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Bagaudin Khautiev. Screenshot from Buro Magas video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD7P3tYkC4E

16:55, 18 January 2020

Bagaudin Khautiev becomes sixth defendant in case on extremist community

Today, investigators have charged Bagaudin Khautiev, a participant of a rally in Magas, with participation in an extremist community, which, according to the law enforcement bodies, had been created by protest leaders in Ingushetia.

Malsag Uzhakhov. Screenshot from video posted by the Council of Teips of the Ingush People, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP8DuZa47aQ

11:11, 18 January 2020

Malsag Uzhakhov accused of organizing extremist community

Malsag Uzhakhov, the chairman of the Council of Teips (family clans) of the Ingush People, has faced the third criminal charge.

Mosque in the Hungarian Fighters Street in Makhachkala. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot

10:46, 18 January 2020

Law enforcers tighten document check at “Tangim” Mosque

During their Friday raid conducted on January 17, 2020, law enforcers demanded documents not only from those who drove away from the “Tangim” Mosque in Makhachkala in their cars, but also from pedestrians. They stopped more people than usual.

Russian citizen Sevgiya Ismailova. Screenshot of personal page on Vkontakte social network: https://vk.com/drnkwizme?z=photo401886920_456256988%2Fphotos401886920

07:20, 18 January 2020

Baku police help Ismailova to return her passport

After escaping from her relatives in Baku, the Russian citizen, Sevgiya Ismailova, is in a shelter of one of the NGOs. On January 17, her relatives, in the presence of policemen, returned Ismailova's documents; she is preparing to return to Russia.

Mikhail Mishustin (left) and Ramzan Kadyrov. Collage made by the Caucasian Knot. Photo: REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov, nalog.ru https://ru.wikipedia.org/

07:04, 18 January 2020

Kadyrov’s disease amid change of Russian Premier highlights his risks

Ramzan Kadyrov’s another temporary sick leave doesn’t threaten his political image; however, the new Russian Prime Minister may have questions for the head of Chechnya, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.

Timur Oziev on the screen of his sister's phone. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the Caucasian Knot

00:03, 18 January 2020

Timur Oziev sentenced to 19 months of imprisonment

In the Stavropol Territory, the court found Timur Oziev, a participant of a rally in Magas, guilty of assaulting a fighter of the National Guard of Russia for political reasons.

Georgy Kutoyan, the former director of the National Security Service of Armenia. Photo: press service of the National Security Service of Armenia

23:19, 17 January 2020

Former head of Armenian NSS found dead

Georgy Kutoyan, the former director of the National Security Service of Armenia, was found dead with a gunshot wound. This was reported by Naira Arutyunyan, the press secretary for the Investigating Committee of Armenia.

Grozny. Photo: Legioner2016 https://ru.wikipedia.org/

21:20, 17 January 2020

Tour operators express scepticism about idea of dress code for guests of Chechnya

The recommendations of the Chechen Ministry of Tourism on choosing appropriate clothes when visiting the republic were voiced amid a small interest of tourists in the region, note agents of the travel agencies. Dress code tips for Chechen guests are appropriate, but violating those dress code rules will not create problems for tourists, human rights defenders suggest.

Gas service worker conducting inspection raid in Chechnya. Screenshot from video posted at: https://www.instagram.com/p/B7Xtae5CaQ8/

18:39, 17 January 2020

Chechen residents claim rude behaviour of gas service workers during raids

In Chechnya, during raids, gas service workers enter yards of people's houses without asking for permission and threaten to cut them off the service, local residents report. Instagram users explained the gas debts by the poor situation of Chechen residents.

Laura Thornton, NDI's resident director in Georgia. Screenshot from video posted by 1tv.ge at: https://1tv.ge/ru/news/lora-tornton-bolshaja-chast-naselenija-schitaet-chto-strana-razvivaetsja-v-nepravilnom-napravlenii/

18:10, 17 January 2020

Residents of Georgia voice decrease in confidence in authorities

According to a survey published by the National Democratic Institute, more than half of Georgian residents consider the activities of the country's authorities as ineffective. The decline in the confidence in the authorities is caused by the deterioration in the economic situation of people, explain political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

13:52, 17 January 2020

Yunis Safarov claims violation of his right to be visited at SIZO

Yunis Safarov, a defendant in the case on an attempted assassination of the Ganja Mayor, demanded from the court to ensure the publicity of the trial and also claimed a violation of his rights to visits of relatives and phone calls at the SIZO (pre-trial prison).

Policeman. Photo: © Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru

13:39, 17 January 2020

Ingush residents share their impressions of checkpoints on border with Chechnya

In the past year, the number of checkpoints on the border between Chechnya and Ingushetia has increased. So far, law enforcers are calm and do not cause unnecessary problems to residents of Ingushetia who travel to the neighbouring republic, residents of the Sunzha District said.

David Gareja Monastery Complex. Photo: Paata Vardanashvili from Tbilisi, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3529065

11:45, 17 January 2020

Georgia: person accused of assaulting border guard arrested

The court has placed Giorgi Ichukaidze, accused of taking a Georgian border guard hostage on the border with Azerbaijan, behind bars. The man explained that he was not going to attack the border guard, but only wanted to drive Azerbaijani law enforcers away from the David Gareja Monastery Complex.

Policemen during protest rally in Magas. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

11:30, 17 January 2020

Charging Ingush activists with extremism outrages rights defenders

Akhmed Barakhoev is charged with creating an extremist community, while investigators have accused Barakh Chemurziev and Ismail Nalgiev of taking part in this community. Human rights defenders urge to stop criminally prosecuting them.

Screenshot form video appeal by Sevgiya Ismailova

08:28, 17 January 2020

Azerbaijani activists announce Ismailova’s escape from home

Sevgiya Ismailova, an eighteen-year-old Russian citizen, has escaped from her relatives in Azerbaijan, who held her by force; now, she is under the care of local activists. The girl’s mother denies violence against her.

Lenin Squire in Elista. Photo by Alyona Sadovskaya for the Caucasian Knot

08:17, 17 January 2020

Half of those punished for rallies in Kalmykia are pensioners

Nine out of twenty activists found guilty of taking part in non-sanctioned protest actions held in Elista, the capital of Kalmykia, are pensioners, who stated that they are unable to pay the awarded fines.

At the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: REUTERS/Staff

21:39, 16 January 2020

Soldier seriously wounded in Karabakh conflict zone

Armenian contract soldier Arthur Mezhlumyan was wounded at a combat post and was hospitalized in sever condition.

Relatives of Rezvan Ozdoev in the court. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the Caucasian Knot

21:27, 16 January 2020

Rezvan Ozdoev pleads not guilty to assaulting law enforcer

At a court hearing in Zheleznovodsk, Ingush activist Rezvan Ozdoev pleaded not guilty to assaulting a fighter of the National Guard of Russia during a rally in March 2019. The defence demanded to question a victim whose name was not disclosed.

Men sweeping streets of Grozny. Photo: website of the Grozny Mayorality, http://grozmer.ru/events/v-groznov-prohodjat-massovye-subbotniki.html

18:21, 16 January 2020

Chechen policemen force law breakers to sweep streets

Law enforcers forced residents of the Kurchaloi District, punished for driving in a state of alcoholic intoxication, to clean the mosque territory. One of the chiefs of the Kurchaloi ROVD (District Interior Division) called such violators "terrorists" and promised to seize their cars.

OSCE Mission vehicles, Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot

17:56, 16 January 2020

OSCE mission registers no shelling attacks in Karabakh conflict zone

OSCE mission members reported on the calm situation in the Karabakh conflict zone amid a statement about machine gun attacks claimed by Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijani side has failed to fulfil the obligation to conduct monitoring, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Nagorno-Karabakh reports.

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