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June 21, 2017 10:13

• Azerbaijani political analysts note decrease of extremist sentiments in the country

  In Azerbaijan, the number of those willing to join international terrorist organizations has recently gone down, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" said in their comments on the detention in Turkey of three Azerbaijani citizens, suspected of links with Syrian militants.

June 21, 2017 09:59

• In North Ossetia, rescuers begin evacuating villagers blocked by natural disaster

  Rescue teams from the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) for North Ossetia are engaged in evacuation of more than 40 people from the village of Verkhny Biragzang, including local residents and tourists. A temporary passage was built for the evacuation of people, the MfE for North Ossetia reports.

June 21, 2017 09:05

• Chechen publicist Rizvan Ibragimov sentenced to 2.5 years of conditional imprisonment

  In Grozny, the court has found publicist Rizvan Ibragimov guilty of inciting hatred and enmity and sentenced him to 2 years and 6 months of conditional imprisonment. Ibragimov has already announced his intention to challenge the court's decision.

June 21, 2017 05:07

• Activists report about arrest of organizer of protest walks in Krasnodar

  Natalia Kudeeva (Smirnova), a coordinator of protest walks and a member of the "Art Training", was arrested for 14 days on the charge of public demonstration of Nazi symbols. This has been reported by Alexander Rastorguev, the leader of the "New Opposition".

June 21, 2017 03:53

• In Yerevan, Christophe Birvirt calls on society to help refugees

  On June 20, in Yerevan, a press conference was held dedicated to the International Day of Refugees and the campaign We Stand Together #WithRefugees, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

June 21, 2017 01:12

• Anastasia Titova, leader of Kuban branch of "Progress" Party, fined for organizing rally on June 12

  In Sochi, a trial was held in the case against Anastasia Titova, the leader of the regional branch of the "Progress" Party. The activist was found guilty of organizing an unsanctioned rally on June 12. The judge initially sentenced Anastasia Titova to five days of imprisonment, but after a while pronounced a new decision to fine the activist by 20,000 roubles, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

June 20, 2017 22:58

• Court refuses to transfer Afghan Mukhtarly under house arrest

  On June 20, the Nasimi District Court of Baku chaired by Judge Babek Panakhov considered a motion to transfer Afghan Mukhtarly under house arrest. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Elchin Sadygov, an advocate of Afghan Mukhtarly.

June 20, 2017 22:43

• Relatives of perished girl demand to punish Abkhazian MP

  Today, about 80 participants of the rally in Sukhumi have demanded to bring to justice the former security official of the Abkhazian president, suspected of raping a 13-year-old girl. The brother of the suspect, an Abkhazian MP should also be brought to justice, after whose incitement a sister of the raped girl was killed, the girls' relatives have stated.

June 20, 2017 21:18

• Advocate of Nemtsov's family urges Kadyrov to acknowledge his guilt

  Ramzan Kadyrov, Delimkhanov brothers and Ruslan Geremeev should plead guilty in the case of Boris Nemtsov's murder, the victims' advocate has stated at today's meeting of the Moscow District Military Court.

June 20, 2017 15:50

• Activist Fizuli Guseinov fined after picket in Baku

  The court has found Fuzuli Guseinov, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), guilty of disobeying policemen during a solo picket with the demand to release political prisoners. The opposition activist himself claimed that he had not violated the laws.

June 20, 2017 14:06

• Sukhumi resident loses his leg after explosion in house yard

  On June 19, in Sukhumi, a local resident was injured in his legs in an explosion in a yard of a five-storey building in Kalmykov Street. He was hospitalized to the Abkhazian Republican Hospital.

June 20, 2017 13:25

• "Abkhazia-Inform" reports about shooting at government building in Sukhumi

  Today, in Sukhumi, an incident with shooting from a pistol has taken place in the building of the Abkhazian government, the "Abkhazia-Inform" reports. According to it, no one was injured.

June 20, 2017 13:15

• Azerbaijani SC upholds verdict to activist Bairam Mamedov

  The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan has dismissed an appeal against the verdict to Bairam Mamedov, an activist of the "Nida" movement. The defence intends to appeal to the European Court for Human Rights (ECtHR) with a request to recognize violations of the activist's rights.

June 20, 2017 12:00

• Muftiate of Chechnya sets up mandatory zakat of 100 roubles

  In Chechnya, theologians determined the amount of obligatory zakat (alms) to be paid by believers in the month of Ramadan.

June 20, 2017 10:22

• MIA fails to confirm information about attack on former chief of Buynaksk ROVD

  The information that an unidentified person threw three grenades into the yard of the house belonging to Rustam Abdurakhmanov, the former chief of the ROVD (District Interior Division) for the Buynaksk District, was not confirmed. This was reported by the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

June 20, 2017 09:25

• Georgian political analysts treat Venice Commission's opinion as a call for consensus

  Georgia is on the right way, but changes are necessary to ensure political pluralism. This was announced in the preliminary opinion of the Venice Commission on the Georgian Constitution Draft, adopted on June 16 and released on June 19.

June 20, 2017 07:03

• Athlete Maria Kuchina gains her seventh victory in a row

  On June 18, Maria Lasitskene (Kuchina), a track-and-field athlete from Kabardino-Balkaria, the current world champion in high jump, won the third stage of the "Diamond League" in this season and thus secured a place in the final of the international commercial tournament.

June 20, 2017 04:29

• Opposition activist Andreas Ghukasyan faces new charges

  Opposition politician Andreas Ghukasyan, charged with organizing mass riots in the Yerevan District of Sari Tag, is also accused of an attempt to commit crimes under three Articles of the Criminal Code of Armenia, including seizure of a building, hostage taking, and carrying weapons.

June 20, 2017 00:23

• Over 50 Chechen gays get help from "Russian LGBT Network"

  Since April 1, more than 100 gays from Chechnya and several members of the LGBT community from other regions of Northern Caucasus have applied for help to the "Russian LGBT Network", the organization reports. More than 50 gays have been transported out of Chechnya, and 12 of them have already left Russia, notes a staff member of the "Russian LGBT Network".

June 19, 2017 23:22

• Activists treat dispatch of messages about prepared terror act in Sochi as provocation

  On June 16, a message about prepared terror act in Sochi was dispatched through the messenger WhatsApp, Arsen Vishnevsky, an activist, reports. He has noted that the message "was circulated with reference to the FSB on the letter form of the Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) "Sochikholod".