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January 05, 2015 19:55

• Azerbaijani CEC cancels election results at two polling stations

  Today, in Azerbaijan, the Central Election Commission (CEC) has cancelled the results of the municipal elections held on December 23, 2014, in two polling stations. The official results of the elections are to be announced by the Azerbaijani CEC on January 17.

January 05, 2015 19:35

• Defenders of Johar Tsarnaev fail to conclude plea agreement with prosecutors in case of Boston terror act

  In Boston, the court has started jury selection in the case against Johar Tsarnaev, a native of Chechnya, accused of committing a terror act during the Boston Marathon in April 2013. It has also been reported that defenders of Johar Tsarnaev failed to conclude a plea agreement with officials of the US Attorney General Office.

January 05, 2015 18:40

• Makhachkala court puts author of anti-New Year video into custody

  The Soviet District Court of Makhachkala has announced its decision to arrest for two months Murad Nurmagomedov, a resident of Makhachkala, suspected of illegal possession of weapons and an author of the popular online video criticizing the Muslim New Year celebration in Dagestan.

January 05, 2015 12:34

• Case against human rights defender Intigam Aliev sent to Baku court

  The investigating authorities of Azerbaijan have sent to court the materials in the case against Intigam Aliev, the head of the "Legal Education Society", who is accused of economic crimes.

January 05, 2015 09:56

• Funeral of killed football player Gasan Magomedov takes place in Dagestan

  Gasan Magomedov, a football player of the Dagestani "Anji-2" FC, killed in the village of Novokuli of the Kumtorkala District, has been buried. Friends of 20-year-old Gasan Magomedov assert that the young man was a gentle person.

January 05, 2015 09:20

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 29, 2014, to January 4, 2015

  Long New Year holidays for residents of Russian Northern Caucasus and countries of Southern Caucasus; memorial actions of those killed in last year's terror acts in Volgograd committed on the eve of the New Year; special operation in Chechnya, in which two suspected militants were killed, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of December 29, 2014, to January 4, 2015, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

January 05, 2015 03:45

• On December 29-January 4, at least 6 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of December 29, 2014-January 4, 2015, at least six persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, two persons were killed, and four others were wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the"Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

January 05, 2015 02:49

• MCC dismisses complaint of former advocate of Chechen leader on case of article in "Kommersant"

  The Moscow City Court has dismissed a cassation appeal filed by lawyer Andrei Krasnenkov, who earlier represented the interests of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, against the publishing house "Kommersant". The cassation appeal was filed with regard to the publication on the hearing of the case against Oleg Orlov, the former Chairman of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", whom Ramzan Kadyrov accused of libel.

January 05, 2015 01:50

• In Sochi, local residents and guests complain about sharp rise in food prices

  In Sochi, city residents and guests complain about the rise in food prices. According to sellers, the rise in prices mainly concerns imported goods, and it is connected with the depreciation of the rouble.

January 04, 2015 23:16

• On January 5, Ingushetia starts compiling list of IDPs from Chechnya to be granted apartments in new house

  On January 5, the Ingush authorities are to start compiling preliminary lists of internally displaced persons (IDPs) to be granted apartments in one of four new houses in the village of Yandare of the Nazran District.

January 04, 2015 18:43

• In Stavropol Territory, POC members intend to visit Magomed Aliev in SIZO

  Student Magomed Aliev accused of promoting terrorism is to be attended by members of the Public Oversight Commission (POC) of the Stavropol Territory. They are to check the statements made by the detainee's relatives who claimed Magomed Aliev had not been provided with the medical care in the SIZO (pre-trial prison) when he had been in need of it.

January 04, 2015 18:10

• Azerbaijani MoD accuses Armenian military forces of shelling frontline villages

  The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported that the Armenian armed forces have shelled the positions of the Azerbaijani Army and villages located along the frontline in the Karabakh conflict zone. According to another report made by the Azerbaijani MoD released this morning, during the past day, the Armenian military forces violated the ceasefire 64 times.

January 04, 2015 17:35

• Azerbaijani CEC dismisses about 20 complaints on violations during municipal elections

  On January 3, the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Azerbaijan held a meeting to consider about 20 appeals and complaints filed in connection with the municipal elections of December 23, 2014. However, no complaint has been granted, announces Akif Gurbanov, a CEC member.

January 04, 2015 11:39

• Midfielder of "Anji-2" FC killed in Dagestan

  Gasan Magomedov, a player of the "Anji-2" FC, was killed in the Kumtorkala District of Dagestan. The murder was committed at night in the village of Novokuli. The football player died in hospital from the wounds.

January 03, 2015 22:47

• Tie-rod with grenade found in Rostov Region on border with Ukraine

  In the Kuibyshev District of the Rostov Region, close to the Russian-Ukrainian border, a tie-rod with a grenade was found in a tree, the regional department for emergency prevention and response has reported.

January 03, 2015 18:13

• Native of Dagestan Magomed Aliev left in custody until February 13

  Court in Stavropol has extended, until February 13, the detention of a Dagestani student Magomed Aliev, accused of promoting terrorism. Now Aliev, in his poor health condition, is in SIZO (pre-trial prison) of Pyatigorsk, where he receives no medical treatment, his relatives assert.

January 03, 2015 17:00

• Azerbaijani MoD refutes NKR's information about night sabotage actions in the conflict zone

  The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan has refuted the report of the Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) about a night attempt of Azerbaijani militaries to cross the contact line of armed forces.

January 03, 2015 12:55

• Access of vehicles to railway station of Volgograd blocked to prevent terror acts

  In order to prevent a recurrence of the December 2013 terror acts in Volgograd, they have banned access of vehicles to the railway station.

January 03, 2015 11:57

• Two soldiers killed and one wounded in Karabakh conflict zone

  Two servicemen of the Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) were killed and another one wounded in response to diversions from the Azerbaijani party, said the NKR's Ministry of Defence (MoD).

January 03, 2015 09:12

• Maikop residents paid tribute to victims of local conflicts

  The city of Maikop, the capital of Adygea, has held a commemoration rally of victims of local conflicts. The rally, which was attended by combat veterans from Krasnodar, read out the names of the victims; and fired a salute in their honour.