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November 23, 2019 13:06

• Four persons detained at rally in front of the "Georgian Dream" office set free

  The court has ruled to release Nika Parulava, Beka Papashvili and Oto Shengeliya, activists of the "Smeni" movement by postponing the consideration of their cases. The proceeding of the case of Tite Gedenidze, an activist, has been stopped.

November 23, 2019 12:55

• Armenia resumes housing programme for refugees eleven years later

  The Armenian government has decided to issue certificates for purchase of housing to families of refugees from Azerbaijan. In total, 112 families will receive them. This is the first authorities' decision in 11 years, which will help to solve the housing problem of at least a small part of the refugees.

November 23, 2019 12:43

• House of Ingush journalist's parents searched

  Law enforcers have searched the house of parents of Izabella Evloeva, the founder and leader of the oppositional Ingush edition "Fortanga". Magomed Mutsolgov, a human rights defender, has linked the search with the professional activities of the journalist, who is temporarily living in Europe.

November 23, 2019 08:27

• Video of Ibragimov's refusal to return from Chechnya to Canada posted on Instagram

  On November 22, Akhmed Dudaev, the head of the "Grozny" ChGTRK (Chechen State TV and Radio Company), has posted a video in the social network with a Canadian resident Azamat Ibragimov, a native of Chechnya, who decided to stay at his homeland, a voice-over-the-screen says.

November 23, 2019 08:19

• Murtazali Gasanguseinov stops pickets after meeting head of ICRF Branch

  Investigators have provided Murtazali Gasanguseinov, the father of the murdered shepherd brothers, with all the materials of the check regarding the law enforcer, who had reported on the killing of militants in the Shamil District. The demands of his solo pickets have been fulfilled, but Gasanguseynov's lawyers are ready to challenge the investigators' findings.

November 22, 2019 23:53

• Six oppositionists detained on protest action near State Security Service of Georgia

  The police detained protesters who tried to block the building of the State Security Service of Georgia, and all six detainees have already been released, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Georgia reports. The detainees did not render any resistance to the police, although administrative protocols on their alleged disobedience to the police were drawn up against them, one of the protesters reported.

November 22, 2019 23:02

• Court refuses to cancel Gannushkina's fine for a picket in memory of Estemirova

  Today, the Moscow City Court has upheld a decision on a fine of 150,000 roubles, imposed on Svetlana Gannushkina, the chair of the "Civic Assistance Committee", for a protest action on the anniversary of the Natalia Estemirova's murder. Svetlana Gannushkina requested the court to completely acquit her in the administrative case.

November 22, 2019 22:31

• Video report of disappeared Chechen native confirms version of his kidnaping

  Azamat Ibragimov, a native of Chechnya, who arrived from Canada and disappeared, recorded a video of his walk around the centre of Grozny a week after his disappearance. In his video, Azamat Ibragimov called on natives of Chechnya living abroad to stop criticizing the republic's authorities. He did not record the video by his own will, suggested Instagram users and residents of Chechnya.

November 22, 2019 19:08

• Azerbaijan reports sniper attacks in Karabakh conflict zone

  The Azerbaijani positions in the Karabakh conflict zone and in two villages on the border with Armenia were shelled 21 times within 24 hours, including from sniper rifles, Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports today.

November 22, 2019 18:55

• Ingush Instagram users criticize Orstkhoi teip member for video about border with Chechnya

  A member of the Orstkhoi teip (family clan) claimed that the disputed territories on the border with Ingushetia belonged to Chechnya. His statement provoked a negative reaction from Ingush users of Instagram.

November 22, 2019 13:29

• Rights defenders urge Bastrykin to react to Kadyrov's threats

  The calls to kill, voiced by Ramzan Kadyrov, are undermining the authorities' prestige and can be perceived by subordinates of the head of Chechnya as a guide to action, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" and the Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG) have declared today in their statement to Alexander Bastrykin, the Chairman of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

November 22, 2019 13:10

• Programmer from Taganrog sentenced to four years in prison in USA

  A US court has sentenced Stanislav Lisov, a programmer from the city of Taganrog, to four years in prison, finding him guilty of cybercrimes. Lisov will be set free in a few months, since the court took into account the term already served by him.

November 22, 2019 12:01

• Azerbaijani journalist awarded "Free Media-2019" Prize

  Khafiz Babaly, an Azerbaijani investigative journalist, has become one of the laureates of the "Free Media-2019" Prize, awarded by the Norwegian Fritt Ord Foundation and the German ZEIT Foundation.

November 22, 2019 11:48

• Researchers of Caucasus assess damage to Chechnya's image after British blogger's public apology

  Chechnya is not very popular among foreign tourists; and the story of the public apology of the British blogger, Benjamin, will push away those few travellers who had planned a trip to the republic, Caucasian researchers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

November 22, 2019 11:37

• Activists call on international community to react to torture in Azerbaijan

  The Committee against Repressions and Torture has appealed to international organizations urging them to pay attention to torture in Azerbaijan. Activists have also suggested conducting an expert investigation into the accident, in which Ogtai Gyulyalyev, the Committee coordinator, has suffered.

November 22, 2019 08:31

• Thirty-five Makhachkala residents support Gasanguseinovs' solo pickets

  One week after the start of the action, the number of Makhachkala townspeople, who come to support Murtazali Gasanguseinov, the father of the slain shepherd brothers, has reached 35. Law enforcers have for the first time detained the picketers.

November 22, 2019 08:21

• Volgograd doctor punished for insulting LGBT activist

  The psychiatrist who behaved unethically after his patient, Vladislav Pogorelov, answered the question about his sexual orientation, was disciplinary punished, the Public Health Committee of the Volgograd Region has reported. The Committee has apologized to Pogorelov.

November 21, 2019 21:53

• Advocates of Ingush activists claim legal "nihilism" of investigators

  Criminal cases on the clash between protesters and law enforcers in Magas contain no specific facts, and the arrested persons are subjected to pressure, their advocates note.

November 21, 2019 21:41

• Shamil Khadulaev attacked in Dagestan

  Today, several persons have attacked Shamil Khadulaev, the head of the Dagestani Coordinating Council of NGOs, sources report. Shamil Khadulaev himself has confirmed the incident.

November 21, 2019 21:30

• In Tbilisi, protest rally accompanied by clashes with law enforcers

  In Tbilisi, despite the efforts of policemen to prevent a protest action, supporters of the opposition hung a symbolic lock on the fence of the government building and threatened to hold such actions every Thursday.