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January 16, 2014 12:50

• Okushko: lawyer Murad Musaev is squeezed out of Politkovskaya's murder trial

  A negative information environment is deliberately created around the lawyer Murad Musaev in order to put pressure on him and discredit him in the eyes of the jurors at the trials, in which he is involved, in particular, in the trial on the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, the lawyer Tatiana Okushko believes. Other experts treat the latter trial as a politicized one.

January 16, 2014 11:28

• In Dagestan, Buynaksk native wanted on suspicion of terrorism

  In Dagestan, law enforcers have put Murad Musaev, a native of Buynaksk, on the wanted list on suspicion of involvement in terrorism. This was reported today by the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). Earlier, Murad Musaev was put on the wanted list by Voronezh law enforcement bodies.

January 16, 2014 04:55

• Youngster with two grenades detained near mosque in Nalchik

  In Nalchik, during a search of a young man, policemen found two hand grenades, ammunition, and drugs. This was reported by the press service of the Chief Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Kabardino-Balkaria.

January 16, 2014 03:11

• In Sochi, mother and daughter accused of using violence against court marshal

  In Sochi, Oksana Toropova, 28-year-old businesswoman, and her mother Olga Martynyuk, 49-year-old teacher, are accused of beating a court marshal in the office of a judge of the Khosta District Court. The mother and her daughter deny the accusations.

January 15, 2014 21:59

• Gadjiev: death of woman in Dagestan was caused by unlawful use of firearms by policemen

  In Dagestan, a criminal case was opened on the fact of death of a woman as a result of policemen's use of their firearms in pursuit of a car, the Investigating Department for Dagestan of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has reported. In the opinion of Salikh Gadjiev, the Deputy Chairman of the Independent Trade Union of Interior Workers and Prosecutors of Dagestan, the policemen have wrongfully used their firearms.

January 15, 2014 18:58

• Olympic torch relay route shortened in Dagestan

  For safety reasons, Olympic torch relay in Dagestan will be held in the "Anji Arena", and the number of torchbearers will be cut from 270 to 67. This was reported by an official from the Ministry for Sports of Dagestan.

January 15, 2014 14:14

• Krasnodar Territorial Court dismisses complaint against refusal to sanction gay parade in Sochi

  The Krasnodar Territorial Court has dismissed the appeal filed by Nikolai Alekseev, an LGBT activist, against the Court's decision to refuse to hold a gay pride parade in Sochi.

January 15, 2014 13:18

• Authors of the report “The North Caucasus: Quo Vadis?”: With use of force, a social explosion is inevitable

  The implementation of a policy of civil reconciliation would at first create a surge of violence, but this is the only way to lead the North Caucasus out of its crisis, say the authors of the report “The North Caucasus: quo vadis?” Irina Starodubrovskaya and Konstantin Kazenin. They noted that the recommendations of the report are primarily addressed to civil society, not to the authorities.

January 15, 2014 13:06

• British delegation at 2014 Olympic Games to be headed by Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sports

  At the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games to be held in Sochi on February 7, the British delegation will be headed by Maria Miller, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sports. This was announced by an official from the Department for Culture, Media and Sports.

January 15, 2014 12:52

• Trial on Anna Politkovskaya's murder postponed till January 20

  Consideration on the merits of the case on the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, an observer of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" has been postponed till January 20, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

January 15, 2014 12:16

• Seven persons killed during special operation in Dagestan

  According to the preliminary information, four suspected militants and three law enforcers were killed in a special operation carried out in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan. This was reported by a source from law enforcement bodies of the republic.

January 15, 2014 11:44

• On February 4, "Airzena" to resume direct Sochi-Tbilisi flights

  For the first time since 2008, the Georgian airline "Airzena Georgian Airlines" resumes direct passenger charter flights between Tbilisi and Sochi. This was reported by the airline managers. Starting from February 4, the airline will perform flights twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

January 15, 2014 10:55

• State Duma MPs suggest tougher measures against terrorism

  On Wednesday, an inter-faction working group has introduced to the Russian State Duma a package of draft laws aimed at tightening the anti-terrorism laws. The draft laws propose to include new articles to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, to severely restrict circulation of electronic money, and to expand the powers of the FSB by allowing its agents to conduct personal searches of citizens.

January 15, 2014 09:30

• Igor Slyunyaev: till 2020, 57 new schools to be built in Northern Caucasus under federal programme "South of Russia"

  57 new schools will be built in Northern Caucasus under the federal target programme (FTP) "South of Russia" for 2014-2020 adopted in late 2013. This was reported by Igor Slyunyaev, Minister for Regional Development of the Russian Federation. In 2014, 1.8 billion roubles are to be allocated for the above purpose from the budget.

January 15, 2014 07:24

• KBR: tenants of dilapidated house in Adiyukh refuse to move out for capital repairs

  Tenants of the dilapidated house located in the village of Adiyukh of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) are to leave their apartments for a home renovation. However, not all tenants agree to move out, since they believe the repairs will not save the house. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Zoya Almova, a tenant of the house.

January 14, 2014 19:11

• Olympic Transport Directorate introduces special bus routes for participants and guests of 2014 Olympic Games

  The Olympic Transport Directorate has introduced in Sochi differentiated bus routes for participants and guests of the 2014 Winter Games. The names of the routes are placed on the information boards near Olympic venues and in the streets of Sochi.

January 14, 2014 19:02

• ICRF: in Stavropol Territory, four, not three, bombs were found near cars with dead bodies

  In the Stavropol Territory, in total, not three, but four explosive devices were planted near cars with dead bodies. This was reported by an official from the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) for the Stavropol Territory.

January 14, 2014 18:21

• Authors of report "Northern Caucasus: Quo Vadis?" offer "scenario for civil reconciliation"

  On Tuesday, Moscow hosted a presentation of the report prepared by Irina Starodubrovskaya and Konstantin Kazenin, staff members of the Institute for Economic Policy named after Yegor Gaidar and entitled "Northern Caucasus: Quo Vadis?". To encourage the region to recover from the crisis, the report has offered a "scenario of civil reconciliation", including a set of political and economic measures.

January 14, 2014 17:53

• Alexei Nemeryuk: Biryulyovo vegetable storage is still closed

  The work of the Biryulyovo vegetable storage will not be resumed in the previous format. This was announced by Alexei Nemeryuk, the head of the Department of Trade and Services of Moscow.

January 14, 2014 14:47

• Circassian activists claim being not involved in terrorist threats in connection with Olympic Games

  Members of Circassian national organizations stand for peaceful dialogue with the authorities and reject criminal activities, including terrorism and extremism. This is announced by the statement made by the group of Circassian activists in connection with the increase of terrorist threats in the Caucasus on the eve of the Olympic Games in Sochi.