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April 01, 2019 20:29

• Resident of Dagestan arrested for 10 days, his relatives report his kidnapping and torture

  A resident of Makhachkala, whose relatives filed a complaint about his kidnapping, sought the help of medical officers in court. His relatives reported the man had been tortured. The man himself denied all charges.

April 01, 2019 20:27

• Activists summoned for questioning after rally, Ingush activist reports

  Four activists were summoned to the police for questioning as witnesses, reported Ismail Nalgiev, the head of the "Elections of Ingushetia".

April 01, 2019 19:05

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of March 25-31, 2019

  Mass protests in Ingushetia demanding the resignation of the leader of the republic; meeting of the President of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Armenia; Ramzan Kadyrov's intervention in a road accident case in Mozhaisk highway in Moscow; transfer to the court of the case against Abdusamad Gamidov, the former Prime Minister of Dagestan; verdict of guilty to a resident of Georgia in the case on the murder of the US family; mass fight of policemen in Kalmykia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of March 25-31, 2019, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

April 01, 2019 15:55

• Oyub Titiev refuses to challenge verdict

  The sentence against Oyub Titiev entered into force, since the human rights defender refused to file an appeal against the verdict. He expects to return to his human rights activities after the conditional early relief (CER) in May, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports.

April 01, 2019 15:53

• Politicians of Nagorno-Karabakh positively assess meeting of Pashinyan and Aliev

  The authorities and the opposition of Nagorno-Karabakh positively assessed the meeting of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev in Vienna. Delegates of the "My Step" faction of the National Assembly of Armenia declared the protection of the unrecognized republic's interests.

April 01, 2019 11:31

• Politicians in Azerbaijan compare 1918 March events with Karabakh conflict

  The Genocide Day in connection with the events of March 1918 is marked on March 31 in Azerbaijan. On the eve of the tragic date, exhibitions and conferences were held across the country, and TV channels and radio stations cancelled entertainment programmes. According to politicians, the events of early 20th century have something in common with the Karabakh conflict.

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April 01, 2019 11:28

• Islamic conference in Grozny held with heightened security measures

  Grozny has hosted the international conference "Islam – Message of Mercy and Peace", held with the participation of delegates from 43 countries. It was accompanied by enhanced security measures.

April 01, 2019 11:25

• Chechen students complain about coercion to attend "Akhmat" FC match

  Students in Grozny told that they were forced to attend a football match of the local "Akhmat" Football Club (FC) versus "Spartak", which ended in favour of the Moscow team. Fans were unhappy with the play of local footballers.

March 31, 2019 11:06

• Rights defenders state defenselessness of Jehovah's Witnesses* in the Caucasus

  After the organization of Jehovah's Witnesses* was considered to be an extremist one, and its activities were banned in Russia by the court, it became more difficult to defend them, rights defenders have stated. According to their version, the residents of Northern Caucasus, who have left the Islam, were especially suffering.

March 31, 2019 10:54

• Court rules to arrest activist Bairam Mamedov for 30 days

  Bairam Mamedov, a member of the "Nida" movement, was arrested for 30 days on charges of disobeying the police. Activists have treated his arrest as pressure on Mamedov after his pardoning.

March 31, 2019 10:36

• Rights defender demands to inquire into crackdown of protest action in Yerevan

  Arthur Sakunts, the head of the Vanadzor Office of the Helsinki Civil Assembly, has appealed to the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Armenia, stating that during the 2015 dispersal of the action against the increase in electricity tariffs, policemen exceeded their powers in an organized manner.

March 31, 2019 10:27

• Pavel Grib stops his hunger strike in SIZO

  Pavel Grib, a Ukrainian citizen, found guilty by the court of incitement to terror act, has stopped his protest action in order to avoid deterioration of his health, the head of the Public Oversight Commission (POC) of the Rostov Region has informed today.

March 30, 2019 19:26

• Criminal case opened on beating of child in Kaspiysk orphanage

  In Kaspiysk, a former tutor of an orphanage is suspected of beating a child, investigators reported on March 29.

March 30, 2019 19:04

• Law enforcers bring Muslim Djambekov from Grozny to Moscow

  Muslim Djambekov who after the Ramzan Kadyrov's warning came to the police to surrender after a road accident in Moscow has been brought by policemen to the Russian capital to be handed over to investigators. A new video with his apologies to the leader of Chechnya caused bewilderment among residents of the republic interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". They noted that after a similar road accident in Grozny with the participation of a Ramzan Kadyrov's relative, the guilty driver was not punished.

March 30, 2019 18:45

• INCRS provokes disputes between government and opposition in Georgia

  In its International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR), the US Department of State has included Georgia in the list of countries where income from international drug trafficking is legalized through a bank transfer system. The authorities of Georgia believe there are factual errors in the report prepared by the US Department of State.

March 30, 2019 12:48

• Omar Abdurashidov's relatives report about gun planted to him

  Last night, law enforcers have searched a house of Omar Abdurashidov, a resident of Makhachkala, whose relatives had earlier complained about his kidnapping. According to advocate Sapiyat Magomedova, a gun was found in the house. Relatives believe it was planted.

March 30, 2019 12:40

• Baku political analysts doubt outcome of Aliev's meeting with Pashinyan

  Nikol Pashinyan and Ilham Aliev described the results of their meeting in Vienna as positive. However, the Azerbaijani political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" did not share the restrained optimism of the leaders of the two countries.

March 30, 2019 12:30

• Chechnya stakes disputed land on border with Dagestan

  The Chechen side unilaterally registered a disputed piece of land on the border with Dagestan. Approximately 18 hectares of the neighbouring republic appeared to be within the borders of Chechnya, Dagestani activists claimed. Residents of Dagestan criticized the authorities for their careless attitude to the border demarcation process.

March 30, 2019 12:23

• Chechen activists do not understand protests of Ingush opposition

  Residents of Chechnya perceive new protest actions in Ingushetia with restraint and treat them as a political provocation by a narrow opposition group. The protests will not affect relations between the two peoples, believe Chechen activists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

March 30, 2019 01:13

• Columns of military equipment disturb residents of Ingushetia

  On March 29, columns of military equipment and large groups of law enforcers appeared in the cities of Nazran and Magas. Authorities seek to intimidate protesters on the eve of a new rally, users of social networks assert.