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July 03, 2019 10:36

• Analysts call energy factor decisive in Azerbaijan-Europe relations

  The political importance of Azerbaijan for Europe after the commissioning of the TANAP pipeline will grow, Azerbaijani economists believe, whose opinions regarding the profitability of gas transmission projects have divided. The West, because of its energy interests, sacrifices human rights in Azerbaijan, right defenders believe.

July 03, 2019 10:29

• Former law enforcers don't believe in IS' role in attacking policeman in Chechnya

  The "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation by the court, has claimed responsibility for the attack on the police post in the Achkhoi-Martan District of Chechnya for the sake of self-promotion; and the incident itself was hardly a terror act, retired law enforcers believe.

July 03, 2019 10:24

• Georgian NGOs criticize idea of lifting electoral barrier

  The elimination of the electoral barrier, proposed by the "Georgian Dream" Party, will allow parties with dubious funding sources and created by ethnic minorities to enter the parliament, activists of Georgian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have stated.

July 03, 2019 10:19

• Journalists criticize harsh detention of Dagestan officials

  The video shows the detained employees of the "Directorate of the Unified State Customer-Developer" convoyed with bags over their heads. The demonstratively tough detention of suspects of committing economic crimes is a method for intimidating their potential accomplices, journalists and a political analyst believe.

July 03, 2019 10:13

• IS posted first video oath of Azerbaijani militants

  The "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court, has posted a video of the oath taken by Azerbaijani militants to the leader of the IS. This is the first IS' video from Azerbaijan.

July 02, 2019 23:40

• Attacker on police post in Chechnya identified

  Zelimkhan Musaev, a local resident, attacked the policemen in the Achkhoi-Martan District, the head of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has announced.

July 02, 2019 23:33

• Derbent women-hunger-strikers achieve Ombudsperson's attention

  The Dagestani Ombudsperson has announced his readiness to help mothers of two detained residents of Derbent in protecting their rights. His meeting with detainees' relatives is scheduled for July 3.

July 02, 2019 20:19

• Chechen law enforcers release detainees acquainted with Akhmed Barzaev

  Law enforcers questioned residents of Chechnya, who were detained because of their contacts with Akhmed Barzaev, killed while attacking policemen. There are no claims against the young people, and they are all released, reports the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

July 02, 2019 20:09

• Court leaves Armenian General Manvel Grigoryan in custody

  The defence of General Manvel Grigoryan, a former delegate of the National Assembly of Armenia, failed to secure the release of the defendant in the courtroom on bail.

July 02, 2019 19:44

• Defence treats court's decision on searches at Ingush activists' homes as precedent

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Ingushetia cancelled the decision pronounced by the court in Magas, which recognized the legitimacy of the searches conducted at home of Musa Malsagov, as well as at the offices of the Red Cross, the Ingush Committee of National Unity, and "Support of Ingushetia". According to advocate Visit Tzoroev, the above court's decision will become a precedent to declare illegitimate other searches conducted in the region.

July 02, 2019 18:08

• Georgian authorities report damage from decrease in number of Russian tourists

  This year, the flow of tourists from Russia will decrease by about a million people, and that will damage the economy by 710 million US dollars. Such information was reported by Mariam Kvrivishvili, the head of the National Tourism Administration of Georgia.

July 02, 2019 17:59

• Court accepts complaint about arrest of Dagestani journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev

  Today, a complaint about the arrest of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, the editor of the newspaper "Chernovik" (Draft), has entered the Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan, but the date of its consideration has not yet been scheduled, the SC reports.

July 02, 2019 11:35

• Georgian police condemned for using rubber bullets

  Khatiya Dekanoidze, a member of the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party, demanded to examine the condition of David Grigoryan, an injured participant of the protest rally in Tbilisi, since he could get such a wound only when fired at point blank range. Law enforcers violated instructions when using rubber bullets, believes Ucha Nanuashvili, the former Ombudsman.

July 02, 2019 11:33

• IS claims responsibility for attack on policeman in Chechnya

  The "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization, banned in the Russian Federation by the court, claimed that a man, who attacked the police checkpoint in the Achkhoi-Martan District of Chechnya, was its militant.

July 02, 2019 09:21

• Policeman killed in Chechnya was sent from Novokuznetsk

  The policeman, who was fatally wounded during an attack on the post in the Achkhoi-Martan District of Chechnya, was on a business trip from the Kemerovo Region. He died on the way to the hospital.

July 02, 2019 08:38

• Tbilisi tour operators report outflow of Russian tourists

  The owners of travel companies that focused on Russian tourists are at risk of losses due to the imposed ban on Russian-Georgian air flights, while owners of private apartments have not experienced any problems because of decreased tourist traffic from Russia. Some cafes in Tbilisi have announced increased prices for Russians.

July 02, 2019 08:35

• Dagestani activists apply for seven actions in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev

  The initiative group in support of the arrested journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev has submitted applications for five rallies and two demonstrations. The actions have been applied for in different places and at different times, so it will be more difficult for officials to justify the refusal, supporters of Gadjiev have stated.

July 01, 2019 23:18

• On June 24-30, 2019, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of June 24-30, 2019, no one fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

July 01, 2019 23:09

• Attack on policemen in Achkhoi-Martan District becomes third in Chechnya since early 2019

  The attack on a police checkpoint in the Achkhoi-Martan District of Chechnya, as a result of which at least one policeman and one attacker were killed, has become the third incident in the republic since early 2019.

July 01, 2019 22:57

• HRC "Memorial" recognizes five leaders of Ingush protests as political prisoners

  Akhmed Barakhoev, Musa Malsagov, Ismail Nalgiev, Malsag Uzhakhov, and Barakh Chemurziev, who were arrested after the March rallies in Magas, should be immediately released, and the officials responsible for their persecution should be brought to justice, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" declares.