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Nikolai Yarst (to the right) and advocate Aleksandr Popkov. Sochi, June 3, 2013. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

18:56, 21 June 2013

RWB: case of Sochi journalist Yarst needs additional inquiry

The international NGO "Reporters Without Borders" (RWB) has demanded to transfer the investigation into another region and hold additional inquiry into the case of the independent journalist from Sochi Nikolai Yarst, accused of possession and transportation of drugs.

Ministry of Interior Affairs of Georgia. Photo by press of Georgia's MIA

16:33, 21 June 2013

Extermination of the archive of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Georgia with the materials of secret surveillance deferred

It was decided to defer extermination of the first part of the archive of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Georgia with the materials on the citizens’ personal privacy for an indefinite term because a special committee is going to familiarize representatives of the Diplomatic Corps accredited in the country with a number of records, one of the members of the committee Lasha Tugushi reported.

Dagestanskie Ogni. Photo http://www.dag-ogni.ru/

15:13, 21 June 2013

Chief Architect of Dagestanskie Ogni arrested

Ismatullah Rakhmetov, the head of the division for architecture and city planning of Dagestanskie Ogni, suspected of taking a bribe, has been put into custody, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) reported on Friday.

At the scene of the act of terrorism in the central market of Vladikavkaz, September 9, 2010. Photo by Felix Kireev, "Ossetia-Kvaisa"

14:55, 21 June 2013

The case of terror in the market of Vladikavkaz will be considered by Military Court in Rostov-on-Don

The case against five natives of Ingushetia accused of involvement in the act of terror in the market of Vladikavkaz in September of 2010 will be considered by Military circuit court in Rostov-on-Don. Preliminary hearings may be held already in a month, attorney of one of the defendants informed.

Exhibition-sale of Armenian refugees' works organised by the UN Agency for Refugees. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

12:10, 21 June 2013

Yerevan: Refugee Day was marked by march and exhibition-sale of Armenian refugees' works

On June 20, Yerevan hosted, at the initiative of the UN Agency for Refugees, a march and an exhibition-sale of works made by Armenian refugees. The events were dated the World Refugee Day marked on that day. The exhibition showed works of Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan, Iraq and Syria.

10:58, 21 June 2013

Journalists and representatives of NGOs in Georgia argue on whether video records of tortures to detainees should be made public

Video records of tortures to detainees in the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Georgia found on June, 17, in hiding places of Samegrelo (Western Georgia) were shown on June, 20, at a press-show for journalists and representatives of NGOs. The experts disagreed on whether such scenes should be shown to the public at large.

Ibragim Todashev. Photo: Reni Todasheva-Manukyan, vk.com

09:27, 21 June 2013

Ibrahim Todashev killed in the USA buried in Chechnya

Ibragim Todashev, a native of Chechnya, who was shot dead in the United States, was buried on June 20 in the evening into the cemetery located in the Grozny District of the Chechen Republic between the settlements of Prigorodnoe and Gikalo.

02:15, 21 June 2013

A picket against construction in the “greenbelt” of Primorskaya embankment is planned in Sochi

Members of a pressure group in Sochi declared their intention to hold a picket in protection of the “greenbelt” of the top level of Primorskaya embankment where construction of a well-room for delivery of mineral water started. However, Mayor’s office refused to authorize the action. One of the activists is going to hold a single-person picket.

01:03, 21 June 2013

Court hearing on Nalchik attack case postponed because of advocate's illness

On June 20, at the trial on the case of the attack on Nalchik, the session was not held due to the illness of one of the lawyers. The session was postponed to June 24. At the previous session on June 18, the defence continued presenting its proofs.

23:53, 20 June 2013

Orlov: court that fined chair of "Civil Assistance" went beyond the legal sphere

The court ruling to fine Svetlana Gannushkina, the head of the Committee "Civil Assistance", is beyond the legal sphere, said Oleg Orlov, a member of the Board of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow. Photo by http://zamoskvoretsky.msk.sudrf.ru/

19:26, 20 June 2013

Trial on lawsuit of HRC "Memorial" to cancel the demand of MPO to HRC to get registered as foreign agent postponed till June 25

The consideration by the Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow of the claim, lodged by the HRC "Memorial" and challenging the demand of the Moscow Prosecutor's Office (MPO) that the HRC should get registered as a foreign agent was rescheduled for June 25 because of the judge's illness.

19:20, 20 June 2013

Azerbaijan: at trial of PFPA activist, judge grants defence's motion

Today, the Sumgait City Court has begun the hearing on the merits of the criminal case of Dashgyn Melikov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA). The judge has satisfied the motion of the defence to summon additional witnesses from among policemen.

Сonstruction of a house in Jewish quarter of Tskhinvali South Ossetia. Photo by http://osinform.ru/

18:16, 20 June 2013

Needy Tskhinvali residents capture flats in new house

The residents of Tskhinvali, who need improvement of their housing conditions, have arbitrarily moved into the flats of a new two-storey house. Under the instruction of the authorities of South Ossetia, law enforcement bodies are investigating the incident.

Raissa Turlueva and Danilbek Askhabov. Photo http://www.memo.ru/

16:57, 20 June 2013

ECtHR orders Russia to pay compensation to Raissa Turlueva for kidnapped son

Russian authorities are obliged to pay compensation of 60,000 euros Raissa Turlueva, a resident of Chechnya whose son was kidnapped by Chechen power agents. This is stated in the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on the case "Turlueva versus Russia". This is the third decision of the ECtHR concerning the events in the "Kadyrov" Chechnya.

Ali Taziev. Photo: News agency "FederalPress", http://fedpress.ru/

15:46, 20 June 2013

At trial in Rostov-on-Don Ali Taziev states his innocence

At the session of the North-Caucasian Military District Court in Rostov-on-Don, Ali Taziev, one of the leaders of "Imarat Kavkaz", accused of an attempt on the head of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov and organizing terror acts, has refused to plead guilty.

Detention of the accused of illegal acquisition and storage of weapons. Tbilisi, June 13, 2013. Shot from operational footage by Georgia's MIA

14:45, 20 June 2013

Relatives of Mikail Kadiev and Rizvan Omarov, detained in Georgia, state their innocence

Two citizens of the Russian Federation Mikail Kadiev and Rizvan Omarov, detained on suspicion of preparing a terror act in the territory of Georgia, were not involved in the alleged crimes, said their relative who is in Tbilisi. The fact that the detainees refused to plead guilty was confirmed by their advocate Irma Inasaridze, who has filed an appeal against the decision of the court to arrest her clients.

Nazran. Demolition old homes. 2012. http://rusing.livejournal.com/

08:57, 20 June 2013

An eighty-year-old disabled man in Ingushetia strives for resettlement from decrepit dwelling

An eighty-year-old resident of Ingushetia Isa Esmurziev, first category disabled person, states that the authorities refuse to provide him with dwelling ignoring the decision of the court.

03:29, 20 June 2013

The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation appointed consideration of the question of jurisdiction of the case of journalist Tolmachev from Rostov-on-Don on June, 28

At 11:00 Moscow time, June, 28, the case of alteration of territorial jurisdiction of the case of journalist and publisher Alexander Tolmachev accused of extortion will be considered in the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, the journalist’s supporters informed.

02:31, 20 June 2013

The court in Dagestan refused to acknowledge violations in the case of a kidnapped policeman

Sovietsky district court of Makhachkala dismissed a motion of lawyer Konstantin Mudunov who demanded to acknowledge the investigator’s inaction on the case of kidnapping policeman Alihan Nurukhalaev unlawful. However, the lawyer said that he was satisfied with the results of his claim to court and was not going to appeal against the judgment.

Buinaksk, Dagestan. Photo by Marat Arslangereev, http://www.odnoselchane.ru/

02:11, 20 June 2013

Bagautdinova: 23 residents of Buinaksk delivered to the police for drawing DNA samples

23 residents of Buinaksk, Dagestan, whose relatives are suspected of participation in paramilitary groups or aid to armed underground were delivered to the municipal police department for drawing DNA samples.

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