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March 08, 2017 02:54

• Defendant accused of plotting terror act in Rostov-on-Don admits his guilt

  The North-Caucasian District Military Court considers a case against Arthur Panov, a 19-year-old resident of the town of Krasnodon of the Lugansk Region of Ukraine, and Maxim Smyshlyaev, a resident of Rostov, accused of plotting a terror act. At the trial, Arthur Panov has admitted his guilt in manufacturing and storing of an explosive device and, in part, in plotting of a terror act.

March 07, 2017 22:50

• Employees of Elista colony refuse to plead guilty of Batyrev’s death

  Today, seven employees of the local department of the Russian Penitentiary Service (known as the UFSIN) has stated their non-involvement in the death of the inmate Dmitri Batyrev.

March 07, 2017 21:45

• ECtHR accepts claim on “Rustavi-2” case

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg has indefinitely postponed the enforcement of the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) of Georgia on the case of the “Rustavi-2” TV Company, and started considering its claim.

March 07, 2017 19:26

• Defence states court’s reluctance to consider complaint of Avetisyans’ relatives

  The successors of the Avetisyan family have repeatedly sent a complaint to the Court of Cassation demanding a new trial in the case on the family massacre in Gyumri. Their advocate Aramazd Kiviryan has stated that the court refuses to consider the successors’ complaint for far-fetched reasons.

March 07, 2017 19:13

• Rights defenders forecast suspension of Azerbaijan's membership in EITI

  Azerbaijan's membership in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) may be suspended, as the country's authorities have failed to fulfil the organization's demand to abolish the state registration of foreign donors and grant agreements, said activists of the NGO Council on increasing transparency in extractive industries.

March 07, 2017 16:20

• CPT receives Homo Homini Award

  The human rights organization "Committee for the Prevention of Torture" (CPT) has received the Homo Homini Award for 2016, awarded for one’s significant contribution to the protection of human rights.

March 07, 2017 13:21

• Sevastidi’s defence intends to cancel the verdict

  The defence of Oksana Sevastidi, a resident of Sochi, convicted on a charge of treason and pardoned today by President of Russia, insists on her complete innocence and will seek a review of the sentence, her advocate Evgeny Smirnov has stated.

March 07, 2017 12:05

• President pardons Oksana Sevastidi sentenced for high treason

  Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on pardoning Oksana Sevastidi, a resident of Sochi, who was sentenced in 2016 on the charge of high treason for sending an SMS to Georgia concerning transportation of military vehicles.

March 07, 2017 03:19

• Ayub Tuntuev denies his involvement in attack on Pskov paratroopers in Chechnya

  In Rostov-on-Don, at the first court hearing in the case of an attack on soldiers in 2000 in the Argun Gorge, Ayub Tuntuev, a former agent of the security service of the Chechen president, pleaded not guilty. According to the defendant, the case against him was fabricated.

March 07, 2017 02:05

• Usmanov charged with involvement in IS accuses law enforcers of cruel torture

  In Rostov-on-Don, at the trial in the case against Abdurakhman Usmanov charged with aiding and abetting militants in Syria, the native of Dagestan has claimed that after his detention he was subjected to torture with water and electric current. He signed a number of protocols included in the case after he could not stand the pain. This was reported by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent from the courtroom.

March 07, 2017 00:31

• North-Ossetian authorities deny involvement in organizing rally in Vladikavkaz

  On March 5, Vyacheslav Bitarov, the leader of North Ossetia, attended the rally held against the renaming of Ingushetia into Alania to prevent escalation. This was reported by the press service of the leader and the government of North Ossetia.

March 06, 2017 20:57

• Dagestani authorities urge cinema owners to use self-censorship

  In Dagestan, "immoral films" should not be screened, says the appeal of Magomed Abdurakhmanov, the head of the Dagestani Committee on Freedom of Conscience and Interaction with Religious Organizations, addressed to owners of movie theatres.

March 06, 2017 18:49

• Roskomnadzor demands to punish EcoWatch for release without label of foreign agent

  Today, the “Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus” (EcoWatch) has reported a receipt of another set of protocols from the Roskomnadzor, stating that the organization had violated the article of the law on the activities of the so-called “foreign agents”. The label of a foreign agent was absent in the press release of the EcoWatch, dedicated to the death of Alexei Yablokov, one of the founders of the Russian national environment-defence movement.

March 06, 2017 16:00

• Arthur Sargsyan is back at large

  After his release, Arthur Sargsyan, who had been accused of helping members of the "Sasna Tsrer" detachment, was brought to the Yerevan medical centre because of his poor health condition, said his advocate Tigran Egoryan.

March 06, 2017 13:30

• Sum of claims in case on Dubrovka terror act reaches 100 million roubles

  Victims of the hostage-taking in the Dubrovka Theatrical Centre have put forward about 20 lawsuits seeking compensation from Khasan Zakaev, said Karinna Moskalenko, the victims’ advocate.

March 06, 2017 10:52

• Major Orthodox Temple consecrated in Chechnya

  The Naur District of Chechnya hosted the ceremony of consecration of the OrthodoxTemple of the Nativity, the second largest church, designed for 350 parishioners.

March 06, 2017 04:28

• Opposition criticizes amendments to Azerbaijani legislation concerning Internet

  Draft amendments to the Laws "On Information, Informatization, and Information Protection" and "On Telecommunications" have been included into the agenda of the plenary session of the National Assembly to be held on March 7. Civil society activists treat the proposed innovations as restrictions on the freedom of the Internet.

March 06, 2017 03:48

• NAC reports neutralizing inactive unit affiliated with IS in Dagestan

  As a result of a joint operation, the FSB and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) have neutralized an inactive unit affiliated with the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) banned in Russia. The inactive unit involved four people, one of whom was killed in Derbent and three others were detained. This was reported by the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).

March 06, 2017 00:54

• On February 27-March 5, 2017, two persons killed in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of February 27-March 5, 2017, at least two persons were killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

March 06, 2017 00:29

• In Vladikavkaz, young people protest against renaming of Ingushetia into Alania

  In the evening of March 5, Vladikavkaz residents gathered at the square near the statue of Lenin. They were protesting against the initiative to rename Ingushetia to Alania, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.