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19:56, 28 May 2014

Relatives of Dagestani residents cannot locate him

In Dagestan, relatives of Muslim Ataev, 31, a resident of the township Tarki in Makhachkala, who disappeared today, have turned to the Dagestani Regional Public Organization (DRPO) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy) asking to help to find his whereabouts. The Makhachkala GOVD (City Interior Division) denies Ataev's detention.

18:01, 28 May 2014

Frontier Service of Ukraine: five persons killed in shootout on border with Russia's Rostov Region

During the armed clash on May 27 in the Lugansk Region near the Rostov section of the Ukrainian-Russian border, five attackers were killed and one wounded. Three Ukrainian border guards were seriously wounded, said Nikolai Litvin, the Chairman of the State Frontier Service (SFS) of Ukraine.

Opposition rally participants in the centre of Sukhumi, May 27, 2014. Photo: fbcdn.net

17:34, 28 May 2014

Abkhazian TV journalists claim impossibility to continue broadcasting

The opposition prevents broadcasting of the Abkhaz State Television and Radio Company (ASTRC), journalists report. In his turn, President Alexander Ankvab has also announced an actual capture of the TV Company.

14:00, 28 May 2014

Federation Council approves law on forced inclusion of NGOs in register of "foreign agents"

Today, the Federation Council has approved the law providing that the Ministry of Justice is entitled to include non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the register of "foreign agents" at its own discretion. It should be noted that in the Southern Federal District (SFD) and the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), there is a number of NGOs recognized as "foreign agents", which, however, refuse to get registered in that status.

Supporters of Anar Mamedli gathering near the Baku Court of Grave Crimes prior to the court session. Baku, April. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

13:07, 28 May 2014

Head of the ODIHR OSCE condemns Anar Mamedli's conviction in Azerbaijan

Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), has condemned the conviction of Anar Mamedli, the head of the Centre for Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies (EMDC), to 5.5 years in prison. In this context, Mr Lenarčič has expressed his concern about the state of things with fundamental rights and freedoms in Azerbaijan.

Alexander Ankvab, 2013. Photo from the archive of the Information and Public Communication Administration of the President of Abkhazia, http://www.abkhaziagov.org/president/press/photo/2013-01-18-080000

10:50, 28 May 2014

Alexander Ankvab denies reports about resignation of government, General Prosecutor and heads of districts of Abkhazia

In Abkhazia, the media disseminated the statement made by President Alexander Ankvab, where he claims that he is in the republic. He states that he treats the incident of the last night as an attempt of a coup d'etat and that he refutes the information about resignation of the government, the General Prosecutor and the heads of two districts.

09:57, 28 May 2014

Ingush leader promises to punish relatives of militants who refuse to surrender

Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the leader of Ingushetia, has warned parents and relatives of members of illegal armed formations (IAFs) that they will be punished in case if they do not persuade their children on the wanted list to surrender. Meanwhile, Ingush President has promised that all militants who come to surrender will be sentenced to minimum penalties.

07:26, 28 May 2014

Volgograd parents are concerned about planned closure of educational institutions for visually impaired children

In Volgograd, parents of pupils of primary schools-kindergartens of compensating type for children with visual impairment No. 2 and No. 8 are concerned about the planned closure of the educational institutions. According to the parents, the closure of the above educational institutions will infringe the rights of their children.

06:44, 28 May 2014

Azerbaijan: activist of "Musavat" Party is charged with using violence against police

In Azerbaijan, upon the expiration of his administrative arrest, Orkhan Eyubzade, an activist of the "Musavat" Party, was brought to criminal responsibility. The activist is accused of using violence against the police.

Pavel Solovyov at the city hospital N 3 in Khosta after being beaten by the policemen. Sochi, May 15, 2013. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

06:15, 28 May 2014

In Sochi, court sentences ex-policeman to 3.5 years in prison for beating builder of Olympic facilities

On May 26, the Adler District Court of Sochi found Sergey Kuznetsov, a former inspector of the patrol-and-post service (known as PPS), guilty of beating Pavel Solovyov, a builder at Olympic facilities. The Court has sentenced Sergey Kuznetsov to 3.5 years of imprisonment and obliged him to pay a fine. This was reported by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

01:35, 28 May 2014

In Azerbaijan, defence of Facebook user Abdula Abilov intends to challenge verdict of guilty

Khalid Bagirov, an advocate of Abdula Abilov, a creator of the "Stop toadies!" Facebook group, who had been sentenced in Azerbaijan to 5.5 years of imprisonment on charges of drug trafficking, announces the intention to file an appeal against the verdict.

22:24, 27 May 2014

President of Abkhazia upholds dismissal of CoM, General Public Prosecutor and heads of two districts

In Sukhumi, the capital of Abkhazia, a few thousand people took part in the anti-government rally demanding resignation of President Alexander Ankvab. After the rally, some of them started storming the building of the presidential administration.

20:34, 27 May 2014

Frontier Service of Ukraine: one person wounded in shooting on border with Rostov Region

Today, Ukrainian border guards have registered a breakthrough of armed men in cars from the Rostov Region into Ukraine. Local patrol opened a fight with them, as a result, one person was wounded, the State Frontier Service of Ukraine has reported.

People with weapons in masks. Donbass (Urkaine), April 2014. Photo by Yevgen Nasadyuk, http://ru.wikipedia.org

17:28, 27 May 2014

Donetsk Mayor: residents of Chechnya are among 43 wounded in ATO

Hospitals of the city of Donetsk (Ukraine) are treating 43 persons who suffered in the course of the antiterrorist operation (ATO), including eight Russian citizens permanently residing in the cities of Grozny, Gudermes and Moscow, said the Mayor of Donetsk Alexander Lukyanchenko at a press conference held on May 27.

15:37, 27 May 2014

Dagestan: defendant at trial of "honour killing" partially admits his guilt

At the session of the Kizilyurt District Court, the defendant Kasum Magomedov, accused of murdering his niece, has partially admitted his guilt, saying that he had committed the crime in the heat of passion. Under petition of the defence, the court has appointed his psychological and psychiatric examination.

At the Moscow City Court session. Photo by the ‘Caucasian Knot’ correspondent.

15:35, 27 May 2014

Defence in Politkovskaya's murder case demands to nullify jury's verdict

Today, at the Moscow City Court (MCC), the advocates of the figurants in the murder case of Anna Politkovskaya, an observer of the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper, have demanded to quash the guilty verdict handed down by the jurors on May 20, dissolve the jury and send the case for retrial.

14:44, 27 May 2014

Dagestani Prosecutor's Office challenges verdict to seven militants who surrendered under guarantees of Adaptation Commission

The Prosecutor's Office of Dagestan has challenged the verdict passed to seven members of the "Southern" grouping of militants, who had surrendered under the guarantee of the Adaptation Commission of militants. The Prosecutor's Office treats the verdict pronounced by the Supreme Court of the Republic of Dagestan as too lenient.

Protest action demanding to amend anti-discrimination law. Tbilisi, May 17, 2014. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

14:39, 27 May 2014

Georgia collects 15,000 signatures under demand to adopt amendments to anti-discrimination law

In Georgia, activists have collected 15,000 signatures under the demand to adopt amendments to the anti-discrimination law and to adopt a new law prohibiting propaganda of non-traditional sexual orientation. This has been announced today by Mikhail Andguladze, a member of the Society of Noble Families.

14:34, 27 May 2014

Baku court sentences founder of "Stop toadies!" Facebook group to 5.5 years in prison

Azerbaijani court has sentenced to 5.5 years of imprisonment Abdula Abilov, a founder of the "Stop toadies!" Facebook group, who was accused of drug trafficking. Abdula Abilov has pleaded not guilty. He has claimed being prosecuted for political reasons.

Special operation in Sagopshi village, Malgobek District of Ingushetia, May 24, 2014. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru

10:47, 27 May 2014

Alikhan Kuzgov: Sagopshi villagers ignore authorities' call to confess of their help to militants

On May 24, the authorities of Ingushetia have called on Ingush residents, who were rendering assistance to militants in Sagopshi, to voluntarily come to the law enforcement agencies within the three-day term. However, the Ingush residents did not respond to the authorities' call. This was reported by Alikhan Kuzgov, Secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Ingushetia.

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