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September 28, 2018 10:29

• Photo show in Tbilisi reminds about expulsion of Georgian refugees from Abkhazia

  Refugees from Abkhazia, who left their homeland 25 years ago, have shared their memories about the events of 1992-1993 at a photo exposition opened in Tbilisi.

September 28, 2018 10:09

• Victims of clashes in Sari Tag demand to punish law enforcers

  The case on the use of violence by law enforcers against activists and journalists in the Yerevan Sari Tag District in is not closed; it is just suspended, therefore the work of identifying those guilty continues, the Special Investigation Service (SIS) of Armenia has reported. The victims treat the investigators decision as unfair.

September 28, 2018 09:59

• Four activists fined after protests in Sunzha and Magas

  The Ingush activists Bagaudin Khautiev, Isropil Nalgiev, Sarazhdin Sultygov and Musa Albogachiev were punished with administrative fines for participating in an unsanctioned rally.

September 28, 2018 06:08

• Titiev calls prosecution witnesses' testimonies at trial false

  The policemen, interrogated behind closed doors at Oyub Titiev's trial, failed to tell the court anything significant. Human rights defenders, who were present at the court session, criticized the court's decision to close the trial of Titiev's case.

September 28, 2018 06:01

• Azerbaijani oppositionist placed into dungeon before the end of his prison term

  Mamed Ibragim, an adviser to the chairman of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was placed into dungeon (punishment cell) two days before the end of the prison term, his son has reported. Ibragim's relatives and colleagues fear that a new criminal case can be opened against him.

September 27, 2018 22:46

• Three Navalny supporters fined for action in Volgograd

  The court in Volgograd has ruled to fine three participants of the unsanctioned march against the pension reform by 10,000 roubles each.

September 27, 2018 22:33

• Poland denied asylum to Tumso Abdurakhmanov

  The Polish Refugee Council has refused to grant asylum to Tumso Abdurakhmanov, a native of Grozny, although agreed to provide refuge to the blogger's family, Tumso himself has stated.

September 27, 2018 22:24

• NKR accuses Azerbaijan of soldier death

  The soldier Agasi Mkrtchyan, whose body was found on the defensive point of one of military units, died as a result of shelling from the Azerbaijani side, the office of the President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has stated.

September 27, 2018 22:12

• Sources report demolition of posts on Ingush-Chechen border

  After the signing of the Chechen-Ingush agreement on exchange of territories between, two posts on the Chechen side of the border were dismantled.

September 27, 2018 18:58

• Nagorno-Karabakh MoD explains soldier's death by unknown circumstances

  The body of Agasi Mkrtchyan with a gunshot wound is found in the territory of a military unit, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Nagorno-Karabakh reports today.

September 27, 2018 18:47

• French authorities arrest a Chechen native on charge of terrorism

  An 18-year-old native of Chechnya is arrested on suspicion of plotting a terror act, the French media report. The Embassy of Russia is currenty verifying the information.

September 27, 2018 18:38

• Court let journalists to attend trial in Oyub Titiev's case

  Today, the court has pronounced a decision to let journalists attend the hearing in the case against Oyub Titiev, the head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" office in Grozny.

September 27, 2018 14:32

• CTO introduced in Buynaksk District becomes the second one during a month

  In the territory of the Buynaksk District in Dagestan, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime has been introduced for the second time in September. In the Kumtorkala District, the special operation became the first one in 2018.

September 27, 2018 14:19

• Police do not let Zaza Saralidze to set up a tent in front of Georgian parliament

  In Tbilisi, Zaza Saralidze and Malkhaz Machalikashvili have called on members of political parties to join their protest action. The appeal was voiced after the police did not let the protestors to set up a tent in front of the parliament building.

September 27, 2018 11:02

• CTO legal regime introduced in two districts of Dagestan

  Law enforcers began searching for militants in the Buynaksk and Kumtorkala Districts, the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) of Dagestan reported.

September 27, 2018 10:55

• A Gazakh resident dies after torture at police station, his sister reports

  Teimur Akhundov, a resident of Gazakh, died after being summoned to the local district police department on September 25. His sister reported the signs of torture on his body. The police claim that the man died at the district diagnostic centre, where he was brought because he felt bad.

September 27, 2018 10:45

• Medical experts recognize Manvel Grigoryan as a seriously ill patient

  Forensic experts came to the conclusion about diagnosing with serious diseases Manvel Grigoryan, a former member of the National Assembly of Armenia and the head of the "Yerkrapah" Volunteer Union. The defence of the arrested former delegate intends to request the court to release him from custody.

September 27, 2018 08:10

• Investigation state pressure on witnesses in Gamidov's case

  The Basmanny Court of Moscow has prolonged by three months the detention of Abdusamad Gamidov, a former Dagestani Prime Minister, and three other former high-ranking officials. The defendants are using their administrative resources to exert pressure on witnesses, an investigator has stated in court.

September 27, 2018 08:05

• Political analysts link Yuri Kokov's resignation with Kendelen conflict

  The events in Kendelen have shown the Kremlin that Yuri Kokov is unable to maintain stability in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), Andrei Serenko believes. Dmitry Oreshkin, an independent political analyst, is sure that Moscow officials, while combating the opposition, which manifested itself during the incident in Kendelen, are safeguarding themselves.

September 26, 2018 23:03

• Law enforcers detain protesters in Sunzha

  The protesters against the transfer of a part of the territory of the Sunzha District of Ingushetia to Chechnya left the venue, when dozens of law enforcers' cars arrived there. Some activists were detained.