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June 07, 2014 03:39

• South Ossetia declares "day of silence"

  South Ossetia has finished the pre-election campaign for parliamentary elections. The day of June 7 has been declared a "day of silence" throughout the republic. Candidates for deputy in the parliament of the sixth convocation have stopped meeting with voters.

June 07, 2014 02:52

• Valery Bganba appoints Abkhazia's Acting General Prosecutor

  Valery Bganba, Acting President and Speaker of the Parliament of Abkhazia, has appointed Zurab Agumava to be the Acting General Prosecutor. This was reported by the information department under the President of Abkhazia.

June 07, 2014 01:46

• At court, official of PFRF for Karachay-Cherkessia asserts Madina Khadjimustafova can get her maternity capital

  During the court hearing, an official from the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation (PFRF) in the city of Karachaevsk has stated that the Fund did not hinder Madina Khadjimustafova, a resident of the village of Malokurganny, to get maternity capital and that she has the right to dispose of it.

June 07, 2014 00:46

• In Azerbaijan, four Jehovah's Witnesses face fines of up to 2500 US dollars for religious meetin

  In the city of Ganja (Gandzha), 22 Jehovah's Witnesses were detained. Of them, 4 were charged of violation of the order to conduct religious meetings. They can be fined 2000-2500 US dollars. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by a representative of the religious organization "Jehovah's Witnesses" in Azerbaijan.

June 07, 2014 00:39

• Baku court completes inquiry into case against Facebook user Omar Mamedov

  In Azerbaijan, the court has completed the investigation into the case against Omar Mamedov, a member of the Civil Solidarity Party and a Facebook activist, accused of drug trafficking. The court has refused to attach to the case materials an email correspondence between the defendant and his parents.

June 06, 2014 22:52

• Azerbaijani SC to consider two complaints of editor-in-chief of "Tolyshi Sado" at the same time

  On June 12, the Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan plans to consider two cassation complaints lodged by Hilal Mamedov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Tolyshi Sado" (Voice of Talysh), sentenced to five years in prison.

June 06, 2014 21:50

• About 50 people take part in action of "Mothers of Beslan" in support of population of South-Eastern Ukraine

  The gym of School No. 1, ten years ago captured by terrorists, has housed an action organized by the "Mothers of Beslan" committee in support of residents of South-Eastern Ukraine, suffering from hostilities. The audience sent an appeal to the UN Security Council asking to help in settling the conflict in Ukraine.

June 06, 2014 21:29

• In Rostov-on-Don, court leaves dismissed Makhachkala Mayor Said Amirov in custody

  On Friday, the judicial division for criminal cases of the Rostov Regional Court has dismissed the motion filed by advocates and left Said Amirov, Makhachkala Mayor temporarily dismissed from office, in custody. Said Amirov is accused of plotting a criminal attempt.

June 06, 2014 20:07

• In Sochi, court dismisses UVD's claim to rights defender Shikarev

  On Friday, June 6, the Khosta District Court of Sochi, chaired by V. Sidorov, rejected the claim lodged by the head of the Sochi UVD (Interior Department) on protection of his honour, dignity and business reputation against the rights defender Roman Shikarev.

June 06, 2014 17:24

• In Kizlyar District of Dagestan, detainee's advocate claims his client is beaten up

  A resident of the village of Shaumyan of the Kizlyar District of Dagestan, who was detained on June 2 without any indictment, was beaten in custody. Besides, he was not allowed to be visited by his advocate for several days. This was reported by his defender Elena Denisenko.

June 06, 2014 14:44

• KBR: organizer of anti-Olympiad action denies charges of possessing live ammunition

  Andzor Akhokhov, the organizer of the action against the Sochi Winter Olympics, held on February 7 in Nalchik, denies the accusation of storing combat cartridges and treats the criminal case opened against him as a method of pressure.

June 06, 2014 14:32

• Nemtsov asks FSB to study reports about Chechen power agents crossing Ukrainian border

  The politician Boris Nemtsov has sent a letter to Alexander Bortnikov, the head of the Russia's Federal Security Bureau (FSB) asking to deal with the reports that at night on May 27 armed men attempted to cross the Russian-Ukrainian border.

June 06, 2014 14:21

• Sochi resident complains that wheelchair invalids have no access to City Prosecutor

  Tatiana Kapustina, a resident of Sochi and Category I wheelchair invalid, said that she could not apply for and get access to City Prosecutor Mark Bolshedvorsky, because there is no ramp for wheelchair invalids in the building.

June 06, 2014 11:30

• Said Amirov questioned in Rostov-on-Don

  Said Amirov, the temporarily dismissed Mayor of Makhachkala, began testifying before the North-Caucasian District Military Court of Rostov-on-Don. He stated that both he and his nephew Yusup Djaparov, the former deputy mayor of Kaspiysk, are innocent.

June 06, 2014 04:29

• Yunus-Bek Evkurov reports on four natives of Ingushetia killed in fights in Ukraine

  In the combat zone in Ukraine, there are up to 25 natives of Ingushetia. Of them, four persons were killed. This was reported by Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the leader of Ingushetia.

June 05, 2014 20:36

• Azerbaijan's Penitentiary Service denies reports of violations of Ilgar Mamedov's rights in SIZO

  In Azerbaijan, Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the civil movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl), who has been sentenced to seven years of imprisonment, is being kept in the SIZO (pre-trial prison) in the same conditions as other prisoners.

June 05, 2014 18:46

• Azerbaijan starts trying head of Educative Centre "Intellectual Citizen"

  Azerbaijan has started the trial of the case against Gasan Guseinli, the head of the nongovernmental organization (NGO) named "Intellectual Citizen" Educative Centre, located in the city of Ganja (Gandzha). Gasan Guseinli is accused of hooliganism.

June 05, 2014 15:49

• In Dagestan, residents find body of infant who perished when minibus fell into gorge

  On Thursday afternoon, in the mountains of Dagestan, residents found the body of an infant who perished when a minibus fell into a gorge in the Tsuntin District. This was reported by Magomed Magomedov, a resident of the Tsuntin District.

June 05, 2014 14:49

• Initiative to restore diplomatic relations with Russia cannot come from NPOs, Georgian experts assert

  The NPO coalition "Eurasian Choice-Georgia" has collected 2000 out of required 30,000 signatures under a legislative proposal to restore diplomatic relations with Russia.

June 05, 2014 13:10

• Organizers of "Extraordinary Congress of Dagestani Nations" promise to hold rallies if authorities fail to listen to their demands

  Deputies of the "Extraordinary Congress of Dagestani Nations" have announced that they will have to organize protest actions if the authorities fail to listen to their demands specified in their resolution. This was reported by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.