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June 23, 2017 18:43

• RWB demands to stop persecuting journalists in Azerbaijan

  The organization "Reporters Without Borders" (RWB) condemns the resumption of repressions in Azerbaijan, during which at least 15 bloggers, independent journalists and media workers have been detained recently, says the RWB's statement released on June 22, a copy of which is available at the "Caucasian Knot".

June 23, 2017 17:48

• Court removes Vahan Shirkhanyan from courtroom

  At the court session on the case of the Yerevan armed group, the judge has treated the refusal of the defendant Vahan Shirkhanyan to stand up as disrespect of the court. Despite his claim of his poor health condition as the reason, the judge removed him from the courtroom.

June 23, 2017 15:24

• OSCE finds no violations of ceasefire in Karabakh conflict zone

  Today, officials of the OSCE mission have conducted monitoring at the troops contact line in the area of Karabakh conflict. No violations of ceasefire have been fixed, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) reports.

June 23, 2017 13:05

• Wife of Chechnya resident, accused of killing power agents, appeals Kadyrov

  An open appeal of the wife of Rasambek Bekmurzaev, suspected of executing three officers of federal forces almost 17 years ago, has been spread through the WhatsApp. The woman states her husband's innocence and asks the head of Chechnya to help him to get back home.

June 23, 2017 10:54

• In Astrakhan, an official loses her position after commenting on a seriously ill patient

  Anna Lubeznova, an official from the press service of the Ministry for Public Health for the Astrakhan Region, was dismissed from her position after posting a critical comment on Facebook under a request for help written by a young woman suffering from a rare blood disease. The official herself stated that she did not write the comment and that her Facebook account was hacked.

June 23, 2017 10:38

• Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of using mortar launchers and machine guns

  At night on June 23, the Armenian armed forces violated the ceasefire regime 117 times in various directions of the front. This has been reported by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD).

June 23, 2017 09:15

• MCC upholds verdict on compulsory medical treatment for Maxim Panfilov

  The Moscow City Court (MCC) has recognized as lawful the decision to send Maxim Panfilov, a resident of Astrakhan, for compulsory medical treatment to a hospital. Maxim Panfilov was sentenced in the case of involvement in mass riots in Bolotnaya Square on May 6, 2012. The defence intends to appeal against the decision of the Court to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

June 23, 2017 04:08

• Dagestani activists: guilt of "Union of the Just" leader not proven

  In Rostov-on-Don, the North-Caucasian District Military Court is nearing the end of the consideration in the case against Khiramagomed Magomedov, one of the leaders of the NGO "Union of the Just". This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Abakar Abakarov, a public figure from Dagestan, one of the organizers of the rally against Caucasus-phobia and Islamophobia in Moscow.

June 22, 2017 23:32

• Opposition states adoption of "Ivanishvili's constitution" in Georgia

  Today, the Georgian parliament has adopted, in the first reading, the draft amendments to the country's Constitution. The MPs plan to hold the second reading tomorrow, on June 23.

June 22, 2017 23:26

• UN and US Department of State express their concern over tension escalation in Karabakh conflict zone

  The UN Secretary General and the US Department of State have issued statements in connection with the recent violations of the ceasefire regime in the Karabakh conflict zone.

June 22, 2017 21:12

• NKR states death of four Azerbaijani servicemen

  Servicemen of the Defence Army have stopped an attempt of a group of Azerbaijani special agents to cross the troops contact line; at least four saboteurs were killed, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) reports.

June 22, 2017 19:30

• Residents of Gali District demand to grant them citizenship of Abkhazia

  Today, the village of Nabakia in the Gali District of Abkhazia has hosted the action held by residents of the villages of Verkhny Bargyap, Otobaya Pervaya, and Nabakia. The event was attended by about 80 people.

June 22, 2017 18:24

• Resident of Chechnya detained for killing three law enforcers in 2000

  On June 21, in Urus-Martan, agents of secret services detained a 37-year-old resident of Chechnya, suspected of killing three officers of the federal forces almost 17 years ago.

June 22, 2017 16:37

• In Baku, Court begins considering Alexander Lapshin's case

  Today, the Baku Court for Grave Crimes has held a preparatory hearing on the case against blogger Alexander Lapshin. At the hearing, the Court was to decide whether to accept the case for consideration or not. "That was a procedural action, and all issues were resolved within the law," said the advocate.

June 22, 2017 15:35

• In Rostov-on-Don, deceived real estate shareholders hold protest flash mob

  Today, more than 20 real estate shareholders of the residential complexes (RC) "European" and "Barrikadnaya", who consider themselves deceived, have gathered at the entrance to the building of the Legislative Assembly of the Rostov Region, where the session of the regional parliament was held with the participation of the Governor.

June 22, 2017 12:43

• Journalist Kyamran Makhmudov reports details of his detention

  Early in the morning, Azerbaijani journalist Kyamran Makhmudov has been detained at the border control and handed over to the Azerbaijani police. Later, the police released the journalist.

June 22, 2017 12:02

• 5000 people take part in mass Iftar in Grozny

  The Chechen authorities have organized a mass action for believers in the centre of Grozny. In the evening on June 21, hundreds of tables were set up in the square in front of the mosque "Heart of Chechnya", where everyone could complete the fasting.

June 22, 2017 10:35

• "Novaya Gazeta" urges Chechen leader to question Ruslan Geremeev on Nemtsov's murder case

  On June 21, the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" published an appeal to Police General Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya.

June 22, 2017 09:27

• Chechnya announces days off on occasion of Eid al-Fitr

  On the occasion of the end of the Ramadan fasting, the authorities of Chechnya have announced the days of June 26, 27 and 28 as days off. However, the exact date for the completion of the month of Ramadan has not yet been set up.

June 22, 2017 05:29

• Armenia denies Zaven Karapetyan's membership in its armed forces

  According to Artsroun Ovannisyan, the spokesman for the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD), a man on the video released by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence, who claims that being a member of a group of Armenian soldiers and officers, he planned to attack the positions of the Azerbaijani army, is not a soldier.