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January 20, 2014 12:12

• In Astrakhan, members of Jewish community claim law enforcers check synagogue

  In Astrakhan, members of the Jewish community have reported on a sudden inspection of the synagogue by law enforcers. According to them, they were looking for illegal immigrants.

January 20, 2014 09:20

• All persons killed in special operation in Semender identified

  All person killed during the special operation carried out in the village of Semender near Makhachkala have been identified. This was reported by law enforcers.

January 20, 2014 09:05

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events on January 13-19

  Bomb explosion at entertainment complex in Makhachkala and a special operation where seven suspected militants were killed; information appearing on the web about the death of Doku Umarov, the leader of North-Caucasian militants; election of jurors for Anna Politkovskaya's murder case and searches at lawyer Musaev's before the court session, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of January 13-19, 2014, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

January 20, 2014 03:58

• During week of January 13-19, 2014, 37 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of January 13-19, 2014, at least 37 persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, 16 persons were killed, and 21 persons were wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

January 20, 2014 00:29

• Grouping "Ansar al-Sunna" claims responsibility for terror acts in Volgograd

  The grouping "Ansar al-Sunna" claims responsibility for the terror acts in Volgograd. This was announced by the statement disseminated on the websites supporting North-Caucasian militants.

January 19, 2014 19:36

• In Moscow, procession "Committee of January 19" ends with neo-Nazi's attack on organizers

  Hundreds of people took part in the procession in memory of Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova, which was organized in Moscow by the "Committee of January 19". The action was held under the anti-fascist slogans, and it was attended by members of the "Yabloko" Party, the "Red and Black Block", the LGBT community, trade unions and other organizations.

January 19, 2014 12:37

• In Azerbaijan, human rights defenders prepare to submit list of political prisoners to PACE Co-Rapporteurs

  On January 21-23, Co-Rapporteurs of the PACE Monitoring Committee will visit Azerbaijan to assess how the country fulfils its obligations to the Council of Europe. Local human rights defenders are preparing to submit a list of Azerbaijani political prisoners at the meeting with the PACE Co-Rapporteurs.

January 19, 2014 11:30

• Abkhaz authorities enhance security measures before Olympic Games in Sochi

  For the period of January 20-March 21, the boundaries of the border zone in the Gagra District of Abkhazia will be changed because of the Olympic Games in Sochi. The appropriate decision was made by the Government of Abkhazia.

January 19, 2014 06:39

• In Chechnya, Prosecutor's Office demands to recognize website "Chechenews" as extremist

  On January 17, the Chechen Prosecutor's Office appealed to the Zavodskoi District Court of Grozny to recognize the website "Chechenews" as extremist.

January 19, 2014 00:09

• Two oppositionists arrested in Rostov-on-Don

  In Rostov-on-Don, Pavel Nagibin, an activist of the Other Russia, and Arkady Zykov, a member of the "Russian Resistance", were arrested. Their colleagues associate their arrest with the upcoming Olympic torch relay in the city.

January 18, 2014 23:09

• Young man detained in KChR for possessing ammunition

  In the city of Teberda, the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), on Saturday, policemen detained a young man, in whose house they had found ammunition. This was reported by the press service of the Chief Department of the Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for the KChR.

January 18, 2014 21:33

• Picket demanding to ensure citizens' safety held in Volgograd

  On Saturday, Volgograd hosted a picket demanding to ensure people's safety by power agents, organized by the regional branch of the "Volya" (Will) Party. There were four picketers.

January 18, 2014 19:57

• Policeman from Udmurtia, wounded in shootout in Dagestan, dies

  The policeman from the city of Izhevsk, wounded in a shootout in Buynaksk on December 25, died on Saturday, said the MIA of Udmurtia.

January 18, 2014 18:56

• Builder beaten in Sochi sues ex-policeman for compensation of 1.5 million roubles

  At the trial held at the Adler District Court of Sochi against a former policeman Sergey Kuznetsov, accused of abuse of office by beating Pavel Solovyov, a builder at Olympic facilities, the defence witnesses claimed innocence of the ex-policeman.

January 18, 2014 17:44

• Bekov: families from "Khruschov-time" houses dismantled in Karabulak will receive new flats

  The Ingush authorities have promised to build a new block of flats for the tenants of the so-called "Khruschovkas", now demolished in Karabulak, said Ferdos Musieva, a tenant. Magomed Bekov, the republic's Deputy Prime Minister, has assured that for the period of construction all the 15 families will be provided with temporary housing.

January 18, 2014 16:00

• Yerevan rally demands to cancel new pension system

  A rally demanding to repeal the new accumulative pension system is held on Saturday in Yerevan with the participation of Armenian oppositional parties. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports an audience of 10,000.

January 18, 2014 15:20

• ICRF: seven people killed in special operation in Semender

  As reported by the spokesman for the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), seven people were killed by power agents in a special operation conducted in the village of Semender located in the outskirt of Makhachkala.

January 18, 2014 09:53

• Coalition "Eurasian Choice" asks Georgian authorities to send delegation to Sochi Olympics

  The nongovernmental organizations, public figures and journalists-members of the coalition "Eurasian Choice-Georgia" have addressed the prime minister and president of Georgia urging them to send an official delegation to the Olympics in Sochi.

January 18, 2014 00:21

• Tishaev: "conveyor" approach to burying bodies of suspected militants violates the Convention on Human Rights

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found that on the issue of non-giving out bodies of suspected militants to their relatives for burial, applicants have no effective remedies in Russia, said Furkat Tishaev, the legal director of the Autonomous Non-commercial Organization (ANO) "Astreya".

January 17, 2014 22:30

• HRW: Sochi intensifies campaign of outright harassment and intimidation of activists

  On the eve of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, the authorities have intensified the campaign of outright harassment and intimidation of ecologists and civil activists. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has failed to object to the measures taken by Russian authorities to silence their critics, says the international Human Rights Watch (HRW).