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January 16, 2015 19:03

• Armenian investigating bodies entitled to run murder case of Avetisyan family, lawyers believe

  The murder of six family members in Gyumri, committed by a suspected Russian soldier Valery Permyakov, occurred in the territory of Armenia and should be investigated by law-enforcement bodies of this country.

January 16, 2015 18:18

• 53 convicts appeal against verdict in Nalchik attack case

  Appeal complaints against the verdict in the case about the attack on Nalchik were submitted by 53 out of 57 convicts, including all five of them, sentenced to life imprisonment.

January 16, 2015 16:53

• Diana Ramazanova was IS member, said a source from Turkish intelligence

  Diana Ramazanova, who committed, according to law enforcement bodies of Turkey, a terror act in Istanbul, was the wife of a native of Chechnya Abu Edelbiev, who was killed in Syria, and was a member, together with him, of the extremist organization "Islamic State" (IS), said a source from the Turkish intelligence service.

January 16, 2015 16:34

• 28 people turn to hospital after protest in Gyumri

  After the action of protest in Gyumri, Armenia, and the brawl that broke out there, on January 15 and 16, in total, 28 persons turned for help to hospital, said Armen Isaakyan, the director of the medical centre in Gyumri.

January 16, 2015 15:43

• Parties to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict declare ceasefire violations

  Within the last 24 hours, Armenian armed forces have violated the ceasefire regime at the troops contact line in the Karabakh conflict zone for 51 times, said the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan. In its turn, the Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has reported about 200 cases of ceasefire violation by the Azerbaijani party.

January 16, 2015 15:13

• Armenia political analysts do not predict any transformation of protests related to tragedy in Gyumri into political actions

  So far, the public unrest after the massacre in Gyumri is not political, Armenian political analysts believe. However, in their opinion, the incident may affect the Russian-Armenian relations.

January 16, 2015 13:14

• Residents of Chechnya prepare rally against caricatures on Prophet Muhammad

  Chechen authorities expect participation of half a million people on January 19 in a rally against publication of caricatures on Prophet Muhammad. Local residents are ready to attend the action.

January 16, 2015 06:25

• ICRC officials could not meet Armenian POW in Baku

  Employees of the Baku office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have not yet met Arsen Bagdasaryan, an Armenian soldier, detained by the Azerbaijani party on the contact line.

January 15, 2015 23:47

• Attack on HRC "Memorial" office in Chechnya evidences tactics of suppressing the dissent, rights defenders assert

  The incident in the office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" in the Chechen city of Gudermes, where masked men threw eggs at the women-employees of the office, was the continuation of Ramzan Kadyrov's policy, aimed at destruction of any manifestations of criticism addressed to the republic's leadership.

January 15, 2015 21:24

• Caricatures of Charlie Hebdo cannot be regarded in the context of true freedom of speech, experts on Northern Caucasus believe

  Dozens of editions from the Russian segment of Internet have posted photos of the latest Charlie Hebdo issue with caricatures on Prophet Muhammad. The experts on Northern Caucasus questioned by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted the difference in understanding the freedom of speech by members of the Muslim community and by proponents of the Western culture.

January 15, 2015 21:19

• Number of victims in protest action in Gyumri reaches 12

  Twelve people suffered in clashes of protesters with the police in the city of Gyumri, including nine civilians and three policemen. At least seven people were detained.

January 15, 2015 21:05

• Special operation in Khasavyurt District of Dagestan is over

  As reported by the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), the special operation in the village of Novoselskoe, Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, is over, resulting in a murder of one militant. Locals report about the deaths of two alleged members of the armed underground.

January 15, 2015 16:53

• Relatives identify Istanbul female suicide bomber as Diana Ramazanova

  Relatives of Diana Ramazanova, suspected of committing a terror act in Istanbul on January 6, have recognized her in a photo, said a law enforcement source.

January 15, 2015 15:51

• Power agents are checking Derbent Mayoralty

  Agents of the FSB and MIA have cordoned off the building of the Mayoralty of Derbent and are searching it, said a Dagestani law enforcement source. The city administration has confirmed the check conducted by power agents.

January 15, 2015 11:01

• Chechnya: resident of Urus-Martan District accused of aiding militants

  In Chechnya, the case of Magomed-Emin Baimurzaev, a resident of the Urus-Martan District, accused of aiding members of illegal armed formations (IAFs), has been sent to the court.

January 15, 2015 10:45

• Two persons killed in special operation in Khasavyurt District of Dagestan

  Two suspected militants were killed on Thursday, January 15, in a special operation conducted in the village of Novoselskoe, Khasavyurt District of Dagestan. One of them has been pre-identified. Nobody of law enforcers suffered. According to local residents, power agents are still in the village carrying out checks.

January 15, 2015 09:20

• Suspects of attacking money collectors in Moscow detained in Dagestan

  Three residents of the Buynaksk and Derbent Districts of Dagestan have been detained and placed in custody on charges of an assault on money collectors in Moscow.

January 15, 2015 08:17

• In NKR's village, ethnographers welcomed New Year according to old traditions

  On January 13, in the Tsmakaog Community, Martakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), ethnographers organized a New Year party according to Karabakh ancient traditions. For the village, it was an important cultural event, which was supported by all the residents, the local administration has reported.

January 14, 2015 23:27

• Chechen Republic to be divided into three anti-terror sectors

  The Chechen authorities have made a decision to split the territory of the republic into three sectors and appoint in each of the sectors a top-ranking official in charge for the fight against militants.

January 14, 2015 20:04

• Advocate finds Magomed Aliev in Stavropol SIZO

  The whereabouts of Magomed Aliev, a student of the Stavropol Medical Academy, accused of promoting terrorism, has been revealed: he is being kept at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 1 of Stavropol. This was reported by advocate Olga Kamilova.