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November 14, 2014 05:42

• Head of Georgian NGO refuted Chechen head's statement about death of Tarkhan Batirashvili

  The information of the Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov about the death of one of the leaders of the ISIL Tarkhan Batirashvili (Abu Umar al-Shishani), posted on the Instagram network, is untrue, said Umar Idigov, the head of the NGO "Foundation of Caucasus Integration", and a resident of the village of Duisi in Georgia's Pankisi Gorge.

November 14, 2014 04:07

• Circassian activists urge Polish leadership to recognize Circassian genocide

  Activists of Circassian public organizations have appealed to the leadership of Poland asking to recognize the genocide of Circassians in the 19th century. The appeal was initiated by the International Organization "Patriots of Circassia", whose headquarters is in Istanbul.

November 14, 2014 01:06

• Stavropol law enforcers discredit rights defender Bogatenkova, her advocate asserts

  Law enforcement bodies are putting pressure on clients of Lyudmila Bogatenkova, the Chair of the Stavropol Committee of Soldiers' Mothers "Prikumye Mothers", persuading to slander the rights defender, said Andrei Sabinin, one of her advocates.

November 13, 2014 23:09

• KChR's court extends arrest of Ionov accused of promoting terrorism

  The court has rejected the motion lodged by the defence of Ruslan Ionov, a resident of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), accused of helping terrorists, and asking to soften his freedom restraint measure. The court has extended his arrest by two months.

November 13, 2014 21:38

• In Krasnodar Territory, Mikhail Savva questioned under case of "Levados" Centre Director

  Mikhail Savva, Professor of the Kuban State University, sentenced conditionally for a fraud, was questioned by the police as a witness in the case of Elena Shablo, Director of the "Levados" Centre.

November 13, 2014 18:33

• NK asks for ICRC's help in evacuating downed helicopter crew from Azerbaijan

  Today, the State Commission of Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) on war prisoners, hostages and missing persons has appealed to the mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Nagorno-Karabakh asking for help in establishing the whereabouts of the crew of the helicopter that was shot down by Azerbaijanis, and in the return of the pilots.

November 13, 2014 17:19

• Chechen head reports death of one of ISIL leaders who threatened to invade Russia

  The murder of Tarkhan Batirashvili, a commander of a radical Islamic grouping of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), was announced today by the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov.

November 13, 2014 14:31

• Ambulance called to Karaman hunger-strikers

  Today, at about 12:00 a.m. Moscow time, the health condition of two hunger-strikers in Karaman got aggravated. The arriving ambulance doctors rendered the first aid to them.

November 13, 2014 07:32

• Head coach of "Rostov" FC disqualified for five matches for his racist statements

  Igor Gamula, the head coach of the "Rostov" FC, has been disqualified for five matches of the Russian Football Championship for racist remarks against players of his football team. This was announced by the press service of the Russian Football Union (RFU) on November 12.

November 13, 2014 06:18

• Law enforcement officials visit hunger-strikers in Karaman

  In Dagestan, representatives of the authorities have not yet met participants of the protest hunger strike in Karaman. Meanwhile, on November 12, protesters were visited by representatives of the Prosecutor's Office, the police and the FSB, who show interest in identifying the protesters.

November 13, 2014 05:41

• Kislovodsk Imam repeatedly refused in initiating criminal proceedings against FSB agent

  The investigating authorities have repeatedly refused to open a criminal case against an agent of the Russian FSB for the StavropolTerritory under the complaint filed by Kurman-Ali Baichorov, the Imam of Kislovodsk. According to the defender of the Imam, who is accused of drug trafficking, the FSB agent exceeded his power, used violence and falsified evidence.

November 13, 2014 05:22

• Azerbaijan partially closes sky for flights after incident with Mi-24

  On November 12, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Azerbaijan announced the airspace over the "occupied territories" closed for flights. Such decision was made after the incident with the Mi-24 helicopter shot down yesterday in Nagorno-Karabakh.

November 13, 2014 01:59

• OSCE: more people in military uniform cross Russian-Ukrainian border

  On November 12, the OSCE Observation Mission produced a weekly report on the situation at the border checkpoints "Gukovo" and "Donetsk" in the Rostov area of the Russian-Ukrainian border. OSCE observers record the increase in the number of border crossings in both directions by people in military uniform. The UN believes that the lack of effective border control prevents the establishment of peace in Donbas.

November 12, 2014 19:59

• Hunger strike demanding resignation of Dagestani leader stopped in Makhachkala

  Six hunger-strikers from Makhachkala, Dagestan, who demanded resignation of Ramazan Abdulatipov, the head of the republic, have stopped their protest action for health reasons. Officials from Abdulatipov's administration stated that Dagestani authorities have started to implement the agreements earlier reached with the hunger-strikers.

November 12, 2014 18:43

• Three persons lost in Mi-24 helicopter shot down by Azeri militaries

  Three persons perished today in the crash of the Mi-24 helicopter shot down today by the Azerbaijani military forces. Such incidents may expand the scale of the Nagorno-Karabakh crisis, said Lamberto Zannier, the OSCE Secretary General.

November 12, 2014 15:13

• Azerbaijani SC repeatedly rejects Parviz Gashimli's appeal

  On November 12, the Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan refused to satisfy the cassation complaint lodged by journalist Parviz Gashimli against the earlier rejection of his demand to hold a repeated partial judicial trial. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by the lawyer Elchin Sadygov, who believes that without the above partial re-trial the consideration of the appeal complaint will be biased.

November 12, 2014 12:45

• Five Zverevo residents go on hunger strike demanding to return donations for housing and communal services

  Today, in the Rostov Region, five residents of the city of Zverevo have declared an endless hunger strike demanding to return the suspended donations for housing and communal services.

November 12, 2014 11:55

• Leonid Tibilov instructs South Ossetian MFA to establish diplomatic relations with DPR and LPR

  The South Ossetian President has instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of South Ossetia to establish diplomatic relations with the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR, respectively).

November 12, 2014 07:53

• Rostov-on-Don: law enforcers search house of activist of "December 5 Party"

  In Rostov-on-Don, the house of Boris Batyj, an activist of the Rostov branch of the "December 5 Party", has been searched, and several hard disks were seized. This was reported by Sergey Davidis, a staff member of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" and a member of the standing committee of the "December 5 Party".

November 12, 2014 07:01

• Lak National Council urges Tarki residents to waive claims for Karaman land

  Members of the Lak National Council have called a provocation a hunger strike declared by residents of the villages of Tarki, Kyakhulai, and Alburikent, who demand to transfer Karaman land to their Jamaat. The Lak National Council has urged the authorities to solve as soon as possible the problems of immigrants, who, according to the members of the Lak National Council, may turn into an interethnic conflict.