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10:48, 27 March 2014

After fire, 43 persons appeal to Astrakhan authorities for help

Officials from the Astrakhan administration continue accepting appeals from victims affected by the fire that occurred on March 25. At present, it is known that 14 families consisting of 43 persons lost their housing.

Ketevan Tsikhelashvili, Georgian Deputy Minister for Reintegration. Photo: Office of the State Minister for Reconciliation and Civic Equality, https://www.facebook.com/SMRCEgeorgia

10:41, 27 March 2014

Georgian Deputy Minister for Integration announces progress on humanitarian issues at Geneva talks

The 27th round of Geneva talks, which ended on March 26, resulted in agreement on humanitarian issues. This was reported by Ketevan Tsikhelashvili, Georgian Deputy Minister for Reintegration.

Criminal case files. Photo: the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), http://skrf.su/

01:23, 27 March 2014

ICRF: lawyer who represented North-Ossetian residents at ECtHR accused of fraud

Law enforcers have detained Taisia Baskaeva, a lawyer of the Moscow Regional Bar, accused of 42 fraud episodes, said the press service of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF). However, Dmitry Efremov, a lawyer, who is representing Baskaeva's interests, believes that the investigators' claims are groundless.

00:10, 27 March 2014

Nalchik: business of organizer of anti-Olympic campaign audited by MIA agents

Andzor Akhokhov, who organized, in the KBR (Kabardino-Balkarian Republic), an action against Sochi Olympics, complains that his business is frequently inspected by employees of the local Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). He believes that it has to do with his allegations about torture applied to him by policemen.

Entrance to the North Caucasus Circuit Military Court in Rostov-na-Donu. Photo http://ovs.skav.sudrf.ru/

20:38, 26 March 2014

Figurant in Said Amirov's case released under recognizance not to leave

On investigator's decision, Gadji Djamaludinov, one of the figurants in the case of Said Amirov, who had been temporarily removed from his post of Makhachkala Mayor, has been released under recognizance not to leave, said one of the advocates in the case.

Resettler from Syria Sepukh Sanusyan opens the door of his new flat. The community of Ishkhanadzor, Kashatag District of Nagorno-Karabakh, March 25, 2014. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"

16:02, 26 March 2014

Nagorno-Karabakh: two families from Syria receive keys to new flats

On March 25, the community of Ishkhanadzor, Kashatag District of Nagorno-Karabakh, awarded two Armenian families from Syria with the keys to their apartments.

Chechnya, Grozny. Photo courtesy of an eyetwitness

14:02, 26 March 2014

Grozny administration checks legality of urban households and registration of land plots

On March 26, the administration of Grozny, the Chechen capital, began checking for the presence of residents in Grozny on their house and land ownership. Locals complain about extortion of money for making the necessary permits to own their real estate; however, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has treated this information as "rumours."

Suleiman Edigov (in the centre) in the Supreme Court of Chechnya on March 26, 2014. Photo by the Public Oversight Commission of Chechnya "Committee Against Torture", http://pytkam.net/

14:00, 26 March 2014

HRC "Memorial": Suleiman Edigov is on hunger strike in Grozny SIZO since March 14

Suleiman Edigov, a resident of Chechnya, is on hunger at SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 1 of Grozny since March 14, the Human Rights Centre "Memorial" reports.

The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Georgia. Photo http://justice.gov.ge/

12:55, 26 March 2014

Reasons of death of Shalva Tatukhashvili to be established, GPO of Georgia promises

Georgia's law enforcement bodies will establish the reasons of death Shalva Tatukhashvili, a witness in the case of Data Akhalaya, the former head of a department of the MIA, the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Georgia has reported. Giorgi Tatukhashvili, the casualty's father and the former commander of the country's Internal Troops, suspects that his son was killed.

11:04, 26 March 2014

Stavropol Territory: policemen find arsenal in resident of Arzgir District

The press service of the local Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), on March 25, in the course of a search within a criminal case, policemen found five firearms and ammunition in the house of a 50-year-old resident of the village of Serafimovskoe of the Arzgir District in the Stavropol Territory.

The car which the police tried to stop to check documents, but its passengers opened fire and were killed by retaliatory shooting. Khasavyurt, March 24, 2014. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/

10:27, 26 March 2014

Esenaev and Askhabomarov, killed in Dagestan, were suspected of aiding militants

According to power agents, two of the four persons killed in Khasavyurt on March 24 were not direct participants of the "Babayurt" militant grouping, but actively helped its members.

09:20, 26 March 2014

Two ECtHR judgments on disappearances in Chechnya come into force

The decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (RCtHR), which recognized Russian power agents responsible for kidnappings and probable deaths of eight residents of Chechnya, entered into force on March 25.

08:49, 26 March 2014

Forest is on fire for a week after special operation in Gumbet District of Dagestan, locals report

Residents of the Gumbet District, who reported about the forest fire, say that the power agents, who carried out a special operation against militants there, did not allow them to extinguish the fire. If it is not suppressed shortly, there is a danger that the wood can be burned down completely.

The Mosque "Heart of Chechnya" named after Akhmat Kadyrov. Grozny. Photo: Andre Widmer Maiakinfo http://ru.wikipedia.org/

02:44, 26 March 2014

Kadi of Grozny obliges Imams to supervise the appearance of their mosque-goers

Imams of the mosques located in the Chechen capital should now monitor the appearance of their parishioners and submit weekly progress reports. The order was given by the new Chief Kadi (Islamic Judge) of Grozny Adam Ilyasov, who was appointed to the post a few weeks ago by Ramzan Kadyrov.

At the spot of the fire occurred in Astrakhan. March 25, 2014. Photo by the Astrakhan Region Department of Russian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) 30.mchs.gov.ru

23:58, 25 March 2014

In Astrakhan, fire-fighters rescue seven persons from fire in low-rise buildings

On Tuesday, a major fire occurred in the centre of Astrakhan. Fire-fighters rescued seven persons, including two young mothers with newborn children. This was reported by Irina Gogoleva, an official from the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE).

23:20, 25 March 2014

NAC: leader of Khasavyurt militants killed in special operation in Pervomayskoe

Azerbaijani native Tural Ataev, the leader of Khasavyurt militants, was killed during the special operation held on Tuesday in Dagestan. This was reported by the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC). In total, six persons were killed and two others were wounded during the battle.

19:56, 25 March 2014

Five persons killed in a special operation in Dagestan

On Tuesday, March 25, four members of illegal armed formations (IAFs) and one special troops agent were killed during a special operation conducted in the village of Pervomaiskoe, Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, said a local law enforcement source.

Krasnodar airport. Photo: Mikhail Petrov, http://commons.wikimedia.org/

15:55, 25 March 2014

MIA: KChR resident trained as terrorist in Syria detained in Krasnodar

As reported by the press service of the Chief Department for the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) of the Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), a resident of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), who underwent training at the commando training camp of the international terrorist grouping in Syria, was detained in the Krasnodar Airport.

Inscription on a road post at the spot of the terror act. Volgograd, January 1, 2014. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"

15:22, 25 March 2014

Moscow hospitals discharge all victims of Volgograd terror acts

On March 24, a Moscow hospital discharged a resident of Udmurtia who was injured in the terror act committed in the bus in Volgograd. This was reported by a source from the emergency services of the city. According to the source, all victims, who were receiving medical treatment after the terror acts committed in Volgograd on the New Year's Eve, were discharged from Moscow hospitals.

Alexander Muzychko. Screenshot of a video at www.youtube.com

14:11, 25 March 2014

Muzychko, accused of banditry in Chechnya, killed at detention by Ukrainian MIA agents

Alexander Muzychko, the coordinator of the "Right-Wing Sector" in Western Ukraine, who was put by Russian law enforcers on wanted list on charges of banditry in Chechnya, was fatally wounded at detention in the course of a special operation conducted by employees of the Ukrainian MIA.

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