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September 26, 2018 22:55

• Gasanguseinovs' parents suspend protest actions

  Murtazali and Patimat Gasanguseinov have decided to stop picketing for several days, because the head of Dagestan, a meeting with whom they are seeking, is away.

September 26, 2018 22:41

• Ramazan Abdulatipov's brother detained within case of Dagestani Forensic Bureau

  Rajab Abdulatipov, a Dagestani MP, was detained on suspicion of taking part in a criminal community; he will soon be charged, the Investigating Department for Dagestan of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has reported on its website.

September 26, 2018 22:34

• Kadyrov and Evkurov exchange territories

  Against the backdrop of protests in Sunzha and Magas, the heads of Chechnya and Ingushetia have signed an agreement on the mutual border.

September 26, 2018 19:03

• Sentence of Azerbaijani journalist Fikret Faramazoglu reduced by one year

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan has partially granted a cassation appeal filed by journalist Fikret Faramazoglu and reduced his sentence from seven to six years of imprisonment. The defence does not agree with this verdict and will appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.

September 26, 2018 18:55

• Azerbaijan registers 91 cases of shelling in conflict zone

  Over the past day, units of the Armenian armed forces 91 times violated the ceasefire in various directions of the front.

September 26, 2018 18:34

• Conor McGregor's statement about Ramzan Kadyrov provokes criticism in Chechnya

  The statement voiced by Conor McGregor, who called Ramzan Kadyrov a dictator, does not hurt the leader of Chechnya, stated the Chechen Press Minister.

September 26, 2018 18:24

• Law enforcers threaten to detain participants of protest action in Sunzha

  Today, in Sunzha, being under the tight control of law enforcers, about 50 people have started a spontaneous action against the transfer of lands in the Sunzha District to Chechnya.

September 26, 2018 13:55

• Four international NGOs address ECtHR in case of Emin Guseinov

  Four international NGOs have submitted a statement to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in support of Azerbaijani journalist and rights defender Emin Guseinov. The NGOs request the ECtHR to recognize the revocation of his Azerbaijani citizenship as a persecution for freedom of expression.

September 26, 2018 13:42

• Police General accused of exceeding his power in dispersal of Nikol Pashinyan's supporters

  Levon Yeranosyan, the former Armenian police forces commander, is charged with exceeding his power in connection with the use of special equipment by law enforcers during the April mass protests. The Lieutenant General refuses to testify in the case.

September 26, 2018 11:34

• Defence of Mikhail Benyash succeeds in seeking his hospitalization

  In the course of the court hearing to pronounce the pre-trial restriction measures, medical officers diagnosed advocate Mikhail Benyash with pneumonia. The court postponed the hearing for September 28, and Mikhail Benyash was hospitalized, his advocates reported.

September 26, 2018 11:21

• Activist Bagaudin Khautiev released in Ingushetia

  Bagaudin Khautiev, the head for the Council of Youth Organizations in Ingushetia, detained by law enforcers after an unsanctioned action in Sunzha, was set free home.

September 26, 2018 11:12

• Case on violence against demonstrators in Yerevan closed

  Investigators have closed the case on the use of violence by law enforcers against activists and journalists in the Sary Tag District of Yerevan. According to the investigators, there are no defendants in the case.

September 26, 2018 01:24

• Roman Ternovsky, convicted in Rostov-on-Don declared a political prisoner

  The Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has recognized Roman Ternovsky, a citizen of Ukraine, convicted for involvement in the "Right-Wing Sector" (an extremist organization, banned in Russia by the court) to be a political prisoner and demanded his release.

September 26, 2018 01:17

• Over 150,000 roubles raised for the victims of clashes near Kendelen

  Residents of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) and Adygea have raised more than 150,000 roubles to help the Adygs, who suffered in clashes that occurred in the vicinity of the village of Kendelen, Olga Begret, the head of the NGO named "Ochag" (Hearth), has informed.

September 26, 2018 01:10

• Activist Bagaudin Khautiev detained after rally in Sunzha

  Bagaudin Khautiev, the head of the Council of Youth Organizations of Ingushetia, has been detained by law enforcers after an unsanctioned rally near the building of the Sunzha District Administration.

September 25, 2018 23:01

• In Sunzha, activists protest against Chechnya's territorial claims

  In Ingushetia, activists and residents of the Sunzha District came to the building of the district administration after the news about the resignation of district head Issa Khashagulgov. They have demanded from officials to explain if it is actually planned to hand a part of the Ingush territory over to Chechnya.

September 25, 2018 22:53

• Participants of wedding party cortege continue practice of public apology in Chechnya

  In Grozny, policemen sent to an impoundment lot the cars of young people who were fighting for a place in the wedding party cortege and shooting in the air. On September 24, participants of the incident also apologized on the air of the Chechen TV Channel. The incident became the second one within eight days after the public apologies voiced by participants in a similar incident which took place in Shali.

September 25, 2018 22:42

• Head of Ingush district bordering with Chechnya resigns

  Issa Khashagulgov has announced his decision to voluntarily leave the post of the head of the Sunzha District. Ismail Nalgiev, the leader of the NGO "Choice of Ingushetia", believes that Issa Khashagulgov protested by his resignation against the plans to hand over a part of the district over to Chechnya.

September 25, 2018 22:21

• Georgian opposition initiates constitutional amendments banning export of marijuana

  The "Strength in Unity" movement in Georgia has announced it will collect signatures to introduce amendments to the Constitution of the country banning the cultivation and export of marijuana.

September 25, 2018 17:19

• ECtHR gives Azeri authorities three months to answer Babaev's complaint

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has opened communication on the case of the Azerbaijani theologian Sardar Babaev, his advocate has stated today.