News

September 12, 2012 23:40

• In Berlin, human rights defenders from three NCFD regions speak of problems of extremism and cronyism

  Berlin hosted the discussion "Life in Northern Caucasus", which brought together human rights activists from the three regions of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) Dagestan, Chechnya, and Kabardino-Balkaria. The human rights activists described the problems of extremism, cronyism, fabrication of criminal cases and actions of officials. This was reported by Elena Denisenko, the staff member of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

September 12, 2012 23:30

• In Ulyanovsk, investigators identify suspect of attack on leader of Azerbaijani Diaspora

  In Ulyanovsk, investigators suspect 42-year-old Nakhid Zakhidov of the attack on Islam Guseinov, Chairman of the Ulyanovsk Regional Branch of the All-Russian Azerbaijani Congress.

September 12, 2012 23:10

• In Rostov, North-Caucasian Military Garrison Court to consider case of embezzlement of 114 million roubles in Chechnya

  The criminal case against Zakir Magomedov and Shovkhal Didiev, who were sentenced to nine and eight years of imprisonment on charges of embezzling more than 114 million roubles from the military unit of the regiment of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in Chechnya, came to the North-Caucasian Military Garrison Court in Rostov-on- Don.

September 12, 2012 23:00

• In Kabardino-Balkaria, 38 persons appeal to Commission on militants' adaptation

  In Kabardino-Balkaria, the Commission on adaptation of militants received 38 appeals since the start of its work. This was reported by Boris Kyasov, the acting head on security and cooperation with law enforcement agencies of the administration of the Kabardino-Balkarian leader.

September 12, 2012 22:50

• Mekhman Aliev: in Azerbaijan, Court fails to completely investigate case against Ilham Amiraslanov

  The judicial investigation into the case against Ilham Amiraslanov, an activist of the headquarters of the civil society "Kura", was not objective, and it included violations of procedural norms. This was reported by Mekhman Aliev, a staff member of the headquarters of the civil society "Kura", Director of the "Turan" news agency.

September 12, 2012 22:30

• Oleg Shein: in Astrakhan, "Edinaya Rossiya" deprives Council of Veterans of its premises

  Representatives of the Astrakhan Branch of the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party deprived the local Council of Veterans of its premises. This was reported by Oleg Shein, former candidate for the position of Mayor of Astrakhan. The "Edinaya Rossiya" Party denies its involvement in the eviction of the organization.

September 12, 2012 22:10

• Kabardino-Balkarian resident claims surveillance and possibility of new kidnapping

  Rustam Dikinov, a resident of the city of Baksan of Kabardino-Balkaria, who earlier claimed being kidnapped and who served his sentence on charges of possessing a grenade, fears of new kidnapping and reports being surveyed by unidentified persons. In that regard, he asks power agents to ensure his safety.

September 12, 2012 22:00

• In Dagestan, local residents ask MIA for help to find their disappeared relatives

  Two residents of Dagestan from the Khunzakh and Akhty Districts filed complaints to the police about disappearance of their relatives, which occurred on September 10 and September 5 in Makhachkala and the village of Khryug, respectively.

September 12, 2012 19:00

• A resident of Dagestan demands investigation of rape of his underage daughter

  Resident of the settlement of Karabudakhkent, Dagestan, Magomednabi Nazhmutdinov complains of investigators who refused to initiate a criminal case against persons who according to him committed coercive sexual actions to his underage daughter. Representatives of investigative bodies informed that after refusal of starting criminal proceedings inquiry upon Nazhmutdinov's statement was recommenced upon discovery of new facts.

September 12, 2012 18:00

• An action "Men against violence to women" held in Armenia

  Yesterday, September, 11, an action "Men against violence to women" organized by Center of women's rights was held in Yerevan. During the action men passing by left their essays on the issue on a special stand called "Wall of shame": "No to violence!", "Never beat women!", "Woman is the core of a successful family", the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

September 11, 2012 23:20

• Mutsolgov is in the lead in public voting for candidates to Human Rights Council under Putin

  The website of the Presidential Council for Civil Society Institutions and Human Rights is running an online vote for candidates to the renovated Council. Currently, Magomed Mutsolgov, the head of the human rights organization MASHR (Ingushetia) is in the lead in the nomination "Protection of human rights in Northern Caucasus, promotion of civil peace and eradication of terrorism in North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD)".

September 11, 2012 23:00

• Residents of Stavropol Territory commemorate Holocaust victims

  The Stavropol Territory has held broad-scale commemoration events dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the mass extermination of the Jewish population of the territory during the Nazi occupation in late August and early September of 1942.

September 11, 2012 22:50

• Georgia lawyer Keti Bekauri demands to hospitalize Tsotne Gamsakhurdiya

  On September 11, Ms Bekauri lodged a suit to the Prosecutor's Office of Georgia demanding to investigate the fact of infliction of bodily injuries to her client Tsotne Gamsakhurdiya. She told about it to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

September 11, 2012 22:40

• Leader of Azerbaijani Diaspora attacked in Ulyanovsk

  Today unidentified persons have attacked Islam Guseinov, the chairman of the Ulyanovsk regional branch of the public organization All-Russian Azerbaijani Congress (ARAC) and his bodyguard. Guseinov was wounded, his bodyguard was killed.

September 11, 2012 22:10

• Sochi investigators examine circumstances of death of member of Youth Parliament

  Last night, Vladimir Avakyan, a member of the Youth Parliament at the City Assembly of Sochi and an activist of the volunteer movement to help victims of the Krymsk flood, was lost. Eyewitnesses say that he committed suicide.

September 11, 2012 22:10

• Stavropol Territory: court refuses to open "Merekha case" for media

  The Predgorny District Court of the Stavropol Territory has refused to make the trial of Vyacheslav Merekha, who became disabled as a result of supposed torture and rape at the Predgorny ROVD (District Interior Division) in December 2010.

September 11, 2012 22:00

• Anatoly Makhnovskiy, a protester against construction of TPP in Sochi and Chairman of TPSG "Kudepsta", has died

  Today, at about 1 p.m., Anatoly Makhnovskiy, Chairman of the Territorial Public Self-Government (TPSG) "Kudepsta", who opposed the construction of a large thermal-and-power plant (TPP) in the Khosta District of Sochi, has deceased. This was announced by Igor Vasiliev, an assistant of Sergey Obukhov, a Russian State Duma Deputy from the faction of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF).

September 11, 2012 21:00

• AI is concerned about persecution of rights defenders and journalists in Russia

  The Amnesty International (AI) has expressed its concern about the situation around Igor Kalyapin, Chairman of the Inter-Regional Public Organization "Committee Against Torture", and other human rights defenders and journalists.

September 11, 2012 20:00

• Father of Dagestani resident convicted for terror act asks to transfer his son to less stringent colony

  Gazimagomed Gaziev, a resident of the township of Shamkhal-Station, Kirov District of Makhachkala, asks to transfer his son Shamil Gaziev, who is serving his term in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District for committing a double terror act in Kizlyar on March 31, 2010, out of a punitive confinement into a prison cell.

September 11, 2012 19:00

• "Human Rights Watch" calls for the authorities of the Russian Federation to stop construction of Kudepsta thermal power-station in Sochi

  The Russian authorities must drop legal proceedings against the residents dissatisfied with construction of a big power plant in Khosta district of Sochi, international organization "Human Rights Watch" considers. It also calls for the authorities to stop construction of Kudepsta thermal power-station, secure freedom of speech and assembly pointing out that arrests and intimidation of protesters overshadow preparation for the Olympic Games in Sochi.