state exams (USE) of high school graduates, which coincide with the celebration of Uraza-Bayram. However, critics of this decision point out that passing the exams on reserve dates will reduce graduates' chances to enter the budget-funded departments of universities and eliminates a possibility of re-passing the required exams.

June 02, 2019 11:31

• Police report 16 detainees at actions against Armenian Premier

  Sixteen participants of actions against the policy of Nikol Pashinyan were taken to police stations in Yerevan, Gyumri and Vanadzor; protocols have been drawn up on eight of them, the police have informed. Activists say that 30 of them were taken to police stations.

June 02, 2019 11:25

• Azerbaijan: eight participants in opposition action fined already

  Fines for participating in the action on the Republic Day have been imposed on other four activists. Thus, all the oppositionists detained on May 28 have been punished.

June 01, 2019 17:28

• Iftar organized by Chechen authorities passed amid boycott of Tumso's supporters

  In Grozny, a mass breaking of the fast was attended by townspeople, residents of neighbouring regions and tourists, the Grozny Mayoralty has reported. The blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, had called to boycott the event, since it was organized by the authorities.

June 01, 2019 17:21

• Twenty-nine protesters against Nikol Pashinyan detained in Armenia

  In Armenia, activists who staged a protest action against the Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, were taken to the police, the NGO "Adekvad" has reported. Law enforcers have stated that all those detained for an administrative offense were released.

June 01, 2019 17:07

• NKR Army soldier dies

  A conscript died as a result of shelling from the Azerbaijani side, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has informed.

June 01, 2019 10:15

• Adaptation Commission stands up for convict in attack on Nalchik case

  The Militants' Adaptation Commission has decided to support a petition of the convict for the attack on Nalchik, who has been set free from jail and asked to soften his supervision conditions.

June 01, 2019 10:11

• Azerbaijan claims 21 shelling attacks launched by Armenia

  During the last 24 hours, the ceasefire regime on the troops contact line was violated for 21 times, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced.

June 01, 2019 09:00

• Court finds MIA's inaction in case of residents of Dagestan settlement

  The judgement of the court in Makhachkala will allow residents of the dwelling settlement of Vremenny, who had lost their homes during a special operation, to seek compensation for authorities' inaction, said Marina Agaltsova, a lawyer of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

June 01, 2019 08:58

• Court upholds verdict to Azerbaijani journalist Nureddin Ismailov

  The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has upheld the conviction of Nureddin Ismailov, the editor-in-chief of the "Teref.az" website, – 5.5 years of conditional imprisonment within the case of anti-state appeals. The defence finds the BCA's decision to be unjustified.

May 31, 2019 23:58

• Rights defenders concerned over transfer of trial on CER in case of Oyub Titiev, head of HRC "Memorial" office in Grozny

  Human rights defenders believe the postponement of a court hearing on the conditional early relief (CER) of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" office in Grozny, raised questions about the delay in the trial and the orientation on the Oyub Titiev's release.

May 31, 2019 23:54

• "Caucasian Knot": 96 activists prosecuted after rally in Ingushetia

  According to the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot", at least 96 activists were prosecuted after mass protests in Ingushetia in March, and criminal cases were instituted against at least 29 activists. In total, 82 people were detained, and at least 24 activists are still under arrest.

May 31, 2019 23:51

• Believers achieve termination of law enforcers' raids near "Tangim" Mosque in Makhachkala

  In the capital of Dagestan, law enforcers organized a regular raid near the "Tangim" Mosque to check documents of the believers. Representatives of the mosque forced the law enforcement bodies to stop the raid and release two detainees.

May 31, 2019 23:49

• Dagestani authorities refute information on reburial of Imam Hadji Murad's remains

  The information about the reburial of the remains of Imam Shamil's naib Hadji Murad in the Khunzakh District, scheduled for June 2, is incorrect, the Khunzakh district administration reports.

May 31, 2019 23:47

• Two suspected attackers on supporters of ex-Defence Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh detained

  The detainees are suspected of attacking supporters of Samvel Babayan, the former Minister of Defence of Nagorno-Karabakh, and illegal possession of weapons, reported the Investigating Committee of Armenia.