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September 21, 2018 21:48

• Activists report about 45 hospitalized after clashes near Zayukovo in KBR

  45 people were hospitalized as a result of clashes with policemen near the village of Zayukovo in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), the number of detainees reached 120, activists have stated.

September 21, 2018 21:48

• Georgian villagers block Tbilisi-Batumi Highway

  The Tbilisi-Batumi Highway was blocked for 20 minutes by residents of the village of Kheltubani, dissatisfied with the inquiry into the death of their 18-year-old fellow villager. After the police freed the roadway, protesters went to a rally in the city of Gori.

September 21, 2018 21:45

• Residents of Chechnya and Ingushetia doubt special operation held on the border

  Movsar Aleroev, a Chechen from the Ingush village of Psedakh, who was among the three alleged militants, killed on the Chechen-Ingush border, was not known for his ties with the underground. The unconvincing law enforcers' version gives rise to speculation about the falsification of the special operation, residents of the two republics have suggested.

September 21, 2018 19:52

• Conor McGregor calls Ramzan Kadyrov a dictator

  Irish fighter Conor McGregor explained his criticism of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov by the latter's praise of the Chechen leader. According to the Irish athlete, the father of his rival from Dagestan is afraid of Ramzan Kadyrov, of whom Conor McGregor spoke extremely negatively.

September 21, 2018 19:48

• Circassian activists argue about ICA's influence on conflict in Kendelen

  The Congress of the International Circassian Association (ICA) has finished without announcement of a position on the conflict in the village of Kendelen, and the statement will be announced later, reported participants of the event. The ICA's statement will not help to stop the confrontation, believes activist Zaurbiy Chundyshko.

September 21, 2018 19:43

• Appeals to reconcile Kabardian and Balkar people provoke disputes in social networks

  On September 20, the Day of Adygs was celebrated in Kabardino-Balkaria against the background of clashes in Kendelen. Some Kabardian users of social networks refused to consider it a holiday. In the Balkar environment, not all people agreed with the calls for reconciliation.

September 21, 2018 14:32

• ECtHR treats investigation into death of Armenian citizen in police as ineffective

  On September 20, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) obliged the Armenian authorities to pay compensation of 52,000 euros to family members of Levon Gulyan, who died in the course of interrogation at a police station.

September 21, 2018 14:28

• Azerbaijan claims shelling of its villages from machine guns

  The positions of the Azerbaijani army in four villages located in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled, the Ministry of Defence for Azerbaijan reported.

September 21, 2018 10:48

• Historians assert that land dispute caused conflict in Kendelen

  The Kabardians vs. Balkars conflict around the anniversary of the Kanjali Battle was caused by the problem of mountain pastures, scientists have stated. Balkars took the Kabardians' decision to mark the anniversary of the battle back in 2008 as a claim to their lands.

September 21, 2018 10:45

• HRC "Memorial": closed trial is beneficial for Titiev's case falsifiers

  The explanation that the closed court sessions will ensure the safety of the law enforcers, interrogated as witnesses, fails to stand up to criticism, since almost all the witnesses gave their testimonies at open sessions, the International Society "Memorial" has stated.

September 21, 2018 08:22

• ECtHR treats arrest of Azerbaijani rights defender Intigam Aliev as politically motivated

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has satisfied the complaint, submitted by Intigam Aliev, an Azerbaijani rights defender, about his arrest in 2014. The Court has ruled that he deserves a compensation for the suffered moral harm in the amount of 20,000 euros.

September 21, 2018 08:19

• Officials blame social network users for conflict in Kendelen

  The Kabardians vs. Balkars confrontation in the village of Kendelen was arranged by provocateurs, who had fuelled the conflict in social networks, the head of the Federal Agency for Nationalities' Matters and the Deputy Minister for Nationalities of the neighbouring Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) have stated. Many social network users have supported the calls to end the conflict.

September 21, 2018 08:17

• Refugees achieve meeting with Armenia Premier

  On Thursday, September 20, former villagers of Artsvashen gathered near the building of Armenian government, demanding help in improving their houses. After a clash with policemen, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan went out to meet them.

September 20, 2018 23:45

• Conflict in Kendelen affects celebration of Adyg Day in KBR

  The broad-scale celebration of the Adyg Day in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) takes place at the background of the Balkars-Kabardians conflict over the historical interpretation of the Kanjali Battle.

September 20, 2018 23:40

• Oyub Titiev's trial of continues in closed regime

  The court has granted the prosecutor's request to question prosecution witnesses in the case of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" behind closed doors of the courtroom.

September 20, 2018 23:39

• Over 5000 in Azerbaijan donate blood on the occasion of Ashura

  Today, in Azerbaijan, in the course of donor actions on the occasion of the Ashura Day, which is respected by Shiite Muslims, they donated over 2000 litres of blood. Religious ceremonies were held under increased security measures.

September 20, 2018 23:34

• Economists recognize Kadyrov to be winner in dispute over oil company

  The transfer of the "Chechenneftekhimprom" Company to Chechen authorities was dictated by political interests, economists said, adding that for the "Rosneft", the company was not the main asset in Chechnya.

September 20, 2018 18:47

• Two law enforcers injured in a clash in Kabardino-Balkaria

  OMON (riot police) fighters were injured in clashes that occurred not far from the village of Zayukovo, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reported. Law enforcers continued patrolling the streets of the Kendelen village.

September 20, 2018 18:45

• In Georgia, police set opposition blogger Azer Kazymzade free after long questioning

  After threats from Azerbaijani law enforcers, opposition blogger Azer Kazymzade, living in Georgia, noticed the surveillance after him. His call to the police with a complaint of surveillance turned into the long questioning, the blogger reported.

September 20, 2018 18:42

• Prosecutors demand to hold trial in Oyub Titiev's case behind closed doors

  Oyub Titiev, the head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" office in Grozny, always adhered to a healthy lifestyle, his cousin reported at trial. Public prosecutor requested the court to continue questioning witnesses behind closed doors.