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July 25, 2017 23:35

• Journalist Ani Ovannisyan sentenced to 1.5 years in prison

  The Yerevan court has found Ani Ovannisyan, Director of the “Analitik” Press Club, guilty of extorting money from the MP Tigran Urikhanyan, but acquitted her from the episode of extorting money from the Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) “VTB Bank Armenia”. Ms Ovannisyan was sentenced to 1.5 years of imprisonment.

July 25, 2017 22:03

• "Kavkaz.Realii": some ten residents of Chechnya detained for their correspondence in messengers

  Detentions of Chechnya residents for their dialogues by means of messengers were conducted in the cities of Shali and Grozny in early July, the edition named "Kavkaz.Realii" reports referring to a local resident.

July 25, 2017 18:08

• In Derbent District, police disperse residents’ action from four villages

  In the Derbent District of Dagestan, residents of four villages demanded to find a new place for a landfill. They blocked the road to garbage trucks and were dispersed by policemen. The district authorities have announced that the landfill will be moved to another place.

July 25, 2017 16:33

• Villagers deny information about departure of Ruzanna Tuko's family from Takhtamukai

  Family members of Ruzanna Tuko, who appeared to be in the centre of the scandal with the gold medal of her classmate, were not attacked by their fellow villagers. They still live in their native village, reported residents of the village of Takhtamukai.

July 25, 2017 13:32

• Dagestani resident detained on suspicion of trying to join militants in Syria

  At the airport of Mineralnye Vody, border guards took off a plane a resident of Dagestan, who planned to leave for Syria and join militants. This was reported by the Border Guard Department of the Russian FSB Department for Kabardino-Balkaria.

July 25, 2017 13:12

• Disappeared Ingush people found

  The police have located the whereabouts of two wanted residents of Malgobek. They were interrogated and given out to their relatives, the Ingush Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports.

July 25, 2017 13:08

• Federation Council approves introduction of resort fee in Krasnodar and Stavropol Territories

  The Senators of the Federation Council have approved the law adopted by the State Duma on introduction, in the test regime, in four Russian regions, including Stavropol and Krasnodar Territories, of fees for using the resort infrastructure.

July 25, 2017 12:32

• ECtHR obliges Russia to pay 6000 euros to Tamerlan Eskerkhanov

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found grounded the complaint filed by Tamerlan Eskerkhanov about the conditions of detention in the SIZO (pre-trial prison) during the investigation into the politician Boris Nemtsov's murder.

July 25, 2017 11:58

• About 20 foreign journalists arrive in Chechnya

  About 20 media representatives from China, Japan, Georgia, Tajikistan, France, and other countries are planning to visit iconic sites in Chechnya and meet Ramzan Kadyrov. According to the guests, they want to destroy stereotypes about Chechnya.

July 25, 2017 11:10

• Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of shelling Chinari village

  On July 20, the Azerbaijani shelling of the village of Chinari in the Tavush District damaged a kindergarten building and resulted in destruction and damage to the local residents' property. A minor avoided the death. This was stated by the Investigating Committee for Armenia.

July 25, 2017 09:52

• Sociologists report Russian citizens' attitude to ban of Jehovah's Witnesses

  More than three-quarters of Russian citizens who heard about the organizations of Jehovah's Witnesses support the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) to ban them. This was found out by experts from the All-Russian Centre for the Study of Public Opinion (known as VTsIOM) and the "Levada Centre".

July 25, 2017 08:40

• Local residents succeed in rallying for bringing water to two Dagestani villages

  After a protest action held by residents of the villages of Khalimbekaul and Kumukh in the Buynaksk District of Dagestan against the prolonged absence of water, the authorities organized temporary supply of water. The head of the district has assured the protesters that the steps to solve problem are being made.

July 25, 2017 06:53

• AIBA decides to hold 2019 World Cup in Sochi

  The right to host the 2019 World Boxing Championship was claimed by India, Ukraine, Thailand and Turkey. However, the executive committee of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) decided to hold the championship in Sochi.

July 25, 2017 01:41

• Faig Amirov sentenced to imprisonment

  Faig Amirov, the financial director of the Azerbaijani newspaper "Azadlyg", is found guilty of inciting interreligious hostility and tax evasion.

July 24, 2017 22:58

• HRC "Memorial": 13 Chechnya residents from "execution list" detained by law enforcers

  Power agents have detained 13 residents of Chechnya from the so-called "execution list", published by the Novaya Gazeta in the article on extrajudicial executions. Relatives know nothing about their fate, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports.

July 24, 2017 16:45

• Defence calls Alexander Lapshin's extradition impossible before decision on his appeal

  The extradition of blogger Alexander Lapshin, sentenced for illegal crossing of the Azerbaijani border, will become possible after the court's decision comes into force. Alexander Lapshin has not yet decided whether he will appeal against the verdict. This reported by advocate Eduard Chernin.

July 24, 2017 15:17

• Trial of Imam Yaraliev starts

  The court has begun considering the case of Imam Yaraliev, a former Mayor of Derbent, accused of transferring federal land plots to a municipality.

July 24, 2017 14:04

• Chechnya's SAM explains its attitude towards jihad against Israel

  Residents of Chechnya have considered the Chechen Mufti's appeal to the Israeli authorities with the demand to restore the access for Muslim to the Al-Aqsa Mosque as a readiness for jihad. The head of the Chechen Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) called on the Israeli authorities to peacefully resolve the conflict, the Muftiate explained.

July 24, 2017 13:43

• Two persons disappear in Ingushetia

  20-year-old Ilyas Teboev and 19-year-old Khavzh-Bagaudin Kurtoev, residents of Malgobek, disappeared on July 19. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Ingushetia addressed citizens with a request to help in their search.

July 24, 2017 13:05

• Check of wedding spending of Judge Khakhaleva turns into claims to advocate

  The Board of Judges of the Krasnodar Territory has checked the reports about the expenses for the wedding of the daughter of Judge Elena Khakhaleva and concluded that they "were completely untrue." The actions of the advocate, who had disseminated those reports, should be given a legal evaluation, said Vladimir Kislyak, the Chairman of the Board of Judges.