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December 03, 2014 19:36

• Life of arrested Azerbaijani rights defender Leyla Yunus is under threat, advocate says

  On December 3, the lawyer Ramiz Mamedov was unable to meet his client Leyla Yunus, who is kept in SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 1 of Baku and expressed fears that her health has worsened; and there is threat to her life.

December 03, 2014 15:42

• UFSIN denied nutrition and medical care problems in Ingush SIZO

  SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 1 of Ingushetia, where inmates are on hunger strike, has no problems with health care and no ban to receive foodstuffs from relatives, which were the points of the complaint declared by inmates to the members of the Public Oversight Commission (POC), who visited the SIZO.

December 03, 2014 14:46

• Court removes reporters from trial on KBR resident killed in CTO

  The Supreme Court (SC) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) continued hearings on the case of a local resident, who was killed in a counterterrorist operation (CTO) in April 2013.

December 03, 2014 13:44

• Grenade explosion in house in KChR kills two children; the third one is safe

  The man, who triggered an explosion in a private house of the Nogai District of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic and killed two children, is an unemployed resident of North Ossetia. During the explosion, a 13-year-old girl was also in the house; she was not hurt.

December 03, 2014 09:26

• Transparency International: Georgia is ahead of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia in terms of perception of corruption

  The international movement against corruption Transparency International (TI) has published the Corruption Perceptions Index for 2014, according to which Georgia takes the 50th place, Armenia – the 94th one, Azerbaijan – the 126th one and Russia – the 136th place.

December 03, 2014 06:01

• MIA source reports about organizers of kidnapping and those who planted drugs on Imam of Kislovodsk, advocate says

  A policeman, who preferred to remain anonymous had delivered to the wife of the Kislovodsk Imam Kurman-Ali Baichorov, accused of drug possession, a written statement about the organizers of his kidnapping and those who planted drugs on him and initiated his criminal prosecution, said Imam's advocate.

December 03, 2014 03:31

• Sochi: Olympic resettlers complain about living conditions in "Neptune" boarding house

  In Sochi, about 50 the so-called "Olympic resettlers" and natural disaster victims, living in the boarding house named "Neptune", held a meeting and signed an appeal to the City Public Prosecutor stating their intolerable living conditions.

December 02, 2014 19:56

• After mosque arson experts state growth of terror threat in Azerbaijan

  The attack on the mosque in Baku settlement of Garachukhur was aimed at creating religious-based tension in Azerbaijan and indicates a growing terror threat, experts believe. The incident has proved that even small radical groups can commit resonant crimes, said Khikmet Gadjizade, a political scientist.

December 02, 2014 18:29

• KChR's SC grants release of Arthur Ismailov

  The Supreme Court (SC) of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic has satisfied the petition on exemption of Arthur Ismailov, convicted on charges of aiding and abetting terrorism, from punishment.

December 02, 2014 17:58

• Azerbaijan: criminal charge against Ismayilova supplemented with new episode

  The Binagadi District Court of Baku has added an episode of dissemination in 2011 of the material allegedly defaming the former oppositionist Elman Turkoglu (Gasanov) to the case of the journalist Khadija Ismayilova, accused of slander.

December 02, 2014 17:27

• Grenade explosion wounds two policemen in Ingushetia

  At a detention attempt, an unidentified man threw a grenade at policemen and wounded two of them.

December 02, 2014 16:04

• At trial of Imam of Kislovodsk, prosecutor demands five years in prison for Baichorov

  The Predgorny District Court of the Stavropol Territory, dealing with the case of Kislovodsk Imam Kurman-Ali Baichorov, has begun the pleadings. The prosecution asked for the defendant, accused of drug possession, five years in prison and a fine of 100,000 roubles.

December 02, 2014 15:15

• Armenian Parliament discusses accession to EAEU against protest actions

  The Parliament of Armenia continues discussing the treaty of Armenia's accession to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). Suren Karayan, the Deputy Finance Minister, said that Armenia's accession to the EAEU would positively affect the economy; however, problems can arise only on the part of the WTO treaty.

December 02, 2014 13:59

• Inmates of Ingush SIZO hold hunger strike to demand better medical care

  At SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 1 of Ingushetia, starting from November 25, detainees are on a hunger strike, complaining about the lack of medical care and insults – this was established by the Public Oversight Commission (POC) after visiting the SIZO, institution, said Magomed Mutsolgov, a member of the POC.

December 02, 2014 13:43

• Said Amirov's defence appeals against the verdict at the ECtHR

  The defence of the ex-Mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov and his nephew Yusup Djaparov, convicted on charges of plotting a terror act, filed a complaint against the sentence to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

December 02, 2014 01:55

• ECtHR takes complaint of rights defender Intigam Aliev to consideration in priority order

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled to consider the complaint lodged by the Azerbaijani rights defender Intigam Aliev in the priority order. The Azerbaijani government is to answer the questions put by the ECtHR before March 25.

December 01, 2014 23:58

• Trial of BORN case considers murder of athlete Muslim Abdullayev

  During the trial held by the Moscow Regional Court of the case of the "Battle Organization of Russian Nationalists" (BORN), one of the victims, Ramazan Nurichuev, was questioned and told about the murder of the athlete Muslim Abdullayev.

December 01, 2014 22:59

• Heavily sick rights defender Intigam Aliev marks his 52nd birthday in prison, Foundation "Human Rights House" reports

  International rights defenders from the Foundation "Human Rights House" have addressed the Azerbaijani authorities with a demand the release the rights defender Intigam Aliev. On November 30, Aliev marked his 52nd birthday behind bars; his health condition has seriously deteriorated, rights defenders report.

December 01, 2014 21:26

• Armenian parliament adopts amendments to the law on maternity benefits

  On Monday, the MPs of the National Assembly of Armenia adopted amendments to the legislation on maternity benefits in the second and final reading. Members of the factions of the ARF "Dashnaktsutyun", "Country of Law" and "Prosperous Armenia" refused to vote.

December 01, 2014 19:29

• CTO regime lifted in Buynaksk District of Dagestan

  On Monday, after opening of the Gimry Tunnel, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime that was in force in the Buynaksk District for 75 days was lifted.