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Roman Mamedov. Screenshot: https://caliber.az/ru/post/92085/

11:13, 6 July 2022

Baku resident detained after threats against LGBT people

Roman Mamedov, 39, a resident of Baku, has recorded a video with threats against LGBT activists, after which he was detained by the police; and a criminal case was opened against him for hooliganism, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (NIA) has reported. Mamedov's actions can be qualified much harder than hooliganism, Elchin Sadygov, a lawyer, believes.

The General Prosecutor's Office of Armenia. Photo: © Official site of the Prosecutor General's office of RA

10:58, 6 July 2022

Armenian rights defenders treat offer to control Internet as threat to freedom of speech

The Armenia's General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has come up with an initiative to create a control body for information flows like the Russian "Roskomnadzor" (Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media). In this way, authorities seek to obtain tools for persecuting the dissent and restricting the freedom of speech, the human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

Magomed Suleimanov. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHl4-VKGJb4

10:45, 6 July 2022

Dagestani journalists dispute about resonance of sentence to Magomed Suleimanov

The judgement on Magomed Suleimanov's case is a resonant event, since officials' acquittals are rare, Magomed Magomedov, a deputy editor-in-chief of the "Chernovik" (Draft) outlet, believes. Officials' arrests trigger some resonance, but the public doesn't care about their further fate, Gadjimurad Sagitov, the editor-in-chief of the "Novoye Delo" (New Case) outlet, is sure.

Bakhtiyar Gadjiev. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/c/BakhtiyarHajiyev2020/featured

08:44, 6 July 2022

Bakhtiyar Gadjiev accused of disrespecting the court

Judges of the Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) have accused Bakhtiyar Gadjiev, the head of the "Institute of Public Policy", of contempt of the court during the consideration of his complaint.

Zarema Musaeva. Photo: https://www.hrw.org/ru/news/2022/01/24/380999

08:31, 6 July 2022

Zarema Musaeva left in custody

On July 5, a court in Grozny extended the arrest of Zarema Musaeva, accused of assaulting a law enforcer, until September 12. An ambulance was called for Musaeva during the trial, but doctors concluded that she could take part in the court session, her son, Abubakar Yangulbaev, has informed.

Armenian servicemen. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia. https://mil.am/ru/news/9784

23:23, 5 July 2022

Armenian MoD reports about a shelling attack on a border village

The Azerbaijani troops shelled the border village of Khachik, and a car of the head of the rural community was damaged, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reports today. The Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan called the information not corresponding to the reality.

Four people were injured as a result of a mass brawl in Kovdor (Murmansk Region). Screenshot: https://t.me/groupmurmansk/1982

22:55, 5 July 2022

Azerbaijani community rules out interethnic background of conflict in Murmansk Region

A mass fight, which occurred in the town of Kovdor in the Murmansk Region and during which four persons were injured, has no interethnic background, members of the Azerbaijani community of the Murmansk Region say. The Ombudsperson for the Murmansk Region also believes that the conflict could be caused by a crime or property issues.

Participants of a protest action in Yerevan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot

18:53, 5 July 2022

Opposition accuses Pashinyan of violating Constitution of Armenia

At a march in Yerevan, the “Resistance” movement demanded the Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation and pointed out that the authorities were ignoring the observance of the norms enshrined in the Constitution of Armenia.

Alexander Iltyakov, Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: press service of the State Duma, duma.gov.ru

18:36, 5 July 2022

Political analysts see a PR attempt in MP’s statements on Kadyrov

A statement voiced by Alexander Iltyakov, a State Duma member from the Kurgan Region, in which he condemned a Ramzan Kadyrov’s visit to the special military operation zone, is his own initiative and will likely raise his rating. If the Kremlin wanted to express an approach to Ramzan Kadyrov, it would have been done not through a State Duma member, whose words the leader of Chechnya is unlikely to heed, political analysts interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot” pointed out.

Inspection of the intermunicipal road Cherkessk-Khabez. Photo courtesy of the press service of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republican Department of Public Roads of Territorial Importance

15:08, 5 July 2022

KChR is last in local road quality rating among NCFD regions

In the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), roads of local and regional importance are recognized as the poorest in quality in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD).

Filling station in Abkhazia. Photo: Elena Sineok/Yuga.ru

14:43, 5 July 2022

Djansukh Adleiba accepts Bzhaniya's arguments on fuel prices

Aslan Bzhaniya, the president of Abkhazia, has met Djansukh Adleiba, an activist, who had earlier held a hunger strike demanding lower fuel prices. Adleiba agreed that fuel companies could not drop prices immediately, while Bzhaniya promised that prices would come down during the first half of July.

Avaz Khafizli. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjg2XeG60Ng

11:06, 5 July 2022

Trial on Avaz Khafizli's murder postponed

A court in Baku has postponed until July 18 the consideration of the criminal case on the murder of Avaz Shikhmamedov (Khafizli), a reporter and LGBT activist. The court session was postponed because one of the judges went on vacation.

Action "Home to Europe", Tbilisi, July 3, 2022. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMYjiI3cMu0

10:44, 5 July 2022

"Georgian Dream" treats supporters of European integration as opposition's tool

Despite attempts of the protesting supporters of European integration to disrupt it, the Georgia's Cabinet of Ministers has held its sitting. The "Georgian Dream" believes that these actions serve the interests of the "United National Movement" (UNM) that aims to return to power.

Participants of a protest action in Yerevan, May 2022. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot

07:18, 5 July 2022

Failures of protest movement aggravate crisis of political institutions in Armenia

Arthur Gazinyan, an MP from the "Aiastan" oppositional faction, has announced refusal of his mandate. The faction has excluded any political disagreements, treating Gazinyan's decision as a tactical step. Suren Surenyants, a political analyst, believes that the failures of the protest movement have led to an institutional crisis of political blocs and formats.

Magdi Kamalov, the founder of the "Chernovik" outlet, holds a solo picket in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, Makhachkala, November 11, 2019. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the Caucasian Knot

07:04, 5 July 2022

At picket, Gadjiev's colleagues urge to stop persecuting journalists

At their solo pickets held in central Makhachkala, Magdi Kamalov, the founder of the "Chernovik" outlet, demanded to stop persecuting journalists, while Magomed Magomedov, a deputy editor-in-chief of the outlet, has called for the release of Abdulmumin Gadjiev.

Rustavi metallurgical plant. Photo: Helios40 http://wikimapia.org

23:35, 4 July 2022

Workers of Rustavi metallurgical plant go on strike

Today, about 130 employees of the armature production shop of the Rustavi metallurgical plant have refused to start work. They are seeking a 30% increase in their wages and better working conditions.

Serviceman of the Armenian Army. Photo: press service of the President of Armenian, president.am

23:11, 4 July 2022

Azerbaijani MoD announces a shelling attack on border with Armenia

Today, the positions of the Azerbaijani army in the Kelbadjar District have been shelled from large-calibre weapons, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports. The information about a shelling attack on the positions of the Azerbaijani army does not correspond to reality, the Armenia reports.

Action of supporters of the European integration in front of the building of the government of Georgia. Photo: Shame Movement/FB*

22:54, 4 July 2022

In Tbilisi, protesters disrupt government meeting

A protest action held by supporters of European integration in front of the government building lasted for several hours. The activists were making noise and whistling to attract the attention of Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili. The participants of the action left the place only after it became known that the government meeting had not taken place.

19:03, 4 July 2022

Opposition calls on European Union to evaluate events in Armenia

Supporters of the “Resistance” movement called on the staff of the European Union (EU) office in Yerevan to be impartial in evaluating the current political and legal situation in Armenia. Actions of protest will be long-lasting, the opposition states.

Rally in support of Russia’s special operation in Ukraine, July 3, 2022. Photo: https://grozny-inform.ru

18:36, 4 July 2022

Chechen media report about a rally in support of special military operation in Ukraine

A rally in support of the special military operation in Ukraine in Grozny was organized by the Public Chamber of the Republic of Chechnya. The rally was attended by 1500 people, Chechen publications reported.

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