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August 05, 2014 02:42

• In Dagestan, resident of Chumli village of Kaitag District complains against his unlawful detention

  On August 4, the Dagestani Regional Public Organization (DRPO) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy) was addressed by Ustarkhan Murudov, a resident of the village of Chumli of the Kaitag District of Dagestan. He has filed a complaint about his unlawful detention by the police on July 25.

August 05, 2014 00:59

• Krasnodar Territory is under state of emergency because of inflow of Ukrainian refugees

  The Krasnodar Territory has introduced a state of emergency in connection with the increase of the number of forced migrants from Ukraine. This was reported on August 4 by the regional administration. The resolution on the introduction of a special regime in the Krasnodar Territory has been signed by Governor Alexander Tkachov.

August 04, 2014 20:16

• Azerbaijan: Rasul Jafarov's advocate treats charges put forward by GPO as unjustified

  The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Azerbaijan has announced today that the rights defender Rasul Jafarov had used the grants provided by the American Foundation for Democracy (NED) for extracting illegal financial gains.

August 04, 2014 17:53

• Investigators to unveil Kuashev's autopsy results within a month, reporters state

  Khakim Kuchmezov, the chairman of the Kabardino-Balkarian branch of the "Yabloko" Party believes that the autopsy results of Timur Kuashev's body will be released within a month. Experts need a few weeks to establish the reason of Timur's death, said Rustam Matsev, an employee of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

August 04, 2014 16:31

• 180 militaries get back to Ukraine from Rostov Region

  180 out of 438 Ukrainian servicemen, who got at night to the territory of the Rostov Region, have returned to their homeland, said Vasily Malaev, the head of the press service of the Rostov Regional Border Guard Service of the FSB. The soldiers were delivered to the Ukrainian party at the checkpoint "Matveev Kurgan", which is contiguous with the Ukrainian checkpoint "Uspenka", the ITAR-TASS reports.

August 04, 2014 12:50

• During week of July 28-August 3, 2014, 9 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of July 28-August 3, 2014, at least 9 persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, 5 persons were killed, and 4 persons were wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

August 04, 2014 12:31

• In Azerbaijan, APFP reports detention of its activist Ruslan Nasirli

  On August 2, in Baku, the police detained Ruslan Nasirli, a member of the Youth Committee of the Azerbaijani Popular Front Party (APFP). This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Asif Yusifli, a legal representative of Ruslan Nasirli, a member of the Supreme Majlis of the Azerbaijani Popular Front Party (APFP).

August 04, 2014 11:37

• FSB: more than 400 Ukrainian soldiers seek refuge in Rostov Region

  At night on August 4, in the Rostov Region, Russian border guards opened a humanitarian corridor for 438 Ukrainian soldiers, who sought refuge. This was announced by Vasily Malaev, Spokesperson of the Border Guard Service of the Russian FSB for the Rostov Region.

August 04, 2014 11:23

• Chechen residents report on deductions from their salaries for humanitarian assistance to Donbas

  In Chechnya, employees of budget organizations have reported on deductions from their salaries and demands to allocate money for humanitarian assistance to the Donetsk and Lugansk Regions of Ukraine, where armed conflict is unfolding.

August 04, 2014 09:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of July 28 to August 3

  Death of public figure Timur Kuashev in KBR; escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone; arrest of human rights defenders Leyla Yunus and Rasul Jafarov in Azerbaijan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of July 28-August 3, 2014, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

August 04, 2014 08:04

• Krasnodar ecologist Evgeny Vitishko released from dungeon, his supporters report

  In the settlement-colony in the Tambov Region, Evgeny Vitishko, a Krasnodar ecologist, has been released from the dungeon (punishment cell). This was reported by the ecologist's supporters in the late evening of August 3.

August 04, 2014 00:16

• OSCE confirms shelling of border checkpoint in Rostov Region

  Staff members of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) have confirmed that on August 3, the border checkpoint "Gukovo" in the Rostov Region was twice shelled from the Ukrainian territory. According to the Border Guard Service of Ukraine, the territory of Russia is allegedly shelled by fighters of the self-proclaimed Lugansk and Donetsk People's Republics (LNR and DNR).

August 03, 2014 17:58

• Father of sentenced KChR resident complains about falsifications in his son's case

  On August 1, Abdul Batchaev, a resident of Karachay-Cherkessia, filed a complaint about the action of a staff member of Russian General Prosecutor's Office. Abdul Batchaev is a father of Rashid Batchaev, who was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment in high-security penal colony for involvement in the attack on Dagestan in 1999.

August 03, 2014 06:40

• IRFS calls on Azerbaijani authorities to release Rasul Jafarov immediately

  The Azerbaijani Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) has called on the government of Azerbaijan to release Rasul Jafarov and clear him from all charges against him. Besides, the IRFS demands to stop the criminal proceedings against other civil society activists.

August 03, 2014 05:05

• Abakar Abakarov treats Timur Kuashev's death as pre-planned professional murder

  The information that Timur Kuashev, a journalist and social activist, died because of the problems with his cardiovascular system is incorrect. Timur Kuashev was killed. This was stated by his friend Abakar Abakarov.

August 03, 2014 01:37

• Musa Magomedov set free in Dagestan

  Musa Magomedov, a resident of the village of Nechaevka, who was detained on July 31 after a search of his house, was released in the evening of August 2. This was reported by his advocate Arsen Radjabov.

August 03, 2014 00:04

• In Sochi, policemen force detained migrants to clean up police station, human rights defenders assert

  In the village of Blinovo of the Adler District of Sochi, policemen detained about 20 people, including refugees from Ukraine, who were forced to clean up the local police station. This was reported by staff members of the human rights network "Migration and Law" and members of the Public Monitoring Commission (PMC) of the Krasnodar Territory.

August 02, 2014 18:50

• Roundtable on situation in Gaza Strip was last event attended by Timur Kuashev

  The roundtable held in Makhachkala on "Viewpoints of Russian Muslims on Reasons of Palestinian-Israeli Confrontation and Settlement Prospects" was the last public event, where Timur Kuashev, a journalist and human rights activist, was speaking.

August 02, 2014 17:39

• Azerbaijan: rights defender Rasul Djafarov arrested for three months

  On Saturday, in Azerbaijan, Rasul Djafarov (Jafarov), a coordinator of the campaign "Art for Democracy", has been detained. He is taken into custody for three months, and he was accused of economic crimes.

August 02, 2014 15:40

• About 200 people come to Timur Kuashev's funeral in Nalchik

  On Saturday, the burial of journalist and social activist Timur Kuashev took place in the Nalchik residential district of Volny Aul. The journalist's colleagues believe Timur Kuashev was murdered for his civic activity.