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June 16, 2017 19:23

• Housing certificates granted to 42 families from destroyed house in Volgograd

  In Volgograd, at a meeting with tenants of a house destroyed by a gas explosion in University Avenue, officials reported on assistance provided to victims.

June 16, 2017 17:44

• Georgian political analysts doubt prospects of "Movement of Construction" Party

  The new political party "Movement of Construction" established by David Usupashvili, the former Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, is still unknown to voters and will not be able to compete seriously with the influential parties at the forthcoming local government elections. This was stated by political analysts questioned by the "Caucasian Knot".

June 16, 2017 15:05

• Court of Appeal upholds sentence to Krasnodar rights defender

  The Krasnodar Regional Court has upheld the verdict against human rights defender Vladislav Nikitenko, who defended Kuban activist Darya Polyudova. He was found guilty of contempt of court, obstruction of justice, and use of violence against a policeman.

June 16, 2017 14:27

• Ramazan Djalaldinov too scared to return to Chechnya

  Ramazan Djalaldinov, known for criticizing Chechen officials, has said he is hiding, since he is afraid to repeat the fate of athlete Murad Amriev.

June 16, 2017 13:13

• Azerbaijani oppositionist Fuad Akhmedli sentenced to four years in prison

  The Baku Court for Grave Crimes has sentenced Fuad Akhmedli, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), to four years of imprisonment. The defence treats the verdict as politically motivated and intends to challenge it.

June 16, 2017 12:56

• Suspected organizer of attack on National Guard of Russia in Chechnya pleads not guilty

  A message of Ali Bakaev, a resident of the Naur District of Chechnya, whom law enforcers called an organizer of the attack on a unit of the National Guard of Russia in March, was published on the Internet. The man claimed that he was not involved in the attack. His friends and relatives found his statement to be reliable.

June 16, 2017 10:40

• "All-Russian Azerbaijani Congress" challenges decision on its liquidation

  On June 15, an appeal against the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) of the Russian Federation on liquidation of the "All-Russian Azerbaijani Congress" was filed to the Appeal Board of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation.

June 16, 2017 06:19

• Armenian farmers affected by hail claim need to freeze loans

  In Armenia, fallen hail took farmers of the Armavir Region of to the brink of survival. According to Rafik Khachatryan, the leader of the Mrgastan community, farmers are even unable to pay wages to their workers, and some local residents already think about leaving in search for work.

June 16, 2017 00:57

• Azerbaijani activists claim importance of European Parliament's resolution on Afghan Mukhtarly's case

  In the resolution of the European Parliament on the case of Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Mukhtarly kidnapped in Tbilisi, MEPs gave an objective assessment of the situation with human rights in Azerbaijan. This was reported by Elshan Gasanov.

June 15, 2017 23:59

• Organizer of anti-corruption rally in Makhachkala avoids administrative punishment

  Policemen disrupted an action in the Makhachkala "Hyde Park", where activists planned to out questions to Russian President on the eve of his direct line, said Nurmagomed Gazimagomedov. According to his story, he was released from the police station in the evening on June 14, without drawing up any administrative protocol.

June 15, 2017 23:52

• Georgia improves its business attractiveness among European countries

  Georgia is ranked 20th out of 46 countries in the rating "Best European Countries for Business-2017", stepping up four positions against last year. Armenia went three places down and takes the 39th place, while Azerbaijan is one but last in the rating, having lost one position.

June 15, 2017 23:20

• Jalaldinov's relatives wail over no reaction to their appeal to Putin

  In the course of his "direct talk", the Russian President did not respond to the appeal of Ramazan Djalaldinov's relatives, who are now afraid of a negative reaction to their request to return the head of the family home.

June 15, 2017 21:05

• Missing resident of Dagestan found at police station

  Rashid Abdurakhmanov, a resident of the Dagestani village of Chervleny Buruny, whose disappearance after detention was reported by his relatives, is at the police station. This was reported by Rashid's wife.

June 15, 2017 19:42

• Housing shareholders of "Park Evropeisky" manage to win support of Russia's "Minstroy"

  The situation with the construction of the "Park Evropeisky" Residential Complex in Volgograd is under special supervision of the "Minstroy" (Ministry of Construction) of Russia, the shareholders of the complex said after their meeting with the Minister.

June 15, 2017 18:58

• Azerbaijan allocates funds for construction in Chodjuk Mardjanly

  About 5.334 million US dollars from the Azerbaijani President's Reserve Fund has been allocated for the construction of 100 houses in the village of Chodjuk Mardjanly, which is controlled by the Azerbaijani militaries since April 2016.

June 15, 2017 17:09

• European Parliament condemns kidnapping of Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Mukhtarly

  In its resolution adopted today, the European Parliament has called on the Georgian authorities to investigate the kidnapping of an Azerbaijani journalist in Tbilisi and the Azerbaijani authorities to release Afghan Mukhtarly.

June 15, 2017 15:45

• Kantemir Balagov's and Rezo Gigineishvili's films awarded "Kinotavr" prizes

  In Sochi, the "Kinotavr" film festival finished, and its main prize went to the film "Arrhythmia" directed by Boris Khlebnikov. The prize "To the Best Film Director" was awarded to Rezo Gigineishvili, a film director of Georgian origin, for his film "Hostages".

June 15, 2017 14:00

• Court refuses to release journalist Aziz Orudjev from custody

  The Nasimi District Court of Baku has not dismissed the defence's request to release Aziz Orudjev, the director of the online "Kanal-13" TV Channel, under house arrest.

June 15, 2017 13:59

• Armenian political analysts believe in introduction of sanctions against Azerbaijan

  According to political analyst Sergey Minasyan, it is possible that Armenia may use political tools of pressure against Azerbaijan, including economic sanctions. The sanctions will allow avoiding escalation of the situation in the Karabakh conflict zone, believes political analyst Stepan Safaryan.

June 15, 2017 13:30

• Court ignores defendants' fears about seizure of documents in Boris Nemtsov's murder case

  In the case of the Boris Nemtsov's murder, the judge gave the defendants for examination the materials of the court hearings not attended by them. Meanwhile, the judge ignored the statements of the defendants that the documents would be taken away from them during their transfer to the SIZO (pre-trial prison).