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Emin Guseinov, executive director of the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS). Photo: http://www.azadliq.org/content/article/1865483.html

13:55, 26 September 2018

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.

Levon Yeranosyan. Photo: © Sputnik / Asatur Yesayantshttps://ru.armeniasputnik.am/politics/20180925/14671839/byvshij-zamnachalnika-policii-armenii-vyzvan-v-specialnuyu-sledstvennuyu-sluzhbu.html

13:42, 26 September 2018

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.

Mikhail Benyash at the rally of Navalny's supporters in Krasnodar. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru

11:34, 26 September 2018

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.

11:21, 26 September 2018

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.

Press conference in the seized building of police unit, Yerevan, July 23, 2016. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot

11:12, 26 September 2018

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.

Roman Ternovsky. Screenshot from 'Russia 24' Youtube Channel, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lm46Z1Ajoc

01:24, 26 September 2018

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.

Residents of the village of Kendelen, September 19, 2018. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the Caucasian Knot

01:17, 26 September 2018

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.

01:10, 26 September 2018

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.

Activists and residents of the Sunzha District in Ingushetia gather at the district administration, September 24, 2018. Photo by Umar Yovloi for the Caucasian Knot

23:01, 25 September 2018

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.

Participants of a wedding party cortege. Screenshot from 'Grozny' TV Channel broadcasting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvzEctIyJQM

22:53, 25 September 2018

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.

Issa Khashagulgov. Photo: Adam Alikhanov, 'Ingushetia' Internet newspaper, http://gazetaingush.ru/intervyu/dlya-menya-glavnoe-doverie-lyudey

22:42, 25 September 2018

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.

Tbilisi. Photo: Vladimer Shioshvili - Flickr: Tbilisi sunset https://ru.wikipedia.org

22:21, 25 September 2018

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.

17:19, 25 September 2018

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.

Road near the Chechen-Ingush border. Photo: RFE/RL

17:11, 25 September 2018

Ingush activists bring Chechen border issue to public debate

The absence of reaction of republic's and federal authorities to the problem of the Chechen-Ingush border has forced Ingush public organizations to convoke a general civil forum on the republic's territorial integrity.

Tanks of the Azerbaijani Army. Photo: https://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/

16:58, 25 September 2018

Azerbaijan counts 82 shelling episodes within the last 24 hours

The Azeri Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported today that during the last 24 hours Azerbaijani positions in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled for 82 times.

Robert Kocharyan. Photo: https://arm-world.ru/ludi/8302-robert-kocharyan.html

14:24, 25 September 2018

Kocharyan goes to court against Premier Pashinyan

Robert Kocharyan, the second Armenian president, demands from the court to recognize Nikol Pashinyan's statements as slander.

Supporters of Zaza Saralidze in front of the parliament, September 18, 2018. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot

14:15, 25 September 2018

Saralidze asks Mayoralty to allow setting up tents at Georgian Parliament

Zaza Saralidze, the father of the murdered schoolboy, has applied to Tbilisi Mayoralty for an official permit to install tents in front of the parliament building in order to keep holding protests regardless of weather.

Parents of the killed Gasanguseinov brothers, September 24, 2018. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot

11:17, 25 September 2018

Authorities of Dagestan do not react to Gasanguseinov parents' action

The father and mother of the Gasanguseinov brothers killed in the Dagestani village of Goor-Khindakh held a five-hour picket in Makhachkala, but did not succeed in meeting the leader of Dagestan. The parents of the killed brothers say they will hold daily pickets until the leader of the republic accepts them.

Giyas Ibragimov. Screenshot from video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exrYJAVm5Fs

11:14, 25 September 2018

Azerbaijani activist placed into dungeon for reading a book, his mother says

In Azerbaijan, imprisoned activist Giyas Ibragimov has complained of being placed into a dungeon (punishment cell) because of reading a book after the beginning of the night's sleep regime time. The Penitentiary Service claims that Giyas Ibragimov violated the regime, but denies the fact of his placement to the punishment cell.

11:06, 25 September 2018

In Azerbaijan, a minor activist suspected of unsanctioned action

A 17-year-old Azerbaijani activist, who earlier claimed she was persecuted for participating in the campaign "Let's tell about a dictator", became a suspect in the case on unsanctioned action after posting a video from a polyclinic.

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