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Former workers of the "Nairit" plant at the building of the Armenian government. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot

18:18, 19 December 2018

Former workers of "Nairit" plant block building of Armenian government

Today, in Yerevan, participants of a rally have demanded to pay them penalties for delaying the wages due to workers of the "Nairit" plant. The protestors have also demanded a meeting with Nikol Pashinyan.

Zhalaudi Geriev in the courtroom. Photo by the Caucasian Knot correspondent

16:52, 19 December 2018

Judge wouldn't explain CER refusal for Zhalaudi Geriev

Alaudi Musaev, the advocate of Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, intends to appeal against the court judgement not to apply the conditional early relief (CER) to his client, noting that the judge failed to explain the motifs of his ruling to the defence.

Tree planted in memory of journalist Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot

16:46, 19 December 2018

Dagestani journalists urge not to leave their colleagues' murders unpunished

The participants in the annual memorial party for the perished journalists in Makhachkala have expressed regret that murders of many Dagestani journalists still remain unsolved.

11:56, 19 December 2018

Second activist detained after clashes with police in Georgia

The detainee is suspected that, together with David Kirkitadze, the leader of the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party, he attacked law enforcers in the Gurdjaani District, the Georgian police have stated.

11:51, 19 December 2018

Court leaves Azerbaijani oppositionists under administrative arrest

The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has left Gusein Melik, an activist of the "Movement for Democracy and Prosperity", who had been sentenced to 25 days in jail, in custody. The oppositionist himself said he had been arrested for his posts on the Facebook.

11:43, 19 December 2018

LGBT activists complain about disruption of their action in Volgograd

The first in the last five years action of members of the LGBT community in Volgograd was disrupted shortly after the start. In the presence of policemen, Cossacks took away posters from solo picketers, tore them up and threw into a garbage bin, activists have reported.

08:26, 19 December 2018

Georgia CoA refuses to cancel the outcomes of presidential election

The lawsuit lodged by the opposition with a demand to annul the totals of the second round of presidential election in Georgia was dismissed by the Court of Appeal. The opposition intends to file a complaint on CoA's decision to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

Zhalaudi Geriev in the courtroom. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot

08:20, 19 December 2018

Zhalaudi Geriev's CER denied

The Naur District Court of Chechnya has dismissed the petition of the advocate of Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, about his conditional early relief (CER) from the colony.

Hostel tenants in Nalchik show their living conditions. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot"

21:50, 18 December 2018

Dormitory tenants in Nalchik complain about severe living conditions (+video)

The dormitory building in Ingushskaya Street in Nalchik has fallen into disrepair: dampness and fungus provoke diseases, and the deficit of shared sanitary facilities deprives residents of household amenities, the tenants have stated.

21:45, 18 December 2018

ECtHR's Grand Chamber finds Zara Murtazalieva's trial to be fair

The appellate instance of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) – the Grand Chamber – has reviewed the case of a Chechen native, Zara Murtazalieva, on her initiative, but refused to recognize the violation of her right to a fair trial.

War in Syria. Photo: REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki

21:37, 18 December 2018

KChR resident suspected of links with Syrian militants

Investigators have put a resident of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) on the international wanted list on suspicion of his participation in the warfare in Syria on the side of militants.

19:01, 18 December 2018

Azerbaijan reports 27 cases of shelling in conflict zone

Cases of shelling of the Azerbaijani positions in the Karabakh conflict zone were registered from the direction of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijani reports today.

Railway station, Frunze, 1957. Residents of Yurt-Aukh settlement return to their homeland, http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Депортация_чеченцев_и_ингушей#/media/File:На_вокзале._1957_год_Фрунзе._Жители_с._Юрт-Аух.jpg

18:56, 18 December 2018

State Duma MP offers introducing fines for approving peoples' deportation

The State Duma of Russia was asked to introduce fines for public agitation and propaganda in order to prevent the rehabilitation of repressed peoples. An appropriate bill was initiated by Ruslan Balbek, Deputy Chair of the State Duma Committee on Nationalities.

Prison fence. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the Caucasian Knot

18:43, 18 December 2018

Prisoner dies during a hunger strike in Gldani Prison

Giorgi Pasiashvili, a prisoner of the Gldani Prison, who was seeking to be released, died after a 40-day hunger strike.

Boris Grebenschikov takes part in Amnesty International’s action support of Oyub Titiev. Photo courtesy of HRC ‘Memorial’

14:15, 18 December 2018

Well-known Russian musician speaks in support of Oyub Titiev

Russian musician Boris Grebenschikov, who collaborates with the NGO "Amnesty International" (AI), has voiced his support for Oyub Titiev, involved as a defendant in a criminal case in Chechnya, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports today.

14:06, 18 December 2018

NGO activists demand to investigate police clashes with opposition in Georgia

On December 17, the Georgian NGO "Centre for Human Rights Study and Monitoring" called on the Prosecutor's Office to investigate a clash between the opposition and the police on December 16.

Entrance to Geldagan in the Kurchaloi District of Chechnya. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot

11:12, 18 December 2018

Relatives of sisters, who went missing in Chechnya, demand to resume inquiry

Elita Aidamirova, a sister of Zargan and Satsita Aidamirov, who disappeared in the Kurchaloi District of Chechnya, has told about the circumstances of the incident that occurred in 2013. According to her story, the investigation into her sisters' disappearance was repeatedly suspended; and family members were under pressure.

War in Syria. Photo: REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

11:03, 18 December 2018

Activists state political obstacles to Circassians' repatriation to Russia

Russian authorities create bureaucratic obstacles for Circassian repatriates from Syria and Turkey; and foreign Circassians have no chance to obtain citizenship under a simplified procedure, activists from Adygea and Kabardino-Balkaria have stated.

10:55, 18 December 2018

UNM activist detained in Georgia goes on hunger strike

David Kirkitadze, a detained member of the political council of the parliamentary oppositional "United National Movement" (UNM) Party, has refused to plead guilty and went on a hunger strike in protest against his detention.

Clashes between opposition and police, December 16, 2018. Photo: REUTERS/David Chkhikvishvili

08:30, 18 December 2018

"European Georgia" condemns detention of UNM activist

The oppositional "European Georgia" Party has called on the authorities not to deprive the detained activist David Kirkitadze of his freedom, treating the violation of the right to assembly as one of the evidences of a deep political crisis.

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