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December 04, 2019 14:32

• Azerbaijani journalists predict continued control over media after Gasanov's dismissal

  After Ali Gasanov has been removed from heading the "ideological sphere" of Azerbaijan, the authorities' interference in the work of the media will not stop; however, the form of control will be less stringent, the journalists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

December 04, 2019 11:35

• Policeman suffered in skirmish at protest action in Zugdidi

  On December 3, activists of the ruling "Georgian Dream" Party held a protest action in the city of Zugdidi, outside the local office of the oppositional United National Movement (UNM). During the clashes, a policeman was injured.

December 04, 2019 11:12

• Stepanakert: activists criticize authorities for indifference to invalids' problems

  On December 3, a roundtable, dated to the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, was held in the Stepanakert House of Culture and Youth. The event was jointly organized by the "Decision" Civil Initiative and the Union of the Blind of Nagorno-Karabakh.

December 04, 2019 11:00

• Co-chair of "Golos" receives threats after fake text about Dagestan

  Andrei Buzin, one of the leaders of the "Golos" (Vote) movement in voters' defence, has received threats on behalf of residents of Dagestan, who were offended by some text ascribed to Mr Buzin.

December 04, 2019 08:37

• Police set activists detained in Yerevan free

  The count of the detained opponents of the Armenian Minister of Education reached 24, but they were all released after drawing up protocols on disobeying policemen. Activists themselves have refused to plead guilty.

December 03, 2019 23:30

• German prosecutors suspect Chechen authorities of involvement in Zelimkhan Khangoshvili's murder

  The authorities of Russia or Chechnya could hire a killer to murder Zelimkhan Khangoshvili in Berlin, the German Prosecutor's Office suggests.

December 03, 2019 23:11

• In Stavropol, court leaves Akhmed Barakhoev under custody

  The Stavropol Territorial Court has dismissed a complaint about the arrest until February 10 of Ingush activist Akhmed Barakhoev, who was charged in a case on calls for riots and an attack on law enforcers.

December 03, 2019 21:15

• Chechen native sentenced for recruitment to IS*

  Today, the Southern District Military Court has found Soslan Abubakarov, a native of Chechnya, guilty of aiding and abetting terrorism and sentenced him to 2.5 years of imprisonment.

December 03, 2019 21:02

• Witness testifies to peaceful life of Kurbanov brothers in Egypt

  Ismail and Mukhtar Kurbanov brothers from Dagestan, accused of involvement in an illegal armed formation (IAF) and possession of explosives, led a peaceful lifestyle in Egypt and did not leave for Syria to participate in hostilities, their acquaintance testifies at trial.

December 03, 2019 14:51

• HRC "Memorial" recognizes as political prisoner a Ukrainian arrested in Kuban

  Alexander Marchenko, a citizen of Ukraine, accused of purchasing devices for an antiaircraft guided missile system and kept under arrest at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Krasnodar, is being persecuted for political reasons, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" announces today.

December 03, 2019 14:32

• Chechen MIA's chief joins public condemnation of detainees

  In the Gudermes District of Chechnya, the Minister of the Internal Affairs reproached the men detained on suspicion of drinking alcoholic beverages and using psychotropic substances. The involvement of the Police General in "warning conversations" does not correspond to the status of the Minister, residents of the Chechen republic suggest.

December 03, 2019 11:18

• Authorities of South Ossetia let residents of Leningor District to be treated in Georgia

  The Security Council of South Ossetia let residents of the Leningor District to go to Georgia through the "Razdakhan" checkpoint to receive medical care and pensions.

December 03, 2019 11:03

• Human rights defenders criticize police after detention of Chechens in Strasbourg

  Human rights defenders mentioned as an example of Chechenophobia the detention in Strasbourg of two Chechen natives suspected of justifying terrorism because of their gestures during taking selfies.

December 03, 2019 10:50

• Caucasian women ask President Putin to return their daughters and grandchildren from Syria

  Mothers and other close relatives of Russian female citizens who stay in the zone of armed conflict in the Middle East appeal to President Putin with a request to return home their daughters and grandchildren.

December 03, 2019 01:26

• Gadjiev's colleagues intend to continue actions in his support

  Solo pickets in support of the arrested Abdulmumin Gadjiev should be continued in order to keep Dagestanis aware of the progress of the criminal case, journalist's colleagues believe.

December 03, 2019 01:16

• Two persons hospitalized after skirmish at Mtskheta Mayoralty

  The members of the "Posmey" (Dare) movement received traumas in a clash with policemen and supporters of the "Georgian Dream' Party that broke out at the Mayoralty of the city of Mtskheta, where protesters came to meet an MP.

December 03, 2019 01:09

• MPs ask to dissolve Azerbaijani Parliament

  The National Assembly of Azerbaijan (Parliament) has overwhelmingly adopted an appeal to the president of the country asking him to appoint early parliamentary elections.

December 03, 2019 01:00

• Economists treat financing of Azerbaijani social sphere as insufficient

  The Parliament of Azerbaijan has approved the 2020 budget. It is planned to allot over 38 percent of all the expenses to the social sphere. The economists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" treat this amount as insufficient.

December 02, 2019 19:21

• Police declare Dagestani resident complaining about torture as militant

  Djabrail Ibnukhazhirov and Magomedgadji Magomedov, detained in Makhachkala, are suspected of involvement in the armed underground, the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) announces today amid reports about torture of Djabrail Ibnukhazhirov and weapons planted to him.

December 02, 2019 19:08

• Soldier of Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army killed in conflict zone

  Today, two soldiers of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army have been wounded on the contact line of the troops in the conflict zone. One of them has died.