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June 02, 2018 05:55

• Autistic children performed concert in Nagorno-Karabakh

  On June 1, on the International Children's Day, exhibitions and concerts were held in Nagorno-Karabakh. Stepanakert held a concert with involvement of young patients from the Autism Centre. According to the director of the Stepanakert rehabilitation centre, the International Children's Day is a perfect occasion to pay attention to the problems of children with disabilities.

June 02, 2018 00:16

• Father of another killed schoolboy joins protest action in Georgia

  On June 1, a father of another killed teenager supported Zaza Saralidze, who initiated a protest action, but urged him to trust investigators and the authorities.

June 01, 2018 19:47

• Activists of "Georgian March" detained in Tbilisi

  The action "#don'tkill" is used in Tbilisi for political aims, the "Georgian March" has stated and organized its own protest action. The police detained over 10 participants thereof, including Tristan Tsitelashvili, one of the leaders of the "Georgian March".

June 01, 2018 19:34

• Voronezh rights defenders call on to write letters to Titiev

  On May 31, activists of the Voronezh Human Rights House held an action in support of Oyub Titiev, the head of Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial". During the action held under the motto "Solidarity is stronger than injustice!" townspeople were signing postcards for Titiev.

June 01, 2018 19:13

• Rights defenders: 1240 girls circumcised in Dagestan

  The practice of girls' genital mutilation is carried out with the silent support of males; and the state is passive, says the study of the "Legal Initiative", which estimated the number of victims of girls' circumcision in Northern Caucasus for the year.

June 01, 2018 17:35

• Conflict in Georgia's Judo Federation resulted in brawl with shooting

  Last night, supporters and opponents of the president of the Judo Federation of Georgia had a brawl; one of them was wounded.

June 01, 2018 15:19

• "Putin's Detachments" self-liquidate in Southern Russia

  Marat Dinaev, the chairman of "Putin's Detachments", has dissolved the movement, saying that activists' actions in Krasnodar were misunderstood. The experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" doubted the sincerity of the hunger strike, allegedly announced by movement members.

June 01, 2018 13:02

• Guys accused of killing schoolboys in Tbilisi sentenced to long terms in prison

  The Tbilisi City Court sentenced the defendants in the case of killing two schoolboys in Tbilisi to 10.5 years and to 9.75 years of imprisonment. At a meeting with the father of one of the casualties, the Georgian President promised to do everything for stability in the country.

June 01, 2018 10:01

• Head of Ingushetia invites Mufti Khamkhoev to Iftar

  Yunus-Bek Evkurov has stated that he forgave Isa Khamkhoev, the chairman of the Spiritual Muslims' Centre of Ingushetia for his statement about Evkurov's excommunication from the Muslim community and invited him to be his guest.

June 01, 2018 06:36

• Chechen schoolchildren stay at home for summer vacations

  About 20,000 schoolchildren will go on vacation to summer camps in the territory of Chechnya. The number of vouchers for spending vacations outside the republic has decreased noticeably. Parents of the schoolchildren, who have visited the Crimea, regret that this year will not be able to send them there.

June 01, 2018 02:49

• Residents of Chechnya start making DNA tests to search for children in Iraq

  Taking DNA blood tests has been organized in Chechnya for close relatives of the children found in Syria or Iraq, the Chechen authorities have explained. Local residents hope that DNA tests will allow them to return their grandchildren home.

June 01, 2018 00:50

• Georgian PM refuses to resign

  Giorgi Kvirikashvili, the head of the Government of Georgia (Prime Minister), who was driven away by protesters from the action at the parliament, has rejected the demand to the Govt to resign, and promised to the relatives of the murdered schoolchildren a new inquiry into the case on June 1.

May 31, 2018 21:52

• Oyub Titiev's advocates reported on obstacles in work on his case

  The defense is always informed about the dates of the trial in Oyub Titiev's case at the last moment, lawyer Marina Dubrovina said. This was the reason why his friends and colleagues did not arrive to the trial in Grozny on Thursday.

May 31, 2018 19:20

• Georgia's Chief Prosecutor resigns at the background of protests

  Irakli Shotadze has decided to leave the post of the Chief Prosecutor of Georgia after an unacceptable, in his opinion, decision of the court, which has partially acquitted the persons accused of killing two schoolchildren in Tbilisi.

May 31, 2018 16:20

• Ingush woman suspected of ties with Syrian militants

  A 25-year-old resident of Ingushetia is suspected of joining the ranks of a terrorist organization in Syria and providing medical assistance to its members; she is also making the laundry, cooking and cleaning up for them.

May 31, 2018 16:16

• In Azerbaijan, 50 ReAl activists questioned by police

  During interrogations in the Baku police, activists of the Republican Alternative Party were urged not to take part in the protests. Human rights activists have linked the persecution of ReAl members to the popularity of the party among youth.

May 31, 2018 15:18

• Chechen rights defender Oyub Titiev left under arrest until July 9

  The court in Grozny has upheld investigators' arguments and rejected the statements of the defence of Oyub Titiev, the head of Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

May 31, 2018 10:58

• After his excommunication from Ummah, Evkurov arranges Iftar for friends and Imams

  The head of Ingushetia, Yunus-Bek Evkurov, has called on the Muftiate, which had boycotted him, to demonstrate peace in the holy month of Ramadan, and arranged a reception with Iftar (fast-breaking), which was visited by elders and Alims.

May 31, 2018 05:55

• US Department of State: Azerbaijani authorities violate rights of religious minorities

  The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labour of the US Department of State released a report on freedom of religion in the world for 2017. According to the report, the Azerbaijani authorities refuse to register groups of religious minorities, close mosques under the pretext of repair and control the dissemination of religious materials.

May 31, 2018 05:44

• Makhachkala resident complains to ECtHR about beating up by law enforcers

  Taigib Zalbegov, a resident of Makhachkala, has filed a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) against his beating by law enforcers in 2016 and investigators' refusals to institute criminal proceedings.