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October 29, 2014 18:08

• Russian HRC to appeal to General Prosecutor's Office in connection with case against Imam Kurman-Ali Baichorov

  The next week, the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights (HRC) is to appeal to the General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation in connection with possible violations of the rights of Kislovodsk Imam Kurman-Ali Baichorov, accused of drug trafficking. This is the result of the Imam's meeting with Mikhail Fedotov, the Chairman of the HRC.

October 29, 2014 17:19

• In Makhachkala, eight persons go on hunger strike demanding resignation of Dagestani leader

  Today, in Makhachkala, eight members of NGOs from different districts of Dagestan have declared a hunger strike demanding the resignation of the Dagestani leader Ramazan Abdulatipov. Besides, the protestors also spoke against corruption.

October 29, 2014 15:55

• CPJ expresses concern over failure of justice in some cases on journalists' murders in Russia

  Today, the failure of justice in the cases on journalists' murders is one of the main enemies of press freedom, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) states. According to the CPJ, 370 journalists were killed throughout the world during the period of 2004-2013. Meanwhile, according to the CPJ, no one has been held criminally liable for 333 of the above mentioned murders of journalists.

October 29, 2014 15:44

• Rostov journalist Alexander Tolmachov is sentenced to nine years of imprisonment

  Alexander Tolmachov, a Rostov journalist and publisher, accused of extortion, has been sentenced to nine years in a high-security penal colony.

October 29, 2014 15:17

• In Azerbaijan, Baku CoA leaves human rights defender Intigam Aliev under arrest

  Today, the Baku Court of Appeal (CoA) has dismissed the appeal filed by Azerbaijani human rights defender Intigam Aliev about the extension of his arrest and refusal to replace the pre-trial restriction measure in the form of arrest by house arrest or release on bail.

October 29, 2014 14:40

• Dagestani court announces verdict in case on "honour killing" in Nechaevka

  The Kizilyurt District Court of Dagestan has sentenced Kasum Magomedov, found guilty of the murder of his niece, to seven years in a high-security penal colony. The defendant has pleaded guilty.

October 29, 2014 14:11

• Azerbaijani rights defender Arif Yunus to stay under arrest until March 5

  Azerbaijani Court has extended for four months the arrest of Arif Yunus, a staff member of the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD). The defence treats the Court's decision groundless and intends to appeal against it.

October 29, 2014 11:23

• Mothers of large families from Volgograd Region hold picket in Moscow

  On October 28, mothers of large families from the Volgograd Region held a picket in Moscow. The protestors demand from the authorities to fulfil social obligations of the state.

October 29, 2014 10:41

• In Grozny, law enforcers detain young people while searching for militants, locals report

  Last night, in the Staropromyslovsky District of the Chechen capital, law enforcers carried out "targeted" measures and detained young men, who were released after being beaten. This was reported by local residents.

October 29, 2014 06:46

• In Georgia, Azerbaijani students stand against closure of mosque in Mokhe village

  Members of the Association of Azerbaijani students have held namaz (prayer) in front of the State Chancellery of Georgia to protest against the authorities' decision to close the mosque in the village of Mokhe of the Adigeni District.

October 29, 2014 06:36

• Dagestan: Vremenny residents complain about unlawful actions of CTO headquarters

  In Dagestan, residents of the settlement of Vremenny of the Untsukul District claim that the actions of the headquarters of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) contradicts the Law "On Combating Terrorism" and violate the rights of civilians. The villagers have appealed to the leaders of the CTO headquarters with a request to let them enter the village to collect their personal belongings.

October 29, 2014 01:04

• In Makhachkala, policemen wound three persons while stopping mass fight

  In the evening of October 28, in Makhachkala, policemen stopped a mass fight, which participants were carrying firearms. To restore order, the policemen had to use their service weapons. As a result, three persons were wounded. This was reported by the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

October 28, 2014 23:32

• Defence of participants of "Million Mask March" decides to challenge the verdict

  The advocates of Shant Arutyunyan, the leader of the "Tsegakron" Party, and of other defendants in the "Million Mask March" case, have announced their intention to appeal against the conviction. On October 27, they received the full text of the verdict in their arms, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

October 28, 2014 18:04

• Over 15 Muslims detained after namaz in Makhachkala

  This afternoon, more than 15 people were detained at the exit of the mosque in Kotrov Street in Makhachkala after their afternoon namaz (prayer), eyewitnesses have stated. Then, the detained parishioners of the Makhachkala Salafi mosque were taken to the police, Kurban Askandarov, the Deputy Imam of the mosque, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

October 28, 2014 17:28

• Bezdelov, former "Rosgranitsa" head, suspected of thefts at Olympic construction, detained in Italy

  Dmitry Bezdelov, the former head of the Federal Agency for Improving Russia's Border (known as "Rosgranitsa"), who was on the wanted list on suspicion of embezzling the funds allocated for modernization of the border checkpoint in Adler for the 2014 Winter Olympics, was detained by police in Rome.

October 28, 2014 16:48

• Armenia: criminal case opened on policemen's violence against blind activist

  The Special Investigating Service (SIS) of Armenia has initiated a criminal investigation into the violence used by policemen against a blind activist Alek Enigomshyan, said the press-service of the SIS; the case is now under inquiry.

October 28, 2014 15:44

• US State Department urges Americans to refrain from visiting Krasnodar Territory and Rostov Region

  The US State Department has stated that the Russia's Krasnodar Territory and Rostov Region pose a potential security threat to American travellers and tourists.

October 28, 2014 13:16

• 109 children from Vremenny go to schools elsewhere in Dagestan

  In Dagestan, children from families evicted during the special operation in the settlement of Vremenny of the Untsukul District were enlisted to go to schools in other towns and villages of the republic, where they had moved with their parents.

October 28, 2014 13:15

• Grozny court fines local woman for beating children in kindergarten

  In Grozny, a former day-care attendant from the kindergarten "Orlyonok" (Eaglet), accused of improper performance of her duties and child abuse, has been sentenced to a fine and deprived of the right to hold positions in pre-school education institutions for a year.

October 28, 2014 10:31

• Special operation in eastern Chechnya still brings no results

  In Chechnya, law enforcers still have not succeeded in revealing the whereabouts of a suspected member of the armed underground, who fled after a shootout with law enforcers that occurred in the Gudermes District on October 25. The law enforcement bodies do not rule out that the suspect could enter the territory of neighbouring Dagestan.