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Valery Permyakov. Screenshot from the video of Permyakov’s interrogation, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnUcZwx-eYs

09:45, 5 March 2015

In Gyumri, Valery Permyakov to undergo forensic psychiatric examination

Russian soldier Valery Permyakov, accused of the murder of an Armenian family in Gyumri is to undergo a scheduled forensic psychiatric examination. The examination results can be reported in two weeks.

Street in Derbent. Photo: http://www.riadagestan.ru/news/g_derbent/v_ramkakh_podgotovki_k_prazdnovaniyu_yubileya_goroda_v_derbente_osmotreli_ryad_ulits/" class="main_article_image

08:32, 5 March 2015

Chief physician of district polyclinic shot dead in Derbent

In Derbent, Nasur Osmanov, the chief physician of the Derbent district polyclinic, was killed near his house.

05:20, 5 March 2015

Sochi resident accused of treason reports on abuses in SIZO

In his letters to relatives, Pyotr Parpulov, a resident of Sochi, accused of treason, has reported the violation of his rights at the SIZO (pre-trial prison). According to Pyotr Parpulov's daughter, her father has described his complaint about the living conditions and medical care.

Fatima Tlisova. Photo: http://www.bbg.gov/wp-content/media/2012/11/tlisova.jpg

01:30, 5 March 2015

Tlisova: court questions six prosecution witnesses at Tsarnaev's trial

At the first court session held on March 4 in the case against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, accused of committing a terror act during the Boston Marathon in April 2013, the court has questioned six witnesses for the prosecution. This was reported from the courtroom by Fatima Tlisova, a journalist of the "Voice of America".

21:36, 4 March 2015

Dagestan: detained residents of Semender released

All the residents of the settlement of Semender in the Kirov District of Makhachkala, detained on March 3, are back at large, said the police.

Hunger striker Elmira Bagirchaeva. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

19:23, 4 March 2015

Health condition of Dagestani hunger-strikers deteriorates

The women-participants of the hunger strike in the Dagestani village of Shushiya report the worsening of their health status and state their readiness to stop their protest against guarantees of fulfilment of their demands.

16:59, 4 March 2015

Son of employee of STRC "Dagestan" detained by police, advocate says

The 26-year-old Artyom Alkhasov, whose kidnapping was reported by his relatives, was detained by policemen of the Sovietskiy ROVD (District Interior Division) of Makhachkala, said the young man's advocate.

Video presentation dedicated to the European Olympic Games in Baku. Photo: http://novosti.az/sport/20150206/301615216.html

15:59, 4 March 2015

Rights defenders call Baku to release political prisoners by European Games

Today, 100 days before the start of the European Olympic Games in Baku, international human rights organizations have called on the Azerbaijani authorities to release political prisoners; and the international community – to influence the official Baku in this issue.

14:23, 4 March 2015

Man killed in attacking policemen in Dagestan identified

The man who shelled a police car in the Babayurt District of Dagestan, and who was killed by return fire, has been identified as Eldar Khaidarbekov, 42, a native of the Khasavyurt District.

13:46, 4 March 2015

Volgograd: Youth Consulting and Training Centre fined for working without registration as "foreign agent"

The Magistrate Court of the Krasnooktyabrskiy District of Volgograd has fined the Youth Consulting and Training Centre by 300,000 roubles for its activities without getting registered as a "foreign agent". Activists of the non-profit organization (NPO) intend to appeal against the imposed fine.

CTO, Dagestan, Sogratl village. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/content/4281.html

13:07, 4 March 2015

More and more Russian Muslims among North-Caucasian militants

The fact of identification of Oleg Shalyapin among those killed in a special operation in Dagestani Kizilyurt District indicates a growing number of Slavs among militants in Northern Caucasus, said the experts questioned by the "Caucasian Knot".

09:59, 4 March 2015

Adygea's Govt allocates 3.6 million roubles to purchase housing for victims of political repressions

The 2015 budget of the Republic of Adygea will allocate over 3.6 million roubles to buy housing for the persons, rehabilitated and recognized as victims of political repressions.

Professor Nikolai Kulikov. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

04:20, 4 March 2015

Sochi scientists awarded by Russian Govt for water purification method

On March 3, Sochi residents, Professor Nikolai Kulikov, Doctor of Technical Sciences, and Mikhail Zubov, Candidate of Technical Sciences, received documents on being awarded the title of laureates of the 2014 Award of the Russian Government in the field of science and technology. They were awarded for the development of a wastewater treatment method. The scientists hope that their development will be applied in their hometown.

02:48, 4 March 2015

Surgery appointed to Sochi resident Pyotr Parpulov, accused of treason

Members of the Krasnodar Territorial Public Oversight Commission (POC) under the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation have visited a Sochi resident Pyotr Parpulov at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), where he is kept under suspicion of high treason. As a result, they managed to solve the problem of a surgery that Parpulov needs. During the visit, they also revealed violations of custody conditions at the SIZO.

Jivan Simonyan, salesman at the market, during the poll. Gyumri, March 2015. Screenshot from the video of the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

22:13, 3 March 2015

Poll in Gyumri: locals are not against Russian base (+video)

Despite all the tragic events, associated with the presence of Russian troops in Gyumri, city residents are in no hurry to change their attitude, and most of them are not against the Russian military presence on their land. This was confirmed by a poll, conducted by the "Caucasian Knot".

Boris Nemtsov’s memorial service, Moscow, March 1, 2015. Photo by the ‘Caucasian Knot’ correspondent.

17:39, 3 March 2015

Boris Nemtsov buried in Moscow

Today, the oppositional politician Boris Nemtsov was buried in Moscow. The participants in the funeral service, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, criticized the investigators' version about involvement in his murder of Chechen militants or supporters of radical Islam.

15:35, 3 March 2015

Russia's GPO refuses to give Permyakov out to Armenia

The Russian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has rejected the appeal of the Armenian MP Zarui Postanjyan to extradite the Russian regular soldier Valery Permyakov, accused of massacring the Avetisyan family in Gyumri, to the Armenian party.

13:51, 3 March 2015

Man kidnapped in Makhachkala is son of editor of STRC "Dagestan"

In Makhachkala, on March 2, unidentified kidnappers pushed Artyom Alkhasov, a son of Gadjikurban Alkhasov, an editor of the State TV and Radio Company (STRC) "Dagestan", into a car and took away to some unknown place. According to the father, Artyom's whereabouts is still unknown.

Mikhail Savva. Photo: Olga Zazulya, http://www.svoboda.org/

12:26, 3 March 2015

Mikhail Savva sentenced to three years in colony-settlement

The court in Krasnodar has replaced the conditional imprisonment imposed on Professor Mikhail Savva, who is now on the federal wanted list, by three years in a colony-settlement for violating the regime of serving his conditional punishment.

11:42, 3 March 2015

Semender residents claim mass detentions in their settlement

There are mass detentions in the settlement of Semender, in the Kirov District of Makhachkala, said an activist of the Dagestani Regional Public Organization (DRPO) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy), citing local residents.

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