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03:18, 9 August 2013

In Kabardino-Balkaria, residents of Verkhny Kurkuzhin village batten ambulance station doors to protest against dismissal of physician

Residents of the village of Verkhny Kurkuzhin of Kabardino-Balkaria battened doors of the local ambulance station to protest against the dismissal of Mukhamed Tatimov, acting head of the local ambulance station.

Karachaevsk, Karachaevo-Cherkesia. Photo: Karachaevsk City District, http://karachaevsk.info/

02:03, 9 August 2013

Detained Mayor of Karachaevsk pleads not guilty, his lawyer reports

Soltan Semenov, Mayor of Karachaevsk, who was detained on August 8 after charges of misuse of budgetary funds, has agreed to testify in the case. However, he pleaded not guilty.

Rally against the construction of a hotel in the “green zone”. Volgograd, August 8, 2013. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the “Caucasian Knot”.

20:42, 8 August 2013

300 signatures collected in Volgograd against construction of hotel in green zone

On August 8, picketers demanded from the authorities of Volgograd to stop building a hotel in Predmostnaya Square, felling the greenery and capturing parkland, and to hold public hearings initiated by residents, not officials.

17:35, 8 August 2013

Krasnodar court extended Mikhail Savva's custody

By the decision of the Oktiabrsky District Court of Krasnodar, the custody term of Mikhail Savva, the director of grant programmes of the Southern Regional Resource Centre, accused of a fraud, has been extended by two months.

Action "Living Light of Memory" in Tskhinvali. http://osinform.ru/

15:19, 8 August 2013

Residents of South Ossetia pay tribute to victims of August 2008 events

At night on August 8, the Theatre Square of Tskhinvali hosted the action "Living Light of Memory", which brought together several hundreds residents of South Ossetia.

14:38, 8 August 2013

ReAl activists complain that authorities hamper Ilgar Mamedov's participation in presidential election

Artificial obstacles are set up for the official nomination of Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the civil movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl), now under arrest, as a presidential candidate at the upcoming election in Azerbaijan on October 9.

Mukhammad Khadzhi Rakhimov, Mufti of the Stavropol Territory. Photo: http://dum26.mashuk.ru/

12:25, 8 August 2013

Unidentified persons threaten to kill Mufti of Stavropol Territory

The Pyatigorsk police started to search for the unidentified persons, who threatened to kill the Mufti of the Stavropol Territory.

After explosion committed at the building of the patrol service of road police in the Kirov District of Volgograd. August 7, 2013. Photo by press service of MIA in Volgograd, 34.mvd.ru.

11:44, 8 August 2013

In Volgograd, opposition not rule out explosion connected with possible Vladimir Putin's visit to bike show

Investigators have not yet announced the versions of explosions committed in the Kirov and Voroshilov Districts of Volgograd. Local activists do not rule out that the explosions could be connected with possible visit of President Vladimir Putin to Volgograd to the bike show.

11:34, 8 August 2013

Militants confirm underground leader Khasanbi Fakov killed in Nalchik

In Nalchik, during the fire fight that occurred at night of August 7, Khasanbi Fakov, the leader of the armed underground of Kabardino-Balkaria, and his wife Irina Ortanova were killed. This was reported by the information resources that support militants of Northern Caucasus.

08:33, 8 August 2013

In Dagestan, house of rural school principal shelled

Last night, in the village of Chontaul of the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan, unidentified persons shelled the house belonging to a local school principal.

04:48, 8 August 2013

In Dagestan, Sabina and Patimat Abakarova to stay in custody, their advocate reports

The period of detention in custody to Sabina and Patimat Abakarova, suspected of illegal possession of weapons, has been extended. This was reported by Israfil Khadadov, an advocate of the Abakarova sisters.

02:13, 8 August 2013

Azerbaijan starts collecting donations for families of imprisoned journalists

The Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) of Azerbaijan has announced the launch of a charity event to collect donations for providing financial assistance to the families of imprisoned journalists.

20:39, 7 August 2013

In Volgograd, policemen detain a picketer in defence of animals

Tatiana Ryabinova, the coordinator of the regional branch of the organization named "Vita" Centre for Protection of Animals' Rights, who held a solo picket on August 7 in Volgograd, was taken to the police station for questioning about her action.

17:54, 7 August 2013

Dagestan: Khadjalmakhi villagers complain to rights defenders about local people's guards

Residents of the village of Khadjalmakhi, Levashin District of Dagestan, have complained to the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" that the regiments of voluntary people's guards commit pogroms and set houses on fire.

15:18, 7 August 2013

In Azerbaijan, head of the youth wing of "Musavat" Party sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest

Today, the Nasimi District Court of Baku has found Tural Abbasly, the head of the youth wing of the oppositional "Musavat" Party, guilty of evading administrative penalty and sentenced him to 15 days of administrative arrest.

14:34, 7 August 2013

In Buynaksk, detained mosque parishioners released from police station

Law enforcers released without charge all parishioners of the Buynaksk mosque detained today. This was reported by a source at the city police.

13:01, 7 August 2013

Rabbi Ovadia Isakov wounded in Dagestan discharged from hospital

Rabbi Ovadia Isakov from the Derbent synagogue, who received a severe gunshot wound in the attack on him, was discharged from the hospital in the Israeli city of Petah Tikva, the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia has reported.

12:26, 7 August 2013

Explosion in Volgograd is second attempt since 2011 to blow up city police building

The explosion committed at the building of the DPS (patrol service of road police) in the Kirov District of Volgograd represents the second attempt to blow up police buildings in the Volgograd Region.

Senior Police Sergeant Arsen Shamparov. Photo: http://07.mvd.ru/news/item/1140674

10:00, 7 August 2013

In Nalchik, policeman, wounded at night, died in hospital

A Senior Police Sergeant, who was wounded as a result of the attack on staff members of the DPS (patrol service of road police), committed last night in Nalchik, died at the hospital.

Suspects in the murder of Anna Politkovskaya at a court session. Moscow, June 4, 2013. Photo taken from video materials of Moscow City Court.

09:53, 7 August 2013

Operative agents questioned under Politkovskaya's murder case claim non-involvement

On August 6, at the trial in the case on the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, an observer of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta", the Moscow City Court questioned several witnesses, including operative agents of law enforcement bodies. They were questioned behind closed doors.

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