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June 18, 2014 18:41

• In Azerbaijan, Mekhman Balakishiev charged with involvement in IAF in Syria

  Mekhman Balakishiev, a citizen of Azerbaijan, who was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the civil war in Syria, was charged under Article 279.1 (creation of illegal armed formations (IAFs) or involvement in them) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan.

June 18, 2014 18:39

• In Ingushetia, law enforcers keep detained Sagopshi villagers at local ROVD, detainees' relatives report

  Gandaloev and Bulguchev, residents of the village of Sagopshi, detained by law enforcers, are kept at the Malgobek ROVD (District Interior Division). This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by relatives of the detainees.

June 18, 2014 16:55

• In Azerbaijan, court arrests journalist Arshad Ibragimov

  In the Azerbaijani city of Ganja (Gandzha), the court has arrested journalist Arshad Ibragimov, who is accused of fraud. This was reported by Kyamran Gashimli, an uncle of Arshad Ibragimov.

June 18, 2014 16:02

• In Cherkessk, relatives of victim of traffic accident hold rally in front of Investigating Committee

  On Wednesday, in front of the building of the Investigating Department of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) for Karachay-Cherkessia, relatives of Zaur Ozrokov have held a rally. Zaur Ozrokov, a resident of Cherkessk, was killed in a road traffic accident by a policeman's car.

June 18, 2014 15:08

• MCC extends arrest of Orkhan Zeinalov accused of murdering Biryulyovo resident

  The Moscow City Court (MCC) has extended for six months the detention in custody of Orkhan Zeinalov, a citizen of Azerbaijan, who is accused of murdering Yegor Scherbakov, a resident of the Moscow District of Western Biryulyovo.

June 18, 2014 12:25

• In Kizlyar, man opens fire on three persons and kills one of them

  In Kizlyar, three people were shelled in the street. Later, one of them died in the hospital. This was reported by the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). Law enforcers have detained a man suspect of the crime.

June 18, 2014 08:59

• In Armenia, activists announce their twenty-four-hour watch near Afrikyan's Clubhouse

  Members of the initiative group "Save Afrikyan's Clubhouse", who spoke against the demolition of the house No. 11 in Teryan Street, have announced they organize twenty-four-hour watch near the building. About 1500 persons joined the page "SOS! Save Afrikyan's Clubhouse" in Facebook.

June 18, 2014 03:56

• Sochi authorities demand to demolish high-rise building under construction near land plot of pensioner Nina Dubovaya

  The Sochi administration goes to the court to recognize a high-rise building under construction near the land plot of pensioner Nina Dubovaya an unauthorized construction and demolish it. The pensioner intends to join the proceedings as a third party, since she believes the construction of the high-rise buildings has affected her rights.

June 17, 2014 21:53

• Koroteev: on June 23 HRC "Memorial" to challenge court refusal on "foreign agent" ruling

  The Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" plans to appeal against the ruling of the Zamoskvorechye District Court of Moscow, which had dismissed the complaint lodged by the Centre against the demand of the Prosecutor's Office to get registered as a "foreign agent", said Kirill Koroteev, the lawyer of the HRC "Memorial".

June 17, 2014 20:49

• Observers: election outcomes at several Georgian precincts should be abolished

  Observers possess sufficient evidence for cancelling the election results at several precincts in Georgia, said Irma Pavliashvili and Arnold Stepanyan, activists of the NGOs "Association of Young Georgian Lawyers" and "Multinational Georgia", accordingly.

June 17, 2014 20:01

• BCA dismissed journalist Mirkadirov's complaint about non-admission of notary

  The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has dismissed the appeal lodged by the Azerbaijani journalist Rauf Mirkadirov against the denial to meet a notary. The journalist wanted to notarize a power of attorney granted to a foreign lawyer to represent his interests in Turkey. Now, Mirkadirov's defence intends to complain to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

June 17, 2014 18:26

• Complaint against verdict to Abdul Abilov lodged in Azerbaijan

  The defence of Abdul Abilov, the founder of the group "Let's stop toadies!" on the Facebook, sentenced to 5.5 years in prison for illegal drug dealing, has appealed against the verdict.

June 17, 2014 16:38

• KBR: girl of 20 suspected of aiding militants

  According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), a 20-year-old local girl is suspected of being a militants' helper.

June 17, 2014 15:52

• Foreign observers praise elections held in Georgia

  In Georgia, the municipal elections were held in a quiet environment with a minimum number of violations. This was reported by observers representing different countries, the European Union and the Council of Europe (CoE).

June 17, 2014 13:51

• Vice-Speaker of Azerbaijani Parliament proposes to exclude Armenia from NATO PA

  At the seminar of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA) held in Baku, Ziyafet Askerov, Vice-Speaker of the Milli Majlis (Azerbaijani Parliament) has proposed to exclude Armenia from the organization. The politician has accused Armenian representatives in an attempt to disrupt the seminar.

June 17, 2014 13:40

• Azerbaijan starts legal proceedings on defamation lawsuit against journalist

  The Nariman District Court of Baku has held a preparatory court session on the case against Zabil Mugabiloglu, the editor-in-chief of the new website "Gunxeber.com" and the editor of the newspaper "Yeni Musavat", who is accused of defamation.

June 17, 2014 07:08

• In Armenia, DEM.AM announces massive protests against new social pension tax

  In Armenia, it was announced that within the accumulative pension system a social tax will be introduced instead of the 5-percent deductions from salaries. Activists protest against the decision, since, in its essence, it does not change the very pension draft law.

June 17, 2014 06:41

• KBR: relatives and advocates of imprisoned Muslims claim being not aware of their hunger strike

  Relatives and advocates of 50 imprisoned Muslims, who went on hunger strike against the obstruction in the performance of religious rites in the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of Nalchik, claim being not aware of the protest action.

June 16, 2014 23:38

• In Sochi, trial on Lavrikov family resettlement postponed till June 30

  The court session to consider forced resettlement of the Lavrikov family from their emergency housing into a one-room flat in the house built for Olympic Games volunteers has been rescheduled for June 30.

June 16, 2014 23:33

• Members of "Georgian Dream" and "UNM" welcome second round of mayoral election in Tbilisi

  The second round of the mayoral election in Tbilisi represents a good sign for the political life of Georgia. It indicates the development of democracy in the country. This opinion has been expressed by Georgy Volsky, a member of the coalition "Georgian Dream", and Koba Khabazi, a member of the "United National Movement" Party.