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07:26, 24 December 2016

ICRF suspects policemen of Stavropol Territory of case falsifying

A resident of Georgievsk, accused of illegal possession of weapons, has told at the trial that he had received money from policemen for falsifying his case with the aim to improve their operative statistics. An investigation has been started in relation to the policemen.

Vladimir Putin during press conference, December 23, 2016. Photo: kremlin.ru

00:06, 24 December 2016

Putin supports investigators' position in Nemtsov's case

Yesterday, during the traditional big annual press conference of Vladimir Putin, Alexei Solomin, a correspondent of the "Echo Moskvy" Radio, asked the President about the murder case of the politician Boris Nemtsov.

20:58, 23 December 2016

Twelve Chechens convicted in Belgium for recruiting militants

Today, the court of the city of Bruges has sentenced 12 natives of Chechnya to prison terms ranging from 15 months to ten years, after finding them guilty of recruiting militants for taking part in the warfare in Syria.

20:57, 23 December 2016

One person killed by power agents in Khasavyurt

In Khasavyurt, a policeman asked a passerby to stop and present documents, but he opened fire and was killed by return fire, said the spokesman of the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

Policemen detain rally participant. Photo: http://haqqin.az/news/88222

19:40, 23 December 2016

Azerbaijani settlers manage to delay repayment of electricity debts

After the action of forced migrants in the Bilasuvar District of Azerbaijan, the power supply to their houses was restored; while the authorities have postponed the repayment of their debts.

Policemen disperse protestors. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the 'Caucasian Knot'.

16:43, 23 December 2016

Azerbaijan: nine policemen injured at dispersal of protest action

On December 22, an action of forced migrants from Jabrayil District grew into riots; and nine policemen suffered at dispersal thereof.

16:11, 23 December 2016

Putin doubts Oksana Sevastidi's guilt

Oksana Sevastidi, a resident of Sochi, convicted of treason after sending an SMS message about movement of military equipment, had hardly disclosed any state secrets, Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested today, promising to sort out the details of her case.

ETL. Photo: © Sputnik/ Ilya Pitalyev, http://ru.armeniasputnik.am/society/20161223/5886496/regulyator-prinyal-reshenie-o-snizhenii-ceny-na-ehlektroehnergiyu.html

12:51, 23 December 2016

Electricity tariffs reduced in Armenia

Today, the Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC) of Armenia has made a decision to reduce electricity tariffs for all consumer groups, including by 2.6% for the population. The new tariffs will take effect from February 1, 2017.

Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the 'Caucasian Knot'.

12:10, 23 December 2016

In Chechnya, locals report new detentions of relatives of killed suspects

Relatives and friends of the suspected militants killed in Grozny on December 17-18 have reported new detentions of their family members on December 20 to 22. Meanwhile, according to them, the police do not file any charges against the detainees.

Oganes Arutyunyan, member of "Sasna Tsrer". Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the 'Caucasian Knot'.

09:28, 23 December 2016

Advocate expresses concerns over health state of "Sasna Tsrer"member

Oganes Arutyunyan, arrested in the case on the seizure of the building of the patrol-and post police service in Yerevan, was unable to appear at the recent three court hearings, since he did not realize the situation. On December 21, the court extended for two months the arrest of Oganes Arutyunyan without his presence. This was reported by Ayarpi Sargsyan, an advocate of the defendant.

09:19, 23 December 2016

Ramzan Kadyrov's countryman appointed Chairman of Chechen Constitutional Court

The candidacy of the 63-year-old Vakha Nasukhanov for the position of the Chairman of the Constitutional Court of the Chechen Republic has been proposed by the leader of Chechnya. Local MPs have unanimously supported the appointment of Vakha Nasukhanov.

Mardiros Demerchyan with his wife and children at the District Court. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the 'Caucasian Knot'.

07:58, 23 December 2016

Mardiros Demerchyan's advocate claims violations in case against his client

At the trial in the case against Mardiros Demerchyan, a builder of Olympic facilities, his advocate has filed a motion to return the case to the prosecutor "to eliminate the violations, preventing its consideration at court."

Protests of Dagestani residents. Photo: http://onkavkaz.com/novosti/1699-shamil-aliev-stal-glavoi-sela-pervomaiskoe-na-fone-protestnyh-akcii.html

02:08, 23 December 2016

Shamil Aliev becomes head of Pervomaiskoe village amid protests of locals

In the village of Pervomaiskoe of the Kayakent District, Shamil Aliev, a son of Magomed Aliev, the former head of the village, was elected the new head of the village despite the protests of local residents.

Miners of the "Kingcoal" group of companies gather at the company's office, December 19, 2016. Photo by Valery Lyugaev for the 'Caucasian Knot'.

20:32, 22 December 2016

Gukovo miners state violation of their right to travel

Miners of the "Kingcoal" group of companies, seeking payment of wage debts, are not allowed, for the fourth day already, to leave for Moscow to meet the MP Valery Rashkin, the protesters in the town of Gukovo have stated, demanding to respect their right to free travel.

17:11, 22 December 2016

One of those killed in Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan named

One of the persons killed by power agents in a shootout near the settlement of Manas has been pre-identified as Kerim Khaibulaev; the second casualty cannot be identified without a DNA testing.

One of Baku streets after rainfall. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the 'Caucasian Knot'.

16:57, 22 December 2016

Houses in Baku settlement flooded

Several dozens of private households in the settlement of Bina, a part of the Khazar District of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, have been flooded after prolonged rains.

Alexandra Ivanova (Varvara Karaulova). Photo: RFE/RL

15:56, 22 December 2016

Karaulova sentenced to 4.5 years in prison

Today, the Moscow District Military Court has delivered its verdict to the student Alexandra Ivanova (Varvara Karaulova), having found her guilty of trying to join a terrorist organization in Syria.

Rally in memory of Boris Nemtsov, Rostov-on-Don, February 27, 2016. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the 'Caucasian Knot'.

14:45, 22 December 2016

Court extends arrest of figurants in Nemtsov's murder case by three months

Today, at the Moscow District Military Court, the prosecutor has filed a motion asking to extend the detention of the defendants. Despite the objections of the defence, the court has ruled to leave them in custody until March 30, 2017.

13:30, 22 December 2016

HRC "Memorial" speaks out against prison regime for Boris Stomakhin

On December 26, the court will consider the request of the administration of the penal colony, where Boris Stomakhin is serving his sentence for public justification of the terror acts in Volgograd. The administration requests the prison regime for Boris Stomakhin. Human rights defenders have called on the court to refuse tightening the detention regime for the publicist and claimed ungrounded penalties imposed on him at the penal colony.

Miners hold protest rally in Gukovo. Photo by Valery Lyugaev for the 'Caucasian Knot'.

12:07, 22 December 2016

"Kingcoal" miners claim lack of payments

Miners of the "Kingcoal" Company have claimed they did not receive money from the authorities, despite the payments had been announced by Vasily Golubev, Governor of the Rostov Region.

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