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Mikhail Savva. Photo from personal account at http://vk.com

15:50, 31 March 2014

Krasnodar: verdict to Savva to be announced on April 2

As reported by activists from the courtroom, on April 2, the Pervomaisky District Court of Krasnodar plans to announce the verdict to Professor Mikhail Savva, the Director of Grant Programmes of the Southern Regional Resource Centre.

Grozny, Chechnya. Photo provided by eyewitness.

14:01, 31 March 2014

Chechen resident acquitted by jury disappears after new detention, relatives assert

In Chechnya, relatives of Alvi Abdurakhmanov report his disappearance after detention by law enforcers. Earlier the jury acquitted him on charges of robbery and attack on power officials. However, the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov stated the illegality of the acquittal.

10:54, 31 March 2014

Georgia prepares changes to Constitution Article on equality of spouses in marriage

In Georgia, politicians, including the oppositionists, declare their readiness to support the proposal announced by Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili to constitutionally secure the definition of a family as a union of a man and a woman. Members of the State Commission of Georgia have already prepared an appropriate statement to change the Constitution Article on equality of spouses in marriage.

Explosives. Photo from NAC archive, http://nac.gov.ru/

10:01, 31 March 2014

In Bashkiria, four members of "Imarat Kavkaz" sentenced for possessing explosives

Four residents of Bashkiria, who are, according to prosecutors, members of the "Imarat Kavkaz", have been sentenced to three years of imprisonment on charges of illicit trafficking in weapons, ammunitions and explosives. This was reported on March 31 by the local Prosecutor's Office.

Special operation. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/

03:04, 31 March 2014

On March 24-30, 11 persons killed in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week of March 24-30, 2014, at least 14 persons suffered in the armed conflict in North Caucasus. Of them, 11 persons were killed and 3 wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Advocate of Stavropol Region Prosecution Office Yvgeny Kuzyur, who represents the interests of the former deputy head of Cherkessk GOVD Ruslan Rakhaev in the case on the murder of Dakhir Djankezov. Photo by the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

21:58, 30 March 2014

In Karachay-Cherkessia, defence motions ignored during re-investigation into Dakhir Djankezov's murder, advocate asserts

Investigation in the case on the murder of Dakhir Djankezov unreasonably rejects all defence motions. This was reported by Evgeny Kuzyur, an advocate from the Stavropol Regional Advocates' Chamber. Evgeny Kuzyur represents the interests of defendant Ruslan Rakhaev, the former deputy head of the Cherkessk GOVD (City Interior Division).

19:31, 30 March 2014

In Azerbaijan, oppositionists applaud government's position on situation in Ukraine

The Azerbaijani opposition appreciates the official Baku's position to support the UN General Assembly resolution on Ukraine's territorial integrity. This was stated by Ali Kerimli, the leader of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), who on March 29 spoke at the session of the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF).

13:01, 30 March 2014

Situation in South Ossetia and Abkhazia prevents Georgia's Eurasian integration, experts assert

Georgia should seek to Eurasian integration. However, the conflict around Abkhazia and South Ossetia significantly hinders that tendency. This was stated by Georgian experts at the videoconference "Eurasian Choice of 2014".

11:52, 30 March 2014

Advocates: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was dragged into terror act by his elder brother

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a defendant in the case on the terror act committed during the marathon in Boston, acted under pressure of his elder brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev. This was stated by advocates of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

11:04, 30 March 2014

"Doctrine": during first three months of 2014, 27 soldiers perished in Azerbaijan

During the period from January to March 2014, 27 persons who served in the armed forces of Azerbaijan perished. This was stated by the report prepared by the "Doctrine" Journalists' Military Research Centre.

22:11, 29 March 2014

Ukrainian events will have minimum effect on Russian-Georgian relations, experts say

Events in Ukraine have little impact on relations between Russia and Georgia, which remain quite complicated, said the experts who participated in the roundtable on the topic "Russian-Georgian Relations in Context of Ukrainian Crisis".

Moscow, downstairs at Lubyanka metro station, evening March 30, 2010. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"

20:30, 29 March 2014

Moscow commemorates metro terror act victims

On Saturday, March 29, Moscow hosted mourning ceremonies in commemoration of the casualties of the terror acts committed in Moscow metro in 2010.

15:37, 29 March 2014

Resident of Ingushetia is in intensive care after questioning and suicide attempt, says his brother

Alikhan Kulbuzhev, a resident of the village of Dolakovo, Nazran District of Ingushetia, whose kidnapping on March 28 was reported by his wife, tried to commit suicide after being questioned by the police, and is now in the intensive care unit, his brother told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

13:37, 29 March 2014

Kabardino-Balkaria: forensic experts fix Andzor Akhokhov's bodily injuries

Forensic experts have revealed bodily injuries, qualified as moderate, in Andzor Akhokhov, the organizer of the dispersed February protest held in Nalchik against the Sochi Olympics. According to forensic experts, the harm could have been caused to Akhokhov on February 7-8.

Participants of a protest action against violence against women. Inscription on a poster: "Women, know your rights!". Yerevan, November 25, 2013. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

11:48, 29 March 2014

Women-rights defenders in Russia and Armenia need support of authorities and media, said participants of debates in Yerevan

The situation with observance of women's rights in Russia and Armenia remains very difficult; while women-rights defenders, who raise this issue, lack support from the state and media. This was stated by the participants of the debates "Ways to strengthen and protect women-rights defenders" held on March 27 in Yerevan.

Participants of a protest action against pension reforms. Inscriptions on the leaflets: "DEM.AM/I object". Armenia, Yerevan, March 24, 2014. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

10:05, 29 March 2014

Refusal from new pension system in Armenia is fraught with higher taxes or increased retirement age, says RPA

The new accumulative pension system in Armenia has its flaws, but it is a must; otherwise the country will have to raise taxes or increase the retirement age, Akop Akopyan, an MP from the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), told the Constitutional Court, which considers the claim asking to treat the new pension system as unconstitutional.

Protest action against TV Bridge with Russia. Tbilisi, March 28, 2014. Photo by Edita Badasyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

02:44, 29 March 2014

Georgia protests against TV Bridge with Russia

On March 28, in Tbilisi, about 100 people took part in the action held in front of the house, where the press-centre of the RIA "Novosti" is located, under the slogan "Putin, don't touch me!" The action was aimed to disrupt the TV Bridge Tbilisi-Moscow.

01:52, 29 March 2014

In Armenia, "Heritage" Party criticizes official Yerevan on Crimea issue

In Yerevan, on March 28, a rally was held of the oppositional "Heritage" Party, where the official Armenian's position on the territorial integrity of Ukraine was criticized.

20:27, 28 March 2014

Azerbaijani "Nida" activists tell the court about power agents' pressure

At the trial in Baku of activists of the "Nida" Movement, Shakheen Novruzlu, one of the defendants, said that in the first days after detention he was subjected to physical and psychological pressure in the Ministry of National Security (MNS). Another defendant – Bakhtiyar Guliev also spoke about beatings at the police.

Protest action against changes in the pension legislation. Armenia, Yerevan, March 22, 2014. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

17:14, 28 March 2014

In Armenia, opponents of new pension system held rally outside Constitutional Court

On Friday, March 28, in Yerevan, opponents of the mandatory accumulative pension system held an action blindfolded near the building of the Constitutional Court.

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