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08:14, 12 December 2018

Activists demand to release Robert Kocharyan

Supporters of Robert Kocharyan, the second President of Armenia, who was arrested on charges of overthrowing the constitutional order, gathered in the Republic Square in Yerevan and demand to release him from custody.

Maxim Lapunov. Screenshot from video posted by user euronews (in Russia) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEdtOC14tSg

21:43, 11 December 2018

Maxim Lapunov tells Moskalkova about investigators' inaction

Maxim Lapunov, a gay who had declared his detention and torture in Chechnya, has again appealed Tatiana Moskalkova, the Russia's Ombudsperson with a request to assist in the investigation of his case.

Russian military base in Gyumri. Photo: © Sputnik / Asatur Yesayants https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/armenia/20170222/6481195/minoborony-102-ya-rossijskaya-voennaya-baza-v-armenii-vazhnaya-sostavlyayushchaya-bezopasnosti.html

21:36, 11 December 2018

Russian serviceman detained after killing woman in Gyumri

Policemen have detained a military serviceman from the Russian military base, located in Gyumri, suspected of committing a murder, the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Armenia has informed.

Muslim woman. Photo: REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

19:03, 11 December 2018

"Legal Initiative" receives threats after "honour killings" report

Saida Sirazhudinova, a co-author of the "Legal Initiative" report on "honour killings" in Northern Caucasus, decided not to go to the police in connection with the fact that she was openly watched in the Moscow metro. The activist has stated she continues to work as usual. Meanwhile, a leader of the "Legal Initiative" receives messages that can be regarded as threats, reports the press secretary of the "Legal Initiative".

Oyub Titiev in the courtroom. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot

18:52, 11 December 2018

Oyub Titiev's defence points to inconsistencies in case materials

Today, at a trial in the case against Oyub Titiev, his advocate has pointed to the fact that the signature of a policeman in his report stating that the rights defender kept drugs at home does not match his signatures in other documents.

Elections in Armenia, December 9, 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot

18:42, 11 December 2018

US Department of State and EU accept results of elections in Armenia

Today, the European Union has announced its willingness to work with the newly elected parliament of Armenia, since the principles of democracy had been observed during the elections. The US Department of State has noted that the parliamentary elections in Armenia were held in a free and competitive environment.

Polling station No. 4/23, December 9, 2018. Photo by Grigory Shvedov for the Caucasian Knot

14:44, 11 December 2018

In Armenia, elections become last stage of 'velvet revolution'

The results of the elections could be expected, believe political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". On December 10, the "velvet revolution" was completed in Armenia, noted political consultant Armen Badalyan.

14:36, 11 December 2018

22 natives of Southern Caucasus detained in France

Suspected members of the Georgian, Armenian, and Azerbaijani organized criminal groupings were detained during a special operation in Lyon, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Georgia reports today.

Explosion. Photo: http://www.nkrmil.am/gallery/photos/view/18

14:30, 11 December 2018

Azerbaijan reports shelling of two villages in conflict zone

Over the past 24 hours, the positions of the Azerbaijani armed forces in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled 24 times, and border villages in the Tovuz District came under fire, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reports today.

Members of observation missions at press conference in Yerevan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot

10:13, 11 December 2018

Observers tell about violations at elections in Armenia

There were violations at the parliamentary elections in Armenia, but they were not widespread, members of observation missions have stated at a press conference in Yerevan. According to human rights defenders, these elections were the first free and competitive ones in recent years, but during the electoral campaigns, parties and blocs used the "hate speech".

10:01, 11 December 2018

"Memorial" reports persecution of activists in Stavropol Territory

Law enforcers have searched the apartment of activist Darya Atdaeva, who demanded to investigate the circumstances of the killing of two people in a special operation in Nevinnomyssk, human rights defenders have informed.

Oyub Titiev. Photo: press service of HRC 'Memorial'

09:52, 11 December 2018

Oyub Titiev complains about the problems with delivery of letters to SIZO

The defence of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre "Memorial", treats keeping him at SIZO (pre-trial prison) and the extension of his arrest for three months more as unjustified. The rights defender himself has treated the last court judgement as expected and complained that he receives not all the letters addressed to him.

09:22, 11 December 2018

Resident of Chechnya charged with Basaev's raid on Dagestan

The case of the resident of Chechnya, whom investigators treat as a participant in the attack of the militants of Shamil Basaev and Khattab on Dagestan in 1999, has been sent to the court, the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has reported.

Ramzan Kadyrov at business session 'Invest in Caucasus'. Screenshot from TASS broadcasting reproduced by 'Dozhd' TV Channel, https://tvrain.ru/teleshow/videooftheday/kadyrov_vs_mutko-476673/

09:11, 11 December 2018

Kadyrov's words about Russian Vice-Premier remind of his federal ambitions

The criticism of Ramzan Kadyrov addressed to Vitaly Mutko, one of Russian Vice-Premiers, is caused by the fact that the head of Chechnya sees himself as a federal-level politician and is seeking to expand his influence, Dmitry Oreshkin and Alexei Malashenko, political analysts, believe.

21:23, 10 December 2018

Georgian police demand to move activists' tent on the border with South Ossetia

The police have asked to move the tent of activist of the "Force in Unity" movement into the territory of Georgia, but the protesters have managed to maintain the status quo, David Katsarava, the head of the movement, has stated.

Oyub Titiev with his advocate Pyotr Zaikin in the court room. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"

21:19, 10 December 2018

Oyub Titiev's arrest extended by three months

The court has upheld the demand of the prosecution and extended the arrest of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", until March 22, 2019.

The Azerbaijani army. Photo https://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/

17:20, 10 December 2018

Azerbaijan reports 27 shelling attacks in the conflict zone

Over the past 24 hours, positions of Azerbaijani militaries were shelled from Armenia and the territories "near the occupied villages," the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

Orkhan Bahyshly (in the centre). Photo by the press service of the Institute for Peace and Democracy http://ipdthinktank.org/Orhan_bahisli_ru.html

17:16, 10 December 2018

Court upholds sentence to Azerbaijani activist Bakhyshly

The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) refused to satisfy the complaint against the verdict against the oppositionist Orkhan Bahyshly, sentenced to six years in prison on charges of drug possession. Orkhan insists on the political background of his case.

15:16, 10 December 2018

Baku activists urge to consider human rights issues in Azerbaijan-EU agreement

More than 50 Azerbaijani activists have appealed to the authorities of the country and the European Union (EU), calling to accelerate the work on a new agreement on strategic partnership. They have urged to include the issue of legal and political reforms as priorities into the agreement.

The village of Duchi, Novolaksky (Aukh) district of Dagestan. Photo by Kamil Chutuev, http://odnoselchane.ru/?page=photos_of_category&sect=896&com=photogallery

15:14, 10 December 2018

Residents of Dagestan threaten to hold protests against changing border with Chechnya

The transfer to Chechnya of territories of Dagestan will cause discontent among the republic's residents, experts have suggested. Residents of Dagestan have confirmed that they are ready to protests, if the issue arises of changing the republic's border.

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