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June 25, 2013 07:27

• Abdulatipov states possibility of amnesty for militants in Dagestan

  The acting head of Dagestan Ramazan Abdulatipov does not rule out an amnesty for the militants who will express their intention to get back to peaceful life. He said it in his comment on an open letter a journalist with a corresponding appeal.

June 25, 2013 02:28

• Sochi picketers state destruction of the resort because of build-up of "green zones"

  In the course of the picket held in Sochi against the construction in the "green zone" of the Primorskaya Embankment, the protesters demanded from the authorities to change the urban policies and take measures to preserve the remaining greenery.

June 25, 2013 01:44

• Sochi: builder Demerchyan reports about attempt to force him to medical examination

  In Sochi, three policemen tried to bring the builder Mardiros Demerchyan for a medical examination appointed by the investigator, who is checking the builder's application that he had been tortured at the police station. The policemen abandoned their intention after interference of the advocate, Demerchyan himself told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

June 25, 2013 01:04

• Trial on lawsuit of HRC "Memorial" challenging prosecutor's demand to get registered as foreign agent reappointed

  The consideration by the Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow of the lawsuit lodged by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" against the demand of the Moscow Prosecutor's Office (MPO) to the organization to get registered as a foreign agent, has been repeatedly postponed. The next session is scheduled for June 28.

June 25, 2013 00:48

• In Azerbaijan, defence challenges arrest of former president's office manager

  On June 24, the advocate of Akif Muradverdiev, a former office manager of the president of Azerbaijan, filed an appeal against the decision to arrest his client, as well as to conduct searches at Muradverdiev's home.

June 24, 2013 21:29

• Former head of Georgia's MIA accused under Girgvliani's murder case

  Vano Merabishvili, the former Prime Minister of Georgia and now the Secretary General of the pro-presidential party "United National Movement", has been charged with abuse of power in the murder case of a bank employee Sandro Girgvliani, said the Public Prosecutor Shota Tkheshelashvili.

June 24, 2013 19:19

• Kruter: Said Amirov is in grave condition in SIZO "Lefortovo"

  Said Amirov, the ex-Mayor of Makhachkala, who was arrested and dismissed from the post, is in grave health condition in his cell of the "Lefortovo" SIZO (pre-trial prison), said his lawyer Mark Kruter.

June 24, 2013 17:05

• Trial on recognition of the book "The International Tribunal for Chechnya" rescheduled for July 2

  The session on the case of the recognition of the monograph "The International Tribunal for Chechnya" to be an extremist material of the Dzerzhinsk District Court of the Nizhny Novgorod Region has been postponed till July 2, because of non-appearance of representatives of the prosecutor's office, said Alexander Manov, the advocate of Stanislav Dmitrievsky, one of the authors of the book.

June 24, 2013 16:52

• Norland: position of US Congress on bureaucrats' arrests in Georgia poses no threat to countries' relationships

  The statement of the US Congress that the US-Georgian cooperation on security issues is under threat because of undemocratic processes in Georgia is subject to discussion and does not speak about any crisis in relations between the two countries, said the US Ambassador to Georgia Richard Norland.

June 24, 2013 16:12

• Suspect of committing several terror acts in Russia arrested in Dagestan

  The person, detained on June 2 in the city of Derbent, Dagestan, at an attempt to enter Azerbaijan on a false passport, who was accused of committing a series of terror acts in Russia, was arrested, reports the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

June 24, 2013 14:46

• In Georgia, three defendants accused under case on hides in Samegrelo refuse to plead guilty

  Koba Todua, Irakli Akhalaya and Ruslan Shamakhiya, accused on the case of acts of torture, recorded on the videos found in the hides in Samegrelo (Western Georgia), reject the charges, their advocates assert.

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June 24, 2013 10:33

• On June 17-23, 16 people suffered in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

June 24, 2013 10:30

• Committee of Inquiry of Russia: the state of the persons wounded during an assault at an Imam in Dagestan remains grave

  The state of the wife and son of the Imam of the settlement of Kakhabroso, Untsukul district of Dagestan, who were wounded during firing at the religious figure’s house still remains grave, a representative of Committee of Inquiry of Russia (CIR) in Dagestan reported.

June 24, 2013 10:27

• Eyewitnesses of the events in Novokhopersk report being visited by the police in Volgograd

  The police in Volgograd district is carrying out searches in the houses of eyewitnesses of the disturbances that followed an action of protest against mining nickel in Novokhopersk district of Voronezh region, the activists report.

June 24, 2013 09:55

• Zubeydat Tsarnaeva to go to States to take part in her son's trial

  Zubeydat Tsarnaeva, the mother of Johar Tsarnaev, accused of committing the Boston terror act, has announced her intention to go to the USA in order to take part in the trial of her son.

June 24, 2013 09:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of June 17-23

  Riots occur on the border of the Voronezh and Volgograd Regions, organized by people unhappy with development of nickel deposits; meeting of officials of Georgia and South Ossetia, who discussed the situation in border areas; trial of Ali Taziev with participation of the head of Ingushetia, with an attempt on whom the defendant is charged, – look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of June 17-23, 2013, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

June 23, 2013 16:32

• Chairperson of regional non-governmental organization “Mothers of Chechnya” left hospital early on safety grounds

  Madina Magomedova, Chairperson of regional non-governmental organization “Mothers of Chechnya”, left the hospital where she was undergoing treatment after an attempt of abduction early on safety grounds.

June 23, 2013 03:01

• Charges against ex-Prime Minister of Georgia will be brought until June, 24, Prosecutor General declared

  An additional charge will be brought against ex-Prime Minister of Georgia, General Secretary of “United National Movement” pro-governmental party Vano Merabishvily who is under arrest for the period of investigation, Prosecutor General Archil Khbilashvili declared on June 22.

June 22, 2013 23:58

• Suspect of killing Vice-Premier of Karachay-Cherkessia tortured, his relatives assert

  Atam Achmiz, a resident of Adygea, suspected of killing Vice-Premier of Karachay-Cherkessia Ansar Tebuev, is tortured at the IVS (temporary detention facility) of the city of Cherkessk, his relatives report.

June 22, 2013 21:10

• After the rally against nickel extraction near Khopyor River rigs set on fire

  After the rally in Novokhopyorsk, unidentified persons set fire to the nickel extraction rigs; and several participants of the rally were detained, Leonid Makhinya, an activist of "The Other Russia", told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.