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08:10, 20 September 2017

Tatiana Moskalkova announces her intention to meet alleged gays in Chechnya

According to the law enforcement agencies, two residents of Chechnya, mentioned in the publications of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" as dead, are alive. This has been reported by Tatiana Moskalkova, Russia's Commissioner for Human Rights, during her trip to Grozny. Tatiana Moskalkova intends to meet them.

05:59, 20 September 2017

Chechen authorities deny information about IS member Tagirov's return to Russia

Khasan Tagirov, a native of Chechnya, detained in Iraq, is kept in prison in Baghdad and will be brought to trial in accordance with the Iraqi laws. This was reported by the administration of the Chechen leader.

Stefan Schennach. Photo https://news.day.az/politics/881362.html

05:14, 20 September 2017

PACE co-rapporteurs call on Baku to release political prisoners

Stefan Schennach (Austria) and Cezar Florin Preda (Romania), the co-rapporteurs of the PACE Monitoring Committee, have called on the Azerbaijani authorities to speed up the reform of the penitentiary system, bring the country's legislation on NGOs to European standards and release activists arrested and sentenced for political reasons.

Aziz Orudjev. Photo http://azerbayd.videoduel.ru/3-172307-ugolovnoe-delo-protiv-reportera-kanal-13-vozbudili-v-barde-sotrudnik-internet-televideniya-kanal-13-teymur-kerimov.html

04:15, 20 September 2017

Journalist Aziz Orudjev arrested for his professional activities, his brother asserts

In Baku, a trial in the case against Aziz Orudjev is scheduled for September 27. The journalist is being prosecuted in connection with his professional activities, claims his brother Anar Orudjev, a founder of the "Kanal-13".

03:47, 20 September 2017

ECtHR refuses to reconsider case of journalists beaten in Ingushetia

Judges from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) have refused to send for reconsideration the case of beating in Ingushetia of rights defender Oleg Orlov and three journalists. Russia is obliged to pay 84,000 euros of compensation to the complainants.

23:52, 19 September 2017

Police stop AIP congress

The police have blocked the building, where an event was scheduled in honour of the 25th anniversary of the Azerbaijani Islamic Party (AIP).

Entrance to Khasavyurt, Dagestan. Photo: http://www.riadagestan.ru/

22:30, 19 September 2017

Law enforcers give the body of killed Khasavyurt resident out to his relatives

Sakhrudin Ibragimov, a resident of Khasavyurt, was killed in a shootout with policemen, the Investigating Department (ID) for Dagestan of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has stated.

Zelimkhan Bakaev (on the right) with the Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: RFE/RL

19:22, 19 September 2017

Chechen authorities react to appeal of disappeared singer's mother to Kadyrov

On September 18, in Chechnya, the Ministry for National Policy, External Relations, Press and Information and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) almost simultaneously rejected the political and criminal subtext in the disappearance of Zelimkhan Bakaev. The Ministries have assured they are making all efforts to find him.

Advocate Akhmed Elmurzaev's personal account on Facebook. Photo https://www.facebook.com/a.elmursaev?lst=100000971118348%3A100011332704369%3A1505845857

18:55, 19 September 2017

Defence achieves initiation of criminal case on attack on "Caucasian Knot" correspondent

In Makhachkala, three months after an attack on a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, investigators have instituted a criminal case under the Article stipulating up to six years of imprisonment.

Putin Avenue. Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for "Caucasian Knot"

18:53, 19 September 2017

Central Grozny blocked because burger restaurant opening

Policemen have partly blocked Putin Avenue in connection with the opening of a rapper Timati’s burger restaurant in the capital of Chechnya.

Flowers around the gym at school. Beslan, September 1, 2017. Photo by Alan Tskhurbaev for "Caucasian Knot"

18:37, 19 September 2017

ECtHR refuses to reconsider its decision on Beslan terror act

The Judges of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) have refused to send the case on the capture of hostages in the Beslan School for reconsideration. Thus, Russia is obliged to pay over 2.9 million euros of compensation to the applicants.

Hamburg. Germany. Photo by the user [bastian.] https://www.flickr.com

16:03, 19 September 2017

German law enforcers suspect Chechen native of involvement in IS

A Russian citizen of Chechen origin was detained in Germany on suspicion of involvement in the banned terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS). This was reported by the Hamburg General Prosecutor's Office.

Alexander Batmanov in the hospital in Volgograd. July 2017. Screenshot of the video by the user NGO TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=122&v=aGAqpCpUyCY

13:54, 19 September 2017

Batmanov added to the list of journalists persecuted in Russia

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) has added the Volgograd journalist Alexander Batmanov to the list of his other four colleagues persecuted for their professional activities.

Tatiana Moskalkova, the Russia’s Ombudsperson. Photo http://ombudsmanrf.org/

13:05, 19 September 2017

Reports on human rights violations force Moskalkova to fly to Chechnya

Tatiana Moskalkova, the Russia’s Ombudsperson, decided to talk personally to Chechen law enforcers and rights defenders during her visit to the region.

Ruzanna Egnukyan at the rally in support of the “Sasna Tsrer” detachment on September 9, 2016. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for "Caucasian Knot"

11:13, 19 September 2017

Activists detained in Yerevan for disseminating leaflets

Today, in Republic Square in Yerevan, policemen detained six activists, who were spreading leaflets with information about the leader of Armenian opposition.

09:21, 19 September 2017

Azerbaijan claims being shelled from machine guns

The Armenian and Karabakh armed forces have violated the ceasefire for 125 times over the past 24 hours. This has been reported today by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD).

The military base of the Russian Federation in Gyumri. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for "Caucasian Knot"

06:41, 19 September 2017

Gyumri residents claim cold attitude towards soldiers after incidents at Russian base (+video)

Incidents involving Russian soldiers are provoked by lack of discipline. This opinion was expressed by members of human rights and public organizations of Armenia. Residents of Gyumri, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, noted the deterioration of the attitude towards soldiers from the Russian Federation.

Joseph Alexander Smith. Photo © Sputnik / Levan Avlabre https://sputnik-georgia.ru/reviews/20161128/233974857/Ja-gruzin-rozhdennyj-v-tele-britanca.html

04:54, 19 September 2017

British journalist runs for mandate to Tbilisi City Council

Joseph Alexander Smith, a journalist from Great Britain, has been registered by the Saburtali District Election Commission as a candidate to participate in the elections to the Tbilisi Sakrebulo (City Council).

Anna Kuznetsova, the Children’s Ombudsperson in Russia. Photo http://www.deti.gov.ru/display.php?id=7736

23:33, 18 September 2017

Hotline launched for reporting on Russian children in Syria and Iraq

More than 200 applications from relatives of the children brought to Iraq and Syria were transferred from Chechnya to the federal commission in charge of returning children from warfare areas.

21:28, 18 September 2017

Egyptian authorities send Dagestani native and her children to Russia

Asiyat Abdulkarimova, a native of the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, with her seven minor children, was forced to fly to Russia by the authorities of Egypt, her relative has stated.

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