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July 11, 2017 10:39

• RAS Institute of African Studies releases a book on radical Islamic movements in Caucasus

  Authors of the second part of the multivolume monograph "Radical Islamist movements on the political map of the modern world" have explored the specifics of Muslim radicalization in Northern and Southern Caucasus.

July 11, 2017 09:07

• Man sentenced for plotting assassination attempt on Vladimir Putin appeals to Russian President for pardoning

  Ilya Pyanzin, a citizen of Kazakhstan, who since 2013 is serving his sentence in a penal colony in the Samara Region for plotting an assassination attempt on Vladimir Putin, has addressed the Russian President with an appeal to pardon him.

July 11, 2017 07:28

• Father of girl killed by dogs: Makhachkala Mayoralty to pay 50 million roubles

  The father of a schoolgirl, who died of dog bites, has filed to the Soviet District Court of Makhachkala a lawsuit against the City Mayoralty and the city housing and communal services administration. The man claims compensation in the amount of 50 million roubles for moral suffering.

July 11, 2017 00:28

• Eyewitnesses treat law enforcers responsible for conflict on border between Dagestan and Chechnya

  A domestic conflict near the village of Leninaul almost turned into an ethnic conflict because of the wrong actions of law enforcers. This opinion was voiced by users of social networks. Magomed Daudov, Speaker of the Chechen Parliament, spoke about complaints of members of the Chechen community against the law enforcers.

July 10, 2017 23:07

• AI demands investigation of extrajudicial executions in Chechnya

  The information on the killing of 27 people in Chechnya has been released by a reliable source and looks plausible by virtue of the specific situation in the republic. This is the opinion of Denis Krivosheev, Deputy Director of the Amnesty International (AI) for Europe and Central Asia.

July 10, 2017 20:09

• Soldier killed in Karabakh conflict zone

  Vazgen Pogosyan, a soldier of the Defence Army, born in 1997, was killed as a result of shelling from the Azerbaijani side. This was reported by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Nagorno-Karabakh.

July 10, 2017 19:00

• HRC "Memorial": law enforcers ignore fates of missing people in Grozny

  For six months already, the Chechen law enforcement agencies have been skirting answering questions about the fates of Askhab Yusupov, Ismali Bergoev, and Madina Shakhbieva, detained during the December armed clashes in Grozny. This was reported by the "Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

July 10, 2017 16:08

• PFPA member Fizuli Guseinov arrested in Azerbaijan

  Fizuli Guseinov has been sentenced to 10 days of arrest for failure to obey to the police. This was reported by the Sabail District Court. Fizuli Guseinov is being persecuted for political reasons, since he tried to hold a picket in support of Giyas Ibragimov, claimed Ilham Gusein, the leader of the youth committee for the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA).

July 10, 2017 14:09

• Defence demands to investigate information on Giyas Ibragimov's torture at colony

  An advocate of activist Giyas Ibragimov has appealed to the General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan and to the Ombudsman with complaints about torture reported by his client.

July 10, 2017 13:34

• HRC gets law enforcers' answers to request about gays in Chechnya

  The Presidential Human Rights Council (HRC) has received from the General Prosecutor's Office and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) the answers to their complaints about the persecution of LGBT community members in Chechnya. This was reported by Mikhail Fedotov, the chair of the Presidential HRC.

July 10, 2017 11:40

• Chechens from Leninaul report to Ramzan Kadyrov about village conflict

  At a meeting with Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, Chechens-Akkins have mentioned the conflicts involving members of the local Chechen community in the Kazbek District of Dagestan. Thanks to the intervention of the authorities and law enforcement agencies, it became possible to resolve the conflict near the village of Leninkent, where on July 7, hundreds of residents of Chechnya and Ingushetia moved to support Chechens-Akkins.

July 10, 2017 08:29

• Georgia students hold two-day protest on South-Ossetian border

  A protest action held by students of the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University against the transfer of the borderline with South Ossetia lasted two days. It ended without incidents.

July 10, 2017 01:24

• Yerevan opens "Golden Apricot-2017" film festival

  In the Armenian capital, the 14th International "Golden Apricot" film festival has been opened with the traditional ceremony of consecration of apricots at the St. Anne's Church. This year, the festival contest programmes list 47 films.

July 10, 2017 00:11

• More than 5000 people perform national dance in North Ossetia

  Today, in North Ossetia, more than 5000 people have taken part in the performance of the national dance of simd around the grove of Khetag. In total, more than 20,000 people visited the grove during the day. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for North Ossetia.

July 09, 2017 20:30

• After Magomed Daudov's visit, Dagestani leader comes to Chechen border

  After the conflict in the border Kazbek District involving members of the local Chechen community, in which Magomed Daudov, Speaker of the Chechen Parliament intervened, Dagestani leader Ramazan Abdulatipov arrived at the place. He promised to restore the Aukh District and refuse to include the villages of Leninaul and Kalininaul into it, local residents report.

July 09, 2017 17:17

• Mukhtarly's wife claims problems with her husband's medical treatment in custody

  The health state of Afghan Mukhtarly arrested in Baku has deteriorated after his kidnapping in Tbilisi and arrest. He does not receive the medicine prescribed by his doctor to cope pain in his heart. This was reported by his wife Leyla Mustafaeva.

July 09, 2017 13:36

• Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev's murderers stay unpunished for four years already

  The day of July 9 marks four years passed since the murder of Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. Till present, the murderers of the journalist have not been found, and that fact indicates the investigators' unwillingness to solve the crime. This opinion was voiced by relatives and friends of Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev.

July 09, 2017 11:56

• "Novaya Gazeta": in Chechnya, 27 people executed overnight without trial

  In Chechnya, at least 27 detainees were executed at night on January 26. The decision on extrajudicial execution was made "spontaneously from the above." This was written by journalist Elena Milashina in her article published by the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta".

July 09, 2017 10:09

• In Azerbaijan, journalist Zulfugarly sentenced to five months in prison

  In Azerbaijan, the court charged Makhbuba Zulfugarly, an activist and a journalist, of defamation. He was sentenced at a claim of a local official, human rights defenders report.

July 09, 2017 04:40

• In Krasnodar, police seize newspapers from a volunteer of Alexei Navalny's office

  In Krasnodar, the police detained a volunteer in the course of a campaign action in support of Alexei Navalny. The activist spent several hours at a police station and then was released. Meanwhile, the police seized the rest of newspaper copies which he had with him. This was reported by the Krasnodar office of the opposition politician.