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March 20, 2014 22:39

• Athletes with disabilities praise high level of barrier-free environment at Sochi Paralympic Games

  The Olympic Park in Sochi needs some upgrade to become completely barrier-free, Sochi guests comment, but most of the people with disabilities appreciate the changes watched in the Olympic capital.

March 20, 2014 17:07

• EU condemns verdicts to Mamedov and Yagublu for riots in Ismailly

  The conviction of Ilgar Mamedov and Tofig Yagublu on charges of rioting in the Azerbaijani city of Ismailly, is politically motivated, says the statement of Catherine Ashton and Štefan Füle, officials of the European Union.

March 20, 2014 16:17

• Khasavyurt residents report house-by-house checks conducted by militaries

  Policemen and attached servicemen are conducting checks of every Khasavyurt house, local residents report, while a source from the GOVD (City Interior Division) asserts that the visits have to do with the passport regime.

March 20, 2014 13:04

• Crimea's accession to Russia cannot directly affect Karabakh settlement, Yerevan experts believe

  Armenian experts disagree on the possible analogy of the situation in the Crimea with Nagorno-Karabakh. Sergey Minasyan, Deputy Director of the Institute of the Caucasus, said that the Crimean factor cannot affect the Karabakh issue, but geopolitical changes in the former Soviet space are inevitable.

March 20, 2014 12:37

• FSB reveals weapons smuggling channel from EU via Ukraine to Northern Caucasus

  Residents of the Russian Federation and Ukraine supplied smuggled weapons from the European Union (EU) to Northern Caucasus. Several persons have been detained. This was reported today by the Russian FSB.

March 20, 2014 11:54

• Resident of Volgograd Region killed in Simferopol

  On March 18, in Simferopol, two persons were killed as a result of shooting in front of Ukrainian military unit. One of the victims was a resident of the Volgograd Region, who went to Crimea as a member of a Cossack volunteer squad. According to journalists, deceased Ruslan Kazakov took part in the military campaigns in Chechnya.

March 20, 2014 07:31

• In Nalchik, residents, who gathered near ICRF to support Lamina Gulieva, fail to meet investigators

  On March 19, in Nalchik, twelve persons came to the building of the Investigating Committee to support the Lamina Gulieva's claim to give out her husband's body. After a four-hour wait, they went away with nothing. No official from the Investigating Committee came out to the protesters.

March 20, 2014 04:58

• Ingush Court fines blogger Musa Abadiev by 100,000 roubles

  On March 19, the Nazran City Court chaired by Khamid Tambiev completed the consideration of the case against Musa Abadiev, an Ingush blogger, accused of inciting enmity and hatred. The Court has pronounced the decision to fine blogger Musa Abadiev by 100,000 roubles.

March 20, 2014 01:40

• Azerbaijan starts celebrating Novruz Bayram

  This year, the days of March 20-26 were declared to be official holidays on the occasion of celebrating Novruz Bayram, the holiday symbolizing the coming of spring. However, the festivities have been already started on March 19.

March 19, 2014 21:29

• Relatives of Chechen resident Magomed Tokaev declare his kidnapping

  In Chechnya, relatives of Magomed Tokaev cannot locate him since January 22, claiming his kidnapping by law enforcers. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Chechnya does not confirm the information about Magomed Tokaev's detention.

March 19, 2014 19:49

• Appointment of Aliaskhab Kebekov to be leader of "Imarat Kavkaz" was expected, Dagestani journalists assert

  The appointment of the new leader of "Imarat Kavkaz" – Aliaskhab Kebekov (Ali Abu-Mukhammad) was expected, said Mairbek Agaev, deputy editor-in-chief of the Dagestani weekly "Chernovik".

March 19, 2014 16:49

• Crimea's accession to Russia is no precedent for Karabakh settlement, experts in Baku assert

  In Azerbaijan, local experts are unanimous in their negative assessment of the Crimea's incorporation into Russia. According to Vafa Guluzade, a former state adviser on foreign policy of Azerbaijan, "in fact, Russia annexed the Crimea by flagrantly violating the international law."

March 19, 2014 14:47

• Nalchik: twelve people gather at IC demanding to give out husband's body to woman

  Twelve persons have gathered in Nalchik in front of the Investigating Committee (IC) to support the demand of Lamina Gulieva to receive the body of her husband Tengiz Guketlov, killed during a special operation on March 14, for burial.

March 19, 2014 14:21

• Residents of Aragatsotn Region of Armenia block highway demanding to stop HPP construction

  On March 19, hundreds of people in Armenia again blocked the highway Ashtarak-Aparan demanding to remove machinery from the territory of the planned construction of a new hydropower plant (HPP) on the water supply line "Aparan-Yerevan".

March 19, 2014 10:56

• In Sochi, movement "Law and Order" initiates lawsuit demanding to remove wastes from Akhshtyr Quarry

  The public civil movement "Law and Order" has appealed to the Adler District Court of Sochi to initiate a lawsuit against the six public institutions. The plaintiff demands to oblige the public institutions to take out the construction wastes from the Akhshtyr Quarry and to stop any works there.

March 19, 2014 10:52

• In Gumbet District of Dagestan, law enforcers find hideout in area of armed clash

  One of the men killed during the special operation conducted in the Gumbet District of Dagestan was on the federal wanted list and was a member of the "Gimry" militant grouping. Law enforcers found a hideout at the place where shootout occurred.

March 19, 2014 10:14

• HRW calls on IPC to recognize shortcomings in organization of Paralympic Games in Sochi

  The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) should speak publicly about the shortcomings of the Paralympic Games in Sochi and the problem of creating a barrier-free environment in the city, taking into account the situation as seen by independent observers. This was reported by the international human rights organization "Human Rights Watch" (HRW).

March 19, 2014 01:17

• Human rights defenders and opposition leaders criticize Azerbaijani authorities for guilty verdict to Ilgar Mamedov and Tofig Yagublu

  Members of Azerbaijani and international human rights organizations have criticized the decision of the court to sentence to long terms of imprisonment Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the civil movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl), and Tofig Yagublu, Deputy Chairman of the "Musavat" Party, a columnist of the newspaper "Yeni Musavat".

March 19, 2014 00:20

• "EcoWatch": Evgeny Vitishko complains to Russian Ombudsman about violation of his rights during convoying

  Evgeny Vitishko, an activist of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus", has sent to the Russian Ombudsman a complaint about the fact that his rights were violated while he was convoyed to the settlement-colony.

March 19, 2014 00:03

• At trial in case of Anna Politkovskaya's murder, key witness claims being pressed by law enforcers

  Maxim Chervonya Ogly, one of the key witnesses in the case of journalist Anna Politkovskaya's murder, who retracted his testimony on Tuesday, claimed that he had given them under threats coming from law enforcers.