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11:39, 15 March 2016

Advocates report on torture of defendants in Kabardino-Balkaria

At the "Kabardino-Balkarian Human Rights Centre", advocates have reported on violations committed in the course of the investigation into the case against persons accused of involvement in illegal armed formations (IAFs).

Izberbash, Dagestan. Photo: Shamil Shangereev, http://odnoselchane.ru

11:31, 15 March 2016

14 activists of "Nurcular" detained in Dagestan

14 activists of the religious organization "Nurcular" banned in Russia were brought to the police station. Of them, 12 were released after questioning.

Abu Umar al-Shishani (Tarkhan Batirashvili). Photo: http://www.chechensinsyria.com/?page_id=21362#jp-carousel-21342

11:29, 15 March 2016

Pentagon's report becomes eighth report on death of Abu Umar al-Shishani

Last night, the Pentagon spokesman has reported that Abu Umar al-Shishani, one of the leaders of the terrorist grouping "Islamic State" (IS), died from injuries got in an airstrike which took place near the town of Al-Shaddadah in northeastern Syria on March 4.

Circassian flag. Photo: http://maykopkhase.blogspot.ru/2016/03/14.html#more

11:04, 15 March 2016

Maikop police twice ban rally on Day of Circassian language

In Maikop, the organization "Adyge Khase-Circassian Council" has twice failed to agree with the law enforcement authorities the venue for the planned rally devoted to the tight situation with the Circassian language.

Ramzan Kadyrov and Yakub Zakriev. Photo: © Yuga.ru, https://www.yuga.ru/news/392632/

07:14, 15 March 2016

26-year-old Kadyrov's nephew appointed First Deputy Prime Minister of Chechnya

The personnel changes have taken place at the Chechen government. Yakub Zakriev, a 26-year-old nephew of Ramzan Kadyrov, has been appointed the First Deputy Prime Minister. Earlier, he used to hold the post of the acting head of the secretariat of the leader of Chechnya.

04:44, 15 March 2016

Stavropol blogger's advocate asks to recognize article of Criminal Code as unconstitutional

The defence of Victor Krasnov, who is brought to trial in Stavropol for his online statements of antireligious nature, has sent an appeal to the Constitutional Court of Russia to recognize the article of the Criminal Code on insulting the feelings of believers as contrary to the Constitution of Russia.

Pupils near the school gates in Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

22:50, 14 March 2016

Chechen teachers claim being forced to conduct "spiritual certification"

In Chechnya, teachers of secondary schools are required to conduct "spiritual certification" of young people during weekends. This was reported by teachers of the Shali and Kurchaloi Districts.

Building where HQ of Joint Mobile Group is situated, Ingushetia, March 10, 2016. Photo provided by Jambulat Ozdoev, Ombudsman in Ingushetia.

19:40, 14 March 2016

Journalists demand to investigate attack in Ingushetia as terror act

The journalists, who suffered in the attack, committed by unidentified persons in Ingushetia on March 9, have called to qualify the attackers' actions under the article of "terror act".

Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

16:09, 14 March 2016

Kalyapin: journalists refuse to go to Chechnya to press conference

Igor Kalyapin intends to hold a press conference in Grozny dedicated to the attack on journalists and rights defenders, committed activists on the Ingush-Chechen border. However, the event is under question, since journalists refuse to go to Chechnya from Moscow.

14:56, 14 March 2016

Activists: Ismayilova's work on translating book in prison is example of struggle for freedom

In prison, Khadija Ismayilova demonstrates the freedom of spirit and provides an example of commitment to democratic ideals. This was stated in Baku at the presentation of the book "Children of the Jacaranda Tree", translated by Ismayilova.

Ilya Yashin. February 23, 2016. Photo by Dmitry Serebryakov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

12:26, 14 March 2016

Ilya Yashin agrees to cooperate with investigators concerning report on Ramzan Kadyrov

The authorities of Chechnya try to use the law enforcement bodies as a lever of pressure on opponents. This was stated by Ilya Yashin, when he was commenting on the initiative to institute criminal proceedings against him for defamation because of his report devoted to Ramzan Kadyrov.

11:55, 14 March 2016

Mikhail Kasyanov's complaint against Ramzan Kadyrov sent to Chechnya for consideration

The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has sent to Chechnya the complaint filed by Mikhail Kasyanov and Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr, the leaders of the "PARNAS" Party, with a request to launch an investigation into the post on the Ramzan Kadyrov's Instagram page, which the oppositionists treated as a death threat.

Ilya Yashin. February 23, 2016. Photo by Oleg Krasnov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

11:14, 14 March 2016

Ramzan Kadyrov's spokesman demands to bring Ilya Yashin to criminal responsibility

Alvi Karimov, the spokesman for Ramzan Kadyrov, has appealed to the General Prosecutor's Office and the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) with a request to consider the issue of institution of criminal proceedings against Ilya Yashin in connection with the publication of his report on the situation in Chechnya and his statements made in the course of presentations.

Øystein Windstad. Photo: http://www.nytid.no/

09:58, 14 March 2016

Øystein Windstad to continue investigation into deaths of Chechens deported from Norway

The journalists, injured in an attack on the border of Chechnya and Ingushetia, took part in investigative actions and went home. One of the journalists, Øystein Windstad, said he was going to visit Russia again to continue investigation into the circumstances of the deaths of two Chechen residents.

09:00, 14 March 2016

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of March 7-13

Attacks on journalists and rights defenders on Ingush-Chechen border; explosion at a mosque in Nazran injuring four persons; death of two suspected militants in the CTO in Dagestan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of March 7-13, 2016, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Woman gives out leaflets inviting to the action of Women’s Resource Centre in Stepanakert. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

07:08, 14 March 2016

In Nagorno-Karabakh, "Women's Resource Centre" criticizes police information on crimes against women

During the past year of 2015, the Police of Nagorno-Karabakh registered eight complaints filed by women about cases of violence of physical, psychological or sexual nature. This is stated in a report published on the official website of the Police of Nagorno-Karabakh. In particular, the report states that there was a slight increase in the number of crimes against women, including crimes against sexual integrity. However, the number of such crimes remains low.

Detentions, military exercises ‘Cyclone’. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/antiterroristicheskie-ucheniya/komandno-shtabnoe-uchenie-ciklon-2015-v.html

00:56, 14 March 2016

On March 7-13, six persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week of March 7-13, 2016, six persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, two persons were killed, and four others were wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

21:26, 13 March 2016

Syrian rights defenders report on clinical death of Abu Umar al-Shishani

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reports that Abu Umar al-Shishani (Tarkhan Batirashvili), a native of Georgia, one of the leaders of the terrorist grouping "Islamic State" (IS), has been in a state of clinical death for several days already.

17:37, 13 March 2016

FSB sees no violation of law in video with Mikhail Kasyanov posted by Ramzan Kadyrov on Instagram

Mikhail Kasyanov, Chairman of the "PARNAS" Party, has received from the FSB a response to his request to launch an investigation concerning the post on Ramzan Kadyrov's page on Instagram. The opposition politician treated the above post as a death threat. According to the response received from the FSB, the post does not contain evidence of any illegal actions.

17:18, 13 March 2016

Ukrainian physicians not allowed to examine Nadezhda Savchenko, her advocate reports

Ukrainian physicians were not able to visit Nadezhda Savchenko, accused of involvement in the murder of two journalists not far from Lugansk, and they returned to Ukraine. This was reported by advocate Nikolai Polozov.

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