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October 17, 2018 08:38

• Ossetians mark poet Khetagurov's 159th birthday with horse races and reading poetry

  In honour of the 159th birthday of Kosta Khetagurov, the Ossetian village of Georgia held a concert and horse races, while North and South Ossetia held a poetic marathon and an exhibition of paintings timed to this day.

October 17, 2018 08:33

• Ingush authorities refuse to extend their permit for rally in Magas

  The protesters in Magas are disappointed with officials' attitude to the agreement on the Ingush-Chechen border. Activists are discussing the format of further actions, while the authorities would not extend the rally permit.

October 17, 2018 08:30

• Sentence to KBR resident puts Russians' return from Syria at risk

  The verdict to Islam Gugov, a resident of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), surprised rights defenders with its severity. The interests of special services are put above the public interest to return Russians from the ranks of Syrian militants and adapt them, rights defenders have stated.

October 16, 2018 23:34

• Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan resigns

  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has announced his resignation. He has expressed his confidence that the factions would not interfere with his plans to dissolve the parliament.

October 16, 2018 23:32

• ECtHR awards compensation to relatives of a kidnapped Ingush resident

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has obliged Russia to pay 63,000 euros in the case on torture and kidnapping of Ingush resident Makhsud Makhloev.

October 16, 2018 23:27

• In Magas, protesters refuse to meet Ingush leader

  The Ingush delegation left negotiations with Alexander Matovnikov in Pyatigorsk and did not make an appointment with the leader of Ingushetia, reported rights defender Magomed Mutsolgov. Officials recommended the protesters to challenge the border agreement at the court, the participants of the meeting reported.

October 16, 2018 20:31

• A prosecutor tries to commit suicide because of scandal with "Georgian Dream" Party

  Mirza Subeliani, a former top-ranking official of the Chief Prosecutor's Office for Georgia, arrested in the case on the murder of two teenagers in Tbilisi, tried to commit suicide after audio records of his conversation with a Georgian MP about compromising evidence against the "Georgian Dream" Party had been made public.

October 16, 2018 20:31

• Witnesses describe activities of rights defender Oyub Titiev in Chechnya

  Oyub Titiev, the head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" office in Grozny, was involved in rendering assistance to the people suffering from deceases, and he helped to restore schools in the mountainous regions and coordinated a project to help prisoners from Chechnya and Ingushetia, the defence witnesses reported.

October 16, 2018 20:30

• Chechen authorities declare law on border with Ingushetia in force

  The republican law to approve the agreement on the border with Ingushetia has entered into force in Chechnya. This has been reported today by the Chechen parliament.

October 16, 2018 16:31

• Political analysts praise authorities for not using force in Magas

  Political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have expressed the opinion that the rally held in Magas against the signed agreement on the establishment of the border between Ingushetia and Chechnya is a unique phenomenon for Russia. According to the experts, the dispersal of the action would have provoked the people's anger.

October 16, 2018 16:17

• Boxer Khabib Nurmagomedov refuses a return battle with Conor McGregor

  Conor McGregor "is obsessed with the idea of return battle" with Dagestani fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov, says a coach of the Irish athlete. Khabib Nurmagomedov will not fight with Conor McGregor even for 15 million US dollars, a relative of the Dagestani fighter reports.

October 16, 2018 16:10

• Relatives complain about being not allowed to visit detained residents of Grozny

  On October 5, four young men were detained in the Oktyabrsky District of Grozny. Their family members cannot get information about the reasons for the detention, relatives report.

October 16, 2018 11:30

• Publisher Kotlyarov reports threats after publishing a book about Kanzhali battle

  Viktor Kotlyarov, an author and publisher of the book "The Battle of Kanzhali: A Look Through the Centuries", has filed a complaint to the Prosecutor's Office about the threats got through the Internet. He also sent a letter to Kabardino-Balkarian leader Kazbek Kokov, in which he called the Kanzhali battle a "litmus test" for the situation with interethnic relations in the republic.

October 16, 2018 11:24

• Khabib Nurmagomedov responds to Floyd Mayweather's offer to fight in Las Vegas

  US boxer Floyd Mayweather responded to the call of Dagestani UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov and offered to fight in Las Vegas. Khabib Nurmagomedov fears that he will not be paid prizes for the victory.

October 16, 2018 11:19

• Oleg Kozlovsky leaves Russia after report about his kidnapping in Ingushetia

  Oleg Kozlovsky, an activist of the human rights organization "Amnesty International" (AI), who reported his kidnaping and beating in Magas, went abroad together with his family members.

October 16, 2018 08:58

• Wife of Azerbaijani journalist Mukhtarly states his inhuman treatment in colony

  The Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Mukhtarly was placed into dungeon (punishment cell) and subjected to inhuman treatment in the colony, his wife and activists have stated. Mukhtarly was punished for protesting against a new accusation against the oppositionist Mamed Ibragim, they assert. The Penitentiary Service has refuted this information.

October 16, 2018 08:54

• Ingush authorities doubt kidnapping of rights defender in Magas

  The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Ingushetia has failed to find any confirmation of the kidnapping and beating of Oleg Kozlovsky, an employee of the Amnesty International (AI), while the head of Ingushetia, Yunus-Bek Evkurov, called this message a provocation. The kidnappers acted openly and with the connivance of the authorities, the rights defenders Denis Krivosheev and Igor Kalyapin believe.

October 16, 2018 08:50

• Protests in Magas receive response in Caucasus

  Activists from Dagestan and Kabardino-Balkaria have visited Ingushetia and talked to the protesters holding rally in Magas, while residents of Tbilisi and Volgograd have held actions in support of the demands of Ingush protesters. From the first day of their rally, Magas protesters receive feedback from different regions of Northern Caucasus, Magomed Mutsolgov, an Ingush rights defender, has stated.

October 15, 2018 23:58

• HRC "Memorial" reports about pressure on colleagues and advocate of Oyub Titiev

  After the detention of Oyub Titiev, his Chechen advocate had to leave the republic because of threats from law enforcers, and an employee of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" office in Grozny was subjected to pressure. This was reported to the court by Oleg Orlov, the head of the "Hot Spots" programme created by the HRC "Memorial".

October 15, 2018 23:52

• A charge brought against Azerbaijani oppositionist Azad Gasanov

  Azad Gasanov, an activist of the "Musavat" Party, arrested after his return from Lithuania, is charged with illicit drug trafficking. Members of the party treat the prosecution of their colleague as politically motivated.