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War in Syria. Aleppo. Photo: Freedom House https://www.flickr.com

13:30, 13 December 2016

Group of servicemen fired for refusal to go to Syria from Chechnya (+video)

Twelve servicemen from the unit of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) stationed at the Khankala military base near Grozny, were dismissed from service for their refusal to go to Syria, said the sources, adding that all the fired militaries are local residents.

The advocate Alaudi Musaev. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"

11:04, 13 December 2016

Judge bans video recording of Geriev's trial

Today, at the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya, the presiding judge has restricted the video recording, having treated the trial, which considers the complaint against the verdict to Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, "a one-man's theatre".

The political analyst Ruslan Martagov. Photo RFE / RL http://www.svoboda.org/a/27963234.html

04:48, 13 December 2016

Journalists and rights defenders compare level of Chechnya's independence before and after the war

In the post-war years, Chechnya has achieved greater independence than the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria had wanted, the journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza believes. Djohar Dudaev, the President of Ichkeria could not even dream of such a level of federal subsidies, which now Chechnya receives, the rights defender Yan Rachinsky has noted.

Training. Photo: http://ungato.net/khobbi/sport-i-otdykh/trenirovki-po-boksu-i-kikboksingu-dlya-detej-20203.html

03:54, 13 December 2016

Head of KBR indignant at boxers' workout conditions in Nalchik

After visiting two boxing gyms in Nalchik, where athletes had their training sessions in extreme unsanitary conditions in unfit premises were training, Yuri Kokov, the head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), has ordered to conduct a comprehensive inspection of children's sports institutions, said to the press service of the head of the republic.

23:20, 12 December 2016

HRC "Memorial" states authorities' unwillingness to execute ECtHR's decisions on Chechen cases

When executing decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), Russian authorities are just paying compensations, while those responsible for atrocious crimes remain unpunished. This was stated by activists of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" in their comments on the resolution of the Committee of Ministers (CoM) of the Council of Europe (CE) on the ineffective investigation into the cases of extrajudicial executions and torture in Chechnya.

22:51, 12 December 2016

Court leaves journalist Magomed Magomedov under house arrest

The Soviet District Court of Makhachkala has granted the investigators' petition to extend the house arrest of Magomed Magomedov, a journalist of the newspaper "Novoye Delo" and the former official spokesman of the mosque located in General Omarov Street. The house arrest was extended until January 12, 2017.

The protest against the construction of a high rise building in the vicinity of General Omarov Street. Makhachkala, December 12, 2016. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"

21:07, 12 December 2016

Rally in Makhachkala complains about pogrom in park

Today, about 50 residents of Makhachkala came out to protest against the construction of a high rise building in the vicinity of General Omarov Street.

Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo © Sputnik / Said Tsarnayev

12:55, 12 December 2016

Five leaders of southern regions of Russia lost points in ranking of governors' survival

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov is the only one of the heads of southern regions of Russia, who became one of the "honours" of the "survival" rating, compiled on the basis of estimations voiced by experts of the "Petersburg Politics" Foundation and the "Minchenko Consulting" Holding. The number of the leaders, who lost their positions, included the head of Adygea, Dagestan, Ingushetia, the Krasnodar Territory, and the Volgograd Region.

The flags near the building of the Council of Europe. Photo http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/standardsetting/cddh/

10:40, 12 December 2016

CE's CoM calls on Russia to fulfil ECtHR's decision on complaints filed by residents of Chechnya

The Committee of Ministers (CoM) of the Council of Europe (CE) has published four resolutions on supervision of the execution of the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), adopted in cases versus Russia. They include the case "Khashiev and Akaeva vs. Russia" on killing of the applicants' relatives in Grozny in January 2000. The ECtHR's judgment on the case remains unenforced for more than 11 years.

09:10, 12 December 2016

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 5-11

Press conference of rights defenders on force countering discussions of corruption in Chechnya; detention in Ingushetia of a high-ranking police officer; conviction in Azerbaijani of activist of "Nida" movement, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of December 5-11, 2016, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

The "Neptune" Hotel / Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

02:31, 12 December 2016

Sochi: flood victims to be evicted with their children into street from "Neptune" Hotel

Svetlana and Grigory Moiseenko, who care of two minor children, have got from court marshals a demand to leave the reserve housing fund of the "Neptune" Hotel. Similar demand was also got by the Manukov family. Court marshals demand to vacate the premises until December 12.

A law enforcer during CTO. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/12/01/v-dagestane-neitralizovany-dva-bandglavarya-i-boevik-vernuvshiisya-iz-sirii.html

01:40, 12 December 2016

On December 5-11, 2016, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week of December 5-11, 2016, no information on persons killed or wounded in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus was reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. Photo http://www.coe.int/ru/web/chairmanship/austria

23:49, 11 December 2016

CE's CoM calls on Azerbaijani authorities to follow ECtHR's decisions

The Committee of Ministers (CoM) of the Council of Europe (CE) regrets that the Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijani has upheld the verdict to the oppositional politician Ilgar Mamedov, despite the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

The forum was attended by delegates of the "Eastern Partnership" countries. December 9, 2016, Tbilisi. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the "Caucasian Knot"

11:45, 11 December 2016

Participants of creative forum claim low level of education in Georgia

According to participants of the international forum "Creative Georgia", people of creative professions are unable to implement their projects in Georgia because of the low level of education at schools and institutions of higher education in the country. The participants of the international forum have noted the need for copyright protection.

Derbent from a viewing platform of the Naryn-Kala Fortress. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"

08:56, 11 December 2016

In Derbent, photographers make 3D photos of unique cultural monuments

On December 8-11, in Derbent, a team of four photographers is engaged in 3D-digitization of museum exhibits and objects of cultural heritage, which need to be preserved. The project is managed by the "Peri" Foundation, which since 2015 implements the programme "Cultural Heritage 2.0".

Vadim Urkunov, the disabled man. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

05:01, 11 December 2016

Sochi Prosecutor's Office finds no violations of rights of disabled Vadim Urkunov

The Prosecutor's Office has found no reason for taking action in response to the complaints filed by disabled Vadim Urkunov against officials and entrepreneurs, who went to court and legalized unsanctioned buildings on house land plots in Sochi.

A participant of the protest action in Baku. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

02:20, 11 December 2016

Public Alliance "Azerbaijan without Political Prisoners" proposes to start political reforms

The Public Alliance "Azerbaijan without Political Prisoner" demands to release innocent unfairly sentenced prisoners, stop the persecution of dissidents, and create conditions for free activities of NGOs. This is stated in the report of the Public Alliance, presented at a meeting of human rights defenders and family members of political prisoners.

The residents of the neighbourhood of Gumrak at the meeting with officials on December 10, 2016. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"

16:35, 10 December 2016

Volgograd residents urge to amend reconstruction project of Aviators' Highway

The reconstruction project of the highway in the Volgograd neighbourhood of Gumrak was not discussed with the public; the works are performed in violation of regulations, and, as it turned out, provide for the installation of huge noise suppression shields in front of houses, residents complained at their meeting with officials.

Makhachkala. Photo by Eldar Rasulov, Wikipedia.org

15:04, 10 December 2016

Makhachkala residents demand from officials to solve problems in housing sector

The heads of three districts of Makhachkala, including Magomed Alkhasov, who has recently headed the Leninsky District, must quickly solve the problems of garbage removal and water and power outages, the townspeople assert. Besides, they have identified the poor road condition and uncontrolled urban development among the most pressing problems of the city.

Ani Zakaryan. Screenshot of a video on the channel ArmComedy в YouTube.com on YouTube

14:58, 10 December 2016

Party leader in Armenia is charged in context of Yerevan riots

During the riots in Khorenatsi Street in Yerevan, Ani Zakaryan, the leader of the "New Political Culture" Party, urged supporters of the "Sasna Tsrer" detachment to break the glass of a police car, investigators assert. Ms Zakaryan has treated the charges as politically motivated.

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