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May 23, 2014 17:24

• Moscow court obliges HRC "Memorial" to get registered as foreign agent

  The Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow has obliged the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" to get registered as a foreign agent. Thus, the complaint lodged by rights defenders against the respective demand of the prosecutor's office was rejected.

May 23, 2014 17:06

• In KBR, journalist Kuashev demands to bring policemen who detained him to justice

  Timur Kuashev, a Circassian activist, rights defender and journalist, has turned to the Prosecutor's Office and the Investigating Department for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), demanding to prosecute the policemen who had detained him for several hours on the day of the march held on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the end of the Caucasian War.

May 23, 2014 13:20

• NAC announces completion of CTO in Baksan; FSB officer killed

  A source from the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) has informed the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that in the course of a special operation held on Friday, May 23, in the city of Baksan in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), apart from four suspected militants, an FSB officer was killed.

May 23, 2014 11:55

• Ingushetia: PSA agent killed in shootout with locals

  An armed skirmish burst out in the Sunzha District of Ingushetia, during which several people suffered. One of them, Magomed Evloev, an employee of a Private Security Agency (PSA), died in hospital, said the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Ingushetia.

May 23, 2014 11:24

• Villagers of Sogratl in Dagestan start forming self-defence units

  The decision to establish self-defence units was made at a rally on May 22 by residents of the village of Sogratl, Gunib District of Dagestan. The units will reveal persons involved or helping the activities of illegal armed formations (IAF).

May 23, 2014 03:41

• Resident of Makhachkala complains about spread of discrediting data about her involvement in armed underground

  The woman is registered as an adherent of the radical trend of Islam; however, there are no specific claims to Isaeva, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed at the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

May 23, 2014 02:29

• Sochi: trial on policemen's lawsuit against Roman Shikarev to restart on May 28 because of changed claims

  On May 22, the Khosta District Court of Sochi postponed the consideration of the lawsuit on protection of honour, dignity and business reputation of the Khosta ROVD (District Interior Division) to the human rights activist Roman Shikarev. Due to change of claims, the hearing will start anew on May 28.

May 23, 2014 01:02

• Warlick's proposals may become formula for Karabakh settlement, Azerbaijani experts believe

  In general, Azerbaijani experts are positively treating the idea of settling the Karabakh conflict, put forward in the statement of James Warlick, the American co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group. The official Baku agrees with the Warlick's proposals, although the principles themselves had been voiced earlier, said Elmar Mamedyarov, the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister.

May 22, 2014 23:53

• Azerbaijani CoA leaves Emil Mamedov in custody

  The Shirvan Court of Appeal (CoA) of Azerbaijan has dismissed the complaint against the arrest of Emil Mamedov, the head of the NGO "Promoting Democracy", accused of extortion. His defence intends to petition for replacement of arrest for a more lenient restriction measure.

May 22, 2014 21:25

• HRC "Memorial": verdict to Zarema Bagavutdinova is unfair and politically motivated

  The verdict to Zarema Bagavutdinova, an activist of the Dagestani Regional Public Organization (DRPO) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy), convicted to five years in prison on charges of promoting terrorist activities, is unjust and politically motivated, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports.

May 22, 2014 18:46

• Four KChR residents convicted on charges of creating IAF

  The Supreme Court of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) has sentenced four local residents, accused of organizing an illegal armed formation (IAF) and participating thereof, to the terms from two to eight years in prison.

May 22, 2014 17:17

• Baku prosecutor demands 6.5 years in prison for creator of Facebook group "Stop toadies!"

  In Azerbaijan, on May 22, at the trial of Abdul Abilov, the creator of the group "Stop toadies!" on the Facebook, accused of drug dealing, the closing floor was given to the state prosecutor. He asked the court to find Abilov guilty under Article 234.4.3 (illegal large-scale possession or sale of drugs) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan and sentenced him to 6.5 years in prison.

May 22, 2014 16:52

• Name of Russian officer wanted in Ukraine appears in six episodes of kidnapping in Chechnya, Alexander Cherkasov asserts

  The materials about forced disappearances of six persons in Chechnya in 2001 include the name of Igor Strelkov, a Russian officer, who was put on the wanted list by the Ukrainian authorities. This was reported by Alexander Cherkasov, Chairman of the Board of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

May 22, 2014 13:40

• In Rostov-on-Don, seven defence witnesses testify against Said Amirov

  On May 21, in Rostov-on-Don, the North-Caucasian District Military Court held the session to consider the case against Said Amirov, the former mayor of Makhachkala suspended from office, and his nephew Yusup Djaparov, both of whom were accused of plotting a terror act. At the session, the Court listened to the first seven witnesses of defence.

May 22, 2014 10:19

• Russian MoD: four military echelons and 15 aircrafts leave training grounds near Ukrainian

  Four railway echelons and 15 IL-76 aircrafts were involved in sending military units that completed manoeuvres on training grounds located near the border with Ukraine to the places of their permanent deployment. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Russian Federation.

May 22, 2014 09:41

• Residents of Southern Russia and Southern Caucasus mark 150 years of end of Caucasian War (+video)

  On May 20 and 21, the southern regions of Russia, Abkhazia and Georgia, and Moscow hosted events dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the end of the Caucasian War. The events included rallies, marches, artistic exhibitions and book presentations. The participants of the actions commemorated the casualties with a minute of silence and lit candles.

May 22, 2014 09:00

• Experts do not rule out leniency in Vitishko's case

  Upon presentation of the Prosecutor's Office, the Krasnodar Territorial Court may rule to soften the punishment on the criminal case against the ecologist Evgeny Vitishko, the experts questioned by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent believe. In their opinion, the change of the prosecutors' position may have to do with the public resonance, which was caused by the replacement of the conditional term of the ecologist by the real imprisonment.

May 22, 2014 06:44

• Archaeologists: possible burial place of Georgian Queen Tamara found in Ingush Mountains

  As reported by Umalat Gadiev, Deputy Director of the E. I. Krupnov Republic's Archaeological Centre, a cave was discovered in the Djeirakh District of Ingushetia, which may be the burial vault of the Georgian Queen Tamara, who lived in the 12th century.

May 22, 2014 00:50

• In Armenia, court leaves satirist Vardan Petrosyan in custody

  On May 20, in Armenia, the court of general jurisdiction of the Kotaik Region dismissed the motion filed by the defence of Vardan Petrosyan, a famous actor and satirist, to change the pre-trial restriction measure and to release him from custody. Advocates intend to challenge the court's decision at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

May 21, 2014 21:06

• KChR: activists of Circassian organizations report absence of authorities' help in repatriation of Syrian Circassians

  At the solemn meeting in Cherkessk on May 21, dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the end of the Caucasian War, Circassian leaders reiterated their call for the republic's authorities to help in resettlement of Syrian Circassians and establish the Committee on Compatriots' Affairs, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.