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October 17, 2013 11:32

• In Moscow, trial in case of Anna Politkovskaya's murder postponed for the fifth time

  The Moscow City Court has again postponed the consideration of the case of the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya because of prolongation of the quarantine at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), where defendant Sergey Khadjikurbanov is kept.

October 17, 2013 10:44

• "Freedom House" claims unreliability of results of presidential election in Azerbaijan

  The results of the voting at the election of the President of Azerbaijan are not reliable because of the large-scale violations. This was stated by David Kramer, President of the international human rights organization "Freedom House".

October 17, 2013 10:15

• Russian SC upholds verdict to five Chechen residents on charges of preparing terror act and attack on law enforcers

  The verdict against five persons of the Grozny District of Chechnya, who were accused of trying to undermine the train set of cars with petroleum products and who were sentenced in this June by the Chechen court to long terms of imprisonment, has been upheld by the Supreme Court (SC) of the Russian Federation.

October 17, 2013 04:57

• Builders of Olympic facility in Sochi, who claimed unpaid wages, receive part of their money

  Workers from Tajikistan, who built an Olympic facility in Sochi and claimed non-payment of their wages, have received from their employer a portion of their earnings, in total, 2.7 million roubles. The total wage arrears to the workers were 4.8 million roubles.

October 17, 2013 03:59

• Dagestan holds presentation of Caucasian House of Translations

  In the village of Churtakh of the Lak District of Dagestan, the Caucasian House of Translations will be built to preserve and promote literature in the languages of the peoples of the Caucasus. The project was presented at the book fair "Tarki-Tau 2013" held in Makhachkala.

October 17, 2013 03:00

• Yerevan hosts rally in support of reconstruction of Market Hall

  In Yerevan, the action organized by supporters of reconstruction the Market Hall was attended by about 100 persons. Opponents of the reconstruction state they will continue their protest actions.

October 16, 2013 22:45

• Zeinalov was detained through law violation, says Azerbaijani Ambassador

  The Embassy of Azerbaijan intends to arrange a meeting of consular officials with Orkhan Zeinalov, who was detained on suspicion of committing a murder, said Polad Bülbüloğlu, the Azerbaijani Ambassador to Russia.

October 16, 2013 20:50

• Police shut down women's madrasa in Dagestan

  In the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, the police have closed the women's madrasa, explaining that the institution had no license for educational activities.

October 16, 2013 19:01

• Yerevan: NGO named "Following Ancestors' Footsteps" comes out against "gender" law

  In Yerevan, the NGO "Following Ancestors' Footsteps" has organized a march against "gender perversion", which was attended by about a hundred people. They demanded from the authorities to review the decision to adopt the Law "On Ensuring Equal rights and Opportunities for Men and Women" and recall it.

October 16, 2013 17:07

• Nizhny Novgorod Regional Court refuses to find extremism in monograph "The International Tribunal for Chechnya"

  The Court has upheld the ruling of the first instance to refuse to recognize the monograph "The International Tribunal for Chechnya" to be an extremist material.

October 16, 2013 15:56

• NAC: detained suspects of plotting terror acts in Ingushetia give confessions

  Law enforcement bodies have prevented a series of terror acts in Ingushetia, scheduled during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha (Kurban Bayram). As reported by the Russia's National Anti-Terrorist Committee (NAC), four persons have been detained on suspicion of plotting terror acts.

October 16, 2013 15:17

• In Stavropol, defendant in case of seizure of hostages in Budyonnovsk sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment

  The Court of the Stavropol Territory has sentenced Mouldy Khabaev to 14 years of imprisonment in the case of the attack on Budyonnovsk in 1995. Advocates of Mouldy Khabaev intend to challenge the verdict.

October 16, 2013 04:27

• In Sochi, court marshals evict Toromonyan family

  In Sochi, court marshals have started to evict members of the Toromonyan family from the house belonging to them. A road included in the list of the Olympic facilities is to be constructed at the place of the Toromonyan family's house. Residents of the house, including six children, claim that they have nowhere to go.

October 16, 2013 01:36

• Gulnura Gazieva: attackers on CMR's website hide in Moscow

  On the eve of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, unidentified persons tried to hack the website of the Council of Muftis of Russia (CMR), and on the holiday, the website has been completely disabled.

October 16, 2013 01:19

• Muslims of North-Caucasian regions celebrate Eid al-Adha

  On October 15, Muslim residing in regions, included in the Southern and the North-Caucasian Federal Districts, celebrated the Eid al-Adha (Kurban Bayram). The mosques served festive sermons and prayers, poor people received help, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondents report.

October 16, 2013 00:34

• MIA official: about 200 persons detained for rioting near "Prazhskaya" metro station in Moscow

  In Moscow, near the "Prazhskaya" metro station, about 200 participants of the action organized by nationalists violated public order and were brought to the police station. This was reported by an official from the Chief Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Moscow.

October 16, 2013 00:16

• Azerbaijan: NCDF plans to hold protest against election outcomes on October 20

  The National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) of Azerbaijan has planned to hold on October 20 a protest action with a demand to cancel the results of the presidential election and appoint a new election.

October 15, 2013 22:46

• MIA source: Zeinalov pleads guilty of killing Yegor Scherbakov

  Orkhan Zeinalov, a native of Azerbaijan, who was detained today on suspicion of killing Yegor Scherbakov, has pled guilty in his informal talks with the police, said a source from the Moscow City Police.

October 15, 2013 22:00

• Taziev's verdict is too severe, his advocate asserts

  The defence of Ali Taziev, also known as Magas, who has been sentenced today to life imprisonment, believes that the verdict is too severe and intends to appeal against it.

October 15, 2013 18:38

• Zakareishvili: so far, Georgia has no reason to boycott the 2014 Olympics

  Part of the population of Georgia continues to protest against the participation of Georgian athletes in the Olympic Games in Sochi. The online petition against this participation has been signed by 9916 persons. However, so far, the government of Georgia sees no arguments for boycotting the Olympics.