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February 25, 2017 22:23

• Azerbaijani activist Samira Agaeva states being shadowed

  On February 24, unidentified persons were following Samira Agaeva, the deputy chair of the D18 movement, when she was returning home. She managed to escape pursuers and believes that they tried to intimidate her.

February 25, 2017 19:47

• Armenia states five killed Azerbaijani servicemen

  The Armenia's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has released a list of five Azeri soldiers, killed last night in the Karabakh conflict zone; officers are on the list.

February 25, 2017 14:49

• WADA finds use of doping by Russian Olympians in Sochi unproved

  The data from Professor Richard McLaren’s report about the system of falsification of doping tests in Russia have no sufficient proofs, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has declared.

February 25, 2017 14:03

• Armenia calls on Azerbaijan to stop escalation of Karabakh conflict

  The Armenia's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has joined the statement of the MoD of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), made in connection with the incident in the Karabakh conflict zone, having accused the Azerbaijan counterpart of sabotage and disinformation. The Armenia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has reported Azerbaijan’s attempted attack to the OSCE.

February 25, 2017 13:08

• "Musavat" leaders complain about pressure from Azerbaijani GPO

  Gyulyaga Aslanly, the head of the office of the oppositional "Musavat" Party, was questioned at the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Azerbaijan; the incumbent and the former chairs of the party have also been summoned for questioning. They figure as witnesses in the case of receiving by country residents of the emigrant status abroad under false documents.

February 25, 2017 06:29

• Sochi residents are dissatisfied with reduction of trading days at fairs

  Over 500 producers and sellers of agricultural goods of the Krasnodar Territory have been deprived of the opportunity to trade on weekdays at seven fairs in Sochi, because of the decision of the city Mayor. He has reduced the number of trading days from four to two, allowing trading only on weekends.

February 25, 2017 02:31

• Meeting at GULAG Museum talks fates of deported Chechens and Ingushes

  The State Museum of GULAG History hosted a commemoration event of 1944 deportation victims. Participants told that in Chechnya and Ingushetia February 23 is marked as mourning day; and deportees’ families still experience problems upon return.

February 25, 2017 00:30

• Sochi residents urge to cancel permit for build-up of Maly Akhun

  Residents of the resort micro-district Maly Akhun have held a meeting with the chair of the territorial self-government body (known as TOS) and decided to send via him an appeal to the Sochi Mayor with a request to cancel the development of the territory of the local national park.

February 24, 2017 20:24

• NKR accuses Azerbaijan of shelling Talish

  As stated by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), Azerbaijani militaries have shelled from cannons and machine guns the contact line, including the territory of the village of Talish.

February 24, 2017 19:58

• Georgian Parliament approves, in second reading, package of laws on secret shadowing

  Despite protests of the opposition, Georgian MPs have adopted a package of bills on introduction of a new system of secret surveillance and wiretapping.

February 24, 2017 17:19

• Ingush Speaker offers to commemorate deportation victims on October 30

  Zelimkhan Evloev, the Speaker of the People's Assembly of Ingushetia, has suggested addressing the federal centre with a request to mark October 30 as the Day of Memory and Grief. The press service of the Ingush Parliament has explained that it does not mean a transfer of the Memory Day of Deportation Victims from February 23.

February 24, 2017 15:09

• Semender residents oppose construction of dogs’ shelter

  Residents of the Makhachkala settlement of Semender have held an action with a demand from officials to abandon the project of building an animal shelter in the territory of an abandoned farm. The shelter will be located close to residential buildings, they have stated.

February 24, 2017 14:21

• Guseinov’s defence states contradictions in case against blogger to ECtHR’s decisions

  The case of defaming the police by the blogger Mekhman Guseinov cannot be a criminal one, since, according to the case law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), defamation cases are considered in the civil process. This was stated by Elchin Sadygov, a Guseinov’s advocate. Guseinov himself intends to continue his blogger’s activities.

February 24, 2017 12:45

• In Makhachkala, animal rights defenders organize patrolling of city streets

  In Makhachkala, city residents are themselves engaged in shooting of stray dogs. This was reported by members of animal rights organizations "Ecolife" and "Zoolife". Animal rights defenders create patrols to stop the active shooting of animals.

February 24, 2017 10:04

• In Chechnya, law enforcers release detained Magomed Rashidov’s father

  In Chechnya, Movsar Rashidov, a resident of Shali, detained in January, has been released from custody. This was reported by the man's relatives. He was hospitalized in serious condition.

February 24, 2017 08:08

• Blogger Alexander Lapshin visited by his mother and new advocate

  Blogger Alexander Lapshin, extradited from Belarus and kept at the Baku SIZO (pre-trial prison), was visited by his mother. Besides, at the SIZO, he was also visited by his new advocate hired by his family members. This was reported by the law enforcement bodies.

February 24, 2017 04:43

• Shooting of film about Kalmyks killed in Chechnya postponed because of lack of funds

  Process of shooting of the documentary film "When I get back-3" dedicated to natives of Kalmykia and Kalmyks from other regions, killed during the second Chechen military campaign and during the counterterrorist operations (CTOs) in Northern Caucasus, has been postponed because of funding problems. This was reported by filmmakers.

February 24, 2017 04:25

• In Sochi, events in memory of fallen defenders of Fatherland gather about 1500 people

  On February 23, more than 1000 people came to the Zavokzalny District to lay flowers at the memorial to soldiers who died in World War II. About 500 city residents attended the memorial in the residential district of New Sochi and the mass grave in the old cemetery in Dagomys Street, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

February 24, 2017 02:29

• European cities host actions in memory of victims of deportation of Chechen and Ingush peoples

  Paris, Strasbourg, Berlin, Vienna, and other European cities hosted actions in memory of deported Chechen and Ingush people.

February 23, 2017 21:22

• “ONEArmenia” starts fundraising de-mining vicinity of Karabakh village

  The fundraising in the amount of 96,214 US dollars for de-mining a site near the village of Lachin, Shaumyan District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), has been launched by the charity organization named “ONEArmenia”.