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13:21, 20 December 2018

Georgian court refuses to let media to Kirkitadze's trial

The trial of David Kirkitadze, an activist of the oppositional "United National Movement" (UNM) Party, has started today against the background of the opposition's protest.

Magomed Mutsolgov. Screenshot from video by HRC 'Memorial'. Photo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZGKMJl-me4

13:13, 20 December 2018

Court cancels Mutsolgov's fine for participating in rally

The appeals instance (the Supreme Court of Ingushetia) has satisfied the complaint against the fine imposed on Magomed Mutsolgov, a human rights defender, for his participation in the October rally against changing the Chechen-Ingush border. The court judgement became known on December 19.

Flag of Georgia. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili

13:03, 20 December 2018

EU reports growth of applications for asylum from Georgia citizens

The European Union (EU) has expressed concern over the growth of unjustified applications for asylum submitted by Georgian citizens. This is stated in the 2nd Report of the European Commission on the visa-free regime for the countries of Eastern Europe.

Flag of Ingushetia at the protest action in Magas, October 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

11:03, 20 December 2018

Historians find it hopeless to solve the problem of Chechen-Ingush border through Sharia Court

The Constitutional Court of Russia has put a full stop in the dispute over the Chechen-Ingush border. An attempt to solve this conflict under the Islamic law is unpromising, given the lack of mechanisms for enforcing the decisions of the Sharia Court in the Russian legal environment, the historians interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

Armenia police shield government building during protest of 'Nairit' workers. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot

10:55, 20 December 2018

"Nairit" workers tell about their plight after plant closure

Former workers of the "Nairit" plant, who held a protest action demanding to meet Nikol Pashinyan, the Acting Prime Minister of Armenia, failed to do it. They complained about their difficult financial situation after the closure of the plant and announced their intention to continue protest actions.

Aftermath of special operation in the Dagestani settlement of Vremenny, December 2018. Photo: press service of HRC 'Memorial'

08:40, 20 December 2018

Residents of Vremenny appeal against inaction of district administration officials

Residents of the dwelling settlement of Vremenny in Dagestan are unable, for four years, to receive the due compensation for their houses destroyed during a special operation, since the bureaucrats from the Untsukul District Administration fail to compile the primary documentation for compensational payments. In the lawsuit, lodged on behalf of five local residents, a lawyer of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" demands to oblige local officials to draw up the required documents.

Special operation. Photo: press service of the National Antiterrorist Committee. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru

08:34, 20 December 2018

Stavropol CTO is fourth armed incident in the territory since start of year

The counterterrorist operation (CTO) in Stavropol on December 19, during which two persons were killed, was preceded in the Stavropol Territory by three armed incidents related to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. As a result of the four incidents, six people were killed and two others wounded.

Russian State Geological Prospecting University. Photo: Retradazia https://ru.wikipedia.org

21:32, 19 December 2018

Ingush students complain about beatings during searches in Moscow

Lawyers-members of the Ingush community in Moscow were attracted to work with complaints of the students of the Russian State Geological Prospecting University (RSGPU), who claim that they were beaten up during a search of the dormitory; a total of eight complaints were made, the Ingush Permanent Mission on Moscow has reported.

Clashes between opposition and police. Photo: REUTERS/David Chkhikvishvili

21:24, 19 December 2018

Number of detainees after clashes with police in Georgia reaches four

Two oppositionists have confessed to beating up a resident of the Gurjaani District during a clash with the police on December 16; in total, four activists were detained after the incident, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported.

Law enforcer. Photo: Vlad Alexandrov, Yuga.ru

21:17, 19 December 2018

Two people killed in CTO in Stavropol Territory

The members of the terrorist organization, who were killed today in Stavropol, were not residents of the region, authorities have stated.

21:13, 19 December 2018

Khadidja Ismailova tells about arrest of another account

The Azerbaijani journalist Khadidja Ismailova said that she received information about the preparation of her arrest from several sources. The bank blocked her account, to which the compensation established by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) was transferred; and she noticed spying on herself.

Pavel Grib at the court session, November 15, 2018. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot

18:45, 19 December 2018

ECtHR demands a report on medical treatment for Pavel Grib

On December 18, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) requested the Russian authorities to submit the information on the state of health and medical treatment of Pavel Grib, a citizen of Ukraine, his advocate reported.

Blood feud. Screenshot from the Caucasian Knot video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxH47RW8GQ8

18:36, 19 December 2018

Appeal to excuse Kadyrov's relative for road accident reminds of blood feud traditions

In Chechnya, after a fatal road traffic accident, reconciliation of blood feud parties usually takes place quickly, but a driver's behaviour is a key, report experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" after a resonant road traffic accident, in which an official, a relative of Ramzan Kadyrov, had been found guilty.

Special forces agents. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/antiterroristicheskie-ucheniya/operativnym-shtabom-v-kaluzhskoy-oblasti-4.html#&gid=1&pid=8

18:26, 19 December 2018

FSB reports killing IS* militants in Stavropol

Members of a terrorist organization rendered armed resistance during their detention in Stavropol, reported the FSB. The number of the killed suspects was not reported.

Former workers of the "Nairit" plant at the building of the Armenian government. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot

18:18, 19 December 2018

Former workers of "Nairit" plant block building of Armenian government

Today, in Yerevan, participants of a rally have demanded to pay them penalties for delaying the wages due to workers of the "Nairit" plant. The protestors have also demanded a meeting with Nikol Pashinyan.

Zhalaudi Geriev in the courtroom. Photo by the Caucasian Knot correspondent

16:52, 19 December 2018

Judge wouldn't explain CER refusal for Zhalaudi Geriev

Alaudi Musaev, the advocate of Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, intends to appeal against the court judgement not to apply the conditional early relief (CER) to his client, noting that the judge failed to explain the motifs of his ruling to the defence.

Tree planted in memory of journalist Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot

16:46, 19 December 2018

Dagestani journalists urge not to leave their colleagues' murders unpunished

The participants in the annual memorial party for the perished journalists in Makhachkala have expressed regret that murders of many Dagestani journalists still remain unsolved.

11:56, 19 December 2018

Second activist detained after clashes with police in Georgia

The detainee is suspected that, together with David Kirkitadze, the leader of the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party, he attacked law enforcers in the Gurdjaani District, the Georgian police have stated.

11:51, 19 December 2018

Court leaves Azerbaijani oppositionists under administrative arrest

The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has left Gusein Melik, an activist of the "Movement for Democracy and Prosperity", who had been sentenced to 25 days in jail, in custody. The oppositionist himself said he had been arrested for his posts on the Facebook.

11:43, 19 December 2018

LGBT activists complain about disruption of their action in Volgograd

The first in the last five years action of members of the LGBT community in Volgograd was disrupted shortly after the start. In the presence of policemen, Cossacks took away posters from solo picketers, tore them up and threw into a garbage bin, activists have reported.

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