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June 05, 2017 09:05

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of May 29-June 4

  Guilty verdict in the Caliphate case in Kabardino-Balkaria; failed evacuation of population because of threat of a dam failure in the Stavropol Territory; arrest of Astrakhan activist Igor Stenin, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of May 29-June 4, 2017, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

June 05, 2017 07:24

• Eyewitnesses report raids on Salafi mosques and halal cafes in Makhachkala

  At night of June 5, in Makhachkala, about 90 people were taken to police stations during mass detentions of Muslims. This was reported by members of the Muslim community of the region.

June 05, 2017 03:52

• On May 29-June 4, there were no victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from May 29 to June 4, 2017, there was no information about the victims of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot", based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

June 05, 2017 01:57

• 70 performers take part in bard's song contest in Rostov-on-Don

  On June 2-4, Rostov-on-Don hosted the festival of the bard's song club "Sozvezdie", which attracted song performers from the Krasnodar Territory and the Volgograd and Voronezh Regions. In total, the festival was visited by about 200 people.

June 04, 2017 14:47

• Circassian activists announce fundraising to hire defender for Ruslan Gvashev

  Circassian activists have created an initiative group and announced a fundraising to hire an advocate to challenge the court's decision to impose a fine on Ruslan Gvashev for his participation in a prayer on the Circassian Memorial Day.

June 04, 2017 13:00

• Afghan Mukhtarly's family members refuse to apply for Georgian citizenship

  Leyla Mustafaeva, the wife of Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Mukhtarly, has announced the decision of the journalist's family members to refuse applying for Georgian citizenship. The woman has explained the decision by her reluctance to live and work in the country where her husband had been kidnapped.

June 04, 2017 10:03

• Political analysts treat new war for Nagorno-Karabakh as inevitable

  The parties to the Karabakh conflict are not ready to reach compromise, and while negotiators from the OSCE Minsk Group are inactive, a new war is almost inevitable. This opinion was voiced by Russian and Azerbaijani political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

June 04, 2017 08:08

• Ingush residents oppose celebration postponement of 25th republic's anniversary

  Residents of Ingushetia interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have criticized the postponement to July 11 of festive events in honour of the 25th anniversary of the republic. The Ingush residents intend to celebrate the date on June 4.

June 04, 2017 05:03

• Mukhtarly's advocate and wife report details of his kidnapping in Georgia

  Journalist Afghan Mukhtarly was transported through an uncontrolled section of the Georgian-Azerbaijani border. This was reported at a press conference by Azerbaijani advocate Nemat Kerimli. People in uniform pushed Afghan Mukhtarly into a car parked near the house where he lived, and later with a plastic bag on his head, he was taken out of the country.

June 04, 2017 00:30

• Kanal-13 office and Aziz Orujov's flat searched

  In Baku, searches have been conducted in the office of the Internet TV Kanal-13 (Kanal13.tv) and the apartment of its executive director Aziz Orujov, who was earlier arrested. Computers, electronic carriers and documents were confiscated, said employees of the TV channel.

June 03, 2017 23:05

• Georgian Premier urges President to grant citizenship to Mukhtarly family

  Georgian authorities are ready to help the family of the Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Mukhtarly with the necessary legal procedures, Giorgi Kvirikashvili, the Prime Minister of Georgia, has stated. He asked the President to grant citizenship to Mukhtarly's wife and children.

June 03, 2017 21:08

• Minor resident of Kaspiysk being searched in Dagestan

  In connection with disappearance of a 14-year-old girl-resident of Kaspiysk, a criminal case was initiated under the article "Murder", the Prosecutor's Office of Dagestan has stated.

June 03, 2017 20:11

• Afghan Mukhtarly's wife intends to stay in Georgia

  Leyla Mustafaeva, the wife of Afghan Mukhtarly, an Azerbaijani opposition journalist, has changed her decision to leave Georgia.

June 03, 2017 16:00

• Advocate claims torture of journalist Nijat Amiraslanov in Azerbaijan

  Journalist Nijat Amiraslanov, who is serving his administrative arrest, was tortured and forced to retract his appeal against the court's decision. This was reported by advocate Elchin Sadygov and journalist Khadija Ismayilova.

June 03, 2017 14:31

• In Tbilisi, memorial of Heydar Aliev poured with paint

  In the centre of the Georgian capital, the memorial to Heydar Aliev, the third president of Azerbaijan, was poured with paint.

June 03, 2017 13:30

• Witness in case against Arthur Panov and Maxim Smyshlyaev claims pressure during questioning

  Dmitry Remizov, a journalist of the agency "Rosbalt", has told the court that a law enforcer used force against him and demanded to confirm his acquaintance with Maxim Smyshlyaev, accused of plotting a terror act in Rostov-on-Don.

June 03, 2017 10:30

• "Natsgvardia" fighters killed in Naurskaya awarded Orders of Courage

  Six fighters of a military unit of the National Guard (Natsgvardia) of Russia killed on March 24 in an attack of a group of militants on the military unit in the Naur District of Chechnya were posthumously awarded the Orders of Courage.

June 03, 2017 05:41

• Activists associate persecution of journalist Aziz Orudjev with his professional activities

  The case against Aziz Orudjev, the executive director of the "Internet TV Kanal-13" (Kanal13.tv), is connected with his professional activities, and after the journalist's arrest, the online channel giving the floor to human rights defenders and oppositionists faced difficulties.

June 03, 2017 04:53

• Decision on Afghan Mukhtarly's arrest challenged

  The defence of Afghan Mukhtarly, an Azerbaijani opposition journalist, has filed an appeal with a request for his immediate release. This was reported by an advocate.

June 03, 2017 01:13

• Rights defenders demand to punish policemen for detention of Argishti Kiviryan

  In Armenia, 20 NGOs treat as illegal the actions of policemen in the course of detention of Argishti Kiviryan, a coordinator of the agency "Armenia Today".