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НАСТОЯЩИЙ МАТЕРИАЛ (ИНФОРМАЦИЯ) ПРОИЗВЕДЕН И РАСПРОСТРАНЕН ИНОСТРАННЫМ АГЕНТОМ ООО “МЕМО”, ЛИБО КАСАЕТСЯ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ ИНОСТРАННОГО АГЕНТА ООО “МЕМО”.

June 24, 2017 02:43

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  • Arthur Panov asks investigators to check his detention

    Arthur Panov, who is accused of plotting a terror act in Rostov-on-Don, has told the court that the day before the date of his detention as indicated in his case files, he was captured in the street and taken away for questioning by people, who presented themselves as law enforcers. The application, submitted by Arthur Panov, with a request to conduct a check was delivered to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

June 23, 2017 21:19

  • Krasnodar court refuses to cancel the fine imposed on Circassian activist

    The Krasnodar Territorial Court has dismissed the appeal of Aidamir Basto, who was fined for taking part in the moleben (prayer) on the Day of the Adygs' Memory. Ruslan Gvashev, the Chairman of the Board of Elders of Circassians-Shapsugs, also fined for taking part in the moleben, is waiting for the decision on his appeal.

June 23, 2017 19:51

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  • Police car with detained Afghan Mukhtarly. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot. RWB demands to stop persecuting journalists in Azerbaijan

    The organization "Reporters Without Borders" (RWB) condemns the resumption of repressions in Azerbaijan, during which at least 15 bloggers, independent journalists and media workers have been detained recently, says the RWB's statement released on June 22, a copy of which is available at the "Caucasian Knot".

June 23, 2017 17:48

  • Court removes Vahan Shirkhanyan from courtroom

    At the court session on the case of the Yerevan armed group, the judge has treated the refusal of the defendant Vahan Shirkhanyan to stand up as disrespect of the court. Despite his claim of his poor health condition as the reason, the judge removed him from the courtroom.

June 23, 2017 15:24

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  • Anna Lubeznova. Photo: https://medrussia.org/6008-6008/ In Astrakhan, an official loses her position after commenting on a seriously ill patient

    Anna Lubeznova, an official from the press service of the Ministry for Public Health for the Astrakhan Region, was dismissed from her position after posting a critical comment on Facebook under a request for help written by a young woman suffering from a rare blood disease. The official herself stated that she did not write the comment and that her Facebook account was hacked.

June 23, 2017 10:38

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  • MCC upholds verdict on compulsory medical treatment for Maxim Panfilov

    The Moscow City Court (MCC) has recognized as lawful the decision to send Maxim Panfilov, a resident of Astrakhan, for compulsory medical treatment to a hospital. Maxim Panfilov was sentenced in the case of involvement in mass riots in Bolotnaya Square on May 6, 2012. The defence intends to appeal against the decision of the Court to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

June 23, 2017 04:08

  • Khiramagomed Magomedov. Photo: http://kavpolit.com Dagestani activists: guilt of "Union of the Just" leader not proven

    In Rostov-on-Don, the North-Caucasian District Military Court is nearing the end of the consideration in the case against Khiramagomed Magomedov, one of the leaders of the NGO "Union of the Just". This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Abakar Abakarov, a public figure from Dagestan, one of the organizers of the rally against Caucasus-phobia and Islamophobia in Moscow.

June 22, 2017 23:32

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  • NKR states death of four Azerbaijani servicemen

    Servicemen of the Defence Army have stopped an attempt of a group of Azerbaijani special agents to cross the troops contact line; at least four saboteurs were killed, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) reports.

June 22, 2017 19:30

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  • Extradition of Alexander Lapshin. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot. In Baku, Court begins considering Alexander Lapshin's case

    Today, the Baku Court for Grave Crimes has held a preparatory hearing on the case against blogger Alexander Lapshin. At the hearing, the Court was to decide whether to accept the case for consideration or not. "That was a procedural action, and all issues were resolved within the law," said the advocate.

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