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August 13, 2014 08:23

• Dagestani resident sentenced to two years of imprisonment for involvement in IAF

  The Tlyarata District Court has sentenced Akhmed Akhmedov, a resident of the village of Kitlyarata of the Tsuntin District, to two years of imprisonment in a penal colony for involvement in an illegal armed formation (IAF), the Prosecutor's Office of Dagestan reports.

August 13, 2014 05:15

• Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia announce reduction of tension at contact line

  After August 9, a decline in the number of violation of the ceasefire is observed on the contact line of the armed forces of the sides involved in the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh. This was reported by the Ministries of Defence of Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh.

August 13, 2014 04:24

• AI recognizes Azerbaijani human rights defender Intigam Aliev "prisoner of conscience"

  The international human rights organization "Amnesty International" (AI) has recognized Intigam Aliev, the head of the Legal Education Society, who was arrested in Azerbaijan, a "prisoner of conscience" and stated that he is being prosecuted for defending human rights.

August 13, 2014 03:57

• In Dagestan, court extends Isa Abdulkadyrov's arrest by one month

  The court has extended for one month the arrest of Isa Abdulkadyrov, a resident of the village of Nechaevka, suspected of illegal possession of weapons, his advocate Arsen Radjabov reports.

August 12, 2014 22:51

• Azerbaijan starts considering appeal of convicts for rioting in Ismayilly

  The Azerbaijani Sheki Court of Appeal (CoA) has begun considering on the merits the appeal complaint lodged by the persons convicted on charges of initiating mass riots in the city of Ismayilly. In the course of the session, the court dismissed all the advocates' petitions.

August 12, 2014 14:12

• Liquidation commission of "Sochi-2014" OC starts its work

  The Organizing Committee (OC) "Sochi-2014", which was engaged in organizing the 22nd Winter Olympic Games, has announced the start of the commission to liquidate it as a legal entity.

August 12, 2014 13:55

• Pukhaev brothers, accused of putsch, self-stab in Tskhinvali IVS

  On August 11, Igor and Batyr Pukhaev, kept in the temporary isolation facility (known as IVS) in Tskhinvali and accused of treason and a coup d'etat attempt, were taken to the Republic's Somatic Hospital (RSH) with cut wounds of the abdomen.

August 12, 2014 12:06

• In Azerbaijan, CoA upholds sentence to ex-Minister Nidjat Guliev

  In Azerbaijan, the Court has completed the consideration of the appeal filed by Nidjat Guliev, the former Minister of Foreign Economic Relations, who was sentenced to three years of imprisonment on charges of drug possession.

August 12, 2014 12:05

• Azerbaijani police detain brother of opposition journalist Natiq Adilov

  In Azerbaijan, Murad Adilov has been detained on suspicion of illegal possessing drugs. He is a brother of Natiq Adilov, a journalist of the newspaper "Azadlyg" (Freedom) and a presenter of the on-line programme "Azerbaijani Hour" broadcasted on the website of the above opposition newspaper.

August 12, 2014 11:25

• Victim of explosion at fuelling station in Makhachkala dies in hospital

  One of the victims of the explosion at a fuelling station in Makhachkala has died in hospital, the Burn Centre of the Dagestani National Clinical Hospital reports.

August 12, 2014 11:08

• FMS offers to close camps of Ukrainian refugees in Rostov Region by September 1

  The Russian Federal Migration Service (FMS) has drafted a decision on resettling Ukrainian refugees from the temporary accommodation centres (TACs) located in the overpopulated regions of Russia to those subjects of the Federation, where they could find employment.

August 12, 2014 07:47

• HRC "Memorial" expands list of political prisoners up to 45 names

  On August 11, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" published a new updated list of persons recognized as political prisoners. At present, the list has been expanded from 40 up to 45 persons, including, in particular, Ruslan Kutaev, the President of the Assembly of Peoples of the Caucasus.

August 12, 2014 06:38

• Armenian authorities to conduct own investigation into death of soldier Karen Petrosyan

  According to Armen Kaprielyan, a member of the Committee on prisoners of war (POWs) under the Government of Armenia, a criminal case will be instituted to reveal the cause of the death of Karen Petrosyan, and a number of examinations will be appointed.

August 12, 2014 03:58

• Experts diverge on the need for South Ossetia to establish humanitarian contacts with Georgia

  South Ossetia should fix humanitarian relations with Georgia, Andrei Epifantsev, the head of the analytical agency "Alte Et Certe", said at an international scientific and practical conference on August 9 in Tskhinvali. However, his opinion was not shared by other participants.

August 12, 2014 01:46

• Former Kalmykian leader Kirsan Ilyumzhinov re-elected as FIDE President

  On August 11, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the former leader of Kalmykia, was re-elected as President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE). His main opponent was Garry Kasparov, the 13th World Chess Champion, a Russian opposition politician.

August 11, 2014 21:30

• CoE and Azerbaijani authorities agree to re-establish working group on political prisoners

  The Council of Europe (CoE) and Azerbaijani authorities have agreed to re-establish a working group to address the release of persons recognized as political prisoners by local human rights defenders. The offer to take part in the re-establishing working group has already been sent to the Azerbaijani human rights defenders.

August 11, 2014 19:40

• Rashid Magomedov suspected of arms possession arrested in Dagestan

  Rashid Magomedov, a resident of the Kizilyurt District, who is suspected of illegal possession of weapon, was arrested by the Court for one month, reported an official from the Kizilyurt District Court. Sapiyat Magomedova, an advocate of the arrested man, treats the Court's decision as unlawful and the court documents in the case as falsified.

August 11, 2014 18:49

• After meeting in Sochi, Ilham Aliev to resume belligerent rhetoric, Armenian experts believe

  After his meeting in Sochi with the Armenian President, the Azerbaijani President will return to the belligerent rhetoric; however, he will seek a peaceful solution to the Karabakh conflict, the Armenian experts questioned by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent state.

August 11, 2014 17:30

• "People's Control" reports on numerous errors in voters' lists in Abkhazia

  In Abkhazia, voters' lists to be used in the election of President of Abkhazia are in urgent need of re-examination and correction. The lists still contain the names of deceased voters, for many voters their addresses and dates of birth are not indicated; and some voters are mentioned in the lists for twice or more times.

August 11, 2014 17:22

• In Ingushetia, investigators combine cases on shelling of soldiers and on local resident's murder

  The criminal case on the attack on soldiers, in which one person was killed, and another one was wounded, and the case on the murder of Rustam Azhigov, a resident of the village of Plievo of the Nazran District, have been combined into one case.