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Law enforcers on a special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/03/11/operativnym-shtabom-nak-v-kbr-provedeny-taktiko-spetsialnye-ucheniya-po-presec.html

09:46, 23 April 2015

Ramzan Kadyrov permit to open fire on participants of special operations not sanctioned by Chechen authorities

When commenting on the murder of Djambulat Dadaev in Grozny by Stavropol power agents, the leader of Chechnya has stated that no one is authorized to carry out special operations in the republic without the sanction of the local authorities.

Gubden, the Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan. Photo: Sergey Martyanov, Eldar Rasulov //30.09.2012 http://odnoselchane.ru/?page=photos_of_category&sect=104&com=photogallery

08:10, 23 April 2015

In Dagestan, man killed in shootout with policemen

In the Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan, policemen shot and killed an armed man, who opened fire on them from a window car. This was reported by a Dagestani law enforcer.

Veniamin Kondratiev. Photo: Maxim Tishin / Yugopolis, http://www.yugopolis.ru/news/politics/2015/04/22/81114/otstavki-i-naznacheniya-administraciya-krasnodarskogo-kraya-veniamin-kondratev

07:52, 23 April 2015

Alexander Tkachov's protégé to lead Krasnodar Territory

Veniamin Kondratiev, an acting head of the Krasnodar Territory, is likely to become a plenipotentiary governor of the region after the September election. This opinion was expressed by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". They believe that Veniamin Kondratiev is a person from the team of Alexander Tkachov, the former leader of Kuban.

07:05, 23 April 2015

Defence of Dagestani resident Imangazali Magomedov appeals against his sentence

The defence of Imangazali Magomedov, a resident of the Dagestani village of Shaumyan, sentenced for aiding and abetting militants and for illegal possession of weapons and drugs, has appealed against the verdict.

Tsitsernakaberd Armenian genocide memorial. Yerevan. Photo by Edita Badasyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

05:32, 23 April 2015

Parliaments of Armenia and NKR urge international community to recognize Armenian Genocide

In connection with the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire, MPs of Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) adopted appeals calling on all countries throughout the world to recognize the Armenian Genocide as a crime against humanity.

The Moscow City Court. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the "Caucasian Knot"

03:15, 23 April 2015

MCC upholds arrests of two defendants in Boris Nemtsov's case

The Moscow City Court (MCC) has dismissed the advocates' appeals against the resolutions on arrests of Tamerlan Eskerkhanov and Shagid Gubashev, accused in the case of the murder of politician Boris Nemtsov. The Court has refused to change pre-trial restriction measure against both defendants and replace it with the form not involving deprivation of liberty.

19:15, 22 April 2015

Hideout with anti-tank missiles found in South Ossetia

In the Znaur District of South Ossetia, KGB officers found a hiding containing anti-tank missile complexes and anti-tank grenade launchers.

The special operation carried out in the village of Gerei-Avlak of Buynaksk. April 20, 2015. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/

18:39, 22 April 2015

New leader of "Imarat Kavkaz" not to be loyal to IS

The murder of Aliaskhab Kebekov left the terrorist organization "Imarat Kavkaz" without the actual leader; however, that fact is unlikely to lead to the dominance of the "Islamic State" (IS), despite the split among North-Caucasus militants. This opinion was expressed by analysts.

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent

17:48, 22 April 2015

Court dismisses second advocate of Anzor Gubashev

At the request of Anzor Gubashev, one of the defendants in the case of the murder of politician Boris Nemtsov, the Basmanny District Court of Moscow has dismissed the advocate Magomed Mamaev from his duties to defend Anzor Gubashev.

Intigam Aliev. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

17:13, 22 April 2015

Intigam Aliev sentenced to 7.5 years in prison

In Baku, the court has found human rights defender Intigam Aliev guilty on all the charges and sentenced him to 7.5 years of imprisonment in a common-security penal colony.

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow. Photo http://basmanny.msk.sudrf.ru/

17:02, 22 April 2015

Court leaves Khamzat Bakhaev in custody until August 28

At the request of investigators, the Basmanny District Court of Moscow has extended the arrest of Khamzat Bakhaev, a defendant in the case of the murder of Boris Nemtsov, for four months, until August 28.

The Moscow City Court. Photo by Magomed Tuaev for the "Caucasian Knot"

16:34, 22 April 2015

MCC leaves Tamerlan Eskerkhanov under arrest

The Moscow City Court (MCC) has left in custody Tamerlan Eskerkhanov, a defendant in the case of the murder of politician Boris Nemtsov.

David Sanakoev. Photo: the information agency Osinform http://osinform.ru/elections/page/6/"

16:33, 22 April 2015

Foreign Minister of South Ossetia dismissed

South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov has dismissed David Sanakoev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The name of the new Minister of Foreign Affairs has not yet been announced.

Anzor Gubashev in the courtroom. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent

16:27, 22 April 2015

Court extends arrest of Anzor Gubashev until August 28

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has granted the motion of the investigating authorities and extended the arrest of Anzor Gubashev, a defendant in the case of the murder of Boris Nemtsov, for four months, until August 28.

Rasul Jafarov. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

12:57, 22 April 2015

PACE Committee treats guilty verdict against Rasul Jafarov as revenge act

The Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has condemned the verdict of guilty announced in Azerbaijan against Rasul Jafarov.

The cars of the mass media near the Basmanny District Court of Moscow. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent

12:13, 22 April 2015

Consideration of complaint of Zaur Dadaev's advocate about non-admission to defence postponed

At the request of an advocate of Zaur Dadaev, a defendant in the case of the murder of Boris Nemtsov, the Basmanny District Court of Moscow has postponed the consideration of the advocate's complaint filed about non-admission to the defence.

Airport in Nalchik. Photo http://avia.pro/blog/aeroport-nalchik

11:46, 22 April 2015

Chechen woman detained in Nalchik when trying to leave for Syria

A female resident of the Urus-Martan District of Chechnya was detained by field investigators in Kabardino-Balkaria, while she was trying to fly to Turkey for further travelling to Syria to join her groom.

Alexander Tkachov. Photo: http://www.antkachev.ru/feeds/photoarchive/?sid=10

11:13, 22 April 2015

Krasnodar Governor Alexander Tkachov appointed Russian Minister of Agriculture

Alexander Tkachov has resigned from his post of the Governor of the Krasnodar Territory and led the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation. On Wednesday, the relevant decree was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

09:16, 22 April 2015

Sapiyat Magomedova repeatedly complains to ECtHR about police's inaction in case of her beating

Sapiyat Magomedova, an advocate from Dagestan, has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to start communication in her complaint against the law enforcement bodies for delaying the investigation into the case of her beating in 2010.

The entrance to the building of the Stavropol Regional Court. Photo by Magomed Tuaev for the "Caucasian Knot"

07:04, 22 April 2015

Stavropol Court refuses to investigate decisions of Predgorny District Court in Kurman-Ali Baichorov's case

The Stavropol Regional Court has refused to hold a re-investigation into the decisions announced by Judge Oleg Popov of the Predgorny District Court in the trial on the case against Kislovodsk Imam Kurman-Ali Baichorov.

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