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October 17, 2014 12:29

• Dagestani SC leaves Nadir Abu Khalid under home arrest

  Today, the Supreme Court of Dagestan has dismissed the prosecutors' request to take into custody Islamic preacher Nadir Abu Khalid, suspected of illegal possession of weapons. Thus, the court has upheld the decision of the Kirov District Court of Makhachkala on the detainee's home arrest.

October 17, 2014 08:33

• Salikhov killed in Dagestan had been detained before special operation, relative asserts

  In Dagestan, family members of Elshan Salikhov, one of the men killed on October 16 during a special operation in Derbent, report that he was detained by the law enforcers prior to the special operation. According to the source, it is still not clear whether the wife of the killed man intends to file a complaint to the police about the incident.

October 17, 2014 08:27

• At conference in KBR, more than 40 scientists discuss Caucasian War

  On October 16, the capital of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) opened an international conference dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the end of the Caucasian War. More than 40 scientists from Northern Caucasus and Moscow take part in the conference. The special feature of the conference is a focus on specific problems related to the study of the history of the Caucasian War.

October 17, 2014 05:09

• In Greece, court refuses to extradite Data Akhalaya to Georgia

  In Greece, the court has pronounced the decision to refuse extradition to Georgia of Data Akhalaya, the former Chief of the Department of Constitutional Security of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). This was reported on October 16 by advocate Irakli Zakareishvili.

October 17, 2014 01:41

• Former residents of central Yerevan demand new flats from Armenian Government

  On October 16, in Yerevan, former residents of the central streets, namely: Yekmalyan, Byuzand, and Anrapetutyan Streets, blocked a street in the centre of the Armenian capital and demanded a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Ovik Abramyan. According to the protesters, the government is to provide them with housing facilities.

October 16, 2014 20:22

• Deputy of Tabasaran District Assembly killed in special operation in Dagestan

  Ramis Mirzakhanov, a Deputy of the Tabasaran District Assembly of Dagestan, was killed during a special operation. According to investigators, he attacked a law enforcer with a knife. However, his brothers have reported today that OMON (riot police) agents opened fire at Mirzakhanov without a warning.

October 16, 2014 19:47

• ECtHR finds inquiry into the death of a Chechen woman in Russia inefficient

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg has ruled today on the case "Kosumova vs. Russia" and concluded that the Russian authorities had failed to conduct a proper investigation into the death of Raisa Kosumova, a resident of Chechnya, in 2003. The court awarded the family of the deceased woman with 20,000 euros as compensation of moral harm.

October 16, 2014 19:00

• Monitoring Centre of Political Prisoners set up in Azerbaijan

  A new NGO named "Monitoring Centre of Political Prisoners" (MCPP) has been established in Azerbaijan. Its founders are going to focus on protecting the rights of political prisoners and reporting about facts of harassment.

October 16, 2014 15:00

• NAC: militants killed in Derbent planned terror act

  Today, a five-storey dwelling block in Sovietskaya Street of Derbent was blocked, since, according to power agents, two members of the "Yuzhdag" grouping of militants were hiding in a flat there. They refused to surrender and were killed. Another suspected militant was killed in another house, said a law enforcement source. According to the NAC, the killed militants were planning to commit a terror act and then to leave to fight in Syria.

October 16, 2014 12:25

• Dagestani residents ask Russian President to take control over Eradil Asanov's murder case

  Family members of Eradil Asanov have sent appeals to the Russian President, the Dagestani leader, and the Russian General Prosecutor asking to take under personal control the case on the death of Eradil Asanov. Besides, the family members of the deceased young man have sent a letter to the Chief of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation.

October 16, 2014 09:36

• In Grozny, law enforcers search for suspected suicide bomber

  In Chechnya, local law enforcement bodies are actively searching for a 33-year-old native of Grozny, who, according to law enforcers, plans to use a shahid belt to commit a suicide bombing. In Grozny, power agents have disseminated leaflets with a photo of the wanted man. Local residents feel nervous about the new information about a possible terror act.

October 16, 2014 06:52

• Chechen rights defender Kheda Saratova suspected of holding unsanctioned rally

  Kheda Saratova, a member of the Expert Council of the Ombudsman's Office under the Russian President, is suspected of holding an unsanctioned rally in front of the Predgorny District Court of the Stavropol Territory. The materials on her administrative offense are already at the court.

October 16, 2014 06:07

• Dagestani court removes head of Derbent District from office

  The Soviet District Court of Makhachkala has dismissed Kurban Kurbanov, the head of the Derbent District of Dagestan, who is accused of abuse of power, from office. This was stated by the spokesperson of the Investigating Department (ID) for Dagestan of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

October 16, 2014 05:22

• Officials fail to react to demands of Zverevo hunger-strikers, protesters assert

  In the city of Zverevo, Rostov Region, local and regional officials pay no attention to the hunger strike and complaints of local protesters, said Valery Dyakonov, a City Duma Deputy. According to the protesters, the law enforcement bodies put pressure on them.

October 16, 2014 04:53

• Sochi court rejects motion of Demerchyan's advocate against refusal to open criminal case on torture at police station

  The Adler District Court has refused to consider the complaint lodged by the advocate of Mardiros Demerchyan against the refusal to initiate criminal proceedings against the policemen, who, according to the builder, exposed him to torture.

October 16, 2014 01:25

• Father of kidnapped Nabiev blames Dagestani law enforcers for inaction

  According to the father of Djabrail Nabiev kidnapped in Khasavyurt, no criminal case has been initiated on kidnapping despite the fact that the incident took place more than 10 days ago.

October 15, 2014 23:36

• In Dagestan, residents of Vremenny report fires in their blocked settlement

  According to locals, today, some 5-6 fires occurred in the blocked settlement of Vremenny. A local woman, named Khadizhat, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that the fires could be seen from the neighbouring village of Gimry.

October 15, 2014 22:13

• Tbilisi: "Free Generation" activists demand to ban UNM

  n the capital of Georgia, activists of the movement "Free Generation" have held a rally at the central office of the "United National Movement" (UNM) with a demand to ban this oppositional party.

October 15, 2014 21:29

• Workers of Kizlyar Cognac Factory accuse head of Dagestan of insulting them

  In Dagestan, the lawyer Patimat Abdulaeva, who is representing the interests of ten workers of the Kizlyar Cognac Factory, has filed an appeal complaint today against the court's decision to dismiss the workers' claim for defamation, lodged by them against Ramazan Abdulatipov, the head of Dagestan, who, according to the plaintiffs, had publicly insulted them by calling them "thieves" and "bandits."

October 15, 2014 20:24

• Putin promises to draw investigators' attention to killings of journalists in Dagestan

  On October 14, speaking at a sitting of the Presidential Human Rights Council (HRC), the Russian President promised to draw investigators' attention to the need to investigate the killings of journalists in Dagestan. In his turn, Mikhail Fedotov, the head of the HRC, said that most of the President's instructions issued on the outcomes of the HRC sittings are not fulfilled.