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June 01, 2017 12:40

• Court dismisses motion for release of Gezyal Bairamly

  The Sabail District Court of Baku has dismissed the motion for changing the pre-trial restriction measure to Gezyal Bairamly, the deputy chair of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), who was arrested for three months. The defence intends to appeal against the Court's decision.

June 01, 2017 09:51

• Ramzan Kadyrov invites Russian and foreign journalists to Chechnya

  Ramzan Kadyrov has invited journalists to Chechnya after Maria Zakharova, the spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), requested him to organize a trip for a Finnish journalist who asked about the situation of gays in Chechnya.

June 01, 2017 06:23

• Dagestani athlete wins European Championship in kettlebell lifting

  Ramazan Guseinov won the gold medal of the European Youth Kettlebell Championship.

June 01, 2017 05:50

• Azerbaijani activists: kidnapping of Afghan Mukhtarly to have negative impact on Georgia's image

  Journalist Afghan Mukhtarly was kidnapped in Tbilisi with the consent of the Georgian authorities, which increased the pressure on opponents of the regime of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev. This opinion was voiced by the Azerbaijani activists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

June 01, 2017 04:11

• Defence of figurants in Caliphate case disagrees with verdicts

  The defendants sentenced in the case of an attempt to create a Caliphate in Kabardino-Balkaria will appeal against the decision of the court. This was announced by advocate Lyudmila Ragulina. The court could have made a softer decision, believes advocate Yuri Bachurin.

June 01, 2017 02:15

• Argishti Kiviryan released

  Argishti Kiviryan, a coordinator of the agency "Armenia Today", has claimed that the police acted outside the law. The police state that the activist was detained on suspicion of wearing cold steel arms.

May 31, 2017 22:33

• Chechen Prosecutor's Office demands to block caricatures in support of Charlie Hebdo

  The Prosecutor's Office of the Shali District of Chechnya has found that caricatures published in the network in support of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo could offend believers' religious feelings.

May 31, 2017 19:57

• Policemen explain shooting in Makhachkala by cow chasing

  Policemen had to use their firearms when they tried to kill a mad cow in Nasrutdinov Avenue, said Ruslan Ibragimgadjiev, the spokesman for the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan. A video of the cow chase appeared on the Internet.

May 31, 2017 18:57

• Figurants of Caliphate case sentenced to long imprisonment

  The court in Rostov-on-Don has passed guilty verdicts to the defendants, accused of an attempt to create a Caliphate in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR). They were sentenced to 6-16 years in prison.

May 31, 2017 18:14

• Volunteer of Alexei Navalny's office in Rostov fined for taking part in anticorruption action

  In Rostov-on-Don, the court has imposed a fine in the amount of 15,000 roubles on Timofei Martynenko, a volunteer of the office of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, for involvement in a rally. The court's decision will be challenged, an activist's advocate reports.

May 31, 2017 17:36

• Azerbaijani opposition journalist Afghan Mukhtarly accused of resisting border guards (+video)

  The journalist accused of illegal border crossing and smuggling faces a new heavier charge. Afghan Mukhtarly is charged with rendering resistance to a public official. The defence treats the charge as unfounded.

May 31, 2017 17:10

• Dagestani pupils conquer road blockage to reach their USE

  A rock fall has blocked the road and stopped motor traffic in the Tlarat District towards over 30 settlements. The municipal administration organized a pass through the blockage for the schoolchildren, who were on the way to the facilities, where their Unified State Examination (USE) was held.

May 31, 2017 16:53

• Judicial investigation into Boris Nemtsov's murder completed

  In the case of the Boris Nemtsov's murder, the Moscow District Military Court has scheduled the debate of the parties for June 1. The investigation has been declared to be completed. Defendant Tamerlan Eskerkhanov was removed from the trial until the end of the debate.

May 31, 2017 14:55

• "Levada Centre": level of Russian citizens' trust to Ramzan Kadyrov exceeds official data

  The "Levada Centre" has found out that 25% of Russian citizens experience respect and sympathy for Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. According to the data published by the "Caucasian Knot", 49% of Russian citizens believe that Ramzan Kadyrov can be trusted.

May 31, 2017 13:30

• Protest action against Afghan Mukhtarly's kidnapping held in Georgia

  In Tbilisi, protesters demanded explanations from Georgian authorities about the kidnapping of the Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Mukhtarly. The police launched an inquiry under the article on illegal deprivation of liberty, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs has reported.

May 31, 2017 12:38

• Russian SC cancels verdict to journalist Elena Nadtoka

  The Presidium of the Supreme Court (SC) of Russia has cancelled the verdict against journalist Elena Nadtoka, sentenced for harsh criticism of the Mayor of Novocherkassk, and all subsequent decisions on the case. The criminal case against the journalist has been sent for reconsideration, reports advocate Tumas Misakyan.

May 31, 2017 12:06

• AI accuses Georgian authorities of involvement in Afghan Mukhtarly's kidnapping

  The international human rights organization "Amnesty International" (AI) has condemned the detention of Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Mukhtarly, who lived in Tbilisi. The AI has recognized Afghan Mukhtarly as a "prisoner of conscience" and demanded from the Azerbaijani authorities to release him.

May 31, 2017 12:02

• Laureate of Cannes Film Festival bans screening his film in Kabardino-Balkaria

  Kantemir Balagov has forbidden showing in Nalchik his film "Tesnota" (Squeeze), which won the FIPRESCI prize of the International Federation of Cinematographers. He has motivated his decision by the reaction of the city authorities. Kantemir Balagov has reported his decision on his page in Facebook.

May 31, 2017 10:01

• Witness reports increase in popularity of publicist Rizvan Ibragimov's books after his public apologies

  At trial in the Rizvan Ibragimov's case, the court has pronounced a decision to oblige a resident of Chechnya, after whose complaint the case was instituted, to appear in the courtroom.

May 31, 2017 08:41

• In Rostov-on-Don, two natives of Dagestan detained with grenade and trotyl

  According to law enforcers, detained natives of Dagestan were plotting an explosion in a shopping centre in Rostov-on-Don.