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February 25, 2014 09:22

• Kidnapped soldier found dead in Dagestan

  In the outskirts of the village of Chontaul of the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan, the body of the soldier of the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) was found; he was kidnapped by unknown masked men while hunting about a month ago, said a source from local law enforcement bodies.

February 25, 2014 07:16

• Advocates challenge arrest of President of "Assembly of Caucasian Nations" at SC of Chechnya

  On February 24, the advocates of Ruslan Kutaev, the President of the "Assembly of Caucasian Nations", detained on February 20 on suspicion of illegal possession of three grams of heroin, filed an appeal with the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya against the arrest of their client, said Igor Kalyapin, the chairman of the Interregional Public Organization "Committee against Torture".

February 25, 2014 00:38

• Armenia sets up solidarity committee with Ukrainian Maidan

  On February 24, a group of Armenian public and political figures announced the establishment of the Euromaidan Solidarity Committee to provide "political and moral support" to Ukrainian oppositionists and disseminate the truthful information about events in Ukraine.

February 24, 2014 18:49

• Witness Pavlyuchenkov identifies one of figurants in Politkovskaya's murder case

  A former employee of the Moscow militia Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov said during the session of the Moscow City Court (MCC) that he had recognized one of the defendants, Rustam Makhmudov, in the video presented by the defence.

February 24, 2014 18:23

• Russian Prime Minister opposes creation of gambling zone in Sochi Mountain Cluster

  After the Winter Olympics, the Mountain Cluster of Sochi should be developed as a ski resort; there is no need to place a gambling zone there, said Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

February 24, 2014 16:46

• In Sochi, 75-year-old Lydia Lepsveridze held protest in city centre

  On Monday, Lydia Lepsveridze held a protest in Sochi against the decisions of the courts, which deprived her of housing and fined her after the picket she held near the residence of the Russian President.

February 24, 2014 15:55

• Evgeny Vitishko convoyed outside Krasnodar Territory

  The convicted ecological activist Evgeny Vitishko has convoyed from SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 1 of Krasnodar to a colony outside the Krasnodar Territory, said Anna Mitrenko, a member of the Public Oversight Commission (POC) for observance of human rights in places of detention.

February 24, 2014 15:42

• "Adyge-Khase": students from Syria did not participate in anti-Olympic action

  The public organization "Adyge-Khase" of the Republic of Adygea has addressed Yuri Kokov, the Acting head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) asking not to admit the deportation from Russia of the students from Syria, accused of involvement in the anti-Olympic action.

February 24, 2014 09:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 17-23

  Completion of Winter Olympic Games in Sochi; solidarity actions with the Kiev Euromaidan held in Tbilisi and Yerevan; 70 years after start of Stalin's deportation of Chechens and Ingushes; conviction of former Prime Minister of Georgia Vano Merabishvili, legal recognition of life sentence to Ali Taziev, who, according tolaw enforcers, was one of militants' leaders in Northern Caucasus; continued pumping Azerbaijani oil through the Baku-Novorossiysk pipeline, – read about these and other major events in the review of week of February 17-23, 2014, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

February 24, 2014 04:24

• On February 17-23, there were no victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of February 17-23, 2014, no information about the casualties and wounded persons in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus has been reported. These are the results of the calculations of the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

February 24, 2014 02:04

• Euromaidan strongly impacts countries of Southern Caucasus, say participants of public hearings in Tbilisi

  The events in Ukraine have had an impact on the society and politicians in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan, said participants of the hearings held in Tbilisi on the topic "Euromaidan and its impact on countries of Southern Caucasus".

February 24, 2014 01:09

• Levada Centre: Russian society is pessimistic about future developments in Northern Caucasus

  According to the poll conducted by the Levada Centre, the majority of Russia's population remains pessimistic in assessing the situation in Northern Caucasus and in expectations as to possible developments in the region.

February 23, 2014 22:19

• Lawyer: UN Committee considers complaint of woman from Chechnya on domestic violence

  The Committee of the United Nations is for the first time considering a complaint of a resident of Chechnya on domestic violence; earlier, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) refused to consider it, said Furkat Tishaev, the legal director of the organization named "Astreya".

February 23, 2014 21:23

• Civil activists detained in Sochi are suspected of administrative offences

  The activists Olga Noskovets and David Khakim, who were delivered on Sunday to the Khosta ROVD (District Interior Division) in Sochi, were detained for 48 hours; they are suspected of disobeying the police. Khakim went on hunger strike, said the lawyer Alexander Popkov.

February 23, 2014 16:42

• In Sochi, Lydia Lepsveridze refused to hold protest in Olympic Park

  After talking with policemen, Lydia Lepsveridze, a resident of Sochi, signed a refusal to hold protests in the Olympic Park.

February 23, 2014 16:35

• Georgia: NGO "Green Alternative" opposes Khudoni HPP project

  Irakli Macharashvili, an expert of the NGO "Green Alternative", asserts that the project Khudoni Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) is not yet well devised; and its implementation will have a negative impact on the ecology of Svaneti. Local residents are categorically against the construction.

February 23, 2014 13:25

• Asker Sokht released in Krasnodar

  Asker Sokht, the head of the Krasnodar territorial organization "Adyge-Khase", is back at large, his lawyer Inver Tlij told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

February 22, 2014 23:17

• In Sochi, 75-year-old Lydia Lepsveridze holds protest at entrance to Olympic Park (video)

  Today, Lydia Lepsveridze has held an action in Sochi in protest against the decisions of the courts, which had deprived her of housing, as well as against the court decision, according to which she was fined after holding a picket near the residence of the Russian President.

February 22, 2014 19:57

• Dagestani advocate states he is not admitted to detainee during CTO in Sovietskoe

  The Magaramkent ROVD (District Interior Division) of Dagestan still keeps at least four men detained during the counterterrorist operation (CTO) held in the village of Sovietskoe. The advocate of one of them complains about non-admission to his client.

February 22, 2014 18:41

• Member of Russia's Public Chamber urges Volgograd hunger-strikers to stop their action

  Elena Topoleva, the head of the commission on social policy, labour relations and life quality of the Public Chamber of Russia, visited Volgograd on February 21 and urged the hunger-strikers to stop their protest.