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August 06, 2014 22:26

• Riziuan Kamgotov exposed to undue harassment by power agents in KBR, his wife says

  Fatima Kumykova, the wife of Riziuan Kamgotov, a resident of the village of Lechinkay, Chegem District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), prosecuted for storing narcotics and explosives, sent a letter to Yuri Kokov, the Acting Head of the KBR, stating that the criminal case against her husband was unjustified.

August 06, 2014 19:54

• Dagestani MIA declares four alleged killers of former Kizilyurt GOVD head wanted

  In Dagestan, the police have put four alleged killers of Aitemir Salimgereev, the former head of the Kizilyurt GOVD (City Interior Division), on the wanted list.

August 06, 2014 18:54

• Dagestani SC upholds verdict to Zarema Bagavutdinova

  Today, the Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan has left the verdict to Zarema Bagavutdinova, an activist of the Dagestani Regional Public Organization (DRPO) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy), unchanged.

August 06, 2014 17:52

• Some 200 Ukrainian servicemen sent home from Rostov Region

  As reported by Vasily Malaev, the head of the press service of the Rostov Regional Border Department of the Russian FSB, today, about 200 Ukrainian soldiers have been sent to Ukraine. In its turn, Ukraine has demanded from the Russian party to ensure the soldiers' immediate return to Ukraine.

August 06, 2014 16:30

• Azerbaijan: CoA leaves Leyla Yunus in custody

  Today, the Baku Court of Appeal (CoA) has dismissed the complaint lodged against the arrest of Leyla Yunus, the Director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD), accused of treason. The defence of Leyla Yunus intends to demand her release from the respective investigative authority.

August 06, 2014 11:55

• Oppositional "Azadlyg" resumed publication in Azerbaijan

  In Azerbaijan, after a five-day break, the oppositional newspaper "Azadlyg" (Freedom) has resumed publication. This happened after the newspaper had partially repaid its debt to the publishing house "Azerbaijan", a state-owned enterprise. However, the editors believe that the newspaper can be suspended again, if the press distributor "Gasid" fails to repay its debt to the newspaper.

August 06, 2014 04:44

• Krasnodar ecologist Evgeny Vitishko stops his hunger strike in settlement-colony

  In the settlement-colony of the Tambov Region, the Krasnodar ecologist Evgeny Vitishko has stopped his hunger strike. The administration of the penitentiary institution has issued one more reprimand against the sentenced activist for violating the order of staying in the dungeon (punishment cell).

August 06, 2014 04:28

• Grozny officials check legality of people's residence in former TACs

  In the capital of Chechnya, a special commission has begun inspecting the city dormitories, which were used earlier as temporary accommodation centres (TACs) for forced migrants and refugees. Tenants of the former TACs associate the next wave of checks with the authorities' intention to evict as many families as possible in order to escape solving their housing problems.

August 06, 2014 03:16

• Pyatigorsk hosts Youth Forum "Mashuk-2014"

  On August 5, the fifth annual North-Caucasian Youth Forum "Mashuk-2014" was opened in Pyatigorsk, the Stavropol Territory, reports its organizing committee. More than 2500 young people from seven subjects of the North-Caucasian Federal District are taking part in the forum that will last till August 17.

August 06, 2014 02:38

• Armenia: activists call on citizens to join march on August 7 in support of Levon Airapetyan

  In Yerevan, activists of the office "In support of Levon Airapetyan" call on citizens to attend on August 7 a march in support of one of the richest members of the Armenian Diaspora in Russia, who was arrested as a figurant of the "Bashneft" case.

August 06, 2014 02:07

• Yakov Etinger, one of the founders of "Memorial", dies

  Yakov Etinger, one of the founders of the Society "Memorial", the author of the book "From Holocaust to Beslan", died at 84, the "Memorial" has reported.

August 05, 2014 17:59

• Two men killed in shootout in Makhachkala

  Two armed men were shot dead by policemen during a shootout today in Makhachkala, the Dagestani MIA reports. An occasional passerby was slightly injured. Both attackers were later identified as members of armed underground.

August 05, 2014 16:57

• AI recognizes Azerbaijani rights defender Rasul Jafarov as "prisoner of conscience"

  The international human rights organization Amnesty International (AI) has recognized Rasul Jafarov, arrested in Azerbaijan on charges of committing economic crimes, as a "prisoner of conscience". The AI has called to release Jafarov; and this demand was also supported by the Human Rights Watch (HRW).

August 05, 2014 16:09

• In Dagestan, policeman killed in car shelling

  Today, in the Shamil District of Dagestan, unidentified attackers opened fire at a car with a policeman inside, who died from the received wounds, the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports.

August 05, 2014 15:08

• New charge presented to former Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili

  Today, the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Georgia has announced a new charge against the former President Mikhail Saakashvili – of beating the MP Valery Gelashvili in 2005. Investigators have found that the reason for beating Gelashvili up was his interview that he gave in June 2005 to the newspaper "Resonansi", in which Gelashvili expressed his dissatisfaction with the then president and insulted Saakashvili in relation to his personal life, including his wife.

August 05, 2014 15:01

• Two power agents wounded in CTO in KBR, law enforcers report (+video)

  As part of a counterterrorist operation (CTO) conducted in the village of Lechinkay, Chegem District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), law enforcers blocked a house, where, according to power agents, members of the armed underground could be hiding. As a result of an assault, a suspected militant was killed. Two law enforcers were wounded, said the operative headquarters for the KBR.

August 05, 2014 12:36

• In Azerbaijan, IPD staff member Arif Yunus detained

  In Azerbaijan, Arif Yunus, a staff member of the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD), has been detained. The defence believes the court will pronounce the pre-trial restriction measure against Arif Yunus in the form of arrest.

August 05, 2014 12:05

• In Dagestan, advocate reports on probable kidnapping of his employee

  Denga Djavatkhanov, a staff member of the Kizilyurt Advocates' Chamber "Legal Aid", was forced into a car and taken to some unknown destination. This was reported by an advocate of the Advocates' Chamber. According to the advocate, the family members and friends of the kidnapped man believe that "law enforcers are involved in the incident."

August 05, 2014 10:17

• In Dagestan, about 100 people attend first interreligious youth forum

  On August 4, in Makhachkala, the recreation centre "Kizlyar Lagoon" launched the first international interreligious youth forum. This was reported by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. The forum is open to young people of 16-30 years old, who profess Islam or Christianity.

August 05, 2014 09:51

• In Moscow, "Yabloko" activists hold picket demanding to investigate into Timur Kuashev's death

  On August 4, Nikolai Kavkazsky and Maria Efimova, activists of the youth wing of the "Yabloko" Party, held a solo picket in front of the Mission of Kabardino-Balkaria in Moscow. The activists demanded to investigate the murder of Timur Kuashev, a journalist and social activist. Sergey Mitrokhin, the leader of the "Yabloko" Party, has said that he insists on institution of criminal proceedings.