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June 22, 2012 22:00

• Relatives of Nalchik resident ask prosecutors to take urgent measures in connection with his kidnapping

  On June 18, in Nalchik, law enforcement agents kidnapped Eldar Mamaev, a local resident, born in 1982. This was reported by his brother Rustam Mamaev. The kidnapped man is a faithful Muslim; he prays and attends a mosque every Friday, and for a long time, he has been noticing that he is followed. His relatives fear that in case of his detention he may be subjected to unlawful methods of investigation.

June 22, 2012 21:00

• In Gali District of Abkhazia, local resident Lasha Belkaniya kidnapped

  Lasha Belkaniya, a resident of the village of Khumushkhur of the Gali District of Abkhazia, born in 1977, was kidnapped last night from his home. This was reported by a representative of the local OVD (Interior Division).

June 22, 2012 20:00

• Residents of Adygea mark Day of Memory and Mourning

  On June 21 and 22, Adygea held events, dedicated to the commemorative date of the beginning of Great Patriotic War. Tonight, the capital of the republic hosted a picket, dated to the Day of Memory and Mourning.

June 22, 2012 19:00

• In Makhachkala, relatives of kidnapped Rustam Ismailov gather near building of Kirov ROVD

  Relatives of Rustam Ismailov, kidnapped in the village of Semender in Dagestan, believe that he is being kept at the Kirov ROVD (District Interior Division) of Makhachkala. At present, they are gathering near the ROVD building.

June 22, 2012 18:00

• Dagestani resident sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering his relatives

  The Supreme Court of Dagestan pronounced a verdict of guilty against Ibragimsultan Magomedov, a resident of the republic, accused of killing his sister and her two children. Ibragimsultan Magomedov was sentenced to life imprisonment in a high security penal colony.

June 21, 2012 23:50

• In Dagestan, resident of Tsibari village claims violations of his rights during investigation into murder of local teacher

  Several residents of the village of Tsibari of the Tsuntin District of Dagestan, where on June 1, Zairbek Gazimagomedov, a local school teacher, was killed, appealed to human rights defenders, with a complaint about violation of their rights. Zulfukar Magomedrasulov, one of the complainants, spoke of, according to him, unlawful detention by law enforcement agents and beatings during interrogations. According to him, power agents asked him, why he had appeared in some lists, compiled by the killed man.

June 21, 2012 23:30

• In Buinaksk, woman, allegedly engaged in healing, shot dead

  Last night, in the city of Buinaksk, unidentified persons killed a 62-year-old woman. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan. According to a source in the law enforcement agencies, the woman, who was killed in Buinaksk, was allegedly involved in healing.

June 21, 2012 23:20

• Relatives of detained Ingushetian resident report on his returning home

  Musa Toriev, a resident of Ingushetia, who was detained on June 20 in the town of Sleptsovsk on suspicion of involvement in illegal armed formation (IAF), was released. Till present, the law enforcement agencies have not confirmed his detention.

June 21, 2012 23:10

• Dagestani residents claim disappearance of two persons

  Relatives of Leila Kulgishieva and Shakhban Shakhbanov, two residents of Dagestan, filed a complaint to the police about their disappearance. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

June 21, 2012 23:00

• Grozny residents report on kidnapping of three young men in Chechen capital

  On June 17, Viskhan Daudov, a 27-year-old resident of the village of Staraya Sunzha, was captured and driven away to some unknown destination from the mosque of the Grozny village named after Kalinin. According to residents of Grozny, along with him, armed men in uniform drove away two other young men, whose names were unknown.

June 21, 2012 22:00

• In Azerbaijan, editor-in-chief of newspaper "Tolyshi Sado" detained

  In Baku, Khilal Mamedov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Tolyshi Sado", published in the Talysh language, the deputy head of the Talysh Cultural Centre, was detained on suspicion of drug possession.

June 21, 2012 21:00

• In Makhachkala, lawyer from "Kavkaz" Bar leaves building of Soviet ROVD

  Israpil Gadadov, a lawyer of the "Kavkaz" Bar, left the building of the Soviet ROVD (District Interior Division), and no charges were filed against him. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by the lawyer himself during a telephone conversation.

June 21, 2012 20:00

• AI reports on crimes, committed by power agents in Northern Caucasus

  The international human rights organization "Amnesty International" (AI) focused on the uncontrolled and unpunished killings and kidnappings of people in Northern Caucasus in its report entitled "Vicious circle of injustice: special operations and violations of human rights in Ingushetia".

June 21, 2012 19:00

• Chechen residents claim that their relatives were tortured by power agents to confess of committing explosion

  Yusup Ektumaev, Makhmud Madaev, and Kemran Karsamov were detained on suspicion of involvement in committing explosion of an improvised land mine, committed on April 17 in the Cossack village of Assinovskaya of the Sunzha District of the Chechen Republic. Their relatives and lawyer claimed that the detainees were tortured. According to them, the detainees have confessed under torture and they intend to retract unlawfully given confessions at trial.

June 21, 2012 18:00

• Resident of Kabardino-Balkaria reports on kidnapping of her son

  This morning, in the street of the city of Tyrnyauz (Kabardino-Balkaria) Arthur Urusov, a local resident, was kidnapped by unidentified persons. This was reported by his mother Fatima Urusova.

June 20, 2012 23:50

• In Azerbaijan, Court of Appeal upholds verdict to journalist Aidyn Djanyev

  On Tuesday, June 19, the Shirvan Court of Appeal of Azerbaijan, chaired by Judge Ismail Akhmedov, held consideration of the appeal, filed by Aidyn Djanyev, a regional correspondent of the newspaper "Khural". The Court dismissed the journalist's complaint and upheld the verdict of guilty, pronounced by the court of first instance.

June 20, 2012 23:10

• Defence of Suren Gazaryan and Evgeny Vitishko intends to challenge verdict of Tuapse District Court

  The decision of the Tuapse District Court, which convicted ecologists Suren Gazaryan and Evgeny Vitishko to three years of conditional sentence with probation period of two years, will be challenged at the court of appeal. This was stated by the defence.

June 20, 2012 23:00

• In Krasnodar Territory, law on protection of children's morals adopted in first reading

  Today, in the Krasnodar Territory, MPs adopted in the first reading the law draft "On amendments to certain legislative acts of the Krasnodar Territory in terms of strengthening protection of health and spiritual and moral development of children". Alexander Tkachov, Governor of the Krasnodar Territory, supported the document.

June 20, 2012 22:00

• Georgian businessman Bidzina Ivanishvili has seven days to pay fines amounting to 45.6 million US dollars

  Billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, the leader of the opposition coalition "Georgia Dream", has seven days to pay fines, amounting to 74,325,065 laris (45.6 million US dollars). Otherwise, the money can be forcibly confiscated from the businessman.

June 20, 2012 21:00

• About 100 activists of "Georgian Dream" come to rally demanding freedom of media

  Today, activists of the youth movement of the political coalition of billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili "Georgian Dream" held a protest action in front of the building of the National Communication Commission, demanding to ensure freedom of the media. The picket was attended by about 100 persons.