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June 11, 2014 17:59

• Sri Lanka diplomat killed in Rostov Region; suspects detained

  Tonight, in Rostov-on-Don, a member of the diplomatic mission from Sri Lanka was killed, his colleague was wounded, said a regional law enforcement source, adding that suspects have been detained.

June 11, 2014 17:25

• Novorossiysk: activist Polyudova fined for petty hooliganism at her picket in defence of Pioneer Grove

  In the Krasnodar Territory, an activist Darya Polyudova spent a night at the police station and was fined for petty hooliganism during her solo pickets against felling the Pioneer Grove near Novorossiysk, the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" reports.

June 11, 2014 17:13

• Suspect of killing Russian diplomat in Abkhazia convicted in Georgia

  Yusup Lakaev, a Russian citizen, a resident of Grozny, who was detained in the Georgian city of Batumi, was sentenced by the local court to 12 years in prison.

June 11, 2014 12:32

• Advocate of Azerbaijani activist Bashir Suleimanli states violations of his client's rights in SIZO

  At SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 1 in Baku, Bashir Suleimanli, the executive director of the Centre for Election Monitoring and Democracy Training (CEM&DT), is not allowed to meet his relatives, his advocate Fariz Namazly told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. In its turn, the Penitentiary Service of Azerbaijan has refuted this information.

June 11, 2014 09:29

• Creation of infrastructure in villages of Nagorno-Karabakh would save them from collapse, local residents believe (+video)

  The villages of Blutan and Tsakhkavank in the Gadrut District of Nagorno-Karabakh are on the verge of collapse. This was reported by residents of the Blutan community. According to the locals, the situation can be improved by development of road, establishment of transport connection and restoration of the school.

June 11, 2014 08:46

• In Dagestan, appeal against arrest of volunteers of Charitable Foundation to be considered on June 20

  On June 20, the court will consider the appeal filed against the decision of the Khasavyurt City Court on the administrative arrest of Sadiyat Arslanova and Aisha Abakarova, volunteers of the Charitable Foundation "Be Merciful". This was reported Mansur Sepikhanov, an advocate of the arrested volunteers.

June 11, 2014 07:53

• Armenian opposition puts forward 12 demands to authorities

  The opposition factions of the Armenian Parliament, including the "Armenian National Congress" Party, the "Dashnaktsutyun" Party, the "Heritage" Party, and the "Prosperous Armenia" Party, have put forward 12 demands to the authorities, including the abolition of the mandatory component of the funded pension system and the issue on Nagorno-Karabakh.

June 11, 2014 04:56

• Ingush law enforcers violate rights of Arthur Gatagazhev's family members, rights defenders assert

  During the detention of Gatagazhev family members, who arrived from Samara to the funeral of Arthur Gatagazhev, law enforcers committed a number of violations of the law. Several complaints filed by the Gatagazhev family members have been already confirmed. This was reported by Ingush Ombudsman Djambulat Ozdoev.

June 11, 2014 03:39

• In Georgia, convicts sentenced to life imprisonment stop their hunger strike

  In Georgia, a group of prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment has stopped the hunger strike. They went on it demanding to reconsider their cases and to expend the amnesty law on them. MP Shalva Shavgulidze believes that the Parliament will consider by the fall the issue to adopt necessary legislative amendments taking into account the demands voiced by the hunger-strikers.

June 11, 2014 00:42

• Dagestani law enforcers present false version on circumstances of Khanmirza Ashurbekov's death, his relatives assert

  Khanmirza Ashurbekov was killed in the shootout that occurred on the Buynaksk-Untsukul highway. This was confirmed by his family members. The Khanmirza Ashurbekov's relatives do not believe the official version on the shootout presented by law enforcers. This was stated by one of the Khanmirza Ashurbekov's relatives.

June 10, 2014 20:27

• In Rostov Region, protest marchers hold series of pickets en route

  Starting from June 2, the residents of the city of Zverevo in the Rostov Region, who take part in a protest march, have covered about 65 kilometres. Today, they organized a series of pickets en route, said Valery Dyakonov, a City Duma Deputy and one of the initiators of the action.

June 10, 2014 16:38

• Belarusian KGB: attempt to hijack Kutaisi-Minsk aircraft prevented

  Today, an attempt to hijack an aircraft performing the Kutaisi-Minsk flight has been prevented, said the State Security Committee of Belarus (known as KGB).

June 10, 2014 14:30

• At Amirov's trial, witness denies his torture at SIZO

  Today, in Rostov-on-Don, at the trial of Said Amirov, the temporarily dismissed Mayor of Makhachkala, accused of preparing a terror act, the court has re-interrogated Murad Aliev as a witness. He rejected the assumption of the defence that he had been tortured at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports from the courtroom.

June 10, 2014 14:07

• "Union of Don Women" listed as "foreign agent" by Russia's Ministry of Justice

  The Regional Public Human Rights Organization "Union of Don Women", which is working in the Rostov Region, has been registered as a non-governmental organization (NGO), acting as a foreign agent, the Russia's Ministry of Justice has reported. The "Union of Don Women" has declared that it will struggle for exclusion from the above register.

June 10, 2014 11:32

• Conviction in Politkovskaya's murder case appealed against at SC, advocate reports

  The advocate of one of the convicts in the murder case of journalist Anna Politkovskaya has already appealed against his client's verdict at the Russia's Supreme Court (SC). "As far as I know, my colleagues are also waiting for the text of the judgment in order to file their complaints," the advocate is quoted by the ITAR-TASS as saying.

June 10, 2014 10:12

• Law enforcers report liquidation of four militants in KBR's Baksan District

  At night on June 10, in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), four members of illegal armed formations (IAFs) were killed near the city of Baksan. This was reported by an official from the law enforcement agencies of the KBR.

June 10, 2014 09:45

• Children and colleagues of Anna Politkovskaya agree with outcomes of the trial

  The children of Anna Politkovskaya, an observer of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta", who figured at the trial dealing with their mother's murder as the suffered party, state that they agree with the verdict. However, they hope that the customers of the crime will also be found and sentenced.

June 10, 2014 06:55

• DEM.AM: in Armenia, public institutions dismiss employees who disagree with pension reform

  In Armenia, employees of public institutions have to agree with the new funded pension system, because of the risk to lose their jobs for opposing the reform. This has been reported by members of the DEM.AM initiative, who are fighting against the new system.

June 10, 2014 02:29

• Sochi authorities to allot money on water pipeline in Akhshtyr village, locals report

  The Sochi City Council has decided to allocate money for the construction of a water pipeline in the village of Akhshtyr. However, the text of the City Council's resolution fails to mention the target for money allocation. This has been reported by activists and residents of the village, who are deprived of water for more than a month.

June 10, 2014 01:36

• Baku court dismisses journalist Rauf Mirkadirov's complaint about non-admission of notary

  On June 9, the Nasimi District Court of Baku dismissed the complaint filed by Azerbaijani journalist Rauf Mirkadirov against the non-admission of a notary to him. "Unfortunately, the court has failed to take into account the arguments presented by the defence and to ensure the restoration of the Rauf Mirkadirov's rights provided by the Constitution," advocate Elmar Suleimanov said.