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June 05, 2013 13:08

• Volgograd: hunger-striking women adopt resolution demanding to rehabilitate disabled children

  The participants of the three-day hunger strike have adopted a resolution demanding to open a rehabilitation centre for disabled children and equip them with all the necessary rehabilitation and technical facilities.

June 05, 2013 12:15

• Krasnodar court extends Mikhail Savva's arrest until August 11

  The today's session of the Oktiabrsky District Court of Krasnodar has considered the investigators' motion on extending the custody of Professor Mikhail Savva from the Kuban State University (KSU). The court has decided to leave him behind bars till August 11.

June 05, 2013 05:21

• Ministry of Education: violators of USE rules in North Ossetia will not receive their certificates this year

  The schools of North Ossetia have revealed – in the course of the Unified State Examination (USE) in the Russian language, mathematics, biology and history – seven violations and facts of putting the exam results on the Internet. This was announced by Alan Ogoev, the Minister of Education and Sciences of North Ossetia, summing up the subtotals of the USE.

June 05, 2013 03:34

• In Krasnodar, picketers accuse police of inaction in inquiring into fraud with shared construction

  A sanctioned picket of defrauded housing investors was held in front of the UVD (Interior Department) for the Tsentralny Region of Krasnodar. The action was attended by 10 people who demanded to prosecute the developers who failed to fulfil their obligations.

June 05, 2013 02:44

• President of Azerbaijan approves amendments to Criminal Code establishing criminal penalties for defamation on the Internet

  On June 4, the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev signed the law "On Amendments to the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijani Republic", adopted by the Parliament on May 14. The amendments criminalize defamation and insults spread through the global network. By the severity of punishments, defamation (slander) and insults on the Internet are equated to the same acts in the real world.

June 05, 2013 01:55

• Residents of apartment block in Sochi may lose basic amenities by court

  A Sochi court has ruled, based on the suit lodged by the city administration, to demolish a toilet and a woodshed owned by residents of an apartment block with partial amenities in Akatsij Street. According to the administration, the toilet and the shed at the house that is not connected to a central sewer and with stove heating are unauthorized structures.

June 04, 2013 23:45

• AI: advocates are under daily danger in Northern Caucasus

  The advocates who work in the regions of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) are facing active opposition of power and investigating bodies. This is stated in the report of the Amnesty International (AI) entitled "Face to face with injustice: threats and pressure on lawyers in Northern Caucasus".

June 04, 2013 21:15

• Unloading dock in Volgograd Region recognized subject to state protection

  A historical and cultural examination of the unloading dock (floating jetty), located near the farmstead of Bobry in the Volgograd Region, is over: the building should be placed under state protection.

June 04, 2013 18:08

• Karachay-Cherkessia: trial on the death of tourist in "Zorb" postponed till June 17

  The court hearing on the case of a tourist's death in the attraction named "Zorb" in Dombai has been rescheduled for June 17 due to the illness of the defendant's advocate, said Arthur Urusov, the spokesman of the Karachay District Court.

June 04, 2013 17:56

• In Astrakhan, Porfiriev family state disconnection of their house from electricity and gas

  Today, the house inhabited by the members of the Porfiriev family in Astrakhan was disconnected from electricity grid; and then the developer cut off the gas supply, Regina Porfirieva told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

June 04, 2013 17:17

• Court in Krasnodar plans to extend Mikhail Savva's arrest

  The court in Krasnodar has appointed a hearing for June 5, where it will consider the further freedom restriction of Mikhail Savva, whose detention expires on June 12. His wife Elena Savva told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent about it. The session of the Oktiabrsky District Court of Krasnodar is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on June 5.

June 04, 2013 16:04

• "Nida" activist Zametdinov put in jail for 10 days in Azerbaijan

  Today, Mekhman Zametdinov, an activist of the civil movement "Nida" (Shout), was detained by the police and subjected to administrative arrest for 10 days, said Elmin Badalov, the spokesman for the movement. The Khatain District Court has confirmed the decision to arrest Zametdinov, but did not specify what he was accused of.

June 04, 2013 15:41

• Azerbaijan: journalists demand from MIA to make inquiry into harassment of journalists during protest action

  Rasim Aliev and Mekhman Guseinov, the employees of the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS), said that on June 3 in Baku they were exposed to policemen's pressure while covering a rally of solidarity with the ongoing demonstrations in Turkey in support of local activists. Law enforcement authorities promise to conduct an investigation.

June 04, 2013 10:53

• Louisiana State recognizes independence of Nagorno-Karabakh, its MFA says

  The US State of Louisiana has passed a resolution in support of the efforts of Nagorno-Karabakh to develop as a free and independent state, says the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).

June 04, 2013 08:55

• In Tskhinvali, Georgian refugees complain of poor living conditions

  The refugees from Georgia living in the collective centres in Tskhinvali claim that they are forced to live in dilapidated buildings in the absence of natural gas; and these problems are addressed by nobody.

June 04, 2013 04:33

• Guluzade: Iran held citizens of Azerbaijan Khalida and Guseinov in breach of international law

  The Azeri writer Khalida Khalid and her driver and assistant Shamkhal Guseinov, released on June 3 inIran, had been held in this country for over a month in violation of the Convention on Diplomatic Service and the rights of the detainees, said Vafa Guluzade, a former state adviser on foreign policy.

June 04, 2013 03:01

• Charges against 16 Jehovah's Witnesses in Taganrog are absurd and fuzzy, experts say

  The case of 16 Jehovah's Witnesses, who are tried in Taganrog since May 30, shows the absurdity of the Russian anti-extremism legislation, experts in human rights said at a press conference in Moscow.

June 03, 2013 23:46

• Teenagers attack journalist in Sochi

  On Monday night, an attack was committed on Irina Lukyashko, a reporter of the Internet-based medium "Yuga.ru". Two teenage girls beat the journalist and took away her bag, purse and cell phone, Irina Lukyashko herself told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

June 03, 2013 23:24

• Azerbaijani writer Khalida Khalid and her assistant Shamkhal Guseinov released in Iran

  Iranian authorities have released two citizens of Azerbaijan – the writer Khalida Khalid and her driver and helper Shamkhal Guseinov, who were arrested on April 30, said Elman Abdullaev, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Azerbaijan.

June 03, 2013 22:11

• Court in Sochi changed journalist Yarst's detention for home arrest

  On Monday, the Tsentralny District Court of Sochi dismissed the petition of the investigation to change the recognizance not to leave of the journalist of the Public Television of Russia (PTR) Nikolai Yarst for custody. Instead, the court appointed a two-month home arrest.