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October 06, 2018 08:29

• Dagestani authorities refuse sanctioning rallies against law enforcers' arbitrariness

  The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Dagestan has refused to sanction two rallies in support of the parents of the murdered Gasanguseinov brothers, Djambulat Gasanov, the organizer, has stated, treating the ban as unjustified.

October 06, 2018 08:27

• Azerbaijan reports machine-gun shelling of two villages

  During the last 24 hours, the truce regime in the Karabakh conflict zone was broken for 30 times, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

October 05, 2018 22:34

• CoE's Commissioner urges Russia to find customer for Politkovskaya's murder

  Russian authorities have failed to investigate the involvement of law enforcers and Chechen officials in the crime, said Dunja Mijatovic, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe (CoE), on the eve of the anniversary of Anna Politkovskaya's murder.

October 05, 2018 22:25

• HRC "Memorial" urged to investigate allegations on falsifications in Ingush Parliament

  Federal authorities are obliged to investigate the reports about falsifications at voting in the Parliament of Ingushetia, as well as to ensure the legality and publicity in the process of solving the issue of the border, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has stated.

October 05, 2018 22:23

• Experts do not rule out Chechen-Ingush armed conflict

  Protests of residents of Ingushetia against the agreement on the Chechen-Ingush border could escalate into an armed conflict of the two republics, Svetlana Gannushkina, a rights defender, and Mikhail Roschin, a historian, are afraid. They are sure that the situation has worsened because the Ingush authorities made a decision without taking into account the position of local residents.

October 05, 2018 17:56

• Thousands of protesters hold namaz in Magas

  Residents of Ingushetia have responded to a call to come today to the centre of Magas for the Friday prayer. After the start of the namaz, people continue to come to the square.

October 05, 2018 17:52

• Ingush MPs demand to cancel ratification of agreement on borders with Chechnya

  Several delegates from the Ingush National Assembly signed a statement on fraud in the voting for the approval of the border between Ingushetia and Chechnya. They demanded a new discussion of the issue.

October 05, 2018 14:56

• In Kabardino-Balkaria, an attack on a policeman becomes the first one in 2018

  A murder of a policeman in the Baksan District has become the first armed incident in Kabardino-Balkaria after a shootout with law enforcers in December 2017.

October 05, 2018 10:53

• October 6 announced mourning day in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh

  The Armenian Premier, Nikol Pashinyan, has announced October 6, the day of funeral of chansonier Charles Aznavour, a mourning day. Nagorno-Karabakh has done the same.

October 05, 2018 10:50

• Armenian political analysts point to fragility of Pashinyan-Aliev agreements on Karabakh

  The oral agreement of Nikol Pashinyan with Ilham Aliev on the establishment of communication for observing the truce in the Karabakh conflict zone may be broken any time, Armenian political analysts believe.

October 05, 2018 10:27

• Azerbaijan: mother of suspect in attempt on Ganja Mayor demands to stop torturing him

  Yunis Safarov, detained on suspicion of assassination attempt on the Mayor of the city of Ganja, is exposed to physical and psychological pressure, his mother, Leylakhanum Ismailova, has stated. She called on the Azerbaijani authorities to end torturing her son.

October 05, 2018 07:13

• Six governors dismissed in Armenia

  At its sitting, the Armenian government decided to dismiss the governors-members of the "Prosperous Armenia" and "ARF Dashnaktsutyun" Parties. The governors are dismissed for the same reason as the ministers from these parties, said the Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

October 05, 2018 07:13

• KBR court asks for 20 years in prison for Islam Gugov

  The court has rejected the petition of Islam Gugov, a resident of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), who was accused of links with Syrian militants and claimed violations during the investigation. The prosecutor has treated the defence's version that Gugov's case was law enforcers' revenge on him as untenable.

October 05, 2018 07:00

• Protesters demand referendum on Chechen-Ingush border

  The issue of the Chechen-Ingush border must be brought to a referendum, and Yunus-Bek Evkurov should resign, said protesters in Magas, the capital of Ingushetia.

October 05, 2018 00:00

• Residents of Grozny complain about being forced to attend MMA tournament

  On October 4, the fight tournament in mixed martial arts (MMA) was held in Grozny with enhanced security measures. Fans were obliged to come to the tournament, reported students and public employees.

October 04, 2018 22:32

• European Commissioner supports rights defender Emin Guseinov at ECtHR

  Dunja Miyatovic, the Commissioner of the Council of Europe for Human Rights has asked the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg to consider the case of depriving Emin Guseinov, a journalist and rights defender, of his Azerbaijani citizenship in the context of persecution of dissidents in the country.

October 04, 2018 22:28

• Georgian woman refutes her beating after detention on South-Ossetia border

  The Georgian resident, who was arrested in South Ossetia, has stated that she had not been subjected to physical violence after detention. She was arrested for one month, the court has stated.

October 04, 2018 22:25

• Kadyrov's words about war cause resonance among residents of Ingushetia

  The appeal of the Chechen leader to Chechens and Ingushes that it "suits them to fight" was perceived by some residents of Ingushetia as a threat of using force against opponents of the land exchange. In Chechnya, these words were interpreted differently, without an emphasis on power actions.

October 04, 2018 18:36

• Chechen MPs unanimously approve new borders

  At the today's session, members of the Chechen parliament have approved the agreement on the Chechen-Ingush border.

October 04, 2018 18:33

• Yunus-Bek Evkurov confirms ratification of agreement on border with Chechnya

  The parliament has approved by a majority of votes the law on change in the border with Chechnya, reports Ingush leader Yunus-Bek Evkurov. He did not respond to the statement about the breakdown of the voting voiced by several MPs.