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Law enforcer’s vehicles. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-nazrani-v-hode-kto-neytralizovany-dvoe.html

16:50, 30 November 2016

Power agents report burning down militants’ camp in Dagestan

In the course of the counterterrorist operation (CTO), conducted November 26-28 in three districts of Dagestan, a summer militants’ camp was found near the village of Endirey, said a local law enforcement source.

Ilya Yashin. Photo: http://nospress.ru/theme/upload/92ffe15cef0e63c424948ef30ae374de.jpg

15:46, 30 November 2016

Yashin tells about threats to Nemtsov

Prior to his murder, the politician Boris Nemtsov regularly received threats; and he turned on the occasion to law enforcement bodies, Ilya Yashin, Deputy Chairman of the PARNAS Party, said at the today’s court session. He also pointed out that Boris Nemtsov mentioned his possible shadowing.

10:26, 30 November 2016

Oleg Melnikov goes to court for cancellation of election results to State Duma in Makhachkala

Oleg Melnikov, who as a single-mandate candidate got a seat to the State Duma on the Northern single-mandate district of Dagestan, filed to the court a claim to the Kirov District Court of Makhachkala for cancellation of the results of the elections at three polling stations held on September 18.

Parliament of Azerbaijan. Photo: Sputnik/Murat Orujov

05:21, 30 November 2016

Azeri Parliament approves tougher penalties for insulting authorities on Internet

On November 29, the National Assembly of Azerbaijan adopted draft amendments to the Criminal Code, providing for tougher penalties for insulting the President and liability for slander on the Internet. Civil society activists believe that the amendments are directed against those who criticize the authorities.

05:01, 30 November 2016

Darya Polyudova asks court to commute her sentence

Darya Polyudova, an opposition activist, who is serving her sentence in a settlement-colony in Novorossiysk on the charge of extremism, has appealed to the court with a request to change her sentence. Darya Polyudova asks to replace the remaining sentence with restraint of liberty.

Belorechensk correctional facility. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru

04:13, 30 November 2016

Investigation into death of teen in Belorechensk juvenile colony completed

Investigators have completed an investigation into the criminal case on beating of inmates of the Belorechensk juvenile correctional facility, one of whom died. The final indictment is drawn up against 10 former employees of the correctional facility. This was reported by representatives of the victim party.

Festive events dedicated to 2000th anniversary of Derbent, September 19, 2015. Photo by Timur Isaev for the 'Caucasian Knot'.

02:05, 30 November 2016

Dagestani leader demands from officials to cut budget-funded festivities

In his Decree "On some measures to further strengthen the public morality in the Republic of Dagestan", Ramazan Abdulatipov encourages local officials to reduce the number of celebrations financed from the budget and give up "all sorts of excesses."

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00:23, 30 November 2016

Islamic scholars: Saudis refuse to treat Kadyrov as leader of Russia’s Muslims

In Saudi Arabia, members of the ruling family mark the name of Ramzan Kadyrov among the heads of other subordinate entities of the Russian Federation; however, they do not treat him as the leader of Muslims of Russia. This opinion was voiced by the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

17:41, 29 November 2016

Krasnodar court finds violations in documents on searches of “EcoWatch” leaders

The case of Andrei Rudomakha and Dmitri Shevchenko, the leaders of the "Ecological Watch on Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch), suspected of slandering the former vice-governor of the Krasnodar Territory Alexander Remezkov, has been sent to an official check in the context of violations, admitted at conducting searches.

Gubad Ibadoglu. Photo: http://minval.az/news/123524773

16:17, 29 November 2016

Opposition treats new tariffs in Azerbaijan as anti-popular

The revision of tariffs on electricity and natural gas in Azerbaijan will inevitably lead price rise on goods and services, said the economists, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". This will negatively impact the population, oppositionists have added.

"Yeni Musavat" newspaper. Photo: Minval.az

15:01, 29 November 2016

Azerbaijani police question columnist of "Yeni Musavat" about his post on Facebook

On November 28, employees of the Baku Chief Police Department summoned Zamin Gadji, the columnist of the "Yeni Musavat" newspaper, for questioning. Policemen were alarmed with his publication on his page in the Facebook, in which he protested against the absence of the inquiry into resonant crimes. This was told by Gadji himself to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

14:57, 29 November 2016

Wife of Chechen native confirms Dadin’s story about torture in IK-7

Anzor Mamaev, a native of Chechnya, was beaten up in Colony No. 7 (known as IK-7), located in the town of Segezh, after his meeting with the Russia’s Ombudsperson Tatiana Moskalkova, Kameta Saidullaeva, Mamaev’s wife reported on November 28. Her statement came after the information of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) that facts of torture in the colony were not confirmed.

Car crash in Chechnya, November 28, 2016. Photo: http://95.mchs.gov.ru/operationalpage/operational/2016/11/2/

13:15, 29 November 2016

Family members of suspected culprit of fatal road traffic accident in Chechnya leave their village

All the men of the family of Alam Khadjaev, whom investigators believe to be a person guilty of a large-scale road traffic accident in Chechnya, have left their village. This was reported by local residents, who pointed out to the fact that the road traffic accident could provoke a case of blood feud.

Burliyat Tokbolatova. Photo: http://www.vestikavkaza.ru/news/Burliyat-Tokbolatova-vozglavila-Minpechati-Dagestana.html

11:24, 29 November 2016

Court dismisses claim filed by Dagestani Press Minister against "Chernovik"

On November 28, the Kirov District Court of Makhachkala pronounced the decision to leave without consideration the claim for compensation for moral damages filed by Burliyat Tokbolatova, Dagestani Minister for Press and Information, against the newspaper "Chernovik" (Draft).

10:38, 29 November 2016

Man accused of kidnapping Israeli woman in Nalchik pleads not guilty

The Supreme Court (SC) of Kabardino-Balkaria has started to consider the case against Magomet Kushtov, a native of Ingushetia, accused of kidnapping Laura Likhtman, a citizen of Israel, in 1999.

Igor Stenin. Photo by Elena Grebenyuk for the 'Caucasian Knot'.

04:30, 29 November 2016

Court tightens detention conditions for Igor Stenin

By its decision of November 28, the Kirsanov District Court of the Tambov Region has transferred Igor Stenin from a penal settlement-colony to a common-security penal colony.

02:29, 29 November 2016

CE Commissioner claims political nature of Khalid Bagirov's case

Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe (CE) Commissioner for Human Rights, has sent a letter to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in connection with the forthcoming consideration of the complaint filed by Khalid Bagirov, a lawyer from Azerbaijani, who was deprived of his advocate status.

Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/BNVHL6Vg7ad/?taken-by=kadyrov_95

20:57, 28 November 2016

Saudis force Kadyrov to refute main thesis of Grozny fatwa

In the course of his voyage to Saudi Arabia, Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Chechnya, has admitted that Salafis are not sectarians; and this is evidenced by the statement of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Chechnya. The Kadyrov's statement, which is contrary to the Grozny fatwa, was preceded by a serious pressure exerted on him by theologians and members of the ruling family of Saudi Arabia.

18:22, 28 November 2016

Opposition demands revision of Georgian parliamentary elections

The outcomes of the October 8 parliamentary elections were "totally falsified," nine Georgian oppositional parties have stated today, expressing their readiness to join efforts to investigate violations and recount votes at disputed polling stations.

Varvara Karaulova in the courtroom. Photo: RFE/RL

17:59, 28 November 2016

Witness in Karaulova’s case tells about women fighting for IS

Today, at the court session on the case of Varvara Karaulova, accused of attempting to participate in a terrorist organization in Syria, Atach Fyrat, a Turkish citizen and a native of the Turkish city of Diyarbakir, was questioned as an additional witness, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports from the courtroom.

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