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June 08, 2022 08:07

• Azerbaijani oppositionist Aliev goes on hunger strike in custody

  Ali Aliev, the convicted leader of the Azeri oppositional "Party of Citizens and Development" (PCD), has gone on a hunger strike in protest against his indictment.

June 08, 2022 07:43

• Kuban is among three to Russian regions-leaders in army discrediting cases

  Since March 4, a total of 112 administrative cases have been opened in the Krasnodar Territory (also known as Kuban by the name of the main river) on discrediting the Russian Army. Chechnya is among the three regions where not a single protocol was drawn up under this article; it follows from the data of the "OVD-Info"* human rights project.

June 07, 2022 21:34

• Police search a house of parents of “Fortanga” editor-in-chief in Sunzha

  In the morning, the police came to search a house of the parents of Ingush journalist Isabella Evloeva, suspected of disseminating fakes about the Russian armed forces. After the search, the journalist could not contact her parents, as they do not answer calls to their mobile phones, Isabella Evloeva says.

June 07, 2022 21:18

• Religious activist sentenced to six years of imprisonment in Azerbaijan

  The Baku Court on Grave Crimes sentenced religious activist Fagan Mamedov to six years of imprisonment after finding him guilty of drug trafficking. Fagan Mamedov called the criminal case fabricated. His advocate stated that the activist’s guilt had not been proven.

June 07, 2022 19:18

• After his trip to Donbass, Delimkhanov offered post of first deputy at State Duma’s Security Committee

  The State Duma’s Commission on Regulations has released a draft resolution on the appointment of Chechen MP Adam Delimkhanov as the first deputy of the State Duma’s Committee on Security and Combating Corruption.

June 07, 2022 18:48

• Three prisoners support hunger strike of Talekh Bagirzade

  On June 6, Abbas Guseinov and Djabbar Djabbarov, members of the “Muslim Unity” movement, and journalist Polad Aslanov, who are imprisoned in Azerbaijan, have begun a hunger strike in solidarity with Talekh Bagirzade.

June 07, 2022 18:32

• Opposition resumes protest marches in Yerevan

  In Yerevan, the opposition is holding protest marches to the building of the EU representative office. Activists have called on the authorities of the EU countries to respond to the use of excessive force by the Armenian police against protestors.

June 07, 2022 14:41

• Public activists tell about refugees' adaptation problems in Armenia

  In Armenia, public organizations are helping refugees from Ukraine to receive basic necessities, find housing and employment. According to activists of these organizations, state and international structures are rendering insufficient assistance to the forced migrants or internally displaced persons (IDPs).

June 07, 2022 14:25

• Makhachkala townspeople support solo pickets in Gadjiev's defence

  Passers-by were actively interested in pickets in support of the Dagestani journalist, Abdulmumin Gadjiev; they asked the picketers about his fate, Magomed Magomedov, a deputy editor-in-chief of the "Chernovik" (Draft) outlet, has informed.

June 07, 2022 11:05

• Georgian govt announces deal with "Borjomi" shares

  The Georgian government will become a co-owner of the "Borjomi" Company, after which the problems of company's employees will be solved, Irakli Garibashvili, the country's Prime Minister, has announced.

June 07, 2022 10:47

• Talekh Bagirzade, leader of "Muslim Unity", goes on hunger strike in jail

  Talekh Bagirzade, the convicted leader of the "Muslim Unity" Movement (MUM), has gone on a hunger strike, demanding to punish the law enforcers, who, according to supporters of the movement, had blasphemed while torturing believers. Law enforcement bodies reject the allegations of torture and blasphemy.

June 07, 2022 08:41

• Yerevan: oppositionists ask prosecutor to react to violence against protesters

  Opposition leaders have urged the audience of the rally held in France Square in Yerevan to go to the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) and demand that police officers who used violence against activists at the recent protests be held accountable.

June 07, 2022 08:28

• Kadyrov reports sending volunteer group to Ukraine

  A group of volunteers who came to Chechnya from different Russian regions have been sent to Ukraine to take part in the special military operation, Ramzan Kadyrov has informed, adding that the fighters have been equipped at the expense of the Akhmat Kadyrov Fund.

June 07, 2022 08:16

• Azerbaijani rights defenders list 100 persons as political prisoners

  The Union "For Freedom of Azerbaijani Political Prisoners" has compiled an updated list of 100 activists persecuted by the authorities. President Aliev's decision to pardon 213 prisoners has failed to solve the problem of political prisoners, human rights defenders have stated.

June 06, 2022 23:49

• Moskalkova supports ban on mentioning nationality of criminals proposed by Chechen parliament

  Russian Ombudsperson Tatiana Moskalkova supported the adoption of a draft law proposed by the Chechen parliament to ban the mention in the media and the Internet of information about the nationality and religion of people involved in crimes.

June 06, 2022 23:27

• Residents of Ingushetia point to problems unresolved within 30 years

  Amid the celebration of the 30th anniversary of Ingushetia, local residents have pointed out that problems with housing for forced migrants, unemployment, and restoration of enterprises have remained unresolved in the republic since the 1990s.

June 06, 2022 23:06

• Opposition Georgian MP claims being attacked

  Two men attacked Khatuna Samnidze, the leader of the Republican Party, in the centre of Tbilisi. The police detained suspects.

June 06, 2022 22:50

• On May 30-June 5, 2022, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of May 30-June 5, 2022, no killed or wounded in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

June 06, 2022 22:23

• Residents of Rustavi hold a rally against environmental pollution

  About 200 people held a protest action in Rustavi, where they demanded from enterprises to reduce the amount of harmful emissions into the atmosphere and complained about the deterioration in the health of local residents because of polluted air.

June 06, 2022 14:59

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of May 30-June 5, 2022

  Persecution of pacifists in Southern Russia; protests in Armenia with a large number of victims; suspension of preparations for a referendum on the integration of South Ossetia with Russia; strike of employees at the “Borjomi” plants in Georgia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of May 30-June 5, 2022, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.