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09:05, 22 June 2018

Russia's MFA not to intervene in Tatunashvili's case

Georgian participants of the Geneva meeting have called on Russia to immediately transfer the internal organs of Archil Tatunashvili to Georgia for a full-fledged examination, the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated on June 21. The Archil Tatunashvili's remains are in Vladikavkaz, but the issue should be resolved by Georgia and South Ossetia, Russia's deputy foreign minister said.

Nikol Pashinyan during protests in April 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot.

08:43, 22 June 2018

Case against Armenia's Premier Pashinyan closed

Today, the Investigating Service of Armenia has announced that the criminal prosecution of the Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his supporters within the case of mass protests in Yerevan has been stopped for lack of corpus delicti (crime elements).

Mohamed Salah, Ramzan Kadyrov and Magomed Daudov (from left to right) visit stadium in Grozny. Photo by provided by press service of the Chechen Parliament, http://www.parlamentchr.ru/press-centre/news/7382-v-groznyj-pribyla-sbornaya-egipta-po-futbolu

08:25, 22 June 2018

Egyptian journalists associate national team's failure with base in Grozny

The choice of Grozny as the base of the national team was a big mistake because of the remoteness of Chechnya from the cities where Egypt is to play its FIFA World Cut matches, while participation of Ramzan Kadyrov in promotion actions prevented the due rehabilitation of the key player, observers of foreign media have pointed out.

Oyub Titiev. Photo: press service of HRC "Memorial".

23:44, 21 June 2018

Oyub Titiev's defence denied information about witnesses

The information about the criminal history of the witness and about possible law problems faced by the police witnesses are of key importance in the case against Chechen rights defender Oyub Titiev, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports today.

Refugees from Syria. Photo: REUTERS/Ali Hashisho

23:14, 21 June 2018

EU transfers three million euros to Armenia for refugees from Syria

Today, the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has reported that the European Union has financed the integration of Syrian refugees in Armenia. Three million euros of assistance were raised by the European Union within the framework of the "Madad" Foundation.

Khamzat Kadyrov (right). Screenshot from video by user prikolno 95 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdrRvKUjVMI

22:56, 21 June 2018

Kadyrov's nephew appointed district head after opening of Kurchaloi village

On June 20, the Council of Delegates for the Kurchaloi District of Chechnya approved Khamzat Kadyrov, a nephew of the Chechen leader, as the head of the municipal administration.

Border of South Ossetia and Georgia. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili

22:23, 21 June 2018

Two Georgian citizens detained near border with South Ossetia

Residents of the Gori District of Georgia report that Russian border guards have detained two residents of the border village of Bershueti. The Georgian authorities have reported the incident to international observers.

Magomed Khazbiev. Photo: Yuri Timofeyev (RFE/RL)

22:07, 21 June 2018

Magomed Khazbiev's defence demands to consider his case outside Ingushetia

During the session on the case against Ingush oppositionist Magomed Khazbiev, the defence claimed the court's partiality and requested its withdrawal and consideration of the case outside Ingushetia. The court dismissed the defence motion.

European Court of Human Rights. Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

21:45, 21 June 2018

ECtHR sends inquiries to Azerbaijan and Georgia on Afghan Mukhtarly's case

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has started a study of the case on the kidnapping of Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Mukhtarly in Tbilisi. The ECtHR has sent its questions to the Azerbaijani and Georgian sides concerning the circumstances of the Afghan Mukhtarly's detention.

Rally of residents of the village of Khrakh-Uba in Makhachkala, May 23, 2011. Photo by the Caucasian Knot correspondent

21:17, 21 June 2018

20 migrants from Khrakh-Uba and Uryan-Uba granted housing certificates

Today, the authorities of Dagestan have started granting housing certificates to migrants from the Azerbaijani villages of Khrakh-Uba and Uryan-Uba. The recipients of the certificates report they are satisfied with the solution of their long-term problem.

19:00, 21 June 2018

Azerbaijani border guard injured on border with Iran

Border guard Ramazan Krupov has been placed to a resuscitation ward after a shootout with suspected violators of the Azerbaijani border.

Boris Nemtsov. Photo: Dhārmikatva https://ru.wikipedia.org

18:42, 21 June 2018

"Rosbalt": investigators squeeze data about Nemtsov's murder customer from convicts

The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation decided to establish who ordered the assassination of politician Boris Nemtsov. After Chechen natives sentenced in the case had refused to cooperate with investigators, they started facing placement to punishment cells and to strict custody conditions, the "Rosbalt" reports.

Timur Mutsuraev. Screenshot from video by Homa Brut https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1ch158zWaE

18:22, 21 June 2018

Three residents of Chechnya fined for posting Timur Mutsuraev's songs on social network

Three users of social networks fined in Chechnya for posting banned songs of Timur Mutsuraev, said they were not aware about the ban, an official from the Prosecutor's Office reports today.

10:47, 21 June 2018

Journalists treat news about Abdulatipov's detention as special services' action

Information about the detention of Rajab Abdulatipov at the Moscow airport may be a deliberate leak of data from law enforcement bodies, said the Dagestani journalists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

Manvel Grigoryan. Photo: Sputnik / Karen Yepremyanhttps://ru.armeniasputnik.am/incidents/20180620/12773855/u-shurina-generala-manvela-nashli-minoiskatel-mech-i-tureckoe-ruzhe-sarsilmaz.html

10:22, 21 June 2018

NKR's authorities refuse to deprive Grigoryan of "Artsakh Hero" title

The authorities refused to deprive Manvel Grigoryan, an Armenian MP, of the "Artsakh Hero" title, which was demanded by activists of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), and promised to consider the issue after the court judgement is passed. The MP's advocates assert that Manvel Grigoryan, detained on suspicion of illegal arms trafficking, is completely innocent.

Anet, refugee from the village of Talish. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot

09:12, 21 June 2018

World Refugee Day reminds about unsolved problems of forced migrants in the Caucasus

The World Refugee Day is marked at the UN's initiative every year on June 20. This date is intended to remind of the problems of people who have left their country or their region inside the country (temporarily displaced persons) to escape from danger, as well as repatriates and stateless persons, the UN's website reports.

08:40, 21 June 2018

Rostov blogger arrested after filming a law enforcer

Rostov-on-Don court has passed a three-day administrative arrest to Gaspar Avakyan, a video blogger, founding him guilty of disobeying policemen. Avakyan claims that he was detained at the request of a law official, whom he exposed of violating traffic rules.

Spectators at the World Cup march in Rostov-on-Don. Photo: REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

08:23, 21 June 2018

Over 42,000 attend FIFA World Cup match in Rostov-on-Don

The World Cup football match Saudi Arabia-Uruguay that took place in the Rostov-Arena stadium was won by South Americans 1:0. The match was attended by 42,678 spectators, the "R-Sport" reports.

Search in a summer cottage of Manvel Grigoryan, head of the "Erkrapa" Volunteer Union, in Nagorno-Karabakh. Screenshot from video Armenian Public TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=91&v=aqwuHxq1yYM

23:36, 20 June 2018

Investigators report results of search at Manvel Grigoryan's places

Law enforcers conducted searches in a summer cottage of Manvel Grigoryan, the head of the "Erkrapa" Volunteer Union, in Nagorno-Karabakh, and in Yerevan, an office of the Volunteer Union was also searched. The law enforcers found there rounds, ammunition, army food supplies, and firearms.

Malkhaz Machalikashvili (centre), father of the young man killed in the Pankisi Gorge. Photo © Sputnik / STRINGER https://sputnik-georgia.ru/society/20180613/240841893/Zhitel-Pankisi-pytalsja-podorvat-sebja-u-zdanija-SGB.html

23:20, 20 June 2018

Pankisi residents demand to punish persons responsible for Machalikashvili's death

Participants of the action, held on June 19 in the Duisi village in the Pankisi Gorge, have demanded to speed up the investigation into the Temirlan Machalikashvili's case and punish the persons responsible for his death.

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