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Police dispersing participants of the rally in support of Nida activists gathered near the court. Baku, May 1, 2014. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

13:41, 11 May 2014

Activists urge French President to raise human rights issues during his visit to Azerbaijan

On the eve of the two-day official visit to Baku of French President Francois Hollande that starts in the evening on May 11, Azerbaijani civil society activists had urged him to raise the issues of human rights violations in his talks with the country's leadership.

05:19, 11 May 2014

Yerevan commemorates May 2 casualties in Odessa

An action in Yerevan to commemorate those killed in Odessa during the opposition of pro-Russian activists and supporters of the Ukrainian authorities gathered about 20 people. The event was held on May 10 near the Ukrainian Embassy in Armenia. Its participants came with posters calling to stop fascism.

"Russians of Astrakhan" Movement has held a series of pickets against Article 282 of the Russia's Criminal Code. Astrakhan, May 10, 2014. Photo by Elena Grebenyuk for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

04:20, 11 May 2014

Astrakhan Nationalists picket against Article 282 of the Russia's Criminal Code

The Movement "Russians of Astrakhan" has held a series of pickets against Article 282 of the Russia's Criminal Code (incitement of hatred or enmity and humiliation of human dignity), the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

02:42, 11 May 2014

Activist of "The Other Russia" from Volgograd detained on Russian-Ukrainian border

Sergey Zaplavnov, an activist of the Volgograd regional branch of the unregistered party "The Other Russia", was detained by Ukrainian border guards, says the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU). The spokesman of "The Other Russia" fears that Sergey Zaplavnov may have been tortured.

18:07, 10 May 2014

In Volgograd, protesters demand to build access roads to their houses

Today in Volgograd, 200 residents of the houses located in Morozov Street of the Dzerzhinsk District of the city held a protest against the absence of access roads to their houses. The rally was organized by the Volgograd public advocacy organization named "Public Independent Inspection".

12:17, 10 May 2014

Azerbaijani rights defenders visit PFPA activist to check torture information

Kyamalya Bananyarly, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), arrested for 30 days after taking part in a protest action, was visited by rights defenders Elchin Bekhbudov and Vugar Magerramov. They said that they intended to ask law enforcement bodies to check the messages that the woman had been tortured.

Veterans attending Victory Day festivities. Sochi, May 9, 2014. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

11:30, 10 May 2014

Sochi veterans complain they were not congratulated on Victory Day by local officials

As reported by a WW II veteran Elena Chibisova, the Sochi authorities failed to congratulate the war veterans on Victory Day, and invited only local activists to the festivities. Nina Kurilo, a teacher and a prisoner of Nazi concentration camps, also had claims to local officials.

Billboard on the streets of Grozny. Chechnya, May 8, 2014. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

10:53, 10 May 2014

Chechnya marked Day of Memory and Grief of republic's nations

On May 10, Chechnya marked the Day of Memory and Grief of the nations of Chechnya, which was set up as the date of the official mourning for the victims of the 1944 deportation and military campaigns. Many locals believe that the mourning day for the victims of deportation was deliberately dated to the mourning for the former President Akhmat Kadyrov, who was killed on May 9, 2004.

Victory Day in Volgograd, May 9, 2014. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

07:59, 10 May 2014

SFD marked Victory Day under elevated security measures

The regions of the Southern Federal District (SFD) marked the Victory Day with celebratory processions and parades. In some of them increased security measures were taken.

05:12, 10 May 2014

Two persons wounded by explosion in Masally District of Azerbaijan

On May 9, an explosion occurred in one of the households of the village of Tyaklya, the Masally District of Azerbaijan, which caused severe burns of the house owner and his minor daughter.

04:12, 10 May 2014

Gadjimurad Ibragimov disappears in Dagestan, lawyer Sapiyat Magomedova reports

Since May 8, relatives of Gadjimurad Ibragimov, who is a stepbrother of one of the victims in the murder case of four Gamzatov brothers and Magomed Omarov, cannot locate him and fear that Ibragimov could be kidnapped in order to put pressure on the family. This was reported by the advocate Sapiyat Magomedova.

Russia’s embassy in Yerevan. Photo: http://wikimapia.org

02:56, 10 May 2014

Armenian NGOs demand withdrawal of Russia's Ambassador

In Armenia, a number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have accused Ivan Volynkin, the Russia's Ambassador in Yerevan, of interfering in the country's home affairs and demanded his resignation, or apology.

01:32, 10 May 2014

California recognizes independence of NKR

The US State of California has adopted a resolution in support of the efforts of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) to develop as a free and independent nation. This is the fifth US state to recognize the independence of the NKR.

23:57, 9 May 2014

Imam Felix Agaragimov disappears in Dagestan, his relatives assert

In Dagestan, relatives of Felix Agaragimov, the Imam of the village of Kurkent, the Suleiman-Stalsky District, cannot find his whereabouts. The local ROVD (District Interior Division) fails to confirm the fact of his detention.

Monument to World War II participants blown up in Sogratl village, Dagestan, May 9, 2014. Photo: http://alsuguri.ru

20:25, 9 May 2014

Monument to World War II participants blown up in Dagestani village

On May 8, unidentified persons blasted the monument to the soldiers of the Great Patriotic War (WW II) in the village of Sogratl in Dagestan. The information about the fact was received by the SMS-service of the "Caucasian Knot".

Police detaining participants of the rally against the conviction of activists of "Nida" movement. Baku, May 6, 2014. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

13:56, 9 May 2014

Lawyer: activist Kyamalya Bananyarly tortured in Baku insulation facility

Asabali Mustafaev, the advocate of Kyamalya Bananyarly, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), sentenced to administrative arrest for participating in the May 6 protest action, asserts that his client was tortured and abused in the Nasimi district police department.

11:49, 9 May 2014

In Volgograd, policemen detain two mothers of large families during picket

Today, in Volgograd, Nadezhda Kireeva, a resident of Volgograd and a mother of many children, has been detained by policemen in Alley of Heroes. She told about that to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. Nadezhda Kireeva has noted that Olga Stepanova, another mother of many children, was detained together with her.

09:14, 9 May 2014

In Khasavyurt, eyewitness reports on mass detentions of Salafism followers on May 7 and 8

On May 8, at least 20 followers of Salafism were brought to a police station in Khasavyurt. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by a local resident. According to the resident, who introduced himself as Arsen D., on May 7 and 8, in Khasavyurt, the police conducted raids against local followers of Salafism.

06:20, 9 May 2014

Dagestan: advocate of robbery suspect claims being not allowed to visit her client

Sapiyat Magomedova, an advocate of Magomed Aliev, a resident of Dagestan, suspected of involvement in an act of robbery, has appealed to the head of the Inherent Security Department of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) in Dagestan with a complaint about the actions of staff member of the SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 1 of Makhachkala.

06:10, 9 May 2014

In Azerbaijan, at trial of Anar Mamedli prosecution witnesses testify in favour of defendants

On May 7 and 8, in Baku, the court sessions were held at the trial in the case against Anar Mamedli, the head of the Centre for Election Monitoring and Democracy Training (CEMDT), and two other civil society activists. The court listened to the testimonies of 18 witnesses who did not testify about the commitment of any wrongdoing by the defendants.

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