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January 20, 2015 19:54

• Resident of Makhachkala reports illegal detentions for wearing beard

  A resident of Makhachkala Kerim Khaibulaev has complained to rights defenders about illegal detentions conducted by policemen. He believes that he has been persecuted because he wears a beard.

January 20, 2015 19:41

• Residents of Azerbaijan commemorate victims of "Black January" (+video)

  A memory action of the victims of the events of January 1990 was held today in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. Its participants told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that the responsibility for the deaths lies primarily on the then Soviet leadership.

January 20, 2015 18:18

• Gyumri residents hold memorial service for Sergey Avetisyan

  The memorial service for the deceased six-month-old baby Sergey Avetisyan was held today in the Gyumri Church of Saint Nshan.

January 20, 2015 17:08

• Five natives of Chechnya detained in France on suspicion of preparing terror acts

  French law enforcers have detained five natives of Chechnya on suspicion of preparing terror acts, Yvon Calvet, the prosecutor of the French city of Béziers has reported today.

January 20, 2015 16:21

• "Committee of January 19": opponents of anti-fascist march detained in Moscow

  The Moscow police detained several persons, who tried to interfere with the sanctioned march, organized by the "Committee of January 19” on the anniversary of the murder of Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova, rights defenders report.

January 20, 2015 12:05

• Court leaves Krasnodar activist Darya Polyudova in custody till February 28

  Darya Polyudova, a participant of the action "For Federalization of Kuban", is to stay at SIZO (pre-trial prison) until February 28. This decision was made by the Oktyabrsky District Court of Krasnodar after it had considered the issue on the extension of the activist's arrest.

January 20, 2015 11:34

• Investigators identify native of North Ossetia detained in Austria as Aslan Gagiev, organizer of resonant murders

  A native of North Ossetia detained in Vienna has been identified as Aslan Gagiev, the leader of the criminal grouping responsible for about 40 murders. This was reported by the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF). Aslan Gagiev is to be extradited to Russia.

January 20, 2015 09:42

• Russian Military Court to hold trial against Valery Permyakov in Armenia: source

  The trial in the case against soldier Valery Permyakov, accused of murdering the Avetisyan family in Gyumri, will be held in the territory of Armenia; however, it will be held by the Military Court of Russia, an official from the Armenian government reports.

January 20, 2015 07:07

• Experts associate protest moods after tragedy in Gyumri with authorities' actions

  In Armenia, local experts explain national protest moods against the murder of the Avetisyan family in Gyumri by improper actions of the authorities. At present, people are waiting that the authorities are to fulfill the promises they have made.

January 20, 2015 06:29

• Resident of North Ossetia claims violation of his rights by Iraf District FSIN officials

  The Department of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) for the Iraf District of North Ossetia fails to fulfill the court's decision on parole of Akhsar Tseboev, a resident of North Ossetia, sentenced to conditional punishment for public calls inciting hatred on grounds of nationality.

January 20, 2015 00:06

• In Moscow, up to 10 persons detained at action in memory of Markelov and Baburova

  In Moscow, the number of persons detained during the march in memory of murdered advocate Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova, a journalist of the "Novaya Gazeta", has increased up to 10 people, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports.

January 19, 2015 22:28

• Residents of Gyumri commemorate Sergey Avetisyan by lighting candles

  Today, the actions of lighting candles in memory of the deceased infant Sergey Avetisyan were held in the central Vardanants Square in Gyumri and at the house of the assassinated Avetisyan family, said Vahan Tumasyan, the head of the NGO "Shirak Centre".

January 19, 2015 22:17

• Estimates of number of participants of rally in Grozny against caricatures on Prophet Muhammad differ essentially

  Eyewitnesses and participants of the rally against caricatures on Prophet Muhammad in Grozny have reported contradictory data on the number of people, who came to the action. Internet users have also doubted the statement of the Chechen authorities that the action was attended by more than a million.

January 19, 2015 21:36

• Five people detained in Moscow at march in memory of Markelov and Baburova

  In Moscow, on the day of the murder of the lawyer Stanislav Markelov and the journalist of "Novaya Gazeta" Anastasia Baburova, in the course of the commemoration action, which was sanctioned by the Mayoralty, five persons were detained.

January 19, 2015 18:55

• Additional police forces brought to Russian military base in Gyumri

  Today, additional law enforcers, including riot police units, have been brought to Gyumri. Police posts in the area of the Russia's Consulate General and the 102nd military base have been reinforced.

January 19, 2015 16:50

• Sergey Avetisyan dies in Armenia

  Sergey Avetisyan, the six-month-old wounded survival in the attack on his family in Gyumri, has died, said Armenia's Ministry of Public Health.

January 19, 2015 16:23

• Number of protesters against caricatures on Muhammad exceeded one million, said Chechen MIA

  This morning Grozny has hosted a mass action "We love Muhammad", initiated by Chechen clergy. Most of the participants spoke in support of the rall demands. However, among those, who gathered near the mosque in central Grozny, there were people who said that the event was "voluntary-compulsory" for them.

January 19, 2015 15:01

• Man suspected of killing football player Gasan Magomedov detained in Dagestan

  A man from the native village of Gasan Magomedov, a football player of the "Anji-2" FC, has been detained on suspicion of killing the athlete. This was reported by a source in the law enforcement agencies of Dagestan. According to the source, investigators consider the version that the criminal intended to kill another man.

January 19, 2015 12:10

• On January 12-18, at least three people fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from January 12 to January 18, 2015, at least three persons perished in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; no information about wounded was reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

January 19, 2015 10:38

• Militant killed in Nalchik identified as local Alikhan Tochiev

  The member of the illegal armed formation (IAF), who was shot dead yesterday in the counterterrorist operation (CTO) in Nalchik, was identified as a local resident Alikhan Tochiev, said a law enforcement source of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR).