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August 08, 2013 12:25

• Unidentified persons threaten to kill Mufti of Stavropol Territory

  The Pyatigorsk police started to search for the unidentified persons, who threatened to kill the Mufti of the Stavropol Territory.

August 08, 2013 11:44

• In Volgograd, opposition not rule out explosion connected with possible Vladimir Putin's visit to bike show

  Investigators have not yet announced the versions of explosions committed in the Kirov and Voroshilov Districts of Volgograd. Local activists do not rule out that the explosions could be connected with possible visit of President Vladimir Putin to Volgograd to the bike show.

August 08, 2013 11:34

• Militants confirm underground leader Khasanbi Fakov killed in Nalchik

  In Nalchik, during the fire fight that occurred at night of August 7, Khasanbi Fakov, the leader of the armed underground of Kabardino-Balkaria, and his wife Irina Ortanova were killed. This was reported by the information resources that support militants of Northern Caucasus.

August 08, 2013 08:33

• In Dagestan, house of rural school principal shelled

  Last night, in the village of Chontaul of the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan, unidentified persons shelled the house belonging to a local school principal.

August 08, 2013 04:48

• In Dagestan, Sabina and Patimat Abakarova to stay in custody, their advocate reports

  The period of detention in custody to Sabina and Patimat Abakarova, suspected of illegal possession of weapons, has been extended. This was reported by Israfil Khadadov, an advocate of the Abakarova sisters.

August 08, 2013 02:13

• Azerbaijan starts collecting donations for families of imprisoned journalists

  The Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) of Azerbaijan has announced the launch of a charity event to collect donations for providing financial assistance to the families of imprisoned journalists.

August 07, 2013 20:39

• In Volgograd, policemen detain a picketer in defence of animals

  Tatiana Ryabinova, the coordinator of the regional branch of the organization named "Vita" Centre for Protection of Animals' Rights, who held a solo picket on August 7 in Volgograd, was taken to the police station for questioning about her action.

August 07, 2013 17:54

• Dagestan: Khadjalmakhi villagers complain to rights defenders about local people's guards

  Residents of the village of Khadjalmakhi, Levashin District of Dagestan, have complained to the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" that the regiments of voluntary people's guards commit pogroms and set houses on fire.

August 07, 2013 15:18

• In Azerbaijan, head of the youth wing of "Musavat" Party sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest

  Today, the Nasimi District Court of Baku has found Tural Abbasly, the head of the youth wing of the oppositional "Musavat" Party, guilty of evading administrative penalty and sentenced him to 15 days of administrative arrest.

August 07, 2013 14:34

• In Buynaksk, detained mosque parishioners released from police station

  Law enforcers released without charge all parishioners of the Buynaksk mosque detained today. This was reported by a source at the city police.

August 07, 2013 13:01

• Rabbi Ovadia Isakov wounded in Dagestan discharged from hospital

  Rabbi Ovadia Isakov from the Derbent synagogue, who received a severe gunshot wound in the attack on him, was discharged from the hospital in the Israeli city of Petah Tikva, the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia has reported.

August 07, 2013 12:26

• Explosion in Volgograd is second attempt since 2011 to blow up city police building

  The explosion committed at the building of the DPS (patrol service of road police) in the Kirov District of Volgograd represents the second attempt to blow up police buildings in the Volgograd Region.

August 07, 2013 10:00

• In Nalchik, policeman, wounded at night, died in hospital

  A Senior Police Sergeant, who was wounded as a result of the attack on staff members of the DPS (patrol service of road police), committed last night in Nalchik, died at the hospital.

August 07, 2013 09:53

• Operative agents questioned under Politkovskaya's murder case claim non-involvement

  On August 6, at the trial in the case on the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, an observer of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta", the Moscow City Court questioned several witnesses, including operative agents of law enforcement bodies. They were questioned behind closed doors.

August 07, 2013 07:48

• Yerevan hosts protest action demanding resignation of city transport top managers

  Taron Margaryan, Mayor of Yerevan, has stated that he does not intend to meet the demand of activists of the movement "We will pay 100 drams" to dismiss transport officials. The activists responded by a protest action held in front of the City Mayoralty.

August 07, 2013 06:29

• MIA: detainee kept in detention facility of Nevinnomyssk died of heart failure

  A local resident, who died at the detention facility of Nevinnomyssk, was diagnosed with heart failure, and he often drank alcoholic beverages, and that became the cause of his death.

August 07, 2013 02:41

• Colonel Omarov: so far, no suspects in Akhmednabiev's murder case

  August 9 is a month since the murder of Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. During the period, investigators failed to reveal the number of attackers and circumstances of the murder.

August 06, 2013 22:21

• In Makhachkala, relatives of missing people hold a rally

  Twelve relatives of the missing residents of Dagestan Shamil Abdulaev and Shamil Zakiragaev held today a rally in Makhachkala without a sanction of the authorities.

August 06, 2013 20:13

• Lawyer Musaev: Politkovskaya was killed by power agents, not by my defendants

  Anna Politkovskaya was killed by law enforcers, not by suspected natives of Chechnya. This was stated today at the Moscow City Court by the lawyer Murad Musaev.

August 06, 2013 15:45

• ReAl activist sentenced to seven days' administrative arrest in Azerbaijan

  In Azerbaijan, Asif Orudjlu, an activist of the civil movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl) was sentenced to seven days of administrative arrest for disobeying the police.