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02:27, 25 January 2014

Azerbaijan: convicted editor-in-chief of "Tolyshi Sado" is pressed in colony, says his brother

Hilal Mamedov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Tolyshi Sado" (Voice of Talysh), convicted to five years in prison, is exposed to physical and moral pressure from the personnel of Colony No. 17, Sabakhaddin Mamedov, Hilal's brother, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

00:36, 25 January 2014

Bodies of two policemen found in Stavropol Territory

The bodies were found in the territory of the Sovietskiy District, Stavropol Territory, said a source from the district power structures. It happened at around 9:00 p.m. after checking a report about two suspicious cars.

00:07, 25 January 2014

Maikop-Sochi road is not under special Olympic security measures (video)

Amid increased security measures in Northern Caucasus before the 2014 Winter Olympics, the road section Maikop-Sochi remains out of control, at least officially – by law enforcement bodies, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

21:04, 24 January 2014

Woman from Makhachkala states her illegal detention at bus station

Olga Petrova, a resident of Makhachkala, reports about her illegal detention at the city bus station. The spokesman of the local Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) said that Olga Petrova had not been on the wanted list.

19:24, 24 January 2014

Moscow: Nasrutdinov's defence appeals against his detention

Today, the advocates of Magomedgusen Nasrutdinov, the former Deputy Prime Minister of Dagestan, have lodged their appeal to the Moscow City Court (MCC) against the ruling on the detention of their client.

18:13, 24 January 2014

Armenia's CC suspends pension system law

Today, the Constitutional Court (CC) of Armenia has decided to suspend the new law on the mandatory accumulative pension system.

Screenshot from the documentary film "Arts Need Democracy" directed by Ilkin Yusuf, posted on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/warch?v=bkrAnFp8XFY

15:35, 24 January 2014

In Baku, film presentation within human rights campaign "Arts for Democracy" was disrupted

Today, in Baku, an event within the local human rights campaign "Arts for Democracy" was disrupted. This was reported by Rasul Djafarov, the coordinator of the campaign. According to him, viewing and discussion of the documentary film "Arts Need Democracy" failed because of cut off of electricity supply. The organizers of the event believe the incident had political background.

Said Amirov. Photo by Ruslan Alibekov, http://chernovik.net/content/respublika/boeviki-saida-amirova-ne-ohranyali-vladimir-postanyuk-chernoviku

14:54, 24 January 2014

Postanyuk: records of phone calls prove Said Amirov's innocence in preparing terror act

The advocates of the dismissed Mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov, accused of preparing a terror act, have appealed to Yuri Chaika, the General Public Prosecutor of the Russian Federation, asking him to assess the work of investigators. The billing of the telephone calls of the defendants proves that the investigators' conclusions about the preparation of a terror act were incorrect, the lawyer Vladimir Postanyuk is sure.

Fragment of a map where part of the Krasnodar Territory was included in the "Imarat Kavkaz" territory. Source: http://andry-astrakhkin.livejournal.com

14:53, 24 January 2014

Experts treat inclusion of Krasnodar Territory in "Imarat Kavkaz" as "paper intrigues"

In early 2014, the websites supporting North-Caucasian militants published a map, where the territory of the "Imarat Kavkaz" extended from the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea and included the Krasnodar Territory. Experts believe that the map is of virtual nature only and it does not mean real extension of militants' structures beyond Northern Caucasus.

11:31, 24 January 2014

Vage Mkrtchyan, arrested during "Million Mask March", needs medical care, his wife reports

Shant Arutyunyan, the leader of the "Tsegakron" Party, who was arrested during the "Million Mask March", is still in the hospital for prisoners, where he was brought after 17 days of his hunger strike. This was reported by his wife Ruzanna Badalyan.

Parishioners of Imam Shafia Mosque in Buynaksk, photo taken from YouTube video posted by 1432Guraba user.

03:24, 24 January 2014

Policemen prohibit Salafis to leave Buynaksk, local residents report

Buynaksk policemen warn members of the Salafi community that from February 1 and till the end of the Olympic Games in Sochi, they should not leave the town. There is no any official confirmation of the introduction of restrictions on the movement.

Residents of the Magaramkent District of Dagestan meeting Mamed Abbasov, State Duma Deputy, members of the Federal Lezgin National and Cultural Autonomy, hydrologists and public figures. Dagestan, Samur village, January 22, 2014. Photo by Ruslan Gereev.

01:24, 24 January 2014

In Dagestan, Samur residents demand Samur nature reserve to be administered by federal authorities

Residents of the village of Samur of the Magaramkent District of Dagestan demand to transfer the Samur forest to federal administration and to ban geological examinations in the surrounding areas. This was stated at the meeting of Mamed Abbasov, State Duma Deputy, with members of the Federal Lezgin National and Cultural Autonomy, hydrologists, and public figures.

00:46, 24 January 2014

Armenia sets up fund to help political prisoners' families

Armenia has established the charitable fund "Shant and Freedom" to provide assistance to family members of political prisoners. The Foundation has been already registered by state. This was reported on January 23 at the press conference by the trustees of the Foundation.

22:05, 23 January 2014

Armenian MFA confirms killing of Sergey Nigoyan in Euromaidan in Kiev

The Armenian Sergey Nigoyan took an active part in Euromaidan actions in the capital of Ukraine and died from a gunshot wound received there, the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has reported.

20:29, 23 January 2014

Vice-Premier of Dagestan Nasrutdinov and two ministers removed from office

Today, the head of Dagestan Ramazan Abdulatipov has dismissed three members of the government, including the detained Vice-Premier Magomedgusen Nasrutdinov, the press service of the government told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

17:11, 23 January 2014

Three persons detained in Rostov-on-Don within checks after Volgograd terror acts

Three people with a grenade, drugs and explosives were detained in a hotel in Rostov-on-Don during inspections that were initiated after the terror acts committed in Volgograd, Andrei Larionov, the head of the regional department of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), said today.

12:18, 23 January 2014

In 2013, Dagestani Prosecutor's Office received 215 kidnapping messages

As reported by the Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Dagestan, in 2013, they received 215 reports about kidnappings; of them, 190 referred to bride abductions with the aim of marriage.

10:26, 23 January 2014

Medvedev: security services should treat Doku Umarov alive until reliable evidence of his death is presented

Russian Premier Dmitry Medvedev said that special services should treat Doku Umarov as a live person as long as reliable evidence of his death is presented. Meanwhile, on January 22, a new charge was presented in absentia to the leader of North-Caucasian militants leaders – of justifying of terrorism, said a source familiar with the situation.

Sheomir Guchepshoko’s sand painting at the exhibition, dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the end of the Russian-Caucasian War. Cherkessk, January 21, 2014. Photo by Asya Kapaeva for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

07:39, 23 January 2014

Exhibition in Cherkessk presents 39 sand paintings on Caucasian War

In Karachay-Cherkessia, an exhibition, dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the end of the Russian-Caucasian War, presents 39 works by Sheomir Guchepshoko, a Circassian painter.

Picket for the rights of children, Volgograd, January 22, 2014. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

06:51, 23 January 2014

Picketers for children rights in Volgograd demand from authorities to reduce state costs

On January 22, five people went out to hold a picket for the rights of children, which was held in front of the building of the Central Bank in Volgograd. They demanded from state bureaucrats to cut their expenses and direct the saved money to treat sick children.

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