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February 02, 2015 13:06

• Advisor to "Musavat" leader taken to prison hospital in Azerbaijan

  In Azerbaijan, the health condition of Yadigyar Sadygov, an adviser to the head of the "Musavat" Party, who is serving his prison sentence on charges of hooliganism, has deteriorated. He was hospitalized from his colony to the prison hospital of the Ministry of Justice. His defenders believe that his arrest had contributed to exacerbation of his chronic heart disease.

February 02, 2015 10:12

• Grozny resident reports detentions of locals with beards by law enforcers

  Two young men wearing beards were detained in Grozny by agents of unidentified power services; they were beaten up; and their beards were shaved off by force, their acquaintance has reported.

February 02, 2015 09:26

• Imam beaten in Nalchik reports about received threats

  Anzor Shkhanukov, the Imam of the "Mansour" Mosque Nalchik, who was beaten up near his house, said that earlier threats against him were posted on one of the websites.

February 02, 2015 09:16

• Armenian investigators conduct genetic examination in Gyumri massacre case

  Armenian investigators took assays of blood and hair from Valery Permyakov, who is accused of committing a massacre in Gyumri, for analysis. At the same time, Armenian investigators said that they had not conducted the investigative experiment yet.

February 02, 2015 09:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of January 26 to February 1

  Mass protests of entrepreneurs in Yerevan, demanding to repeal amendments to Law "On Turnover Tax"; appointment of a new MIA boss in Georgia; second within a month visit of Presidential Envoy Melikov to Derbent, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of January 26 to February 1, 2015, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

February 02, 2015 03:12

• In the period from January 26 to February 1, at least two persons suffered in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from January 26 to February 1, 2015, two persons were killed 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 01, 2015 18:12

• News alert: Magomed Khazbiev was shot at in Grozny

  Today, in Grozny, at about 1:00 p.m., an attempt was committed on the Ingush opposition leader Magomed Khazbiev, his advocate Khedi Ibrieva, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

February 01, 2015 13:07

• Anzor Shkhanukov, Imam of Mosque "Mansour", beaten up in KBR

  Anzor Shkhanukov, the Imam of the "Mansour" Mosque, was hospitalized after being beaten up by unidentified men, said Valery Khatazhukov, the head of the Public Human Rights Centre of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR).

February 01, 2015 05:43

• Sochi City Assembly Chairman refuses to support deceived Olympic builders

  Anatoly Lutsyk, the Chairman of the City Assembly of Sochi, has rejected the request of the builder Nikolai Belugin to organize a charity fundraising event in favour of defrauded builders of Olympic facilities.

February 01, 2015 04:15

• Azerbaijan urged UN to help to liberate Guliev and Askerov

  On January 31, Yashar Aliev, the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the UN, speaking at the session of the UN Security Council, dedicated to debates on protection of civilians in armed conflicts, asked for help in freeing Shakhbaz Guliev and Dilgam Askerov from their imprisonment in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).

February 01, 2015 00:45

• Anti-war picketers in Volgograd report attempts to disrupt the action

  In the evening on January 31, Volgograd hosted an anti-war picket demanding peace in South-East of Ukraine. It was the second on that day in the city. The picketers told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that they received threats.

January 31, 2015 23:26

• Gannushkina: "Civil Assistance" is unable to present requested documents by deadline set by prosecutors

  The prosecutors' actions to demand personal data of employees of the "Civil Assistance" Committee are beyond legal norms; and the volume of requested data is such that it will be hardly prepared by the appointed deadline, said Svetlana Gannushkina, the Chair of the Committee.

January 31, 2015 22:40

• Four activists of Armenian "Pre-Parliament" attacked in NKR

  In the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), unidentified assailants beat up supporters of the "Pre-Parliament": two activists were hospitalized; two others refused from hospitalization.

January 31, 2015 19:20

• Armenian authorities postpone enforcement of amendments until July 1

  The entry into force of amendments to the Law "On Turnover Tax" has been suspended until July 1; the respective decision was made today by the Government of Armenia.

January 31, 2015 16:50

• Magomed Davudov, resident of Stalsky village, disappears in Dagestan

  Magomed's relatives have reported the disappearance of this resident of the village of Stalsky, Kizilyurt District, suggesting that could be kidnapped for his religious views.

January 31, 2015 16:08

• Baku: Elshad Babaev's relatives demand to investigate his death as murder

  The death of a prisoner Elshad Babaev in Baku colony is investigated under the article of abuse of office; however, Babaev's relatives insist on the investigation under the murder article.

January 31, 2015 15:15

• NKR's MoD accuses Azerbaijan of 2200 facts of shelling within a week

  In the period from January 25 to January 31, in the troops contact line in the area of the Karabakh conflict, Azerbaijan violated the ceasefire regime for about 2200 times, reported the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).

January 31, 2015 09:38

• "Caucasian Knot" sums up armed conflict outcomes in NCFD in 2014

  In 2014, Northern Caucasus saw a dramatic reduction of the number of victims of the armed conflict. The "Caucasian Knot" has published detailed results of its calculations based on the data received from its own correspondents and information from open sources in the Section "Northern Caucasus – Statistics of Victims".

January 31, 2015 08:29

• In 2014, there were 525 victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  In the period from January 1 to December 31, 2014, in total, 525 persons fell victim to the armed conflict in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), including 341 killed and 184 wounded persons. In comparison with 2013, the total number of victims went down by 46.9%. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

January 31, 2015 07:43

• Legality of inquiry format of Gyumri massacre causes doubts among Armenian lawyers

  The joint inquiry conducted by investigating authorities of Russia and Armenia into the murder of the Avetisyan family in Gyumri has no legal force, Armenian lawyers believe. Such a scheme would allow the defendant to challenge the legality of the investigation at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), said the lawyer Alexander Sirunyan.