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July 03, 2013 20:03

• Anar Mamedli: CoE should urge Azerbaijani authorities to reconsider Dashgyn Melikov's case

  The verdict of guilty to Dashgyn Melikov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) is politically motivated. This was stated by his advocate Asabali Mustafaev. Anar Mamedli, a representative of the Defence Alliance for Political Freedoms, the Council of Europe (CoE) should urge the Azerbaijani authorities to reconsider the verdict.

July 03, 2013 18:02

• In Azerbaijan, Dashgyn Melikov, activist of PFPA, sentenced to 2.5 years of imprisonment

  Dashgyn Melikov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was found guilty of drug possession and sentenced to 2.5 years of imprisonment. The relevant decision was made today by the Sumgait City Court of Azerbaijan.

July 03, 2013 16:38

• In Baku Court, Hilal Mamedov, charged of drug possession, points to inconsistencies in testimonies of prosecutors' witnesses

  Today, the Baku Court of Grave Crimes that considers the case against Hilal Mamedov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Tolyshi Sado" (Voice of Talysh) has listened to the testimonies of prosecutors' witnesses. They were two staff members of the Chief Department for Drug Control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Azerbaijan, and they confirmed that drugs were found at Hilal Mamedov's place at his detention.

July 03, 2013 15:13

• Relatives of Ingush resident, deceased in Yekaterinburg penal colony, claim signs of beating on his body

  Numerous bruises and wounds were found on the body of Tarkhan Kartoev, a resident of Ingushetia, who was sentenced on charges of undermining the "Neva-Express" Train and who died in Yekaterinburg penal colony in a week after his arrival to the penitentiary institution. This was stated by his relative Mukhazhir Kartoev.

July 03, 2013 06:27

• Court upholds MfE's appeal against cancellation of fine to be paid by Novocherkassk Catholic parish

  The Judge of the 15th Arbitration Court of Appeal returned the appeal filed by the Department of supervisory activities for Novocherkassk of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) of the Rostov Region against the decision of the court of first instance to cancel a fine of 450,000 roubles to be paid by the parish of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church in the city.

July 03, 2013 05:06

• In Rostov-on-Don, trial on transfer of dormitory "Sail" postponed till July 23

  The Arbitration Court of the Rostov Region has adjourned the case on transfer of the dormitory "Sail" to the city ownership till July 23 at the request of the defendant Joint-Stock Company (JSC) "Azov-Don Shipping Company". At the next court session held on July 2 the defendant assured the Court that he would make everything possible for peaceful resolution of the dispute.

July 03, 2013 01:19

• In Dagestan, advocates of Sirazhudin Guchuchaliev claim their client being tortured and report on preparation of his murder

  Advocates of Sirazhudin Guchuchaliev charged of killing Magomed Magomedov, Judge of the Supreme Court of Dagestan claim that their client is being subjected to torture and that he could be killed in SIZO (pre-trial prison). The complaints were filed to the supervisory authorities, investigating authorities, to institutions of the FSIN (Federal Penitentiary Service), and human rights activists.

July 02, 2013 23:55

• Khadjalmakhi villagers state pogroms and marauding in their houses

  Residents of the village of Khadjalmakhi, Levashin District of Dagestan, report that late in the evening on June 1 unidentified persons unlawfully entered empty households, made pogroms and looted some of the houses.

July 02, 2013 23:37

• Ingushetia: number of "Promzhilbaza" hunger-strikers goes down to nine

  In Karabulak, nine people from the temporary accommodation centre (TAC) "Promzhilbaza", who demand issuance of housing certificates to Chechen families living there, continue their hunger strike. One man stopped his action after a conflict with the police, said Aset Khadisova, a hunger-striker.

July 02, 2013 21:31

• Stavropol Territory: 13 liberated slaves evidence to investigators

  The case files on use of slave labour in the Stavropol Territory of 13 persons have been transferred from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) to the Investigating Division for the city of Georgievsk of the Territorial Investigating Department of the ICRF (Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation).

July 02, 2013 20:13

• Two Shamilkala villagers detained in Dagestan

  Rasul and Yakub Magomedov, residents of the village of Shamilkala, Untsukul District of Dagestan, were detained by law enforcers, said their advocate Nurmagomed Magomedov. He asserts that weapons and ammunition had been planted on the detainees.

July 02, 2013 19:14

• In Armenia, acquits in case of two soldiers' murder demand to punish ex-prosecutor

  On Tuesday, the defence of the three soldiers, who went to court for protection of their honour and dignity, presented proofs of the guilt of Gagik Djangiryan, the former military prosecutor.

July 02, 2013 15:17

• Rights defenders report violations in Ekaterinburg colony, where Tarkhan Kartoev died

  The human rights activists engaged in monitoring the Ekaterinburg Colony No. 2, where a resident of Ingushetia Tarkhan Kartoev, convicted on charges of blowing up the "Neva-Express" Train, has recently died, had claims to the work of the facility. The blogosphere and Internet websites, launched to protect prisoners' rights, assert that torture is used in the colony on a regular basis.

July 02, 2013 12:58

• NCDF of Azerbaijan nominates Rustam Ibragimbekov as presidential candidate

  In Azerbaijan, on July 2, the oppositional National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) nominated its chairman, a famous screenwriter Rustam Ibragimbekov, as a candidate for presidency at the upcoming this October presidential election.

July 02, 2013 10:34

• Three suspected militants to face trial in Chechnya

  Three residents of the Sunzha District of Chechnya will face trial on suspicion of plotting a terror act against law enforcers. The Chechnya's Prosecutor's Office completed the investigation of the criminal case against Makhmud Madaev, 22, Yusup Ektumaev, 20, and Kemran Karsamov, residents of the village of Assinovskaya, Sunzha District of Chechnya.

July 02, 2013 09:28

• Residents of Kazbek District of Dagestan demand to change local power

  Residents of the Kazbek District of Dagestan have held a rally to demand resignation of Abdul Makhachev, the head of the district administration, and his management, as well as to dissolve the local assembly of deputies as an ineffective representative body.

July 02, 2013 07:08

• Muslims from Samtatskaro in Georgia complaint about oppressions by Orthodox population

  The Muslims living in the village of Samtatskaro, Dedoplistskaroy District of Georgia, report about threats they receive from local residents and the rising religious conflict. In the opinion of Tamta Mikeladze, a lawyer from the NGO "Association of Young Lawyers of Georgia", the situation in Samtatskaro is still tense.

July 02, 2013 02:39

• Zaur Gurbanly, arrested in Azerbaijan, need surgery, says his mother

  The health condition of Zaur Gurbanly, a youth activist of the public movement "Nida" (Shout) and a blogger, who is kept at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), continues deteriorating. He needs a surgery, his mother Sakina Gurbanova told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

July 01, 2013 23:59

• Rally of residents of Khosta District of Sochi demand to stop building a high-rise

  About 50 persons who took part in a protest action held in the Khosta District of Sochi demanded to stop building a 12-storey house in Yaltinskaya Street, as they believe that the construction is illegal.

July 01, 2013 22:33

• Baku court dismisses complaint against Zaur Gurbanly's arrest

  The Baku Court of Appeal (CoA) has dismissed the appeal complaint lodged by Zaur Gurbanly, a blogger and an activist of the "Nida" public movement, against the court ruling to extend his arrest by three months more. His advocate believes that investigators are deliberately protracting the transfer of the case to the court.