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May 29, 2019 22:19

• Court extends arrest of Ingush activist Magomed Khamkhoev

  The court left Magomed Khamkhoev, a participant of a rally held in Magas in March, in custody until September 25. This was reported by Fatima Urusova, an advocate of Magomed Khamkhoev.

May 29, 2019 22:04

• Complaint against oppression of Muslims in Kobuleti filed to ECtHR

  The Georgian authorities failed to protect the rights of religious minorities and did not help ensure the opening of a boarding house for Muslim students in Kobuleti, stated NGO "Centre for Human Rights Education and Monitoring".

May 29, 2019 21:41

• Belgium extradites Dagestani native accused of involvement in IS

  Immampasha Akhmadov, a native of Dagestan, extracted from Belgium, is accused of involvement in combat actions on the side of the "Islamic State" (IS, a terrorist organization, banned in Russia), reports the FSB of the Russian Federation.

May 29, 2019 16:54

• Dagestani journalist reports being summoned to police of Saint Petersburg

  Dagestani journalist Idris Yusupov reported that after his visit to Saint Petersburg, he was called by phone from the law enforcement bodies, since he "was on the police preventive registration list." In Dagestan, the police preventive registration continues to exist, but only few people file complaints about it, reports Shamil Magomedov, a lawyer of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

May 29, 2019 16:49

• Armenian footballer's refusal to come to Baku raises issue on politicization of sports

  While the security guarantees for Armenian athletes are definitely respected, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, a player of the "Arsenal" FC, has deliberately politicized his refusal to come to the UEFA Europa League Cup Final in Baku, state Azerbaijani experts. The football player's decision is dictated by political motives, confirm Armenian journalists.

May 29, 2019 10:59

• Four oppositionists detained on Republic Day in Azerbaijan

  In Azerbaijan, members of opposition parties held a rally on the Republic Day in the village of Novkhany near Baku. Four detainees were released at the end of the day.

May 29, 2019 10:56

• Chechen resident fined for posting Timur Mutsuraev's song

  Since early 2019, the first resident of Chechnya has been fined for posting a song of bard Timur Mutsuraev on a social network. According to the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot", over the same period of 2018, at least five persons were brought to justice on similar charges in the Chechen Republic.

May 29, 2019 10:54

• Georgian priests call for dialogue on David Gareja complex

  Residents of Georgia, who took part in a rally at the David Gareja monastery complex, walked about two kilometers along a mountain trail from the Chichkhituri monastery to the Ascension Church on the border with Azerbaijan. Activists claimed encroachments on the Georgian shrine, but the priests urged them to refrain from emotional speeches.

May 29, 2019 09:56

• KBR woman complains about inquiry into kidnapping case

  Over the past six months, law enforcers of Nalchik did nothing to investigate the kidnapping of two young children from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), Kamila Zukaeva, a KBR resident, has stated. Her former husband has told the police that the children are with him; therefore, the court judgement to return them to their mother has not been enforced.

May 29, 2019 09:35

• Film by Kantemir Balagov from KBR to be screened at "Zerkalo" Festival

  At the "Zerkalo" (Mirror) International Film Festival, Russia will be represented by the film "Dylda" (Beanpole) by Kantemir Balagov, a film director from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), the organizers of the festival have informed.

May 28, 2019 23:30

• Citywide Iftar in Dagestani Kizilyurt disrupted after special operation

  They will not manage to prepare a mass Iftar at the stadium in Kizilyurt, because of the restrictions imposed after the special operation conducted in Sultan-Yangi-Yurt; however, residents of the district gather in hundreds for collective evening Iftars, the organizers claim.

May 28, 2019 23:24

• Complaint about staged video with the oath to IS is a unique case for Dagestan

  The application of residents of Buynaksk that law enforcers had forced them to record an oath to the leader of the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court, is a unique phenomenon for Dagestan, Sirazhutdin Datsiev, a rights defender, and Sapiyat Magomedova, an advocate, have noted. The accusation of an attempt to leave for Syria was lifted from the residents.

May 28, 2019 23:17

• Georgian activists and clergymen hold action at "David Gareja" monasteries

  Several hundreds of Georgian residents took part in the march demanding open talks on the border demarcation with Azerbaijan in the territory of the "David Gareja" Complex. Khalaf Khalafov, a deputy head of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), has treated the construction works in the complex as a sovereign right of Azerbaijan.

May 28, 2019 20:20

• Festival of Puppet Theatres gathers full house in Makhachkala

  In spite of a weekday, a performance within the "The Magic World of BRICS Puppet Theaters" International Festival, gathered a full hall, residents of Makhachkala have stated.

May 28, 2019 20:14

• ECtHR awards compensations to relatives of 12 residents of Chechnya

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has obliged Russian authorities to pay 1.168 million euros in compensation to relatives of 12 people who went missing during the second military campaign in Chechnya.

May 28, 2019 15:55

• Lawyers call unprecedented gay Maxim Lapunov's complaint to ECtHR

  The complaint lodged by Maxim Lapunov about torture in Grozny was the first case of persecution based on one's sexual orientation in Chechnya that has reached the European Court of Human Rights.

May 28, 2019 15:53

• Kenkhi villager, who left because of threats, reproached authorities for silencing problems

  After numerous complaints addressed to Chechen authorities, the problems of the residents of the village of Kenkhi, Sharoi District, remain unresolved.

May 28, 2019 15:51

• Protesters in Baku support convicts in "Tartar case"

  At a rally in Baku, family members of those killed and convicted in the so-called "Tartar case" have declared the criminal case against their relatives unjustified.

May 28, 2019 10:18

• Azerbaijani journalist denied accusations of abusing honour and dignity

  Elmira Alandarova, a deputy principal of a Baku school, filed a lawsuit against the journalist Sevindj Vagifgyzy (Abbasova), demanding apologies, monetary compensation, and removal a video from the network about the presidential election of April 11, 2018. Ms Vagifgyzy denies accusations of abusing honour and dignity.

May 28, 2019 10:09

• Eyewitnesses tell about law enforcers' raid near "Tangim" Mosque in Makhachkala

  About 50 law enforcers have conducted their raids near the "Tangim" Mosque in Makhachkala. They claimed that they were conducting the "Fake license plates" operation by inspecting cars and their owners.