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Near the store "24 Hours", located in the corner of Kotrov and Yaragsky Streets, blown up in Makhachkala. November 8, 2013. Photo by Gasan Gadzhiev

15:57, 8 November 2013

MIA: store in Makhachkala was attacked by three

The explosion of the store "24 Hours" in Makhachkala killed one person and wounded two, Dagestani investigators report. The local Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has data about one casualty – a security of the store, and one wounded store seller. The attack was committed by three unidentified persons.

Rally on the anniversary of the 1917 October Revolution. Vladikavkaz, November 7, 2013. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the "Caucasian Knot"

15:12, 8 November 2013

In North Ossetia, over 2000 rally on anniversary of October Revolution

The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports that two rallies, organized in Vladikavkaz, the capital of North Ossetia, by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) and the "Communists of Russia" on the anniversary of the 1917 October Revolution, brought together more than two thousand people.

Flowers at the place of the terror act in Volgograd. October 24, 2013. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"

12:15, 8 November 2013

17 victims of Volgograd terror act are still in hospitals

As of November 7, 17 residents of Volgograd, who suffered at the recent terror act, continue their in-patient treatment, said the local Ministry of Public Health. The regional investigators report about the course of inquiry and state that they have evidence confirming that the suicide bombing was committed by Naida Asiyalova, and that she had no supporters and accomplices in Volgograd.

Ibragim Yaganov, the head of the organization named "Khase". Photo: Circassian portal Adyge Kheku http://www.aheku.org/

07:37, 8 November 2013

Roundtable in Nalchik claims failure of FZ-131 and land reform

The participants of the roundtable, held on November 7 in Nalchik, the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, have stated that the republic failed with the land reform and to fulfil the Federal Law FZ-131 "On General Principles of Local Self-Government in the Russian Federation", according to which, the land should have been transferred to rural communities.

After disorders during "Million Mask March" in Mashtots Avenue. Yerevan, November 5, 2013. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

01:42, 8 November 2013

Yerevan hosts action in support of detained participants of "Million Mask March"

Relatives of detainees during "Million Mask March" have demonstrated in Yerevan demanding to release them. The action was about 40 people strong, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

00:00, 8 November 2013

Azerbaijan, court dismissed Gashimli's complaint against investigators

On November 7, the Sabail District Court of Baku considered the complaint lodged by Parviz Gashimli, a journalist and human rights defender, who asked to recognize the searches of his workplaces and seizure of his property and documents as illegitimate. The court dismissed the complaint.

21:39, 7 November 2013

Three residents of Levashin District of Dagestan detained by power agents released

In Dagestan, the three residents of the Levashin District, who disappeared after detention by power agents, are already at home, the Dagestani Regional Public Organization (DRPO) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy). They had been detained for a check, said the police.

Said Amirov. Photo http://www.riadagestan.ru/

18:03, 7 November 2013

Court leaves Said Amirov in custody till February 28

The Basmanny Court of Moscow has extended the arrest of Said Amirov, Mayor of Makhachkala, who was dismissed from office. According to the Judge's decision, Said Amirov will stay in custody till February 28, 2014.

15:02, 7 November 2013

ECtHR finds violation of rights of residents of Chechnya, whose relatives disappeared in 2000

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has issued the next decision on the complaint filed by residents of Chechnya regarding the disappearance of their relatives. According to the ECtHR's decision, the complainants are to receive compensation in the amount of about 200,000 euros.

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

14:05, 7 November 2013

At trial of Anna Politkovskaya murder case, juror with earlier criminal record dismissed

In Moscow, one of the jurors in the case of the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya was disqualified from the jury, since he himself had been earlier sentenced for murder.

River Malka in the settlement Prokhladny. Kabardino-Balkaria. Photo: Doran an Teg, http://commons.wikimedia.org/

13:18, 7 November 2013

Prosecutor's Office claims violations committed in investigation into rape of minor in Kabardino-Balkaria

The Prosecutor's Office has checked the investigation into the case of rape of a minor in Kabardino-Balkaria and found a number of violations, including delays in appointments of examinations.

Olympic Clock in Sochi. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

12:06, 7 November 2013

United Nations adopt resolution on truce during Olympic and Paralympic Games in Sochi

The UN General Assembly has approved the resolution calling on the states to respect the "Olympic Truce" during the 2014 Sochi Winter Games. The period of the truce is to begin seven days prior to the Olympics and to be completed within a week after the 11th Paralympic Winter Games.

Advocate Murad Musaev. Moscow, December 24, 2012. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"

09:46, 7 November 2013

Two criminal cases opened against advocate of defendant in Yuri Budanov's murder case

Advocate Murad Musaev, who protects the rights and interests of defendant Yusup Temerkhanov, accused of the murder of Yuri Budanov, was involved in the criminal case of bribery of witnesses, and he is also a figurant in the case of interfering with the trial. This was reported by the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

Migrant workers. Photo by Moscow Federal Migration Administration department

03:07, 7 November 2013

Employer fails to pay out promised wage debts, builders of Sochi Olympic facilities assert

The Limited Liability Company (LLC) "Okhotsk Construction Company" fails to pay the workers from Tajikistan the remainder of the debt on their wages for the construction of the Olympic housing in Sochi, despite its promise to pay the arrears till November 6. This was stated by Sobirzhon Yunusov, the foreman of the workers.

02:08, 7 November 2013

Azerbaijani civil activists urge authorities to accelerate European integration

At the roundtable on the topic of "Azerbaijan is at crossroads: Eastern Partnership or Customs Union?", civil society activists urged the government to accelerate the process of the country's European integration. According to the participants of the meeting, there is no alternative to the European integration and the accession to the Customs Union hides a threat of loss of independence of the country.

Construction of the school in the village of Kantyshevo, Ingushetia. August, 2012. Photo by the press service of the Head of the Republic of Ingushetia, http://www.ingushetia.ru/

01:14, 7 November 2013

In Ingushetia, Kantyshevo residents claim local river polluted with sewage waters

The enterprises discharge sewage waters, which were not subjected to biological treatment and disinfection, into the Kambileevka River. This was stated by residents of the village of Kantyshevo, who filed a complaint to the Prosecutor's Office of Ingushetia.

Rental advertisment. Moscow, November 2013. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"

23:33, 6 November 2013

Natives of North-Caucasian republics claim being discriminated when renting housing in Moscow

Natives of the North-Caucasian republics complain that they are subjected to discrimination, when renting housing in Moscow. An agent of one of the leading real estate agencies in Moscow explains that agents only follow the wishes of the owners of housing let to rent out.

21:51, 6 November 2013

Armenia wins "Discovery of the Year" Award of "National Geographic Traveler"

On Thursday, in Moscow, an official from the Armenian Embassy in Russia received an award of the Russian version of the magazine "National Geographic Traveler". Armenia has won the contest of the best travel destinations organized by the magazine in the category "Discovery of the Year", the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

Makhachkala, SIZO-1 (pre-trial prison) of the Department for the Republic of Dagestan of the Russian federal Correction Agency (FSIN). Courtesy of the http://ufsinrd.ru

20:53, 6 November 2013

European Committee against Torture reports on abuse of prisoners in Northern Caucasus

Inmates of prisoners of Northern Caucasus claim being abused by law enforcers. This was reported by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (ECPT), which members visited several prisons in Chechnya, Dagestan and North Ossetia in spring of 2011.

20:25, 6 November 2013

In Dagestan, criminal proceedings against MP Shamil Isaev stopped

The criminal proceedings against Shamil Isaev, the deputy of the People's Assembly of Dagestan, for non-fulfilment of the court decision in the case concerning the lawsuit against Ali Kamalov were stopped.

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