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July 05, 2018 18:24

• Armenian authorities agree to forgive fines for drivers

  On July 4, the Armenian government approved the idea of the police to forgive fines accrued by drivers for violating the traffic rules. The initiative of the authorities astonished the drivers who paid fines in due time.

July 05, 2018 17:00

• Defenders and prosecutors debate about politicization of Oyub Titiev's case

  Today, during a court hearing, public prosecutor has stated that the defence of rights defender Oyub Titiev tries to politicize his case and unreasonably declares the authorities' pressure on Chechen judges. The defence reminded the court of the negative statements voiced by the leader of Chechnya against Oyub Titiev. 

July 05, 2018 14:39

• A man suspected of attack on Ganja Mayor was earlier wanted

  Yunis Safarov, detained on suspicion of attempting to assassinate Elmar Veliev, Mayor of the Azerbaijani city of Ganja, was earlier wanted in the case of an attack on a policeman.

July 05, 2018 14:25

• Seven persons suffer from dangerous liquid spilt at Tbilisi airport

  A Russian citizen was detained after a liquid hazardous to human health was spilt at the Tbilisi airport. As a result of the incident, seven persons were hospitalized with signs of poisoning.

July 05, 2018 14:15

• Sources explain law enforcers' interest to Ramazan Aliev

  Investigators verify the involvement of Ramazan Aliev, the former chair of the Dagestani government, in several episodes related to possible abuse of authority. However, the immediate cause for the investigation was an order of the official to service his private car at the government garage, reported sources from the power agencies and the law enforcement bodies.

July 05, 2018 10:46

• Political analysts: Mikhail Saakashvili voices unreal demands to Georgian authorities

  Mikhail Saakashvili demanded to restore his citizenship of Georgia in order to be able to participate in the autumn parliamentary elections. However, he does not have an opportunity to return to the country, believe political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

July 05, 2018 10:27

• In Azerbaijan, two oppositionists arrested for 30 days

  Yashar Farazi and Rakhib Gurbanov, activists of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), are arrested for 30 days on the charge of disobeying the police. A PFPA member has associated the arrests of his party colleagues with the authorities' desire to prevent protest actions by intimidating oppositionists.

July 05, 2018 10:13

• Residents of Izberbash report threats of arrests after a rally

  In the Dagestani city of Izberbash, law enforcers have detained a minor teenager for calling for actions to protest against the lack of water supply, and after a rally of July 3, the Mayor threatened to arrest protestors, residents of Izberbash reported.

July 05, 2018 08:44

• Residents of Kalmykia criticize pension reform and law on native languages

  On July 3, the participants of a rally in Elista demanded from federal authorities to abandon their plans to increase the retirement age and the law on the voluntary study of native languages at schools, urging residents of Kalmykia to vote against the United Russia Party at republic's parliamentary elections.

July 05, 2018 08:33

• Number of evacuation victims of Baku metro has increased

  19 people turned to doctors after evacuation from the Baku metro; six of them were hospitalized.

July 05, 2018 08:24

• Cuban activists join campaign in support of Titiev

  Activists in Cuba demanded to release Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", the Centre has stated.

July 04, 2018 21:29

• Sources report detention of Dagestan former Vice-Premier

  Ramazan Aliev, the Deputy Chairman of the Government of Dagestan (Vice-Premier), dismissed today, was detained after questioning, law enforcement sources have stated.

July 04, 2018 21:18

• Lawyer from Cherkessk complains about beating up by law enforcers

  Kemal Kuscheterov, a lawyer, whom his colleagues declared kidnapped by law enforcers on July 3, was released this morning. A law enforcer had accused Kemal of attacking him.

July 04, 2018 19:25

• Baku metro resumes operation

  In the capital of Azerbaijan, a pause in the metro operation has caused problems for residents of Baku, since because of the large number of passengers, not all of them could use buses. All metro stations were opened at about 1:00 p.m. local time, the press service of the metro reported.

July 04, 2018 19:21

• Russian GPO demands verification of Oyub Titiev's case

  The Russian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has studied the conclusion of the Human Rights Council (HRC) concerning the case against Oyub Titiev, the chief of the "Memorial" office in Grozny, and demanded to investigate the circumstances of the rights defender's detention.

July 04, 2018 19:10

• Change of Grozny Mayor marked by new subbotniks

  The new administration of Grozny demanded the streets of the city to be put in order. Public employees are forced to take part in subbotniks (volunteer community works). The people complained about being sent to work in the streets in the heat.

July 04, 2018 18:57

• Pavel Grib beaten when transferred to Rostov-on-Don, defence reports

  While being transported from Krasnodar to Rostov-on-Don, Pavel Grib, accused of terrorism, was subjected to beating. At the Rostov SIZO (pre-trial prison), he is being mistreated, and he complains about deterioration of his health state, his advocate reports today.

July 04, 2018 15:30

• In Armenia, Robert Kocharyan summoned for questioning

  In a case on the events of March 1, 2008, investigators intend to question former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan as a witness.

July 04, 2018 15:17

• Over 40,000 people sign petition in defence of native languages

  Authors of an appeal to Vladimir Putin have demanded to prevent the cancellation of compulsory studies of native languages at schools. Residents of Southern Russia also left their signatures under the petition.

July 04, 2018 15:04

• 20 years not enough for authorities to solve problem of supplying water to Ingush villages

  For two decades, in Ingushetia, water supply to small towns and villages ceases when hot weather comes, and people are deprived of water for the whole summer. This summer has not been an exception, and there is no water supply to a number of towns and villages for two weeks already, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed by residents of the villages of Plievo, Troitskaya, and Nasyr-Kort, and the towns of Sunzha and Karabulak.