News

August 02, 2017 05:17

• Spanish Court approves extradition of Taganrog programmer Lisov to US

  Stanislav Lisov, a programmer from Taganrog, suspected of developing malicious software, will be extradited to the United States. This decision was made by the Spanish court.

August 02, 2017 00:53

• Russian migrants attacked in Abkhazia

  At night on July 31, in Gudauta District of Abkhazia, a family of Russian citizens who settled there was subjected to an armed attack. As a result, out of three injured persons, a woman was hospitalized with brain concussion and burns.

August 01, 2017 21:29

• Aslan Cherkesov complains about torture and beatings in colony

  Aslan Cherkesov has told Aindi Isaev, his advocate, about his torture at one of the colonies of the Krasnoyarsk Territory.

August 01, 2017 21:06

• Adygea: Syrian Circassians report problems with receiving Russian citizenship

  Circassians who come to Adygea from Syria have no official status of repatriates, and cannot receive Russian citizenship under a simplified procedure, a woman migrant from Syria has stated.

August 01, 2017 19:28

• Murad Ragimov's defence points to discrepancies in witness’ testimonies

  At trial, a fighter of the National Guard of Russia, involved in detention of Dagestani native Murad Ragimov, has said that he did not enter the Murad Ragimov's apartment and sees him for the first time in his life. In the course of the investigation, the same witness described in detail how Murad Ragimov rendered resistance during his detention. This was reported by a defendant's advocate.

August 01, 2017 17:58

• Russian SC upholds verdict to Imam Velitov

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Russia has dismissed an appeal filed by the defence of Makhmud Velitov, the imam of the Moscow "Yardyam" mosque, sentenced to three years of imprisonment for public justification of terrorism.

August 01, 2017 16:13

• "Kavkaz. Realii": Chechen gays put on wanted list as IS supporters

  The police of Chechnya have put several homosexuals on the wanted list as persons suspected of involvement in the "Islamic State" (IS), recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in Russia by court's decision. This has been reported today by the edition named "Kavkaz. Realii" with reference to the information from rights defenders.

August 01, 2017 15:58

• Makhachkala resident goes on hunger strike because of criminal prosecution

  In the course of a solo picket in Makhachkala, Kerim Fatakhov, a resident of Dagestan, has demanded to objectively consider his case in court.

August 01, 2017 14:51

• In Volgograd, picketers accuse authorities of multiple refusals to sanction actions

  The Volgograd administration refuses to sanction actions in defence of Article 31 of the Constitution and deprives citizens of the right to express their opinion. This was stated by participants of solo pickets.

August 01, 2017 14:26

• Four people killed in cemetery in Armenia

  Today, at 10:40 a.m., in the village of Shamiram in the Aragatsotn Region, an armed man entered a funeral hall and opened fire at people from a hunting gun, the press service of the Armenian police reported.

August 01, 2017 14:05

• Missing Georgian artist found in monastery

  Besik Dugashvili, a search for whom was launched on July 30, feels well and refuses to return home from a monastery, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports.

August 01, 2017 11:28

• Mike Pence pledges US support to Georgian opposition

  Today, during his visit to Georgia, US Vice President Mike Pence met leaders of four opposition parties, including the "United National Movement" (UNM), "European Georgia", "Movement of Construction", and "Free Democrats" Parties.

August 01, 2017 11:20

• Resident of Chechnya sentenced for supporting terrorism

  The verdict of the court, according to which on July 28, 19-year-old Sheikh-Mansur Khaladov was sentenced to three years of imprisonment in a penal colony, would not be challenged. This was reported by a relative of the sentenced man.

August 01, 2017 09:00

• "Putin's Units" batten entrance to Alexei Navalny's office in Krasnodar

  Supporters of the opposition politician have filed a complaint to the police about an unsanctioned rally held by the "Putin's Unit" near their headquarters in Krasnodar.

August 01, 2017 07:31

• Law enforcers prohibit advocate from visiting detained Ingush resident

  On July 30, Khasan Esmurziev was detained after a search in his house. Law enforcers reported on seizure of a pistol and a grenade from the house. For more than a day, an advocate was not allowed visiting the detainee. Family members of Khasan Esmurziev associated his persecution with a conflict that occurred during the preparations for the celebration of the anniversary of the republic's creation.

August 01, 2017 02:08

• In Sochi, nine people picket in defence of Constitution’s Article 31

  According to activists, the purpose of a picket held in Sochi in defence of Article 31 of the Constitution is to draw attention to freedom of speech, opinions and assemblies.

July 31, 2017 20:22

• Circassian activist Ruslan Gvashev discharged from hospital

  Doctors find the state of health of the Circassian activist Ruslan Gvashev, who underwent a surgery in hospital after a heart attack, to be satisfactory, said his advocate Marina Dubrovina.

July 31, 2017 18:55

• German court allows deporting Dagestani native to Russia

  The court in Karlsruhe has rejected the constitutional complaint of an 18-year-old native of Dagestan who was trying to appeal against the decision to deport him to Russia after he was arrested after his correspondence with members of terrorist groupings.

July 31, 2017 18:30

• Northern Caucasus not to benefit from new appointment for “Natsgvardia”’s Zolotov

  The appointment of Victor Zolotov the chief of the antiterrorist group proves that the National Guard of Russia (known as “Natsgvardia”) becomes the most influential of the law enforcement agencies. However, no one should expect the improvement of the situation in Northern Caucasus because of the Victor Zolotov's new position. This was stated by experts questioned by the "Caucasian Knot".

July 31, 2017 18:24

• Georgian MoJ head hopes for Saakashvili’s extradition by Ukraine

  Thea Tsulukiani, the head of the Georgian Ministry of Justice (MoJ), has expressed her hope that Ukrainian authorities will launch the procedure of Mikhail Saakashvili’s extradition to Georgia as soon as he returns to Ukraine. Ms Tsulukiani has reminded that Georgia requested Saakashvili’s extradition from Ukraine in 2014 and 2015.