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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.

July 08, 2017 22:51

• 70 people hold picket in Rostov-on-Don in support of law on animal protection

  Today, in Rostov-on-Don, a picket in defence of stray animals has brought together about 70 participants, who demanded a prompt adoption of the bill to protect animals and create a municipal shelter.

July 08, 2017 17:31

• Navalny's office in Volgograd resumes work at new address

  The Volgograd supporters of Alexei Navalny, who had been three times evicted from their rented premises, have rented an apartment in No.1 Chuikov Street for their office. The fourth move of the office took place today, said Alexei Volkov, the office coordinator.

July 08, 2017 16:35

• TSU students hold protest rally on Georgian-South-Ossetian border

  Near the border village of Bershueti, more than 50 people lined up in a live chain on the road. In their hands, they are holding posters reading: "No occupation", "Our land is our responsibility", and "Stop Russia". The activists who protest against the transfer of the borderline intend to set up tents on the border territory and spend a night in them.

July 08, 2017 15:44

• Stepanakert accuses Baku of 300 cases of shelling per week

  In the period from July 2 to July 8, the Azerbaijani side violated ceasefire on the contact line in the Karabakh conflict zone 300 times. The Azerbaijani armed forces used mortar launchers, cannons, and grenade launchers, and on July 4 multiple rocket launchers. This was stated by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Nagorno-Karabakh.

July 08, 2017 15:35

• Vice Prime Minister of North Ossetia suspected of creating a criminal grouping

  In North Ossetia, the former deputy chairman of the government has been taken under house arrest in the case of seizure from the property of a factory of real estate object worth about 300 million roubles. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

July 08, 2017 15:06

• Suspected attacker on Grozny arrested in Italy

  In the Italian region of Puglia, the law enforcement agencies have taken into custody a 38-year-old native of Chechnya suspected of attacking law enforcers in Grozny in December 2014. This has been reported today by the Italian newspaper "La Repubblica".

July 08, 2017 14:00

• US tourists missing in Georgia found

  A rescue team has revealed the whereabouts of five US tourists who asked for help in the high-mountainous region of Khevsureti during a downpour. The rescuers left to reach and evacuate them.

July 08, 2017 13:15

• Giyas Ibragimov's mother complains about her son's torture at penal colony

  Activist Giyas Ibragimov was beaten in the Baku penal colony No. 2. This has been reported by his mother Shura Amiraslanova. Officials from the penitentiary service have denied the information about torture.

July 08, 2017 09:16

• ECtHR assigns priority status to Afghan Mukhtarly's case

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has considered the case "Afghan Mukhtarly versus Azerbaijan and Georgia" as a priority. This was reported by Archil Chopikashvili, an advocate of the journalist.