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Pogrom of the office of the Joint Mobile Group (JMG) in Grozny on June 3, 2015. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"

16:35, 28 January 2016

HRW: 2015 was a hard year for rights defenders, journalists and lawyers in Northern Caucasus

In 2015, in Northern Caucasus, power agents kept putting pressure on Salafis, while rights defenders were harassed, states the Human Rights Watch (HRW) in the Russian chapter of its report on the human rights situation.

The police detain a participants of the rally. May 30, 2015. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

15:22, 28 January 2016

HRW treats 2015 repressions in Azerbaijan as unprecedented

In Azerbaijan, the year 2015 was marked by ruthless repressions against the civil society and mass media; and only a serious international pressure on the authorities can stop the process, says the annual report on human rights released by the Human Rights Watch (HRW).

Sochi pensioners blocked the street close to the Mayoralty. January 15, 2016. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

14:07, 28 January 2016

Sochi activists summoned to police after pensioners' rally

Four local activists report about summons to district policemen for discussing the circumstances of the pensioners' unsanctioned rally in Sochi. The questioning is conducted on the order of the bosses of city police, said one of district policemen.

Osman Osmanov. Photo: http://chernovik.net/content/politika/narodnoe-voleizyavlenie?page=0,2&qt-lenta_novostey=0

11:41, 28 January 2016

Buynaksk: Deputies from "Veterans' Party" blame opponents for attempt to dissolve City Assembly

Gusein Gamzatov, a former head of Buynaksk, and Osman Osmanov, a member of the "Veterans' Party" have united and stood for dissolution of the City Assembly, said Osmanov's former supporters, explaining why they now support Zakarya Amirov, the protégé of Dagestani authorities. According to their version, it has not split the party, although three fellows refuse to support them.

A hand grenade. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/content/3034.html

10:03, 28 January 2016

Dagestani resident convicted in Chechnya for possessing grenade

Yesterday, a court in Grozny sentenced Sultanbek Akavov, a resident of Dagestan, to two years in prison, finding him guilty of illicit trafficking in explosives.

The project of a skyscraper "Akhmat Tower". Photo: http://www.groznysite.ru/mirtver/zdaniya/283-ahmat-tauer.html

08:15, 28 January 2016

Builders in Grozny began digging a pit for 400-meter tower

In central Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, they have started the main construction works of erecting a skyscraper, "Akhmat Tower", the highest building not only in Russia, but also in Europe. The tower will have 108 floors, and its opening up will create up to a thousand workplaces.

Official permits given to the residents of the village of Samashki are signed personally by the head of the rural settlement. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent

00:38, 28 January 2016

Power agents oblige residents of Chechnya to get permits for visiting forests

Residents of the Achkhoy-Martan District of Chechnya must get official permits for going to forest to gather wild garlic (ramson). Permits are issued "for security of residents themselves," officials said.

Gevorg Safaryan. Photo: http://tarmnews.com/gevorg-safaryan-yavlyaetsya-politzaklyuchennym-pravozashhitnik/

20:11, 27 January 2016

Gevorg Safaryan stops his hunger strike

The Armenian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) denies the threat of physical violence against activist Gevorg Safaryan kept at the Nubarashen Prison.

The village of Andi of the Botlikh District of Dagestan. Photo: Magomedgadzhi Murtazaliev http://www.odnoselchane.ru/

19:00, 27 January 2016

CTO legal regime cancelled in Dagestani village of Andi

The operational headquarters for Dagestan has made a decision to cancel the counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime, introduced in the village of Andi of the Botlikh District on January 25.

The participants of the rally in support of Kadyrov. Grozny 22, 2016. Photo by Nikolay Petrov for the "Caucasian Knot"

17:46, 27 January 2016

HRC "Memorial": in Chechnya, deductions from salaries of state servants reach 70%

In the Shelkovskaya District of Chechnya, some amounts are systematically deducted from salaries of public employees of social protection sphere. This was reported by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

16:35, 27 January 2016

In Kabardino-Balkaria, teacher to face trial on charge of helping militants

In Kabardino-Balkaria, the criminal case against a school teacher, who, according to investigators, used to provide militants with shelter and food, has been sent to court.

A protest action of the workers of the "Nairit". An inscription on the poster: "We demand the company to resume its work". Yerevan, October 29, 2015. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

16:35, 27 January 2016

Workers of "Nairit" resume their protest actions

Today, Yerevan has hosted a protest action. It was held by 50 workers of the "Nairit" Chemical Factory, who demanded to resume the activities of the rubber company.

The Russian FSB officer. Photo: Gennady Anosov / Yugopolis

14:32, 27 January 2016

In Kuban, people, suspected of aiding and abetting IS, are wanted

The Russian FSB Department for the Krasnodar Territory has instituted a criminal case against suspected accomplices of the "Islamic State" (IS) banned in Russia. They are put on the wanted list.

Olga Gnezdilova, the advocate of the Foundation "Legal Initiative". Photo: https://article20.org/news/v-khode-obyska-po-delu-golosa-sledovatel-vytolkal-advokata-z

13:52, 27 January 2016

MoJ inspects "Legal Initiative"

In Ingushetia, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is checking the Foundation "Legal Initiative", and in Moscow, the autonomous non-commercial organization (ANO) "Legal Assistance-Astrea", a partner organization of the Foundation "Legal Initiative", is being checked.

Oleg Orlov. Photo: http://memohrc.org/monitorings/oleg-orlov-zhestkaya-poziciya-memoriala-prezirat-nezakonnye-zakony

12:11, 27 January 2016

ECtHR communicates Oleg Orlov's complaint on case of Natalia Estemirova

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has started the procedure of communication on the complaint filed by Oleg Orlov, a member of the board of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", who was subjected to criminal prosecution for expressing an opinion about the people responsible for the death of Natalia Estemirova.

Pensioners at the protest action in Sochi. January 15, 2016. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

11:43, 27 January 2016

Deputies support return of transport benefits for Kuban pensioners

Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Krasnodar Territory have introduced changes to the regional law to return public transport benefits for pensioners.

A hospital corridor. Photo: https://www.yuga.ru/news/388538/

11:17, 27 January 2016

Since beginning of year, 49 people fell victim to influenza in Southern Russia

According to the preliminary information, since January 1, 2016, 49 residents of a number of regions of the Southern Federal District (SFD) and the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) died from complications of influenza. The highest numbers of deaths were registered in the Volgograd Region and Adygea.

Vyacheslav Derev. Photo: http://kchrline.ru/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tim.jpg

10:58, 27 January 2016

Vyacheslav Derev's powers as Senator from Karachay-Cherkessia terminated

At the meeting, members of the Federation Council have pronounced the early termination of the powers of Vyacheslav Derev, a Senator from Karachay-Cherkessia, at his request.

Sergey Mitrokhin at the protest action. Photo: http://www.yabloko.ru/2016/01/26

09:33, 27 January 2016

Ramzan Kadyrov's opponents treat detentions in Moscow as unmotivated

All the activists of the "Yabloko" Party, detained during a protest action for the resignation of the Chechen leader, are released from the police station. Sergey Mitrokhin, a member of the Party's Federal Political Committee, has said that he was twice searched and that his mobile phone was seized from him.

Abdula Makhachev. Photo http://www.dagsport.ru/pages/13

07:22, 27 January 2016

Dagestan: journalists link Makhachev's case with actions of republic's authorities

Abdula Makhachev, the former Dagestani Deputy Minister of Sport, is arrested on suspicion of fraud with gas networks, since the Dagestani leader pays careful attention to that sphere in the conditions of the crisis. This opinion was expressed by Milrad Fatullaev, the editor-in-chief of the news agency "Derbent".

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