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September 11, 2014 18:58

• In Dagestan, advocate Sapiyat Magomedova claims being ill-treated by policeman

  Advocate Sapiyat Magomedova claims that the Deputy Chief of the Investigating Division (ID) of the Khasavyurt OVD (Interior Division) rudely treated her and used force against her. The advocate requests the administration of the Dagestani law enforcement bodies to assist in the investigation into the incident.

September 11, 2014 13:43

• Kirill Koroteev: ECtHR to determine if authorities violated rights of hostages in Beslan terror act

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) is to consider the case of the victims of the terror act in Beslan and to reveal if the rights of hostages were violated. The materials of the official investigation have been submitted to the Strasbourg Court by the Russian Government.

September 11, 2014 09:47

• Said Amirov's defence reports on completion of investigative actions in case on murder of Dagestani investigator Arsen Gadjibekov

  Investigators have completed the investigation into the case against Said Amirov, the dismissed Mayor of Makhachkala, and his nephew Yusup Djaparov, accused of organization of the murder of Dagestani investigator Arsen Gadjibekov and already sentenced on charges of plotting a terror act.

September 11, 2014 07:19

• Azerbaijani defence industry exhibition "ADEX-2014" has 200 participants from 34 countries

  Baku opens the exhibition of the Azerbaijani International Defence Industry "ADEX-2014". The exhibition will show products of 200 companies from 34 countries of the world. This is the first event of this format, and neither Azerbaijan nor the South Caucasus as a whole ever hosted similar exhibitions.

September 11, 2014 06:43

• Chechen pilgrims to leave for Hajj on September 15

  The first group of pilgrims from Chechnya, who this year commit Hajj to Mecca, will leave for Saudi Arabia on September 15. In total, this year, 2600 residents of Chechen will go for Hajj, the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Chechnya reports.

September 11, 2014 03:59

• Sochi CPRF activists assert that polling stations work with violations at Mayor election

  In the course of the inspection tour of the polling stations of the Tsentralny District of Sochi, conducted by activists of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), serious violations were detected. This was stated by the CPRF.

September 11, 2014 02:42

• Dagestani experts: abolition of direct elections of municipality heads not to help Abdulatipov in controlling all cities and districts

  In Dagestan, a bill to abolish direct elections was initiated by republic's leader Ramazan Abdulatipov, who wishes to gain control over authorities of town and district level. This opinion was expressed by the experts questioned by the "Caucasian Knot".

September 10, 2014 18:14

• Advocate of Nalchik resident Zalimkhan Tkhamokov complains about unlawful detention of her client

  The detention of Zalimkhan Tkhamokov, a resident of Nalchik, who had been earlier treated as kidnapped, was reported by his advocate Elena Bairamkulova. Zalimkhan Tkhamokov is accused of illegal possession of weapons, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports.

September 10, 2014 16:48

• In Shakhty, wife of tried policeman complains about falsification of his case

  In the Rostov Region, the Shakhty City Court considers the case against policemen accused of attempted illegal sale of narcotic substances. The wife of one of the defendants believes that her husband fell victim to his unscrupulous colleague.

September 10, 2014 16:31

• ECtHR's decision on case of Caucasian natives disappeared in Chechnya in 2001-2005 comes into force

  On January 16, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) recognized violation of the human rights in the case of disappearance of five residents of Northern Caucasus in 2001-2004 and obliged Russia to pay more than 300,000 euros of compensation to the complainants.

September 10, 2014 15:17

• In Armenia, protesters demand from authorities to release political prisoners

  On September 9, in Yerevan, about 50 persons attended an action demanding to release Armenian political prisoners, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports. According to the protesters, at present, in Armenia, 17 persons are kept behind bars for political reasons.

September 10, 2014 12:49

• Sochi residents complain about failure to find polling stations for early voting

  In Sochi, one of the electoral precincts of the Central District, opened for early voting in the election of the City Mayor, was opened two days after the official date of opening without proper announcement, and residents of the resort city were complaining that they could not find their electoral precinct for voting.

September 10, 2014 11:57

• ICRF suspects militants of killing five Shamkhal villagers in Makhachkala

  Investigators believe that the murder of five persons in the village of Shamkhal of Makhachkala involves members of an illegal armed formation (IAF), stated Rasul Temirbekov, the Spokesman of the Investigating Department (ID) for Dagestan of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

September 10, 2014 10:45

• Advocate of Chechen native sentenced for murder of Yuri Budanov claims his client could be poisoned

  Yusup Temerkhanov, a native of Chechnya, sentenced for the murder of ex-Colonel Yuri Budanov, may have been poisoned. This was stated by his advocate Murad Musaev.

September 10, 2014 08:13

• NATO summit declaration not to affect Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, local experts believe

  The declaration on the territorial integrity of the former Soviet republics, including Azerbaijan, signed at the NATO summit in Newport, will have no serious impact on the arrangement of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, state Karabakh experts.

September 10, 2014 05:00

• Border guards find hideout with missile on Ingush-Georgian border

  On September 9, in the territory of Ingushetia, near the Russian-Georgian border, a hiding with an anti-tank missile was found. This was reported by a source in the law enforcement bodies of Northern Caucasus.

September 10, 2014 02:03

• Experts associate KChR development with outcomes of parliamentary elections

  On September 14, Karachay-Cherkessia will vote within 22 election campaigns, a member of the Karachay-Cherkessian Election Commission (KChEC) reports. The elections to the Parliamentary of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) will be the most important among the election campaigns, told experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

September 09, 2014 20:36

• Azerbaijan: CoA upholds verdict to activist Gasan Guseinli

  In Azerbaijan, the Court of Appeal (CoA) has dismissed the appeal filed by Gasan Guseinli, the head of the Educative Centre "Intellectual Citizen", who was sentenced on charges of disorderly conduct and illegal possession of cold steel arms.

September 09, 2014 19:07

• Ezhiev: policemen detain women-solo picketers in support of Kislovodsk Imam

  As reported by Minkail Ezhiev, the head of the Human Rights Centre of Chechnya, policemen would not release women-solo picketers in support of Kurman-Ali Baichorov, the Imam of the city of Kislovodsk, from the courtroom of the Predgorny District Court of the Stavropol Territory.

September 09, 2014 18:49

• Said Nuri questioned in Azerbaijan within the case against some NGOs

  On Tuesday, Said Nuri, who was denied leaving Azerbaijan, was questioned as a witness at the investigating Department for Grave Crimes of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Azerbaijan within the case initiated against a number of local and foreign NGOs, said the lawyer Yalchin Imanov.