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November 30, 2018 21:27

• BCA leaves Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Sadygov under arrest

  The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has dismissed the complaint filed by Afghan Sadygov, who was sentenced to 30 days of arrest on the charge of failure to obey to law enforcers. The journalist has pleaded not guilty. He intends to apply to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

November 30, 2018 21:19

• Court dismisses lawsuit filed by author of book about Kanzhali battle

  Viktor Kotlyarov, an author and publisher of the book "The Kanzhali Battle: A Glance Through the Centuries", did not attend a hearing held on November 29, and the court dismissed his lawsuit against Khadis Tetuev to protect honour and dignity.

November 30, 2018 14:01

• Local residents express skepticism about construction of a new large mosque in Grozny

  Construction of a new mosque, designed for 5000, has been started in the capital of Chechnya. The residents of Grozny interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" do not see the need to build a large mosque at the entrance to the city. They believe it will not be completely filled with believers.

November 30, 2018 14:01

• Social network users critically respond to fight against corruption in Armenia

  Users of Armenian social networks criticized the proposals of officials suspected of corruption to make multimillion-dollar gifts to the state. Users also considered the Nikol Pashinyan's rhetoric as campaign populism.

November 30, 2018 13:54

• An attack on law enforcers in Kabardino-Balkaria becomes second one in 2018

  A shootout in the Maisky District, in which three suspected militants were killed on November 29, has become the second armed incident in Kabardino-Balkaria in 2018 after an attack on a policeman in October.

November 30, 2018 12:05

• Ingush activists prepare a referendum amid threats from Ramzan Kadyrov

  Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov believes that the Constitutional Court of Russia recognizes the agreement on the Chechen-Ingush border as legal. He has called the opponents of the border agreement provocateurs, who "must be stopped."

November 30, 2018 11:58

• Residents of Ingush Yandare village report about murder of a former law enforcer

  Murderers of Ismail Barkhanoev, a former staff member of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), knocked on his house and shot at him through the door when the man came to knock. The victim had a wife and a little daughter, villagers reported.

November 30, 2018 11:53

• Head of Georgian SAM released in Baku

  The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has pronounced a decision to release from custody Mirtagi Asadov, the head of the Supreme Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Georgia, detained in Azerbaijan. International resonance contributed to the release of the religious figure, states Khalid Agaliev, an expert in the field of law.

November 30, 2018 10:58

• Dagestan: Kazim Nurmagomedov, who rescued his son from IS, sentenced to three years of imprisonment

  The Kizilyurt Court has sentenced to three years of imprisonment Dagestani resident Kazim Nurmagomedov, who was arrested on the charge of aiding and abetting militants after his son had been released from the IS.

November 30, 2018 10:55

• Issue of street protests threatens to split Georgian opposition

  Grigol Vashadze, a Georgian presidential candidate, and Mikhail Saakashvili, the leader of the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party, have called on their supporters to come to a mass rally on December 2. The Republican Party warned the allies that it would not support street protest.

November 30, 2018 10:48

• In Kabardino-Balkaria, three persons killed in a shootout with law enforcers

  In the Maisky District of Kabardino-Balkaria, law enforcers killed three persons who opened fire while there was an attempt to stop their car. According to the FSB, religious extremists were killed, and another attacker was detained.

November 30, 2018 10:44

• Body of a female suicide bomber in Grozny not given out to her mother

  The body of Karina Spiridonova, who blew herself up in Grozny, was not given out to her relatives for burial, reported sources. The mother of Karina Spiridonova believes that her daughter was forced to commit a suicide bombing by threats to harm her children.

November 30, 2018 10:40

• Rights defenders reveal 39 "honour killings" in Northern Caucasus in five years

  The "Legal Initiative" has prepared a report on women who fell victim to honour killings in the period from 2012 to 2017. The rights defenders launched a campaign in social networks #Killedbygossip about the fate of the victims in Chechnya and Dagestan.

November 30, 2018 10:35

• Law enforcers' refusal to investigate extrajudicial executions in Chechnya challenged

  In the Stavropol Territory, the court has scheduled for November 30 the consideration of a lawsuit of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" against investigators who refused to institute a criminal case on extrajudicial execution of 27 residents of Chechnya.

November 29, 2018 18:14

• Nikol Pashinyan announces replenishment of Armenian budget with oligarchs' money

  Alexander Sargsyan, a brother of the former president of Armenia, has agreed to transfer 30 million US dollars to the state budget, and Armen Avetisyan, the former head of the Customs Committee, wants to hand over his hotel worth 20 million US dollars to the state. This has been announced by Nikol Pashinyan, the head of the Cabinet of Ministers.

November 29, 2018 18:08

• Georgian CEC reports 307 complaints about violations during presidential election

  There have been requests to cancel the results of voting in the second round of the presidential election at five polling stations, reports the spokesperson for the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia. She has promised to consider all complaints. Among the violations committed on the voting day, Georgian NGOs mentioned threats and bribing of voters.

November 29, 2018 13:17

• Azerbaijan claims 26 cases of shelling in conflict zone

  On November 28-29, the positions of the Azerbaijani army were shelled from the direction of "occupied villages," reported the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan. It did not report cases of violation of the ceasefire regime at the border with Armenia.

November 29, 2018 13:14

• Armenian NSS reports failure to investigate wiretapping of law enforcers' conversations

  Investigators have got no real evidence base in the case on wiretapping of phone conversations of the heads of the Armenian law enforcement bodies, reports Arthur Vanetsyan, the chief of the National Security Service (NSS).

November 29, 2018 12:01

• Armenian foreign policy gives reason to criticize Nikol Pashinyan

  Nikol Pashinyan's opponents criticize him for losing the post of the CSTO Secretary General for Armenia, notes observer Akop Badalyan. Nikol Pashinyan is doing the same thing as the previous authorities, states Boris Navasardyan, the head of the Yerevan Press Club. The new government deserves criticism because of mistakes in foreign policy, believes political consultant Armen Badalyan.

November 29, 2018 11:58

• Dispute over Chechen-Ingush border sets a precedent for Caucasus and Russia

  When making a decision on the issue of the Chechen-Ingush border, the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation should be guided by "reasonable terms," notes advocate Igor Trunov. He believes "it will not take more than a week or two." The decision creates a precedent for future verdicts on similar cases, notes advocate Yevgeny Chernousov.