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July 18, 2014 15:30

• In Nalchik, activists state poor living conditions for Syrian Circassians in sanatorium "Terek"

  The activists who help the refugees from Syria in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) complain about poor living conditions of the Syrian Circassians, who were accommodated in the sanatorium "Terek". Activists are holding the campaign "Blankets-pillows" trying to provide Syrian Circassians at least with the bedding.

July 18, 2014 13:25

• People killed in special operation in Maidanskoe buried in Dagestan

  The four villagers of Maidanskoe, Untsukul District of Dagestan, killed during the counterterrorist operation (CTO) have been buried.

July 18, 2014 10:22

• A minor was abused and then disappeared in Dagestan

  As reported by a source from the Investigating Department (ID) for Dagestan of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), the minor girl from the Rutul District of Dagestan, who was supposedly raped by 12 persons, cannot be found. According to the source, nobody has been detained so far; a pre-inquiry check is underway.

July 18, 2014 10:11

• KTC commutes sentence for beating builder Solovyov in Sochi

  The Krasnodar Territorial Court (KTC) has considered the appeal lodged by the Prosecutor of the Adler District of Sochi on the verdict passed in the case of beating up Pavel Solovyov, a builder of the Olympic facilities.

July 18, 2014 08:46

• Advocate linked with Tsapok family suspected of fraud worth 48.5 million roubles

  In the Krasnodar Territory, a female advocate is suspected of a fraud amounting to 48.5 million roubles, said the press service of the Investigating Department (ID) for the Krasnodar Territory of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), without specifying the suspect's name.

July 18, 2014 07:03

• FSB: five unexploded shells found in Rostov Region after shelling

  As reported by the Russian FSB's Frontier Department for the Rostov Region, five unexploded artillery shells may still be present in the territory of the Kuibyshev District of the Rostov Region, which flew from the Ukrainian territory during the recent armed clashes.

July 18, 2014 04:19

• Chechen Prosecutor's Office checks Tangiev's complaint and finds no violations in SIZO

  The facts presented in the complaint of Timur Tangiev against the actions of the administration of the SIZO-1 (pre-trial prison) in Grozny were not confirmed during the prosecutor's inspection; and the Chechen Prosecutor's Office found no illegal measures applied to the inmate by the staff of the SIZO.

July 18, 2014 03:42

• Armenian MoD: Askerov detained in the Karabakh conflict zone is suspected of killing teenager

  Dilkham Askerov, an Azerbaijani citizen, who was detained in the Karabakh conflict zone on suspicion of illegal crossing the border, is suspected of killing Smbat Tsakanyan, a resident of Karabakh, said Seiran Oganyan, the head of the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD).

July 18, 2014 00:30

• Azerbaijani civil activists commemorate slain journalist Guseinov

  On July 17, media people of Azerbaijan attended a rally held near the tomb of Elmar Guseinov, the editor-in-chief of the magazine "Monitor", on the occasion of his 47th birthday. They announced their decision to intensify the activities of the Elmar Guseinov Foundation and conduct their own inquiry into his murder.

July 17, 2014 23:59

• One of Ukrainian servicemen hospitalized in Rostov Region dies

  The Ukrainian border guard, who was hospitalized on July 16 to the hospital of the district centre Kuibyshevo of the Rostov Region, died on Thursday, July 17, said the Regional Ministry of Public Health.

July 17, 2014 19:14

• Armenian court sentences activist Volodya Avetisyan to six years in prison

  The court has found Volodya Avetisyan, a Karabakh War veteran, guilty of a fraud and sentenced him to six years in prison and a fine. The defence has announced its intention to appeal against the verdict.

July 17, 2014 17:29

• KChR: suspect of illegal arms circulation tells court about torture

  Ruslan Ionov, a resident of the city of Ust-Djeguta of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), suspected of illegal arms circulation, said at the court session, where his freedom restriction was considered, that he was tortured by power agents.

July 17, 2014 15:58

• Ingush authorities decide to bury unidentified militants' bodies

  Six unidentified militants, who were killed in special operations conducted by power agents in Ingushetia, will be buried in the next few days into one of the republic's Muslim cemeteries.

July 17, 2014 15:46

• "Rospotrebnadzor" sues head of Dagestanskie Ogni for mass poisoning

  The Department of the "Rospotrebnadzor" (Russian Federal Agency for Consumer Supervision) for Dagestan has delivered to the court the materials against the head and a number of municipal services of the city of Dagestanskie Ogni, where last week 177 people suffered from intestinal infection.

July 17, 2014 15:37

• Convicted member of Tsapok's grouping goes on hunger strike, rights defenders report

  On July 15, the convict Vladimir Alekseev, a member of the gang under command of Sergey Tsapok, who is pending an appeal of his sentence at SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 1 of Krasnodar, announced an indefinite hunger strike.

July 17, 2014 14:40

• Mirkadirov's advocates blame Azerbaijani power agents for breaching his presumption of innocence

  In Azerbaijan, the defence of journalist Rauf Mirkadirov has rejected the charges against him presented in the official statement of the country's law enforcement bodies of their client's collaboration with special services of Armenia and transfer of information to the detriment of the national security.

July 17, 2014 14:22

• ICRF: resident of Dagestani village of Gotsatl was probably killed by militants

  As reported by the Investigating Department (ID) for Dagestan of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), Omar Anasov, a resident of the village of Gotsatl, Khunzakh District, who was killed on Thursday, July 17, could fall victim to illegal armed formations (IAFs).

July 17, 2014 13:30

• Azerbaijani special services accuse journalist Mirkadirov of transferring military secrets to Armenian NGOs

  The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) and the Ministry of National Security (MNS) of Azerbaijan have revealed details of the criminal case initiated against the journalist Rauf Mirkadirov.

July 17, 2014 11:19

• ICRF names suspect of killing Dagestani boxer Rasul Gadjimagomedov

  The Investigating Division for the Western District of Krasnodar of the Territorial Investigating Department (ID) of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has put a certain Rustam-Bek Kurbanov, 23, on the federal wanted list.

July 17, 2014 07:42

• In Sochi, woman accused of beating court marshal placed under home arrest

  The Sochi court dealing with assaulting a court marshal has placed the defendant under home arrest, demanding her presence at the session scheduled for July 25. The defendant claims that she has medical documents confirming the impossibility of her presence at the trial.