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July 10, 2014 06:29

• Volgograd Region hosts picket in support of Nikolai Parshin deprived of MP's immunity

  In the evening of July 9, in the Volgograd Region, the city of Volzhsky hosted a picket "Case Against Parshin is Case Against Me". The picket was organized by the Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) in support of Nikolai Parshin, a deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, the leader of the Volgograd Committee of the CPRF.

July 10, 2014 06:11

• Law enforcers unblock Dagestani village of Maidanskoe, local residents report

  In the Untsukul District of Dagestan, law enforcers have left the village of Maidanskoe. This was reported by local residents in the evening of July 9.

July 10, 2014 00:48

• Ex-Chief of Kizilyurt GOVD was tortured prior they killed him

  In Kizilyurt, during an armed attack, Aitemir Salimgereev, ex-Chief of the Kizilyurt GOVD (City Interior Division), was tortured prior to his death. This was reported by the Investigating Department for Dagestan of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

July 09, 2014 21:24

• Dagestan: Maidanskoe villagers state disappearance of eight persons during CTO

  Eight residents of the village of Maidanskoe, Untsukul District of Dagestan, are missing after the special operation, locals told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. They added that the village is still blocked by power agents.

July 09, 2014 21:11

• Former head of Kizilyurt ROVD killed in Dagestan

  As reported by a law enforcement source from Dagestan, Aitemir Salimgereev, a former head of the ROVD (District Interior Division), was killed in his house in Kizilyurt.

July 09, 2014 19:12

• Inquiry into murder of Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev, "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, should be supervised at federal level

  Today is exactly one year after the murder in Dagestan of Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. Officials and investigators state that every effort is made to solve the murder, but no results are available so far. The case should be handed over to the federal investigation centre, renowned lawyers believe.

July 09, 2014 15:14

• Federation Council approves creation of gambling zone in Sochi

  The Federation Council – the upper chamber of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation – has approved the bill to create a new gambling zone in the city of Sochi. According to the document, gambling activities can be undertaken in the Olympic facilities, built not by the budget money.

July 09, 2014 14:39

• Miller: son of one of the victims of Tsapok's gang identifies his body

  Today, Jalil Ametov, a son of the farmer who was assassinated in the village of Kuschevskaya, has identified the body presented to him as the body of the criminal gang leader Sergey Tsapok, said Natalia Miller, the advocate of the victims of the massacre in Kuschevskaya.

July 09, 2014 13:56

• In Chechnya, case of "honour killing" is brought to court

  In Chechnya, the criminal case against a resident of the Urus-Martan District, who is accused of killing his younger sister, has been brought to the court. Investigators believe that the man has committed a so-called "honour killing". The suspect has confessed to the crime. This was reported by officials from the Chechen law enforcement agencies.

July 09, 2014 12:57

• Court sentences Said Amirov and Yusup Djaparov to 10 and 8.5 years of imprisonment

  The North-Caucasian District Military Court has found both Said Amirov, dismissed Mayor of Makhachkala, and his nephew Yusup Djaparov, guilty of plotting a terror act, and sentenced them to 10 and 8.5 years of imprisonment, respectively. This was reported by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent from the courtroom.

July 09, 2014 11:35

• Policeman dies in shelled car in Khasavyurt District of Dagestan

  Today, in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, unidentified persons have shelled a car with two persons inside it. One of them was a policeman and he died from his wounds. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Dagestan.

July 09, 2014 07:07

• ICRF: Said Amirov may face new charges

  Staff members of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) did not stop their activities to reveal and investigate the crimes involving Said Amirov, Mayor of Makhachkala, who was dismissed from office. In this connection, investigator may reveal new episodes of his criminal activities. This has been reported today by Vladimir Markin, Spokesperson of the ICRF.

July 09, 2014 06:13

• Dunja Mijatovic: more people arrested in Azerbaijan for freedom of expression

  Dunja Mijatovic, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, has issued a statement, in which she has expressed her concern about the sentence of Azerbaijani bloggers Abdul Abilov and Omar Mamedov to imprisonment. Dunja Mijatovic has stated that the suppression of freedom of the media and of expression is a serious breach of the country's commitments to OSCE.

July 09, 2014 05:17

• In Azerbaijan, police arrest man involved in incident with shaving believer's beard

  In Azerbaijan, Ramzi Zeinalov, a resident of the town of Sabirabad, has been arrested for two months on a charge of disorderly conduct in connection with the incident with shaving a believer's beard. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Ibragim Ibragimov, Assistant Prosecutor of the Sabirabad District.

July 09, 2014 02:07

• "Caucasian Knot" announces contest for journalists in commemoration of Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev

  The "Caucasian Knot" announces the establishment of the annual contest for journalists, who write about Caucasus. The prizes will be awarded in memory of Dagestani journalist Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev. The contest accepts texts written both by Russian and foreign journalists.

July 08, 2014 19:32

• Law enforcers have blown up eight houses in Maidanskoe, villagers report

  The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports with reference to local residents that today in the village of Maidanskoe, Untsukul District of Dagestan, law enforcers have blown up eight households.

July 08, 2014 19:23

• On the eve of sentencing Said Amirov, advocates urge the court to pass fair decision

  The defence did a huge job of proving the innocence of the temporarily removed from office Mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov and his nephew Yusup Djaparov, as Vladimir Postanyuk, the defence group leader, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. The advocates urge the court to make a fair decision.

July 08, 2014 17:46

• Azerbaijani MoD recommends soldiers not to fast during Ramadan

  The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has recommended its servicemen to refrain from fasting during the month of Ramadan – from June 29 to July 28. Several experts have expressed the opinion that this recommendation violates the provisions of the country's Constitution.

July 08, 2014 16:58

• Residents of Dagestan report detention and beating of Imam and head of Maidanskoe village administration

  The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told by residents of the village of Maidanskoe, Untsukul District of Dagestan, that law enforcers had beaten up Rizvan Ustarov, 29, the Imam of the local mosque. Also, for refusing to participate in the sweeping of the village, they beat up Abu-Gasan Nurmagomedov, the head of the rural administration, eyewitnesses assert.

July 08, 2014 13:09

• Pavel Astakhov: number of Ukrainian refugees registered in Russia is close to 170,000

  As of July 8, the number of refugees from Ukraine registered in Russia reached more than 167,000 people. This was reported by Pavel Astakhov, the Russian Children's Ombudsman under the President of the Russian Federation.