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December 31, 2019 17:34

• Law enforcers try disrupting protest action in central Tbilisi

  Employees of Tbilisi Mayoralty have installed children's rides and sideshows in place of dismantled tents of oppositional activists. In the morning, policemen tried to hamper activists from holding a new protest.

December 31, 2019 13:44

• Fortuneteller's detention revealed demand for sorcerers' services in Chechnya

  Theologians and law enforcers have scolded Petimat Suleimanova, a resident of Urus-Martan, for the provision of occult services, as it follows from the new plot of the "Grozny" ChGTRK (Chechen State TV and Radio Company). Despite the authorities' efforts, the demand for sorcerers' services is not weakening in the republic, Instagram users have stated.

December 31, 2019 13:29

• Seven persons hold series of pickets in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev

  Friends and colleagues of the Dagestan journalist, Abdulmumin Gadjiev, have held a series of solo pickets in his support; they intend to continue similar actions.

December 31, 2019 11:21

• Relatives report on hunger strike of Azerbaijani journalist Ragimov in colony

  Ikram Ragimov, the editor-in-chief of the "Realliq.info" website, is on his dry hunger strike in protest against the pressure on him at the Azerbaijani colony, his relatives stated on December 30.

December 31, 2019 11:07

• Nine activists detained during demolition of tents at parliament building in Tbilisi

  In Tbilisi, in Rustaveli Avenue, in front of the parliament building, protesters' tents have been dismantled. It caused an activists' wave of protests; nine of them were detained in clashes with policemen.

December 31, 2019 10:55

• Sautieva complains about absence of medical care in Nalchik SIZO

  The Ingush activist, Zarifa Sautieva, has complained to her advocate that she cannot receive a dentist's examined at the Nalchik SIZO (pre-trial prison) after a night with a toothache.

December 31, 2019 08:31

• Polonkoev teip regrets about murder in Sunzha

  Members of the Polonkoev teip (family clan) are now regretting about the conflict that occurred in Sunzha over clan towers and the murder of a man. In his return appeal, a member of the opposing Evloev teip has threatened the opponents with responsibility for the death of Aslanbek Evloev.

December 31, 2019 08:20

• Residents of Vremenny treat received compensations as insufficient

  Over 600 residents of the dwelling settlement of Vremenny have received compensations for their property lost during the special operation conducted in the fall of 2014. Payments of 50-100,000 roubles fail to cover the damage; while victims couldn't achieve compensations for their lost housing, local residents and their lawyers have reported.

December 31, 2019 01:07

• Ingush resident killed in shootout of two teips

  A conflict over patrimonial towers has turned into a shootout of members of the teips of Evloev and Polonkoev; one person was killed and six were hospitalized, Ingush law enforcement sources have reported.

December 31, 2019 00:51

• Court punishes "Memorial" with record-breaking fine

  Today, the Tver District Court of Moscow has fined the "International Memorial" by 400,000 roubles for the absence of marking "foreign agent" on one of its websites. This is the largest fine awarded based on the consideration results of the protocols drawn up for the structures of "Memorial" and leaders thereof after the check conducted by the Ingush FSB branch.

December 31, 2019 00:32

• Data gathering on pupils' religious affiliation in KBR outrages Facebook users

  Social network users have criticized the administration of the Elbrus District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) for collecting information about the pupils who do not celebrate the New Year on religious grounds. Teachers intend not to leave their pupils "alone with fanatical parents," this was the justification of the initiative of the antiterrorist commission presented by an employee of the education department.

December 30, 2019 17:52

• Court leaves Zarifa Sautieva in custody

  Today, the Stavropol Territorial Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Ingush activist Zarifa Sautieva against the extension of her arrest until March 11, 2020. The activist announced her willingness to address the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

December 30, 2019 17:33

• Grozny residents report night raids by law enforcers

  In the city of Grozny, law enforcers conduct night raids by visiting houses and detain people who seem suspicious to them, resident of the city report. The law enforcement bodies introduced a round-the-clock operation regime on the eve of the New Year holidays, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Chechnya explains.

December 30, 2019 16:59

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 23-29, 2019

  New verdicts for Ingush activists and tougher charges against protest leaders; Catholic Christmas celebrations in Southern Russia and Southern Caucasus; pardon of a Georgian doctor in South Ossetia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of December 23-29, 2019, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

December 30, 2019 15:01

• Georgian authorities report granting housing for more 1000 refugee families

  In 2019, more 1000 families of internally displaced persons (IDPs) were allocated houses in Georgian villages under the "House in Village" programme.

December 30, 2019 14:34

• On December 23-29, 2019, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of December 23-29, 2019, no one fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No killed or wounded were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

December 30, 2019 14:03

• Kadyrov describes scenario of his fight with Emelianenko

  Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, who called MMA athlete Alexander Emelianenko for a fight, promised to knock out his opponent with "the only and first strike." Such a statement confirmed the fans' opinion about the staged nature of the announced fight.

December 30, 2019 11:30

• Rights defenders urge to investigate beating of blogger Guseinov in Baku

  Azerbaijani authorities should thoroughly investigate the beating up of the blogger, Mekhman Guseinov, human rights organizations have stated. In its turn, the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has assured that policemen did not participate in beating Guseinov.

December 30, 2019 11:11

• Brother of Chechen native convicted in Volzhsky explains his complaint to Kadyrov

  The native of Chechnya, who had complained to Ramzan Kadyrov about the unfair prosecution of his compatriots in the Volgograd Region, has posted, after the sentencing, a video message stating that he had appealed to the head of Chechnya "on emotions" and was "misunderstood."

December 30, 2019 10:57

• Writer pickets in Moscow in support of Ingush activists

  The Russian writer, Elizaveta Aleksandrova-Zorina, has held a picket in Moscow Arbat demanding to stop repressions in Ingushetia.