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October 01, 2014 02:26

• In Tbilisi, unidentified attackers beat up "Asaval-Dasavali" journalist

  Late in the evening of September 30, Zaza Davitaya, a journalist of the Georgian newspaper "Asaval-Dasavali", was beaten in the capital of Georgia. The journalist was taken to hospital with serious injuries. According to colleagues of the victim, Zaza Davitaya was attacked by a group of young people of about 10 persons.

September 30, 2014 21:37

• Volgograd: rally "For Fair Elections" adopts resolution on violation of their electoral rights

  The participants of the today's rally in Volgograd "For Fair Elections" have adopted a resolution on the violation of their electoral rights and collected 200 signatures in support of the ex-candidate for the Regional Duma Natalia Latyshevskaya.

September 30, 2014 20:23

• CTO regime lifted on border of Kazbek and Gumbet Districts of Dagestan

  Today, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime, introduced on September 27 on the border of the Kazbek and Gumbet Districts regions of Dagestan in connection with a search of militants, has been cancelled, the republic's operative headquarters said.

September 30, 2014 19:43

• Azerbaijan: six convicted "Nida" activists petition to president for their release

  Six convicted activists of the "Nida" Movement have appealed to President Ilham Aliev asking to release them from prison; namely, Rashadat Akhundov, Rashad Gasanov, Uzeyir Mamedli, Zaur Gurbanly, Mamed Azizov and Ilkin Rustamzade write in their appeal that "when at large, they can make for good to their country."

September 30, 2014 16:52

• AI calls on journalists to support commemoration of Anna Politkovskaya

  The human rights organization "Amnesty International" (AI) has called on media editions in Russia and other countries to support, on October 7, the international action in memory of Anna Politkovskaya. According to the AI, since Anna Politkovskaya's murder, despite the sentencing in her case, "Russian authorities have done in fact nothing to protect journalists."

September 30, 2014 13:43

• In Krasnodar Territory, "Solidarity" activist accused of extremism

  In the Krasnodar Territory, Sergey Titarenko, a public activist from the Dinskaya District, a member of the movement "Solidarity", has been detained on suspicion of inciting extremist activity. Like Darya Polyudova, who has been arrested earlier, Sergey Titarenko is being kept at the FSB SIZO (pre-trial prison).

September 30, 2014 13:35

• Krasnodar Court dismisses Mikhail Savva's appeals against his sentence

  Today, the Krasnodar Regional Court has upheld the verdict against Mikhail Savva, Professor of the Kuban State University, who was sentenced on charge of fraud. The Court has dismissed the appeals filed by the defence and by Mikhail Savva himself. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by advocate Marina Dubrovina.

September 30, 2014 13:33

• Within a month, activists raise 85,000 roubles to help Russian-speaking elders in Caucasus

  Yulia Orlova and Natalia Nesterenko, staff members of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", have launched an independent project "Let's help the Russian-speaking elders in the Caucasus". The project is aimed at providing help to elderly people living alone in Chechnya, most of whom are representatives of minor ethnic group of the republic. The donations collected online will be spent for food, medicines, tickets to visit family members, improvement of welfare, and assistance of psychologists and lawyers.

September 30, 2014 12:56

• In Krasnodar, activist Alexei Mandrigelya attacked

  In the evening of September 29, Alexei Mandrigelya, a public activist, a member of the Public Council for the urban improvement of Krasnodar, was attacked by unidentified persons. Doctors diagnosed a fracture in an activist's rib and bruises on his body. Alexei Mandrigelya told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that he got no serious injuries.

September 30, 2014 11:53

• Vitishko's advocate: Evgeny managed to improve prisoners' conditions in his colony-settlement in Tambov Region

  Ecologist Evgeny Vitishko, sentenced in the case of damage to the fence around the "Governor Tkachov's summer cottage", has ensured that in the penal settlement-colony No. 2 of the Tambov Region, prisoners are provided with gloves for agricultural works and telephones in buildings of the penitentiary institution. This was reported by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" with reference to Valentina Shaisipova, an advocate of ecologist Evgeny Vitishko.

September 30, 2014 09:30

• In Georgia, refugees plan to march from Poti to Tbilisi in protest

  Refugees living in Poti have announced their intention to start a pedestrian march to Tbilisi to protest against the authorities' refusal to provide them with apartments in new buildings.

September 30, 2014 07:56

• Azerbaijan: Leyla Yunus' cellmate demands to punish Leyla's advocate

  In Azerbaijan, Nuriya Guseinova, a cellmate of rights defender Leyla Yunus, which is kept at the Baku SIZO No. 1 (pre-trial prison), has filed a claim of a private criminal charge against advocate Alaif Gasanov. The advocate himself believes the claim is unfounded.

September 30, 2014 06:04

• Astrakhan fire victims demand compensations to be paid before winter

  On September 29, in Astrakhan, 15 families of a multi-apartment building No. 78 in Menzhinsky Street, which was destroyed by fire, demanded from the municipal authorities to resolve the problem of compensation payments before the winter. Officials from the city administration have promised to conclude in the near future the agreements on redemption prices with the people affected by fire and pay monetary compensations. However, the officials refuse to indicate the exact date when the problem is solved.

September 29, 2014 19:09

• Kizilyurt resident doomed kidnapped found in Dagestan

  At night on September 27, Sakhratula Magomedov, a resident of Kizilyurt, who was reported missing since September 25, was found, a city source told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. However, this information has not yet been officially confirmed.

September 29, 2014 18:53

• Dagestan: decision to suspend inquiry into Akhmednabiyev's murder cancelled

  The decision to suspend the investigation into the murder of the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev was cancelled by the Kirov District Prosecutor's Office of Makhachkala. As suggested by the lawyer Abdurashid Sheikhov, the cancellation was made retroactively.

September 29, 2014 17:00

• Azerbaijani rights defender Anar Mamedli receives Vaclav Havel Award

  Anar Mamedli, an Azerbaijani rights defender and the head of the Centre for Monitoring Elections and Democracy Training (CMEDT) was awarded the Human Rights Award named after Vaclav Havel for 2014. This was announced today during the opening ceremony of the autumn session of the PACE (Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe). The Award was given to Anar's father, since the laureate himself is in prison, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

September 29, 2014 16:38

• Vremenny residents reject power agents' offer to leave their houses

  A local woman told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent today that law enforcers offered the residents of the settlement of Vremenny, Untsukul District of Dagestan, to leave their settlement. According to her story, residents refused to do it, fearing for their property.

September 29, 2014 16:16

• HRC "Memorial": power agents would not let rights defenders into blocked Vremenny

  On September 26, representatives of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" and Human Rights Watch (HRW) tried to visit the settlement of Vremenny to see what was happening there in terms of human rights, but the power agents at the checkpoint at the crossroads leading to Vremenny and the village of Gimry village refused to let rights defenders to move farther, says the HRC's release received today by the "Caucasian Knot".

September 29, 2014 13:16

• PACE to hold side-event on "Unprecedented Repressions in Azerbaijan"

  The PACE fall session opened on September 29 in Strasbourg is to hold so-called "side-event" titled "Unprecedented Repressions in Azerbaijan". This has been told today to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Khadidja Ismailova, an Azerbaijani investigative journalist, who is to take part in the forthcoming discussions.

September 29, 2014 11:40

• On September 22-28, three persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of September 22-28, 2014, at least two persons were killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. One person was wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources. The death toll includes one suspected member of the armed underground and one civilian, both of them in Dagestan.