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19:10, 12 March 2014

Chaika: in 2013, 173 terror crimes were ascribed to killed militants

Last year, 173 out of 408 solved terror crimes were ascribed to assassinated militants, said Yuri Chaika, the Russian General Public Prosecutor, who emphasized that in total, in 2013, Northern Caucasus saw 579 terror crimes, including nine terror acts.

Lydia Lepsveridze at the meeting of communist party members with district residents. Sochi, March 2014. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

17:02, 12 March 2014

Krasnodar court upholds fine imposed on Lydia Lepsveridze

The Krasnodar Territorial Court has upheld the fine of 10,000 roubles imposed on the 75-year-old Lydia Lepsveridze for her picket held near Putin's residence.

Director of "One World" festival Khana Kulkhankova, Prague, March 12, 2014. Photo by Edita Badasyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

16:50, 12 March 2014

Film about Chechen guy presents Russia at human rights film festival in Czech Republic

In Prague, the closing ceremony of one of the major documentary film festivals on human rights "One World" took place. Russia was presented by a documentary about a Chechen guy "Zelim's Confessions".

Truck with humanitarian aid, collected for residents of the Crimea, Dagestan, March 2014. Photo by Tamerlan Magomedov.

15:47, 12 March 2014

Dagestan delegation transfers aid to new Crimean authorities

A road train with 80 tons of humanitarian aid, collected in Dagestan for residents of the Crimea, has arrived to the peninsula, said the press service of the Ministry for National Policy of Dagestan.

"Roza Khutor", Central square of the hotel complex. Krasnodar Region, November 2013. Photo by Tatiana Ukolova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

11:37, 12 March 2014

Potanin: "Roza Khutor" needs 4.5 billion roubles of additional investments

In order to make the ski resort "Roza Khutor" in Sochi an all-season public tourist centre, it is necessary to further invest about 4.5 billion roubles, said Vladimir Potanin, the head of the "Interros" Company.

10:40, 12 March 2014

Chechnya: head of Achkhoy-Martan administration suspected of abuse of power

Movsar Kuntalov, the administration head of the Achkhoy-Martan village of the Chechen Republic is suspected of illegal transfer of agricultural land into the category of residential land with subsequent delivery of the land to individuals, the republic's prosecutor's office reports.

Rally under the motto "Return power to people!" in the village of Khuchni, Tabasaran District of Dagestan. March 10, 2014. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for ‘Caucasian Knot’.

09:26, 12 March 2014

Residents of Tabasaran District of Dagestan demand change of local power

A rally under the motto "Return power to people!" held on March 10 in the village of Khuchni, Tabasaran District of Dagestan, was attended by about 200 people, who demanded to change local power and open criminal cases on embezzlement of funds of the district budget.

04:36, 12 March 2014

"Musavat" activists state illegal treatment by Russian power agents who detained them in Makhachkala

After their return to Baku, Gyulyaga Aslanly, the deputy head of the "Musavat" Party, Arif Gadjily, the head of the party's office, and Emil Salamoglu, a correspondent of the newspaper "Eni Musavat", who had been detained on March 10 in Makhachkala by Russian policemen, have declared the illegality of their detention.

US Navy aircraft carrier "George Bush" in Antalya port of Turkey, March 9, 2014. Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric S. Garst/Released, http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=172898

02:38, 12 March 2014

Navy exercises of Bulgaria, Romania and USA in Black Sea are show of force to Russia, experts say

The NATO is grouping its troops around Ukraine to support the invasion of the Ukrainian Army into the Crimea after the referendum scheduled for March 16, said Konstantin Sivkov, the vice-president of the Academy of Geopolitical Problems.

Participant of the rally in protest of fuel prices rise holding the flag of Azerbaijan. Baku, December 15, 2013. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

00:55, 12 March 2014

Azerbaijan may have relapse of Ukrainian Maidan, opposition supporters assert

Sooner or later, the people's revolutionary movement in Azerbaijan will get organized and repeat the events in Ukraine, since the authorities behave violently with people, supporters of the Azerbaijani opposition assert. In his turn, Rasim Musabekov, an Azerbaijani MP, is sure that there are no prerequisites for a sort of Ukrainian Maidan in Baku.

23:05, 11 March 2014

Five natives of Dagestan who arrived from Egypt detained in Makhachkala airport, relatives assert

In Makhachkala airport "Uytash" power agents have detained five natives of the village of Novosasitli, Kizilyurt District of Dagestan, who had spent more than two months in Egypt, said Rasul Maazov, a relative of one of the detainees. Today, he has turned to the HRC "Memorial" with an application about their detention.

Russian military in Crimea. March 2014. Photo: Ukraine Border Service, http://dpsu.gov.ua/ru/about/photo_gallery/ photo_gallery_205.htm

21:52, 11 March 2014

HRC "Memorial": situation in Crimea reminds events of Second Chechen War

The Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has seen similarities with the armed conflict in Chechnya in the messages arriving from the Crimea about detentions and disappearances of journalists, activists, and Ukrainian militaries.

19:53, 11 March 2014

Rally in Yerevan demands from authorities to release political prisoners

In Yerevan, on Tuesday, a rally-march was held in support of the arrested Retired Colonel Volodya Avetisyan and other political prisoners. The event was joined by supporters of Shant Arutyunyan, who was arrested along with 13 protesters on November 5, 2013.

Baku, Azerbaijan. Photo: Vita86 http://commons.wikimedia.org/

19:15, 11 March 2014

"Musavat" activists detained in Makhachkala return to Baku

On Tuesday, Gyulyaga Aslanly, the deputy head of the "Musavat" Party, Arif Gadjily, the head of the party's office, and Emil Salamoglu, a correspondent of the newspaper "Eni Musavat", who had been detained on March 10 in Makhachkala by Russian policemen and convoyed under police surveillance to Azerbaijan, returned to Baku.

European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg. Photo: Fred Schaerli http://ru.wikipedia.org/

17:14, 11 March 2014

Relatives of Khodjoyan allow rights defenders to complain to ECtHR

In Armenia, relatives of the 77-year-old Mamikon Khodjoyan have allowed rights defenders to file a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) against Azerbaijani authorities. It is planned that the complaint will be lodged by the Armenian NGO "Against Legal Lawlessness".

16:23, 11 March 2014

Residents of Untsukul District of Dagestan associate CTO regime with protest actions

Under the pretext of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime, which was introduced in the Untsukul District of Dagestan on March 8, searches were conducted by power agents in the village of Kharachi. Locals associate the introduction of the regime with the protest actions held in the area of the Irganai reservoir.

Broken grave-stone at one of Christian cemeteries in Chechnya. February 2014. Photo: HRC "Memorial", http://memo.ru/d/189489.html

13:43, 11 March 2014

HRC "Memorial": in Chechnya, Christian cemeteries are desecrated

In Chechnya, Christian cemeteries are in poor condition - cattle graze in the territory of some of them, rubbish is dumped there, and fences are absent. This is reported by staff members of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

11:05, 11 March 2014

Moscow Court extends arrest of man, suspected of burning Koran

The Cheryomushki District Court of Moscow has extended the measure of restraint in the form of the arrest by one month till April 9 to Alexander Sokolov, a 23-year-old resident of the Tver Region, who is suspected of hooliganism and burning of the Koran in the capital at night of January 1, 2014.

06:10, 11 March 2014

In Armenia, Tigran Petrosyan's advocate reports on unlawful actions of investigating authorities and courts

The accusation against Tigran Petrosyan, a participant of the protest action "Million Mask March" is unlawful, and the investigation team does nothing for the fourth month already and unjustly holds the protestor in custody. This was reported by Ara Zakaryan, the advocate of the arrested protestor.

05:52, 11 March 2014

Armenian town of Vardenis protests against police actions

On March 10, near the city administration of the Armenian town of Vardenis, a rally was held against the police actions. The rally was attended by a few dozen of people.

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