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January 14, 2019 18:14

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of January 7-13, 2019

  Celebration of Christmas by Orthodox believers; attacks on law enforcers in Dagestan and Ingushetia; outbreak of swine flu in Georgia; protest actions in front of the Russian military base in Gyumri, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of January 7-13, 2019, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

January 14, 2019 14:38

• On January 7-13, 2019, six persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of January 7-13, 2019, six persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, four were killed and other two were wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

January 14, 2019 14:30

• "Russian LGBT Network" reports new wave of detentions and killings of gays in Chechnya

  Since late December 2018, in Chechnya, about 40 people were detained for their supposed or actual sexual orientation, and two persons were killed, the "Russian LGBT Network" reports today.

January 14, 2019 14:22

• Four activists go on hunger strike in Azerbaijani prisons

  Ilkin Rustamzade, Bairam Mamedov, Akhsan Nuruzade, and Elchin Ismayilli went on a hunger strike with the demand to release all political prisoners in the country.

January 14, 2019 11:30

• Residents of Adygea demand to intensify teaching of mother tongue to children

  More than 100 residents of Adygea have sent a letter to the head of the republic, asking him to help in providing proper teaching of the native language in kindergartens and schools. The letter characterizes the situation with the mother tongue in auls (villages) of Adygea as critical.

January 14, 2019 11:19

• Policeman wounded at shelling in Ingushetia dies

  The law enforcer, who received a gunshot wound during the shelling of the car of Ibragim Eldjarkiev, the head of the Centre for Combating Extremism (CCE), in the Sunzha District of Ingushetia, has died in hospital.

January 14, 2019 11:09

• Emin Guseinov tells about pressure on his brother Mekhman in SIZO

  The blogger Mekhman Guseinov, who is holding his hunger strike in SIZO (pre-trial prison), is under strong pressure, said his brother Emin Guseinov. According to Emin, Azerbaijani authorities distort information about his brother's health and try to hide the fact of his hunger strike.

January 14, 2019 10:56

• Armed incident in Sunzha District was the fifth during the year involving law enforcers in Ingushetia

  The shelling of a car in Ingushetia, where three policemen were wounded, became the eleventh armed incident in the republic since the start of 2018 and the fifth one with the participation of law enforcers.

January 13, 2019 12:16

• Ingush human rights defenders posthumously award activist Khashagulgov

  The Ingush human rights NGO "Mashr" has awarded 12 diplomas to Laureates of the contest "Heroes of Civil Society". For the first time in eight years, the title of Laureate was awarded posthumously – to the activist Muslim Khashagulgov, killed in a special operation.

January 13, 2019 12:16

• Militaries ignore protest action in Gyumri (+video)

  Servicemen of the Russian military base in Gyumri failed to come out to the participants of the rally demanding the withdrawal of Russian troops from Armenia.

January 13, 2019 12:15

• Russians deported from Azerbaijan for religious propaganda

  On January 10, nine Russian citizens were expelled from Azerbaijan for organizing illegal religious meetings.

January 13, 2019 12:14

• Membership of Ingush Mufti in North-Caucasian MCC suspended

  The Muslims' Coordinating Centre (MCC) of Northern Caucasus has suspended the participation of the Mufti of Ingushetia, Isa Khamkhoev, in its activities, urging him to "return to the framework of Sharia norms" and not to interfere in the work of state bodies.

January 13, 2019 12:13

• Police tell about shelling of policemen in Ingushetia

  The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) is looking for the participants in the attack on policemen in Ingushetia, as a result of which three policemen were wounded; one of them is in a grave condition.

January 12, 2019 21:10

• HRH calls on Azerbaijani President to interfere in blogger Mekhman Guseinov's case

  The new charges against the blogger Mekhman Guseinov should be dropped; while independent doctors should assess his health condition after the hunger strike, the Human Rights House (HRH) has stated.

January 12, 2019 21:02

• Residents of Chechnya sceptical about resettlement to Galanchozh District

  The Chechen authorities have begun collecting information on those who wish to move to the restored Galanchozh District, without promising any support. The district has no infrastructure, workplaces and housing, residents of Chechnya have noted.

January 12, 2019 11:45

• Editor-in-chief of Azerbaijani website "criminalaz" website denies accusations at trial

  The website "criminalaz.com" has caused the government's dissatisfaction, which led to initiation of a case on appeals against the state, Anar Mamedov, the editor-in-chief of the website, has stated. By posting critical articles, Mamedov exercised his right to the freedom of speech, guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), said his advocate.

January 12, 2019 11:01

• Attack on law enforcers in Dagestan was the twelfth within a year

  The Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) has posted a video from the venue of the shootout with militants in Dagestan that occurred on January 11. This armed incident was the second one in the Karabudakhkent District within the year.

January 12, 2019 10:47

• Ingush female activist demands million roubles as compensation for dismissal

  Angela Matieva, who was fired from the "Ingushneft" Company, has filed a lawsuit, demanding to recognize her dismissal as illegal.

January 12, 2019 09:44

• Georgian theologians doubt ROC's chances to recognize autocephaly of Abkhazian and South-Ossetian Churches

  The Georgian Orthodox Church will consider recognizing the autocephaly of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine after the reaction of other Orthodox Churches becomes known, the Georgian theologians interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe. At the same time, they doubted a possibility of such a response move of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) like setting autocephalous churches in Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

January 12, 2019 09:41

• South Ossetia closes border with Georgia because of swine flu

  It was decided to close the border with Georgia from 8:00 p.m. Moscow time on January 11 to prevent the spread of the H1N1 virus, the South-Ossetian State Security Committee (known as KGB) has announced.