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23:59, 13 June 2015

Azerbaijani rights defender Emin Guseinov arrives in Switzerland

Emin Guseinov, an Azerbaijani rights defender and director of the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS), who left Baku, has arrived in Switzerland. He is in complete safety, as Florian Irminger, the head of the Geneva office of the human rights organization "Human Rights House", told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

22:07, 13 June 2015

Organizer of "Million Mask March" in Armenia demands transfer into closed prison

Shant Arutyunyan, a convict in the case of the "Million Mask March", fears for his life and demands to place him for the rest of his term into a closed-type penal institution.

Aslan Byutukaev (in the centre). Photo from one of the web sites supporting militants

17:51, 13 June 2015

Aslan Byutukaev swears to IS leader on behalf of Chechen militants

Aslan Byutukaev, the commander of the battalion of suicide bombers "Riyad al-Salikhiyn" has sworn to the leader of the "Islamic State" (IS), which is recognized to be a terrorist organization, on behalf of all the Chechen militants. He stated this in his audio appeal posted on the YouTube.

Soldiers on the front line. Nagorny Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"

14:43, 13 June 2015

Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of 90 ceasefire violations

As reported today by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD), the Armenian armed forces have violated the ceasefire on the troops contact line for 90 times within the last 24 hours.

Emin Guseinov. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

13:23, 13 June 2015

Azerbaijani rights defender Emin Guseinov leaves the country

Emin Guseinov, the Azerbaijani rights defender and the director of the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS), who was sheltered at the Swiss Embassy in Baku, has left the country, said his brother Mekhman Guseinov.

The zone of a trail for treatment walks in Sochi. June 2015. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

08:45, 13 June 2015

Sochi residents complain that beaches next to the trail of health are closed

The area of the pedestrian trail of health in Sochi has been built up with commercial structures; and all access to the beaches from the trail are blocked and strictly guarded, local residents report.

The police detains the protesters against the "Nida" activists conviction. Baku, May 6, 2014. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

02:50, 13 June 2015

Mary Lawlor: human rights situation in Azerbaijan is ignored by US and EU because of their geopolitical interests

The prospect of improving the human rights situation in Azerbaijan and mitigation of the repressive regime in this country is pushed to the background because of the interest of the EU and the US in strengthening relations with the official Baku.

23:03, 12 June 2015

Dagestani resident Timur Zakaryaev released from police station

Today, Timur Zakaryaev, a resident of the Kizlyar District, has been brought to the police station to be questioned concerning the content of his posts in social networks. He has been released on recognizance not to leave.

Administrative employees of the District of Shali came to the festive events in Grozny. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the "Caucasian Knot"

18:06, 12 June 2015

Residents of Chechnya claim being forced to take part in celebration of Day of Russia

In Grozny, according to the Mayor's Office, the rally on the occasion of the Day of Russia was attended by tens of thousands of people. Public employees and students claimed that they took part in the event not voluntary.

18:03, 12 June 2015

Friday prayer at Nasyr-Kort mosque held without incidents

Today, prayer at mosque in Nasyr-Kort has been attended by Ingush leader Yunus-Bek Evkurov, imams, and theologians.

Ilgar Mamedov. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

16:28, 12 June 2015

Council of Europe demands to release Ilgar Mamedov until September

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CMCE) has announced its intention to consider the issue on taking "strict measures", if Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the opposition movement "Republican Alternative", is not released from prison by the Azerbaijan's authorities until September 2015.

Rasul Jafarov. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

13:46, 12 June 2015

In Baku, court hearing on Rasul Jafarov's appeal postponed indefinitely

The preliminary court hearing on the appeal filed by human rights defender Rasul Jafarov could be postponed because of the first European Games held in Baku. This was stated Fariz Namazly, an advocate of Rasul Jafarov.

Said Amirov in the courtroom, May 19, 2015. Photo by Oleg Pchylov for the "Caucasian Knot"

06:35, 12 June 2015

In Said Amirov's case, court questions former head of administration of Sovietskiy District of Makhachkala

At the trial in the case against former Mayor Said Amirov, Shikhakhmed Omarov, the former head of the Sovietskiy District of Makhachkala, has described the circumstances of the seizure of documents from the administration of the capital of Dagestan in 2011.

05:33, 12 June 2015

HRW reports on atmosphere of repressions in Baku before opening of European Games

The first European Games are opened in Azerbaijan in an atmosphere of the government repressions, which are unprecedented in the post-Soviet era in the country. This was announced by the "Human Rights Watch" (HRW). The Azerbaijan's authorities deny the allegations and claim the absence of political prisoners in the country.

05:08, 12 June 2015

Resident of Dagestan claims investigators fail to react to his complaint about beating by law enforcers

The defence of Arslan Khairullin has filed a complaint to the court about the investigators' inaction concerning the complaint filed about beating committed by law enforcers.

The symbols of the European Games in Baku, June 11, 2015. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

03:49, 12 June 2015

At opening of European Games, Baku runs up flags of Olympic Committees of 50 countries

Today, the capital of Azerbaijan holds the opening ceremony of the first European Games. The "Athletes' village" raised flags of Azerbaijan and the Olympic committees of 50 countries. Baku holds the opening ceremony of the European Games against the background of traffic jams and crowds of tourists.

Inscription in the shore of the Caspian sea "Baku 2015". Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

03:01, 12 June 2015

"The Guardian" journalists banned from attending European Games in Azerbaijan

Correspondents of the British newspaper "The Guardian" are refused in the accreditations to the European Games in Baku. The newspaper associates the reasons for the refusal with the publication of materials on the facts of the suppression of freedom in the country.

23:42, 11 June 2015

Makhachkala Court extends arrest of Ibadullo Nabotov

The Soviet District Court of Makhachkala has extended until July 15 the detention in custody of Ibadullo Nabotov, a staff member of a Dagestani mosque, accused of illegal possession of weapons. An advocate of Ibadullo Nabotov has reported that the criminal case is to be brought to the court soon.

Khamzat Chumakov. Photo: http://mehkkhel.org/chleny-musulmanskoj-obshhiny-opasayutsya-vozobnovleniya-konflikta-vokrug-mecheti-v-nasyr-korte/

22:34, 11 June 2015

Supporters of Imam Khamzat Chumakov announce their willingness to peacefully resolve conflict in Nasyr-Kort

Khamzat Chumakov, the Imam of the mosque of Nasyr-Kort, and his supporters have claimed that they speak only for peaceful means of the resolution of the conflict, which has resulted in a shooting incident at the mosque. They have assured that they will restrain from aggression even in case if the mosque is temporary closed.

Videogame REAL BAKU 2015: Play and support the human rights in Azerbaijan together with FIDH. Photo https://www.fidh.org/ru/vostochnaya-evropa-i-central-naya-aziya/azerbajdzhan/video-igra-real-baku-2015-sygrajte-i-podderzhite-prava-cheloveka-v?var_mode=calcul

17:30, 11 June 2015

Rights defenders invite people for online participation in European Games

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) has released an online game depicting prisoners taking part in prison competitions. The game has been timed to the opening of the European Games in Azerbaijan.

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