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10:31, 21 December 2018

Religious activist Telman Shiraliev re-convicted in Azerbaijan

A court in Baku has sentenced Telman Shiraliev, a religious activist, to five months and 18 days in prison. Rights defenders view the new case against Shiraliev as politically motivated, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

Murtazali Gasanguseinov (left) talks to policeman during picket, Makhachkala, December 20, 2018. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot

08:36, 21 December 2018

Gasanguseinov suspends protest after Putin's promise

After Vladimir Putin's statement that the murder case of Gasanguseinov brothers will be under special control, their father decided to suspend his protest actions.

Oyub Titiev in the court. Photo courtesy of HRC 'Memorial'

08:30, 21 December 2018

Oyub Titiev is among 100 outstanding people of the year

Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", who has been under arrest in Chechnya since this January, has been included into the annual rating of "100 outstanding people" compiled by the "Russian Reporter".

Elena Yeskina (left) at the press conference, December 20, 2018. Screenshot from video posted by user

23:18, 20 December 2018

President Putin instructs ICRF to investigate Gasanguseinov brothers' case

During the today's press conference in Moscow, while answering a question from a Dagestani journalist, Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to "give necessary attention" to the case on the killing of the Gasanguseinov brothers in Dagestan.

Special operation. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru

23:13, 20 December 2018

Law enforcers report details of a special operation in Stavropol

Members of the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court, who were killed in Stavropol, were plotting terror acts, and one of them fought in Syria during three years, the law enforcement bodies reported.

Caucasian students in a prison truck in Moscow, December 17, 2018. Photo: press service of the "Kavkaz.Realii" (RFE/RL), http://www.kavkazr.com

18:32, 20 December 2018

Ingush students describe beating at a Moscow dormitory

During searches conducted at a dormitory of a Moscow university, law enforcers beat Ingush students with their feet and with rubber hammers, victims reported. 13 complaints about actions of the law enforcers were written, reported on December 19 an advocate of victims.

Murtazali Gasanguseinov holds protest action in Makhachkala, December 20, 2018. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot

18:26, 20 December 2018

Murtazali Gasanguseinov holds a picket in Makhachkala

Today, in Makhachkala, Murtazali Gasanguseinov, a father of the killed shepherds, has started a protest action with the demand to investigate the killing of his sons and to sanction a rally, report users of social networks.

Protest action in front of the Gurdjaani District Court. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot

13:21, 20 December 2018

Georgian court refuses to let media to Kirkitadze's trial

The trial of David Kirkitadze, an activist of the oppositional "United National Movement" (UNM) Party, has started today against the background of the opposition's protest.

Magomed Mutsolgov. Screenshot from video by HRC 'Memorial'. Photo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZGKMJl-me4

13:13, 20 December 2018

Court cancels Mutsolgov's fine for participating in rally

The appeals instance (the Supreme Court of Ingushetia) has satisfied the complaint against the fine imposed on Magomed Mutsolgov, a human rights defender, for his participation in the October rally against changing the Chechen-Ingush border. The court judgement became known on December 19.

Flag of Georgia. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili

13:03, 20 December 2018

EU reports growth of applications for asylum from Georgia citizens

The European Union (EU) has expressed concern over the growth of unjustified applications for asylum submitted by Georgian citizens. This is stated in the 2nd Report of the European Commission on the visa-free regime for the countries of Eastern Europe.

Flag of Ingushetia at the protest action in Magas, October 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

11:03, 20 December 2018

Historians find it hopeless to solve the problem of Chechen-Ingush border through Sharia Court

The Constitutional Court of Russia has put a full stop in the dispute over the Chechen-Ingush border. An attempt to solve this conflict under the Islamic law is unpromising, given the lack of mechanisms for enforcing the decisions of the Sharia Court in the Russian legal environment, the historians interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

Armenia police shield government building during protest of 'Nairit' workers. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot

10:55, 20 December 2018

"Nairit" workers tell about their plight after plant closure

Former workers of the "Nairit" plant, who held a protest action demanding to meet Nikol Pashinyan, the Acting Prime Minister of Armenia, failed to do it. They complained about their difficult financial situation after the closure of the plant and announced their intention to continue protest actions.

Aftermath of special operation in the Dagestani settlement of Vremenny, December 2018. Photo: press service of HRC 'Memorial'

08:40, 20 December 2018

Residents of Vremenny appeal against inaction of district administration officials

Residents of the dwelling settlement of Vremenny in Dagestan are unable, for four years, to receive the due compensation for their houses destroyed during a special operation, since the bureaucrats from the Untsukul District Administration fail to compile the primary documentation for compensational payments. In the lawsuit, lodged on behalf of five local residents, a lawyer of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" demands to oblige local officials to draw up the required documents.

Special operation. Photo: press service of the National Antiterrorist Committee. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru

08:34, 20 December 2018

Stavropol CTO is fourth armed incident in the territory since start of year

The counterterrorist operation (CTO) in Stavropol on December 19, during which two persons were killed, was preceded in the Stavropol Territory by three armed incidents related to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. As a result of the four incidents, six people were killed and two others wounded.

Russian State Geological Prospecting University. Photo: Retradazia https://ru.wikipedia.org

21:32, 19 December 2018

Ingush students complain about beatings during searches in Moscow

Lawyers-members of the Ingush community in Moscow were attracted to work with complaints of the students of the Russian State Geological Prospecting University (RSGPU), who claim that they were beaten up during a search of the dormitory; a total of eight complaints were made, the Ingush Permanent Mission on Moscow has reported.

Clashes between opposition and police. Photo: REUTERS/David Chkhikvishvili

21:24, 19 December 2018

Number of detainees after clashes with police in Georgia reaches four

Two oppositionists have confessed to beating up a resident of the Gurjaani District during a clash with the police on December 16; in total, four activists were detained after the incident, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported.

Law enforcer. Photo: Vlad Alexandrov, Yuga.ru

21:17, 19 December 2018

Two people killed in CTO in Stavropol Territory

The members of the terrorist organization, who were killed today in Stavropol, were not residents of the region, authorities have stated.

21:13, 19 December 2018

Khadidja Ismailova tells about arrest of another account

The Azerbaijani journalist Khadidja Ismailova said that she received information about the preparation of her arrest from several sources. The bank blocked her account, to which the compensation established by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) was transferred; and she noticed spying on herself.

Pavel Grib at the court session, November 15, 2018. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot

18:45, 19 December 2018

ECtHR demands a report on medical treatment for Pavel Grib

On December 18, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) requested the Russian authorities to submit the information on the state of health and medical treatment of Pavel Grib, a citizen of Ukraine, his advocate reported.

Blood feud. Screenshot from the Caucasian Knot video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxH47RW8GQ8

18:36, 19 December 2018

Appeal to excuse Kadyrov's relative for road accident reminds of blood feud traditions

In Chechnya, after a fatal road traffic accident, reconciliation of blood feud parties usually takes place quickly, but a driver's behaviour is a key, report experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" after a resonant road traffic accident, in which an official, a relative of Ramzan Kadyrov, had been found guilty.

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