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February 14, 2018 02:40

• Talekh Bagirzade sentenced to five months in prison for keeping memory cards in his cell

  Talekh Bagirzade, the leader of the "Muslim Unity" movement, who is serving his 20-year term for the riots in Nardaran, was sentenced to additional five months on charges of keeping prohibited items in his prison cell.

February 14, 2018 01:50

• More than 15,000 people take part in a march in Stepanakert

  In Stepanakert, activists organize a march and a rally on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Karabakh liberation movement.

February 14, 2018 00:31

• Action in defence of women held at Yerevan Mayoralty

  An action against violence applied to women was a response to a brawl that occurred in the sitting hall of the Yerevan Council of Elders and a statement made by activists of the "Apricot Country" Party about the violence used by men against them.

February 13, 2018 21:27

• Prosecutor demands 9.5 years in prison for Zagidat Abakarova

  At today's session of the Sovietsky District Court of Makhachkala, Zagidat Abakarova gave testimony, in which she stated that she had not participated in any warfare, and had not held any weapons in her hands.

February 13, 2018 18:46

• Action of "Apricot Country" triggers brawl in Yerevan's Council of Elders

  At today's sitting of the Council of Elders of Yerevan, activists of the "Apricot Country" brought cans with samples of sewage water taken from an open area near Nubarashen Prison, but were physically abused in the brawl with their colleagues.

February 13, 2018 18:30

• HRC "Memorial": investigators fail to open case after beating teenagers in Chechnya

  Investigators have refused to institute criminal proceedings after a release of a video showing the beating of teenagers in Chechnya and referred to the absence of the event of a crime, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reported.

February 13, 2018 15:48

• In Kurchaloi, announcement of house demolition lead to a massive eviction of people

  Kurchaloi is not the first settlement in Chechnya, where people are being evicted from the centre because of reconstruction, reported an official of the district administration. He refused to mention the dates for the start of construction of new houses for them. Local residents complained about the inconvenience in connection with the forced relocation to their relatives' places. 

February 13, 2018 14:45

• Azerbaijani SC dismisses cassation appeal filed by theologian Sardar Babaev

  The verdict pronounced against Sardar Babaev, sentenced to three years of imprisonment for violating the requirements of religious ceremonies, will be appealed to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), the theologian's defence has reported.

February 13, 2018 13:04

• Ingush leader calls on militants' accomplices to surrender

  After a counterterrorist operation (CTO) was carried out in the Nazran District, Yunus-Bek Evkurov instructed his subordinates to toughen inspections of the municipalities, as well as passengers arriving in the region and their luggage. Accomplices of the suspects killed in the special operation are promised leniency in case if they voluntarily surrender to the police, the press service of the Ingush leader reports.

February 13, 2018 12:47

• HRC "Memorial" recognizes Oyub Titiev as a political prisoner

  Today, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has announced that Oyub Titiev is being prosecuted because of his human rights activities and demanded to release him.

February 13, 2018 06:56

• NGO members claim election of Azerbaijani President to be undemocratic

  On February 12, the Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Centre (EMDSC) released its statement in connection with the fact that the early presidential election were scheduled for April 11, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

February 13, 2018 06:30

• Yuri Chaika notes houses of Dagestani officials too late, journalists believe

  The statement voiced by General Prosecutor Yuri Chaika about houses of officials in Dagestan located on the Caspian Sea coast was preceded by a long silence of the Prosecutor's Office on the issue. Meanwhile, the information about those houses was available to the public long ago, said journalists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

February 13, 2018 06:11

• Magomedtagir Gadjiev's defence appeals against taking him into custody

  The defence of Magomedtagir Gadjiev has appealed against the decision of the court to select against a truck driver, suspected of possession of weapons, the pre-trial restriction measure in the form of detention in custody. Relatives and fellow villagers of Magomedtagir Gadjiev believe he is not guilty.

February 13, 2018 05:52

• Cathedral Mosque of Cherkessk accepts first believers

  The first prayer took place in the cathedral mosque still under construction in Cherkessk.

February 13, 2018 04:28

• Rallies and marches in honour of the 30th anniversary of liberation movement held in NKR cities

  The events dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the start of the liberation movement began in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).

February 12, 2018 20:57

• Shikhakhmedov's defence tells about his refusal to defame Dagestani officials

  Aslan Shikhakhmedov, a former employee of the Derbent District Administration, whose kidnapping was reported by his relatives, was found in a Makhachkala SIZO (pre-trial prison), his advocate Murad Velikhanov has stated, adding that law enforcers demanded from Shikhakhmedov to testify against officials of the Derbent District Administration.

February 12, 2018 20:49

• KBR's Public Prosecutor reports return of 17 militants from Syria

  Four of the returnees from international terrorist organizations acting in Syria were killed, 13 others were convicted, Oleg Zharikov, the Public Prosecutor of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), has stated today.

February 12, 2018 19:11

• Ukraine reports Saakashvili's extradition to Poland

  Today, employees of the State Border Service of Ukraine have returned Mikhail Saakashvili to the country, from where he penetrated into the Ukrainian territory. "The person was in Ukraine illegally, and therefore, with the observance of all legal formalities, he was returned to the country, from where he arrived with violation of the law," says the statement posted on the website of the Service.

February 12, 2018 16:00

• Gukovo miners start receiving coal for heating

  Today, 50 tons of coal have been shipped to former employees of the "Kingcoal" Group of Companies, the Information Policy Department of the Government of the Rostov Region has stated.

February 12, 2018 15:01

• Journalists voice scepticism about video with luxury items in Dagestani officials' houses

  Reports about the wealth of detained officials and a gold pistol found at the Abdusamid Gamidov's house are a traditional way to attract public attention to the activities of investigators. This opinion was voiced by journalists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".