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May 26, 2017 23:03

• Dagestani native arrested for preparing terror acts in Moscow

  Magomed Davudov and three natives of Central Asia, suspected of preparing terror acts in Moscow public transport, were placed behind bars until July 25.

May 26, 2017 18:01

• Ingushetia introduces ban on sale of alcoholic beverages during Ramadan and holidays

  In Ingushetia, at once in three readings, deputies of the People's Assembly unanimously adopted a draft law to ban the sale of alcoholic beverages during the month of Ramadan, on the holiday of Eid al-Fitr, on the Children's Day, and on the Day of Knowledge.

May 26, 2017 16:43

• Truck drivers from Kabardino-Balkaria join protest action in Moscow

  The protest action of truck drivers in Moscow involves drivers of seven trucks from Kabardino-Balkaria. The drivers of the heavy trucks are seeking the abolition of the "Platon" system and claim unreasonable detentions.

May 26, 2017 16:18

• Azerbaijani Border Service suspects Gezyal Bairamly of smuggling

  The State Border Service of Azerbaijan has reported on discovery in a bag of Gezyal Bairamly, the deputy chairman of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), of the money in the amount of 12,000 US dollars not indicated in a customs declaration.

May 26, 2017 13:22

• Soldier died on contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh

  Soldier Armen Arutyunyan was fatally wounded in the defensive area of a military unit of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army.

May 26, 2017 12:43

• Arthur Panov complains to ECtHR about violation of his rights

  Arthur Panov, a citizen of Ukraine, accused of plotting a terror act in Rostov-on-Don, has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) with a complaint about violation of several articles of the Convention on Human Rights. The defendant also intends to seek the cancellation of his pre-trial restriction measure. Arthur Panov informed of the above the "Caucasian Knot" in his letter sent through his advocate.

May 26, 2017 12:01

• PFPA's deputy chair Gezyal Bairamly detained

  In Azerbaijan, Gezyal Bairamly, the deputy chair of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has been detained on suspicion of smuggling. This was reported by advocate Elchin Sadygov. Colleagues of Gezyal Bairamly have already claimed a possibility of a provocation against her.

May 26, 2017 10:10

• PACE appoints special rapporteur on case of Boris Nemtsov's murder

  The Legal Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has appointed Emanuelis Zingeris, a member of the Lithuanian delegation, special rapporteur on the case of the Boris Nemtsov's murder.

May 26, 2017 07:32

• Tatiana Lokshina: Chechnya arranges raids against gays with tacit consent of Kremlin

  Since early 2017, the problem of the persecution of homosexuals in Chechnya has become urgent, and the authorities of the republic take brutal punitive measures against suspected LGBT community members with the tacit approval of the Kremlin. This was stated by Tatiana Lokshina, the programme director of human rights organization "Human Rights Watch" (HRW) in Russia, when she commented on the HRW's report released today.

May 26, 2017 06:58

• Nina Kurilo died in Sochi without being provided with social housing

  90-year-old Nina Kurilo, a former prisoner of fascist concentration camps, who was refused in her request to provide her with an apartment in a social home for war veterans and disabled people, died in Sochi.

May 26, 2017 05:10

• CTO legal regime introduced in Khunzakh District of Dagestan

  A counterterrorist operation (CTO) has been introduced in the village of Orota of the Khunzakh District, reports the operational headquarters for Dagestan of the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).

May 26, 2017 01:33

• "Caucasian Knot" registers sharp increase in number of young people in Chechen armed underground

  According to the own calculations of the "Caucasian Knot", 13-20 militants killed in Chechnya in 2016 were younger than 35 years old. This figure indicates a significant increase in the number of young people among members of the armed underground as compared with 2015, when six out of 10 suspected militants killed in Chechnya were younger than 35 years old.

May 26, 2017 00:01

• Teacher detained in Georgia asks court not to extradite him to Turkey

  The Tbilisi City Court has pronounced an extradition arrest for Turkish citizen Mustafa Emre Çabuk, accused at home of aiding and abetting terrorists. An advocate of the Turkish citizen intends to appeal against the Court's decision of arrest and draw the attention of international human rights organizations to his client's case.

May 25, 2017 19:43

• Svetlana Anokhina awarded 2016 Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev journalism award

  The "Caucasian Knot" has named the winners of the annual award for journalistic materials about the Caucasus, organized in memory of Dagestani journalist Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev. Journalist Svetlana Anokhina has been recognized the winner of the Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev Prize for 2016 for her article "Circumcised women subject their daughters to circumcision".

May 25, 2017 16:33

• NATO PA to adopt resolution in Georgia's support

  The NATO Parliamentary Assembly (PA) will be held on May 26-29. Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili, and Parliament Speaker Irakli Kobakhidze are expected to deliver speeches at the NATO PA plenary session.

May 25, 2017 12:28

• Alexei Venediktov reports Boris Nemtsov's complaints about threats in connection with "Charlie Hebdo"

  Today, Alexei Venediktov, the editor-in-chief of the "Echo Moskvy", has been summoned to the trial in the case on the murder of Boris Nemtsov. According to an advocate of the victim family, Alexei Venediktov was one of the last persons who talked to Boris Nemtsov. Alexei Venediktov claimed that Boris Nemtsov informed him of the threats voiced against him.

May 25, 2017 12:00

• Activists hold solo pickets against corruption in Astrakhan

  In the centre of Astrakhan, Alexei Tyurin, a supporter of Alexei Navalny, and activist Mikhail Anisenko held solo pickets with the demand for the resignation of the Russian government.

May 25, 2017 11:35

• Volodya Avetisyan released from prison in Armenia

  Today, Volodya Avetisyan, a veteran of the Karabakh war, a participant of protest actions in Yerevan, sentenced in the fraud case, has been released. He has already voiced his intention to continue his struggle for justice.

May 25, 2017 10:24

• In Chechnya, law enforcers identify organizer of March attack on National Guard of Russia

  An attack on the unit of the National Guard of Russia in the regional centre of Naurskaya in the north of Chechnya was organized by local resident Ali Bakaev. He was put on the international wanted list. This was reported by the law enforcement agencies of the ChechenRepublic. The investigation into the attack on the National Guard of Russia in Chechnya was led by Colonel Igor Sobol, the "Kommersant" reports today.

May 25, 2017 08:45

• Appeal on pardon for Said Amirov filed to presidential administration

  Andrei Babushkin, a member of the Presidential Council for Human Rights, has reported on filing an appeal to Sergey Kiriyenko, the first deputy chief of the presidential administration, with a request to consider pardoning of Said Amirov, the former Mayor of Makhachkala, who was sentenced to life imprisonment.