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December 23, 2014 13:05

• Tsarnaev's defence again demands to move trial from Boston to other city

  The advocates of Johar Tsarnaev, who is accused of organizing the terror act during the Boston Marathon Run, have again petitioned to move the trial from Boston to some other city.

December 23, 2014 07:55

• Authorities of Krasnodar Territory restrict flow of tourists to Sochi resorts

  All the rooms and beds at ski resorts of Sochi have been booked for the New Year holidays; the demand is 1.5 times the proposal; therefore, the authorities of the Krasnodar Territory have to restrict the flow of tourists, said the Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak at a meeting of Russian Premier Dmitry Medvedev with his Deputies.

December 23, 2014 04:02

• Tbilisi police use force against defenders of Sakdrisi, protesters report

  The police failed to ensure safety of participants of the action in Tbilisi in defence of the gold mine Sakdrisi-Kachagiani. Instead, policemen forced the crowd from the roadway, said the organizers.

December 22, 2014 23:02

• Fifteen Georgian NGOs demand revision of tapping law

  Georgian NGOs are drafting a lawsuit to the Constitutional Court demanding to recognize one of the provisions of the law that regulates the mechanism of secret investigative activities unconstitutional. The Parliament of Georgia does not rule out that the legislation may be revised in the course of the MIA reform.

December 22, 2014 20:22

• ICRF confirms death of two civilians during militants' attack on Grozny

  The attack of members of the armed underground on Grozny resulted in the death of two civilians, not one, as stated earlier, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has stated today.

December 22, 2014 19:08

• Sochi resident challenges fine imposed for reading Bible in cafe

  Today, Alexei Kolyasnikov, a resident of Sochi and the leader of the religious group named "Christian Community", and his advocate Alexander Popkov have filed a complaint against the court ruling to impose a fine for holding an alleged unsanctioned meeting in a cafe, where they read out the Bible.

December 22, 2014 16:41

• Nobody lived in the house demolished by power agents in Chechen village of Koshkeldy

  The house in the village of Koshkeldy, Gudermes District of Chechnya, belonging to a militant's family and demolished on December 19 was uninhabited, rights defenders from the Joint Mobile Group (JMG) told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. According to their version, the Shabanov family, who owned the house, left the country more than a year ago.

December 22, 2014 14:04

• Abkhaz parliament ratifies treaty with Russia

  The parliament of Abkhazia has ratified by a majority vote a new Russian-Abkhaz treaty on strategic partnership and alliance. Voting was held open; out of 28 MPs, 23 voted "for", and 5 – "against".

December 22, 2014 13:23

• In Azerbaijan, defence of journalist Khazy, accused of hooliganism, insists on his self-defence

  The latest court session dealing with the case of journalist Seimur Khazy, accused of hooliganism with use of arms in Azerbaijan, questioned the witnesses, who refused from their testimonies, signed earlier in the course of investigation.

December 22, 2014 11:55

• During week of December 15-21, 2014, three persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of December 15-21, 2014, at least three persons were killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded persons were reported. These are the results of the calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

December 22, 2014 09:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 15-21

  Continued destruction of houses belonging to militants' relatives in Chechnya; resumption of investigation into the case on the Dubrovka terror act in Moscow; work of the South-Ossetian authorities on finalizing the new agreement on alliance with Russia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of December 15-21, 2014, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

December 22, 2014 02:48

• Head of Centre for Protection of Freedom of Conscience treats arrest of theologian Elshan Mustafaoglu in Azerbaijan as misunderstanding

  In Azerbaijan, law enforcers detained theologian Elshan Mustafaoglu. According to his relatives, the court has announced the pre-trial restriction measure against the detainee in the form of arrest. The prosecution against the theologian is a misunderstanding, stated Ilgar Ibragimoglu, the head of the Centre for Protection of Freedom of Conscience and Religion.

December 22, 2014 01:54

• In Armenia, activist Vaginak Shushanyan claims being beaten

  Vaginak Shushanyan, an activist of the social movement against rise in prices and tariffs, claims he has been attacked in the centre of Yerevan. As a result of the attack, the activist got his lip injured, and no serious consequences resulted from the attack.

December 21, 2014 17:56

• Court trying Georgian citizen, accused of recruiting militants in Chechnya, questions convoy

  The session of the Oktiabrskiy District Court of Grozny, dealing with the case of Beslan Tsintsalashvili, a citizen of Georgia, accused of persuading two residents of Chechnya to terrorist activities, questioned two witnesses, who had convoyed the defendant from Shali to the Kurchaloy RUVD (District Interior Department).

December 21, 2014 16:58

• Recruits from Chechnya beaten in North Ossetia, their relatives assert

  On parade ground of a military unit in North Ossetia, recruits from Chechnya were beaten by unidentified men. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by a brother of one of the recruits.

December 21, 2014 13:30

• In Volgograd, NGO members see no dialogue with regional authorities

  In Volgograd, participants of the "roundtable" have declared absence of interaction between human rights activists and government officials. Besides, they have also claimed lack of transparency of grants and pointed out some financial problems. NGO members have noted the need to establish a human rights council in Volgograd.

December 21, 2014 11:59

• Tenth convoy with humanitarian aid reaches Donbas

  Today, the convoy of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) with humanitarian aid to residents of Donbas has arrived in Donetsk and Lugansk.

December 21, 2014 05:34

• ANC criticizes investigation into attack on Aram Manukyan

  The "Armenian National Congress" (ANC) Party does not agree with the charge against Arshak Svazyan, who is suspected of attacking Aram Manukyan, the secretary of the faction in the Parliament. The ANC demands to reclassify the charge and choose an article providing more severe punishment, a representative of the ANC has stated.

December 21, 2014 00:11

• NCFD residents complain about rise in food prices

  In Northern Caucasus, the fears of some local residents, who in mid-August predicted the growth in food prices, are confirmed. According to residents of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), the average rise in prices reached 20-25%.

December 20, 2014 22:12

• Rauf Mirkadirov's family granted political asylum in Switzerland

  Family members of the Azerbaijani journalist Rauf Mirkadirov have received official notification of the court that they were granted political asylum in Switzerland.