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July 16, 2013 09:02

• Johar Tsarnaev’s lawyers ask US Court to appoint fifth defender

  Four court-appointed lawyers of Johar Tsarnaev, accused of committing the terror act in the US city of Boston, ask to add one more expert to their team.

July 16, 2013 03:14

• In Azerbaijan, Court arrests three activists of youth organizations for 15 days

  On July 15, the District Court of Baku sentenced Ulvi Gasanli, Medjid Mardjanly, and Kenan Gasymly, activists of youth organizations, to 15 days of administrative arrest. The young people were found guilty of disobeying the police. An advocate of the detainees stated that the Court made the decision without waiting for the arrival of the defender.

July 16, 2013 01:31

• In Paris and Saint Petersburg, protesters demand to solve Natalia Estemirova's murder

  On July 15, Paris and Saint Petersburg held actions to pay tribute to the memory of Natalia Estemirova, and participants of the actions demanded that the Russian authorities should take immediate steps to solve the murder of the human rights activist.

July 16, 2013 00:03

• Meeting of "Promzhilbaza" residents with Ombudsman's staff disrupted in Ingushetia

  The visiting meeting of residents of the temporary accommodation centre (TAC) "Promzhilbaza" with representatives of the Ombudsman's Office scheduled for July 15 in Ingushetia was disrupted. Staff members of the Ombudsman's Office did not obtain the answers to all questions directed by them to the authorities on the complaints received from the residents of the "Promzhilbaza".

July 15, 2013 23:08

• Advocate: criminal prosecution of policemen in the case of beating builders in Sochi rejected

  A Sochi investigator has refused to initiate criminal proceedings against policemen about beating builders of an Olympic facility, said the lawyer Alexander Boichenko.

July 15, 2013 21:29

• Dagestani court rules to arrest Umar Musaev

  The court has ruled to arrest Umar Musaev, arrested on July 13 on suspicion of involvement in illegal armed formations (IAFs), for two months. According to Selim Magomedov, Musaev's advocate and a member of the Bar "Kavkaz", the Sovietsky District Court of Makhachkala has upheld the demand of investigators to put the suspect in custody.

July 15, 2013 18:34

• Magomed Bilalov charged with abuse of power at the OJSC "Krasnaya Polyana"

  Magomed Bilalov, a former shareholder and a former deputy chair of the Board of Directors of the Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) "Krasnaya Polyana", was accused in absentia of abuse of power in a commercial organization, said the Russia's MIA.

July 15, 2013 16:56

• Inquiry into Estemirova's murder extended till August 15, Investigating Committee says

  The investigation into the murder of an employee of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" Natalia Estemirova was not suspended; and the inquiry has been extended until August 15, the Investigating Committee of the Russian federation (ICRF) has reported today.

July 15, 2013 15:02

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of July 8-14

  Murder of journalist Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev in Dagestan; decision of Russia's Supreme Court to uphold ban on wearing hijabs in schools of Stavropol Territory; start of trial in Boston of Johar Tsarnaev, accused of committing a terror act during marathon race; start of nominating presidential candidates in Georgia; a public hearing on the reconstruction project of Volgograd embankment; end of international film festival "Golden Apricot" in Armenia, – look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of July 8-14, 2013, prepared by the"Caucasian Knot".

July 15, 2013 12:47

• ICRF: lawyer Magomed Guchuchaliev was shot dead by two gunmen

  As reported by the press service of the Investigating Department for Dagestan of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), the attack on the Dagestani lawyer Magomed Guchuchaliev was committed by two criminals.

July 15, 2013 12:29

• In Stavropol Territory, opponents criticize "Edinaya Rossiya" Party for its support of prohibiting propaganda of non-traditional sexual relationships

  The leaders of the opposition parties of the StavropolTerritory treat the campaign conducted by the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party in Stavropol in support of the prohibition of propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations adopted by the State Duma as an attempt to distract the public from the real problems.

July 15, 2013 07:57

• Today marks four years since Natalia Estemirova's murder

  Today marks exactly four years since in 2009, Natalia Estemirova, a staff member of the Grozny Office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", was kidnapped and murdered in Chechnya.

July 15, 2013 02:53

• Azerbaijani ex-MP Gusein Abdullaev seeks political asylum in Germany

  Gusein Abdullaev, an Azerbaijani ex-MP, businessman and author of the protest song "Susma!" (Don't keep silent!), claimed being under political persecution at home and asked for political asylum in Germany. The law enforcement bodies of Azerbaijanput Gusein Abdullaev on the wanted list on suspicion of committing economic crimes.

July 15, 2013 01:01

• Abdulatipov demands to check those heads of villages and districts of Dagestan, where there are militants

  Agents of the Federal Security Bureau (FSB) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) should check the heads of those villages and districts, where members of the armed underground are active; such head should be dismissed, said Ramazan Abdulatipov, the acting head of Dagestan.

July 14, 2013 22:42

• In Baku, three activists of youth organizations detained

  On July 14, inBaku, three activists of youth organizations were detained. Their detentions are connected with anti-government leaflets, distributed in public places. This was stated by one of the detainees.

July 14, 2013 08:51

• Chechnya sets up Human Rights Council under republic's leader

  The provisions on the Human Rights Council under the republic's leader should be prepared within a month. However, local experts express their doubts about the feasibility of establishing a body which, in their opinion, would be controlled by the authorities.

July 14, 2013 02:17

• In Cherkessk SIZO, Abdul-Muslim Suleimanov forced to confess to murder, his relatives assert

  Abdul-Muslim Suleimanov, a native of Dagestan, is subjected to torture at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of the city of Cherkessk. Investigators try to force him to confess to the crime that he had not committed. This was stated by the mother of Abdul-Muslim. A detainee's advocate has confirmed that Abdul-Muslim Suleimanov spoke about torture.

July 13, 2013 21:30

• OSCE offers to increase the number of observers at presidential election in Azerbaijan

  The pre-election assessment mission of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has released recommendations for organizing the monitoring of the presidential election in Azerbaijan to be held in the second half of October. The mission recommended that the main monitoring group deployed 8 months before the election should be complemented by about 300 additional observers.

July 13, 2013 19:25

• Lawyer: at Cherkessk SIZO detainee was forced to reject advocate

  Abudul-Muslim Suleimanov, who was detained in Makhachkala and placed into the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of the city of Cherkessk, was tortured and forced to refuse from the advocate, the lawyer Elvira Aidinova said. On July 13, she sent a statement in defence of Suleimanov's interests to the prosecutor's office, investigators and human rights defenders.

July 13, 2013 16:57

• NAC: Umar Musaev, who surrendered in Makhachkala, was a militant

  Umar Musaev, who has surrendered today to law enforcement bodies in Makhachkala, a year ago became an IAF member – first of the "Makhachkala", and then of the "Derbent" militant grouping, the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) has reported.