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June 09, 2017 20:47

• Georgia's SSS states non-involvement in Mukhtarly's kidnapping

  The State Security Service (SSS) of Georgia has denied the assertion of the Azerbaijani MP Elman Nasyrov that the kidnapping of journalist Afghan Mukhtarly was a joint Georgian-Azerbaijani special operation.

June 09, 2017 19:18

• Resident of Georgievsk accuses law enforcers of fabricating a criminal case

  On June 6, the Georgievsk City Court held the preliminary hearings on the case against Azerbaijani citizen Mekhman Guliev, a resident of Georgievsk, accused of illegal trafficking in arms and drugs. This was told on June 8 to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by advocate Alaudi Musaev.

June 09, 2017 17:39

• Dagestani woman demands compensation of 1.25 million roubles for her property lost during CTO

  Today, Aminat Soupyanova, a resident of the Dagestani village of Vremenny, has filed a lawsuit to the Tverskoi District Court of Moscow against the Russian Ministry of Finance demanding compensation for damage caused during the counterterrorist operation (CTO) carried out in 2014. This was reported by the press release of the Human Rights Centre "Memorial" received by the "Caucasian Knot".

June 09, 2017 16:42

• Assassination attempt on Ramzan Kadyrov to be considered by Gudermes City Court

  Three residents of Chechnya Aziz Alviev, Beslan Zakaraev, and Shamkhan Magomadov will appear before the court. Investigators treat Isa Yamadaev, an officer of the "Vostok" (East) battalion, as a person who ordered an assassination attempt on the leader of Chechnya.

June 09, 2017 14:52

• Vladimir Putin claims threat of increased IS activities in Southern Russia

  The terrorist organization "Islamic State", banned in Russia by the court, plans to destabilize the situation in the southern regions of Russia. This has been stated today by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

June 09, 2017 14:07

• ECtHR asks Russia to clarify its position in Murad Amriev's case

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has appealed to the Russian authorities with questions about what measures are planned to be taken to prevent possible violence against Murad Amriev, detained in Belarus. This has been reported today by the "Committee for the Prevention of Torture".

June 09, 2017 13:08

• Murad Amriev handed over to Chechen police

  Athlete Murad Amriev, who claimed being tortured in Chechnya, was handed over to Chechen policemen, the "Interfax" reports with reference to a source from the law enforcement agencies of the Central Federal District.

June 09, 2017 12:05

• Debate at Nemtsov's murder trial ended with advocate's request to acquit Zaur Dadaev

  On June 8, the Moscow District Military Court ended the debate of the parties in Boris Nemtsov murder case.

June 09, 2017 11:13

• In Armenia, participants of conference report problems with women's rights in countries of Caucasus and Middle East

  Yerevan hosts the Fifth International Conference "Search for New Ways in Meeting Modern Challenges. Ways to Peace, Stories of Women Peacekeepers." The conference involves about 100 people from Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, Ukraine and Russia, Colombia, Syria, Georgia, Iraq, Cyprus, and Ireland. Participants of the forum declare gender equality problem in a number of countries.

June 09, 2017 04:56

• Murad Amriev's family members leave Chechnya for security reasons

  Family members of Murad Amriev, an MMA fighter and world champion, have left Grozny and the republic for security reasons.

June 09, 2017 04:14

• Advocate claims relation between Alexander Dolzhenko's and William Browder's cases

  In case of an unfavourable decision of the Supreme Court (SC) of Kalmykia under an appeal filed by Alexander Dolzhenko, a former manager of Limited Liability Company (LLC) "Dalnyaya Step", the law enforcement agencies will have grounds to arrest in the case the foreign banking accounts of William Browder, the director of the "Hermitage Capital". This was reported by advocate Alaudi Musaev.

June 09, 2017 00:58

• Germany accepts first gay refugee from Chechnya

  A young man from Chechnya has appealed to the German Embassy in Moscow with a request to provide him with protection from the persecution because of his homosexual orientation. After an interview, officials of the German diplomatic mission granted him an entry visa "for urgent humanitarian reasons," an official of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) reports.

June 09, 2017 00:18

• Two men sentenced for aiding and abetting suspected killers of policeman in Moscow

  Ruslan Parsilaev is sentenced to six years of imprisonment, and Magomedsalikh Nazarov to five years of imprisonment. The court found them guilty of aiding and abetting two natives of Dagestan, wanted on suspicion of killing a Moscow policeman in 2015.

June 08, 2017 23:44

• Amriev's defence reports his extradition from Belarus to Russia

  Belarusian power agents have extradited Murad Amriev to Russia; and there is every reason to worry for his life, said his advocate Pyotr Zaikin.

June 08, 2017 19:40

• Five persons detained in Abkhazia on suspicion of links with IS

  The State Security Service (SSS) of Abkhazia has detained five Tajik citizens, suspected of involvement in the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia.

June 08, 2017 16:50

• Interview of runaway gay sparks disputes

  The interview of the Dagestani gay, who escaped from Russian special services who tried to recruit him for sending to Syria, has aroused controversy among Dagestani journalists: on the one hand, the story is well in line with the practice of sex blackmail in Northern Caucasus, on the other hand, it fails to meet local traditions and beliefs.

June 08, 2017 15:16

• Ingush MP shelled

  Unidentified people shelled a car in which Set-Salim Akhilgov, a deputy of the People's Assembly of Ingushetia, was travelling to work. The MP and his driver were not injured.

June 08, 2017 14:43

• 250,000 roubles allocated for victims of special operation in Nalchik

  Each of five residents of Nalchik, whose property was damaged during a special operation carried out by law enforcers in January 2016, will receive 50,000 roubles, reports an official from the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE).

June 08, 2017 14:13

• "Sasna Tsrer" supporters hold march in Yerevan

  More than 50 people have marched to the building of the court of the administrative districts of Erebuni and Nubarashen, where today, the first trial in the case against 14 members of the unit "Sasna Tsrer" (Daredevils of Sassoun) was to be held. The activists have demanded to release members of the "Sasna Tsrer" and all political prisoners of the country, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

June 08, 2017 13:30

• Afghan Mukhtarly's wife appeals to Georgian Prosecutor's Office for victim status

  The wife of Afghan Mukhtarly, an Azerbaijani journalist, who was kidnapped in Tbilisi, appealed to the General Prosecutor's Office of Georgia with a request to grant her and her husband the status of victims. This was reported by advocate Archil Chopikashvili.