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August 17, 2017 18:45

• "Novaya Gazeta": Taramov’s and Tazbiev’s relatives beaten up by Chechen law enforcers

  Chechen law enforcers have detained Salman Taramov and Magomed Tazbiev, relatives of the young men detained in Chechnya after an attack on Grozny in December 2016. This was reported by the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta". At 5:28 p.m. Moscow time, Magomed Tazbiev reported on beatings at a police station, the newspaper reports.

August 17, 2017 18:14

• Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Mukhtarly left under arrest for two more months

  The Nasimi District Court of Baku has granted the investigators' request and prolonged the arrest of journalist Afghan Mukhtarly until October 30. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by advocate Nemat Kerimli.

August 17, 2017 17:38

• Two persons killed by explosion in Dagestan

  Two persons were killed and one was injured as a result of an explosion near the village of Novogagatli in the Khasavyurt District. This was reported by an official from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Dagestan.

August 17, 2017 15:05

• "Novaya Gazeta": Chechens demand from Yuri Chaika to investigate torture complaints

  More than 150 residents of Chechnya have signed an appeal to Russian General Prosecutor Yuri Chaika with the demand to institute criminal proceedings against law enforcers who tortured Magomed Taramov and Jamalai Tazbiev, detained shortly after an attack on Grozny in December 2016.

August 17, 2017 13:15

• ICRF and Ombudsman react to detention for dancing in Gelendzhik

  The Investigating Department for the Krasnodar Territory has reported conducting its investigation into the detention of lezginka dancers in Gelendzhik. Following the results of the investigation, the ICRF's Department will assess the actions of both sides to the conflict: the lezginka dancers and the policeman who detained them.

August 17, 2017 13:10

• Friends of singer Zelimkhan Bakaev do not exclude his kidnapping

  Relatives of singer Zelimkhan Bakaev did not file a complaint about his disappearance to the law enforcement agencies of Chechnya. Friends of the Chechen singer suggest that Zelimkhan Bakaev could be kidnapped, while some others associate his disappearance with a conflict in the family.

August 17, 2017 10:38

• Prosecutor's Office challenges verdict to man sentenced for killing Magomed Nurbagandov

  The decision of the Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan to sentence Aziz Jamalutdinov to 17 years of imprisonment in a penal colony on the charge of killing police officer Magomed Nurbagandov has been challenged in connection with the softness of the punishment.

August 17, 2017 02:50

• Court dismisses Abbas Guseinov's complaint of torture

  In Baku, the court has refused to consider a complaint of torture used against Abbas Guseinov, the deputy chair of the movement "Muslim Unity". His defence treats the court's decision as unlawful.

August 17, 2017 00:06

• Experts associate women's march in Grozny with complaint about extrajudicial executions

  An action of Chechen women, seeking the return of their children and grandchildren from Syria and Iraq, has been organized by the authorities against the background of appeals to European rights defenders from mothers of young people disappeared in the republic. This was stated by Tatiana Lokshina and Alexei Malashenko.

August 16, 2017 20:50

• Residents of Kalmykia demand to solve problem with drinking water shortage

  The problem with shortage of drinking water violates the rights of Kalmyk residents. This was claimed by participants of a rally in Elista. They called for the implementation of a project to build a water pipeline to supply water from the Volga River to Elista and the northern regions of Kalmykia.

August 16, 2017 18:17

• Friends of Chechen singer Zelim Bakaev report his kidnapping

  Relatives of Chechen singer Zelim Bakaev who lives in Moscow cannot reveal his whereabouts since August 8. Zelim Bakaev was kidnapped by law enforcers in the centre of Grozny, two singer's friends reported.

August 16, 2017 16:46

• Aziz Jamalutdinov found guilty of killing policeman Magomed Nurbagandov

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan sentenced Aziz Jamalutdinov to 17 years of imprisonment on charges of killing police officer Magomed Nurbagandov.

August 16, 2017 16:03

• Tax officials seize journalists' data from "Turan" office in Baku

  Officials from the Azerbaijani Tax Ministry seized the financial documents, electronic media and personal data of journalists from the news agency "Turan". This was reported by its director.

August 16, 2017 14:45

• Zaurbeg Musaev confirms his return home

  Zaurbeg Musaev, a resident of Dagestan, has refused to disclose the details of his kidnapping in Makhachkala.

August 16, 2017 14:07

• In Tbilisi, railway men on hunger strike banned from installing a tent

  For the second day, three employees of the Joint-Stock Company (JSC) "Georgian Railways" continue the hunger strike at the entrance to their employer's main office in Tbilisi.

August 16, 2017 12:16

• Chechen woman succeeds in returning a child from her husband's family

  A local woman appealed to the Prosecutor of the Urus-Martan District. According to the woman, her one-year-old daughter, who has been with her since the birth, is kept by family members of the child's father, who refuse to return the girl to the mother. On August 12, the child was returned to the mother due to the measures of the prosecutor's response.

August 16, 2017 08:01

• Instagram page of kidnapped Dagestani resident reports his return home

  In a video posted on Instagram page of Dagestani resident Zaurbeg Musaev kidnapped by armed people in Makhachkala, a man whose face is not visible says that he has returned home.

August 16, 2017 04:31

• In Gelendzhik, participant of estate investors' rally charged with administrative offence

  In Gelendzhik, during a rally held by deceived real estate investors, the police drew up a protocol against 18-year-old Kirill Yaroslavtsev on violation of the rules for holding a public action. Kirill Yaroslavtsev believes the police drew up the protocol against him for a poster with the demand to dismiss judges of the Krasnodar Regional Court.

August 16, 2017 03:11

• Rights defenders: activities of independent NGOs in Azerbaijan paralyzed

  The legislation of Azerbaijan to regulate the activities of civil society institutions does not meet the standards of the Council of Europe (CE) and the OSCE. Restrictions provided by the laws and criminal prosecution of activists have deteriorated the environment for the activities of civil society institutions. This was reported by the study "Legal Restrictions on Civil Society Institutions' Activities in Azerbaijan" carried out by the Centre for Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies.

August 16, 2017 00:24

• Advocate Araik Papikyan complains about threats

  The Armenian Helsinki Association has reported threats in address of its employee, advocate Araik Papikyan. He gets to his e-mail the threats of "personal nature" related to his professional activities. This was reported by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent with reference to the statement released by the Armenian Helsinki Association.