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Makhachkala, National Library, Dagestani Second Book Fair "Tarki-Tau". Visitors near the stand of the social and cultural organization "Bogos". October 10, 2013. Photo by Makhach Akhmedov for the "Caucasian Knot"

15:06, 11 October 2013

Dagestanis have little interest in reading; and it is difficult to sell books, participants of "Tarki-Tau" Fair assert

Dagestan has no literary process, which should include publication of books and literary criticism, say the participants of the Dagestani Second Book Fair "Tarki-Tau", held in Makhachkala. Magomed-Rasul Rasulov, the Director of the "Dagestani Publishing House", has also noted the difficulties in distribution of books in the region and invited local authorities to participate in the process.

Supporter of the party "Eni Azerbaijan" at the celebration of the victory of the incumbent President Ilham Aliev. Baku, October 9, 2013. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

14:05, 11 October 2013

Azerbaijan: opposition disappointed with views of PACE and European Parliament, authorities disagree with OSCE's conclusions

In Azerbaijan, the opposition and the authorities have expressed different attitude about the opinions about the presidential election voiced by various missions of international observers. The staff members of the Jamil Gasanli's campaign headquarters in general support the joint statement of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA) and the ODIHR and reject the joint evaluation voiced by the missions of the PACE and the European Parliament.

Olympic Flame. Photo: Nina Zotina, YUGA.ru

13:50, 11 October 2013

Chechen authorities allocate 15 million roubles for the Olympic Torch Relay

As reported by the Chechen Ministry for Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism, the republic's authorities plan to spend 15 million roubles for the ceremony of the torch relay for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. In the territory of Chechnya, the torches with the Olympic Flame will be carried by 40 persons.

10:18, 11 October 2013

ECtHR finds rights of Ingush residents violated in connection with disappearances of their relatives

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found the Russian authorities guilty of violating the rights of residents of Ingushetia in the case of disappearance of their relatives in 2002-2005. The ECtHR has obliged Russia to pay to six applicants more 200,000 euros. This was pronounced in the ECtHR's decision issued on October 10.

09:41, 11 October 2013

Dagestani residents complain about unlawful detentions in Khasavyurt District

Residents of the village of Mutsalaul of the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan have appealed to the Dagestani Regional Public Organization (DRPO) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy) with complaints about the facts of unlawful detentions and torture of their relatives suspected of aiding and abetting militants.

Delivery of drinking water in Khasavyurt. October 8, 2013. Photo by the press service of the Civil Defence Department for Emergencies of Dagestan, http://www.05.mchs.gov.ru/ http://www.05.mchs.gov.ru/news/detail.php?news=22895

07:02, 11 October 2013

Power engineers give a month to "Gorvodokanal" of Khasavyurt to pay the debts

Local residents report that water supply has been fully restored in the Dagestani city of Khasavyurt and surrounding area. Now, the "Gorvodokanal" of Khasavyurt has a month to pay all the debts to the power company, said Shamsudin Khalitov, the first deputy head of the city administration.

Belongings of the residents of the TAC "Promzhilbaza" moved out to the street by the city authorities. Ingushetia, Karabulak, October 7, 2013. Photo courtesy of the local inhabitants

03:33, 11 October 2013

Yunus-Bek Evkurov promises to solve problems of refugees and victims of landslide zones in Ingushetia till end of 2015

Ingushetia has opened the international conference of Ombudsmen dedicated to the protection of human rights. The leader of the republic promised to resolve till the end of 2015 all the problems associated with housing accommodation of refugees and residents of landslide zone.

Svetlana Gannushkina (left) and Erna Solberg at the ceremony of the Sjur Lindebrækkes Award for democracy and human rights, Norway, Oslo. May 6, 2012. Photo by Tomas Moss, icu.no

21:30, 10 October 2013

Rights defender Svetlana Gannushkina receives Stieg Larsson Award

Svetlana Gannushkina, a member of the Board of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" and the chair of the Committee "Civil Assistance", was awarded the Swedish Stieg Larsson Award – the ceremony will take place on November 7 in Stockholm.

20:47, 10 October 2013

Observers: violations at presidential election in Azerbaijan continued throughout the whole voting day

The October 9 presidential election in Azerbaijan was not fair, free and democratic, says the joint statement of the Centre for Monitoring Elections and Democracy Training (CMEDT) and the Public Association for International Cooperation of Volunteers (PAICV).

17:45, 10 October 2013

40 residents of Chechnya win lawsuit against Russia at the ECtHR on disappearances of their relatives

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has satisfied the claim of 40 residents of Chechnya by finding Russia's violation of the rights of the disappearance of their relatives, says the court decision. The ECtHR has ordered Russia to pay 1.06 million euros to the applicants.

14:05, 10 October 2013

Woman from Izberbash states that policemen demanded her to give DNA assay

Zarema Magomedova, a resident of the Dagestani city of Izberbash and an official of the Dagestani Regional Public Organization (DRPO) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy) in the Buynaksk District, asserts that local policemen force her to pass a DNA blood test. However, the GOVD (City Interior Division) of Izberbash denies it, saying that they do not collect assays.

12:15, 10 October 2013

Fate of resident of Grozny kidnapped in 1994 established in Chechnya

Remains of a resident of Grozny, who disappeared after detention by servicemen of federal forces in December 1994, were found at one of local cemeteries.

Georgia, Tbilisi, Presidential Palace. Photo: http://www.president.gov.ge

09:50, 10 October 2013

Georgia: political analysts treat Margvelashvili, Bakradze and Burjanadze as main candidates for presidency

In Georgia, at the presidential election, three candidates Georgy Margvelashvili, David Bakradze, and Nino Burjanadze occupy leading positions out of all 23 presidential candidates registered by the Central Election Commission (CEC). The majority of candidates have no chance of winning. This was concluded by Georgian political analysts questioned by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

09:49, 10 October 2013

Judge from Chechnya killed in KBR was on business tour

Adam Agakhadjiev, an arbitration judge from Chechnya, who was found dead on October 9 in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), was heading for a business trip to the city of Yessentuki, Stavropol Territory, says the ICRF. So far, law enforcers have no facts about any conflicts of the judge or the other casualty – entrepreneur Isa Ataev – that could serve as a pretext for the murder, said a source from the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

Obelisks in the "Russian Cemetery" against a background of a newly-erected building. Makhachkala, August, 2013. Photo: prosto_gusev@livejournal.com

07:59, 10 October 2013

Dagestani prosecutors ask court to invalidate permits to build houses near "Russian Cemetery"

The Prosecutor's Office of the capital of Dagestan requests to declare the multi-storey buildings constructed near the "Russian Cemetery" unauthorized buildings and to oblige developers to demolish them. The court considers claims filed by the Prosecutor's Office to recognize as non-compliant to the law the resolutions issued by the Mayor of Makhachkala that permitted construction of apartment buildings in the land plots in question.

Alexander Cherkasov. 2013. Photo by Natalya Kraynova for the "Caucasian Knot"

05:52, 10 October 2013

Alexander Cherkasov: security systems at Sochi Olympic Games are similar to those already applied in Northern Caucasus

The FSB intends to keep track of phone calls and Internet correspondence carried out by guests of the Olympic Games in Sochi by extending application of the systems of operational and search activities (known as SORM). This was stated by Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan, the authors of the journalistic investigation.

Children from families of refugees from Ingushetia and Chechnya affected by interethnic conflicts with Americans in whose families they lived for three months. Summer 2013. Photo by Alikhan Akhilgov

04:53, 10 October 2013

Refugees' children from Ingushetia and Chechnya return home from America

Children from families of refugees from Ingushetia and Chechnya affected by interethnic conflicts have returned home after a three-month stay in America. This was reported by Alikhan Akhilgov, one of the organizers of the trip, the leader of NGO "Foundation to Help Formerly Deported Peoples".

Residents of the temporary accommodation centre (TAC) "Promzhilbaza". Ingushetia, Karabulak, October 7, 2013. Photo courtesy of the residents of the TAC

02:00, 10 October 2013

In Ingushetia, Karabulak authorities start forced eviction of refugees, residents of TAC "Promzhilbaza" report

In Karabulak, residents of the temporary accommodation centre (TAC) "Promzhilbaza" complain that the city authorities started the forced eviction of residents from the TAC. Starting from the early October, the similar reports also come from other TACs in Ingushetia. This was reported by Timur Akiev, a staff member of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" in Ingushetia.

Presidential election in Azerbaijan. Baku, October 9, 2013. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

21:42, 9 October 2013

CEC: by preliminary data, Ilham Aliev won 84.94 percent of votes

According to the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Azerbaijan, the incumbent President Ilham Aliev wins the presidential race with 84.94% of all the votes.

19:08, 9 October 2013

At trial in Armenia, ANC activist states political persecution and refuses from amnesty

In Yerevan, the Criminal Court of Appeal has again failed to consider, at its session on the case of oppositional activists of the "Armenian National Congress" (ANC), the petition lodged by the defence on changing the freedom restraint measure of the arrested oppositional activist Tigran Arakelyan. The latter insists that he is persecuted on political grounds and refused from the amnesty.

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