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Prison bars. Photo: © Flickr/ Michael Coghlan

10:09, 9 July 2017

In Azerbaijan, journalist Zulfugarly sentenced to five months in prison

In Azerbaijan, the court charged Makhbuba Zulfugarly, an activist and a journalist, of defamation. He was sentenced at a claim of a local official, human rights defenders report.

A volunteer of Alexei Navalny's office in Krasnodar. Photo: the Alexei Navalny's office on its page on VKontakte

04:40, 9 July 2017

In Krasnodar, police seize newspapers from a volunteer of Alexei Navalny's office

In Krasnodar, the police detained a volunteer in the course of a campaign action in support of Alexei Navalny. The activist spent several hours at a police station and then was released. Meanwhile, the police seized the rest of newspaper copies which he had with him. This was reported by the Krasnodar office of the opposition politician.

Picket in defence of animals in Rostov-on-Don, July 8, 2017. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot.

22:51, 8 July 2017

70 people hold picket in Rostov-on-Don in support of law on animal protection

Today, in Rostov-on-Don, a picket in defence of stray animals has brought together about 70 participants, who demanded a prompt adoption of the bill to protect animals and create a municipal shelter.

17:31, 8 July 2017

Navalny's office in Volgograd resumes work at new address

The Volgograd supporters of Alexei Navalny, who had been three times evicted from their rented premises, have rented an apartment in No.1 Chuikov Street for their office. The fourth move of the office took place today, said Alexei Volkov, the office coordinator.

16:35, 8 July 2017

TSU students hold protest rally on Georgian-South-Ossetian border

Near the border village of Bershueti, more than 50 people lined up in a live chain on the road. In their hands, they are holding posters reading: "No occupation", "Our land is our responsibility", and "Stop Russia". The activists who protest against the transfer of the borderline intend to set up tents on the border territory and spend a night in them.

15:44, 8 July 2017

Stepanakert accuses Baku of 300 cases of shelling per week

In the period from July 2 to July 8, the Azerbaijani side violated ceasefire on the contact line in the Karabakh conflict zone 300 times. The Azerbaijani armed forces used mortar launchers, cannons, and grenade launchers, and on July 4 multiple rocket launchers. This was stated by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Nagorno-Karabakh.

15:35, 8 July 2017

Vice Prime Minister of North Ossetia suspected of creating a criminal grouping

In North Ossetia, the former deputy chairman of the government has been taken under house arrest in the case of seizure from the property of a factory of real estate object worth about 300 million roubles. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

15:06, 8 July 2017

Suspected attacker on Grozny arrested in Italy

In the Italian region of Puglia, the law enforcement agencies have taken into custody a 38-year-old native of Chechnya suspected of attacking law enforcers in Grozny in December 2014. This has been reported today by the Italian newspaper "La Repubblica".

14:00, 8 July 2017

US tourists missing in Georgia found

A rescue team has revealed the whereabouts of five US tourists who asked for help in the high-mountainous region of Khevsureti during a downpour. The rescuers left to reach and evacuate them.

Giyas Ibragimov. Photo: http://report.az/ru/proisshestviya/izbrana-mera-presecheniya-v-vide-aresta-v-o/

13:15, 8 July 2017

Giyas Ibragimov's mother complains about her son's torture at penal colony

Activist Giyas Ibragimov was beaten in the Baku penal colony No. 2. This has been reported by his mother Shura Amiraslanova. Officials from the penitentiary service have denied the information about torture.

Afghan Mukhtarly. Photo from personal Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1490670140965192&set=pb.100000666619845.-2207520000.1499500952.&type=3&theater

09:16, 8 July 2017

ECtHR assigns priority status to Afghan Mukhtarly's case

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has considered the case "Afghan Mukhtarly versus Azerbaijan and Georgia" as a priority. This was reported by Archil Chopikashvili, an advocate of the journalist.

08:18, 8 July 2017

Farmer Oleg Petrov released on bail of 500,000 roubles

The Caucasian District Court of the Krasnodar Territory has mitigated the pre-trial restriction measure with regard to Oleg Petrov, a Kuban farmer, an activist of the movement "Polite Farmers" and replaced his house arrest with release on bail.

Road to the village of Shyky. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the Caucasian Knot.

05:14, 8 July 2017

Activist: desire of Shyky natives to restore clannish village finds no authorities' support

Local authorities hamper obtaining title documents on patrimonial houses and land plots by natives from the high-mountainous village of Shyky, Cherek District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), Aishat Sultanova, an activist, has stated.

Mikhail Saakashvili. Photo: © Sputnik / Stringer, http://sputnik-ossetia.ru/analytics/20170603/4257812.html

23:04, 7 July 2017

South Ossetia initiates international search for Saakashvili

The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of South Ossetia has handed over to its Russian counterpart a list of persons to be put on the international wanted list on suspicion of committing war crimes in August 2008. The list includes Mikhail Saakashvili, a former President of Georgia, and 75 Georgian militaries, Anatoly Bibilov, the President of South Ossetia, has stated.

Poster reading: "Stop, no gender in schools!". Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot.

20:45, 7 July 2017

Tbilisi protesters demand to protect schoolchildren from influence of LGBT community

About 40 persons took part in the protest action in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, demanding not to introduce lessons of sexual education into school curricular, and not to change textbooks with account of the interests of the LGBT community.

Search at the office of Alexei Navalny, Astrakhan. Screenshot of the video posted at https://vk.com/teamnavalny_astra

18:36, 7 July 2017

Astrakhan residents hold four pickets after search of Navalny's office

Today, residents of Astrakhan have held a series of solo pickets in various parts of the city in connection with a search at the office of Alexei Navalny.

Traces of shelling, Nagorny Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot.

18:32, 7 July 2017

Nagorno-Karabakh reports three persons wounded by shelling

The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported fire attacks on Armenian positions, explaining the bombardments by the need to prevent diversions and treating them as a response measure to the shelling of the village of Alkhanly, where two civilians were killed. Nagorno-Karabakh has reported three wounded members of its Defence Army.

Сollege named after Demirel, Tbilisi. Photo: https://sova.news/2017/05/25/19608/

17:13, 7 July 2017

Georgian authorities deny Turkish teacher's refugee status

Today, the Ministry for Refugees, Accommodation and Forced Migrants from the Occupied Territories of Georgia has notified the Turkish citizen Mustafa Çabuk about refusal to grant him a refugee status. Soso Baratashvili, an advocate of the Turkish citizen, told the story to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

National park 'Pshav-Khevsureti'. Photo: https://sputnik-georgia.ru/incidents/20170707/236553474/V-Gruzii-propali-devjat-turistov.html

16:12, 7 July 2017

Five US tourists disappear in Georgian mountains

Georgian rescuers are looking for a group of tourists from the USA in the high-altitude region of Khevsureti.

14:30, 7 July 2017

"Alternative" announces release of two Astrakhan residents from labour slavery

The Chechen Prosecutor's Office has organized a check on the message of the Alternative movement about the illegal deprivation of liberty of two residents of Astrakhan.

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