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March 16, 2017 13:51

• In Krasnodar, court finds arrest of activist Alexei Mandrigelya lawful

  The court of appeal upheld the verdict against Alexei Mandrigelya, a Krasnodar activist, who was sentenced to 10 days of arrest for a publication in a social network. This was announced by his advocate.

March 16, 2017 12:59

• Dadaev’s defence sees no proofs of his involvement in buying car for shadowing

  According to the printout of telephone conversations of Zaur Dadaev, on the day of buying the car in Moscow, which, according to investigators, was used by defendants, he was in Grozny, a Dadaev's advocate has stated at the today’s session.

March 16, 2017 10:48

• Prompt return of Chechen militaries from Syria announced

  The servicemen of the battalion of military police, who have been carrying out their combat mission in Syria since December 2016, will return to Chechnya in the coming days, said the spokesman of the Military Commandant's Office of the republic. Militaries’ relatives have confirmed this information.

March 16, 2017 02:11

• Refugees living in emergency housing in Baku receive promises to accelerate resettlement again

  In Baku, forced migrants demand from the Azerbaijani authorities to solve their housing problems. The authorities admit that 340,000 settlers, who reside in the country, need improvement of their living conditions, and once again have promised to speed up the process.

March 16, 2017 01:50

• Abdurakhman Usmanov reports "backdating" signing of interrogation protocol

  In Rostov-on-Don, during an interrogation at the trial, Abdurakhman Usmanov, a native of Dagestan, accused of aiding and abetting militants in Syria, claimed that he had signed the protocol with his confession dated with a back date as a result of torture and threats.

March 15, 2017 23:48

• Adygea’s SC summons witnesses in "EcoWatch" case

  The court session on contesting the fine for the absence of the “foreign agent” label in press releases of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch) was postponed until March 29 because of the summoning of additional witnesses, said Andrei Rudomakha, the coordinator of the “EcoWatch”.

March 15, 2017 23:02

• After meeting Bastrykin, Krasnodar farmers state pressure on shareholders

  The participants of the today's meeting of farmers with Alexander Bastrykin, the head of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), have learned that the shareholders from the Caucasian region, who had testified in favour of the activists Nikolai Borodin and Elena Petrova, are being brought en masse to investigators, who force them to refuse from their testimonies.

March 15, 2017 21:47

• Derbent residents oppose participation of Moscow company in building houses for resettlement

  Houses for participants of the resettlement programme in Derbent should be built by local companies, without the Moscow's LLC “Granit”, said the tenants of the emergency houses. Officials assured them that they trust “Granit”, while subcontractors have warned that until they see specific sum of payment for their work in their contracts, they would not start the construction.

March 15, 2017 17:43

• Experts name reasons of interest of Chechen youth in IS’ ideology

  Young people in Chechnya are interested in the ideology of the "Islamic State" (IS) because of their families’ plight, discontent with the authorities’ lawlessness and injection of religious dogmas, experts have stated.

March 15, 2017 14:57

• CTO regime declared in two districts of Ingushetia

  The counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime was introduced in the territories of the Nazran and Sunzha Districts of Ingushetia, said the operative headquarters of the region.

March 15, 2017 14:54

• Sixty relatives of missing residents of Chechnya receive genetic passports

  The total number of passports, issued for establishing the kinship with the persons, who disappeared during the military campaigns in Chechnya, when the remains are discovered, has exceeded 500. The last batch of passports was issued on March 14.

March 15, 2017 13:35

• International conference calls to peacemaking initiatives on Nagorno-Karabakh problem

  The settlement of the conflict around Nagorno-Karabakh is impossible without the participation of civil society, the participants of the international conference "Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Origins, Peacemaking and Role of Civil Society", held in Baku on March 14, are sure.

March 15, 2017 12:21

• Kokoity supporters threatened to intensify protests for refusal to meet Tibilov (+video)

  The night talks held in the building of the Security Council ended in an agreement about the meeting of the former head of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity with the incumbent President Leonid Tibilov, said Sergey Kharebov, the head of Kokoity’s electoral office. According to his story, if the meeting fails, "the protesters will decide themselves what to do."

March 15, 2017 10:50

• HRC "Memorial": Magomed Aushev recognizes suspect of torturing him

  Magomed Aushev has identified one of the employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Ingushetia, who applied violence to him during the confrontation. However, the suspect refuted Aushev's words, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports.

March 15, 2017 09:00

• Makhachkala authorities report start of catching stray dogs for shelter

  Makhachkala has started catching stray dogs and putting them into a special shelter, the Mayoralty has announced.

March 15, 2017 06:12

• Authorities report 16,000 participants in subbotniks in Grozny

  Employees of state institutions and students higher schools of Grozny report they were forced to take part in mass subbotniks held in the Chechen capital. Officials of Grozny administration refute these accusations.

March 15, 2017 04:35

• Sochi investigator finds no link of Degtereva’s death with alienation of her housing

  An investigator refused to initiate a criminal case in connection with the death of the 36-year-old Nadezhda Degtereva, who committed suicide by jumping from a bridge in Sochi. Praskovya Degtereva, her mother, states that her daughter was brought to suicide by "black realtors."

March 15, 2017 03:36

• At background of threats, LGBT activists state readiness to initiate gay parades in all NCFD regions

  The initiators of actions in support of the rights of the LGBT community in the regions of Southern Russia continue receiving threats, said Vladimir Klimov, an activist. Still, despite this, after appealing against the received refusals, as he said, they intend to initiate actions in other regions of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD).

March 14, 2017 23:14

• Experts treat works of twice repressed Caucasian scholar Anatoly Genko as unique

  According to experts, the "Bibliography of the Caucasus", compiled by historian and Caucasus scholar Anatoly Genko and donated to the Kunstkammer, is of great interest to the national science. A daughter of Anatoly Genko stated her father was twice repressed for writing about the problems of the small peoples of the Caucasus.

March 14, 2017 21:32

• Defence states attempt to deprive Gasanguseinov parents of rehabilitation right

  Investigators try to deprive the parents of the slain Gasanguseinov brothers of the right to rehabilitation of their sons, said the lawyers of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”. The establishment of a human rights organization named after Gasanguseinov brothers was announced to help those who suffered from power agents’ lawlessness.