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Daghestani activists detained in rally for arrested Meduza journalist

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The protest in Makhachkala (Caucasian Knot)

Three activists were briefly detained in the Russian Republic of Daghestan after they held an unsanc­tioned rally in support of a Meduza jour­nal­ist and a Cir­cass­ian activist, both of whom were arrested in recent days on drug charges. [Read more…]

Opposition candidate refuses to congratulate opponent after Tbilisi by-election loss

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Shalva Shavgulidze and Vladimer Kakhadze held a live debate on the Georgian Public Broad­cast­er.

The oppo­si­tion candidate in Sunday’s par­lia­men­tary by-election in Tbilisi has refused to con­grat­u­late his opponent from the ruling Georgian Dream party after losing the vote, accusing him of running a dirty campaign. [Read more…]

Family of slain Pankisi teenager appeals to European Court of Human Rights

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Temirlan Macha­likashvili (facebook)

The family of Temirlan Macha­likashvili, a 19-year-old ethnic Kist from Georgia’s Pankisi Valley killed in a special operation, is taking his case to the European Court of Human Rights. The teenager was fatally shot while in bed in December 2017 during a coun­tert­er­ror sweep in Pankisi. [Read more…]

Armenia abstains from voting against Georgian IDP resolution at UN for first time

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(OC Media)

Armenia has abstained from voting on a UN res­o­lu­tion calling for the return of IDPs to Abkhazia and South Ossetia for the first time since 2008, when the res­o­lu­tion was first intro­duced. Armenia had pre­vi­ous­ly always voted against the res­o­lu­tion in the annual votes at the UN General Assembly. [Read more…]

High-ranking police officials arrested in Kabardino-Balkaria on corruption charges

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Police searching the home of one of the suspects. (pasmi.ru)

Twelve high-ranking police officials in the Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria have been arrested on suspicion of par­tic­i­pat­ing in a criminal community. [Read more…]

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