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January 28, 2019 10:48

• In Pyatigorsk, police disrupt solo picket in support of LGBTs

  In Pyatigorsk, law enforcers have detained Ekaterina Danko, a solo picketer in support of Chechen LGBT people.

January 28, 2019 10:39

• Volgograd activists demand to release Anastasia Shevchenko

  In Volgograd, nine activists have held solo pickets demanding to release the Rostov activist Anastasia Shevchenko and all Russian political prisoners.

January 28, 2019 10:26

• Ten marchers for freedom of political prisoners arrested in Baku

  After the attempt to hold an unsanctioned march in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, in support of political prisoners, the court decided to arrest ten out of the 15 activists detained by law enforcers.

January 28, 2019 10:06

• Film "Case No. March 1" triggers outrage in Armenia

  The film by the Russian journalist Roman Babayan "Case No. March 1" has raised criticism among relatives of those who perished in Armenia in those days; they treat it as an attempt to whitewash Robert Kocharyan's actions.

January 27, 2019 10:59

• Blogger Eldar Iraziev beaten up in Makhachkala

  Eldar Iraziev, a popular actor and blogger in Dagestan, was beaten up three days ago in Makhachkala, Shamil Khadulaev, the head of the Dagestani Coordinating Council of NGOs, has stated. According to sources, the reason for the attack on the blogger was in his statements.

January 27, 2019 10:57

• Three residents of North Ossetia detained after assaulting policemen

  Two residents of Beslan and a resident of the village of Suadag were detained in Vladikavkaz after beating DPS (road-and-patrol service) inspectors.

January 27, 2019 10:54

• Deputy head of the "Armenian Eagles-United Armenia" Party dies in prison

  On Saturday, January 26, Mger Egiazaryan, a deputy head of the "Armenian Eagles-United Armenia" Party, died in a Yerevan prison. He was holding a hunger strike against the fraud charges imputed to him.

January 27, 2019 10:51

• Employee of Ingush Museum fired after she took part in protest actions

  Zarifa Sautieva, who worked as deputy director of the Memorial Complex of Repression Victims, has associated her dismissal with her participation in rallies against changing the border with Chechnya.

January 26, 2019 17:49

• Georgian citizen arrested in Abkhazia on suspicion of espionage

  Gia Parulava, suspected of espionage, has been arrested for two months. During a search, a grenade, ammunition and an electric detonator were found on him, the State Security Service (SSS) of Abkhazia has reported.

January 26, 2019 17:41

• Officials intervene in the construction of school in Dagestani village

  The Russian presidential administration has promised to monitor the construction of a new school, which residents of the Terechnoye village in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan had been waiting for six years. The works will start in February, the contractor has assured.

January 26, 2019 17:32

• Kadyrov orders to draw a map of border with Dagestan

  The head of Chechnya has instructed the heads of the five districts bordering on Dagestan to prepare detailed maps of the border areas within two weeks.

January 26, 2019 11:46

• Chechen practice of public apologies finds response in Dagestan

  By its support for public punishment of the teens, who have confessed to committing vandalism in the Kizlyar City Park, the society of Dagestan has shown the adherence to the Chechen practice of public apologies. The republic has a demand for public condemnation of the offenders, journalists believe.

January 26, 2019 11:43

• Georgian political analysts see signal to Russia in NATO exercises

  The large-scale NATO and Georgia exercises are intended to show the cohesion of the countries of the Alliance in the face of a potential threat from Russia. Moscow's steps in response should be expected, the Georgian political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

January 26, 2019 10:19

• AI announces Rostov activist Anastasia Shevchenko to be a prisoner of conscience

  Anastasia Shevchenko, a member of the federal council of "The Open Russia", was arrested for her political views and should be immediately released, the human rights organization Amnesty International (AI) has stated. The Human Rights Council (HRC) under the President of Russia has also expressed concern over the persecution of the Rostov female activist.

January 26, 2019 10:14

• Defence of policeman accused of Tskaev's death demands to exclude important proofs

  The advocate of the policeman Oleg Dzampaev has stated that the indictment was formulated incorrectly; and a number of proofs should be removed from the case. The widow of Vladimir Tskaev, who died after being questioned by the police in Vladikavkaz, has opposed this motion.

January 25, 2019 23:09

• Investigators call Nalchik attackers to be residents of Ingushetia

  All the four attackers on the DPS (road-and-patrol service) post in Nalchik have been identified, investigators have reported. According to sources, one of the attackers was the son of a retired employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

January 25, 2019 23:00

• Pashinyan refuses to disclose details of meeting with Aliev

  Armenia cannot represent Nagorno-Karabakh in negotiations with Azerbaijan, Nikol Pashinyan said during his first official visit to Russia.

January 25, 2019 22:40

• Law enforcers tell details of attack on policemen in Nalchik

  The attack on policemen was committed at a busy intersection in Nalchik, where DPS (road-and-patrol service) posts were often on duty. According to records from surveillance cameras, the attacked DPS inspectors did not expect an attack and were doing their routine work.

January 25, 2019 19:01

• Baku resident detained at action demanding to release political prisoners

  Policemen have detained Rafael Guseinzade, a Baku resident, who organized a solo protest action. He said that he came out to protest after the city Mayoralty refused to sanction the rally on January 26.

January 25, 2019 15:58

• Kadyrov explains re-fixing borders with neighbours by decision of country's leadership

  The clarification of Chechnya's borders with the neighbouring regions, including Dagestan, is explained by the instruction by the country's leadership, Ramzan Kadyrov has stated. He denied that the border changes are due to his "good appetite."