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September 22, 2014 11:55

• On September 15-21, 2014, three persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of September 15-21, 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.

September 22, 2014 11:27

• Markelov's killer refuses from his last plea at trial on creating extremist community

  On Monday, at the Moscow City Court, Nikita Tikhonov, a murderer of advocate Stanislav Markelov, charged with the creation of the extremist community "Combat Organization of Russian Nationalists" (CORN), has given up his final speech.

September 22, 2014 10:05

• Grozny celebrates Day of Chechen Woman under enhanced security measures

  On September 21, Chechnya celebrated the Day of Chechen Woman. The holiday was introduced by the authorities in 2009. The festivities were held under enhanced security measures.

September 22, 2014 09:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of September 15-21

  Summing up the results of the elections held on September 14 in the regions of Southern Russia; Investment Forum in Sochi, attended by representatives of 37 foreign countries and 74 regions of Russia; uphold of verdict of guilty against Said Amirov pronounced by the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation; attack on reporters of the Moscow BBC Office in Astrakhan; departure of the first group of pilgrims from Southern Russia to Hajj; early termination of the visit to Azerbaijan of the mission of the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of September 15-21, 2014, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

September 21, 2014 23:51

• Residents of Gimry and Vremenny report inspections and searches

  Residents of the villages of Vremenny and Gimry of the Untsukul District of Dagestan report on law enforcers going around households and searching houses.

September 21, 2014 21:20

• Two persons killed in shootout in Ingushetia

  In Ingushetia, a shootout occurred between law enforcers and militants. As a result, a policeman and one of the attackers were killed.

September 21, 2014 17:58

• Leyla Yunus complains about increased pressure

  Leyla Yunus, a rights defender arrested in Azerbaijan, complains that the pressure imposed on her by her cellmates has increased after the visit to the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of the delegation of the Ombudsman's Office.

September 21, 2014 14:16

• KBR: law enforcers promise to investigate use of violence against detainees

  This autumn, the Prosecutor's Office of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) is to verify the complaints filed about fact of violence against detainees under investigation. This was stated by Magomed Miziev, the Chief of the Prosecutor's Office Department to supervise investigation of crimes in the bodies of the Investigating Department (ID) of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) for the KBR.

September 21, 2014 04:52

• In Yerevan, annual festival "Literary Ark-2014" gathers writers from 11 countries

  Yerevan hosts the International Festival "Literary Ark-2014", which brings together poets and writers from 11 countries, including France, Italy, Croatia, Russia, Poland, the UK, and Denmark.

September 20, 2014 19:20

• Hundred women attend First Congress of Muslim Women of North Ossetia

  Today, Vladikavkaz has held the First Congress of Muslim Women of North Ossetia, which was attended by about 100 women. The Congress discussed the women's role in the society, problems of creating a family, fundamentals of marriage and the importance of wearing a headscarf.

September 20, 2014 15:11

• KBR residents celebrate Adygs' Day for the first time

  Today, residents of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) celebrate the Adygs' Day for the first time. On the occasion, schools and other institutions where Saturday is a working day have a day-off.

September 20, 2014 14:23

• In Nakhichevan, policemen file charge against beaten human rights defender Ilgar Nasibov

  Ilgar Nasibov, a human rights defender beaten in Nakhichevan has been charged with inflicting bodily harm to Farid Askerov. The activist believes that the charge against him is politically motivated and that it is filed to "neutralize him".

September 20, 2014 09:56

• Chechnya: case of woman accused of beating up her stepdaughter sent to court

  The case against Marina Baisultanova, a resident of Grozny, accused of severe beating of her stepdaughter, after which the girl fell into a coma, is sent to the court. Marina Baisultanova also faces charges of beating the older sister of the victim.

September 20, 2014 08:45

• For the first time ever, EP's resolution threats to use sanctions against Azerbaijan authorities, opposition asserts

  Oppositional politicians and civil society activists in Azerbaijan welcome the resolution of the European Parliament (EP) calling on the country's authorities to stop pressure on those who criticize the government critics and release the arrested rights defenders. For the first time ever, a document of the European Union has voiced the idea of using sanctions against the Azerbaijani officials responsible for human rights violations, says the opposition.

September 20, 2014 08:23

• Entrepreneur's house in Makhachkala shelled from grenade launcher

  The house of an entrepreneur, director of one of bus stations of Makhachkala, was attacked by unidentified shooters from a grenade launcher. The incident occurred in the evening on September 19.

September 20, 2014 07:49

• Krasnodar: "EcoWatch" activist holds picket in support of Evgeny Vitishko

  Tatiana Borisova, an activist of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch) has held a solo picket in Krasnodar in support of the ecologist Evgeny Vitishko, convicted for damaging the fence around the premise, known as "summer cottage" of Alexander Tkachov, the Governor of the Krasnodar Territory.

September 20, 2014 07:45

• Volgograd, parents of preschool children demand repairs of kindergartens

  Activists of the public movement "Volgograd Parents for Children's Rights" have sent an appeal to 48 deputies of the Volgograd City Duma, claiming the catastrophic situation in kindergartens.

September 20, 2014 02:54

• Mother of Radjab Mustafaev shot dead in Semender claims her son was not militant

  Radjab Mustafaev, who was killed in the village of Semender on September 2, was not a member of an illegal armed formation (IAF). However, investigators refuse to give out his body for burial, the mother of the deceased man states.

September 20, 2014 01:52

• Dagestani journalists support demand to reopen inquiry into Akhmednabiev's murder

  Dagestani journalists support the demand expressed by the international human rights organization "Article 19", which calls on the authorities of the Russian Federation to resume the investigation into the murder of Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

September 19, 2014 23:08

• In Moscow, "Yabloko" activists picket in support of Evgeny Vitishko

  A picket in support of Evgeny Vitishko, a convicted member of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch), was held by members of the "Yabloko" Party within the "Week of Actions". According to the party's plan, during a week, in several Russian cities, including Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Krasnodar, "Yabloko" activists and other supporters of Vitishko held rallies and solo pickets demanding Vitishko's immediate release.