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September 09, 2014 18:02

• HRC "Memorial": masked men kidnap local Zalimkhan Tkhamokov in Nalchik

  On Tuesday, in Nalchik, unidentified men in masks kidnapped a local Zalimkhan Tkhamokov, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has reported. According to rights defenders, Tkhamokov's relatives still cannot find him.

September 09, 2014 15:07

• Package of "enhanced cooperation" with NATO has not improved Georgia's defence, local experts believe

  While appreciating the receipt of the package of "enhanced cooperation" with NATO in general, Georgian experts point out that the country has not improved its defence capacity. Thus, Irakli Aladashvili speaks of the need for NATO's help in military training.

September 09, 2014 14:46

• Participants of "United Caucasus Forum" demand to stop infringement of rights on religious grounds

  The Sixth Congress of the "United Caucasus Forum", which took place on September 8 in the city of Yessentuki, adopted a resolution, urging the Russian authorities to pay attention to the religion-based encroachment on believers' rights in the Stavropol Territory.

September 09, 2014 11:23

• Dagestan: case against a local accused of aiding militants sent to court

  In Dagestan, the case against Narzulla Nurov, a resident of the Tabasaran District, accused of involvement in an illegal armed formation (IAF) and funding militants, has been sent to the court. This was reported by the Prosecutor's Office of Dagestan.

September 09, 2014 11:00

• In Makhachkala, law enforcers continue searching for militants; local residents do not complain about CTO regime

  The counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime introduced in the Kirov District of Makhachkala has not been abolished yet. There, the search for suspected militants and their accomplices is underway, the Dagestani law enforcement bodies report.

September 09, 2014 09:33

• Court dismisses defence's request to re-examine material evidence in case against Imam of Kislovodsk

  On September 8, during the court hearing held on the case against Kurman-Ali Baichorov, the Imam of the city of Kislovodsk, accused of drug trafficking, the court sent for correction the details of the phone conversations of law enforcers submitted at the request of the defendant's advocate.

September 09, 2014 00:19

• Rights defender Leyla Yunus arrested in Azerbaijan was reprimanded after asking for help

  Leyla Yunus, the Director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD), who is kept at the SIZO-1 (pre-trial prison) of Baku, was reprimanded. The reason was in her demand to protect her from wanton attacks of her cellmate, said the lawyer Fariz Namazly.

September 08, 2014 23:26

• In Sochi, Court refuses to grant second lawsuit to withdraw current Mayor from election

  The Central District Court of Sochi has pronounced the decision to dismiss the second lawsuit filed by Igor Vasiliev, a candidate for the position of Sochi Mayor from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), to revoke the registration of Anatoly Pakhomov, a candidate from the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party.

September 08, 2014 22:17

• In Sochi, court postpones trial in Olga Martynyuk's case until September 15 because of defendant's illness

  In Sochi, the court has postponed until September 15 the court hearing on the case against Olga Martynyuk, a local resident, accused of beating a bailiff, because of her illness.

September 08, 2014 18:00

• Shamkhal residents demand thorough investigation into killing of five fellow villagers

  About 100 villagers of Shamkhal held a picket in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, demanding an open and thorough investigation into the killing of five local hunters. Law enforcement officials promised to come to the village and tell about the inquiry.

September 08, 2014 15:29

• Moscow: Politkovskaya Award handed over to relatives of Rocchelli and Mironov

  The Award "Kamerton" (Tuning Fork) named after Anna Politkovskaya was handed over in Moscow to relatives of the Italian journalist Andrea Rocchelli and his Russian interpreter and journalist Andrei Mironov, who perished in Ukraine.

September 08, 2014 12:10

• On September 1-7, 2014, nine persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of September 1-7, 2014, at least nine persons were killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded persons were reported. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

September 08, 2014 09:18

• "Kommersant": one of those killed in Khasavyurt was incorrectly identified

  One of the men killed at night on August 6 in Khasavyurt was initially identified incorrectly. Now, investigators found that not Ruslan Magomedov but Eldar Khaidarbiev was killed, the "Kommersant" reports. Earlier, Khaidarbiev was declared killed in a special operation on August 22.

September 08, 2014 09:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of September 1-7

  Mourning events to commemorate victims of the terror act in Beslan in 2004; Knowledge Day celebrated by children of Southern Russia together with children of Ukrainian refugees; Georgia's receipt of NATO package of "enhanced cooperation"; beginning of construction of a bridge across the Kerch Strait in the Crimea; two aircraft accidents in the Krasnodar Territory; consideration of the claim filed by opponents of construction of a maternity hospital in a wooded area of Stavropol, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of September 1-7, 2014, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

September 08, 2014 05:22

• Advocate: Baku SIZO confiscates Aliev's appeal to Penitentiary Service

  In Azerbaijan, the administration of the Baku SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 1 has confiscated the complaint of the lawyer Intigam Aliev, who is kept at the facility, about violations of detainees' rights addressed to the bosses of the Penitentiary Service, said Aliev's advocate Anar Gasymly.

September 08, 2014 00:49

• In Dagestan, police hamper advocate to meet detainee Nurulaev, relatives assert

  Djabrail Nurulaev was detained in Dagestan after a search in the village of Komsomolskoe, Kizilyurt District. According to his relatives, the advocate is not admitted to see him, said Aisha Selimkhanova, the spokeswoman of the Dagestani Regional Public Organization (DRPO) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy).

September 07, 2014 12:34

• Dagestan: Abdulkadyrov's arrest extended by another month

  The court has ruled to keep Isa Abdulkadyrov, a Resident of the Dagestani village of Nechaevka, suspected of illegal possession of firearms, in custody for another month, said his advocate Arsen Radjabov.

September 07, 2014 06:16

• Detention of natives from Chechnya in Austria caused a surge of anti-migrant sentiments, residents of Northern Caucasus assert

  After detention in Austria of Chechen natives who wanted to join the oppositional armed groupings in Syria, the European society has intensified its anti-migrant sentiments: leaders of right-wing parties urge not to give asylum to natives of Chechnya, natives of Northern Caucasus living in Europe report.

September 07, 2014 04:18

• Georgia receives NATO's "enhanced cooperation" package

  On September 5, the NATO summit held in Wales provided Georgia with a package of "enhanced cooperation", according to which the country is able to activate its preparation process for joining the NATO. The political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have welcomed the package of "enhanced cooperation".

September 06, 2014 22:00

• Azerbaijani GPO confiscates equipment and documents of American NGO IREX, its employees report

  Officials of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Azerbaijan have conducted a search in the Baku office of the American NGO IREX (The International Research and Exchanges) and confiscated all the computers and other equipment, as well as documents.