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May 31, 2019 09:45

• Georgian political analysts rule out mass protests on Azerbaijan border

  In the near future, no new wave of disputes around the "David Gareja" Monastery Complex located on the Azerbaijani-Georgian border is expected. The call of Elias-II, the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, to give up mass protests has contributed to a decline of protesters' emotions.

May 31, 2019 09:34

• Court in Egypt leaves Ingush students in custody

  The arrest of four Ingush students accused of extremism in Egypt has been extended by 15 days, their relatives have informed.

May 30, 2019 23:57

• Nagorno-Karabakh denies its involvement in death of Azerbaijani soldier

  The Defence Army has not violated the ceasefire regime and is not related to the death of an Azerbaijani soldier on the contact line of troops, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Nagorno-Karabakh reports. The OSCE have called on the parties to the Karabakh conflict to show restraint.

May 30, 2019 23:55

• Dagestan announces three days off on occasion of Eid al-Fitr

  The authorities of Dagestan provided residents of Dagestan with more days off than for the celebration of Eid al-Fitr in 2018.

May 30, 2019 21:56

• Astrakhan resident suspected of providing financial assistance to IS

  A man accused of involvement in a grouping of the "Astrakhan shooters" is suspected of having transferred money to a member of the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court.

May 30, 2019 21:54

• Azerbaijan claims shelling attacks on its two villages

  Positions of the Azerbaijani army were shelled 23 times, including in three district bordering Armenia, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reported.

May 30, 2019 13:38

• Baku court refuses applying CER to Asif Yusifli

  A Baku court has rejected the petition of Asif Yusifli, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), for release him under conditional early relief (CER). His defence intends to appeal against the refusal.

May 30, 2019 13:35

• Georgian politicians react to Saakashvili's restored Ukrainian citizenship

  Members of the ruling "Georgian Dream" Party have criticized the decision to return the Ukrainian citizenship to Mikhail Saakashvili.

May 30, 2019 13:34

• Yekaterinburg: jury acquits ted a Chechen native Movsur Khasaev

  At the Sverdlovsk Regional Court, the jury has unanimously declared Movsur Khasaev, a native of Chechnya, accused of killing Yekaterinburg resident Ashot Arutyunyan, to be innocent.

May 30, 2019 09:45

• Ban on Iftar in Kizilyurt stadium fails to prevent Muslims from gathering in cafés

  The Kizilyurt stadium is closed for a mass Iftar for security reasons, but this does not prevent residents from regularly gathering for collective Iftars in cafés. Holding Iftars is not a public event and needs no authorities' sanctions.

May 30, 2019 09:37

• Tbilisi: protesters demand to release journalist Afghan Mukhtarly

  At the rally in Tbilisi, Azerbaijani activists have supported Afghan Mukhtarly. There is some fault of Georgian authorities in the fate of the journalist, who was convicted in Azerbaijan, protesters have claimed.

May 30, 2019 08:50

• Georgian Parliament refuses to investigate Temirlan Machalikashvili's murder

  Most Georgian MPs have voted against the creation of an interim commission for investigating the special operation in Pankisi, during which law enforcers killed a local resident, Temirlan Machalikashvili.

May 30, 2019 08:47

• Russian authorities suspend the work of Ingush Council of Teips

  By the decision of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of the Russian Federation, the activities of the Council of Teips (family clans) of the Ingush people are suspended for three months. However, Murad Daskiev, the interim head of the council, has stated that they will not stop their work.

May 30, 2019 08:44

• Attendance of Makhachkala "Tangim" Mosque is stable despite law enforcers' raids

  The resumption of law enforcers' checks of the Tangim Mosque in Makhachkala has failed to affect the number of worshipers, Imam Nigmatulla Radjabov has stated. In their turn, lawyers believe that personal searches are permissible only if there are reasonable suspicions.

May 29, 2019 22:23

• Ultimate Fighting Championship terminates contract with coach of Ramzan Kadyrov's sons

  The administration of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company, has ceased its cooperation with Abdul-Kerim Edilov, a light heavyweight athlete from Chechnya, the media report.

May 29, 2019 22:19

• Court extends arrest of Ingush activist Magomed Khamkhoev

  The court left Magomed Khamkhoev, a participant of a rally held in Magas in March, in custody until September 25. This was reported by Fatima Urusova, an advocate of Magomed Khamkhoev.

May 29, 2019 22:04

• Complaint against oppression of Muslims in Kobuleti filed to ECtHR

  The Georgian authorities failed to protect the rights of religious minorities and did not help ensure the opening of a boarding house for Muslim students in Kobuleti, stated NGO "Centre for Human Rights Education and Monitoring".

May 29, 2019 21:41

• Belgium extradites Dagestani native accused of involvement in IS

  Immampasha Akhmadov, a native of Dagestan, extracted from Belgium, is accused of involvement in combat actions on the side of the "Islamic State" (IS, a terrorist organization, banned in Russia), reports the FSB of the Russian Federation.

May 29, 2019 16:54

• Dagestani journalist reports being summoned to police of Saint Petersburg

  Dagestani journalist Idris Yusupov reported that after his visit to Saint Petersburg, he was called by phone from the law enforcement bodies, since he "was on the police preventive registration list." In Dagestan, the police preventive registration continues to exist, but only few people file complaints about it, reports Shamil Magomedov, a lawyer of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

May 29, 2019 16:49

• Armenian footballer's refusal to come to Baku raises issue on politicization of sports

  While the security guarantees for Armenian athletes are definitely respected, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, a player of the "Arsenal" FC, has deliberately politicized his refusal to come to the UEFA Europa League Cup Final in Baku, state Azerbaijani experts. The football player's decision is dictated by political motives, confirm Armenian journalists.