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17:58, 4 February 2017

Baku CoA upholds arrest of journalist Mamedli

The complaint against the administrative arrest of the journalist Rovshan Mamedli has been rejected by the Baku Court of Appeal (CoA); however, no proofs of his guilt, except for testimonies of the policemen, who had detained him, were presented, said the Mamedli’s advocate, adding that the defence intends to complain to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

17:20, 4 February 2017

Georgian women released from South-Ossetian SIZO

Two women-residents of Georgia, who were detained on January 27, have been released from the SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Tskhinvali after they paid the fine of 2000 roubles each, the State Security Service (SSS) of Georgia has reported.

17:09, 4 February 2017

Twenty-two natives of Chechnya detained in Austria

The Vienna police are interrogating the 22 natives of Chechnya detained yesterday, who, according to law enforcers, had firearms on them.

Yusup Bartykhanov (second from left) at the meeting of Buynaksk Mayor with city residents. Photo: Riadagestan.ru

14:24, 4 February 2017

Buynaksk Assistant Mayor detained

During the inspection of the documents of Yusup Bartykhanov, Assistant to the Mayor of Buynaksk, law enforcers detained him and took him away with them. This was reported by Marat Djankhaev, a deputy of the City Council.

Sunzha, Ingushetia. Photo: Beslan Bekov, sunja-edu.livejournal.com

13:54, 4 February 2017

HRC "Memorial": hostage of Chechen law enforcers set free

In Chechnya, law enforcers detained Anzor Aliev, a resident of Ingushetia, and kept him, demanding from his family members to give out his brother. After the intervention of the Russian Ombudsman's administration, Anzor Aliev returned to his family members. This was reported by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

13:43, 4 February 2017

CTO legal regime cancelled in Tsumada District of Dagestan

The counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime, introduced in the Kvanada village council of Dagestan on January 31, has been lifted. This was reported by the operational headquarters of the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).

Father of Makhma Muskiev at the meeting with villagers on January 13, 2017. Screenshot of Grozny.tv footage.

13:04, 4 February 2017

Relatives of detained Makhma Muskiev evicted from Tsotsi-Yurt, residents of Chechnya report

Family members of Makhma Muskiev, detained during a special operation carried out by Chechen law enforcers, do not longer live in the village of Tsotsi-Yurt. This was reported by local residents. According to them, law enforcers forced the Muskiev family members to leave the village, although villagers were against that.

05:50, 4 February 2017

Azerbaijani MFA calls on not to politicize extradition of Alexander Lapshin

The process of extradition of blogger Alexander Lapshin is a purely legal issue, and attempts to politicize it are fundamentally wrong. This was stated by Khikmet Gadjiev, the spokesman of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).

00:58, 4 February 2017

Chechen Prosecutor's Office demands to punish blogger for humorous video about Koran

The Chechen Prosecutor's Office demands to bring blogger Ilya Davydov to criminal responsibility for a stage performance with broad jokes about the Koran and the Bible.

18:53, 3 February 2017

Gubashevs’ defence refutes data about ECtHR’s decision in their favour

The complaints of Anzor and Shagid Gubashev about their custody conditions and delays in consideration of their appeals in Boris Nemtsov’s murder case were accepted by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), but it has made no decisions on payment compensations to the brothers, said their advocate.

15:20, 3 February 2017

HRC "Memorial" declares Sevastidi political prisoner

The sentence passed to Oksana Sevastidi, a resident of Sochi, convicted on charges of treason, should be cancelled, says the statement of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

Policemen detain a man. Photo: Kiril Kalinikov (RFE/RL)

14:56, 3 February 2017

Power agents got mixed up in their versions about armed skirmish in Shali

The armed clashes that broke out on January 30 in the Chechen town of Shali and led to casualties was either a pre-planned militants’ attack, or an occasional accident, due to which power agents had thwarted crimes of the supporters of the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization, banned in Russia. The divergence of versions has caused both controversies in power agents’ statements and local residents’ stories.

Participants of the “tractor march”. Photo: Andry Dubchak/RFE/RL

14:30, 3 February 2017

Member of "tractor march" suspected of fraud

The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has opened a case on a fraud with a land plot lease against Nikolai Borodin, a participant of the “tractor march” of farmers from the Krasnodar Territory, and Elena Petrova, the wife of another protester. Borodin suggests that they are prosecuted for their participation in the protest movement.

14:30, 3 February 2017

Pogosyan stops hunger strike in Yerevan jail

Last night, the health condition of Nerses Pogosyan, arrested in Yerevan on suspicion of having links with Zhirair Sefilyan, sharply aggravated; and he stopped the protest hunger strike. Prison doctors assessed his condition as satisfactory.

Ramzan Kadyrov in Benoi. Photo: Kadyrov's Instagram page.

12:59, 3 February 2017

"Rosbalt" reports names of people detained on charge of plotting assassination of Ramzan Kadyrov

In the case of planned assassination of the leader of the Chechen Republic in the spring of 2016, the investigators' versions is based on the testimonies of Shamkhan Magomadov, Beslan Zakaraev, and Aziz Alviev, detained in May 2016 after an attack on a checkpoint in the Grozny District. Meanwhile, two of them have close relations with the Yamadaev family, the "Rosbalt" reports.

Stella at the entrance to the Shelkovsky District of Chechnya. Photo: http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/7942966.jpg

12:46, 3 February 2017

Law enforcers report on prevention of killings of policemen in northern Chechnya

Residents of the Shelkovsky District of Chechnya, detained on January 31 on suspicion of intending to leave for Syria to join the militants, were plotting killings of policemen. This was reported by a source from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

War in Syria. Photo: Kurdishstruggle https://www.flickr.com

11:47, 3 February 2017

In KBR, two men detained when trying to leave for Syria

A resident of Nalchik and a citizen of Kyrgyzstan, detained in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), are suspected of preparations for leaving for Syria to join militants. This was reported by a source from the regional law enforcement bodies.

11:26, 3 February 2017

Man wounded in Shali still stays in grave condition, his relatives report

Khasan Mezhidov, a resident of Shali, wounded in the course of the night shootout of January 30, still stays at hospital. He underwent surgery. After that, his condition is serious, but stable, report family members of the man. According to them, Khasan Mezhidov needs long-term medical treatment.

07:47, 3 February 2017

In Baku, activists protest against "Musavat" Party

In Baku, participants of an action have expressed their protest against the policy pursued by leaders of the opposition "Musavat" Party and its criticism of the Azerbaijani authorities.

Historic mosque in Stavropol. Photo: http://www.islamnews.ru/news-518095.html

00:50, 3 February 2017

Moscow Mufti calls on authorities to return mosque in Stavropol to Muslims

The Stavropol authorities refuse to return to Muslims a historical mosque and refer to various pretexts. At present, building of the historical mosque hosts an art gallery. This was reported by Albir Krganov, the chair of the Spiritual Assembly of Russian Muslims and the Mufti of Moscow.

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