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Idris Yusupov. Photo from the journalist's personal page at Facebook, Facebook.com/idris.yusupov

02:14, 14 July 2017

Journalist Idris Yusupov released from police

Idris Yusupov, a detained Dagestani journalist, has been released from the Sovietsky ROVD (District Interior Division) of Makhachkala.

The PPS (patrol-and-post) car. Photo http://news-r.ru/news/incidents/8240/

20:32, 13 July 2017

Resident of Nalchik claims being beaten at police station

The man said that an operative criminal inquiry agent tried to beat a confession out of him at the police station. The policeman is suspected of exceeding his official powers.

Stepan Safaryan, a political analyst. Photo http://nyut.am/?p=74677&l=ru

20:30, 13 July 2017

Political analysts state fruitless meeting of Armenian and Azeri Foreign Ministers

Armenia has toughened its positions on the settlement of the Karabakh conflict, Stepan Safaryan, a political analyst, have stated. In the opinion of his colleagues, Ruben Megrabyan and Ara Papyan, the mediators are trying to keep the situation in the conflict zone under control.

A road junction in Georgia. Photo © FB / Giorgi Kvirikashvili

19:38, 13 July 2017

EIB allocates 253.5 million euros to Georgia

The Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed an agreement on the allocation of the Georgia's second half of the concessional loan for a total of half a billion euros for the project aimed to improve the country's motorways.

19:23, 13 July 2017

Political analysts doubt independence of new Chechen SC's Chairman

Alavdin Gardaloev, the new Chairman of the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya, is a man from the team of Magomed Daudov, the Speaker of the Republic's Parliament, Andrei Serenko, a political analyst, has stated. His colleague Ruslan Martagov believes that Gardaloev will act in the context of the position of the Chechen authorities.

Eliso Kiladze, the editor-in-chief of the Tbilisi newspaper "Chronicle+". Photo https://onkavkaz.com/articles/233-gruzinskii-demarsh-nesoglasnyh.html

17:53, 13 July 2017

Son of editor-in-chief of Georgian "Chronicle+" released on bail

The court has released David Kharshiladze, a son of Eliso Kiladze, the editor-in-chief of the Tbilisi newspaper "Chronicle+", on bail of 6300 US dollars.

The defendants in Boris Nemtsov's murder case in the courtroom. Photo by Maxim Shemetov, REUTERS

14:35, 13 July 2017

Advocates in Boris Nemtsov's murder case to challenge the verdict

Advocates intend to appeal against the decision of the court, which sentenced defendants in the case on the Boris Nemtsov's murder to long terms of imprisonment. Till present, representatives of the victim party and public prosecutors have not yet decided on the plans concerning the verdict.

The judge's gavel. Photo http://www.echr.coe.int/Pages/home.aspx?p=home

13:59, 13 July 2017

ECtHR announces decisions on seven Azerbaijani citizens' complaints

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found rights violations of seven Azerbaijani citizens and ordered to pay compensation to them for their moral harm plus legal costs amounting in total to 65,300 euros.

Local residents near the administration of the Nogai District during the visit of the representatives of the Dagestani authorities, July 7, 2017. Photo by Asya Kapaeva for "Caucasian Knot"

13:27, 13 July 2017

Nogais ask Putin to intervene in Dagestani conflict

Leaders of the Nogai organizations of Russia and Kazakhstan have sent an appeal to President Vladimir Putin asking him to influence the situation in the Nogai District of Dagestan.

Areg Kyuregyan. Photo http://ru.a1plus.am/1337472.html

12:54, 13 July 2017

"Sasna Tsrer" member placed into dungeon

Areg Kyuregyan, a defendant in the case on capture of a police regiment building in Yerevan, was transferred to a punishment cell for 10 days after a razor blade was found by him. This was reported to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by advocate Musheg Shushanyan.

A screenshot of the "decree" "On the improvement of demographic policy in Chechnya" disseminated through WhatsApp in Chechnya. Photo by "Caucasian Knot"

12:45, 13 July 2017

Residents of Chechnya surprised at report on adoption of polygamy law

The Muftiate of Chechnya has refuted a report about a decree allegedly issued by the Chechen leader to create a commission to form a tolerant attitude to polygamy.

Tamerlan Eskerkhanov in the courtroom. Photo by Maxim Shemetov, REUTERS

11:49, 13 July 2017

In Boris Nemtsov's murder case, all defendants sentenced to long prison terms

In the case on the politician Boris Nemtsov's murder, the court has found all the defendants guilty.

Ilya Ostrovsky. Photo http://www.livekuban.ru/news/zhizn/ilya-ostrovskiy-pozhalovalsya-na-silovye-proverki-na-kubana/

06:25, 13 July 2017

KUBANA producer asks Governor Kondratiev to return festival to Kuban

Ilya Ostrovsky, the producer of the KUBANA music festival, has released an open letter to Veniamin Kondratiev, Governor of the Krasnodar Territory. In his letter, the producer has noted that for several years, in vain he has been trying to return the music festival to Kuban.

Dagestani Prosecutor Ramazan Shakhnavazov. Photo http://vestibabayurt.ru/newsreg/media/2017/1/19/v-dagestane-zablokirovano-500-sajtov-ekstremistskoj-napravlennosti/

05:12, 13 July 2017

Dagestani Prosecutor promises to check social networks in connection with Leninaul events

At a meeting in the Kazbek District, Dagestani Prosecutor Ramazan Shakhnavazov has promised to check social networks for posts inciting ethnic hatred because of the conflict in Leninaul.

A mosque in Omarova (Hungarian Fighters) Street in Makhachkala. Photo http://islamcenter.ru/?item=1505

02:33, 13 July 2017

Eyewitnesses report detentions of Makhachkala mosque-goers

In Makhachkala, about 15 Muslims were detained after a night prayer at "Tangyim" mosque. This was reported by Imam Nigmatulla Radjabov. According to one of the believers, some detainees were released after questioning.

Kantemir Balagov. Photo from his personal page fb https://www.facebook.com/kant.balag?hc_ref=OTHER&fref=nf

21:36, 12 July 2017

Balagov announces screening of "Tesnota" in Nalchik

The film "Tesnota" (Tightness) was purchased for screening in Nalchik, the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, despite the prohibition imposed by the director Kantemir Balagov. The screening will start on August 3.

Construction in Makhachkala. Photo http://www.mkala.ru/info/news/news_14981.html

20:13, 12 July 2017

SHI supports Makhachkala residents in their dispute with developer

Today, in Makhachkala, twenty tenants of No. 19 in Engels Street have held a rally on the developer's decision to build an additional floor on the roof. Such construction is possible only with the consent of all the owners in the house, said an official of the State Housing Inspectorate (SHI) of Dagestan.

Alexander Lapshin, a blogger. Photo https://ru.sputnik.az

18:47, 12 July 2017

Defence states the unproved Lapshin's guilt

In the course of the inquiry into the case of Alexander Lapshin, a blogger, accused of illegally crossing the border in connection with his visits to Nagorno-Karabakh and calls against the Azerbaijan's territorial integrity, no reliable evidence of his guilt was presented, said his advocate Eduard Chernin.

The building of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Abkhazia, Sukhum. Photo: Pocomaxa, http://wikimapia.org

17:19, 12 July 2017

Russian Embassy to Abkhazia warns tourists about the threats

The Embassy of the Russian Federation to Abkhazia recommends Russian tourists to show increased caution in the context of the deterioration of the criminal situation in the republic. Semyon Grigoriev, the Russian Ambassador to Abkhazia, has noted that Russia is ready to take "additional measures," should the republic's authorities fail to ensure tourists' safety.

Chevron of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army. Photo http://vzglyad.az/news.php?id=59246

15:46, 12 July 2017

Soldiers wounded in Nagorno-Karabakh brought to Yerevan

Out of three soldiers wounded in the Karabakh conflict zone, two were brought to the Yerevan hospital. The third wounded soldier continues to receive medical treatment in Stepanakert. This was reported by the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD).

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