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23:06, 13 July 2014

KBR: advocate Ruslan Khadjiev asks prosecutors to prevent violation of his rights

Ruslan Khadjiev, an advocate of the Advocates' Chamber Bar of Kabardino-Balkaria, has appealed to Oleg Zharikov, Prosecutor of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), asking him to take appropriate steps in connection with the violation of his rights as a defender in the criminal case against local resident Rustam Kagazezhev.

18:58, 13 July 2014

Dagestan: Magaramkent resident claims beating up by policemen and investigators' inaction

The lawyer Elena Denisenko, who is representing the interests of Marat Nasredinov, a resident of Magaramkent, has lodged a complaint against the inaction of the investigator for especially important cases of the Investigating Department for Dagestan.

A criminal case was initiated on the man's murder in Rostov Region as a result of the explosion of an artillery shell fired from the territory of Ukraine. Photo: http://sledcomrf.ru/news/138719-vozbujdeno-ugolovnoe-delo-po-faktu-ubiystva-mujchinyi-v-rostovskoy-oblasti.html

13:07, 13 July 2014

ICRF: shell fired from Ukraine hits house in Rostov Region, killing a man

As a result of the explosion of an artillery shell fired from the territory of Ukraine, a man of 46 was killed in the Donetsk District of the Rostov Region; and a woman was wounded, said the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

List of the voters at one of the polling stations in Chuguretsky voting precinct. Tbilisi, July 12, 2014. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the "Caucasian Knot"

05:52, 13 July 2014

NGOs report violations at municipal elections in Georgia

According to the NGO "Free Zone", incidents were fixed at several polling stations of Georgia during the second round of municipal elections. According to the NGO "Multinational Georgia", about 20 violations were registered in the districts with the predominant population of national minorities.

02:30, 13 July 2014

Dagestan: appeal against Zarema Bagavutdinova's verdict scheduled for July 23

The appeal against the verdict to Zarema Bagavutdinova, an activist of the Dagestani Regional Public Organization (DRPO) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy), will be held on July 23, said her advocate Ziyautdin Uvaisov.

23:05, 12 July 2014

Azerbaijani soldier and Armenian officer fall victim to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Armenian MoD reports

An Azerbaijani soldier, a member of a diversion group, was killed on July 11 during an operation to neutralize the group in the territory of Karvachar located on the border of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh; also, an Armenian officer was lost, and a woman was wounded, reports the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD).

20:52, 12 July 2014

RWB: Council of Europe should react to increased repression against critics of Azerbaijani authorities

The international organization in defence of the media "Reporters Without Borders" (RWB) has condemned the 5-year conviction of the 19-year-old blogger Omar Mamedov, says the RWB's statement released in the evening on July 11. The document urged the bodies of justice to remove the absurd charges against the blogger at the court of appeal.

19:24, 12 July 2014

Relatives of four casualties of special operation in Dagestan cannot get dead men’s bodies for burial

Relatives of the four locals, killed during the special operation conducted in the Dagestani village of Maidanskoe, complain that they cannot get dead men’s bodies for burial from law enforcers. The bodies of those killed during the special operation will be given out to relatives after the end of the identification procedure, an employee of the morgue in Makhachkala told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

17:01, 12 July 2014

Volgograd: refugees from Ukraine need some coordination body to address their problems

The participants of the roundtable held in Volgograd on July 11 stated the need to set up some coordination body to address the problems of the Ukrainians who had arrived in the region. Refugees have addressed the local Ombudsman and the Pension Fund.

Photo from Vitishko’s page in Vkontakte social media, http://vk.com/e.vitishko

16:10, 12 July 2014

International petition in support of Evgeny Vitishko signed by 5173 persons

As of July 12, 2014, the demand of immediate liberation of ecologist Evgeny Vitishko from colony was signed by 5173 persons. In total, activists plan to collect 100,000 signatures in support of the ecologist.

15:13, 12 July 2014

ICRF: Stavropol policeman breaks detainee's jaw

In Stavropol, a court sanctioned arrest of the agent of the patrol-and-post service (PPS), suspected of abuse of office. The policeman broke a jaw of a detained young man, said the Investigating Department (ID) for the Stavropol Territory of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

10:03, 12 July 2014

Three checkpoints on border with Ukraine reopened in Rostov Region

The checkpoints "Gukovo", "Donetsk" and "Novoshakihtinsk", located on the Russian-Ukrainian border in the Rostov Region, have resumed their work, Vasily Malaev, the official representative of the Frontier Service of the FSB for the Rostov Region, said today.

Humanitarian aid prepared for refugees from Ukraine. Photo: http://ugo-ossetia.ru/index.php/society/item/3144-yuzhnaya-osetiya-prodolzhit-okazanie-pomoshchi-bezhentsam-iz-yugo-vostoka-ukrainy

07:39, 12 July 2014

More than 60 people collect help to refugees in South Ossetia

The city of Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, has opened a centre for collection of humanitarian aid for the people who left the area of the antiterrorist operation conducted now in the Lugansk and Donetsk Regions of Ukraine. Residents of South Ossetia are bringing clothes, personal hygiene items, toys and household appliances.

06:59, 12 July 2014

Azerbaijani oppositionist detained in Georgia seeks asylum

Dashgyn Agalarov, a member of the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) of Azerbaijan was detained in Georgia. Azerbaijan has initiated his extradition procedure, while Georgian rights defenders demand to provide him with political asylum, as Nana Kakabadze, the head of the NGO "Former Political Prisoners for Human Rights", told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

Georgia’s flag. Photo: http://ru.apa.az/news/232418

05:41, 12 July 2014

NGO: violations fixed on the eve of second round of municipal elections in Georgia

The NGO "Fair Elections" reports about pre-election violations registered before the second round of elections to local self-government bodies in Georgia. In particular, rights defenders have revealed facts of illegal campaigning and pressure on officials and candidates.

22:05, 11 July 2014

Azerbaijan: journalist Mirkadirov rejects treason charge in evidencing to investigators

The Azerbaijani journalist Rauf Mirkadirov, who was arrested on charges of treason, has testified, for the first time during nearly three months of his custody, to investigators. He has completely denied the charges against him, said Elmar Suleimanov, one of his defenders.

19:10, 11 July 2014

In Dagestan, leader of anti-corruption board "Atly-Boyun" treats search of his house as intimidation attempt

Today, the house of Gadjigishi Bambatov, the chairman of the Dagestani organization "Atly-Boyun Public Anti-Corruption Board", located in the Leninkent neighbourhood of Makhachkala, was searched. Bambatov claims that the search was an attempt to put pressure and intimidate him to force him to give up his struggle with land frauds.

14:41, 11 July 2014

Militants claim responsibility for killing ex-head of Kizilyurt GOVD and policeman near Khasavyurt

As reported by statements posted on the websites that support North-Caucasian militants, the latter took responsibility for assassinating Aitemir Salimgereev, the former head of the GOVD (City Interior Division) of Kizilyurt, and a police major in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan.

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

14:15, 11 July 2014

NAC: militants killed in Dagestani village of Echeda were leaders of "Tsumandin" grouping

This morning, a law enforcement source has reported that a supposed member of an illegal armed formation (IAF), who opened fire at law enforcers from the roof of the mosque, was shot dead in the Dagestani village of Echeda. His accomplice was killed after power agents blocked the mosque.

13:23, 11 July 2014

In Azerbaijan, Court dismisses complaint filed by oppositionist Bananyarly about her torture at police department

The Nasimi District Court has considered the complaint filed by Kyamala Bananyarly, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), against the refusal of the Prosecutor's Office to institute criminal proceedings on her complaint about the fact that she had been subjected to torture at the police station. The Court has dismissed her complaint.

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