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November 15, 2013 06:43

• In Azerbaijan, five convicts cut themselves with razors after talking to colony staff

  Five prisoners of Azerbaijani Colony No. 17 cut themselves with disposable razors after talking with the employees of the correctional institution. This was reported on November 14 by the PR division of the republic's Penitentiary Service.

November 15, 2013 05:11

• Pogosyan: Armenia to recognize Nagorno-Karabakh in case of war or termination of talks by Azerbaijan

  The decision of the parliamentary factions not to take part in the vote on the bill on recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh by Armenia is not a boycott, but a reasoned step, while the official recognition of the latter will follow immediately – in case of war or termination of the negotiation process by Azerbaijan, Tevan Pogosyan, a member of the "Heritage" faction says.

November 15, 2013 03:20

• Sochi: Gorky Street residents rally to protest against high-rise building

  A gathering of residents of Gorky Street in Sochi has demanded to cancel the erection of a 14-storey office building in a site closely adjacent to their homes. They decided to ask the prosecutor's office to intervene and address the situation, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

November 14, 2013 22:43

• Semyon Simonov released from Sochi police

  Semyon Simonov, the coordinator of the network "Migration and Law" was released from the police after being held in the linear unit of the railway station of Adler for more than an hour. He said, with reference to power agents that his check was carried out within the framework of anti-terrorism exercises.

November 14, 2013 20:52

• In Moscow, picketers urge "Aeroflot" to respect "Olympic principles"

  In Moscow, picketers have called the "Aeroflot", which is the general partner of the Olympic Games, to respect "the fundamental Olympic principles", which are incompatible with any form of discrimination. They demanded to release the leaders of the trade union of the Sheremetyevo aircraft personnel, who were arrested on suspicion of fraud and extortion of money from the "Aeroflot" bosses.

November 14, 2013 20:45

• Shi’ite Muslims of Azerbaijan commemorate Ashura

  On November 13, Shi’ite Muslims of Azerbaijan commemorated the Day of Ashura - the mourning for the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali in the battle of Karbala in 680. Religious ceremonies took place at different mosques and sanctuaries, while street processions were not allowed. Some participants of the ceremonies used this day to make political statements.

November 14, 2013 18:37

• Body of businessman Cherkasov found in Karachay-Cherkessia

  The body of the entrepreneur Nauruz Cherkasov, 46, who was kidnapped this August, was found in Zelenchuk District of Karachay-Cherkessia. The burial place of the businessman was shown by the earlier detained resident of Karachay-Cherkessia, said a source from the local Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

November 14, 2013 13:05

• Selection of new jury for Politkovskaya's case appointed to January 14, 2014

  Judge Pavel Melekhin from the Moscow City Court (MCC) has appointed selection of a new jury for the murder case of Anna Politkovskaya, a journalist of the "Novaya Gazeta", for January 14, 2014.

November 14, 2013 13:02

• Three natives of Kabardino-Balkaria suspected of involvement in suicide bombing in Ukraine, source from SSU reports

  Four persons, detained during the actions to investigate the explosion committed on October 4 at the Ukrainian-Russian border in the Sumy Region, are suspected of involvement in the illegal transportation of a suicide bomber to Ukraine. This was reported by the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU).

November 14, 2013 11:01

• In Volgograd Region, policemen suspected of beating detainee

  In the town of Kamyshin of the Volgograd Region, two policemen are suspected that they beat a suspect, demanding a confession. After the interrogation, the 29-year-old local resident was hospitalized. This was reported by the investigating bodies of the Volgograd Region.

November 14, 2013 09:38

• North Ossetia resumes stage performances under programme "Theatres to Beslan Children"

  Charity project "Theatres to Beslan Children", organized for psychological assistance to victims of the events of September 2004, has been resumed in North Ossetia. Performances will take place both in Vladikavkaz and Beslan.

November 14, 2013 03:59

• BSU students protest against dismissal of their teacher Altai Geyushov

  Students of the History Department of the Baku State University (BSU) held a protest action against the dismissal of Associate Professor Altai Geyushov, their lecturer.

November 14, 2013 02:28

• Aircraft with soldiers wounded in Chechnya made emergency landing in Voronezh

  The Yak-40 aircraft, being en route from Grozny to Moscow with wounded soldiers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), made an emergency landing in Voronezh. This was reported by a source from the Voronezh Regional Hospital.

November 14, 2013 00:51

• At military training ground "Ashuluk", regular soldiers are forced to search for and collect ammunition, Vyacheslav Panikorovsky asserts

  At the military training ground "Ashuluk", in violation of the orders issued by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), soldiers were forced to search for, store, and load by hands all found ammunition into vehicles. According to Lieutenant Vyacheslav Panikorovsky, two soldiers, who perished at the military training ground "Ashuluk" in August, could be saved.

November 13, 2013 21:23

• Azerbaijani court sentences Rashad Agaaddin to 9 years in prison

  Rashad Agaaddin (Ramazanov), an active user of social networks, accused of drug trafficking, was sentenced in Azerbaijan to 9 years in prison. Agaaddin himself has rejected the accusation and said that he is persecuted for his writings in the Facebook social network. His defence intends to appeal against the verdict.

November 13, 2013 21:16

• Mayor of Astrakhan detained for bribe-taking convoyed to Moscow

  Mikhail Stolyarov, the Mayor of Astrakhan, suspected of receiving a large bribe, has been convoyed by plane to Moscow, said a source from regional law enforcement bodies.

November 13, 2013 18:42

• ICRF holds inquiry into abduction of 16-year-old girl in Dagestan

  Residents of Derbent are suspected of abducting a 16-year-old girl with the aim of marriage to one of them, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has reported today. Now, the girl is back with her parents, while the kidnappers are under threat of up to 12 years in prison.

November 13, 2013 14:35

• Kirov District Court of Volgograd rejects Communists' claim to cancel elections to City Duma

  The Kirov District Court of Volgograd has refused to annul the results of the elections to the Volgograd City Duma, as demanded by the lawsuit, lodged by the Stalingrad Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), the press service of the Committee reports.

November 13, 2013 08:00

• Sochi hosts picket against extraction of oil from Black Sea

  At the embankment of the city of Sochi, a picket was held against the extraction of oil from the Black Sea and in support of the arrested Greenpeace activists, who protested against extraction of hydrocarbons from the Arctic shelf. The event was timed to coincide with the six-year anniversary of the ecological disaster in the Kerch Strait.

November 13, 2013 05:59

• In Azerbaijan, Professor claims being dismissed from university for his "activity in social networks"

  Altai Geyushov, Professor of History, has been dismissed from the Baku State University for "activity in social networks." This was stated by the scientist himself.