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Dry cane caught fire. Photo: http://ewnc.org/node/23580

09:09, 8 March 2017

"EcoWatch" claims understatement of official data on scale of landscape fire

On March 6, in the Krasnodar residential district of Hydraulic Engineers, a dry cane caught fire on the territory of the Pavlovsky flooded area in the floodplain zone of the KubanRiver. The major part of the territory is supposed to be allocated for construction of multi-storey buildings, the "Ecological Watch on Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch) reports.

04:49, 8 March 2017

Advocate Sapiyat Magomedova's brother sentenced for rape

The Khasavyurt City Court has sentenced Magomedrasul Magomedov, a brother of advocate Sapiyat Magomedova, to four years of conditional imprisonment on the charge of committing a rape. The advocate has announced her intention to appeal against the verdict and to file complaint against the judge and the investigator in charge for the case.

Maxim Smyshlyaev. Photo: http://memohrc.org/special-projects/smyshlyaev-maksim-nikolaevich

02:54, 8 March 2017

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.

22:50, 7 March 2017

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.

Participants of protest action in the yard of 'Rustavi-2' TV company, Tbilisi, March 3, 2017. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the 'Caucasian Knot'.

21:45, 7 March 2017

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.

Court hearing in the case on the Avetisyan massacre in Gyumri. Photo: http://ru.armeniasputnik.am/armenia/20151218/1427096.html

19:26, 7 March 2017

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.

Gubad Ibadoglu. Photo: https://report.az/ru/vnutrennyaya-politika/gubad-ibadoglu-v-proishodyashih-v-partii-musavat-sobytiyah-isa-gambar-prinimal-neposredstvennoe-uchast/

19:13, 7 March 2017

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.

16:20, 7 March 2017

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.

13:21, 7 March 2017

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.

Oksana Sevastidi. Photo from personal records of Oksana Sevastidi, http://smiexpress.ru/news/russia/-50514-zashita-po-delu-o-gosizmene-projdet-proverku/

12:05, 7 March 2017

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.

Ayub Tuntuev. Photo: Legal Initiative, https://zona.media/article/2016/23/06/tuntuev

03:19, 7 March 2017

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.

Entrance to the North-Caucasian District Military Court. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the 'Caucasian Knot'.

02:05, 7 March 2017

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.

Protest against initiative to rename Ingushetia to Alania, Vladikavkaz, March 5, 2017. Photo by Alan Tskhurbaev for the 'Caucasian Knot'.

00:31, 7 March 2017

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.

'Oktyabr' cinema theatre, Makhachkala. Photo: http://wikimapia.org

20:57, 6 March 2017

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.

18:49, 6 March 2017

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.

16:00, 6 March 2017

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.

Memorial board with names of Dubrovka terror act victims. Photo: Ivan Trefilov (RFE/RL)

13:30, 6 March 2017

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.

Ceremony of consecration of the Orthodox Temple of the Nativity in Naur District of Chechnya. Photo: Alya Kurganova, http://www.grozny-inform.ru/news/society/82467/

10:52, 6 March 2017

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.

09:00, 6 March 2017

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 27-March 5

Resonant judgement of Georgian court to transfer "Rustavi-2" TV Company back to former owner; presentation of the film about Boris Nemtsov in Rostov-on-Don; conviction of blogger who posted materials about corruption in Azerbaijan for defamation; debates in Makhachkala on problems associated with stray animals; death of seven tourists in an avalanche on Mount Cheget; completion of World Military Games in Sochi, – see the review of major events in the Caucasus on February 27-March 5, 2017, prepared by the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

04:28, 6 March 2017

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.

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