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June 26, 2017 06:09

• Zhalaudi Geriev's complaint filed to ECtHR

  The defence of Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, accused of drug trafficking, filed a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Zhalaudi Geriev says that the charge has been fabricated. Earlier, human rights organizations have recognized him as a political prisoner.

June 26, 2017 00:36

• Residents of Northern Caucasus celebrate Eid al-Fitr with festive prayers and fireworks

  Muslims of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) celebrate the holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Mosques held festive prayers, and feasts and solemn events were organized for residents of the NCFD regions.

June 25, 2017 22:44

• Sochi Muslims concern over lack of spacious mosque and negative image of Islam in media

  At the meeting, members of Muslim communities have complained that the only mosque in Sochi, a city with about 25,000 Muslims, can place only 40 people. Among the main problems, the participants have also mentioned spreading of negative information about Muslims in the media.

June 25, 2017 14:59

• Pilot killed in aircraft crash in Kabardino-Balkaria

  A Sigma-4 aircraft crashed in the Urvan District of Kabardino-Balkaria. A pilot of a light aircraft was killed in the accident.

June 25, 2017 12:22

• Leopard that escaped from his owner caught on following day in Dagestan

  A leopard that escaped from its owner on the shore of the Caspian Sea was caught in Dagestan after the owner announced a reward and urged people not to come close to the predator.

June 25, 2017 10:24

• Two persons killed in shootout in Khasavyurt

  In Khasavyurt, law enforcers entered a shootout with suspected militants. As a result, two persons were killed. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement agencies.

June 25, 2017 09:00

• Artist spouses from Krasnodar apply for political refuge in Sweden

  Lusine Djanyan and Alexei Knedlyakovsky, Krasnodar artists well known for their oppositional views, have applied for political asylum in Sweden, and the authorities of the country have accepted the spouses' application for consideration.

June 24, 2017 23:41

• Court obliges MoF to pay 100,000 roubles to compensate Sochi pensioners for criminal case

  Today, the court ruling of May 24 has come into force, according to which the Russia's Ministry of Finance (MoF) has to pay 100,000 roubles to Klara and Valentin Donchi-Ool, a pensioners' family couple from Sochi, in compensation for moral harm suffered from a criminal case unlawfully opened against them. The amount awarded by the court is ten times smaller than the spouses had claimed in their lawsuit; however, they will not challenge the ruling.

June 24, 2017 14:12

• Twelve persons hospitalized after road accident with military bus in Armenia

  A bus of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has flipped over in the Gekharkunik Region of Armenia. Four victims were hospitalized in Vardenis, and eight others were sent to Yerevan.

June 24, 2017 12:04

• Residents of Chechnya complain about continuing rise in food prices before Eid al-Fitr

  Despite the appeal of the Chechen Mufti and the activities of the special commission, food prices remain inflated at the end of the month of Ramadan. This was reported by residents of the Chechen Republic.

June 24, 2017 07:24

• Rights defenders: Armenian authorities do not investigate attacks on journalists

  In Armenia, eight journalistic and NGOs have issued a statement dated to the second anniversary of the events in Bagramyan Avenue demanding from the authorities to punish the policemen guilty of using violence against journalists on June 23, 2015.

June 24, 2017 06:22

• Dagestani residents give more than 1500 historical photographs for exhibition "Portrait of the Nation"

  Organizers of the exhibition "Dagestan: Portrait of the Nation" offered residents of the republic, who had in their family archives photos from the 19th and early 20th centuries to take part in the art project. As a result, the organizers received 1500 works, of which they selected for the exhibition more than 300. Besides, the exposition presents works from leading museums of Russia, Georgia, and the United States.

June 24, 2017 05:23

• In Azerbaijan, Court dismisses complaint about journalist Afghan Mukhtarly's detention

  On June 23, the Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) considered the appeal filed against the decision of the Baku District Court on detention of journalist Afghan Mukhtarly.

June 24, 2017 02:58

• Lawyer Rustam Yunusov arrested

  A Makhachkala court has ruled to place the lawyer Rustam Yunusov, suspected of an attempted fraud, into custody. He refused to plead guilty; and the advocate Musa Abdulkadirov, who is defending Yunusov's interests, promised to appeal against the ruling.

June 24, 2017 02:43

• Sochi schoolboy who complained about being beaten by law enforcers charged with theft

  Investigators have charged Georgy Sveshnikov, a pupil of a school in Sochi, with stealing goods from a store. He signed recognizance not to leave. The suspected schoolboy pleads not guilty.

June 24, 2017 01:05

• Azerbaijani activist Mamedov goes on hunger strike in colony

  On June 23, Bairam Mamedov, an activist of the oppositional Azerbaijani "Nida" movement, went on a hunger strike in protest against his custody conditions at the colony.

June 24, 2017 00:12

• 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

• Opposition accuses "Georgian Dream" of deceiving Venice Commission

  The ruling party "Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia" has deceived the Venice Commission by providing it with an irrelevant draft of the Georgian Constitution, oppositionists assert.

June 23, 2017 19:42

• Official from Adygea dismissed after her daughter received a school medal

  The head of the department of education in the Takhtamukay District of Adygea was dismissed for organizing the passing of the Unified State Examination (USE) at the facility, where her daughter was examined.