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13:00, 22 January 2016

In Rostov-on-Don, Court pronounces sentence on charge of attempt to join IS

The North-Caucasian Military Court has sentenced Visit Tazbaev, a Russian citizen, detained in Sochi, to two years of imprisonment for his intention to join militants of the "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia.

Rasul Kudaev. Photo: http://golosislama.com/news.php?id=26147

12:59, 22 January 2016

Rights defender states violation of Kudaev's rights at first-instance court

On January 21, the Russia's Supreme Court (SC) continued the appeal consideration of the case on the attack on Nalchik. The next session is scheduled for January 25. The defendant Rasul Kudaev, sentenced to life imprisonment, has an alibi, but his rights were violated by the first-instance court, said the rights defender Oleg Orlov.

12:34, 22 January 2016

Nagorno-Karabakh NGOs criticize PACE's draft resolutions

The reports prepared by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) concerning two resolutions on Nagorno-Karabakh are of pro-Azerbaijani nature and are biased. This opinion has been expressed in the appeal of NGOs of Nagorno-Karabakh to the European MPs.

Anatoly Pakhomov. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

04:35, 22 January 2016

Sochi Mayor urges city residents not to go to protest rally

In Sochi, at the gathering of city residents Mayor of Sochi Anatoly Pakhomov has urged the city residents not to go to a rally organized by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) and sanctioned by the authorities. The rally was devoted to the protection of the rights of pensioners.

22:54, 21 January 2016

AI: Russian authorities must respond to Kadyrov's statements

The Russian federal authorities "must respond to a series of barely veiled threats against several prominent rights defenders, media figures and politicians, pronounced by the political leadership of the Chechen Republic." "Such threats should be taken seriously," says a statement posted on the website of the human rights organization "Amnesty International" (AI).

21:57, 21 January 2016

Amateur boxers hold protest workout in front of Krasnodar Mayoralty

Today, members of the "League of Krasnodar Amateur Boxers" have held a training session in front of the Mayoralty. The athletes said they would workout in the street, since they lost their gym.

Gevorg Safaryan. Photo by Armine Martirosya for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

15:51, 21 January 2016

Yerevan: 20 persons march in support of Safaryan and Kyuregyan

Today, the participants of the action in support of Gevorg Safaryan and Yke Kyuregyan, who are on hunger strike in Nubarashen Prison, have appealed to the diplomatic corps asking to pay attention to the problem of political prisoners in Armenia.

Nils Muiznieks. Photo by Parvana Bairamova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

14:16, 21 January 2016

CE Commissioner joins Ismayilova's defence

Nils Muiznieks, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe (CE), has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in connection with the complaint of the Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova against her illegal arrest, says the statement of the Commissioner's office, received today by the "Caucasian Knot".

14:01, 21 January 2016

SC upholds verdict in BORN's case

The court has dismissed the appeals filed against the sentences to Maxim Baklagin, Vyacheslav Isaev, and Mikhail Volkov, who were sentenced in the criminal case against the "Combat Organization of Russian Nationalists" (known in Russia as BORN).

Prisoner of the penal colony No. 1 of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service, Republic of Kalmykia, February 2012. Photo: http://ufsin-kalmykia.livejournal.com

13:29, 21 January 2016

In Kalmykia, warders of penal colony accused of beating prisoners

Yesterday, on January 20, the investigating bodies of Kalmykia reported that a criminal case was instituted against officials from the penal colony No. 1 of the Department for the Republic of Kalmykia of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN).

Zhanna Nemtsova. Photo: HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ZHANNA.NEMTSOVA

13:03, 21 January 2016

Zhanna Nemtsova refuses to treat her father's murder as solved

Zhanna Nemtsova, a daughter of Boris Nemtsov, does not agree with the statement made by Alexander Bastrykin, Chairman of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), who reported that the murder of Boris Nemtsov had been solved. Zhanna Nemtsova believes that the ICRF does not intend to solve the crime completely.

06:56, 21 January 2016

Krasnodar activists hold pickets to condemn Ramzan Kadyrov's statements

Krasnodar hosted a series of solo pickets, which participants criticized the statements made by Chechen leader concerning the non-systemic opposition. According to the picketers, they stopped their protest action after the intervention of two young men, who supported Ramzan Kadyrov.

Flowers and portrait at the place of Boris Nemtsov murder, Moscow. Photo: Mumin Shakirov (RFE/RL)

06:44, 21 January 2016

"Kommersant": PACE is ready to take control over investigation into Boris Nemtsov's murder

On January 25, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will discuss the possibility of the use of the tools of international law to find the persons responsible for the murder of Boris Nemtsov. Members of the Boris Nemtsov' family and his associates are invited to attend the hearing, the "Kommersant" reports.

Azerbaijan marks Day of Mourning in memory of those who fell victim to special operation carried out by Soviet troops in Baku on January 20, 1990. Baku, January 20, 2016. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

05:32, 21 January 2016

Residents of Azerbaijan pay tribute to memory of victims of "Black January" (+video)

In Azerbaijan, people have marked the Day of Memory and Mourning and paid tribute to the people who fell victim to the special operation carried out by the Soviet troops in Baku on January 20, 1990.

20:20, 20 January 2016

Gevorg Safaryan resumes hunger strike

Gevorg Safaryan, a supporter of the National Salvation Front "New Armenia" and member of the "Constituent Parliament", accused of using force against a power official, protests against his transfer to another prison cell.

20:10, 20 January 2016

ICRF Chairman treats Nemtsov's murder as solved

The murder of the opposition politician Boris Nemtsov was solved in 2015, said Alexander Bastrykin, Chairman of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

19:21, 20 January 2016

HRC refuses to publish report on Kadyrov's statements

The report of the Human Rights Council (HRC) on the statement of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, will be presented personally to President Putin, to avoid unnecessary discussions, said Evgeny Bobrov, Deputy Chairman of the Council.

Students wait for the start of rally, Grozny, November 2015. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

17:34, 20 January 2016

Residents of Chechnya report being enforced to participate in actions in support of Kadyrov

Chechen officials and deputies of various levels urge residents of Chechnya "to support Kadyrov in his fight against the 'fifth column'." The authorities have obliged state employees and pupils to come to the actions in support of Kadyrov, residents of Chechnya report.

Armenian policemen. Photo: © PAN Photo / Varo Rafayelyan

15:55, 20 January 2016

Armenia starts inquiry into conflict between policemen and activists

The Armenian police have reacted to the appeal of the Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan, who asked to clear out the legality of policemen's actions during the incident, in which Gevorg Safaryan, a member of the "Constituent Parliament" was detained.

Clearing ruins of the house destroyed during CTO in Nalchik is halted, January 20, 2016. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

13:46, 20 January 2016

In Nalchik, rescue team stops clearing ruins of house destroyed during CTO

In Nalchik, special purpose vehicles have left the territory around the house destroyed during the special counterterrorist operation (CTO) carried out by law enforcers on January 15-16.

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