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15:54, 15 October 2013

CoE: Russian power agents persecute natives of Northern Caucasus and the Gypsies

The commission of the CoE against racism is fixing in Russia massive violations of the labour legislation and fundamental rights of migrants, as well as the harassment by law enforcers of natives from Northern Caucasus and Gypsies.

The town of Kotelnich, Kirov Region. Photo: http://www.kotelnich.info/

12:26, 15 October 2013

In Kirov Region, law enforcers detain natives of Northern Caucasus suspected of preparing terror act

Two natives of Northern Caucasus are suspected of preparing a terror act at the plant for destruction of chemical weapons located in the Kirov Region. They were detained, and the question of their arrest is under consideration. This was reported by the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation.

Photo of a suspect of the murder of Yegor Scherbakov. Photo: RFE/RL

11:45, 15 October 2013

Police suspect native of Azerbaijan of killing Biryulyovo resident

The Moscow police suspect a native of Azerbaijan of the murder of Yegor Scherbakov, a resident of Biryulyovo. This was reported by the Chief Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the Russian Federation for Moscow.

11:42, 15 October 2013

FSB: in Moscow Region, immigrants from Central Asia and Caucasus start conflicting

In the Moscow Region, the number of conflicts between different ethnic groups has increased. This was stated by Alexander Polischuk, the head of the department for combating youth extremism of the FSB Department for Moscow and the Moscow Region.

A picket against the ban on Koran, Ingushetia, rural community of Barsuki. Eyewitness’s photo.

04:46, 15 October 2013

Picket against court's recognition of Koran translation by Elmir Kuliev as extremist held in Ingushetia

In Ingushetia, in the rural community of Barsuki, near the federal highway "Kavkaz", an unsanctioned picket was held to protest against the court decision to recognize the semantic translation of Koran made by Elmir Kuliev as extremist.

Nikolai Parshin, First Secretary of the Stalingrad Regional Committee of the CPRF, at the meeting with voters. Volgograd, October 15, 2013. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

01:57, 15 October 2013

Volgograd REC treats CPRF's arguments about falsifications at elections as groundless

The claims of members of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) about falsifications at the election to the Volgograd City Duma held on September 8 are groundless and shall not be accepted. This was stated by the Regional Election Commission (REC) in response to the complaint filed by the CPRF.

00:35, 15 October 2013

Kizilyurt resident detained while trying to fly off to study in Egypt

At the airport of Makhachkala, a resident of Kizilyurt, who intended to fly to Egypt to study at the Islamic University, was detained on suspicion of illegal possession of drugs. Relatives of the young man claim the drugs were planted to him.

22:10, 14 October 2013

Salin: conscript from Astrakhan Region had his spleen removed after beating in military unit in Urals

Ivan Klemenko, 20, from Astrakhan, who took his regular military service in the city of Chebarkul, was taken to hospital after being beaten by an officer. In the hospital, surgeons amputated the soldier's spleen.

20:40, 14 October 2013

In Sochi, Kudepsta residents demand to repair the road

An initiative group of residents of the Sochi neighbourhood of Kudepsta has sent a protocol of a public meeting to the city authorities, demanding to repair the three-kilometre road running to the Khosta micro-district.

17:41, 14 October 2013

In Armenia, ANC activist Tigran Arakelyan released in the courtroom

The Criminal Court of Appeal of Armenia has announced a verdict in the case of four young oppositional activists accused of hooliganism. One of them, Tigran Arakelyan, who had been sentenced by a court of the first instance to six years in prison, was released from custody in the courtroom.

14:03, 14 October 2013

Azerbaijan: court denies motion for release of theologian Talekh Bagirzade

The Sabunchi District Court of Baku has held a preliminary hearing on the case of the theologian Talekh Bagirzade, accused of illegal possession of drugs. The defence asked to change Bagirzade's freedom restriction measure from detention to home arrest. However, the court denied the petition.

13:41, 14 October 2013

Body of businessman, searched by slain Vishernev, found in Abkhazia

In the Abkhaz village of Adzyubzha the bodies of a missing businessman Sergey Klemantovich and his girlfriend Oksana Skarednova have been found, said the republic's General Prosecutor's Office. The Russian diplomat Dmitry Vishernev, who was killed in September in Sukhumi, had been engaged in searching Klemantovich.

13:25, 14 October 2013

NAC: more than 98% of terrorist crimes committed in NCFD

More than 98% of all the terrorist crimes committed in Russia are committed in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD). Meanwhile, most of such crimes are committed in Dagestan. This was reported by Yevgeny Ilyin, First Deputy Chief of the National Antiterrorist Committee.

13:05, 14 October 2013

In Azerbaijan, PFPA activist Dayanat Babaev sentenced to two years of conditional imprisonment

The Nasimi District Court of Baku has sentenced Dayanat Babaev, an activist of the "Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan", to two years of conditional imprisonment. He was found guilty of hooliganism. Dayanat Babaev treats the Court's verdict as unfair and politically motivated.

A tram in Vladikavkaz. Photo by Timur Agirov, http://timag82.livejournal.com

12:05, 14 October 2013

In Vladikavkaz, tram drivers go on strike because of unpaid wages

In Vladikavkaz, tram drivers, who have not been paid since July, fail to come to their working places. This was reported by the press office of the city administration.

11:50, 14 October 2013

Court session in case on Anna Politkovskaya's murder postponed again

The Moscow City Court once again has postponed the consideration of the case of the murder of Anna Politkovskaya in connection with the extension of quarantine at the pre-trial prison, where Sergey Khadjikurbanov, one of the defendants, is kept.

09:00, 14 October 2013

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

Victory of Ilham Aliev at presidential election in Azerbaijan and protests of the opposition; collecting signatures by Georgian NGOs for boycott of 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi; decisions of ECtHR on complaints of residents of Chechnya and Ingushetia in the amount of more than one million euros, – look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of October 7-13, 2013, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

03:33, 14 October 2013

During week of October 7-13, 8 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week of October 7-13, 2013, at least 8 persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, 6 persons were killed, and 2 persons were wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

19:47, 13 October 2013

Seven Georgian cities host protest action "Stop Annexation"

In seven cities of Georgia, students held a peaceful protest action "Stop Annexation". Participants of the protest action accused Russia of occupying parts of Georgia.

‘Room’ restaurant, Makhachkala. Photo: http://foursquare.com/v/room/4f3e7e4ee4b01701e96904cd/photos

19:09, 13 October 2013

In Makhachkala, employees of Islamic cafes report on mass detentions carried out during police raid

Since October 12, in Makhachkala, policemen carry out mass detention of employees of the network of Islamic cafes "Azbar" and Islamic restaurant "Room". This was stated by staff members of cafes and human rights defenders.

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