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04:40, 13 July 2013

Israpil Gadadov: Magomed Guchuchaliev, killed in Dagestan, shortly before his death retired as lawyer

In the evening on July 12, in the village of Semender, a suburb of Makhachkala, unidentified persons shot dead Magomed Guchuchaliev, the head of the Bar Association "Kavkaz". He was the father of Sirazhudin Guchuchaliev, detained by power agents on May 31 in the village of Leninkent.

Khadidja Ismailova. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

03:49, 13 July 2013

In Azerbaijan, community works of journalist Khadidja Ismailova postponed

The Department of execution of judgments of the Binagadi District of Baku has postponed for indefinite period serving of sentence to community service by Khadidja Ismailova, a journalist of the Azerbaijani service of "Radio Liberty".

00:57, 13 July 2013

Georgian Parliament opposes appointment of university acting rectors by Prime Minister

The Parliament of Georgia introduced to the draft amendments to the Law "On Higher Education" a provision stating that in the event of early termination of powers of a rector of a higher education institution, a person to act as acting rector shall be appointed by electoral commission of a higher education institution and not the Prime Minister.

23:45, 12 July 2013

Ingush court orders to evict 54 IDPs from TAC "Promzhilbaza"

The Karabulak District Court has ruled to evict 54 residents of the temporary accommodation centre (TAC) "Promzhilbaza", because they have not extended their status of internally displaced persons (IDPs), said the lawyer Mikail Mutsolgov.

23:30, 12 July 2013

Skirmish of members of "Pre-Parliament of Armenia" and police occurs in Yerevan

During a meeting of the initiative group "Pre-Parliament of Armenia" in Yerevan, a clash burst out between its members and the police; the coordinator of the group Garegin Chugazyan was detained.

21:06, 12 July 2013

Armenia: picketers demand to free ANC activists convicted for hooliganism

Today, a picket in support of the four activists of the oppositional "Armenian National Congress" (ANC), convicted of disorderly conduct and resisting the police, was held in Yerevan with participation of about 40 people.

19:26, 12 July 2013

Azerbaijani CoA upholds complaint of "Nida" activist on violation of presumption of innocence

The complaint lodged by Mamed Azizov, a member of the civil movement "Nida" (Shout), after the refusal to accept his lawsuit about the infringement of his presumption of innocence, was granted by the Court of Appeal (CoA) of Baku, Fariz Namazly, Azizov's advocate, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

17:52, 12 July 2013

In Chechnya, court marshal Aindy Bulatov convicted for abuse of power dies in road accident

The court marshal Aindy Bulatov, who was found on June 25 guilty of abuse of power by the court, has perished today in a motor crash on the Federal Highway "Kavkaz", said Vakha Chagaev, a senior on duty traffic policeman of the GIBDD (Road Traffic Inspectorate) of Chechnya.

Akhaltsikhe city in region Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia. Photo: Tatia Gogoladze, http://ru.wikipedia.org/

13:15, 12 July 2013

Draft law prohibiting all forms of discrimination brought for public discussion in Georgia

The Georgian Ministry of Justice has prepared a draft law "On Prohibition of All Forms of Discrimination", which, in the authors' opinion, sets up the mechanisms for the prevention of discrimination and ensures equality of all people. The bill has been brought to public debate; the authors promise to take into account people's suggestions.

05:18, 12 July 2013

Navruzov: Chechens were not forced out of Pugachov

Natives of Chechnya were not forcibly evicted from the city of Pugachov, Arbi Navruzov, the chairman of the Saratov regional public organization "Vainakh", told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. The administration of Pugachov has confirmed the departure a number of natives from Northern Caucasus; however, the exact number of them is unknown.

Juma Mosque since VIII c. in Shemakh, Azerbaijan. Photo: Urek Meniashvili, http://ru.wikipedia.org/

04:30, 12 July 2013

Arif Yunusov: Islamic revolution in Azerbaijan may happen not sooner than quarter of century

Arif Yunusov, a historian and the author of the newly published book "Islamic Factor in Azerbaijan", believes that Azerbaijan continues repressing Islamists, while the state tries controlling processes in the religious community; along with that, the authorities are using the Islamic factor for propaganda purposes.

03:14, 12 July 2013

"Khural" editor Zeinalov complains to Azerbaijani SC about his verdict

In Azerbaijan, Avaz Zeinalov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Khural", who was sentenced to nine years in prison, has filed an appeal to the country's Supreme Court (SC), asking to stop his prosecution on the grounds of acquittal. Zeinalov's colleagues have stated the political nature of his case and intend to hold a picket in defence of his rights on July 22.

Maxim Shevchenko. Photo: DenTV Moscow, http://commons.wikimedia.org/

01:48, 12 July 2013

Maxim Shevchenko: refusal to give out bodies of people killed in Northern Caucasus to relatives is absurd

The decision not to give out to relatives the bodies of the people, many of whom have never been convicted by any court, but simply called to be militants, is an absurdity that should be overcome, a journalist Maxim Shevchenko believes.

Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev at the press conference dedicated to the safety of journalists. Makhachkala, January 14, 2013. Photo by Svetlana Svistunova for the "Caucasian Knot"

23:25, 11 July 2013

Akhmednabiev's advocate challenges refusal of prosecutor's office to open case on attempt on journalist

Today, Abdurashid Sheikhov, the advocate of the assassinated "Caucasian Knot" correspondent Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev, has filed a complaint against the actions of the prosecutor's office of the Kirov District of Makhachkala, which had refused to initiate a criminal case on the attempt to kill the journalist committed this January.

20:24, 11 July 2013

Armenia: Khachpar villagers state long water supply outage

Today, residents of the village of Khachpar, Ararat Region of Armenia, have gathered to a protest action demanding to solve the problem of a long-term absence of water in their houses. Should the outage persist, the villagers will hold a protest in Yerevan, said Kazar Martirosyan, the head of Khachpar.

16:24, 11 July 2013

Court dismisses appeal filed by defence of Akif Muradverdiev, former head of presidential administration of Azerbaijan

The Baku Court of Appeal of Azerbaijan dismissed the appeal filed by the defence of Akif Muradverdiev, the former head of the president administration, accused of smuggling, to cancel the decision of the first instance and to release the defendant on bail. The Court left Akif Muradverdiev in custody.

Member of the Human Rights Council under the President of the Russian Federation Andrey Babushkin. Photo: http://gulagu.net/

11:36, 11 July 2013

HRC under Russian President insists on giving out militants' bodies to their relatives

The Human Rights Council (HRC) under the President of the Russian Federation plans to move an initiative to amend the legislation and repeal the ban on giving out militants' bodies to their families for burial. This decision was made by HRC members during their visit to Chechnya. It is planned that this issue will be raised at the meeting with Russian President in September.

08:06, 11 July 2013

South-Ossetian authorities release citizen of Georgia detained on July 8

The citizen of Georgia, who was detained by Russian border guards on July 8 for illegally crossing the border, has been set free in South Ossetia. He was fined by 9000 roubles and handed over to the Georgian party. Russian border guards detain Georgian citizens outside the territory they control, an activist of the NGO named "Future Tskhinvali" told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

Participants of the endless hunger strike in the temporary accommodation centre (TAC) "Promzhilbaza". Ingushetia, Karabulak, July 1, 2013. Photo courtesy of one of the hunger strikers

06:43, 11 July 2013

Yunus-Bek Evkurov: residents of "Promzhilbaza" have to leave it after Ramadan

People living in the temporary accommodation centre (TAC) "Promzhilbaza" in Karabulak were to release those buildings long time ago, since a social facility is planned to be constructed in the place. This was declared by Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the temporary acting leader of Ingushetia.

Veteran of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Karen Melikbekyan at the press conference dedicated to the problems of war veterans, invalids and volunteers. Yerevan, July 10, 2013. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

05:35, 11 July 2013

Yerevan: veterans of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict demand to legalize the status of volunteers

In Armenia, veterans of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict have demanded from the government to take measures to improve the social status of war veterans, invalids and volunteers. They also demand to define the status of volunteers and provide them with social benefits.

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