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October 04, 2014 19:40

• After protests, NKR authorities promise to introduce benefits for public transport users

  In the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), activists declared the end of protest actions against the increase of public transport fares after the government promised to subsidize, starting next year, the fares for students and socially disadvantaged population.

October 04, 2014 18:32

• Armenian authorities allot funds to build housing for Spitak earthquake victims

  The Armenian government has allocated 1.5 billion drams, or about 3.7 million US dollars to build flats for residents of Gyumri – victims of the 1988 earthquake, said Narek Sarkisyan, the Minister of Urban Development. The housing waiting list in Gyumri still has about 450 persons out of the initial 3240.

October 04, 2014 18:15

• High-ranking investigator detained in Stavropol Territory on suspicion of bribe-taking

  Agents of the regional FSB department have detained Ramil Rizvanov, the head of the Neftekumsk Inter-District Division of the Investigating Department for the Stavropol Territory of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF). He is suspected of taking an especially large bribe.

October 04, 2014 13:35

• Azerbaijan: Leyla Yunus' advocates urge authorities to place her in prison hospital

  Today, the advocates of the rights defender Leyla Yunus have issued a joint statement asking Azerbaijani authorities to change her freedom restraint measure to home arrest, or to place her into the prison hospital.

October 04, 2014 11:41

• Chechen residents report on price growth for Eid al-Adha sacrificial animals

  In Chechnya, prices for sacrificial animals have increased significantly on the eve of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. This was noted by Chechen residents questioned by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

October 04, 2014 06:06

• Grozny remains inaccessible for disabled people, city residents assert

  The Ministry of Transport of the Chechen Republic has concluded a contract for purchasing five special low-floor buses for transportation of wheelchair users. Officials expect that the new vehicles are to make the urban environment more accessible to persons with disabilities. However, residents of the Chechen capital believe that until present, the republic has hardly created any facilities for persons with disabilities, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondents report.

October 04, 2014 03:20

• Yerevan: advocates in "Million Mask March" case demand acquittal of their clients

  In Yerevan, advocates spoke at the trial in the case against participants of the "Millions Mask March". The defenders argued for the innocence of the activists in the incriminated articles of the Penal Code and requested the court to acquit the defendants.

October 04, 2014 01:46

• In Azerbaijan, SIZO administration reprimands rights defender Leyla Yunus

  The administration of the Baku SIZO No. 1 (pre-trial prison) has accused rights defender Leyla Yunus of arranging too high volume on the TV set and given an admonition to her. The arrested rights defender reports on one more provocation and complains about continuing pressure from her cellmate.

October 03, 2014 22:53

• Two "Free Zone" activists fined in Georgia

  Today, the Tbilisi City Court has sentenced two activists of the NGO "Free Zone" Parnavaz Chkadua, detained after the attack on the office of the NGO, and David Gogokhiya, detained in the place, where journalist Zaza Davitaya was beaten up, to administrative fines of four and six thousand laris, respectively.

October 03, 2014 22:05

• Vremenny residents complain of foodstuffs shortage because of settlement blockage

  Today, residents of the settlement of Vremenny, Untsukul District of Dagestan, where a large-scale special operation is underway, said that power agents forbid them to leave houses; and the settlement was a lack of food.

October 03, 2014 21:24

• Man kidnapped in Khasavyurt

  Djabrail Nabiev, a resident of Khasavyurt, was kidnapped by a group of unidentified persons. According to eyewitnesses, the kidnappers were armed and masked.

October 03, 2014 18:13

• Dagestan: head of Derbent District placed under home arrest

  Today, Kurban Kurbanov, the Head of the Administration of the Derbent District of Dagestan, who is suspected of abuse of power, was placed under home arrest for two months. Thus, the Sovietskiy District Court of Makhachkala has satisfied the defence's motion to apply a more lenient freedom restriction measure to Kurbanov, said Aslan Shirinov, his advocate.

October 03, 2014 16:08

• Marching refugees plan to reach Tbilisi no later than October 6

  The march of refugees from Poti to Tbilisi continues for the fourth day. Today, there are three marchers, who are on their way to Khashuri and plan to arrive in the capital of Georgia on October 6 at the latest, said Daredjan Tskhvitariya, the deputy chair of the "Women's Organizations" of the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party.

October 03, 2014 14:06

• Murmansk resident who complains about long-term slavery in Dagestan goes home

  Sergey Khlivnoy, a resident of Murmansk, who was freed from slavery in Dagestan, has safely reached Moscow and left it for home together with his brother. He has filed a complaint to the police about what had happened to him in Dagestan. The man said that in Dagestan, he was kept in chains and often subjected to beatings.

October 03, 2014 12:33

• On the eve of Politkovskaya's murder anniversary "Caucasian Knot" encourages colleagues to continue her work in the Caucasus

  On October 7, journalist will mark the 8th anniversary from the date of the murder of Anna Politkovskaya. To pay tribute to her memory, the international human rights organization "Amnesty International" (AI) has announced an international campaign, and the "Caucasian Knot" has already joined it.

October 03, 2014 10:23

• Russia's MoD refutes information about involvement of Russian soldiers in hostilities in Ukraine

  The organization "Soldiers' Mothers of Saint Petersburg" has received a response from the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) to its request. According to the Russian MoD, the information on the involvement of Russian troops in the hostilities in Ukraine is not true.

October 03, 2014 06:17

• Ingush natives detained after incident near mosque arrested for two months

  Two natives of Ingushetia detained after the riots in Moscow near the mosque in Bolshaya Tatarskaya Street are suspected of using violence against law enforcers. The court has arrested them for two months. Other 33 people were subjected to administrative arrest.

October 03, 2014 03:04

• Azerbaijani natives hold protest action in Council of Europe

  On October 2, in Strasbourg, a group of emigrants from Azerbaijan held a protest action when Elmar Mamedyarov, the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, was delivering his speech at the Plenary Session Hall of the PACE.

October 03, 2014 00:22

• Tbilisi policemen prevent clashes of "Free Zone" supporters and opponents

  Supporters and opponents of the NGO "Free Zone" held rallies at the Tbilisi office of the NGO. The number of people who attended the rally organized by supporters of the NGO was twice as much as the number of those who attended the opponents' rally.

October 02, 2014 23:25

• Three suspected militants killed in Dagestan

  Three militants were killed in a special operation conducted in the settlement of Vremenny, Untsukul District of Dagestan, said a source from law enforcement bodies.