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April 16, 2019 11:06

• Ingush elder Akhmed Barakhoev feels better after hunger strike

  After his hunger strike, the Ingush elder, Akhmed Barakhoev has sharply aggravated stomach pains; he needs a medical examination and a special diet, his advocate, Fatima Urusova, has stated. The hunger strike has made the disease acute, but it's difficult to ensure a strict diet in custody, Akhmed's son, Ilez Barakhoev, has noted.

April 16, 2019 08:18

• Abdurakhmanov's clip triggers Kadyrov's and Chechen theologians' loud statements

  The Chechen blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov has called the statements of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, and pro-government theologians to be answers to his video about Akhmat Kadyrov. Residents of Chechnya treat the authorities' statements as attempts to smooth the consequences of unsuccessful discussions with the blogger.

April 16, 2019 08:16

• One man still in hospital after shootout in Armenian village

  After a conflict with shooting in the village of Zartonk, six people turned for help to doctors; one of them remains in hospital.

April 15, 2019 23:58

• Participant to conflict in Kabardino-Balkaria accused of attacking law enforcer

  A resident of Baksan was accused of throwing a stone at a fighter of the National Guard of Russia during a march near the village of Zayukovo in Kabardino-Balkaria in September 2018.

April 15, 2019 23:54

• Resident of Chechnya sentenced for involvement in Syrian militant groupings

  The North-Caucasian Military Court found that Shamil Gabzaev, a resident of Chechnya, recruited his acquaintances to participate in the Syrian conflict on the side of militants, and sentenced him to seven years of imprisonment. The defendant pleaded not guilty.

April 15, 2019 22:56

• In Azerbaijan, four political prisoners request CER

  Out of 30 political prisoners, whose conditional early relief (CER) is being sought by activists of the campaign "Free All!", four filed appropriate motions to the courts of Azerbaijan. Other political prisoners are also preparing requests for the CER.

April 15, 2019 17:47

• Nine flash mob participants detained in Armenia

  Detained participants of a protest action against Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan are accused of disturbing public order.

April 15, 2019 17:42

• On April 8-14, 2019, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of April 8-14, 2019, no victims to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

April 15, 2019 15:48

• In Ingushetia, law enforcers cordon off house of rights defender Magomed Mutsolgov

  Today, law enforcers have come to Ingush human rights defender Magomed Mutsolgov and the office of the NGO "Mashr" led by him.

April 15, 2019 15:44

• Activists call on Azerbaijani Prosecutor's Office to release political prisoners

  In the course of the campaign "Free all!", Azerbaijani activists sent petitions to the Prosecutor's Office with a call to assist in the early release of more than 30 political prisoners.

April 15, 2019 14:45

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of April 8-14, 2019

  Criminal prosecution against activists detained in Ingushetia; cancellation of the decision to write off debts for gas in Chechnya; arrest of the head of the Derbent District in Dagestan; mass protest action of taxi drivers in Tbilisi; criminal case against a Krasnodar activist for participating in an undesirable organization; evacuation of people in Volgograd, Astrakhan, and Bataisk after reports of bombs, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of April 8-14, 2019, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

April 15, 2019 11:46

• Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of 230 shelling attacks per week

  In the period from April 7 to April 13, Azerbaijan 230 times violated the ceasefire, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Nagorno-Karabakh reported.

April 15, 2019 11:39

• Residents of Chechnya report being obliged to attend football match

  Public employees and students were obliged to attend a match of the "Akhmat" FC in Grozny, and they were to express their active support to the football club, residents of Chechnya reported.

April 15, 2019 11:28

• Ingushetia: protest leaders arrested for two months

  The court arrested for two months Akhmed Barakhoev and Musa Malsagov, leaders of the protests in Ingushetia.

April 15, 2019 11:23

• Chechen residents treat local TV's report as reaction to Tumso Abdurakhmanov's criticism

  The Chechen TV released a story about relatives of Alam Khadjaev, who left the republic after a resonant road traffic accident with his participation in 2016. In the TV story, the Khadjaevs speak about their voluntary decision to leave Chechnya and criticize a blogger who called their departure forced. The criticism is addressed to Tumso Abdurakhmanov, residents of Chechnya believe.

April 14, 2019 11:26

• Five persons hospitalized after conflict in Armenian village

  On April 13, a shootout broke out in the village of Zartonk of the Armavir Region of Armenia, during the conflict of supporters and opponents of the village elder. Two participants of the conflict, including the gunman, were detained; five people were hospitalized, the police and the Investigating Committee have reported.

April 14, 2019 11:20

• Volgograd activists picket against President Putin's policies

  Six solo pickets were held in central Volgograd. Activists declared political repressions, unemployment and the deterioration of Russians' life quality.

April 14, 2019 11:05

• Akhmed Barakhoev stops his hunger strike

  For the first time in ten days, Akhmed Barakhoev, the arrested Ingush elder, agreed to eat. He was persuaded to stop his hunger strike by Kabardino-Balkarian Ombudsperson, said his advocate.

April 14, 2019 10:57

• Police disperse protest action at Baku school

  Policemen have used force against the activists, who gathered on April 13 for an action, demanding to punish those responsible for the suicide of an eighth-grader schoolgirl from a Baku school.

April 13, 2019 17:59

• Akhmed Barakhoev is figurant of criminal case

  The Ingush elder and protest leader, Akhmed Barakhoev, has not been released today from the IVS; and a criminal case was opened against him for using violence against law enforcers, his advocate has informed.