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13:36, 15 August 2013

Krasnodar court upholds extension of Professor Savva's arrest

The Krasnodar Territorial Court has upheld the August 8 ruling of the Oktiabrsky District Court of Krasnodar, to extend the detention of Mikhail Savva, the director of grant programmes of the Southern Regional Resource Centre (SRRC), the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

11:26, 15 August 2013

Azerbaijan: at trial of editor-in-chief of "Tolyshi Sado" investigator Kerimov testifies

At the Baku Court of Grave Crimes, at the trial of the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Tolyshi Sado" (Voice of the Talysh), investigator Djeikhun Kerimov from the Nizami District Police of Baku, said that he had the right to appoint a search of the defendant's rented apartment.

05:21, 15 August 2013

Relatives of three residents of Chechnya and Dagestan killed in Moscow plan to hold pickets in Grozny

As announced by Kheda Saratova, a member of the Board of the United Caucasian Forum, relatives of the three young men, natives of Chechnya and an Azerbaijani from Dagestan, found dead in Moscow on August 9, will hold solo pickets in Grozny.

Oil Rocks near Baku. Photo: Bruno Girin, http://www.flickr.com/photos/brunogirin/19890638/

03:59, 15 August 2013

Shaban: SOCAR-"Rosneft" agreement is beneficial to both parties

The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) is satisfied with the cooperation agreements signed on August 12 with the Russian "Rosneft". Independent experts agree that it is a good foundation for a long-term partnership, but so far – just a declaration of intent.

02:43, 15 August 2013

Armenia: meeting of Minister of Education with students was fruitless

Armen Ashotyan, Minister of Education and Sciences invited protesting students to discuss the increased tuition fees at universities. However, protesters refused to talk in the ministry, demanding a public discussion of the problem, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

01:54, 15 August 2013

First open session on journalist Tolmachov's case scheduled for August 21

The first open court session on the criminal case of the Rostov journalist and publisher Alexander Tolmachov, who is accused of extortion, is scheduled for August 21 at the Lenin District Court of Rostov-on-Don. The session will be chaired by a judge from the Kuschevskiy District Court of the Krasnodar Territory.

21:32, 14 August 2013

In Moscow, doctors re-examine health of Said Amirov

On August 13, the repeated medical examination of the health condition of Said Amirov, dismissed Mayor of Makhachkala, was held in Moscow. The advocate has told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that the re-examination revealed signs of deterioration in the health state of Amirov.

20:19, 14 August 2013

In Azerbaijan, Ilgar Mamedov, leader of ReAl, remains in custody

Today, the Nasimi District Court of Baku has extended for two months, till November 4, the period of detention of Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the civil movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl), accused of organizing mass riots.

19:20, 14 August 2013

At trial on Politkovskaya's witness questioning failed because advocate left

Today, the court that considers the murder of Anna Politkovskaya has adjourned interrogation of four prosecution witnesses because of unauthorized departure of an advocate. The hearing on the case will continue on August 15.

At the spot of the road accident that killed the Senator from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. KBR, July 14, 2013. Photo courtesy of Road Inspection Service and investigator from the Baksan city

18:39, 14 August 2013

Two persons are under intensive care after road accident that killed Senator from KBR

Two residents of Chechnya, who suffered today in the road accident that killed Albert Kazharov, the Senator (member of the Russian Council of the Republic) from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) and his driver, are in the intensive care unit, said a source from the reception ward of the Nalchik hospital.

17:50, 14 August 2013

HRW demands to stop persecuting rights defenders and journalists in Sochi

Russian authorities are persecuting ecologists, human rights activists and journalists who are criticizing the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, says a statement the international Human Rights Watch (HRW).

Bacho Akhalaya. Photo http://www.svoboda.org/ (RFE/RL)

13:27, 14 August 2013

Georgia: Akhalaya calls accusations of torturing special agents groundless

On August 13, at the session of the Tbilisi City Court, Bacho Akhalaya, former Minister of Internal Affairs (MIA), delivered his final speech. He calls the allegations of using torture against special fighters groundless and considers himself and the other defendants in the case not guilty.

08:30, 14 August 2013

Amil Sarkarov: fate of Tariel Sarkarov, detained in Azerbaijan, remains unknown

The meeting of relatives of Tariel Sarkarov, a Russian citizen, who was detained in the village of Kamervan of the Gabala District of Azerbaijan, with staff members of the Consulate of the Russian Federation was scheduled for August 13 and was to be held in Baku. However, it was not held. There is no information about the detainee' fate.

Building of the Legislative Assembly of the Rostov Region. Rostov-on-Don. Photo: http://www.zsro.ru/

06:22, 14 August 2013

Rostov Region: "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" sues participation of "Rodina" candidates in elections

Activists of the Rostov Regional Branch of the "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" (Fair Russia) Party went to the court aiming to remove from registration their rivals from the Regional Branch of the "Rodina" (Motherland) Party at elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Rostov.

03:58, 14 August 2013

Pedestrian bridge over Sochi River commissioned five months behind plan

The Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) "Volgomost" has commissioned the pedestrian bridge across the Sochi River, which is on the list of Olympic facilities, with a delay of five months. The opening and commissioning of a traffic bridge over the same river is delayed indefinitely, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

Baku, Azerbaijan. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

03:05, 14 August 2013

Mekhman Aliev: serious results of Putin's visit to Baku are doubtful

Azerbaijani experts have different opinions about the August 13 visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Baku. According to political analyst Rasim Musabekov, the visit meant a resumption of a top-level dialogue. In his turn, Mekhman Aliev, Director of the Azerbaijani News Agency "Turan", asserts that the signed agreements are not first-order ones.

21:26, 13 August 2013

ICRF: policeman who opened fire in Makhachkala refused from medical examination

The policeman Ruslan Shakhbanov, who opened fire at DPS (road-and-post service) agents, has refused to undergo a medical examination for the presence of alcohol in his blood, said Yegor Balashov, the spokesman of the Investigating Department for Dagestan of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

21:16, 13 August 2013

In July 2013, 65 people fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

In July 2013, at least 65 people suffered from the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; of them, 46 people were killed and 19 others were wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

20:08, 13 August 2013

Investigators see no links between murders of SIZO employee and ex-UFSIN worker in Dagestan

Investigators see no association of the murder in Dagestan of Revshan Lukmanov, the head of the regime division of SIZO-1 (pre-trial prison) of Makhachkala, with the murder of Eldar Magaramov, an ex-employee of the UFSIN (Department of the Russia's Penitentiary Service), said the spokesman for the Investigating Department for Dagestan of the ICRF.

Port of Batumi, Georgia. Photo: Robert Wielgorski a.k.a. Barry Kent, http://ru.wikipedia.org/

15:38, 13 August 2013

Speaker of Georgian Parliament apologizes for Saakashvili's behaviour during reception on US warship

David Usupashvili, the Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia, has apologized to the diplomats, who were present at the reception hosted by the US Navy warship in Batumi, for the behaviour of President Mikhail Saakashvili. According to political analyst Tornike Chulukhadze, mutual public criticism expressed by Saakashvili and Prime Minister Ivanishvili creates a bad image of the country.

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