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April 17, 2019 23:28

• Dagestani activists call on to challenge Chechnya's actions on mutual border

  Chechnya has committed a gross violation in fixing the border by accounting the disputable land plot from the Kizlyar District as its territory. This act should be appealed against, the participants of the sitting in Makhachkala have stated.

April 17, 2019 23:17

• Ingush authorities fail to sanction rally in Magas

  The government of Ingushetia has refused to sanction a rally to mark the anniversary of the adoption of the law on rehabilitation of repressed nations. The authorities claim that the organizers failed to indicate how they intend to ensure the public order.

April 17, 2019 20:02

• Case of Armenian ex-General Manvel Grigoryan sent to court

  The Armenian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has approved the indictment in the case of the MP, General Manvel Grigoryan. His wife, Nazik Amiryan, will also face justice.

April 17, 2019 19:59

• Figurant of conflict in Armenian village left under arrest amid protests

  The grandson of the former headman of the village of Zartonk in Armenia, who opened fire during a conflict with his fellow villagers, has been released under recognizance not to leave. The second detainee was arrested for two months; but villagers demand to release him.

April 17, 2019 19:49

• Kadyrov's reinforcement makes abolition of CTO regime in Chechnya formal

  The abolition of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime failed to stop kidnappings and extrajudicial executions in Chechnya, while the powers of federal law enforcers have long passed over to Ramzan Kadyrov, the Human Rights Centre "Memorial" has stated.

April 17, 2019 14:30

• Azerbaijan counts 21 shelling attacks during the last 24 hours

  The positions of the Azerbaijani Army deployed in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled, including from large-calibre machine guns, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

April 17, 2019 14:24

• Armenia: cement factory workers refuse to unblock road

  The workers of the "Ararat Cement" Factory, who received dismissal notifications, have demanded to meet the owner of the company, the MP Gagik Tsarukyan.

April 17, 2019 10:49

• Georgia: burial of victims of Stalinist repressions in Batumi postponed

  Residents of Batumi want to establish their relatives among the 150 victims of Stalinist repression, whose remains were found in common graves. In this regard, the burial of the remains, scheduled for April 21, was postponed indefinitely.

April 17, 2019 10:44

• Azerbaijani authorities increase pressure on activists

  Over 2018, at least 128 Azerbaijani oppositionists were arrested for political reasons. Authorities imitate liberalization, refusing to criminally prosecute activists in favour of arbitrary arrests, local rights defenders have emphasized.

April 17, 2019 10:38

• Georgia: persons with disabilities tell about meagre social help and lack of workplaces

  Today, ten years after Georgia's accession to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the country's authorities failed to radically improve the lives of people with disabilities, the Ombudsperson, Nino Lomdjariya, believes. His predecessor in the post regards that only in 50 years from now the country will be able to ensure acceptable conditions for people with disabilities.

April 17, 2019 08:22

• Georgian opposition supports demands of father of Pankisi resident killed by law enforcers

  The MPs from the "United National Movement" (UNM) and the "European Georgia" Parties have called for the establishment of a temporary parliamentary commission to investigate the special operation conducted in the Pankisi Gorge. The ruling "Georgian Dream" Party has promised to consider this issue.

April 17, 2019 08:19

• Blogger Abdurakhmanov treats mobilization of Chechen mass media as his victory

  The Chechen blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov has noted Ramzan Kadyrov's and his supporters' stormy reaction to his criticism of Kadyrov the elder, announcing his victory in confrontation with Chechen authorities.

April 16, 2019 23:25

• Authorities of Chechnya and Dagestan suspend border demarcation

  The entry of data on Chechen-Dagestani border into the state registry of real estate has been suspended, the speakers of both parliaments have announced without specifying the reasons.

April 16, 2019 23:19

• Verdict for attacking "Caucasian Knot" correspondent to be all-Russian precedent

  The verdict in the case of the attack on the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent is an important precedent, punishments for attacking media professionals in Russia are rare, lawyers have stated.

April 16, 2019 19:47

• Armenian official accused of embezzling social assistance to war veterans

  Paruir Sargsyan, the headman of the Armenian village of Zartonk, is accused of embezzling money intended for participants in the combat actions in Nagorno-Karabakh in April 2016.

April 16, 2019 19:40

• In Dagestan, three activists released after arrests

  Six participants of a fight in the Orta-Tyube village in the Nogai District of Dagestan, provoked by the land conflict, are still being kept at a detention centre in Kizlyar. Three detainees, whose terms of arrest expired, are released.

April 16, 2019 19:33

• In Dagestan, court upholds verdict for attack on "Caucasian Knot" correspondent

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan refused to tighten the sentence to Karim Kasumov, who was punished with suspended sentence in the case on an attack on Patimat Makhmudova, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

April 16, 2019 14:24

• Azerbaijan reports 20 shelling attacks in conflict zone

  The armistice regime in the Karabakh conflict zone was broken; a village bordering on Armenia came under fire, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

April 16, 2019 14:19

• Afghan Mukhtarly's defence refutes Georgia's Premier

  The statement of Mamuka Bakhtadze, the Prime Minister of Georgia, about cooperation with Azerbaijan in the case of the kidnapping of journalist, Afghan Mukhtarly, is not confirmed by Georgia's actions, the Mukhtarly's defence has stated.

April 16, 2019 11:30

• Kadyrov explains media reorganization in Chechnya by "new challenges"

  The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has announced new challenges for the republic. According to his version, journalists should stop "the liars who are spreading gossips." In this regard, Kadyrov announced a reorganization of mass media.