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Russian military base in Gyumri. Photo by the press service of the Radio Azatutyun (RFE/RL)

20:06, 24 December 2018

Representatives of Gukasyan family demand to transfer a Russian soldier to Armenia

The request to transfer a Russian soldier suspected of killing Julietta Gukasyan in Gyumri to a penitentiary institution of Armenia has been transferred to an investigator, report representatives of a killed woman's daughter.

Oyub Titiev in the court room. Photo by the Human Rights Centre "Memorial"

20:04, 24 December 2018

Chechen SC refuses to release Oyub Titiev

The court dismissed the defence appeal and left Oyub Titiev, the head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" office in Grozny, in custody.

Counting of votes at a polling station. Georgia, November 28, 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Tornike Turabelidze

20:03, 24 December 2018

In Georgia, opposition demands to investigate violations during presidential election

The oppositional "United National Movement" (UNM) Party has video evidence of violations and requires the Prosecutor's Office to detain people suspected of fraud. That was announced by Levan Bezhashvili, one of the party leaders.

16:58, 24 December 2018

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 17-23, 2018

OSCE's recognition of the facts of torture and extrajudicial executions in Chechnya; questions to President Putin from Southern Russia; special operation in Stavropol; detention in Kabardino-Balkaria of a man suspected of a murder committed 13 years ago; protest action of "Nairit" workers in Yerevan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of December 17-23, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Traces of shelling in the village of Nerkin Oratakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"

14:40, 24 December 2018

Azerbaijan reports shelling of four villages

During the last 24 hours, the ceasefire regime in the Karabakh conflict zone was violated for 28 times; the militaries' positions in the Gazakh and Tovuz Districts came under fire, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

A screenshot of the documentary film about the Islamic Army of the Caucasus by the Deyer TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HPfmn8C-Gk

14:33, 24 December 2018

Monument to Turkish soldiers in Dagestan reminds about controversial aspects of civil war

Residents of Kumyk villages near Makhachkala have erected a monument to the soldiers of the Ottoman Empire, who 100 years ago drove troops of General Lazar Bicherakhov out of Dagestan. Locals associate General's soldiers with violence and perceive their Turk counterparts as liberators; however, historians have no common opinion on whether the actions of the Ottoman Empire in Northern Caucasus were intervention.

Khadija Ismayilova. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

10:27, 24 December 2018

OSCE condemns persecution of journalist Khadija Ismayilova

The persecution of journalist Khadija Ismayilova in Azerbaijan is detrimental to the freedom of expressing one's opinion in the country, Arlem Desir, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, has stated.

Community unpaid work in a district of Chechnya. Screenshot of the video by the Grozny TV channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK0CoeS1RPc

10:23, 24 December 2018

Residents of Chechnya complain about forced winter subbotniks

Employees of budgetary institutions in the Grozny District of Chechnya are forced to work on cleaning the banks of the Terek River after their work hours and on weekends, local residents have complained.

Students of the Buynaksk Medical College. Screenshot of Murad Aliev's video "Buynaksk Medical College - Students' volunteer project "Act with us"" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHCk1F_jmL0

10:10, 24 December 2018

Social networks users treat staging Bulgakov in Dagestan as "diabolic holiday"

The literary event based on the novel "Master and Margarita" by Mikhail Bulgakov at the Buynaksk Medical College was called a "satanic holiday" by social media users.

11:04, 23 December 2018

MPs to amend the law to investigate Zviad Gamsakhurdia's murder

The amendments aimed to increase the term for investigating crimes will be adopted under the accelerated procedure; this will allow to finish the inquiry into the murder of Zviad Gamsakhurdia, the first president of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, the Speaker of the Parliament, has promised today. The sons of Gamsakhurdia refused to stop their hunger strike after this statement.

10:56, 23 December 2018

After release of Grigoryan, Echmiadzin residents block the road

The townspeople, dissatisfied with the release of Manvel Grigoryan, have blocked the exit from Echmiadzin, demanding the return the Armenian MP back into custody. They blocked the road immediately after the court ruled to release Grigoryan.

Contact line in the Karabakh conflict zone. Photo: REUTERS/Staff

10:50, 23 December 2018

Nagorno-Karabakh counts 200 attacks in the conflict zone within a week

On December 16-22, Azerbaijani soldiers fired 2000 shots at the positions of the Defence Army, the Nagorno-Karabakh Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

Clashes of opposition activists and policemen, December 16, 2018. Photo: REUTERS/David Chkhikvishvili

10:39, 23 December 2018

Defence appeals against Kirkitadze's arrest in Gurdjaani

The advocates of David Kirkitadze, an activist of the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party, suspected of attacking a policeman, have filed an appeal against the court's ruling to arrest him. The persecution of Kirkitadze evidences the authorities' plans to put pressure on the opposition, the Alliance "Strength in Unity" believes.

Screenshot from online petition in support of Alexei Knedlyakovsky and Lusine Djanyan, https://www.change.org/p/migrationsverket-låt-pussy-riot-stanna?fbclid=IwAR14QsarACTkJSvchQTVZpMwXbrJUV2dNM8oNxg5J2xmPOQs6JIxFj659jw

16:21, 22 December 2018

Sweden denied refuge to painters' family from Krasnodar

On December 20, the Swedish Migration Service refused to grant political asylum to Krasnodar painters Alexei Knedlyakovsky and Lusine Djanyan, known for their oppositional actions. This decision caused outrage of Swedish social network users.

Military exercises of the Azerbaijani Army, December 2018. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, https://mod.gov.az/ru/news/podrazdeleniya-pvo-otdelnoj-obshevojskovoj-armii-proveli-taktiko-specialnye-ucheniya-s-boevoj-strelboj-25134.html

16:15, 22 December 2018

Azerbaijan reports 23 shelling attacks from Armenian side

On December 21 and during the last night, the Armenian military servicemen violated the ceasefire regime on the troops contact line for 23 times, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

Central Marketplace of Gudermes before demolition. Photo: press service of Gudermes Mayoralty. http://gudermes.net/index.php/publikatsii/novosti-rajona/item/2049-glava-munitsipaliteta-usman-ozdamirov-proinspektiroval-territoriyu-tsentralnogo-rynka-gudermesa

16:10, 22 December 2018

Demolition of market in Gudermes angered townspeople

The authorities are dismantling the Central Marketplace in the Chechen city of Gudermes instead of eliminating the violations found there, said the townspeople interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

16:02, 22 December 2018

Advocates point to law enforcers' illegal actions at detentions of Caucasians in Moscow

During searches and detentions of over 100 natives of the republics of Northern Caucasus at one of Moscow hostels, law enforcers illegally entered one's housing, committed illegal deprivation of freedom, failed to render medical aid and damaged one's property, Tatiana Okushko, a lawyer, believes. Law enforcers were obliged to present court's orders or investigator's warrant for a search, said Maxim Pashkov.

Manvel Grigoryan. Photo: Sputnik / Karen Yepremyanhttps://ru.armeniasputnik.am/incidents/20180620/12773855/u-shurina-generala-manvela-nashli-minoiskatel-mech-i-tureckoe-ruzhe-sarsilmaz.html

12:04, 22 December 2018

Manvel Grigoryan released on bail

The court in Yerevan has released Manvel Grigoryan, an Armenian MP and the head of the "Erkrapa" Union of Volunteer, on bail of 52,000 US dollars.

Pavel Grib in the courtroom. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot

12:00, 22 December 2018

Court refuses to release Grib from SIZO for health reasons

The North-Caucasian District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don has refused to change the freedom restraint of Pavel Grib, a Ukrainian citizen, for house arrest, despite his complaints about health problems.

11:55, 22 December 2018

ECtHR awards compensations to two inmates of Georgian prisons

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has recognized violations of the rights of two Georgian citizens, who failed to receive the necessary medical care in jails. The victims have been awarded compensation in the total amount of 19,500 euros.

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