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June 18, 2020 13:22

• North-Ossetian journalist treats case on fake as political persecution

  A court in Vladikavkaz has begun considering the case initiated against the journalist, Alan Mamiev, accused of spreading fake news about coronavirus. Mamiev treats his case as politically motivated.

June 18, 2020 13:18

• Armenian MPH reports on decrease of coronavirus infection rate

  For already several days in a row, the daily registered coronavirus infection cases is lower than predicted, said Arsen Torosyan, the head of the Ministry of Public Health (MPH) of Armenia. According to his story, during the epidemic, about 2% of the country's population has been tested.

June 18, 2020 13:13

• Instagram users outraged by selective approach to fines for mask absence in Chechnya

  Only ordinary citizens are punished for breaking the mask regime in Chechnya, while officials and law enforcers can neglect protection means, social network users assert.

June 18, 2020 13:07

• Natives of Chechnya link riots in France to countering drug dealing

  After clashes in Dijon, members of the Chechen and Maghreb communities in France have agreed on ceasefire, the "Marianne" newspaper writes. Natives of Chechnya have stated the absence of interethnic conflicts with those of the Maghreb, but pointed to the drug dealing problem unresolved by authorities.

June 18, 2020 12:46

• Female protesters in Cherkessk fined

  The court fined the women-participants in the action against the torture by law enforcers of three residents of Karachay-Cherkessia, the son of one of those fined women said. He stated that law enforcers had also planted weapons on the detainees.

June 18, 2020 12:34

• Resident of Chechnya convicted for trying to join IS

  A court in Rostov-on-Don has sentenced a native of Grozny, accused of trying to join in Syria the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court, to seven years in colony.

June 18, 2020 11:32

• Tent camp tenants in Dagestan lose hope for returning to Azerbaijan

  After the riots in the tent camp in Dagestan, about 20 Azerbaijani citizens have decided not to wait for departure home, but returned to the regions of Russia where they had worked. The situation in the camp has stabilized, but there is still no certainty about their return to homeland, the Azerbaijanis remaining in the temporary accommodation centre (TAC) said.

June 17, 2020 23:59

• In Azerbaijan, court sentences journalist Anar Mamedov to one year of correctional labour

  Anar Mamedov, the editor-in-chief of the website "Criminal.az", has been sentenced to one year of corrective labour under a lawsuit on defamation filed by a businesswoman. The journalist treats the verdict as unfounded.

June 17, 2020 23:56

• Specialists to solve problem with shortage of mental health services in Northern Caucasus

  The Conflict Analysis and Prevention Centre launched a training project for psychologists and employees of NCOs helping residents of Northern Caucasus survive psychological injuries. Specialists of the Conflict Analysis and Prevention Centre pointed out the insufficient level of mental health services in the region, which residents suffered from wars, terror acts, and human rights violations.

June 17, 2020 19:51

• Dagestani resident sentenced for involvement in terrorist organization

  A court found a resident of Dagestan to be a member of the "Imarat Kavkaz", a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court, and sentenced him to 14 years of imprisonment in a high-security penal colony, the press service of the court in Rostov-on-Don reported.

June 17, 2020 19:46

• Number of victims in shootout on Nazran outskirts rises to five

  In Ingushetia, one of the victims of a shootout has got severe injuries and died in a resuscitation ward of a hospital.

June 17, 2020 19:40

• Kadyrov calls Georgian journalist Giorgi Gabuniya his enemy

  Ramzan Kadyrov has commented on the story about the preparation for the murder of Georgian journalist, Giorgi Gabuniya, calling him his enemy and advising "to kneel and ask for forgiveness."

June 17, 2020 19:34

• Ten Azerbaijani citizens detained after protests in Kullar

  After the protest action staged by Azerbaijani citizens in the Derbent District, investigators have counted 400,000 roubles of damage. Ten suspects were detained.

June 17, 2020 13:12

• Rights defenders criticize SSS' arguments on Machalikashvili's guilt

  Temirlan Machalikashvili, who was killed during a special operation in Pankisi, had contacted Akhmed Chataev and members of his grouping, while some correspondence was found in Temirlan's mobile phone, which indicates his readiness to commit a self-explosion act in a crowded place, the Georgian State Security Service (SSS) asserts.

June 17, 2020 13:10

• After detention of Tsarukyan's supporters, Armenian rights defenders take police's side

  At the action of supporters of Gagik Tsarukyan, the leader of the "Prosperous Armenia" Party, policemen detained 177 citizens. Rights defenders have explained law enforcers' actions by the need to control the observance of the quarantine introduced due to coronavirus.

June 17, 2020 13:07

• After protests in Kullar, 155 Azerbaijanis sent home (+video)

  After detaining those, who took part in clashes with law enforcers, and a departure of a group of Azerbaijani citizens home, some 250-300 people remain in the tent camp near the Dagestani village of Kullar.

June 17, 2020 12:54

• Version of attempt on Georgian journalist after Kadyrov's threats triggers disputes in social network

  A native of Ingushetia has been detained in Tbilisi, who had prepared an attempt on the Georgian journalist, Giorgi Gabuniya on an order from Chechnya, the director general of the "Mtavari Arkhi" TV Channel, has stated. Some Facebook users ridiculed this version; while others called on the Georgian authorities to protect the journalist.

June 17, 2020 11:30

• Action against law enforcers' violence in Baku results in detentions

  In Baku, Azerbaijani activists have staged an action against the use of force during the special operation conducted in the Yeni Yasamal neighbourhood. Policemen detained four female protesters and released them after a "prophylactic conversation".

June 16, 2020 23:57

• Lawyers assess consequences of Kadyrov's instructions to seize cars from quarantine violators

  Ramzan Kadyrov did not have any right to issue instructions to take away cars from participants of long wedding party processions, while only a court could make such decisions, lawyers emphasize. The authorities of Chechnya use illegal methods to deal with quarantine violators, notes conflict expert Ekaterina Sokiryanskaya.

June 16, 2020 23:54

• Two law enforcers fell victim to shootout in Ingushetia

  A policeman and a fighter of the National Guard of Russia were killed during a conflict in Nazran. According to a source, they and another killed man were relatives.