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November 15, 2019 13:31

• Azerbaijan claims machine-gun shelling in conflict zone

  The positions of the Azerbaijani Army in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled for 20 times, including those stationed in two villages, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

November 15, 2019 11:37

• Lebanese theologian's attacks on Chechen Mufti trigger controversy in social networks

  Abdurrakhman Dimashkiya, a Lebanese theologian, who posted a video criticizing the Mufti of Chechnya for oppressing Salafis in the republic, has convincingly stated his position, some social network users have agreed. Their opponents have objected stating that the Chechen people need no protection from Ramzan Kadyrov and his entourage.

November 15, 2019 11:33

• Baku: protesters demand to set convicts in "Terter case" free

  On November 14, at a protest in Baku, relatives of the convicts under the so-called "Terter case" called for the acquittal and release of their imprisoned relatives and rehabilitation of those who have died.

November 15, 2019 11:29

• Three Georgian citizens released in South Ossetia

  Three citizens of Georgia fined in South Ossetia for violating the border have been transferred to Georgia.

November 15, 2019 11:23

• Azerbaijani activists find actions against domestic violence to be efficient

  The Azerbaijan's accession to the Istanbul Convention will oblige the country's authorities to open statistics on domestic violence and more efficiently protect women's rights, activists have stated. After the actions held in defence of women in Baku, the police began more actively reacting to cases of domestic violence.

November 15, 2019 10:46

• Dagestani residents support claims of father of slain shepherds to law enforcers

  Murtazali Gasanguseinov, the father of the assassinated brothers-shepherds, has held a picket in Makhachkala demanding to prosecute the former head of the police division. Gasanguseinovs' fellow villagers and townspeople came to support him.

November 14, 2019 23:59

• In Armenia, law enforcers detect scheme for forcing women to leave their children

  In Armenia, employees of a maternity hospital threatened women to force them to abandon newborns so that they could be adopted by citizens of Italy, the National Security Service of Armenia suggested.

November 14, 2019 23:57

• Court upholds verdict in case on plotting of attack on cathedral in Makhachkala

  The court of appeal dismissed a complaint filed by the defence about the verdict to Omar Aliev, sentenced to 13 years of imprisonment for plotting the killings of parishioners of the Orthodox Holy Assumption Cathedral Church in Makhachkala.

November 14, 2019 23:52

• Blogger apologizes for his parody video about Ramzan Kadyrov

  Sasha Tileks, an author of parody videos, apologized in public for a story, in which rapper Timati resorted to the help of the leader of Chechnya to solve the problems of the "Black Star" company. Instagram users laughed at the blogger who called Ramzan Kadyrov a "global personality."

November 14, 2019 23:47

• Chechen public sector employees report about orders for joining "Edinaya Rossiya" Party

  The complaints were voiced after Magomed Daudov had been appointed the secretary of the regional branch of the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party, local residents say. Ramzan Kadyrov declared the reports of public sector employees were rumours and mentioned as an example the non-partisan head of the Chechen Ministry for Public Health.

November 14, 2019 16:59

• Residents of Chechnya explain high Putin's and Kadyrov's ratings by atmosphere of fear

  Residents of Chechnya have doubted the officials' reports about the high level of trust in Putin and Kadyrov. According to their stories, many are afraid to express their opinions. Residents of Chechnya cannot feel free, and this is reflected in opinion polls, sociologists have noted.

November 14, 2019 16:52

• EU criticizes verdict in Crimean Muslims' case

  On November 13, the European Union (EU) demanded to cancel the verdict to six convicts in Rostov-on-Don under the case of the "Yalta unit" of an organization banned in Russia. The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called to increase pressure on Russia in connection with the verdict.

November 14, 2019 12:06

• Students' protests in Yerevan supported by teachers

  About 50 teachers of the Yerevan State University (YSU) went on strike in support of the students who oppose the initiative to make the study of the Armenian history, language and literature optional at non-humanitarian departments. The teachers have urged activists to discuss this issue without political speculation.

November 14, 2019 11:59

• MMA fighter Ismailov stands up for journalist Gadjiev

  Magomed Ismailov, a MMA (mixed martial arts) fighter, has regretted that he knew about the arrest of the journalist, Abdulmumin Gadjiev, but did not comment thereon, and promised that he would now follow the fate of the Dagestani journalist.

November 14, 2019 11:49

• Residents of Chechnya question report on Putin's and Kadyrov's ratings

  Chechen authorities have reported zero protest activity in the region and ratings of Vladimir Putin and Ramzan Kadyrov. Public discontent in Chechnya is great, but people are afraid to protest, local residents assert.

November 14, 2019 11:09

• Azerbaijani SC rejects journalist Mustafa Gadjibeili's complaint against verdict

  The defence of the Azerbaijani journalist Mustafa Gadjibeili has found a violation of his rights after his complaint against the verdict was rejected, and stated that it would appeal against the decision of the Azerbaijani Supreme Court (SC) to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

November 13, 2019 23:57

• OSCE monitoring reveals no violations in Karabakh conflict zone

  Today, OSCE observers have not registered any incidents on the contact line of the armed forces of Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh.

November 13, 2019 23:53

• Feminists defend Ingush singer Ragda Khanieva

  Moral crusaders, who harassed Ragda Khanieva, a native of Ingushetia, after her appearance in a TV show, are themselves violating the tradition of banning public criticism of other people's daughter. Activists pointed to double standards voiced by social network users while assessing the actions of men and women.

November 13, 2019 20:28

• Dagestani singer Ruslan Adjiev faces problems because of police prevention registration

  The police assured Ruslan Adjiev, a singer performing Kumyk songs, that he was not put on a police prevention registration list as an extremist. However, during a trip to Kuban, the singer was stopped and requested to explain the purpose of leaving Dagestan, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports.

November 13, 2019 20:23

• Three Georgian residents fined for violating border with South Ossetia

  In South Ossetia, a court pronounced a decision to fine and expel to Georgia three persons found guilty of violating the border. Another detained person is considered by investigators as a deliberate violator of the border, and a criminal case has been instituted against him.