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Samed Seyidov. Photo © Sputnik / Murad Orujov

19:54, 16 May 2018

PACE imposes sanctions on the head of Azerbaijani delegation

Samed Seyidov, the head of the Azerbaijani delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), is among the four members of the Assembly, whose powers are limited by the results of the corruption investigation conducted with the PACE.

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

15:52, 16 May 2018

OSCE monitoring reveals no incidents in Karabakh conflict zone

Today, OSCE observers have conducted monitoring of the troops contact line and fixed no violations of the ceasefire, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan have stated.

10:15, 16 May 2018

53 human rights organizations demand to unblock Telegram

Telegram was used in Russia as a new media tool for publishing free and independent information, and the decision to block it can only be seen as a violation of people's freedom to express their opinion, human rights activists said today.

Young people protesting in Georgia. Tbilisi, May 12, 2018. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"

07:06, 16 May 2018

Political analysts associate actions of Georgian youth with "velvet revolution" in Armenia

In Georgia, the mood of youth was influenced by the change of power in Armenia as a result of street actions, but the resumption of protests in Tbilisi will not lead to serious political changes. This opinion was voiced by political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

NATO warships in the Black Sea. Photo by the press service of the Royal Navy https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/destroyers/hms-duncan

05:09, 16 May 2018

Experts: NATO exercises in Georgia do not threaten Russia

NATO warships, which arrived in the port of Georgia for exercises, do not threaten Russia. A training group mainly consists of warships of the Black Sea countries, which do not carry powerful weapons, military experts note.

A dormitory located in Severnaya Street in Nalchik. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the "Caucasian Knot"

04:10, 16 May 2018

In Nalchik, dormitory tenants appeal to rights defenders for help

At a roundtable held on May 15 at the Kabardino-Balkarian Public Human Rights Centre, tenants of a dormitory located in 10 in Ashurov Street in Nalchik complained about the difficult living conditions, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

A woman with children in southwestern Kirkuk. Iraq, October 4, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/АКО Rashid

02:16, 16 May 2018

A KBR woman from describes captivity conditions in Iraq

Aisha Efendieva, a native of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), who awaits trial in Iraq, has written a letter to her relatives and described inhuman conditions of detention and abuse. The woman asks her relatives to return her with her children home from captivity.

Barbed wire. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the "Caucasian Knot"

00:00, 16 May 2018

A case on torture of an Ingush resident entrusted to new investigator

The Investigating Department for Kabardino-Balkaria of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has taken control over the investigation into a complaint of torture used by law enforcers against Rustam Kuchmenov, a resident of Nalchik, the Committee Against Torture reports.

Police at the site of the terror act in Paris on May 12, 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Reuters TV

19:55, 15 May 2018

French Foreign Minister argues with Ramzan Kadyrov

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian made a harsh comment on the statement voiced by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov about the responsibility of Paris for an attack on passers-by committed by Chechen native Khamzat Azimov.

Nikol Pashinyan (in the center). Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

16:30, 15 May 2018

Nikol Pashinyan, Armenian Premier, fires six officials

Today, Nikol Pashinyan, the new Prime Minister of Armenia, has signed decrees on the dismissal of the chief court superintendent, the head of the department for state property management, three deputy ministers and the chief secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).

Mikhail Fedotov, Oyub Titiev, Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo by kremlin.ru, Mariya Shischenkova from the archive of the Human Rights Centre 'Memorial', collage by the "Caucasian Knot"

12:52, 15 May 2018

Kadyrov accuses 60 well-known Russians of putting pressure on court in Oyub Titiev's case

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov treats a letter, in which cultural figures, journalists and religious figures asked President Vladimir Putin "to put an end to the persecution of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) 'Memorial'."

A believer is reading the Quran. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

10:13, 15 May 2018

Muftiate of Dagestan re-schedules start of Ramadan for May 17

In Dagestan, according to the decision of the Council of Alims of the republic, the fasting in honour of the holy month of Ramadan will begin on May 17. In that matter, the Muftiate of Dagestan disagrees with the Council of Muftis for Russia, which declared the holy month of Ramadan to be started on May 16.

A marathon in support of orphans in Baku gathered more than 12,000 participants. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

07:13, 15 May 2018

In Baku, marathon in support of orphans turns into a PR action for authorities

A marathon has been held in Baku. All the funds raised during it will be directed to support children deprived of parental care. The marathon has become a PR-action for the authorities and measures to support social orphans should not be advertised, believes Natiq Jafarli, a member of the Mejlis of the "Republican Initiative" Party.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (on the right) with Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister of Armenia. Photo http://kremlin.ru/

05:58, 15 May 2018

New Armenian Premier re-promises no anti-Russian rhetoric

At the Eurasian Economic Union summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin met Nikol Pashinyan, who became the Prime Minister of Armenia after large-scale protests.

The Shali city. Photo: video by the Grozny TV Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=750&v=VX30dMDF5UY

04:34, 15 May 2018

Chechen teenagers get into a fight when authorities distribute bicycles

In Chechnya, the distribution of gifts at the grand opening of the city centre has ended in conflicts among children. Residents complained about the bad organization of the action.

Valery Khatazhukov. Photo courtesy of the KBR's Human Rights Centre

00:25, 15 May 2018

Activists call on KBR's authorities to protect national languages

The law on the voluntary study of national languages at schools will lead to the disappearance of the nations inhabiting the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) and the republic itself, and may trigger conflicts. This was stated by Madina Khakuasheva, a philologist, and Valery Khatazhukov, human rights defender.

An LGBT rally. Photo Sputnik / Vadim Zhernov https://sputnik-georgia.ru/Tbilisi/20171106/238066336/Sportivnyj-LGBT-skandal-v-Gruzii-akcija-protesta-snova-proshla-v-Tbilisi.html

21:15, 14 May 2018

Russian authorities tell about unsuccessful search for gays in Chechnya

The checks of information about the persecution of gays in Chechnya have reached a deadlock, as the authorities failed to find any members of the LGBT community there, Alexander Konovalov, the acting Russia's Minister of Justice, has announced.

20:42, 14 May 2018

Azerbaijani citizen sentenced for raping a child in Dagestan

A citizen of Azerbaijan is found guilty of sexual abuse of a five-year-old girl in Kaspiysk.

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

15:55, 14 May 2018

Chechen rights defenders urged Putin to stop persecution of Oyub Titiev

Scientists and art workers, clergymen, journalists and rights defenders have called on Vladimir Putin to transfer the consideration of the case of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", to the federal level.

Participants of the protest action "For Our Rights". Tbilisi, May 13, 2018. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili

14:50, 14 May 2018

Georgian MIA explains reasons for raiding nightclubs

Organizers of the protest action "For Our Rights" and the Georgian Minister of Internal Affairs decided to create two groups to resolve drug policy issues and analyze the police actions during raids to nightclubs.

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