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Akhmed Barakhoev. Photo: screenshot of the video by Fortanga.org https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JYQsIapius

23:48, 5 April 2019

Relatives urge Ingush activist Akhmed Barakhoev to stop his hunger strike

Relatives of Ingush activist Akhmed Barakhoev, who was arrested after a rally in Magas and who went on hunger strike, are seriously concerned over his health state, reports Ilez Barakhoev, a son of the activist. The hunger strike has become for Akhmed Barakhoev a way to fight for the detainees' rights, believes Ruslan Mutsolgov, the head of the local branch of the "Yabloko" Party.

Minkail Malizaev. Screenshot VAYNAKHTV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGlXH0EKNw8

23:45, 5 April 2019

Chechen blogger claims his wife forced to divorce him under pressure from authorities

Blogger Minkail Malizaev, who criticizes the authorities of Chechnya, reports his wife was forced to make a video appeal about a divorce because of the pressure on her in Chechnya.

Oyub Titiev. Photo by the press service of the Human Rights Centre "Memorial"

23:41, 5 April 2019

Chechen human rights defender Oyub Titiev nominated for Boris Nemtsov Prize

Oyub Titiev, the head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" office in Grozny, became one of 35 applicants for the Boris Nemtsov Prize for courage in defending democratic values in Russia.

Law enforcers in the streets of Nalchik. October 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

23:37, 5 April 2019

Law enforcers launch criminal proceedings against Ingush activists

Investigations into criminal cases on attacks of nine Ingush activists on law enforcers have been launched, advocates report. According to them, some activists were beaten after their detention.

On the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"

21:25, 5 April 2019

Azerbaijan reports machine gun fire in border areas

During 24 hours, the ceasefire regime in the conflict zone was violated 21 times, including in two areas bordering Armenia, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reported.

The police officers. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

20:27, 5 April 2019

Commander of Armenian military unit wounded in Yerevan

A wounded commander of an Armenian military unit is hospitalized, and a gunman is detained on suspicion of an attempted murder.

A tower in the village T1ijsta. Photo by Murad Borshigov, Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47770988

14:23, 5 April 2019

Chechen authorities report about over 6500 people willing to move to Galanchozh District

It was decided to restore seven dwelling settlements in the Galanchozh District of Chechnya that is bordering on Ingushetia, the Chechen authorities have reported. The future resettlers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" expect that authorities will help them with employment.

Akhmed Barakhoev at the rally in Magas. Screenshot of the video by Ilez Pliev https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjeTkWnqw04

14:15, 5 April 2019

Ingush elder Akhmed Barakhoev wants to meet rights defenders

The Ingush elder, Akhmed Barakhoev, who is on a hunger strike in the SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Nalchik, has demanded a meeting with the presidential adviser on civil society development and human rights, his advocate, Fatima Urusova, has stated.

Participants and guests of the opening ceremony at the Sukhumi International Film Festival SIFF-2019. Photo by Dmitry Stateynov for the "Caucasian Knot"

14:01, 5 April 2019

Over 600 attend film festival opening in Sukhumi

The Sukhumi International Film Festival SIFF-2019 has aroused great interest among spectators. Residents of the city said that the film forum is an opportunity not only to have a good time, but also to get enriched culturally.

11:02, 5 April 2019

"Mediazona": Chechen theatre actor accuses law enforcers of torture

In Grozny, law enforcers tortured artists of the theatre and the "Nokhcho" Chechen folklore ensemble, having suspected them of drug dealing. One of the victims, Timur Debishev, is seeking for criminal prosecution of law enforcers, the "Mediazona" reports.

11:00, 5 April 2019

Advocate demands to investigate Bairam Mamedov's torture statement

The defence of Bairam Mamedov, the arrested activist of the "Nida" movement, has asked law enforcement bodies to investigate his allegations of torture. The human rights organization Amnesty International (AI) has expressed its protest against Mamedov's arrest.

Law enforcers at the rally in Magas. October 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

10:47, 5 April 2019

Rights defenders urge to stop repressions against Ingush activists

The attempt to disperse the rally in Magas was unjustified; and persecutions of Ingush activists will aggravate the conflict of republic's residents with the authorities, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has stated. Any resistance to law enforcers during protests leads to the initiation of criminal cases, said the lawyers.

10:39, 5 April 2019

Russian and Georgian diplomats agree on failure of Geneva discussions

The next round of Geneva discussions on security in Transcaucasia ended without result, since the Russian and Georgian delegations exchanged reproaches and put forward mutually unacceptable conditions.

23:58, 4 April 2019

"Muslim Unity" activist accused of drug trafficking

Anar Djabbarov, extradited to Azerbaijan from Turkey on March 22, is accused of drug trafficking. An advocate reported violation of the activist's rights.

Law enforcers. Magas, October 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

23:56, 4 April 2019

Ingush activists report mass inspections of weapon permits

After the protests in Ingushetia, law enforcers visited owners of weapons, whose weapon permits had expired, reported human rights defender Magomed Mutsolgov and Malsag Uzhakhov, the head of the Council of Teips of the Ingush People. An expired weapon permit is not a reason for detention of a person if the weapon is kept at home, lawyers note.

Law enforcers. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

23:52, 4 April 2019

POC reports detention conditions of Ingush activists in Nalchik

Arrested Ingush activists do not complain about the detention conditions in Nalchik, reported members of the Public Oversight Commission (POC) of Kabardino-Balkaria who visited them today. Advocates of the protest leaders complained about the violation of their clients' rights during searches and at trial.

23:39, 4 April 2019

Dagestani parliament notes unofficial nature of its criticism of Chechen authorities

A message on the unacceptability of the unilateral determination of the border with Chechnya was not an official statement of the parliament and was published only for the media, reports the press service for the National Assembly of Dagestan.

Screenshot of Agil Gumbatov's video appeal to the Azerbaijani President published on March 13, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh0LMm-tKug&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3PY8cvlqNqF9R_PF0bdeuYgQ5EaJPdjYv1VhCkZYKpPgq70QQVOiQjo58

23:20, 4 April 2019

Court leaves Azerbaijani activist under arrest

In Baku, a court dismissed an appeal filed by Agil Gumbatov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), who was arrested under the article on disobedience to the police. The activist associated the criminal proceedings against him with his video appeal to President Ilham Aliev.

20:36, 4 April 2019

Court fines Deputy Mufti of Ingushetia for participating in rally

In Magas, a court imposed a fine of 20,000 roubles on Musa Meiriev, the deputy chairman of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Ingushetia, for participating in an unsanctioned action.

Akhmed Barakhoev after detention asked the youth in Ingushetia to refrain from illegal actions. Photo: screenshot of the video by Glavkom of the Republic of Ingushetia https://t.me/glavkomri/2283

16:01, 4 April 2019

Ingush elder urges to refrain from unrests after activists' arrests

In his video message, Akhmed Barakhoev, a co-chairman of the Ingush Council of Teips, who was arrested for 10 days, asked the youth to refrain from illegal actions.

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