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07:31, 31 March 2015

Advocates of convicts in Akhmedilov's murder case intend to challenge verdict of guilty

The defence of the persons sentenced in the case of the murder of journalist Abdulmalik Akhmedilov has announced the intention to challenge the verdict in the nearest future.

Students at the rally in support of Crimea, Grozny, March 18, 2015. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

06:05, 31 March 2015

Sociologists explain Russians' optimism towards situation in Northern Caucasus by reduction of criticism in media

The population of Russia expresses a surge of optimism in relation to the situation in Northern Caucasus and a reduction of negative expectations. This was proved by the data of the recent survey led by the Levada Centre. The sociologists believe that the Russians' attitude is affected by the absence of lack of critical articles about the situation in the region, and, besides, the Russian residents treat the incoming information less important than the information about the events in Ukraine.

02:26, 31 March 2015

US Attorney's Office completes presenting evidence in Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's case

On March 30, at the court hearing held in Boston, the US Attorney's office completed the presentation of evidence in the case against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, accused of organizing a terror act during the marathon in Boston in 2013. From the prosecution party, the court questioned the persons affected by the terror act, relatives of victims, law enforcers, physicians, and other experts.

20:39, 30 March 2015

Activists Timur Kuashev and Ruslan Magomeragimov died under mysterious circumstances; and their relatives stated marks from injection needle on their bodies, note Albert Esedov, the leader of the movement "Sadval", and Orhan Jemal, a journalist of the Forbes magazine.

19:37, 30 March 2015

Resident of Dagestan detained on suspicion of trying to sell her baby

The investigating authorities of Dagestan have detained a woman from Izberbash, suspected of trying to sell his 5-year-old daughter.

Lenin District Court of Makhachkala. Photo by the ‘Caucasian Knot’ correspondent.

15:17, 30 March 2015

Journalists were not admitted to sentencing in Akhmedilov's murder case

The convoy service of the Lenin District Court of Makhachkala would not let reporters to the open session, where sentences to the figurants of the murder case of journalist Abdulmalik Akhmedilov were announced, said a representative of the victims.

13:31, 30 March 2015

On March 23-29, at least 2 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week of March 23-29, 2015, at least 2 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Zaur Dadaev. Photo provided by the ‘Caucasian Knot’ correspondent.

13:24, 30 March 2015

RBC: witness confirms Dadaev's likelihood with Nemtsov's killer

Contrary to the earlier disseminated information, Zaur Dadaev, the main person, accused of killing Boris Nemtsov, looks like the gunman, described by the witness Evgeny, the RBC reported on March 27 with reference to the protocol of questioning the eyewitness of the murder of Boris Nemtsov, who was previously treated by media as "a new witness"

13:18, 30 March 2015

US students support Khadija Ismayilova

The Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova has been put on the list of nine arrested media professionals, whose names will be engraved on bracelets within the campaign "Press without Handcuffs", organized by the journalist Dana Priest and American students.

12:15, 30 March 2015

"Kommersant": investigators detect organizer of Boris Nemtsov's murder

Investigators detect a new potential defendant in Boris Nemtsov murder case. According to testimony of Zaur Dadaev, that person provided a ZAZ car and a pistol to commit the crime and promised to pay 5 million roubles to each person to be involved in the crime. This has been reported in today's article written by Grigory Tumanov and published by the newspaper "Kommersant".

11:43, 30 March 2015

Member of "Pre-Parliament" stabbed during rally in Gyumri

During an anti-government rally in Gyumri, unidentified man has struck with a knife and wounded Grachya Mirzoyan, a member of the public initiative "Pre-Parliament".

10:19, 30 March 2015

"Chernovik": relatives and friends of Ruslan Magomedragimov report injection signs on his body

On the neck of Ruslan Magomedragimov, an activist of the movement "Sadval", who was found dead in Kaspiysk, the experts found marks resembling signs of injections. This was reported by the "Chernovik" (Draft), with reference to family members and friends of Ruslan Magomedragimov.

09:20, 30 March 2015

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of March 23-29

Adoption by UN Council of Armenia's resolution against justification of genocides; direction of main case of ex-Mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov to court; decision of Russian Supreme Court in case of resident of Chechnya, whose rights violation was recognized by ECtHR, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of March 23-29, 2015, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

21:30, 29 March 2015

Soldier of NKR Defence Army killed on contact line

Today, Ovsep Andreasyan, a soldier of the Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), has got a fatal gunshot wound.

Banner at the protest action in Gyumri, January 2015. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

20:30, 29 March 2015

Russia violates agreements with Armenia in Valery Permyakov's case, Armenian lawyers assert

The tragedy in Gyumri could have been prevented if the Russian military base had not violated international treaties. This was stated by Daniel Ionnisyan, the manager of the programmes of the NGO "Union of Informed Citizens". Members of the NGO have prepared and posted on the Internet a video record, which describes the facts of violations of the Russian-Armenian treaties in connection with the tragedy in Gyumri.

14:28, 29 March 2015

Trial in Valery Permyakov's case to be held at Gyumri military base

The case against Valery Permyakov will be considered by a military tribunal in the territory of the Russian military base in Gyumri. This was reported by Leonid Slutsky, the head of the delegation of the Russian State Duma.

10:07, 29 March 2015

Armenian and Russian MPs call on colleagues in other countries to condemn Armenian Genocide

In their joint appeal to MPs of other countries, Armenian and Russian MPs called on to recognize and condemn the genocide of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire.

Banner at the Sochi rally. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

05:28, 29 March 2015

In Sochi, about 200 people attend rally against infill construction

On March 28, starting from 2:00 till 4:00 p.m., Kudepsta hosted a sanctioned rally against the infill construction of Sochi. Participants of the protest action have signed a resolution demanding from the Governor of the Krasnodar Territory to conduct an audit of the activities of staff members of the Sochi administration.

23:53, 28 March 2015

IS recruiters focus on successful students from North-Caucasian higher schools

In the higher educational institutions of Northern Caucasus, recruiters of the "Islamic State" (IS) focus on successful students from wealthy families. This was stated by a Russian Orientalist and economist Evgeny Satanovsky, the President of the independent scientific centre "Institute of the Middle East".

21:54, 28 March 2015

Court grants Chechen MIA's claim against Murad Amriev and rights defenders

The Lenin District Court of Grozny has granted a claim to protect the honour and dignity filed by the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) against the Committee against Torture and Murad Amriev, a resident of Chechnya, who complained about being tortured by policemen.

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