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November 27, 2018 18:55

• Defence of gay Maxim Lapunov complains about court bias in a torture case in Chechnya

  The refusal of the Russian authorities to investigate the detention and torture of Maxim Lapunov in Chechnya will be challenged at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), the defence has reported. Members of the "Russian LGBT-Network" stated that Maxim Lapunov had to leave the country because of threats.

November 27, 2018 18:52

• Russian SC upholds verdict for financing militants

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Russia has refused to change the decision of the Rostov court which sentenced Anastasia Shilikhina, a resident of the Volgograd Region, and Yulduz Alieva, a native of Dagestan, on the charges of financing Syrian militants to five and six years of imprisonment, respectively, the FSB reported.

November 27, 2018 15:32

• Some Ingush activists denied admission to a session of Russian Constitutional Court

  In Saint Petersburg, the Constitutional Court of Russia has begun to consider the issue on the Chechen-Ingush border. Officials representing the authorities passed into the courtroom without any obstacles. Meanwhile, some of the opponents of the agreement were not let to enter the building despite their registration, reported Ruslan Mutsolgov, the leader of the Ingush branch of the "Yabloko" Party.

November 27, 2018 15:26

• Imam of a Makhachkala mosque reports details of his detention

  Nigmatula Radjabov, who on November 26 was detained at the entrance to Makhachkala, was released on the same day. According to the imam, law enforcers failed to explain the reasons for his detention.

November 27, 2018 11:49

• Congress of Dagestani Chechens changes tactics to add Aukh District to Chechnya

  At the Congress of the Dagestani Chechens, participants voiced almost no criticism of the Dagestan authorities regarding the restoration of the Aukh District. That fact indicates a change in tactics of the Chechen side, which, instead of loud statements, began to act "at the highest level," believes Mairbek Agaev, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Chernovik" (Draft).

November 27, 2018 11:48

• Oyub Titiev's defence claims formal approach of court

  The refusal to release Oyub Titiev under guarantees demonstrated the formal approach of the court, and the decision to leave him in a cage proved neglect of the European Court's recommendations, stated Ilya Novikov, an advocate of the rights defender.

November 27, 2018 08:34

• An "Agora" lawyer reports threats before trial on Ingush-Chechen border

  Lawyer Ramil Akhmetgaliev, who represents the interests of the World Congress of the Ingush People, has got anonymous threats in connection with the session of the Constitutional Court of Russia on the agreement with Chechnya.

November 27, 2018 08:32

• Participants of pickets in support of Ingush residents detained in Saint Petersburg

  At least nine Saint Petersburg activists were detained in the city centre during pickets in support of Ingush residents protesting against the agreement on the border with Chechnya.

November 27, 2018 08:27

• Disruption of anime festival in Makhachkala provokes a discussion on human rights

  Supporters and opponents of the anime festival, disrupted in Makhachkala under the pretext of "opposing debauchery," reproached each other with indifference to massive violations of human rights, law enforcers' abuses, and kidnappings in Dagestan.

November 26, 2018 23:59

• A source reports blood feud killing in Ingushetia

  A resident of the village of Yandare in the Nazran District was shot dead in his house. The victim was a former policeman who served his sentence for a murder, reported a source.

November 26, 2018 23:58

• On Akhmat Kadyrov bridge, activists unfold a banner reading: "It belongs to Ingushetia"

  Activists from the "Vesna" art group who hung a banner declared that they had "handed over" to Ingushetia the bridge named after Akhmat Kadyrov to replace the Ingush lands transferred to Chechnya.

November 26, 2018 23:58

• Court dismisses gay Maxim Lapunov's complaint about torture in Chechnya

  In Stavropol, the court has dismissed an appeal filed by of Maxim Lapunov about the refusal to institute criminal proceedings on a beating in Chechnya.

November 26, 2018 23:57

• On November 19-25, 2018, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of November 19-25, 2018, no one fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

November 26, 2018 18:45

• Judge refuses to release rights defender Oyub Titiev under a guarantee

  According to the Judge, Svetlana Gannushkina, the chair of the "Civil Assistance Committee", who acted as a guarantor for Chechen rights defender Oyub Titiev, is biased, since she is his colleague and friend.

November 26, 2018 18:37

• A resident of Chechnya publicly apologizes for criticizing doctors

  On November 25, on the air of the Chechen TV Channel, a resident of the Avtury village called a mistake his post with the video criticizing employees of a local medical institution. The story on the local TV Channel continued the practice of public apologies in the republic.

November 26, 2018 18:30

• Law enforcers detain an imam of a Makhachkala mosque

  Nigmatul Radjabov, an imam of a Makhachkala mosque, was detained at the entrance to the city. The imam was informed that he was included in the police preventive registration list as an extremist and was wanted.

November 26, 2018 16:04

• Anime festival disrupted in Makhachkala after threats to organizers

  The anime festival, which was to be held at the Avar Theatre in Makhachkala, was disrupted. Its organizer Saida Tuchalova had been kept at a police station for more than three hours. According to journalist Svetlana Anokhina, the directorate of the Avar Theatre and the organizers were bombarded with threats.

November 26, 2018 16:04

• Actions against "UNM" Party held in Tbilisi

  During the "No to the 'United National Movement'" actions, activists called on people to vote at the second round of the election for a candidate supported by the ruling "Georgian Dream-Democratic Movement" Party.

November 26, 2018 15:06

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of November 19-25, 2018

  Verdict in the case on an attack on a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent in Makhachkala; award to Oyub Titiev of the Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law; end of the trial in the case against the former head of the Kizlyar District of Dagestan; telethon of Hayastan All-Armenian Fund to raise funds for Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia; arrest of rapper Husky in Krasnodar, ‑ see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of November 19-25, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

November 26, 2018 10:58

• Visit of Nagorno-Karabakh President to Moscow provokes sharp Azerbaijan's reaction

  The visit of Nagorno-Karabakh President Bako Saakyan to Moscow on November 24 undermines efforts for the peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict and may lead to an unpredictable development of the situation, states the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) for Azerbaijan.