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February 21, 2019 21:30

• More than 200 Georgian citizens leave South Ossetia after opening of border

  The authorities of South Ossetia allowed citizens of Georgia to return home across the border, closed in January because of the outbreak of swine flu. In connection with the quarantine, some residents of South Ossetia could not continue receiving medical treatment in Georgia, and businessmen had to raise the prices of food.

February 21, 2019 17:36

• Blogger Alibek Mirzekhanov suspected of having links with Syrian militants

  Alibek Mizerkhanov, a native of Dagestan, who disappeared in Moscow on February 20, was detained as a suspected recruiter of Syrian militants, his advocate reported.

February 21, 2019 17:31

• Ramzan Kadyrov: road to "Kezenoy-Am" tourist complex cleaned

  The authorities of Chechnya reported cleaning roads from snow in the mountainous regions of Chechnya, but residents of the republic described rural roads as covered with snow and noted the traffic became impossible there.

February 21, 2019 12:28

• Witnesses in Azerbaijani journalist Mustafa Gadjibeili's case confused in testimonies

  At the trial in the case against Mustafa Gadjibeili, the editor-in-chief of the website "Bastainfo.com" in Azerbaijan, the court completed listening to witnesses. The court listened to the testimonies of two women, who said they were "alarmed" by articles published on the website, but did not specify what "alarmed" them, a defendant's advocate reported.

February 21, 2019 12:25

• Dagestani activists report information vacuum around border demarcation process

  Khizri Shikhsaidov, the speaker of the Dagestani parliament, promised to include activists in the commissions to clarify borders with Chechnya. However, it is still unknown when and how his promise will be fulfilled, say members of the Dagestani public commission on border demarcation.

February 21, 2019 12:20

• Nagorno-Karabakh marks 31st anniversary of liberation movement

  Concerts in honour of the 31st anniversary of the Karabakh liberation movement took place in all regional centres of the unrecognized republic. In Stepanakert, the event was attended by more than 500 people.

February 21, 2019 08:30

• OCCRP tells about expensive Russian real estates of President Ilham Aliev's children

  Since 2007, Ilham Aliev's son owns a land plot and a house in the Moscow region; and other family members have expensive assets in Russia, the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) has found out.

February 21, 2019 08:27

• GPO challenges refusal to arrest Kocharyan's administration head

  The court will consider the complaint of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Armenia on the refusal of the first-instance court to arrest Armen Gevorkyan, the former head of Robert Kocharyan's administration, who was accused under the case of dispersing demonstrators on March 1, 2008.

February 21, 2019 08:25

• Defence demands to acquit residents of Ingushetia accused of terrorism

  The guilt of the five residents of Ingushetia of plotting a terror act at the French Embassy in Moscow has not been proved, except for their testimonies knocked out under torture, their advocates have stated.

February 20, 2019 23:44

• Transfer by Sargsyan's brother of money to Armenian budget reminds of his criminal case

  Alexander Sargsyan, a brother of the third president of Armenia, has transferred 18.5 million US dollars to the state after initiating a criminal case against him for frauds. According to Migran Pogosyan, an advocate, the case was initiated on the basis of the sketches of the artist Martiros Saryan found during the search.

February 20, 2019 23:40

• Policeman suspected of beating resident of Makhachkala

  After a detained resident of Makhachkala complained about violence, a policeman was suspected of abusing power.

February 20, 2019 23:36

• Native of Armenia denies accusations of involvement in mass brawl in Moscow

  Fuad Abbasov, the head of the Centre for Information Initiatives, has called a Russian citizen of Armenian origin to be the instigator of a mass brawl with shooting in Moscow, and revealed his passport data. However, the owner of this passport has declared himself not involved in the incident.

February 20, 2019 23:33

• Family of blogger Alibek Mirzekhanov states his kidnapping

  Alibek Mirzekhanov, the blogger, detained within the case of a brawl in Moscow, was released from detention after removal of all charges; however, he disappeared after that, his brother Mansur Mirzekhanov has informed.

February 20, 2019 23:30

• Police report suicide attempt in central Yerevan

  A local resident has tried to enter the building of the Armenian government in order to threaten a public suicide in protest.

February 20, 2019 23:01

• Astrakhan authorities refuse to sanction action in memory of Nemtsov

  Local authorities have rejected two applications for a rally and picket in memory of Boris Nemtsov in a mini-park of Astrakhan, said Mikhail Doliev, the head of the regional branch of the "Parnas" Party.

February 20, 2019 15:56

• KBR's authorities ignore appeals of "Volny Aul" villagers

  Activists of the "Volny Aul" (Free Village) failed to receive any response from the republic's authorities to requests for help in allocating land plots to those needy, said Svetlana Alieva, the head of an NGO.

February 20, 2019 15:48

• Prosecutor treats guilt of five residents of Ingushetia of plotting terror acts proved

  The prosecutor asked the court to recognize Salamkhan Sampiev, Ruslan Esmurziev, Khusen Kitiev, Magomed Amatkhanov and Elbert Kharsiev guilty of preparing terror acts in Ingushetia and Moscow and sentence them to prison terms ranging from 13 to 20 years. Elbert Kharsiev and his defence insist that testimonies were given under torture.

February 20, 2019 11:20

• Azerbaijani oppositionist arrested for 30 days

  Rovshan Guliev, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), detained in his apartment after a search, was arrested for 30 days on the charge of disobeying the police. The Guliev's case was fabricated, party activists assert.

February 20, 2019 11:17

• Azerbaijan claims shelling of two villages in the conflict zone

  The positions of the Azerbaijani Army were shelled for 29 times, including those stationed in the villages of the two pre-border districts, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.

February 20, 2019 10:26

• Prosecutor requests real prison terms for three defendants in PFPA case in Azerbaijan

  Three defendants in the case of financing the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) should be sentenced to prison terms ranging from 7.5 to 8 years; and two more should receive suspended sentences, said the prosecutor. The defence considers it fair to acquit all the defendants.