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Detention. Photo: Moscow-Live.ru https://www.flickr.com/photos/moscow-live/44371253894/in/photostream/

16:10, 16 October 2018

Relatives complain about being not allowed to visit detained residents of Grozny

On October 5, four young men were detained in the Oktyabrsky District of Grozny. Their family members cannot get information about the reasons for the detention, relatives report.

Viktor Kotlyarov. Photo: Vitaly Karyukov, http://svpressa.ru/post/article/148763/

11:30, 16 October 2018

Publisher Kotlyarov reports threats after publishing a book about Kanzhali battle

Viktor Kotlyarov, an author and publisher of the book "The Battle of Kanzhali: A Look Through the Centuries", has filed a complaint to the Prosecutor's Office about the threats got through the Internet. He also sent a letter to Kabardino-Balkarian leader Kazbek Kokov, in which he called the Kanzhali battle a "litmus test" for the situation with interethnic relations in the republic.

Khabib Nurmagomedov. Photo REUTERS Said Tsarnayev

11:24, 16 October 2018

Khabib Nurmagomedov responds to Floyd Mayweather's offer to fight in Las Vegas

US boxer Floyd Mayweather responded to the call of Dagestani UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov and offered to fight in Las Vegas. Khabib Nurmagomedov fears that he will not be paid prizes for the victory.

Oleg Kozlovsky / Photo: Oleg Kozlovsky's video blog channel http://aslady.de/channel/UCwSvnrO4BmvHfNkLWIfVt3A

11:19, 16 October 2018

Oleg Kozlovsky leaves Russia after report about his kidnapping in Ingushetia

Oleg Kozlovsky, an activist of the human rights organization "Amnesty International" (AI), who reported his kidnaping and beating in Magas, went abroad together with his family members.

Afghan Mukhtarly (in the center). Photo: REUTERS/Aziz Karimov

08:58, 16 October 2018

Wife of Azerbaijani journalist Mukhtarly states his inhuman treatment in colony

The Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Mukhtarly was placed into dungeon (punishment cell) and subjected to inhuman treatment in the colony, his wife and activists have stated. Mukhtarly was punished for protesting against a new accusation against the oppositionist Mamed Ibragim, they assert. The Penitentiary Service has refuted this information.

Law enforcers in the streets of Magas. October 6, 2018. Photo courtesy of Yakub Gogiev for the "Caucasian Knot"

08:54, 16 October 2018

Ingush authorities doubt kidnapping of rights defender in Magas

The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Ingushetia has failed to find any confirmation of the kidnapping and beating of Oleg Kozlovsky, an employee of the Amnesty International (AI), while the head of Ingushetia, Yunus-Bek Evkurov, called this message a provocation. The kidnappers acted openly and with the connivance of the authorities, the rights defenders Denis Krivosheev and Igor Kalyapin believe.

08:50, 16 October 2018

Protests in Magas receive response in Caucasus

Activists from Dagestan and Kabardino-Balkaria have visited Ingushetia and talked to the protesters holding rally in Magas, while residents of Tbilisi and Volgograd have held actions in support of the demands of Ingush protesters. From the first day of their rally, Magas protesters receive feedback from different regions of Northern Caucasus, Magomed Mutsolgov, an Ingush rights defender, has stated.

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

23:58, 15 October 2018

HRC "Memorial" reports about pressure on colleagues and advocate of Oyub Titiev

After the detention of Oyub Titiev, his Chechen advocate had to leave the republic because of threats from law enforcers, and an employee of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" office in Grozny was subjected to pressure. This was reported to the court by Oleg Orlov, the head of the "Hot Spots" programme created by the HRC "Memorial".

A police car. Azerbaijan. Photo © Sputnik / Murad Orujov https://ru.sputnik.az/incidents/20180302/414289436/azerbaijan-salyan-voorujennoye-napadeniye-policiya.html

23:52, 15 October 2018

A charge brought against Azerbaijani oppositionist Azad Gasanov

Azad Gasanov, an activist of the "Musavat" Party, arrested after his return from Lithuania, is charged with illicit drug trafficking. Members of the party treat the prosecution of their colleague as politically motivated.

Participants of the protest action during a prayer. Magas, October 15, 2018. Photo courtesy of Yakub Gogiev for the "Caucasian Knot"

23:49, 15 October 2018

Protesters set up a tent city in Ingush capital

A tent camp has been set up in front of the building of the "Ingushetia" National TV and Radio Company, where activists are holding their rally. Catering facilities have been also arranged.

20:07, 15 October 2018

In France, 23 natives of Chechnya detained on suspicion of racketeering

The French police have detained natives of Chechnya suspected of extorting money from truck drivers. The Russian Embassy checks the information.

Oleg Kozlovsky, an activist from the "Amnesty International". Photo by the press service of the "Amnesty International" https://amnesty.org.ru/ru/2018-10-15-russia/

20:01, 15 October 2018

AI: a rights defender kidnapped and subjected to mock executions in Ingushetia

Oleg Kozlovsky, an activist from the "Amnesty International" (AI), who arrived in Magas to monitor the protest action held by opponents of the change in the border with Chechnya, was kidnapped, beaten, and subjected to a staged execution. This was reported by the human rights organization.

Saipudi Nataev, a Chechen ethnographer. Screenshot of the video by the user Masalsh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLSREH82FQk

20:00, 15 October 2018

Chechen scientists and Diaspora explain Kadyrov's actions to determine border with Ingushetia

Chechen historians and geographers saw no reason for the claims voiced by protesters in Magas in connection with the new borders between Chechnya and Ingushetia. The Chechen Diaspora in the West agrees with Ramzan Kadyrov, although it usually opposes his actions.

Residents of Stepanakert at an agricultural fair on October 14, 2018. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"

14:56, 15 October 2018

Over 1000 peasant farmsteads take part in a fair in Nagorno-Karabakh

In Stepanakert, more than 520 pavilions were opened at the "Harvest Day" agricultural fair. Participants of the fair interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" say they would like such events to be held more often.

14:50, 15 October 2018

Activists claim deterioration of situation with protection of citizens' rights in Azerbaijan

In Azerbaijan, the situation with the protection of the citizens' rights has never been as bad as it is now, report participants in the public hearings organized by the Committee for Solidarity in the Name of Justice (CSNJ).

14:46, 15 October 2018

Witness: Oyub Titiev's case relates to pressure on HRC "Memorial" in Northern Caucasus

The case against Oyub Titiev, accused of drug possession, the arson of a human defenders' car in Dagestan, and the attack on the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" office in Ingushetia are links of one chain, states Sirazhutdin Datsiev, the head of the Dagestani branch of the HRC "Memorial".

Arthur Beterbiev (from the left) and Ramzan Kadyrov (second from the right). Screenshot of the video by the user Grozny TV Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guzPGYKihYc

14:41, 15 October 2018

Social network users call on Ramzan Kadyrov to encourage not only athletes

World boxing champion Arthur Beterbiev and Dagestani fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov got from the authorities of Chechnya Mercedes cars as gifts. Each car was worth at least six million roubles. Users of social network criticized Ramzan Kadyrov for expensive gifts to athletes and called him on to encourage students, doctors, and teachers for their achievements.

13:41, 15 October 2018

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of October 8-14, 2018

Protest action in Magas organized by opponents of the agreement on borders with Chechnya; special operation in Dagestan; Nikol Pashinyan's announcement of his resignation from the post of the Armenian Prime Minister; inauguration of the Mayor of Yerevan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of October 8-14, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Mosul, Iraq. Photo: REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

10:30, 15 October 2018

Children of Georgian woman brought from Iraq to Tbilisi

Three children of a Georgian woman, convicted in Baghdad to lifelong imprisonment for involvement in terrorism, has been in prison with their mother, until the authorities agreed to transfer them to Georgia, Teya Tsulukiani, the Minister of Justice, has stated.

Vladimir Putin. Photo: Mikhail Metzel/TASS Host Photo Agency/Pool via REUTERS

10:25, 15 October 2018

Russian president reacts to Ingush protests for the first time

Ten days after the start of protests, the head of Ingushetia, Yunus-Bek Evkurov, discussed the situation with the Russian president. Vladimir Putin advised not to disperse the rally.

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