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February 17, 2015 07:59

• Ingush Prosecutor's Office starts verifying complaint about torture of Khadishat Albakova

  In Ingushetia, the Prosecutor's Office has started verifying the complaint filed by human rights defender Magomed Mutsolgov, who asked to check the information about torture of Khadishat Albakova, a local resident.

February 17, 2015 02:34

• Vladislav Surkov: border between Russia and Abkhazia to be abolished

  The border between Russia and Abkhazia is to be abolished on the basis of the agreement on the alliance and strategic partnership between the two countries. This was stated by Vladislav Surkov, Russian presidential aide.

February 17, 2015 02:04

• Defenders of Gamlet Kelbisov and Rustam Gabibov ask Ella Pamfilova to help find their clients

  Advocates of Derbent residents Gamlet Kelbisov and Rustam Gabibov, arrested on suspicion of murder, have appealed to Ella Pamfilova, the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation. In their appeal, the advocates have asked Ella Pamfilova for assistance in finding their clients and restoring their right for defence.

February 17, 2015 00:14

• In Northern Caucasus, militants hardly to follow tactics of IS, experts believe

  There are no signs that militants of Northern Caucasus decide to tighten their tactics after the act of suicide bombing in Chechnya and the attacks of militants on Grozny. The militants will hardly follow the tactics of the Islamic State (IS) recognized as a terrorist organization. This opinion has been expressed by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

February 16, 2015 21:51

• Dagestani journalists predict increased pressure on Derbent top management

  The cadre reshuffling in the administration of Derbent indicates the strengthening of positions of Abdulatipov in Southern Dagestan; and the pressure on the city leadership will intensify, Dagestani journalists assert.

February 16, 2015 20:00

• Resident of Dagestan complains to rights defenders about torture at police

  Ganipa Akaev, a resident of Dagestan, has reported that he was beaten up and tortured in one of the Makhachkala district police stations; he has addressed his complaint to the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

February 16, 2015 19:56

• Ten hunger-strikers continue their protest in Dagestan

  Ten persons continue their hunger strike in the village of Shushiya, the Novolak District of Dagestan, with a demand to allocate land plots to local residents. One of the hunger-strikers has quitted the action because of her health problems.

February 16, 2015 13:36

• On February 9-15, at least one person fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from February 9 to February 15, 2015, at least one person was lost in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

February 16, 2015 12:20

• Adviser to "Musavat" Party chairman returned from hospital to colony prematurely

  The treatment of Yadigyar Sadygov, an adviser to the chairman of the Azerbaijani "Musavat" Party, was halted; and he was brought back to the colony, despite the fact that doctors diagnosed him with a heart disease, said Elman Fattakh, Deputy Chairman of the "Musavat" Party.

February 16, 2015 09:23

• Investigators get access to phones calls of Permyakov and Avetisyan family

  The Investigating Committee (IC) of Armenia has received printouts from mobile operators of the calls made from and to telephones of Valery Permyakov and members of the Avetisyan family prior to the mass murder.

February 16, 2015 09:05

• Criminal case opened on incidents around JMG office in Chechnya

  A criminal case into the arson of the office of the Joint Mobile Group (SMG) of rights defenders in Grozny, and the detention by policemen of Sergey Babinets and Dmitry Dimitrov, the employees of the JMG, was opened by investigating authorities.

February 16, 2015 09:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 9-15

  Initiation of criminal case against head of Derbent, and gathering of his supporters; resignation of leader of the Party "Prosperous Armenia" (PPA) from the post of a member of National Security Council, which, according to opposition leaders, worsened political situation; closure of schools and kindergartens under quarantine for influenza in Southern Russia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of February 9-15, 2015, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

February 16, 2015 06:50

• Sochi resident accused of treason cannot see his relatives for a year

  Relatives of Pyotr Parpulov, an employee of the Sochi Airport, detained last March on suspicion of treason, could not meet him since then. His advocate Oleg Eliseev said that his client would not plead guilty and seeks rehabilitation.

February 16, 2015 02:02

• Since start of Ukrainian conflict, 450 citizens of Ukraine asked for asylum in Georgia

  About 450 citizens of Ukraine have appealed to the authorities of Georgia with requests for asylum, said Irakli Kokaya, the head of the Department for Repatriation and Refugees of the Ministry for the Matters of Refugees and Resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons from Occupied Territories.

February 15, 2015 19:51

• Picket against warfare in Ukraine held in Volgograd

  Today, ten persons have taken part in a protest picket in Volgograd against the war in Ukraine. The picketers stated the inadmissibility of military aggression against Ukraine.

February 15, 2015 15:16

• Residents of Chechnya report systematic detentions of men with beards

  The practice of detaining young men wearing beards is systematic in Chechnya, local residents report. Observers note that the number of such detentions increases sharply after statements made by the head of Chechnya.

February 15, 2015 09:41

• Police names four residents of Chechnya participating in warfare in Syria

  Chechen law enforcers have identified four local residents, who take part in warfare in Syria. According to the spokesman of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), the database of the Chechen warriors in Syria is "constantly updated."

February 15, 2015 06:11

• Criminal case against Kuban Vice-Governor has to do with energy projects in Sochi, investigators assert

  Investigators suspect Vadim Lukoyanov, the Vice-Governor of the Krasnodar Territory, of interfering into the investment programme of the "Kubanenergo" in Sochi.

February 15, 2015 01:21

• Armenian society starts own inquiry into massacre of Avetisyan family

  The participants of the public hearing on the investigation into the murder of the Avetisyan family in Gyumri have announced their intention to draft a plan of their own investigation.

February 14, 2015 22:26

• Dagestan: abductor of minor for marriage is at large

  In Dagestan, an abductor of a minor girl with the aim to marry her was not detained. The girl has confessed that she had voluntarily agreed to be abducted; therefore, no criminal case was opened on this fact, the law enforcement bodies of the republic have reported.