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Idris Yusupov. Photo from the journalist's page on Facebook, Facebook.com/idris.yusupov

02:05, 24 September 2016

Idris Yusupov appeals against his "prophylactic recording"

Idris Yusupov, a Dagestani journalist of the edition "Novoye Delo", has appealed against his putting on the "prophylactic registry" and demanded to punish the perpetrators. He sent the appropriate application to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO), the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) and the head of the Presidential Human Rights Council (HRC).

00:02, 24 September 2016

Volgograd: missing assistant of magistrate judge is being searched for a week

Since September 17, in the Voroshilov District of Volgograd, Evgenia Lebedeva, an assistant of the magistrate judge of the Sovietsky District, is being looked for.

Imam Kurman-Ali Baichorov. Photo by Taulan Ebzeev

22:02, 23 September 2016

Defence of Kurman-Ali Baichorov demands to check prosecution evidence

The Stavropol Regional Court has postponed for September 27 the court hearing in the case against Kurman-Ali Baichorov, Imam of Kislovodsk, accused of drug trafficking. The Court has provided the public prosecutor with time to get acquainted with the defence motion to check the prosecution evidence.

21:26, 23 September 2016

HRC "Memorial" recognizes Rostov student Maxim Smyshlyaev as political prisoner

Maxim Smyshlyaev, a resident of Rostov, is accused of aiding and abetting Ukrainian citizen Arthur Panov, who was plotting a terror act, without any evidence of the investigation. This was reported by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

20:03, 23 September 2016

Power agents request data on students wearing hijabs from DSMU

The Centre "E" of the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has requested personal data and telephone numbers of female students wearing hijab and students-"neophytes" from the managers of the Dagestani State Medical University (DSMU).

A bridge in Sunzhi. Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knoy"

18:44, 23 September 2016

Woman from Grozny reports kidnapping of her son

Anzor Saraliev, who came from Germany to visit his family in Chechnya, was kidnapped by power agents on September 12 during Kurban Bayram, said his mother.

Alexei Volchenko. Photo Nikita Tatarsky (RFE/RL)

17:57, 23 September 2016

Volchenko finds meeting of Kuban farmers with HRC members useless

At the meeting of farmers with members of the Human Rights Council (HRC), officials of the Krasnodar Territory tried to escape dialogue and present farmers' problems as insignificant, said Alexei Volchenko, the leader of the farmers.

The police detains Ilgar Mamedov. Photo: Turkhan Karimov (RFE/RL)

14:20, 23 September 2016

Experts assume sanctions against Baku after the CoE's reaction to Ilgar Mamedov's case

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE) is concerned about the failure of Azeri authorities to enforce the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg obliging them to release the opposition leader Ilgar Mamedov. The Committee sees here a violation of Article 46 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

Andrei Rudomakha. Photo: Andrey Korolev (RFE/RL)

14:02, 23 September 2016

Homes of leaders of "EcoWatch" searches under slander case

Investigators suspect Andrei Rudomakha and Dmitri Shevchenko, activists of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch), of slandering Alexander Remezkov, the former vice-governor of Kuban (Krasnodar Territory). A criminal case has been opened against them.

A billboard with the election campaign posters in the Severny residential district of Rostov-on-Don. September 18, 2016. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the "Caucasian Knot"

12:56, 23 September 2016

Two regions of Southern Russia named among leaders by election frauds

Complaints about alleged violations during the elections were sent to the Central Election Commission (CEC) from 58 regions of Russia. As stated by the Ella Pamfilova, the Chair of the CEC, the Rostov Region and the Stavropol Territory are in the lead by the number of complaints.

A law enforcer during CTO. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru

12:56, 23 September 2016

In Dagestani Magaramkent District, CTO regime introduced for fifth time this year

In the Magaramkent District of Dagestan, a special operation is being carried out a week after the completion of a previous counterterrorist operation (CTO) conducted in the district.

Adnan Khuade. Photo http://nazaccent.ru/content/20728-na-cherkesskogo-aktivista-iz-turcii-zaveli.html

11:42, 23 September 2016

Defence of Adnan Khuade impugns credibility of witnesses

The Maikop City Court has obliged two persons, who witnessed the detention of Circassian activist Adnan Khuade, to provide printouts of their mobile phone calls for the day of the defendant's detention. Advocates of Adnan Khuade believe that staff members of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) could ask the witnesses to come to the place of the activist's detention.

Irakly Alasaniya. Photo: https://www.facebook.com/AlasaniaIrakli/

09:50, 23 September 2016

Georgian political analysts treat "peace memorandum" of ruling party as senseless

The ruling "Georgian Dream" Party has offered its opponents to sign a memorandum, which would guarantee the non-interference of participants of the parliamentary race into each other's campaigns, in order to avoid incidents. The document is formal and does not guarantee the parties' refusal to hold protest actions after the elections, political analysts believe.

The police in the court room during the session in the case of the attack on Nalchik. Photo: http://memohrc.org/news/vynesen-prigovor-po-delu-o-vooruzhennom-napadenii-na-nalchik

05:36, 23 September 2016

MIA checks families of defendants sentenced in case of attack on Nalchik

In Kabardino-Balkaria, inspectors of the juvenile police are engaged in checking families with children of the defendants sentenced in the case of the attack on Nalchik. The checks also affected the families in which at least one parent followed the Salafi concept of Islam.

The Donchi-ool spouses. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

05:11, 23 September 2016

In Sochi, investigator starts additional investigation in case against Donchi-ool pensioners

At the request of public prosecutor, investigator started an additional investigation with regard to the retired spouses Klara and Valentin Donchi-ool accused in the case of felling of trees. The investigation is being carried out by the same investigator, whose materials were not approved by the Prosecutor's Office.

Ramazan Abdulatipov. Photo: http://godekan.com/2016/07/12/ramazan-abdulatipov-mozhet-smenit-rukovoditelya-press-sluzhby/

04:28, 23 September 2016

Experts treat inclusion of Ramazan Abdulatipov in list of "Edinaya Rossiya" Party as manipulation of voters

When he was nominated to the State Duma from the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party and later gave up a mandate, Ramazan Abdulatipov had the goal to ensure votes for Gadjimet Safaraliev, who was not enough familiar for voters.

Murad Ragimov after detention. Photo: Change.org

03:31, 23 September 2016

MCC denies complaint against arrest of student Murad Ragimov

Now, the student's defence will seek annulment of his arrest at the Presidium of the Moscow City Court (MCC), said the advocate Murad Kakhrimanov.

A poster of the protesting miners in Gukovo. June 27, 2016. Photo by Valery Lyugaev for the "Caucasian Knot"

23:44, 22 September 2016

In Gukovo, miners fail to pass appeal to President through public reception

In Rostov-on-Don, the public reception of the President of Russia has refused to accept a letter from workers of the "Kingcoal" group of companies, who demand to repay wage arrears and debts for ration coal. This was reported by the protesters.

The tenants gathered today near the new house built instead of the dismantled high-rise building No, 47/1 located in Cosmonauts Street. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"

22:54, 22 September 2016

Volgograd: residents of destroyed house receive keys to new apartments

In Volgograd, tenants of the dismantled high-rise building, who have already examined the new house and signed the act of acceptance, may enter their new apartments. This was announced by Larisa Borodaeva, the head of the initiative group of the tenants.

Michel Forst. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

20:03, 22 September 2016

UN Special Rapporteur calls on to stop persecuting activists in Azerbaijan

Michel Forst, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights, has called on the Azerbaijani authorities to release all the arrested activists of public organizations, lift any restrictions on their departure from the country and stop persecuting their relatives. In his turn, an assistant to the President of Azerbaijan has treated Mr Forst's report as "biased."

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