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July 29, 2014 15:57

• US DoS indicates restrictions of citizens' religious rights in Azerbaijan

  Despite the religious freedom guaranteed by the Azerbaijani Constitution, in legislation and practice the citizens' religious rights, especially of members of certain religious minorities, are restricted in the country.

July 29, 2014 14:20

• Investigators uphold initiation of criminal case against "Stop Electrozink" activist in Vladikavkaz

  The actions of a police investigator, who opened a criminal case against Anatoly Kolkhidov, an activists of the environmental movement "Stop Electrozink", has no violations – the absence of falsifications in Kolkhidov's case was confirmed by the courts, state the investigatory bodies of North Ossetia.

July 29, 2014 12:54

• Three Russian-Ukraine border checkpoints stop working in Rostov Region

  Three Russian border checkpoints in the Rostov Region – the "Novoshakhtinsk", "Kuibyshevo" and "Gukovo" – remained closed on Tuesday, because of non-operation of their neighbouring Ukrainian counterparts, said Ryan Farukshin, the spokesman of the Russia's Southern Customs Department.

July 29, 2014 07:32

• FSB: Ukraine hands over eight wounded servicemen for transit across Russian territory

  On July 28, the Russian checkpoint "Kuibyshevo" located on the border of Russia's Rostov Region and Ukraine's Donetsk Region, received eight Ukrainian wounded servicemen. They were delivered to the Russian party for transporting through the humanitarian corridor back to Ukraine.

July 29, 2014 06:09

• Residents of Northern Caucasus celebrate Eid ul-Fitr

  Residents of the subjects of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) have celebrated the Muslim holiday of Eid ul-Fitr (Uraza Bayram), which marks the end of the fasting during the holy month of Ramadan.

July 28, 2014 23:54

• NSDC announced death of four border guards because of shelling from Rostov Region

  As reported today by Andrei Lysenko, the spokesman of the National Security and Defence Council (NSDC) of Ukraine, during the shelling of the border checkpoint "Dolzhansky" in the Luhansk Region from the territory of the Rostov Region, four Ukrainian border guards were killed and two more wounded. Two more employees of the State Border Service of Ukraine were wounded by the shelling from the territory adjacent to the checkpoint "Krasnaya Talovka".

July 28, 2014 23:40

• Georgia's GPO accuses Mikhail Saakashvili of excess of power

  Today, the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Georgia has announced about the presentation of charges of excess of power and dignity humiliation to the former President Mikhail Saakashvili; the latter has treated the charges as political.

July 28, 2014 21:12

• Stavropol Territory: former investigator sentenced to one year of freedom deprivation for arbitrariness

  Andrei Rybasov, a former investigator of the Investigating Department for Kalmykia of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), has been sentenced in the Stavropol Territory to one year in a colony-settlement. He was found guilty of arbitrariness, the ICRF has reported today.

July 28, 2014 16:40

• Local executed by unidentified persons in Nazran District of Ingushetia

  Today, a local resident Rustam Azhigov was shot dead by fire from a car in the village of Plievo, Nazran District of Ingushetia. The killers managed to escape.

July 28, 2014 15:50

• Refugees living in "Promzhilbaza" find it difficult to rent housing for money allocated by authorities

  The administration of the city of Karabulak has demanded from the refugees living in the temporary accommodation centre (TAC) named "Promzhilbaza" to move out until mid-August, said Isiyat Dzaurova, one of the refugees. The Mayor of Karabulak Muslim Yandiev has confirmed the information that the refugees were given time to find some other housing. However, the "Promzhilbaza" residents claim that they cannot rent housing for the money allocated to them by the authorities.

July 28, 2014 15:20

• MCC finds Orkhan Zeinalov guilty of Yegor Scherbakov's murder in Biryulyovo

  The Moscow City Court (MCC) has found Orkhan Zeinalov, a native of Azerbaijan, guilty of the murder of Yegor Scherbakov, a resident of the Moscow District of Biryulyovo. The defendant was sentenced to 17 years of a high-security penal colony. The defence of Orkhan Zeinalov has announced its intention to appeal against the sentence.

July 28, 2014 11:30

• Needy people of Vladikavkaz receive 400 food parcels for the end of Ramadan

  Poor residents of Vladikavkaz have received about 400 foodstuff bags in connection with the end of the holy month of Ramadan, the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of North Ossetia has reported today.

July 28, 2014 10:16

• During week of July 21-27, 2014, 6 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of July 21-27, 2014, at least 6 persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, 5 persons were killed, and 1 person was wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

July 28, 2014 09:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of July 21-27

  Shuffling in government of Georgia that required approval of the parliament; withdrawal of license from Makhachkala "New Commercial Bank"; registration of first candidate for Governor of Astrakhan Region; burial of two militants' bodies in Nalchik; election of a new head of Volgograd; conviction of Igor Bestuzhy, former Stavropol City Manager, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of July 21-27, 2014, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

July 28, 2014 08:03

• Levon Airapetyan's friend reports on deterioration of businessman's health at Moscow SIZO

  Levon Airapetyan, one of the richest members of the Armenian Diaspora in Russia, who is being kept at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of Moscow because of his involvement in the "Bashneft" case, faces sharp deterioration of his health condition. This was reported by a businessman's friend. The Levon Airapetyan's doctor believes the pre-trial restriction measure to his patient is to be changed.

July 27, 2014 15:49

• MfE: Rostov Region accommodates more than 40,000 Ukrainian refugees

  The number of refugees from Ukraine, who stay in the Rostov Region since the conflict began, has exceeded 40,000 people. This was reported by the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) for the Rostov Region.

July 27, 2014 11:15

• On eve of Eid al-Fitr, Chechnya enhances security measures

  Chechnya will hold the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr (Uraza Bayram) under enhanced security measures. This was reported by an official from the Chechen police. Local residents report on the enhancement of control measures by law enforcers.

July 27, 2014 06:49

• Chechen woman suspected of financing members of Gakaev brothers' IAF

  A female resident of the Vedeno District of Chechnya is to appear before the court on charges of financing members of the illegal armed formations (IAFs) that were parts of the Gakaev brothers' grouping. Earlier, investigators have already instituted and stopped criminal proceedings against the woman. However, the investigation was reopened at the request of the Prosecutor's Office.

July 27, 2014 05:14

• Anaklia hosts rally in support of "KaZantip" Festival

  A rally was held in the Georgian village of Anaklia. Participants of the rally spoke in support of the "KaZantip" Festival. They have stated that the event will contribute to the region's development and well-being of every family. The rally took place simultaneously with the Tbilisi rally, participants of which demanded to cancel the festival.

July 27, 2014 04:39

• FSB: about 40 Ukrainian border guards get to Russia across Rostov section of Russian-Ukrainian border

  In the evening of July 26, more than 40 Ukrainian soldiers crossed the Rostov section of the Russian-Ukrainian border, and two of them sought refuge and declared their intention to apply for the Russian citizenship. This was reported by the Spokesperson of the FSB Department.