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December 05, 2014 10:14

• Death of one of supposed militants killed in Grozny was reported by power agents reported in 2011

  One of the militants killed on December 4 in Grozny turned to be the 26-year-old Anzor Taramov, a resident of the Achkhoi-Martan District of Chechnya, said a law enforcement source. However, back in September 2011, law enforcers already reported that Taramov was killed in Grozny at rendering armed resistance.

December 05, 2014 07:41

• FH: Georgia has lowest level of Internet censorship among countries of Southern Caucasus

  According to the non-governmental organization named "Freedom House" (FH), Georgia has the highest level of freedom on the Internet among the countries of Southern Caucasus. Armenia is a bit behind Georgia, while Azerbaijan is a country with "partially free Internet."

December 05, 2014 06:00

• Chechnya: Georgian citizen accused of recruiting locals into IS supporters

  As reported by the Prosecutor's Office of Chechnya, law enforcers have suspected Beslan Tsintsalashvili, a 25-year-old citizen of Georgia, of persuading two residents of Chechnya to join the terrorist grouping named "Islamic State" (IS).

December 05, 2014 00:54

• Lithuania: son of former Chechen President Dudaev fined for forging documents

  A court in Lithuania has sentenced Degi Dudaev, a son of the former leader of the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Johar Dudaev, to a fine of 940 euros. The defendant was found guilty of forging documents as a member of an organized group.

December 04, 2014 23:40

• After checks at Makhachkala mosque, no parishioners were detained

  As a result of the checks of documents conducted by policemen yesterday near the Salafi mosque in Makhachkala, none of the parishioners was detained. The checks were not part of any operative measures, said a source from the Kirov ROVD (District Interior Division) of the city.

December 04, 2014 21:12

• Dagestan: Murtazali Shamilov, detained resident of Vremenny, is back home

  Murtazali Shamilov, a resident of the Dagestani settlement of Vremenny, who was detained by power agents on September 18 during a special operation conducted in the settlement, has returned home. The fate of another detainee, Sultanbeg Khapizov, remains unknown.

December 04, 2014 20:28

• NAC announced liquidation of 10 militants in Grozny (+video)

  On Thursday, a special operation conducted in Grozny resulted in the killing of 10 members of the armed underground, reports the Russia's National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).

December 04, 2014 18:58

• Attack on Grozny was fifth major attack on North-Caucasian dwelling settlements since 2004

  The large militants' attack undertaken last night on law enforcers in Grozny, during which, according to latest figures, 19 people were killed and 28 others wounded, was the fifth attack on dwelling settlements of Northern Caucasus and since 2004, the second one on the capital of Chechnya.

December 04, 2014 17:38

• Body of a civilian found under ruins of House of Press in Grozny (+video)

  Under the rubbles of the House of Press in Grozny, where militants were hiding, the body of a civilian was found, said the spokesman of the Operative Headquarters for Liquidation of IAF members.

December 04, 2014 15:59

• Sochi court rejects request of Saveliev family to suspend demolition of their house

  The Adler District Court has considered the application lodged by Saveliev family, who asked them to suspend their eviction from the barns at 5/1 Akatsij Street. The court decided to reject the appeal.

December 04, 2014 15:56

• Dagestani SC leaves Tarki leaders under home arrest

  The attack on Grozny could be the implementation of the threats announced by the leaders of the "Islamic State" (IS) to the leadership of Chechnya, said Alexei Malashenko, a political analyst and a member of the Scientific Council of the Moscow Carnegie Centre.

December 04, 2014 15:35

• Attack on Grozny indicates capabilities of Chechen militants, experts say

  The attack on Grozny could be the implementation of the threats announced by the leaders of the "Islamic State" (IS) to the leadership of Chechnya, said Alexei Malashenko, a political analyst and a member of the Scientific Council of the Moscow Carnegie Centre.

December 04, 2014 14:37

• Fight in Grozny is third major militants' action in Chechnya since the beginning of 2014

  The today's armed clashes in Grozny became the third major action of the armed underground in Chechnya after the terror act in October and blow up of an infantry combat vehicle (known as BMP) in April.

December 04, 2014 10:39

• Sociologists record more Russians who treat situation in Northern Caucasus as calm

  The increase of optimism in Russians towards the situation in Northern Caucasus continues; and the overwhelming majority of Russian citizens reject the idea of separatism – these are the outcomes of the latest polling conducted by the "Levada Centre".

December 04, 2014 00:27

• Penitentiary Service of Azerbaijan issues reprimand to Leyla Yunus

  The Penitentiary Service of Azerbaijan has refuted the statement of the arrested rights defender Leyla Yunus that she is exposed to physical and moral pressure at the Baku SIZO (pre-trial prison). The release of the Service reports that Leyla was reprimanded for unethical behaviour in relation to medics.

December 03, 2014 23:42

• France's "Green" Party demands from Russian authorities to stop pressure on activists of "EcoWatch"

  The France's "Europe Ecology-Green" Party has demanded from the Russian authorities to stop pressure on activists of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch) and review the court's decision in the case against ecologist Evgeny Vitishko.

December 03, 2014 21:40

• Chechen resident sentenced for involvement in warfare in Syria may be transferred to penal colony, his relatives apprehend

  Said Mazhaev, a resident of Grozny, sentenced to two years of imprisonment for involvement in the warfare in Syria, who is being kept at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), has reported that he is to be transferred to a penal colony, although the appeal against the sentence has not yet been considered.

December 03, 2014 20:54

• In Vremenny, Commission to assess damage recognizes 42 houses unfit for habitation

  In the settlement of Vremenny, the Commission to assess damage inflicted by the regime of counterterrorist operation (CTO) has found 42 houses unfit for habitation. 18 houses were completely destroyed during the CTO, and 24 houses with yards were recognized to be demolished.

December 03, 2014 20:08

• Resident of Makhachkala to stand trial on charges of participating in IAF

  The Dagestani Prosecutor's Office has sent to the court the criminal case against the 28-year-old resident of Makhachkala Zakir Isaev, accused of participation in an illegal armed formation (IAF).

December 03, 2014 19:50

• Health condition of detained Dagestani student grows worse in Stavropol

  The health status of Magomed Aliev, a student from Dagestan, who is in the intensive care unit at a Stavropol hospital after he was detained by power agents on suspicion of promoting terrorism, has become worse.