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July 12, 2019 19:13

• Case of eight Dagestanis killed in Chechnya brought to court

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya began to consider the case of eight Dagestani residents, who, according to the law enforcement bodies, were plotting a terror act and were killed in a shootout. Relatives of the killed suspects demanded to unite the cases on the shootout in Chechnya and on kidnappings in Dagestan.

July 12, 2019 19:09

• Incident with Ingush minor exposes problem of conservatism of society in Caucasus

  A mother of a seven-year-old girl, beaten by an aunt in Ingushetia, said that she was not allowed to see her daughter. The tradition of leaving children in a father's family often leads to isolation of a child from society, lawyers report. In the regions of Northern Caucasus, the traditions do not always take into account the interests of a child, the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" reports.

July 12, 2019 19:04

• EU and Georgia enter into agreements for 46.6 million euros

  On July 11, at the conference held in Batumi, the European Union (EU) agreed to allocate 46.6 million euros to Georgia for programmes to strengthen the security and improve the efficiency of the country's economic management.

July 12, 2019 17:01

• In Abkhazia, Georgian citizen detained for illegal border crossing

  Beglar Tsilosani, a citizen of Georgia, was placed to a SIZO (pre-trial prison) on suspicion of illegally crossing the border. His daughter who was with him was handed over to her mother, the State Security Service of Abkhazia reported.

July 12, 2019 16:56

• Court refuses to transfer Ingush activist under house arrest

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Kabardino-Balkaria dismissed a complaint filed against the extension of the arrest of activist Zubeir Khamkhoev, involved as a suspect in the case on the March rally in Magas.

July 12, 2019 11:30

• OSCE Mission finds no ceasefire violations in the Karabakh conflict zone

  Members of the OSCE (Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe) mission have revealed no ceasefire violations on the troops contact line, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan have reported.

July 12, 2019 11:28

• Georgian opposition talks to Tusk about EU sanctions

  At their meeting with Donald Tusk, the President of the European Council, Georgian oppositionists raised the issue of imposing sanctions of the European Union (EU) on Bidzina Ivanishvili.

July 12, 2019 11:20

• Court upholds refusal to apply CER to convict involved in Politkovskaya's murder

  The court has dismissed the appeal against the denial of the conditional early relief (CER) of Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, sentenced to 11 years in prison for involvement in the murder of the journalist, Anna Politkovskaya.

July 12, 2019 11:16

• Founder of Chechen "Vayfond" set free in Sweden

  Mansur Sadulaev, the head of the Association of Chechen People named "Vayfond" is back at large after Sweden refused to extradite him to Russia. He said that Russian law enforcers believe him guilty of calls to terrorism.

July 11, 2019 23:10

• Gadjiev's case highlights problem of pressure on journalists in Dagestan

  Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a correspondent of the "Chernovik" (Draft) weekly, arrested within the case of financing terrorism, has suffered because of his articles on Islamic topics, said Magdi Kamalov, the founder of the weekly. The Gadjiev's case is based on the testimony of a single suspect, who does not directly accuse the journalist of a crime, said the advocate.

July 11, 2019 23:05

• Author of the book about Kanzhal Battle wins trial against Balkar activist

  The Supreme Court (SC) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has obliged Khadis Tetuev, an activist, to pay 50,000 roubles to Victor Kotlyarov, the author of the book "Kanzhal Battle: Look Through Centuries". The SC has treated the Tetuev's publication about Kotlyarov's book as insulting.

July 11, 2019 20:45

• In South Ossetia, court acquits activist Tamara Mearakishvili

  The court found no violation of the law in the actions of Tamara Mearakishvili and found her not guilty of slander, forgery of documents, and illegal acquisition of citizenship of South Ossetia.

July 11, 2019 19:53

• Eastern Partnership Conference opens amidst protests in Georgia

  Batumi starts hosting an international conference dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Eastern Partnership, where a number of financial agreements are to be signed, reports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).

July 11, 2019 13:53

• "Vayfund" reports Sweden's refusal to extradite Mansur Sadulaev to Russia

  The Swedish prosecutor refused to extradite to Russia Mansur Sadulaev, the head of the "Vayfund", an association of the Chechen people.

July 11, 2019 11:34

• Azerbaijan: rights defenders declare July 10 the Day Against Torture

  Most of those arrested in connection with the riots in Ganja in July 2018 were not involved in these events; their confessions were knocked out under torture, the Committee against Repressions and Torture has stated and declared July 10 the Day Against Torture.

July 11, 2019 11:30

• NGO points to violations of protesters' rights in Tbilisi

  The non-governmental organization (NGO) named "Association of Young Georgian Lawyers" has stated mass human rights violations by law enforcers during the dispersal of the protest action held in front of the parliament building in Tbilisi. The opposition was preparing a coup d'état, Giorgi Gakhariya, the Interior Minister, has stated explaining the police's actions.

July 11, 2019 11:25

• Law enforcers criticize format of raids conducted in Chechnya

  In roads of Chechnya, armed people carry out raids and inspect cars. The security measures have been strengthened after two attacks on law enforcers, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has explained. During their raids, law enforcers should not wear civilian clothes, otherwise conflicts may occur, veterans-law enforcers have warned. Young people with the beards characteristic of Salafis are persecuted not only in Chechnya, said Alexei Malashenko, an Orientalist.

July 11, 2019 11:22

• Aidyn Gurbanov's wife accuses Azerbaijani law enforcers of her husband's death

  The wife of Aidyn Gurbanov, who was arrested within the case of riots in the Azerbaijani city of Ganja, will appeal in court law enforcers' actions, who had failed to release her husband despite his grave illness.

July 10, 2019 23:49

• Azerbaijani activist Abulfaz Bunyadov released from prison

  Abulfaz Bunyadov, a bedridden prisoner, is earlier released from prison in Azerbaijan for health reasons. Such a decision was pronounced by the court, which granted the defence motion.

July 10, 2019 23:45

• Advocates request to release leaders of Ingush protest

  The defence has requested investigators to stop the criminal prosecution of Akhmet Barakhoev, Musa Malsagov, Malsag Uzhakhov, and Barakh Chemurziev, since the charges against them are baseless, an activists' advocate states.