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March 18, 2017 05:05

• Smyshliaev states his refusal to meet Panov after his statement about preparation of the terror act

  At the trial on the case of preparing a terror act in Rostov-on-Don, the defendant Maxim Smyshliaev has stated that he had interrupted all contacts with the second defendant, a Ukrainian citizen Arthur Panov, after their personal meeting.

March 18, 2017 04:09

• Turkish Circassians ready to support Erdogan at referendum in exchange for national TV Channel

  The Pluralistic Democratic Party and the Federation of Circassian Societies of Turkey have demanded from the country’s authorities to create a state television channel in the Circassian language. In exchange, Circassians promise to support the amendments to the Turkish Constitution initiated by the authorities at the referendum on April 16.

March 18, 2017 00:55

• Tskaev’s relatives condemn action to support detainees in connection with his death

  The inquiry into the death of Vladimir Tskaev is protracted; however, his relatives expect a fair punishment of those guilty.

March 17, 2017 19:44

• About two thousand march in memory of Arthur Sargsyan

  The participants of the march in memory of the activist Arthur Sargsyan, who died after a hunger strike, are moving to the building of the Armenian government.

March 17, 2017 19:43

• Advocates accuse power agents of pressing Anchokov, resident of Cherkessk

  The defendant Anatoly Anchokov told his advocates that he was forced to slander himself. Power agents did not allow him to talk to his advocates, and, like yesterday, took him away from the Cherkessk SIZO (pre-trial prison) to some unknown place, said his advocates.

March 17, 2017 18:59

• Oppositionist Bagirzade released from jail in Azerbaijan ahead of time

  The court decided to release Zeinal Bagirzade, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), who is serving his eight-year prison term in the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR), because of his poor health. This was reported by his brother Yashar Bagirsoi, the chairman of the regional branch of the PFPA.

March 17, 2017 16:38

• Georgian NGOs criticize draft amendments to the Constitution

  The president of Georgia should be elected by direct vote, three non-governmental organizations (NGOs) of the country insist. They have criticized the draft that envisions election of the president by the MPs.

March 17, 2017 14:26

• Makhachkala residents dispute on initiative to rename Kotrov Street

  Polar views were expressed by residents of Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, about the initiative to rename Kotrov Street into Khachilaev Brothers Street. Some of them believe that the renaming will lead to another topographical mess, while others declare the merits of Khachilaev brothers.

March 17, 2017 13:18

• Sergey Mitrokhin: law enforcers plant drugs on activist of Stavropol "Yabloko" Party

  Today, a solo picket with the demand to release Kirill Bobro, the leader of the Stavropol branch of the "Youth Yabloko" Party, will be held in Moscow. This was announced by Sergey Mitrokhin, a member of the "Yabloko" Party's political council. Sergey Mitrokhin believes that the drugs were planted to Kirill Bobro.

March 17, 2017 11:16

• In Malgobek, shelling of FSB building becomes third armed incident since start of year

  The attack on the building of the Malgobek Department of the Russian FSB Department for Ingushetia has become the third case of the use of firearms against law enforcers in the territory of Malgobek since early 2017. Two other cases occurred in January.

March 17, 2017 11:15

• Resident of Grozny arrested on charge of possessing ammunition

  Ayub Anaev, a resident of the Chechen capital, has been arrested under the court's decision after law enforcers had seized from him ammunition for firearms and hand grenades.

March 17, 2017 08:43

• In Chechnya, kidnapped resident of Urus-Martan released

  Apti Edaev, a resident of the Chechen city of Urus-Martan, kidnapped by people in uniform, has been released. This was reported by relatives of the kidnapped man.

March 17, 2017 03:22

• Unorganized tourism mentioned among key problems of "Volga-Akhtuba Floodplain" Park

  The main problems of the "Volga-Akhtuba Floodplain" Park include the lack of clearly defined borders of villages, dacha and horticultural societies, the unorganized flow of tourists and the need to develop tourist attraction. This was announced by participants of the roundtable in Volgograd.

March 17, 2017 01:26

• Electoral office of candidate for Abkhazian MP reports arson of his car

  In Sukhumi, the car of Batal Aiba, a candidate for the MP, caught fire. A staff member of his electoral office said that it was arson.

March 16, 2017 23:55

• Makhachkala resident seeks in court removal from prophylactic registry

  Arsen Gasanov, who was detained by Makhachkala power agents during his Friday namaz (prayer), demands to remove him from the so-called “prophylactic registry”, treating law enforcers’ actions as lawlessness. Today, his advocate has refuted the assertions of the lawyer of the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) that the order on the rules of putting people on prophylactic registry is a secret document.

March 16, 2017 22:04

• Anatoly Bibilov refuses to interfere in conflict between Eduard Kokoity and President of South Ossetia

  Anatoly Bibilov said that the presidential candidates of South Ossetia "should not sling mud at each other." Anatoly Bibilov does not interfere in the conflict of Leonid Tibilov and Eduard Kokoity. This opinion was voiced by local journalists Alan Parastaev and Zhanna Tarkhanova.

March 16, 2017 21:19

• In Yerevan, activists demand resignations of Ministers of Justice and Public Health

  In Yerevan, a march of city residents on protest after the death of activist Arthur Sargsyan has finished with appeals to punish the heads of departments that contributed to his long stay in custody.

March 16, 2017 20:44

• Makhachkala residents demand to remove shopping pavilion from adjacent house territory

  During the action held by 20 tenants of the house in Imam Shamil Avenue, protestors voiced a demand against merchants to remove a shopping pavilion. Entrepreneurs claim that the pavilion has been built legally.

March 16, 2017 16:06

• KChR’s SC cancels verdict to Arkelova

  By the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), Leyla Arkelova, a mother of many children from Cherkessk, has been granted the right to rehabilitation. The SC has found that the actions of Arkelova, accused of slander, contained no crime elements.

March 16, 2017 14:33

• In Stavropol, "Yabloko" activist detained after search

  After the search of the apartment of Kirill Bobro, the leader of the Stavropol branch of the "Youth Yabloko" Party, law enforcers took him away to some unknown destination. Since then, his whereabouts is unknown. This has been announced by an advocate.