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September 04, 2014 20:07

• Dagestani court extends Rashid Magomedov's arrest by another month

  Rashid Magomedov, a resident of the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan, suspected of illegal possession of firearms, will remain in custody until October 4. This was ruled today by the district court, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

September 04, 2014 19:52

• Police recognize rights defender Nasibov beaten up in Nakhichevan as victim

  Two weeks after the incident in Nakhichevan with rights defender Ilgar Nasibov, the MIA has opened a criminal case and recognized him as a victim. Nasibov believes that investigators qualify the attack on him by a too soft article.

September 04, 2014 15:59

• Georgia: Dashgyn Agalarov, detained at request of Azerbaijani GPO, released

  Georgia has released Dashgyn Agalarov, a member of the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) of Azerbaijan, who was earlier detained at the request of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of his country. The activist himself informed about it.

September 04, 2014 14:32

• Rights defenders demand to establish circumstances of Astrakhan soldiers' death in Rostov Region

  The Committee of Soldiers' Mothers of the Astrakhan Region is checking – at the request of relatives – the information about the death of two soldiers on the border with Ukraine, said Anatoly Salin, an expert of the above NGO.

September 04, 2014 12:04

• Shell explodes near checkpoint "Voloshino" in Rostov Region

  At night on September 4, in the Rostov Region, near the checkpoint "Voloshino" of the Millerovo Customs, a shell, presumably fire from Ukrainian side, went up, said Ryan Farukshin, a source from the Russia's Southern Customs Department, adding that the checkpoint was not damaged.

September 04, 2014 06:11

• OSCE observation mission registers fire from Rostov Region in direction of Ukraine

  Members of the OSCE observation mission engaged in monitoring of the Russian checkpoint "Donetsk" in the Rostov Region have announced that last week, they for the first time registered firing in the direction of Ukraine from the Russian territory at different times of the day.

September 04, 2014 05:47

• In North Ossetia, forum dated to 10th anniversary of Beslan tragedy gathers scientists from different countries

  On September 3, Vladikavkaz launched the second international forum "Children are the victims of terror in recent history: the problem of historical memory". The forum is dated to the 10th anniversary of the tragedy in Beslan. Participants of the forum are going to involve the scientific communities both in Russia and foreign countries in the work for prevention of terror against children.

September 04, 2014 04:38

• Defence challenges guilty verdict against Dagestani native sentenced for participation in conflict in Syria

  On September 1, advocate Sapiyat Magomedova challenged the guilty verdict against Shamil Nurmagomedov, a resident of Dagestan, who on August 21 was sentenced to four years of imprisonment for taking part in the armed conflict in Syria. According to the defence, the testimony taken as a basis of evidence was received under pressure from staff members of the Centre to Combat Extremism.

September 04, 2014 02:35

• EHRAC: Russia to answer ECtHR's questions about measures taken to save lives of hostages in Beslan

  During the court hearings in the case on the terror act in Beslan, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) will focus on the issues related to indiscriminate use of weapons, planning of the rescue operation, and measures taken by the authorities to prevent the terror act, stated the European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC). Human rights defenders emphasize that the ECtHR's decision is not able to cancel pain experienced by hostages and their family members; however, it is to restore justice.

September 03, 2014 23:54

• In Azerbaijan, arrested human rights defender Leyla Yunus receives no medical care, her advocate claims

  In Azerbaijan, Leyla Yunus, an arrested human rights defender, is deprived of necessary medical care at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), advocate Alaif Gasanov states. According to the advocate, her health state can deteriorate dramatically at any time.

September 03, 2014 23:50

• Advocate: Chechen SC postpones consideration of Kutaev's complaint indefinitely

  Today, the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has postponed indefinitely the consideration of the appeal complaint against the verdict passed to Ruslan Kutaev, the President of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations, said his advocate Pyotr Zaikin.

September 03, 2014 20:17

• Georgian Parliament blames Russia for military aggression on Ukraine

  On September 3, the Georgian MPs have unanimously adopted a resolution on the situation in Ukraine and expressed their concern about the increase of victims of the conflict in the east of this country, while supporting its territorial integrity and accusing Russia of "a blatant military aggression."

September 03, 2014 16:00

• KBR: volunteers fundraise to help Syrian refugees

  On the eve of September 1, volunteers from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) gave one thousand roubles to each Syrian child from the families living in sanatoriums of Nalchik. In total, 33 children received the money. Today, the same thousand roubles was delivered to each of the families with 12 schoolchildren, who live in other villages of the republic or rent apartments in Nalchik.

September 03, 2014 14:55

• About 4000 come to Beslan School 10 years after assault

  Today, about four thousand people came to School No. 1 in Beslan, where the mourning ceremonies dated to the 10th anniversary of the terror act continue, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

September 03, 2014 12:31

• Man killed in Dagestan was involved in shelling of law enforcers, NAC reports

  Radjab Mustafaev, a local resident, who was killed on September 2 in the outskirts of Makhachkala, was involved in the 2009 shelling of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for the Republic of Dagestan (RD), and law enforcers found a pistol and grenades with him. This was reported by the information centre of the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).

September 03, 2014 12:26

• Dagestani investigators suspend preliminary inquiry into murder of journalist Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev

  The Investigating Division for the Kirov District of Makhachkala of the Investigating Department (ID) for Dagestan of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has suspended the preliminary investigation into the murder of Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

September 03, 2014 09:43

• Mother of soldier of motorized rifle division deployed in Chechnya reports death of her son and his colleagues near Donetsk

  Elena Tumanova, the mother of Anton Tumanov, a 20-year-old soldier, has reported that her son and his colleagues, who were serving at the 18th Motorized Rifle Brigade deployed in Chechnya, perished near Donetsk in Uktaine. The woman claims that her son was killed on August 13 in the town of Snezhnoe of the Donetsk Region.

September 03, 2014 09:05

• In Volgograd, regular soldier found hanged

  In Volgograd, a regular soldier has been found hanged after he was sentenced to serving at a penal battalion. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement bodies and colleagues of the deceased soldier.

September 03, 2014 05:11

• "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" disseminates video with threat to expand combat operations to Caucasus

  Supporters of the "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" have distributed the video record, in which they accuse Russia of supplying weapons to Bashar al-Assad and threaten to start a war in the Caucasus.

September 03, 2014 02:28

• In Moscow, picketers hand out 600 brochures "True Beslan"

  In Moscow, participants of the picket, timed to the anniversary of the terror act at the Beslan School No. 1, have handed out about 600 leaflets "True Beslan" during their action. According to the organizers of the picket, the event was held without any incidents.