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February 21, 2015 07:01

• Dagestani hunger-strikers need no hospitalization, medics believe

  The health condition of the 10 villagers of Shushiya, who hold a hunger strike in support of their demand to allocate land, causes no doctor's concern, Minazhat Gadjieva, a nurse of the Shushiya feldsher-midwife station, told the "Caucasian Knot".

February 20, 2015 20:52

• Human rights organizations ready to support Mikhail Savva in immigration

  The international human rights organizations "Amnesty International" (AI) and "Human Rights Watch" (HRW) have expressed their readiness to help Professor Mikhail Savva, the Director of Grant Programmes of the Southern Regional Resource Centre (SRRC), who was forced to leave Russia for fear of further prosecution.

February 20, 2015 20:41

• Leaders of "Heritage" Party announce collapse of the opposition trio in Armenia

  The opposition political trio no longer exists in Armenia, Raffi Ovannisyan, the head of the "Heritage" Party, has stated today at a rally in Yerevan.

February 20, 2015 18:35

• Azerbaijan: son of "Free Speech" editor put under home arrest

  Today, the Baku Court of Appeal (CoA) has changed the freedom restraint measure of Elgiz Sadygly, a brother of the political emigrant Turad Sadygly, and a son of the ex-members of the "Musavat" Party and editor of the portal "Free Speech" Alovsat Sadygly, by putting him under home arrest.

February 20, 2015 17:26

• Two policemen receive traumas in mass brawl in Rostov-on-Don

  Two policemen were hospitalized because of bodily injuries received during the suppression of a mass brawl in Rostov-on-Don. At the present time, all the fighters have been identified; some of them are minors.

February 20, 2015 15:01

• Investigators blame Bogatenkova's advocates of protracting preliminary inquiry

  Lyudmila Bogatenkova, the Chair of the Stavropol Committee of Soldiers' Mothers named "Prikumye Mothers", and her advocates have not begun to get acquainted with the materials of the criminal case opened against the woman. Investigators accuse the advocates of protracting the preliminary investigation.

February 20, 2015 12:19

• Russia's MfE brings humanitarian aid to Donbas residents

  A motor convoy of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE), consisting of 30 trucks, has brought more than 200 tons of humanitarian aid to Lugansk and Donetsk.

February 20, 2015 11:50

• Baku politicians and experts see need for cooperation of Azerbaijan with USA in human rights sphere

  The need for Azerbaijan's cooperation with the United States in the sphere of democracy and human rights was emphasized by Azeri politicians and civil society experts.

February 20, 2015 11:43

• Complaint against arrest of Alexander Ivanov rejected by court in Krasnodar

  Alexander Ivanov, the former vice-governor of the Krasnodar Territory, accused of abuse of office, was left in custody under the decision of the Krasnodar Territorial Court.

February 20, 2015 09:18

• Mikhail Savva left Russia for fear of further prosecution

  Professor Mikhail Savva, sentenced to conditional imprisonment on charges of a fraud, has confirmed his departure from Russia. According to his version, he took the decision after being questioned by the police on the case of the director of the Krasnodar centre "Levados".

February 20, 2015 07:02

• Shelling of Khazbievs' house in Ingushetia was not an attempt, experts believe

  The shelling of the Khazbievs' house became not the first case in Ingushetia, which can be qualified as violent pressure on political opponents, said Sarazhdin Sultygov, an activist of the "Mekhk-Khel".

February 19, 2015 21:28

• Dagestani hunger-strikers demand three hectares back from authorities

  The participants of the hunger strike continued in the village of Shushiya, Novolak District of Dagestan, have declared their readiness to stop the protest, should the authorities allocate land plots to them with the total area of three hectares.

February 19, 2015 20:48

• Court in Chechnya restricts access to websites with instructions on making explosives

  The Leninsky District Court of Grozny has ruled to restrict access to the two Internet websites, which posted instructions for making improvised explosive devices (IEDs).

February 19, 2015 18:49

• Krasnodar UFSIN demands to send Mikhail Savva to colony

  The Criminal-Executive Inspectorate (known as UFSIN) has appealed to the court of Krasnodar with a demand to send Professor Mikhail Savva, sentenced to conditional imprisonment for a fraud, to a colony.

February 19, 2015 18:23

• Sochi put under state of emergency

  The local state of emergency has been introduced in Sochi in connection with the massive spread of pests.

February 19, 2015 18:02

• Detained activist Faradj Kerimli rejects appointed advocate

  The preparatory session at the Baku Court of Grave Crimes, which intended to consider the case of Faradj Kerimli, an activist of the "Musavat" Party, was postponed today, because the defendant has rejected the appointed state advocate.

February 19, 2015 16:45

• Melikov praises Chechen authorities for prompt restoration of Grozny objects destroyed during militants' attacks

  Sergey Melikov, the Plenipotentiary Envoy of Russia President in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), took part in the sitting of the Council on Youth Policy in Grozny; and at the start thereof he expressed his satisfaction with the prompt restoration of the House of Press and School No. 20 after the militants' attack.

February 19, 2015 14:03

• Four ECtHR's decisions oblige Russia to pay 2.6 million euros to residents of Chechnya

  Four decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on complaints received from residents of Chechnya have entered into force. According to them, Russia shall pay 2,651,000 euros of compensation to the applicants.

February 19, 2015 10:55

• ECtHR's decision obliging to pay 24,000 euros to relatives of woman lost in Chechnya comes into force

  On February 16, the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on the case of the death of Raisa Kosumova, a resident of Chechnya, killed in 2003 under fire, came into force. According to the court decision, the Russian authorities shall pay 24,000 euros of compensation to her relatives.

February 19, 2015 10:35

• Independent media of Southern Caucasus cannot confront Russia, participants of hearing in Tbilisi assert

  The informational influence of Russia in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan is strong, while independent mass media are unable to create an alternative platform for covering the events – this is the opinion of the participants of the hearing "Russia's informational influence in Southern Caucasus", held in Tbilisi.