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October 02, 2019 18:57

• Dagestani native accused of organizing fundraising for IS

  A native of Dagestan who had left the republic to join militants in Syria used the help of a woman from the Astrakhan Region to collect money through closed Telegram chats, investigators report.

October 02, 2019 18:53

• Murder of North-Ossetian woman highlights authorities' indifference to domestic violence

  The former husband of Regina Gagieva, accused of her murder, twice escaped from house arrest, but was not detained. After they got married, Regina Gagieva kept in secret that her husband beat her, her relatives said. In North Ossetia, victims of domestic violence are supported only by activists amid the authorities' inattention to the problem.

October 02, 2019 16:27

• Putin answers question about withdrawal of troops from Abkhazia and South Ossetia

  Russia will withdraw its troops from Abkhazia and South Ossetia when such a decision is made, said Russian President Vladimir Putin when answering a question voiced by a Georgian journalist.

October 02, 2019 16:18

• Russia's decision to rearm Abkhaz army follows military strengthening of Georgia

  The financial assistance offered by Russia to modernize the armed forces of Abkhazia does not threaten the sovereignty of the republic, but it is dictated by the Russia's desire to strengthen its positions in the region amid the NATO military activity in Georgia, experts explain.

October 02, 2019 11:27

• Advocate of natives from Caucasus defends his right to visit his clients in colony

  A court in Karelia has found it illegal to ban the advocate to visit the convicts, who are serving their terms in a local penal colony, said Victor Molodyozhnikov, an advocate for the natives of Dagestan and Chechnya. The court also upheld the lawsuit of Magomed Magomedov, a former Dagestani MP, who had complained about poor custody conditions in the colony.

October 02, 2019 11:25

• Georgia and South Ossetia reject concessions on block-post issue

  Georgia has rejected the demand of South Ossetia to remove its block-post erected near the village of Tsnelis. The South-Ossetian side has also refused to make concessions, stating that the presence of Georgian law enforcers in its territory is impossible.

October 02, 2019 07:09

• Gusein Abdullaev, former Azerbaijani MP, sentenced to six years in prison

  A court in Baku has found Gusein Abdullaev, a former MP, extradited from Turkey, guilty of tax evasion, illegal entrepreneurship, fraud and extortion. Abdullaev declared his political persecution.

October 02, 2019 07:02

• Woman-KBR native disappears in Moscow after law enforcers' visit

  Regina Migirova, 30, has gone missing in Moscow after she was taken away to some unknown place by law enforcers, who broke into her apartment, the woman's brother has reported.

October 01, 2019 23:57

• Azerbaijan reports about shelling attacks on two villages on border with Armenia

  The positions of the Azerbaijani troops, including in the border villages, were shelled 20 times within 24 hours, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.

October 01, 2019 23:49

• Three Chechen natives obtain compensations for criminal prosecution

  In Moscow, the court awarded compensations from half a million to a million roubles to Said-Magomed and Khusein Tsetiev and Khamid Razhapov, natives of Chechnya, who spent three years in custody in the case on an attempt on employees of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE).

October 01, 2019 19:57

• Media reveal role of Caucasian athletes in elections in Saint Petersburg

  Natives of Northern Caucasus, hired to attend polling stations in Saint Petersburg, threatened observers from opposition parties and interfered with the calculation of the votes, the "Meduza" reported.

October 01, 2019 19:46

• Oppositionist Natiq Jafarli manages to leave Azerbaijan despite court ban

  Border guards let oppositionist Natiq Jafarli to fly out of Azerbaijan, despite the court's decision on the restricted travel status of the activist. The ban is based on the information about a tax debt, but the Ministry of Taxes suggested that a mistake had been made.

October 01, 2019 16:36

• Nagorno-Karabakh women join anti-war programme "Mothers' Movement"

  In Nagorno-Karabakh, more than 30 women joined the anti-war programme "Mothers' Movement". According to its initiator Gayane Gasparyan, mothers should oppose violence, barbarism, and wars.

October 01, 2019 16:33

• Armenian human rights defenders support Soros Foundation

  The movement "Veto", which members hold rallies in front of the Soros Foundation office in Yerevan, is backed by supporters of the former government who stand against democratic values, human rights defenders state.

October 01, 2019 16:28

• In North Ossetia, activists organize women's movement after Regina Gagieva's murder

  A resident of Vladikavkaz was accused of brutally murdering his former wife. Users of social networks demanded to severely punish the murderer of Regina Gagieva, while North-Ossetian activists founded a movement to help victims of domestic violence.

October 01, 2019 11:09

• Anniversary of Second Chechen War ignored by republic's authorities

  Now, 20 years later, the deployment of troops in Chechnya in 1999, is presented by federal TV channels as a start of Russia's "sole" struggle against international terrorism. In Chechnya, the anniversary of the start of the second war is not remembered in any way at the official level.

October 01, 2019 10:29

• Court releases four figurants of the "Ganja case"

  Four out of eight defendants in the case of Ganja riots have received real prison terms; four others were released: two were sentenced conditionally; and two had their term in custody found to be a sufficient punishment.

October 01, 2019 10:18

• Organizers of Rugby World Championship apologize to Georgian national team Russian song

  Georgia was mixed up with Russia, and its game was accompanied by a song performed by Valery Meladze; and athletes were indignant. The World Rugby has assured that such mistakes will never repeat again.

September 30, 2019 23:39

• Makhachkala residents help protesting Afghan War veterans

  Residents of the houses located near the Makhachkala park, where already for 14 days several dozens of Afghan War veterans demand a meeting with the head of Dagestan Vladimir Vasiliev, by bringing food and water to them. The veterans intend not to stop their action until their demand is satisfied.

September 30, 2019 23:34

• Court treats refusal of Batumi Mayoralty to build a mosque as discrimination

  A Batumi court has obliged the Mayoralty to review its refusal to build a mosque.