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February 20, 2019 23:44

• Transfer by Sargsyan's brother of money to Armenian budget reminds of his criminal case

  Alexander Sargsyan, a brother of the third president of Armenia, has transferred 18.5 million US dollars to the state after initiating a criminal case against him for frauds. According to Migran Pogosyan, an advocate, the case was initiated on the basis of the sketches of the artist Martiros Saryan found during the search.

February 20, 2019 23:40

• Policeman suspected of beating resident of Makhachkala

  After a detained resident of Makhachkala complained about violence, a policeman was suspected of abusing power.

February 20, 2019 23:36

• Native of Armenia denies accusations of involvement in mass brawl in Moscow

  Fuad Abbasov, the head of the Centre for Information Initiatives, has called a Russian citizen of Armenian origin to be the instigator of a mass brawl with shooting in Moscow, and revealed his passport data. However, the owner of this passport has declared himself not involved in the incident.

February 20, 2019 23:33

• Family of blogger Alibek Mirzekhanov states his kidnapping

  Alibek Mirzekhanov, the blogger, detained within the case of a brawl in Moscow, was released from detention after removal of all charges; however, he disappeared after that, his brother Mansur Mirzekhanov has informed.

February 20, 2019 23:30

• Police report suicide attempt in central Yerevan

  A local resident has tried to enter the building of the Armenian government in order to threaten a public suicide in protest.

February 20, 2019 23:01

• Astrakhan authorities refuse to sanction action in memory of Nemtsov

  Local authorities have rejected two applications for a rally and picket in memory of Boris Nemtsov in a mini-park of Astrakhan, said Mikhail Doliev, the head of the regional branch of the "Parnas" Party.

February 20, 2019 15:56

• KBR's authorities ignore appeals of "Volny Aul" villagers

  Activists of the "Volny Aul" (Free Village) failed to receive any response from the republic's authorities to requests for help in allocating land plots to those needy, said Svetlana Alieva, the head of an NGO.

February 20, 2019 15:48

• Prosecutor treats guilt of five residents of Ingushetia of plotting terror acts proved

  The prosecutor asked the court to recognize Salamkhan Sampiev, Ruslan Esmurziev, Khusen Kitiev, Magomed Amatkhanov and Elbert Kharsiev guilty of preparing terror acts in Ingushetia and Moscow and sentence them to prison terms ranging from 13 to 20 years. Elbert Kharsiev and his defence insist that testimonies were given under torture.

February 20, 2019 11:20

• Azerbaijani oppositionist arrested for 30 days

  Rovshan Guliev, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), detained in his apartment after a search, was arrested for 30 days on the charge of disobeying the police. The Guliev's case was fabricated, party activists assert.

February 20, 2019 11:17

• Azerbaijan claims shelling of two villages in the conflict zone

  The positions of the Azerbaijani Army were shelled for 29 times, including those stationed in the villages of the two pre-border districts, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.

February 20, 2019 10:26

• Prosecutor requests real prison terms for three defendants in PFPA case in Azerbaijan

  Three defendants in the case of financing the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) should be sentenced to prison terms ranging from 7.5 to 8 years; and two more should receive suspended sentences, said the prosecutor. The defence considers it fair to acquit all the defendants.

February 20, 2019 10:23

• Relatives of convicted Dagestani Magomed Khazamov report his convoying to Moscow

  Magomed Khazamov, convicted for keeping ammunition and drugs, has been brought to a Moscow SIZO (pre-trial prison) for investigative actions, his relatives have informed. His wife associates his convoying with the investigation into the murder of the founder of the "Chernovik" (Draft) newspaper.

February 20, 2019 10:21

• Method of curing Kadyrov bewilders Internet users

  Ramzan Kadyrov's words about droppers against influenza have surprised social network users, and the doctors interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" confirmed the inexpediency of such treatment method.

February 19, 2019 23:49

• Belidji residents report about situation during CTO

  The counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime in the Derbent District is lifted. The CTO was carried out on the outskirts of the village of Belidji and did not affect local residents.

February 19, 2019 23:48

• Man killed in CTO zone in Dagestan

  A militant who was plotting a terror act was killed during a shootout with law enforcers in the Derbent District of Dagestan, the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) announced and reported on the completion of the counterterrorist operation (CTO).

February 19, 2019 22:55

• Law enforcers report shootout in Derbent District of Dagestan

  A shootout occurred in the village of Belidji, where in one of the houses law enforcers cordoned off members of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) banned in Russia. This was reported by sources from the law enforcement bodies.

February 19, 2019 20:53

• CTO in Derbent District of Dagestan becomes the second one in 10 months

  Today, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime has been introduced for the first time in Dagestan in 2019. Law enforcers are searching for militants in the Derbent District today. Recently, the CTO legal regime was introduced in Derbent and its surroundings in April 2018.

February 19, 2019 20:48

• Rights defenders re-achieve resumption of case on torture of Krasnodar resident

  For the second time, the Prosecutor's Office has found unjustified the investigators' decision to close the case on kidnapping and torture of Krasnodar resident Aram Gambaryan and ordered to resume the criminal investigation.

February 19, 2019 17:21

• Employee of gas company in Makhachkala arrested within Arashukovs' case

  Kurakhma Magomedov, the head of a division at the "Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Makhachkala" Limited Liability Company (LLC), suspected of involvement in gas theft, has been arrested for 10 days.

February 19, 2019 17:19

• Kabardino-Balkaria: Russian language courses organized for Syrian Circassians

  In Kabardino-Balkaria, Russian language courses have been set up for the Circassians from Syria; 50 persons have already signed up to attend the training.