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July 09, 2013 19:46

• Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev, "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, buried in Dagestan

  Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, was buried in his native village of Karata of the Akhvakh District of Dagestan. This was reported by advocate Abdurashid Sheikhov, a participant of the funeral ceremony.

July 09, 2013 18:25

• In Azerbaijan, author of song "Don't keep silent!" charged in absentia

  In Azerbaijan, Gusein Abdullaev, an ex-MP, businessman and author of the protest song "Susma!" (Don't keep silent!), was charged of tax evasion and illegal business activities.

July 09, 2013 15:25

• In Rostov-on-Don, first public court session on the case against journalist, accused of false denunciation, scheduled for July 23

  Today, in Rostov-on-Don, the preliminary court session was held on the case against Sergey Reznik, a journalist, blogger and political scientist, accused of false denunciation, commercial bribery and insulting a representative of authority. The court session was held behind closed doors. Olga Shinkareva, Judge of the Pervomaisky District Court of Rostov-on-Don, scheduled the first public court session for July 23.

July 09, 2013 14:22

• Prior to his death Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev wrote about kidnappings, Tsarnaev's case and incident at wedding in Kizlyar

  The incident that occurred at a Muslim wedding party in Kizlyar was one of the last topics covered by Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, who was killed today in Dagestan.

July 09, 2013 12:05

• Defence of the former Deputy Chief of Cherkessk police believes his sentence unjustified

  The defence of Ruslan Rakhaev, former Deputy Chief of the police of the city of Cherkessk, was found guilty of beating a detainee to death, treats the verdict of the Cherkessk City Court that sentenced him to 13 years of imprisonment in a high-security penal colony, as unjustified and intends to appeal against it. The appeal will be filed within the next two days.

July 09, 2013 10:59

• ICRF: murder of "Caucasian Knot" correspondent killed in Dagestan has to do with his professional activities

  Investigators consider that the top version of the murder of Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper "Novoe Delo" (New Business), is associated with his professional activities. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by the spokesman of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) for Dagestan.

July 09, 2013 08:07

• "Caucasian Knot" correspondent Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev assassinated in Dagestan

  Today in the morning, Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev, a correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot", was shot dead 50 meters from his house in the village of Semender in Dagestan. This is the second "Caucasian Knot" correspondent killed in Northern Caucasus.

July 09, 2013 04:20

• Travel sitting of Human Rights Council state absence of complaints from Chechen jails

  On July 8, in Chechnya, participants of the visiting meeting of the Human Rights Council inspected institutions of the FSIN (Federal Penitentiary Service). The human rights defenders have noted the absence of inmates' complaints about the detention in the penitentiary institutions.

July 09, 2013 02:30

• Sochi court accepts advocate's complaint about inaction of investigator in Mardiros Demerchyan's case to consideration

  On July 8, the Adler District Court accepted the complaint that was repeatedly filed by advocate Alexander Boichenko about the inaction of investigator Artyom Semenets, who conducted the investigation into the complaint about beating and torture of builder Mardiros Demerchyan.

July 08, 2013 23:58

• Court in Dagestan rejects lawyer's complaint about CEC inaction

  Today, the Supreme Court of Dagestan has rejected the motion lodged by the lawyer Rasul Kadiev, who demanded to recognize as illegal the inaction of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Dagestan, which failed to announce the start of the election campaign.

July 08, 2013 23:51

• In Azerbaijan, journalist of newspaper "Azadlyg" claims being unlawfully detained

  Staff members of the Azerbaijan's road police prevented Natiq Gyulakhmedoglu, a journalist of the opposition newspaper "Azadlyg" (Freedom), from performing his professional duties and then detained him. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" by Natiq Gyulakhmedoglu himself.

July 08, 2013 20:47

• In Khasavyurt, policemen detain Rizvan Yakubov unlawfully, Sapiyat Magomedova asserts

  Rizvan Yakubov, a resident of Khasavyurt, was detained on July 5. His advocate Sapiyat Magomedova believes that he was unlawfully deprived of liberty. Rizvan Yakubov and his wanted brother are suspected of aiding and abetting members of illegal armed formations (IAFs). This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

July 08, 2013 18:52

• During protest action, Pugachov residents demand to deport natives of Northern Caucasus

  Today, 200 persons attended an unsanctioned action held in Pugachov, a town in the Saratov Region, demanding to deport natives of Northern Caucasus. After the protest action, the local residents tried to block the highway Saratov-Samara, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports.

July 08, 2013 18:11

• In Azerbaijan, activist of "Free Youth" transferred to SIZO's medical unit

  In Azerbaijan, health state of Ilkin Rustamzade, an arrested member of the civil movement "Free Youth", has deteriorated. Today, he was brought to the sanitary and medical unit of the SIZO (pre-trial prison) because of his illness.

July 08, 2013 17:43

• In Krasnodar Territory, 108 persons suffer in accident with passenger train, Ministry of Public Health reports

  According to the clarified information, 108 persons, including eight children, suffered as a result of the accident with the passenger train "Novosibirsk-Adler" that derailed. This was reported by the Ministry of Public Health of the Krasnodar Territory. Health professional from the Krylovskaya Central District Hospital has assessed the condition of the victims as moderate.

July 08, 2013 17:42

• Suspect of killing Vice-Premier of Karachay-Cherkessia states ongoing torture

  Atam Achmiz, a suspect in the murder case of the Deputy Prime Minister of Karachay-Cherkessia, has stated the ongoing torture and law enforcers' demands to defame his relatives and certain unfamiliar persons. Vyacheslav Merzakulov, his advocate, said, in his turn, that he is not allowed to meet his client, and investigative actions are carried out without the participation of the advocate, which violates Atam's right to defence.

July 08, 2013 12:48

• ECtHR starts communicating on complaints from Azerbaijan against 2010 parliamentary elections

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has started to communicate with the government of Azerbaijan with regard to 14 complainants who filed complaints against the violation of their rights during the parliamentary elections held on November 7, 2010. This was stated by Natiq Djafarli, one of the complainants, the executive secretary of the civil movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl).

July 08, 2013 09:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of July 1-7

  One year after the flood in the Krymsk District, Krasnodar Territory; pre-election resignation of the head of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov; united opposition of Azerbaijan nominates its presidential candidate, – look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of July 1-70, 2013, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

July 07, 2013 23:57

• Year after flood: Krymsk residents claim non-receipt of compensations

  One year after the flood, the affected residents of the city of Krymsk state that they have no received their due compensations for damaged and destroyed houses. Still, about 200 people have not received their compensations, the head of the Krymsk District had to admit.

July 07, 2013 19:53

• In Azerbaijan, Court dismisses claims filed by victims of flooding on Kura River

  On July 5, inAzerbaijan, the Shirvan Administrative Economic Court considered the claims against the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE), filed by 14 inhabitants of the Imishli District, who were affected by the flooding of 2010. All claims were dismissed. This was reported by Oktai Gyulalyev, the coordinator of the headquarters "Kura", protecting the rights of the victims.