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May 21, 2014 20:13

• In Azerbaijan, prosecutor asks to sentence head of CEM&DT Mamedli to 9 years in prison

  On May 21, in Baku, at the trial of Anar Mamedli, the head of the Centre for Election Monitoring and Democracy Training (CEM&DT), and two activists Bashir Suleimanly and Elnur Mamedov, the prosecutor asked to sentence the defendants to prison terms ranging from 8 to 9 years imprisonment.

May 21, 2014 18:42

• Adyg activists lit in Sochi 101 candles in memory of fallen warriors in Caucasian War

  In the evening on May 20, in the Shapsug aul of Akhintam, located in the Greater Sochi, Circassian activists held an action of lighting candles and launching Chinese lanterns into the sea in memory of the Caucasian War, which lasted for 101 years. Commemorative events were also held by Adygs-Shapsugs also on the coast, in the villages of Golovinka and Mugukhabl.

May 21, 2014 18:22

• KBR: Dugulubgey villager suspected of helping members of armed underground

  As reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), a 25-year-old resident of the village of Dugulubgey was detained on suspicion of possession of explosive devices and providing help to members of illegal armed formations (IAFs).

May 21, 2014 17:34

• AI: customers of Politkovskaya's murder must stand trial

  The jury verdict against five defendants that found them guilty of killing the Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya is just a small step towards the triumph of justice. However, the trial has left a lot of questions, said the human rights organization Amnesty International (AI).

May 21, 2014 16:54

• Dagestan: "Pravozaschita" activist sentenced to five years in colony

  The Buynaksk City Court has sentenced Zarema Bagavutdinova, an activist of the Dagestani Regional Public Organization (DRPO) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy), accused of promoting terrorist activities, to five years of imprisonment in a general security colony, said her lawyer Ziyautdin Uvaisov.

May 21, 2014 15:46

• Politkovskaya's children demand to collect 5 million roubles from defendants

  On May 21, at the Moscow City Court (MCC), the daughter and son of journalist Anna Politkovskaya moved a civil suit against the defendants in the case of killing her mother, demanding compensation of moral harm in the amount of one million roubles from each of them.

May 21, 2014 15:20

• In KBR, Circassian activist and journalist Timur Kuashev released from police

  Timur Kuashev, a Circassian activist, rights defender and journalist, has been set free from the police division of the city of Nalchik. He told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that he would appeal against the actions of law enforcement bodies.

May 21, 2014 12:45

• Azerbaijan and CoE issue joint action plan for defending human rights and fighting corruption

  Azerbaijan and the Council of Europe (CoE) have announced a joint action plan for 2014-2016, aimed to fulfil the country's commitments to this international organization. It provides for measures to strengthen the protection of human rights, the rule of law and the fight against corruption.

May 21, 2014 11:14

• Grozny police confiscates pistol and ammunition from a local

  On May 20, policemen detained a resident of Grozny, in whose flat they found a TT pistol and ammunition, an officer of the Chief Department of the MIA for Chechnya told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

May 21, 2014 04:47

• Rights defenders: in preparation for Sochi Olympics rights of over 1500 migrant workers were violated

  The reception office of the network "Migration and Law" of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" in Sochi was addressed by more than 1500 migrant workers, whose rights had been violated. Human rights activists hope that the organizers of the Football World Cup, to be held in Russia in 2018, will take into account the lessons of the Olympics.

May 21, 2014 00:15

• Imam who was found dead in Dagestan buried without investigators' identification

  The body of the man, which was found in a burnt car and recognized by relatives as Omaraskhab Alibegov, the Imam of the village of Stalskoe, Kizilyurt District of Dagestan, was not officially identified; and no criminal case in connection with his death was initiated, said Rasul Temirbekov from the Investigating Committee.

May 20, 2014 21:43

• Jury finds defendants in Politkovskaya murder case guilty

  The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports from the Moscow City Court (MCC) that the jury has unanimously found all the defendants in the murder case of the journalist Anna Politkovskaya guilty.

May 20, 2014 21:04

• Maikop opens exhibition on 150th anniversary of the end of Caucasian War

  The North-Caucasian Branch of the State Museum of Oriental Arts in Maikop has opened the exhibition called "Caucasus in Eyes of 19th Century Artists", dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the end of the Caucasian War and displaying over 70 reproductions of the works by Russian and European artists.

May 20, 2014 20:19

• Rudomakha: Deputy Public Prosecutor of Krasnodar Territory petitions to cancel Vitishko's colony term

  As reported by Andrei Rudomakha, the coordinator of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch), a petition to cancel the ruling of the Tuapse District Court on Evgeny Vitishko's placement into colony for three years, was put forward by the Deputy Public Prosecutor of the Krasnodar Territory.

May 20, 2014 19:36

• In Dagestan, prosecutor asks six years in prison for "Pravozaschita" activist

  The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports with reference to a source from the City Court of Buynaksk, that the state prosecution has asked the court to sentence Zarema Bagavutdinova, an activist of the Dagestani Regional Public Organization "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy), to six years in prison on charges of promoting terrorism.

May 20, 2014 16:45

• Dagestani "Anji" to pay fine of million euro to UEFA, FC spokesman says

  So far, the Makhachkala-based "Anji" Football Club (FC) will pay to the UEFA one million euros from the imposed fine of 2 million euros, Alexander Udaltsov, the PR Director of the FC, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. In his words, the money will be taken from the FC budget.

May 20, 2014 13:47

• Azerbaijan: rights defenders give list of political prisoners to CoE General Secretary

  Civil society activists of Azerbaijan have urged Thorbjorn Jagland, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CoE), who is on his official visit to Baku, to help in releasing political prisoners. He was given a list of 30 political prisoners, who, according to human rights activists, should be immediately released.

May 20, 2014 11:10

• Political scientists meeting in Baku state strong influence of external factors on settling conflicts in Southern Caucasus

  Safety in Southern Caucasus is impossible without resolution of conflicts and regional cooperation. This was the leitmotif of the roundtable, organized in Baku by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation from Germany.

May 20, 2014 09:41

• MIA: two locals detained in Chechnya for selling firearms

  On May 19, in the Naursky District of Chechnya, policemen detained two men who tried to sell a batch of firearms, a representative of the Chief Department of the local MIA told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

May 20, 2014 06:15

• Rally in Nagorno-Karabakh rejects Warlick's proposals on Karabakh settlement

  On May 19, youth organizations and student councils of Karabakh universities released an appeal, adopted during a protest rally in Stepanakert against the statement of James Warlick, the US' Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group for peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict.