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December 06, 2018 17:02

• "Legal Initiative" names reasons for "honour killings" in Northern Caucasus

  Today, the "Legal Initiative" has published its report "Killed by Gossip. Honour Killings of Women in Northern Caucasus". It contains real stories of women who fell victim to honour killings in Northern Caucasus in 2008-2017.

December 06, 2018 16:57

• Residents of Chechnya demand from Kadyrov to react to resonant road accident

  After the death of a woman and a child in a road accident in Grozny, residents of Chechnya have demanded from the republic's leader to take appropriate measures regarding Turpal-Ali Ibragimov, his cousin and the head of the Shali District who could be involved in the accident.

December 06, 2018 13:16

• Russia's CC approves agreement on Ingush-Chechen border

  The agreement on the Ingush-Chechen border has been found as conforming to the Constitution, and shall enter into force immediately, Valery Zorkin, the Chairman of the Russian Constitutional Court, has announced today.

December 06, 2018 13:05

• Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of machine gun shelling

  Within the past 24 hours, positions of the Azerbaijani Army were shelled for 26 times, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

December 06, 2018 12:56

• Political analysts treat proposal to change electoral system as blow on "Georgian Dream"

  The system of election of Georgian MPs is not subject to revision, despite the ultimatums of the opposition, Irakli Kobakhidze, the Speaker, has stated. Should the electoral system change, the ruling "Georgian Dream" Party would lose its constitutional majority, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

December 06, 2018 11:25

• Over 50 million roubles allocated from budget to clean up Kadyrov's residence

  According to the state procurement website, next year 51.1 million roubles from the Chechen republic's budget will be spent on maintaining the service residence of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov.

December 06, 2018 11:18

• Shakhnazaryan accused NSS of political persecution

  David Shakhnazaryan, a candidate for the MP from the Republican Party of Armenia, has failed to appear at the National Security Service, where he was summoned to give an explanation after criticizing the statement of one of the candidates from the "My Step" bloc.

December 06, 2018 11:07

• Rights defenders criticized Russian Ombudsperson's conclusions on Lapunov's case

  The departure of the victim from the country cannot be the reason for refusal to initiate a criminal case, as suggested Tatiana Moskalkova, the Russian Ombudsperson, the lawyers of the Committee against Torture assert.

December 06, 2018 00:45

• Editor-in-chief of Azerbaijani website links his summon to prosecutor's office with his prompt arrest

  The case of Mustafa Gadjibeili, the editor-in-chief of the oppositional website "Bastainfo.com", accused of anti-state appeals, has been separated into individual proceedings. Mr Gadjibeili believes that his detention is being prepared.

December 06, 2018 00:38

• Dagestan: deputy colony boss convicted for torture and extortions

  The court has sentenced Ruslan Aliev, who being the deputy head of Correctional Colony No. 7 in Dagestan, used physical violence against the convict, as well as extorted and received a bribe from him, to eight years in prison, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation has reported.

December 05, 2018 21:26

• Relatives of missing Ingushes complain about inaction of Russian diplomats in Egypt

  Employees of the Russian Embassy in Egypt fail to take steps to search for the Ingush students who disappeared after being detained in Cairo in August, their relatives have stated in Moscow. After contacting the president's reception office, relatives are planning to search for them through international organizations.

December 05, 2018 21:20

• Azerbaijani oppositionist Gusein Melik arrested for 25 days

  A court in Baku has appointed administrative arrest to Gusein Melik, an activist of the oppositional "Movement for Democracy and Prosperity" (MDP). The movement leadership believes that the reason for persecuting Mr Melik was in his criticism of the authorities in social networks.

December 05, 2018 21:10

• Russian CC appoints date of announcing its verdict on Ingush-Chechen border

  On December 6, the Constitutional Court (CC) of Russia will proclaim its decision on the constitutionality of the agreement on the Ingush-Chechen border, the CC's press service has announced today.

December 05, 2018 16:59

• Relatives of missing Ingush students picket Embassy of Egypt

  Today, family members of five residents of Ingushetia who went missing in Egypt have submitted an appeal to the Embassy of Egypt asking to help in the search, and also conducted a solo picket demanding the return of their sons.

December 05, 2018 16:49

• US Department of State concerns about violations at election in Georgia

  The US authorities are satisfied with the fact that the presidential election took place in Georgia, but are concerned about numerous violations on the voting day, the spokesperson of the US Department of State has stated today.

December 05, 2018 13:21

• Azerbaijan counts 24 shelling attacks within 24 hours

  The positions of the Azerbaijani Army in the conflict zone were shelled from the "occupied territories," the country's Ministry of Defence has stated today. At the same time, it did not report any ceasefire violations on the border with Armenia.

December 05, 2018 13:07

• Asadov blames Georgia's MFA for inaction

  Mirtagi Asadov, the head of the Supreme Spiritual Administration of Muslims, released by the court from custody in Baku, has returned to Georgia. He said that the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs failed to react to his detention in Azerbaijan.

December 05, 2018 11:19

• NKR's MFA doesn't rule out releasing Azerbaijani soldier

  The authorities of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has found Azerbaijan's proposal to exchange prisoners unacceptable; however, they are ready to release one of the three Azerbaijani prisoners, namely, the soldier Elnur Guseinzade, ahead of time, said the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the NKR.

December 05, 2018 11:04

• Mamed Ibragim's defence demands to summon search witnesses

  Three witnesses from among inmates of Colony No. 16 who were attracted as search witnesses, failed to appear at the trial of Mamed Ibragim, an adviser to the Chairman of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan. The defence insisted on interrogation of them; and the court has adjourned the session.

December 05, 2018 10:53

• Scientists argue about "honour killings" custom in Northern Caucasus

  The "Legal Initiative" has drafted a report on women, who in 2013-2017 fell victim to the so-called "honour killings". The report, which is scheduled to be published on December 6, is based on the studies conducted in the three republics of Northern Caucasus – Chechnya, Ingushetia and Dagestan.