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March 28, 2018 17:11

• HRC "Memorial": Sirazhudin Datsiev beaten because of his human rights activities

  Sirazhudin Datsiev, the head of the Dagestani office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", got average injuries after being attacked, there is no threat to his life, his relatives have been informed today by doctors.

March 28, 2018 16:10

• Residents of Grozny: law enforcers voice threats against buyers of alcoholic drinks

  Law enforcers, who are watching buyers of alcoholic drinks near a store in Grozny, seize from people the purchased alcoholic beverages and threaten them with sanctions, the "Caucasian Knot" was informed by local residents.

March 28, 2018 14:09

• Social network users shocked by idea to forget about terror act in Beslan

  Residents of North Ossetia and other regions of Russia offered their help in response to the appeal of Kaspolat Ramonov, an attendant of the memorial to the victims of the terror act in Beslan. He reported that the financing of the memorial had been terminated two years ago and officials suggested forgetting the tragedy.

March 28, 2018 11:48

• Head of "Memorial" office beaten in Makhachkala

  Today, Sirazhudin Datsiev, the head of the Dagestani office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", has been beaten near his home in Makhachkala, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed by Murad Magomedov, an advocate of the HRC.

March 28, 2018 10:21

• Volgograd police consider anti-corruption poster as inappropriate for a mourning action

  On March 27, in Volgograd, a rally was organized by the authorities in memory of the victims killed by a fire in Kemerovo. A policeman demanded from participants to hide anti-corruption posters, activist Roman Zaitsev reported.

March 28, 2018 08:30

• Dagestani Prosecutor demands to eliminate violations in Gasanguseinov brothers' case

  Dagestani Prosecutor Denis Popov has officially confirmed the detection of violations committed during the investigation into the killing of the Gasanguseinov brothers.

March 28, 2018 08:03

• Dagestan appears to be within area of probable fall of space station

  The China's TianGong-1 space station will enter the atmosphere and burn in it, and some parts of the space station can reach the Earth's surface, the European Space Agency (ESA) reported. The southern part of Dagestan fell into an area of probable fall of the China's space station.

March 28, 2018 04:01

• Residents of Southern Russia pay tribute to victims of fire in Kemerovo

  In Southern Russia, a number of cities held mourning events to pay tribute to the victims of the fire in the shopping centre "Winter Cherry" in Kemerovo. Residents of Makhachkala, Rostov-on-Don, Sochi, and Cherkessk have reported to the "Caucasian Knot" that they are afraid to visit large shopping centres. They have also called on to punish the persons guilty of the deaths of the people.

March 28, 2018 01:39

• North-Ossetian residents equate Kemerovo tragedy to Beslan terror act

  Today, at the Glory Memorial, residents of Vladikavkaz have commemorated those who perished in the fire of the Kemerovo "Zimnyaya Vishnya" (Winter Cherry) Shopping Centre; and on March 26, a mourning action "Memory Candle" was held at School No. 1 of Beslan. Speaking about the tragedy in Kemerovo, local residents equated it with what happened during the terror act in Beslan.

March 27, 2018 22:28

• Advocate complains about GPO's inaction after torture of Nardaran believers

  The Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has refused to open criminal cases on facts of torture of two convicts in the "Nardaran case", and failed to provide the defence with refusal statements, said Yalchin Imanov, one of the advocates, adding that he has filed a lawsuit against the GPO.

March 27, 2018 22:23

• Astrakhan residents demand resignation of Kemerovo Region's Governor

  More than 40 people came to the Astrakhan Hyde Park to hold a rally demanding resignation of Aman Tuleev, the Governor of the Kemerovo Region, after the tragedy that occurred in the regional capital. Other residents of Astrakhan laid flowers at the monument "Family" in memory of those who perished in the fire.

March 27, 2018 19:26

• Sochi: two local election commission members detained after picketing

  At the building of Sochi Mayoralty, policemen detained Dmitry Titkov and Vadim Polikanov, members of precinct election commissions (PECs); the latter denied his participation in the picket.

March 27, 2018 18:49

• Volgograd residents hold pickets to condemn officials for tragedy in Kemerovo

  In Volgograd, participants of eight solo pickets announced corruption and negligence of officials as the cause of the tragedy when dozens of people were killed by a fire at the "Winter Cherry" shopping centre in Kemerovo.

March 27, 2018 17:52

• Magomed Khazbiev's relatives not allowed visiting him

  An investigator has not allowed oppositionist Magomed Khazbiev to be visited by his relatives at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), an advocate reports.

March 27, 2018 11:26

• Holiday of Balkar People's Revival Day postponed after tragedy in Kemerovo

  Today, the authorities of Kabardino-Balkaria have reported that the festive events dedicated to the Day of the Balkar People's Revival were postponed from March 28 to March 30 because of the tragedy in Kemerovo where people were killed by the fire.

March 27, 2018 10:49

• Political analysts alerted by Russia's decision to send military police to Gyumri

  The Russia's decision to send units of the military police to Gyumri and Yerevan is dictated by the desire to reduce the number of incidents involving Russian soldiers, but it contradicts the agreement between the two countries. This opinion was expressed by Armenian political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

March 27, 2018 10:35

• Activists point to role of charity in Syrian repatriates' fate

  Till present, Circassians from Syria continue to come to Kabardino-Balkaria, and those of them who have already arrived need material support, local Circassian activists reported.

March 27, 2018 03:05

• Sochi activist Valery Tuaev spent four hours at police station

  In Sochi, activist Valery Tuaev, detained during a solo picket at the city administration, was set free four hours later. According to him, a policeman did not explain to him the reason for his detention.

March 27, 2018 02:05

• Rights defenders criticize ban for media to attend meetings of Yerevan City Mayoralty and Cabinet of Ministers

  On March 26, the Yerevan Press Centre "Article 3" held a discussion on the theme "Closed Doors: The Effects of Legislative Information Restriction" dedicated to legislative acts adopted by the Parliament on March 23 prohibiting journalists to attend meetings of the government and the Yerevan Council.

March 27, 2018 00:36

• "Muslim Unity" announces boycott of Azerbaijani presidential election

  The Azerbaijani movement "Muslim Unity" has called on its supporters to boycott the upcoming presidential election in Azerbaijan.