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September 21, 2018 14:28

• Azerbaijan claims shelling of its villages from machine guns

  The positions of the Azerbaijani army in four villages located in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled, the Ministry of Defence for Azerbaijan reported.

September 21, 2018 10:48

• Historians assert that land dispute caused conflict in Kendelen

  The Kabardians vs. Balkars conflict around the anniversary of the Kanjali Battle was caused by the problem of mountain pastures, scientists have stated. Balkars took the Kabardians' decision to mark the anniversary of the battle back in 2008 as a claim to their lands.

September 21, 2018 10:45

• HRC "Memorial": closed trial is beneficial for Titiev's case falsifiers

  The explanation that the closed court sessions will ensure the safety of the law enforcers, interrogated as witnesses, fails to stand up to criticism, since almost all the witnesses gave their testimonies at open sessions, the International Society "Memorial" has stated.

September 21, 2018 08:22

• ECtHR treats arrest of Azerbaijani rights defender Intigam Aliev as politically motivated

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has satisfied the complaint, submitted by Intigam Aliev, an Azerbaijani rights defender, about his arrest in 2014. The Court has ruled that he deserves a compensation for the suffered moral harm in the amount of 20,000 euros.

September 21, 2018 08:19

• Officials blame social network users for conflict in Kendelen

  The Kabardians vs. Balkars confrontation in the village of Kendelen was arranged by provocateurs, who had fuelled the conflict in social networks, the head of the Federal Agency for Nationalities' Matters and the Deputy Minister for Nationalities of the neighbouring Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) have stated. Many social network users have supported the calls to end the conflict.

September 21, 2018 08:17

• Refugees achieve meeting with Armenia Premier

  On Thursday, September 20, former villagers of Artsvashen gathered near the building of Armenian government, demanding help in improving their houses. After a clash with policemen, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan went out to meet them.

September 20, 2018 23:45

• Conflict in Kendelen affects celebration of Adyg Day in KBR

  The broad-scale celebration of the Adyg Day in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) takes place at the background of the Balkars-Kabardians conflict over the historical interpretation of the Kanjali Battle.

September 20, 2018 23:40

• Oyub Titiev's trial of continues in closed regime

  The court has granted the prosecutor's request to question prosecution witnesses in the case of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" behind closed doors of the courtroom.

September 20, 2018 23:39

• Over 5000 in Azerbaijan donate blood on the occasion of Ashura

  Today, in Azerbaijan, in the course of donor actions on the occasion of the Ashura Day, which is respected by Shiite Muslims, they donated over 2000 litres of blood. Religious ceremonies were held under increased security measures.

September 20, 2018 23:34

• Economists recognize Kadyrov to be winner in dispute over oil company

  The transfer of the "Chechenneftekhimprom" Company to Chechen authorities was dictated by political interests, economists said, adding that for the "Rosneft", the company was not the main asset in Chechnya.

September 20, 2018 18:47

• Two law enforcers injured in a clash in Kabardino-Balkaria

  OMON (riot police) fighters were injured in clashes that occurred not far from the village of Zayukovo, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reported. Law enforcers continued patrolling the streets of the Kendelen village.

September 20, 2018 18:45

• In Georgia, police set opposition blogger Azer Kazymzade free after long questioning

  After threats from Azerbaijani law enforcers, opposition blogger Azer Kazymzade, living in Georgia, noticed the surveillance after him. His call to the police with a complaint of surveillance turned into the long questioning, the blogger reported.

September 20, 2018 18:42

• Prosecutors demand to hold trial in Oyub Titiev's case behind closed doors

  Oyub Titiev, the head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" office in Grozny, always adhered to a healthy lifestyle, his cousin reported at trial. Public prosecutor requested the court to continue questioning witnesses behind closed doors.

September 20, 2018 14:45

• Media: dozens of people detained after clashes near Kendelen in Kabardino-Balkaria

  Clashes occurred on the motorway "Kavkaz" after law enforcers stopped at a checkpoint of the road-and-patrol service (known as DPS) in Baksan a group of people who were going to support one of the parties to the conflict in the Kendelen village. At least 30 people were detained, the media report.

September 20, 2018 14:42

• IL-20 shot down in Syria had natives of Southern Russia on board

  Sergey Gavryutin, a resident of Kuban, was the commander of the aircraft Il-20 shot down in Syria, and his assistant was Konstantin Nazarov, a native of the Volgograd Region. The dead list also includes Alexei Sedunov, a military man from the Astrakhan Region.

September 20, 2018 10:59

• In Armenia, a soldier killed in shelling from Azerbaijani side

  A soldier of the armed forces of Armenia died on the way to hospital from the wound he got in shelling in the conflict zone, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Armenia reported.

September 20, 2018 10:53

• Azerbaijani activist detained in Tbilisi

  Azerbaijani activist and blogger Azer Kazymzade, who criticized the Azerbaijani authorities, was detained in Tbilisi. Azer Kazymzade can repeat the fate of journalist Afghan Mukhtarly, who was forcibly brought from Tbilisi to Baku. This opinion was voiced by Azerbaijani political migrants.

September 20, 2018 08:45

• ECtHR asks Russian authorities questions about bombing of Chechen village

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) will consider the fourth complaint related to the bombing of the Chechen village of Katyr-Yurt in 2000. Until January 18, 2019, the Russian government should answer questions about the inquiry into events in Katyr-Yurt, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has stated.

September 20, 2018 08:43

• Historians explain ethnic conflict around Kanjali Battle in KBR

  The scale and significance of the Kanjali Battle can be a subject of discussion, but the ethnic conflict in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic has arisen on this ground because of harsh political restrictions, historians believe.

September 19, 2018 21:59

• Suspects of kidnapping singer Avraam Russo detained

  Vladimir Gusakov, detained on suspicion of kidnapping the singer Avraam Russo, had worked as a driver for another suspect, Telman Ismailov, a former owner of the Cherkizovo marketplace in Moscow, a source said.