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November 26, 2013 07:39

• G8 summit in Sochi to consider migration problem

  The G8 summit scheduled to be held in summer in Sochi will consider the problem of migration as one of the main agenda items. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin, while he was in Italy and met Romano Prodi, ex-Prime Minister of Italy and current special envoy of the UN Secretary General.

November 26, 2013 07:12

• In Armenia, Women's Support Centre demands to review law on domestic violence

  In Armenia, organizations-members of the coalition "Combating Violence against Women" demand to adopt a law on domestic violence as a whole package, not dividing it into parts concerning physical, economic and psychological violence.

November 26, 2013 05:11

• HRC asks for thorough investigation into incidents at "Ashuluk" in Astrakhan Region

  The Human Rights Council under the Russian President has appealed to the Chief Military Prosecutor's Office and the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) with a request to conduct the more thorough investigation into the cause of the explosion that occurred in August at military training ground "Ashuluk".

November 26, 2013 02:45

• In Sochi, public hearings on depriving 28 natural monuments of status of protected areas declared invalid

  In Sochi, members of public organizations and political parties have declared the illegitimacy of the chairman of the commission on public hearings and the unreasonableness of the very project. Initiators of the public hearings have recognized the arguments reasonable and declared the public hearings invalid.

November 26, 2013 01:50

• In Dagestan, Zaur Gasanov, accused of policemen's murder, claims being tortured

  On November 25, the Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan interrogated Zaur Gasanov, accused of killing policemen and being a member of illegal armed formation (IAF). The defendant has pleaded not guilty. Besides, he has claimed being tortured.

November 26, 2013 00:03

• Magomedova complains to Dagestani leader about pressure in Kizlyar murder case

  Advocate Sapiyat Magomedova has appealed to Ramazan Abdulatipov, the leader of Dagestan, asking him to pay attention to the pressure on witnesses in the case of the murder of five persons committed in Kizlyar. Sapiyat Magomedova states that the defence's witnesses, victims and their advocates have to ask for state protection.

November 25, 2013 20:31

• Azerbaijani journalist Parviz Gashimli goes on hunger strike at SIZO

  Today, Parviz Gashimli, an employee of the newspaper "Bizim Yol" (Our Way) and the head of the website moderator.az, accused of smuggling and illegal possession of arms, has gone on a hunger strike in the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of the Ministry of National Security (MNS) of Azerbaijan, said his advocate Elchin Sadygov.

November 25, 2013 19:18

• Rostov-on-Don: trial of Union "Women of the Don" postponed till December 4

  Today, the court session on the recognition of the Union "Women of the Don" as a foreign agent was postponed – it was rescheduled for December 4 with the aim to summon the expert, whose opinion was put into the basis of the claim lodged by the City Prosecutor of Novocherkassk, Rostov Region.

November 25, 2013 17:55

• Action to stop violence against women held in Yerevan

  Today, Yerevan has launched a 16-day-long campaign to end violence against women. About 30 people gathered in the Students Park and marched along the main streets of the capital, urging citizens to pay attention to the acute, in their opinion, problem of the Armenian society.

November 25, 2013 15:02

• Houses of relatives of suspect of killing Sheikh Saeed Chirkey burnt down in Dagestan

  In the village of Ashilta, Untsukul District of Dagestan, two houses inhabited by the families of Magomedali Amirkhanov, detained on suspicion of organizing the terror act on August 28, 2012, in which Sheikh Saeed Chirkey was killed, and his brother Amirkhan Aldamov, who was killed in March this year, were burnt down.

November 25, 2013 13:08

• NAC: man killed in explosion in Makhachkala was involved in Volgograd terror act

  Suleiman Magomedov, who accidentally blew himself up with an improvised explosive device (IED) in Makhachkala, was allegedly involved in the preparation of the terror act committed in the passenger bus in Volgograd. This was reported by the National Antiterrorist Committee of Russia (NAC).

November 25, 2013 12:05

• MIA: underground bankers, who exported money of illegal migrants from Caucasus and Central Asia out of Russia, detained in Moscow

  According to the Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) seven citizens of Russia, Uzbekistan and Georgia, suspected of creating a criminal association, engaged in illegal banking activities, were detained in Moscow. According to investigators, they organized a channel of exporting out of Russia the funds belonging to illegal migrants from Central Asia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Abkhazia; the funds were also used to support terrorists.

November 25, 2013 11:43

• Internet users talk about possible national motive of killing Dagestani woman in Moscow

  The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has announced a start of inquiry into the murder in Moscow of two women, one of whom is a citizen of Kazakhstan. The other casualty, who, according to a source from law enforcement bodies, had her arms and legs cut off and a wound on the stomach in the form of a cross, was a native of Dagestan. Internet users see nationalistic motive in her murder.

November 25, 2013 11:04

• In Chechnya, local resident is suspected of "honour killing"

  In Chechnya, a local resident is suspected of killing his sister. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by officials from the law enforcement bodies of the republic. On November 23, a 19-year-old female resident of the village of Tangi-Chu of the Urus-Martan District was found dead. Investigators believe the girl was killed by her brother, who treated her behaviour as disgraceful.

November 25, 2013 09:43

• In Said Amirov's case, investigators suspect ex-investigator from Makhachkala of murdering his colleague, a source reports

  The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) files new charges in the criminal case, in which Said Amirov, ex-Mayor of Makhachkala, is the main defendant. Magomed Akhmedov, the former staff member of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan, is charged with the murder of investigator Arsen Gadjibekov.

November 25, 2013 09:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events on November 18-24

  Conviction of Krasnodar Court on Kuschevskaya massacre; first in two years meeting of Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan; death during a special operation in Makhachkala of alleged organizer of the terror act in Volgograd, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of November 18-24, 2013, prepared by the " Caucasian Knot".

November 25, 2013 03:33

• During week of November 18-24, 2013, 22 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of November 18-24, 2013, at least 22 persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, 18 persons were killed, and 4 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.

November 24, 2013 22:34

• In Astrakhan, about 100 persons came to commemorate Yuri Budanov

  Today, in Astrakhan, the movement "Russians of Astrakhan" marked the day to pay tribute to the memory of Yuri Budanov. The action took place in Lenin Square, and in total, the action was attended by about 100 persons, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

November 24, 2013 22:06

• Azerbaijan starts collecting signatures under motion to perpetuate memory of killed journalists Elmar Guseinov and Rafiq Tagi

  The Azerbaijani Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) has launched a campaign to collect signatures under the motion to perpetuate the memory of killed journalists Elmar Guseinov and Rafiq Tagi.

November 24, 2013 16:44

• In Rostov Region, Ministry of Communications recommends officials not to use Google services

  German Lopatkin, Minister of Information Technologies and Communications of the Rostov Region, has sent to the heads of regional municipalities the document instructed the officials not to use foreign websites as Internet search engines.