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June 25, 2014 03:14

• Aliev kept in Makhachkala SIZO did not reject advocate

  Magomed Aliev, who is kept in SIZO-1 (pre-trial prison) of Makhachkala on suspicion of robbery, said he didn’t refuse from the lawyer Sapiyat Magomedova, said the Public Oversight Commission (POC) of Dagestan. Public activists who visited him in the SIZO found scratches on Aliev's body and learnt that in March he was beaten up with truncheons, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

June 25, 2014 02:49

• Chechen official announces political nature of policeman's murder in Grozny

  In Grozny, the murder of a police ensign was committed not because of hooliganism. The policeman was killed by a militant. This opinion was expressed by Akhmed Dakaev, Director of the Department of the Administration of the Chechen leader and Chechen Government for cooperation with law enforcement and power agencies. Local residents note the murder got a great public response.

June 25, 2014 02:22

• Dagestani photographer offers Makhachkala residents to look at their city "through Van Gogh's eyes"

  The Makhachkala History Museum hosts the exhibition entitled "BRO. Makhachkala. Van Gogh". In his artworks, a Dagestani photographer nicknamed BRO reflected his vision, how Vincent van Gogh would depict Makhachkala. Viewers who visited the exhibition highly appreciated the originality of the artist's idea and the presented result. This was reported by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

June 25, 2014 01:44

• Sochi residents complain about inaction of public utilities in elimination of breach in water pipeline

  In Sochi, residents of an apartment building located in Tsvetnoi Boulevard complain about a breach in water pipeline that occurred near their house. However, their addresses to the emergency services of the "Sochivodokanal" did not help solve the problem.

June 25, 2014 00:46

• In Azerbaijan, Committee to protect Hilal Mamedov's rights claims threat to his health in penal colony

  In an Azerbaijani penal colony, health of Hilal Mamedov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Tolyshi Sado" (Voice of Talysh), who was sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment, runs a real risk. This was stated by the Committee to protect Hilal Mamedov's rights. Officials from the Penitentiary Service of Azerbaijan do not comment on the statement.

June 24, 2014 23:59

• HRC "Memorial": refugee camp in Novoshakhtinsk receives 200-300 people daily

  Today, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has reported that every day up to 200-300 people, mostly women and children, arrive in the refugee camp organized in Novoshakhtinsk, Rostov Region, the capacity of which is 48 persons.

June 24, 2014 19:13

• Journalist Parviz Gashimli placed into dungeon in Azerbaijan, his advocate says

  On June 23, Parviz Gashimli, a journalist and human rights activist, who is kept in SIZO-1 (pre-trial prison) in Baku was placed into dungeon for six days, said his advocate Bakhruz Bairamov. Gashimli's advocates have not yet decided whether to appeal against the decision to place him into the dungeon.

June 24, 2014 17:18

• Magamed Iliev, Ingush envoy in VFD, found guilty of fraud

  Today, the Frunze District Court of the Saratov Region has found Magamed Iliev, the plenipotentiary representative of the Republic of Ingushetia in the Volga Federal District (VFD), guilty of a large-scale fraud and sentenced him to 5.5 years in a general security colony. The second defendant in the case – Maria Akhlupkina – was sentenced to 4.5 years in same-type colony.

June 24, 2014 17:05

• Zverevo residents complete their protest march

  Today, residents of the city of Zverevo have finished their protest march to Rostov-on-Don launched on June 2, after officials promised to consider their demands.

June 24, 2014 13:15

• HRC "Memorial" challenges court's dismissal of complaint against demand for registration as foreign agent

  Yesterday, on June 23, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" filed an appeal against the decision of the Zamoskvorechye District Court of Moscow to dismiss the HRC's complaint against the prosecutors' demand for registration as a foreign agent. This was reported by Alexander Cherkasov, Chairman of the Board of the HRC "Memorial".

June 24, 2014 10:10

• Rostov Region: "Union of Don Women" appealed against court's decision on "foreign agent"

  The "Union of Don Women" has filed an appeal against the decision of the Novocherkassk City Court of the Rostov Region on recognising the NGO as a "foreign agent". The session to consider the appeal should take place within two months, Ildar Shafiev, the lawyer for the Union, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, adding that he had submitted the appeal to the above City Court on June 16.

June 24, 2014 05:02

• In Krasnodar Territory, Kuschevskaya Cossack village deploys camp for refugees from Ukraine

  A camp for Ukrainian refugees, located in the heart of the Cossack village of Kuschevskaya is the first camp deployed in the Krasnodar Territory. The camp is provided with all communications and convenient approach roads. This was reported by the administration of the Cossack village of Kuschevskaya.

June 24, 2014 03:43

• Ingush residents claim their detained relatives are tortured

  Abukar and Islam Evloev, two residents of the village of Sagopshi of the Malgobek District of Ingushetia, detained by law enforcers on June 17, are being tortured and beaten at the IVS (temporary detention facility). This was reported by their relatives.

June 24, 2014 03:13

• PACE Human Rights Committee to consider issue of political prisoners in Azerbaijan

  On June 23, at the session in Strasbourg, the Bureau of the PACE (Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe) approved a draft resolution entitled "Azerbaijan's chairmanship of the Council of Europe: what steps are taken in terms of respect for human rights?". The draft resolution has been developed by the initiative of Irish MP Michael McNamara.

June 24, 2014 02:20

• In Armenia, advocates of participants of "Million Mask March" demand transparent trial

  In Yerevan, advocates of the defendants in the case against Shant Arutyunyan, the leader of the "Tsegakron" Party, and other participants of the "Million Mask March" held on November 5, 2013, who are accused of hooliganism, require the court to ensure the transparency of the trial against the activist. The defenders believe that the courtroom provided for the trial fails to ensure conditions for effective work.

June 23, 2014 19:53

• Protesters against rise of electricity tariffs detained in Yerevan

  A clash of the police and activists happened today in Yerevan during a protest action against rise of tariffs on electricity. Several dozens of activists were detained, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports. In the evening, more activists gathered near the central police station demanding to liberate the detainees.

June 23, 2014 18:42

• Law enforcers began persecuting Ilmudin Gasanov after his nephew's murder, his relatives say

  Power agents began persecuting Ilmudin Gasanov, who disappeared on June 20 inDagestan, after the murder in 2008 of his nephew Khalid, who had joined militants. This was reported by Gasanov's relatives, who cannot find his whereabouts for four days, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has reported today.

June 23, 2014 17:31

• Leyla Yunus calls to put a number of Azerbaijani officials into analogue of "Magnitsky List"

  Today, the Azerbaijan Centre for Resisting Repressions at the Institute of Peace and Democracy (IPD) has moved an initiative to the international community to impose sanctions on the Azeri officials who violate human rights. As stated by Leyla Yunus, the Director of the IPD, the list similar to the "Magnitsky List" should include six judges.

June 23, 2014 16:15

• Azerbaijani opposition calls government to sign association agreement with EU

  A broad range of Azerbaijani oppositional forces have urged the government to promptly sign the association agreement with the European Union. At the same time, they expressed their negative attitude to the prospect of Azerbaijan's accession to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEC).

June 23, 2014 10:20

• Ecologists: gypsum factory built in Adygea poses threat to environment

  As reported by the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch), a factory is being built in the dwelling settlement of Kamennomostsky, Republic of Adygea that poses a danger to local residents and tourists. Ecologists have sent their appeals to supervisory authorities and bodies of power, asking them to make a check.