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22:43, 14 November 2013

Semyon Simonov released from Sochi police

Semyon Simonov, the coordinator of the network "Migration and Law" was released from the police after being held in the linear unit of the railway station of Adler for more than an hour. He said, with reference to power agents that his check was carried out within the framework of anti-terrorism exercises.

Picketers urge "Aeroflot" to respect "Olympic principles". Moscow, November 14, 2013. Photo by Natalia Krainova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

20:52, 14 November 2013

In Moscow, picketers urge "Aeroflot" to respect "Olympic principles"

In Moscow, picketers have called the "Aeroflot", which is the general partner of the Olympic Games, to respect "the fundamental Olympic principles", which are incompatible with any form of discrimination. They demanded to release the leaders of the trade union of the Sheremetyevo aircraft personnel, who were arrested on suspicion of fraud and extortion of money from the "Aeroflot" bosses.

Shi’ite Muslims commemorated the Day of Ashura - the mourning for the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali in the battle of Karbala in 680. Nardaran, November 13, 2013. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

20:45, 14 November 2013

Shi’ite Muslims of Azerbaijan commemorate Ashura

On November 13, Shi’ite Muslims of Azerbaijan commemorated the Day of Ashura - the mourning for the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali in the battle of Karbala in 680. Religious ceremonies took place at different mosques and sanctuaries, while street processions were not allowed. Some participants of the ceremonies used this day to make political statements.

18:37, 14 November 2013

Body of businessman Cherkasov found in Karachay-Cherkessia

The body of the entrepreneur Nauruz Cherkasov, 46, who was kidnapped this August, was found in Zelenchuk District of Karachay-Cherkessia. The burial place of the businessman was shown by the earlier detained resident of Karachay-Cherkessia, said a source from the local Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

Moscow City Court. Photo: http://www.mosgorsud.su

13:05, 14 November 2013

Selection of new jury for Politkovskaya's case appointed to January 14, 2014

Judge Pavel Melekhin from the Moscow City Court (MCC) has appointed selection of a new jury for the murder case of Anna Politkovskaya, a journalist of the "Novaya Gazeta", for January 14, 2014.

Detention of a man suspected of involvement in suicide bombing on the Russian-Ukrainian border in the Sumy Region. November 2013. Photo of the SSU press service, http://www.sbu.gov.ua/sbu

13:02, 14 November 2013

Three natives of Kabardino-Balkaria suspected of involvement in suicide bombing in Ukraine, source from SSU reports

Four persons, detained during the actions to investigate the explosion committed on October 4 at the Ukrainian-Russian border in the Sumy Region, are suspected of involvement in the illegal transportation of a suicide bomber to Ukraine. This was reported by the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU).

11:01, 14 November 2013

In Volgograd Region, policemen suspected of beating detainee

In the town of Kamyshin of the Volgograd Region, two policemen are suspected that they beat a suspect, demanding a confession. After the interrogation, the 29-year-old local resident was hospitalized. This was reported by the investigating bodies of the Volgograd Region.

09:38, 14 November 2013

North Ossetia resumes stage performances under programme "Theatres to Beslan Children"

Charity project "Theatres to Beslan Children", organized for psychological assistance to victims of the events of September 2004, has been resumed in North Ossetia. Performances will take place both in Vladikavkaz and Beslan.

Altai Geyushov. Photo: RFE/RL, http://www.radiozadlyg.org/

03:59, 14 November 2013

BSU students protest against dismissal of their teacher Altai Geyushov

Students of the History Department of the Baku State University (BSU) held a protest action against the dismissal of Associate Professor Altai Geyushov, their lecturer.

Voronezh Airport. Photo: http://www.voronezhavia.ru

02:28, 14 November 2013

Aircraft with soldiers wounded in Chechnya made emergency landing in Voronezh

The Yak-40 aircraft, being en route from Grozny to Moscow with wounded soldiers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), made an emergency landing in Voronezh. This was reported by a source from the Voronezh Regional Hospital.

00:51, 14 November 2013

At military training ground "Ashuluk", regular soldiers are forced to search for and collect ammunition, Vyacheslav Panikorovsky asserts

At the military training ground "Ashuluk", in violation of the orders issued by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), soldiers were forced to search for, store, and load by hands all found ammunition into vehicles. According to Lieutenant Vyacheslav Panikorovsky, two soldiers, who perished at the military training ground "Ashuluk" in August, could be saved.

Rashad Agaaddin. Photo: http://www.armnews.eu/

21:23, 13 November 2013

Azerbaijani court sentences Rashad Agaaddin to 9 years in prison

Rashad Agaaddin (Ramazanov), an active user of social networks, accused of drug trafficking, was sentenced in Azerbaijan to 9 years in prison. Agaaddin himself has rejected the accusation and said that he is persecuted for his writings in the Facebook social network. His defence intends to appeal against the verdict.

Mikhail Stolyarov. Photo: http://news.astrgorod.ru/

21:16, 13 November 2013

Mayor of Astrakhan detained for bribe-taking convoyed to Moscow

Mikhail Stolyarov, the Mayor of Astrakhan, suspected of receiving a large bribe, has been convoyed by plane to Moscow, said a source from regional law enforcement bodies.

18:42, 13 November 2013

ICRF holds inquiry into abduction of 16-year-old girl in Dagestan

Residents of Derbent are suspected of abducting a 16-year-old girl with the aim of marriage to one of them, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has reported today. Now, the girl is back with her parents, while the kidnappers are under threat of up to 12 years in prison.

14:35, 13 November 2013

Kirov District Court of Volgograd rejects Communists' claim to cancel elections to City Duma

The Kirov District Court of Volgograd has refused to annul the results of the elections to the Volgograd City Duma, as demanded by the lawsuit, lodged by the Stalingrad Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), the press service of the Committee reports.

08:00, 13 November 2013

Sochi hosts picket against extraction of oil from Black Sea

At the embankment of the city of Sochi, a picket was held against the extraction of oil from the Black Sea and in support of the arrested Greenpeace activists, who protested against extraction of hydrocarbons from the Arctic shelf. The event was timed to coincide with the six-year anniversary of the ecological disaster in the Kerch Strait.

05:59, 13 November 2013

In Azerbaijan, Professor claims being dismissed from university for his "activity in social networks"

Altai Geyushov, Professor of History, has been dismissed from the Baku State University for "activity in social networks." This was stated by the scientist himself.

Sergey Markarov, Director of the Armenian branch of the Institute of CIS countries. Photo from personal site http://www.materik.ru/

04:52, 13 November 2013

Sergey Markarov: Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has no military solution

The planned meeting of the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan in the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group will not lead to a breakthrough in the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. This opinion was voiced by Armenian political analysts.

Rally against tortures of Ruslan Makoev, held by his relatives. North Ossetia, Vladikavkaz, November 12, 2013. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

03:59, 13 November 2013

ICRF checks reports on torturing North-Ossetian resident Ruslan Makoev

The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation is carrying out the investigation into reports on torture of Ruslan Makoev, a resident of North Ossetia, accused of the Deputy Prosecutor's murder. Relatives of Ruslan Makoev claim that he got fourth-degree burns.

Grozny airport, Chechnya. Deportation of Vietnamese nationals. July 2013. Photo of Migration Service Department of Chechnya, http://www.r20.fssprus.ru/

02:11, 13 November 2013

Chechnya deports six illegal Vietnamese migrants

Six Vietnamese nationals, who illegally stayed and worked in the territory of Chechnya, were deported from the republic. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" at the local department of the Federal Bailiffs' Service (FBS).

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