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July 16, 2017 17:40

• In Makhachkala, more than 1000 people come to rally against abortions

  In Dagestan, prevention of abortions would have allowed avoiding a decline in the birth rate, marked in the republic in recent years. This was declared by organizers of the rally in Makhachkala.

July 16, 2017 07:55

• Abkhazia identifies people suspected of killing Russian tourist

  In Abkhazia, all participants of an attack on Russian tourists have been identified. This was reported by Mukhamed Kilba, Secretary of the Abkhazian Security Council.

July 16, 2017 02:35

• Hundreds of activists protest against moving South-Ossetian border into Georgia's territory

  In Georgia, near the village of Bershueti in the Gori District, activists held a protest action against a transfer of the administrative border with South Ossetia into the territory of Georgia. Several hundred people came to the protest action, including members of a number of opposition parties, NGOs, students, and media representatives.

July 16, 2017 00:37

• Film by Indian director wins "Golden Apricot" in Yerevan

  On July 15, in Yerevan, the "Moscow" cinema hosted the ceremony for awarding the winners of the 14th International "Golden Apricot" film festival. In the nomination "International feature film", the award of the "Golden Apricot" went to the film "Sexy Durga" by Indian director Sanal Kumar Sasidharan.

July 15, 2017 17:52

• Two Georgian villagers detained in South-Ossetian border

  Two men were detained by Russian militaries in the pasture, where they grazed their cattle, residents of the village of Tsitelubani, Gori District of Georgia, have reported.

July 15, 2017 17:03

• Tourist's murder in Abkhazia has affected tourist industry

  People, who bought tours to Abkhazia, reject them and claim their money back, the director of a travel company reports. The owner of a private hotel in Sukhumi has confirmed that tourists are scared with the murder.

July 15, 2017 15:03

• Natalia Estemirova's murderers remain unpunished for eight years already

  On the eighth anniversary of the human rights defender Natalia Estemirova's murder, the US Department of State has called on the Russian authorities to punish the persons guilty for the above crime and put an end to the long-standing climate of impunity for extrajudicial executions.

July 15, 2017 13:08

• Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of 500 bombardments a week

  On July 9-15, Azeri militaries violated the ceasefire in the Karabakh conflict zone for 500 times, by using mortars and grenade launchers, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh has stated.

July 15, 2017 10:53

• Relatives of convicts for Boris Nemtsov's murder treat verdict as unjust

  Relatives and friends of Khamzat Bakhaev and Tamerlan Eskerkhanov, residents of Chechnya, sentenced to 11 and 14 years of imprisonment, respectively, claimed the lack of proof for their guilt.

July 15, 2017 04:22

• Tenants of Sochi apartment block ask to protect them from landslide

  At night on July 15, a heavy rain hit the "Makarenko" garden association and caused an active soil shift toward a residential 8-storey house.

July 15, 2017 03:08

• "Sasna Tsrer" supporter suspected of using violence against policeman

  David Yeghiazaryan, a brother of Gagik Yeghiazaryan, a member of the unit "Sasna Tsrer" (Daredevils of Sassoun), has been accused of using violence against policemen after an incident in the yard of the court which considers the case on capture of a building of the police regiment in Yerevan.

July 15, 2017 02:03

• Azerbaijan raises retail price for gasoline

  On July 15, Azerbaijan raised the retail price for AI-92 automobile gasoline by 28.5%. This decision of the Tariff Council under the Azerbaijani Government was announced by the State TV Channel of Azerbaijan.

July 14, 2017 23:21

• Tbilisi: "Georgians' March" participants demand deportation of migrants (+video)

  In the centre of Tbilisi, the Georgian capital, protest marchers have demanded from the authorities to immediately deport all illegal migrants and ban the oppositional party "United National Movement" (UNM).

July 14, 2017 19:20

• Russian border guard found dead in Armenia

  The dead body of the head of the frontier post was found in the Syunik Region of Armenia. According to preliminary data, the death was caused by myocardial infarction, said Sona Truzyan, an adviser to the head of the Investigating Committee of Armenia.

July 14, 2017 18:55

• Lapshin's defence treats prosecutor's speech as unconvincing

  Alexander Lapshin had twice travelled to Nagorno-Karabakh, accompanied by several people, in whose relation the criminal case was isolated into a separate proceeding, the prosecutor has stated at today's court session. Lapshin's advocate said that he would ask to acquit the blogger.

July 14, 2017 18:41

• BCA rejects complaint of Mukhtarly's defence

  The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has dismissed the complaint lodged by the defence of journalist Afghan Mukhtarly asking to check his mobile phone and accounts in social networks without the court's sanction.

July 14, 2017 17:47

• KBR's athlete wins World Jiu-Jitsu Championship

  In the final fight of the world ACBJJ championship, Alan Kankulov, an athlete from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), was the winner in the weight category of up to 75 kilograms. The silver medal in the category of up to 85 kilograms went to Arsen Shalov, another KBR's fighter.

July 14, 2017 16:41

• MIA declares non-interference in the conflict at Nogai District Administration

  Baimagomed Yarlykapov, who was removed from office by local deputies' decision, continues performing the duties of the district administration head, the reception office of the head of the Nogai District of Dagestan has reported.

July 14, 2017 16:10

• About thousand Georgians hold protest on South-Ossetian border

  A protest action "No to occupation!" with the participation of oppositional politicians and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) was held in the Georgian pre-border village of Sobisi.

July 14, 2017 15:10

• State Duma ratifies agreement on Armenian-Russian military alignment

  The agreement on the Combined Group of Armed Forces for Armenia and Russia has been concluded for 5 years with the possibility of its automatic extension. This has been reported by the State Duma of the Russian Federation.