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07:42, 14 July 2015

German Sterligov refutes allegations about his links with BORN

A Russian businessman German Sterligov has categorically rejected suspicions of his links with the Combat Organization of Russian Nationalists (known as BORN) and announced the preparation of social and business projects to be implemented in the territory of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).

Khavazh Temirsultanov (to the right) in the courtroom. Sochi, July 2015. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

01:04, 14 July 2015

Adler court appoints house arrest for Temirsultanov

According to the ruling of the court in Adler, Khavazh Temirsultanov, who is accused of robbery, should stay at the place of his registration – in Chechnya.

Musa Musaev. Photo http://www.riadagestan.ru/

21:39, 13 July 2015

New Acting Mayor of Makhachkala represents Gamidov's retinue

Musa Musaev, who was appointed to the post of Acting Mayor of Makhachkala, represents the interests of the "Mekegin" clan, which includes also the head of the republic's government Abdusamad Gamidov. This was stated by the journalists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

Zaur Dadaev. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent

20:20, 13 July 2015

Complaint of CaT's advocate about non-admission to Dadaev rejected

The Moscow City Court (MCC) has found lawful the investigators' actions of non-admitting the advocate of the "Committee against Torture" (CaT) Evgeny Gubin to Zaur Dadaev, a native of Chechnya, involved in Boris Nemtsov's murder case.

Naryn-Kala Fortress, Derbent. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"

20:02, 13 July 2015

Derbent residents dissatisfied with repairmen's work in preparation for city jubilee

Because of bad organization of repair works, the city of Derbent is all the time suffering from water, electricity and gas outages, locals complain. Milrad Fatullaev, the editor-in-chief of the "Nastoyascheye Vremya", said that the last major reconstruction of the city was carried out half a century ago.

19:16, 13 July 2015

Muslim Akhmaev is left in custody

The Supreme Court of Chechnya has rejected the complaint lodged by the defence of Muslim Akhmaev, who was detained in the same group with a student Varvara Karaulova on the border with Syria, about the decision to arrest him.

Svetlana Gannushkina. Photo: RFE/RL http://www.svoboda.org/

18:10, 13 July 2015

Vice-Speaker of Federation Council offers putting NPOs on "patriotic stop-list" for work in Northern Caucasus

Foreign non-profit organizations (NPOs) that implement educational and religious projects in Northern Caucasus will be added to the "patriotic stop-list" in order to later stop their work in Russia. This was stated by Ilyas Umakhanov, the Vice-Speaker of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation.

Evgeny Vitishko. Photo: the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" http://www.ewnc.org/

10:09, 13 July 2015

Court allows public defender to represent interests of ecologist Vitishko

The Kirsanov District Court of the Tambov Region has granted a petition on appointing Elena Shmakova, an ecological activist from the city of Tuapse, a public defender Evgeny Vitishko. The consideration of the petition lodged by the advocate Sergey Loktev on softening the Vitishko's punishment has been rescheduled for July 31.

09:00, 13 July 2015

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of July 6-12

Appointment of second life sentence to Ali Taziev; dispersal of protest in Bagramyan Avenue in Yerevan; administrative arrest in Sochi of journalist Anna Gritsevich; resignation of Acting Mayor of Makhachkala Magomed Suleimanov; explosion at military factory in Azerbaijan with fatalities; statements at trial of Amirov about torture during investigation, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of July 6-12, 2015, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Funeral service for Boris Nemtsov. Moscow, March 3, 2015. Photo by Karina Gadzhieva for the "Caucasian Knot"

05:17, 13 July 2015

"Kommersant": suspects in Nemtsov's murder case to undergo psychological and psychiatric examination

The psychological and psychiatric examination of the defendants in this case will help to establish the motive of Boris Nemtsov's murder. It should reveal whether the perpetrators acted for hire or because religion-motivated hatred, the "Kommersant" reports.

Special operation. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/

00:52, 13 July 2015

On July 6-12, at least two persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week from July 6 to July 12, 2015, at least two persons perished in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot", based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

An entrance to the Zolsky District of KBR. Photo http://abukovo.narod.ru/foto.htm

18:56, 12 July 2015

FAS obliges authorities of Zolsky District of KBR to return land to Psynadakha villagers

The Department of the FAS (Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service) for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has instructed the administration of the Zolsky District to eliminate violations of the "Law on Competition" in allocation of the land of the former collective farm.

17:36, 12 July 2015

"International Alert" and public figures of South Ossetia and Abkhazia stand up for Sotieva

Larisa Sotieva, who was prohibited to work in South Ossetia, was exposed to undeserved treatment in Tskhinvali, said the non-profit organization (NPO) "International Alert", where Sotieva is working. The latter was also supported by Timur Tskhurbati, a South-Ossetian journalist, and Arda Inal-Ipa, a member of the Public Chamber of Abkhazia.

Tamta Mikeladze, an employee of the NPO "Centre for Education and Human Rights Monitoring". Photo: Levan Gvaramadze (RFEL/RL)

15:58, 12 July 2015

Rights defenders state pressure on staff of Muslim boarding house in Kobuleti

The Batumi City Court is considering a complaint lodged by the managers of the Muslim boarding house in Kobuleti about the pressure from local residents who oppose the work of the institution. According to rights defenders, the opposition in Kobuleti is stimulated by the local Orthodox clergy.

Magomed Suleimanov. Photo http://www.riadagestan.ru/

01:38, 12 July 2015

Positions of Magomed Suleimanov are not weaker after departure from Acting Mayor of Makhachkala

The conflict of the head of Dagestan Ramazan Abdulatipov and the former Acting Mayor of Makhachkala Magomed Suleimanov has brought no serious losses to either party, said the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". They saw here the authorities' intention to put a person without ambitions to the post of the Mayor.

Furniture was turned upside down in the Committee against Torture office in Grozny, June 3, 2015.

21:34, 11 July 2015

CaT employees to continue their human rights work

The work of the employees of the Committee against Torture (CaT) and the Joint Mobile Group (JMG) in Northern Caucasus will continue, said rights defenders.

20:45, 11 July 2015

Court in Makhachkala sentences mosque employee to six months in prison

On July 10, the Sovietskiy District Court of Makhachkala found Ibadullo Nabotov, a budun (employee) of the mosque situated in Hungarian Warriors Street of illegal possession of weapons.

20:09, 11 July 2015

Georgia accuses Russian border guards of capturing territory

On July 10, Russian border guards set up information banners on the border with South Ossetia, by capturing part of Georgian territory near the Baku-Supsa pipeline, says a statement by the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).

Said Amirov (left) and Yusup Djaparov during court session. Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

19:19, 11 July 2015

Advocate of figurant in Amirov's case doubts that criminal case on torture would be opened

On July 9, at the trial of the former Mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov, Abdulmajid Akhmedov, one of the defendants, said that he was tortured after detention and during the investigation.

18:39, 11 July 2015

Residents of Chechnya report detention of relative by law enforcers

Rasul M., born in 1970, a resident of the village of Novoe Solkusheno, Naur District of Chechnya, who was considered kidnapped, has returned home.

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