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May 23, 2019 10:59

• GPO reports five complaints after blocking courthouses in Armenia

  Applications on illegal actions during the blocking of courthouses in Armenia have been received from two judges and three advocates, the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has informed.

May 23, 2019 10:52

• Azerbaijani oppositionist Salaev tells about torture at police

  Alizamin Salaev, an activist of the Salyan regional organization of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was released after his third administrative arrest over the last six months. He said that during his second arrest, law enforcers tortured him, knocking out a tooth and damaging his ribs.

May 23, 2019 08:24

• Kadyrov's criticism of name of Tsentaroi contradicts historians' data

  At the gathering on May 21, villagers of Tsentaroi (Khosi-Yurt) themselves demanded to rename the village in honour of Akhmat Kadyrov, said Ramzan Kadyrov, who had announced that the founder of the village was not a Chechen.

May 23, 2019 08:13

• Bomb report leads to evacuation of people from Nalchik mosque

  Law enforcers checked information about a bomb planted in a mosque building in the centre of Nalchik; the threat turned out to be false, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported.

May 22, 2019 23:35

• HRC "Memorial" states religion-based discrimination of resident of Dagestan

  The Dagestani Prosecutor's Office has refused to check the complaint of Vazir Bazanaev, a resident of the Dagestani village of Chinar, who had stated that law enforcers persecuted him because of the so-called "prophylactic registration", the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has stated today. Human rights activists intend to seek a reaction from the Russian General Prosecutor's Office GPO).

May 22, 2019 23:24

• MoJ appoints off-the-schedule inspection of Ingush NGO "Mashr"

  The decision to start on May 23 an audit of the activities and finances of the "Mashr" was taken on the instructions of the authorities of Ingushetia, said Magomed Mutsolgov, the head of the human rights NGO.

May 22, 2019 23:03

• Resident of Nalchik convicted for participation in Syrian conflict

  The Nalchik City Court has sentenced Murat Kalmykov to 2 years and 8 months in prison for links with Syrian militants, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has informed today.

May 22, 2019 17:19

• Krasnodar activist Antonova charged

  On May 21, the indictment was presented to Yana Antonova, the coordinator of "The Open Russia"* in the Krasnodar Territory, within the criminal case on participation in an organization that is undesirable in Russia.

May 22, 2019 17:05

• South Ossetia: number of complaints about non-admission to elections reaches 13

  The Supreme Court (SC) of South Ossetia has upheld the refusal of the Central Election Commission (CEC) to register seven nominees for MPs; the claims of six other candidates have arrived at the SC. The voter turnout will be low, one of the candidates has suggested.

May 22, 2019 13:21

• Azerbaijan reports 22 shelling attacks in the conflict zone

  The ceasefire in the Karabakh conflict zone was violated for 22 times during the last 24 hours; two border villages came under fire, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed today.

May 22, 2019 13:09

• Defence reports beating Azerbaijani journalist detained in Moscow

  The journalist, Fuad Abbasov, detained in Moscow, was accused of violating the immigration legislation. His advocate says the journalist was beaten up during detention.

May 22, 2019 11:34

• Protests in Abkhazia change programme of Remembrance Day for Caucasian War victims

  The protest actions in Abkhazia made amendments to the programme of the commemoration day of the victims of the Caucasian War and Circassians' deportation from the Caucasus. Most of the events were cancelled.

May 22, 2019 11:21

• Armenia concerned about large-scale military exercises in Azerbaijan

  About 10,000 military servicemen are taking part in the exercises, launched on May 20 in Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported. In its turn, the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has stated that the undeclared exercises violate the commitments to the OSCE.

May 22, 2019 11:09

• Abkhazia: presidential election postponed till late August

  During his talks with the opposition, President of Abkhazia Raul Khadjimba has agreed to postpone the presidential election. The voting will take place on August 25; and Aslan Bzhaniya, the leader of the opposition will be able to take part in the election.

May 22, 2019 07:32

• Istanbul authorities ban Circassians' march to Russia's Consulate General

  For the first time in the last 15 years, a mourning march to the walls of the Russian Consulate General in commemoration of the victims of the Caucasian War and the deportation of Circassians from the Caucasus has been banned in Istanbul, activists inform.

May 22, 2019 07:20

• Kadyrov's ancestral village renamed to Akhmat-Yurt

  At their assembly, residents of the village of Tsentaroi have unanimously voted for renaming the village in honour of Akhmat Kadyrov, the Public Chamber of Chechnya has reported. At the entrance to the village, the name has already been replaced by "Akhmat-Yurt".

May 21, 2019 22:20

• Court upholds verdict to Saakashvili on abuse of power

  The cassation instance has upheld the verdict passed to the former Georgian president, Mikhail Saakashvili, sentenced to three years in prison within the case of abuse of power when pardoning the convicts sentenced for killing a businessman.

May 21, 2019 22:02

• Rally in memory of victims of Caucasian War gathered 3000 people in Nalchik

  The equestrian march held today in Nalchik attracted more than 170 horsemen, said Aslan Kudaev, the organizer of the march. A mass march of Circassians in national costumes with Adyg flags followed the horsemen's march, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

May 21, 2019 21:47

• NKR police warn detained activists

  Four protesters demanding resignation of Bako Saakyan, President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), who were detained by policemen on May 20, received verbal warnings. Activists insist that they did not violate the Law "On Freedom of Assembly".

May 21, 2019 17:12

• Khadjimba accuses opposition of trying to seize power

  Under the pretext of their concern about Aslan Bzhaniya's participation in the election, supporters of the opposition are seeking an early resignation of the President of Abkhazia, Raul Khadjimba has stated today in response to protest actions in the republic.