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16:00, 18 July 2012

A resident of Dagestan is dissatisfied with the actions of law enforcement bodies on his statement of rape of his daughter

Resident of the settlement of Karabudakhkent, Karabudakhkent district of Dagestan, Magomednabi Nazhmudinov reports inaction of law enforcement bodies in investigation of the case of rape of his underage daughter. Representatives of the investigation report that the question of initiating a criminal case on Nazhmudinov's statement will be taken only after getting the results of forensic medical examination.

15:00, 18 July 2012

The court in Tbilisi arrested three representatives of coalition "The Georgian Dream"

The City court of Tbilisi arrested three representatives of oppositional coalition "The Georgian Dream" for a three-month's term. The representatives of the coalition consider the verdict unlawful and are going to appeal against it in Strasbourg court.

07:00, 18 July 2012

In Chechnya, principals of general education schools to face trial

Principals of two schools of the Achkhoi-Martan District of Chechnya are to face trial on charges of embezzling funds from using their official positions. They face 2-6 years of imprisonment.

03:00, 18 July 2012

Tuapse Court considers case of puncture of car tires, belonging to activist of "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus"

The Tuapse District Court holds trial on the case of puncture of the tires of the car, belonging to an activist the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus", committed on May 15 during the court session on the criminal case against ecologists Suren Gazaryan and Evgeny Vitishko.

Construction works in Abovyan Street, Yerevan, July 2012. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

01:00, 18 July 2012

In Yerevan, ecologists demand to stop construction works in green area of Abovyan Street

In Yerevan, a pit was dug in the place of shops, dismantled in Abovyan Street. The Mayoralty states that no major construction is underway and that the works will soon be completed. Ecologists demand to stop the construction in the green area of the city.

23:00, 17 July 2012

In Azerbaijan, activist of "Kura" office accused of using force against public official

In Azerbaijan, Mirabad Rzaev, an activist of the civil society "Kura" from the village of Novruzlu of the Saatly District, face a charge under the Article "Use of force against a public official" (Article 315.1 of the Criminal Code).

22:00, 17 July 2012

Ruslan Evkurov failed to return money to Dolakovo residents, Ismail Mankiev asserts

Ruslan Evkurov, a distant relative of the leader of Ingushetia, failed to return fraudulently obtained five million roubles to residents of the village of Dolakovo. This was reported by Ismail Mankiev, the deputy of the municipal assembly.

20:00, 17 July 2012

Two residents of Dagestan accuse Russian Ministry of Finance of inaction

Two residents of the Gumbet District of Dagestan-victims of the nature calamity in 2006, have filed a lawsuit claiming illegal inaction of the Ministry of Finance, which has not yet decided on the issue to compensate their material losses.

18:00, 17 July 2012

Authorities demand to liquidate volunteers' camp in central Krymsk

The administration of the Krymsk District has demanded from volunteers to abandon the tent camp set up in the city centre. About 200 volunteers are packing up their things.

17:00, 17 July 2012

MIA: four provocateurs who spread rumours about a large number of flood victims arrested in Krymsk

Four young men have been arrested for violent provocative actions during the meeting of territorial officials with residents of Krymsk, said Igor Zhelyabin, the head of the press service of the Chief Department of the Russian MIA for the Krasnodar Territory.

14:00, 17 July 2012

ICRF: in Volgograd Region policeman knocks down three pedestrians

An employee of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for the Volgograd Region committed a road accident, while driving his car, and knocked down two children and their mother. A seven-year-old girl died in place, said the Investigatory Department for the Volgograd Region of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF). According to investigators, the policeman was drunk.

11:00, 17 July 2012

150 young men called up for military service in Chechnya

For the first time during the last decades, 150 young men were called up for military service in Chechnya. They will serve in special motorized battalion No 249 of Inner Troops, structural unit of Brigade No 46 of Inner Troops of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Russia dislocated in the republic on continuing basis.

05:00, 17 July 2012

Tbilisi hosts protest action against confiscation of satellite antennas from "Maestro" TV Company

Members of the movement "Solidarity for Freedom of Media" held a protest action in front of the Chief Prosecutor's Office of Georgia against the confiscation of satellite dishes from the "Maestro" TV Company. The protest action was motivated by the decision of the Georgian Court of Appeal, which recognized the confiscation as lawful.

04:00, 17 July 2012

"Jammers" for mobile communication in the investigative isolation ward of Makhachkala are working still more intensively, the convicts' relatives state

The convicts' relatives state that after the end of their hunger strike the situation with the "jammers" for mobile communication established in investigative isolation ward (IIW) No 1 of Makhachkala became even worse. Representatives of Department of Federal Penal Service (DFPS) and human rights activists doubt about the possibility of causing damage to people's health by this equipment.

01:00, 17 July 2012

Member of coalition "The Georgian Dream" Merab Kachakhidze detained in Tbilisi

Merab Kachakhidze, member of the National Committee of Conservative party and "The Georgian Dream" coalition was detained by the police in Tbilisi, representative of Press service of the coalition Greta Tsitsava reported.

23:00, 16 July 2012

Tbilisi Court of Appeal upholds decision to arrest satellite antennas of "Maestro" TV Company

The Tbilisi Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the Tbilisi City Court of the arrest of 10,000 satellite antennas of the "Maestro" TV Company.

22:00, 16 July 2012

Kirov District Court of Astrakhan dismisses Oleg Shein's lawsuit to cancel election outcomes

Today, the Kirov District Court of Astrakhan dismissed the lawsuit, filed by Oleg Shein to cancel the outcomes of the voting in the Kirov District at the election of Mayor, held on March 4, 2012.

Relatives of murdered resident of Ardon District are picketing the Supreme Court building, North Ossetia, Vladikavkaz, July 16, 2012. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the "Caucasian Knot"

21:00, 16 July 2012

In Vladikavkaz, relatives of murdered resident of Ardon District picket Supreme Court

Today, relatives of Viktor Khadaev, the murdered resident of the Ardon District of North Ossetia, came with posters to the building of the Supreme Court in Vladikavkaz. They demand to make a fair decision against defendant Zelim Karaev.

Residents of Krymsk draw up documents to receive compensations at the administration building of the Krymsk District, July 14, 2012. Photo by Nikita Serebryannikov for the "Caucasian Knot"

21:00, 16 July 2012

Krymsk: spontaneous rally held near administration building

Today, near the building of the Krymsk city administration, a spontaneous rally of the residents, whose houses were affected by the flooding, was held.

20:00, 16 July 2012

Dagestan reopens investigation into murder of pregnant woman

In Dagestan, the criminal investigation into the shelling of Sapiyat Magomedova and Gasan Baisultanov, committed by law enforcement officers in 2006, was reopened. This was reported today by Mamatkhan Baisultanov, a resident of Khasavyurt.

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