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September 17, 2014 19:01

• In August 2014, 31 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  In August 2014, at least 31 people fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; of whom 21 people died and 10 were wounded. These are the results of calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

September 17, 2014 17:19

• In Volgograd, TEC rejects demand of "Rodina" candidate to recount votes

  In Volgograd, the Territorial Election Commission (TEC) rejected the demand of Natalia Latyshevskaya, a candidate from the "Rodina" (Motherland) Party, to recount votes after the elections to the Regional Duma.

September 17, 2014 15:55

• In Kobuleti, locals protest against opening medrese

  In the Adzhar city of Kobuleti, Georgia, local residents hold a protest action in front of the building, where they plan to open a medrese. Some of the protesters stay there day and night.

September 17, 2014 15:49

• 76 Azerbaijani life convicts ask Ilham Aliev to revise their cases

  In Azerbaijan, 76 convicts serving their life sentences in Gobustan Prison have appealed to President Ilham Aliev asking to reconsider their cases. Copies of the appeal were also sent to the country's Parliament, Ombudsman and the Public Alliance "Azerbaijan without Political Prisoners".

September 17, 2014 14:39

• In Dagestan, defence of convict for keeping "suicide belt" prepares appeal

  Today, the advocate of Sabina Abakarova, convicted in Dagestan for possessing a "suicide belt", received the verdict in written form and declared his intention to appeal against it. According to his story, the judicial investigation had shown that the belt was planted into the house of his client.

September 17, 2014 13:02

• Over 400 refugees return daily to Ukraine from Russia through Rostov Region

  The Ukrainian refugees accommodated in the Rostov Region continue coming back home. According to regional authorities, every day over 400 of them leave the territory of the region.

September 17, 2014 06:29

• SIS of Armenia starts investigating attack on "A1+" journalist

  Under instruction of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Armenia, the Special Inquiry Service (SIS) has launched an investigation into the attack on a female journalist of the "A1+". SIS agents try to find out whether there are grounds for criminal prosecution, a source from the SIS told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent on September 16.

September 17, 2014 02:42

• Sochi: defence of ex-Vice Mayor Vronsky demands from current Mayor to appear at trial

  At the trial in Sochi of Oleg Vronsky, the former city Vice Mayor, and Anzor Pruidze, Director General of the LLC "Yugspetsstroy", the prosecution witnesses have evidenced. The defence demands from the incumbent Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov to appear at the trial, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

September 17, 2014 01:49

• Prosecutor's Office refuses to open criminal case on beating journalist Farkhadoglu in Baku

  The Prosecutor's Office has illegally refused to open a criminal case on the fact of beating Tapdyg Farkhadoglu (Guliev), a correspondent of the Turan Agency, said the lawyer Ruslan Aliev, who is representing the journalist's interests.

September 17, 2014 01:05

• "Rodina" candidate for Volgograd Regional Duma demands to recount ballots at 10 polling stations

  On September 16, a recount of votes at Polling Stations Nos. 312 and 315 of the Voroshilov Territorial Election Commission (TEC) of Volgograd changed the outcomes of the voting in favour of Gennady Murylyov, the candidate from the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party. His opponent from the "Rodina" (Motherland) Party – Natalia Latyshevskaya – demanded a vote recount at other 10 polling stations.

September 16, 2014 22:45

• Armenian CoA upholds verdict to Volodya Avetisyan

  Today, the Court of Appeal (CoA) of Armenia has dismissed an appeal complaint against the verdict to Volodya Avetisyan, a Karabakh War veteran and an active participant of protest actions, who was convicted on charges of fraud.

September 16, 2014 22:27

• Volgograd Region: 15 colony inmates commit self-mutilation

  Fifteen prisoners of Corrective Colony No. 19, located in the town of Surovikino in the Volgograd Region, have injured themselves in protest against confiscation of prohibited items from them, the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) has reported today.

September 16, 2014 20:38

• At UN HRC session, "Article-19" demands from Russian authorities to reopen inquiry into Ahmednabiev's killing

  In the course of the 27th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), activists of the international human rights organization "Article 19" demanded from Russian authorities to reopen the investigation into the murder of the "Caucasian Knot" reporter Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev.

September 16, 2014 18:11

• Dagestani court convicts Abakarova for possessing "suicide belt"

  Today, the Sovietskiy District Court of Makhachkala has sentenced Sabina Abakarova, charged with illegal possession of weapons, to six months in custody, which she has already served during the investigation and trial, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports.

September 16, 2014 16:03

• In Azerbaijan, Leyla Yunus' advocate stats that she is pressed by two cellmates

  The rights defender Leyla Yunus is kept in Baku SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 1 in intolerable conditions, said her advocate Alaif Gasanov. According to his story, Yunus is under moral and psychological pressure from her two cellmates.

September 16, 2014 14:45

• Volgodonsk commemorates victims of 1999 terror act

  Today, on the anniversary of the terror act committed in the city of Volgodonsk in 1999, mourning ceremonies were held by townspeople to commemorate the victims of the explosion. Early in the morning, Father Cornelius, the Bishop of Volgodonsk and Salsk, delivered a mourning prayer; and city residents laid flowers, the magazine named "Delovoy Kvartal" reports.

September 16, 2014 08:50

• Krasnodar Territory to deploy over 70 TACs for Ukrainian refugees

  On September 15, Alexander Tkachov, the Governor of the Krasnodar Territory, ordered to organize 71 temporary accommodation centres (TACs) for refugees from Ukraine based on hotels, resorts, sanatoria and camps. In total, the Territory will be able to additionally take about 5000 forced migrants.

September 16, 2014 07:54

• Nagorno-Karabakh: network of eco-village created from three villages

  At the initiative of environmentalists of Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia, a network of eco-villages named "Ecokhndzoristan" was created, which includes the Karabakh villages of Khndzoristan, Patara and Astkhashen. The project assumes to produce ecologically clean foodstuffs and use of modern technologies for waste recycling.

September 16, 2014 02:00

• Over 200 came to support Schagen Arutyunyan in Yerevan

  About 200 people took part in the march held in Yerevan in support of Schagen, the son of the leader of the "Tsegakron" Party Shant Arutyunyan, who is under a threat of five years in prison in connection with the incident that happened during the "Million Mask March".

September 16, 2014 01:25

• "Edinaya Rossiya" candidate demands vote recount at elections to Volgograd Regional Duma

  On September 16, the Territorial Election Commission (TEC) of the Tsentralny District of Volgograd will recount the votes at one of the polling stations under the complaint of Gennady Murylyov, a candidate for the Regional Duma from the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party.