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Giyas Ibragimov. Photo: screenshot of a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exrYJAVm5Fs

23:24, 13 December 2016

CoA rejects re-investigation of Giyas Ibragimov's case

The Baku Court of Appeal (CoA) has rejected the motion put forward by the defence of Giyas Ibragimov, which demanded a partial re-investigation of his case, and appointed a consideration of the appeal on the merits on December 26. An advocate of Ibragimov has treated the refusal as unwillingness of the court to conduct a fair consideration.

22:41, 13 December 2016

Volgograd residents reproach Governor for absence of dialogue with population

The efficiency of ruling has dropped in the Volgograd Region, said the residents of Volgograd, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". According to their story, the Governor failed to establish a dialogue with the inhabitants of the region.

Magomed Magomedov. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"

22:00, 13 December 2016

Journalist Magomed Magomedov treats his prosecution as power agents' revenge

The Dagestani journalist Magomed Magomedov believes that behind his prosecution there is a group of policemen, who wanted to take revenge on him for his human rights activities and the scandal with drunken law enforcers in the mosque.

20:44, 13 December 2016

Farmers of Kuban and Stavropol Territory accuse federal authorities of ignoring their claims

The farmers' demands are ignored by Russia's leadership, said agrarians of the Krasnodar (Kuban) and Stavropol Territories, who announced a new "tractor march" to Moscow. The farmers, who arrived in Moscow, were promised an appointment with the leadership of the Council of Federation and the President's Administration, but over three days it did not take place.

High-rise build-up in Makhachkala. Photo http://www.riadagestan.ru/

18:31, 13 December 2016

Seismologists are concerned about chaotic build-up in Makhachkala

Chaotic high-rise build-up has covered most of Makhachkala, seismologists assert. Violations in construction of high-rise buildings may lead to destruction thereof in case of a strong earthquake, residents of Makhachkala are afraid.

Elshan Mustafaoglu. Photo http://islam.az/

15:21, 13 December 2016

Advocate asks to acquit Azeri theologian Mustafaoglu

At the Baku Court of Grave Crimes, at the trial of theologian Elshan Mustafaoglu, accused of treason, his advocate has asked, in his closing speech, to acquit his client.

War in Syria. Aleppo. Photo: Freedom House https://www.flickr.com

13:30, 13 December 2016

Group of servicemen fired for refusal to go to Syria from Chechnya (+video)

Twelve servicemen from the unit of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) stationed at the Khankala military base near Grozny, were dismissed from service for their refusal to go to Syria, said the sources, adding that all the fired militaries are local residents.

The advocate Alaudi Musaev. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"

11:04, 13 December 2016

Judge bans video recording of Geriev's trial

Today, at the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya, the presiding judge has restricted the video recording, having treated the trial, which considers the complaint against the verdict to Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, "a one-man's theatre".

The political analyst Ruslan Martagov. Photo RFE / RL http://www.svoboda.org/a/27963234.html

04:48, 13 December 2016

Journalists and rights defenders compare level of Chechnya's independence before and after the war

In the post-war years, Chechnya has achieved greater independence than the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria had wanted, the journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza believes. Djohar Dudaev, the President of Ichkeria could not even dream of such a level of federal subsidies, which now Chechnya receives, the rights defender Yan Rachinsky has noted.

Training. Photo: http://ungato.net/khobbi/sport-i-otdykh/trenirovki-po-boksu-i-kikboksingu-dlya-detej-20203.html

03:54, 13 December 2016

Head of KBR indignant at boxers' workout conditions in Nalchik

After visiting two boxing gyms in Nalchik, where athletes had their training sessions in extreme unsanitary conditions in unfit premises were training, Yuri Kokov, the head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), has ordered to conduct a comprehensive inspection of children's sports institutions, said to the press service of the head of the republic.

23:20, 12 December 2016

HRC "Memorial" states authorities' unwillingness to execute ECtHR's decisions on Chechen cases

When executing decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), Russian authorities are just paying compensations, while those responsible for atrocious crimes remain unpunished. This was stated by activists of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" in their comments on the resolution of the Committee of Ministers (CoM) of the Council of Europe (CE) on the ineffective investigation into the cases of extrajudicial executions and torture in Chechnya.

22:51, 12 December 2016

Court leaves journalist Magomed Magomedov under house arrest

The Soviet District Court of Makhachkala has granted the investigators' petition to extend the house arrest of Magomed Magomedov, a journalist of the newspaper "Novoye Delo" and the former official spokesman of the mosque located in General Omarov Street. The house arrest was extended until January 12, 2017.

The protest against the construction of a high rise building in the vicinity of General Omarov Street. Makhachkala, December 12, 2016. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"

21:07, 12 December 2016

Rally in Makhachkala complains about pogrom in park

Today, about 50 residents of Makhachkala came out to protest against the construction of a high rise building in the vicinity of General Omarov Street.

Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo © Sputnik / Said Tsarnayev

12:55, 12 December 2016

Five leaders of southern regions of Russia lost points in ranking of governors' survival

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov is the only one of the heads of southern regions of Russia, who became one of the "honours" of the "survival" rating, compiled on the basis of estimations voiced by experts of the "Petersburg Politics" Foundation and the "Minchenko Consulting" Holding. The number of the leaders, who lost their positions, included the head of Adygea, Dagestan, Ingushetia, the Krasnodar Territory, and the Volgograd Region.

The flags near the building of the Council of Europe. Photo http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/standardsetting/cddh/

10:40, 12 December 2016

CE's CoM calls on Russia to fulfil ECtHR's decision on complaints filed by residents of Chechnya

The Committee of Ministers (CoM) of the Council of Europe (CE) has published four resolutions on supervision of the execution of the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), adopted in cases versus Russia. They include the case "Khashiev and Akaeva vs. Russia" on killing of the applicants' relatives in Grozny in January 2000. The ECtHR's judgment on the case remains unenforced for more than 11 years.

The "Neptune" Hotel / Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

02:31, 12 December 2016

Sochi: flood victims to be evicted with their children into street from "Neptune" Hotel

Svetlana and Grigory Moiseenko, who care of two minor children, have got from court marshals a demand to leave the reserve housing fund of the "Neptune" Hotel. Similar demand was also got by the Manukov family. Court marshals demand to vacate the premises until December 12.

A law enforcer during CTO. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/12/01/v-dagestane-neitralizovany-dva-bandglavarya-i-boevik-vernuvshiisya-iz-sirii.html

01:40, 12 December 2016

On December 5-11, 2016, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week of December 5-11, 2016, no information on persons killed or wounded in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus was reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. Photo http://www.coe.int/ru/web/chairmanship/austria

23:49, 11 December 2016

CE's CoM calls on Azerbaijani authorities to follow ECtHR's decisions

The Committee of Ministers (CoM) of the Council of Europe (CE) regrets that the Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijani has upheld the verdict to the oppositional politician Ilgar Mamedov, despite the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

The forum was attended by delegates of the "Eastern Partnership" countries. December 9, 2016, Tbilisi. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the "Caucasian Knot"

11:45, 11 December 2016

Participants of creative forum claim low level of education in Georgia

According to participants of the international forum "Creative Georgia", people of creative professions are unable to implement their projects in Georgia because of the low level of education at schools and institutions of higher education in the country. The participants of the international forum have noted the need for copyright protection.

Derbent from a viewing platform of the Naryn-Kala Fortress. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"

08:56, 11 December 2016

In Derbent, photographers make 3D photos of unique cultural monuments

On December 8-11, in Derbent, a team of four photographers is engaged in 3D-digitization of museum exhibits and objects of cultural heritage, which need to be preserved. The project is managed by the "Peri" Foundation, which since 2015 implements the programme "Cultural Heritage 2.0".

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