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The power of the explosive device, triggered in the capital of Dagestan at the entrance to the computer store "AS", was 200 grams of TNT (trotyl) equivalent.

11:45, 14 June 2013

Power of the bomb, detonated at "AS" store in Makhachkala, was 200 grams of TNT

As reported by a source from law enforcement bodies, the power of the explosive device, triggered in the capital of Dagestan at the entrance to the computer store "AS", was 200 grams of TNT (trotyl) equivalent; the reason of the act could be in an economic dispute.

11:41, 14 June 2013

Azerbaijan: health condition of arrested "Nida" activist deteriorates, his advocate asserts

The advocate and relatives of Zaur Gurbanly, an activist of the civil movement "Nida" (Shout), who was arrested on charges of illegal possession of explosives and drugs, express concern for the health of the young man. The authorities should release the sick person, civil society activists insist.

11:50, 13 June 2013

"Suicide belt" found on Sabina Sheikhmuradova detained in Makhachkala was planted during search, her mother asserts

The mother of Sabina Sheikhmuradova, a resident of Makhachkala, who was detained on June 11 on suspicion of manufacturing an improvised explosion device (IED), has stated that the "suicide belt" had been planted into her house during the search.

The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) can consider the issue of gas supplies to Armenia, should Yerevan revise its policy on the Karabakh conflict, a SOCAR's statement says.

11:45, 13 June 2013

Azerbaijan is ready to solve Armenia's gas problem in exchange for Karabakh

The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) can consider the issue of gas supplies to Armenia, should Yerevan revise its policy on the Karabakh conflict, a SOCAR's statement says.

11:41, 13 June 2013

Advocate: renewed inquiry into Yarst's case completed in Sochi

On June 12, investigators finalized the renewed criminal inquiry into the case of journalist Nikolai Yarst, who had been charged with illegal possession and transportation of drugs, the journalist's advocate Alexander Popkov told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. "On June 13, Mr Yarst and his defence will start studying the materials of the criminal case," said the advocate.

11:37, 13 June 2013

In Makhachkala, power agents kidnap a young man, his mother reports

Magomedrasul Shakhbanov, a resident of Makhachkala, after a search was detained and taken to an unknown place by law enforcers, said his mother Zumrud Mirzaeva. The on duty unit of the MIA said they knew nothing about Shakhbanov's whereabouts.

11:29, 13 June 2013

MIA of Azerbaijan: two policemen fired for ill-treating journalists

As reported by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Azerbaijan, two policemen were fired for pressing journalists, when the latter covered in Baku the solidarity actions with the ongoing demonstrations in Turkey.

Leaders of Chechnya have acknowledged the fact of participation of republic's natives in the war in Syria.

09:10, 13 June 2013

Chechen leadership recognizes involvement of its people in Syrian warfare

Leaders of Chechnya have acknowledged the fact of participation of republic's natives in the war in Syria. According to the source of the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent from the Council for Chechnya's Economic and Social Security, so far, 29 natives of the republic have taken part in the war in Syria; seven of them were killed.

09:03, 13 June 2013

Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of breaching ceasefire

The press service of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan has reported that on June 11 and 12 Armenian armed forces shelled the Azerbaijani positions in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone.

08:57, 13 June 2013

In Chechnya, case of a local, accused of calls to terrorism, sent to court

As stated by the local Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), Ramzan Abdrakhmanov, 20, a resident of the Urus-Martan District of Chechnya, will stand trial for his public calls to terror acts. The police say that this is the first case in Chechnya, when a person will face justice for committing such a crime.

The construction of the Islamic Centre in Nalchik has been suspended since September 2012 for technical reasons; and the date of resumption of the work is unknown, Sharafutdin Chochaev, the Rector of the Islamic University named after Abu Hanifa, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

08:52, 13 June 2013

Chochaev: construction of Islamic Centre in Nalchik suspended indefinitely

The construction of the Islamic Centre in Nalchik has been suspended since September 2012 for technical reasons; and the date of resumption of the work is unknown, Sharafutdin Chochaev, the Rector of the Islamic University named after Abu Hanifa, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

08:45, 13 June 2013

Picket against political repression held in Volgograd

On June 11, the Volgograd regional branch of the "People's Alliance" Party held a picket against political repressions and politically-motivated persecutions. The action was organized by seven picketers, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

13:16, 12 June 2013

Khadija Ismailova: I peacefully protested against suppression of protests in Ismailly

The journalist Khadija Ismailova, sentenced to public works in Azerbaijan, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that the documents about her administrative offence had been drawn up illegally, because policemen wrote about what had never happened. Earlier, she was fined by 400 manats (about 510 US dollars), which Ismailova had refused to pay.

13:03, 12 June 2013

In Dagestan, human rights activist accused of breaching CTO regime

Zarema Bagautdinova, an activist of the Dagestani regional public organization (DRPO) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy) was summoned to the magistrate court on charges of breaching the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime, said an officer of the court. Bagautdinova associates this accusation of an administrative offense with her human rights activities.

12:45, 12 June 2013

Lawyers stop striking in Armenia

The two-day strike of lawyers against non-transparent of the Armenia Court of Cassation (CoC) is over today, said the lawyer Sona Margaryan. So far, the CoC has not expressed its attitude to the lawyers' strike.

Suren Gazaryan, a member of the Russian Coordinating Council of Opposition and an activist of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" from Krasnodar, has been granted a residence permit in Estonia.

12:26, 12 June 2013

Ecologist Suren Gazaryan receives residence permit in Estonia

Suren Gazaryan, a member of the Russian Coordinating Council of Opposition and an activist of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" from Krasnodar, has been granted a residence permit in Estonia.

According to the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC), on June 11, two terror acts were prevented in Dagestan.

12:12, 12 June 2013

NAC: two "suicide belts" found and neutralized in Dagestan

According to the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC), on June 11, two terror acts were prevented in Dagestan. The Committee reports that two "suicide belts" similar to those found in the republic on June 7, were neutralized in Makhachkala and Kaspiisk.

Employees of the State Customs Committee (SCC) of Azerbaijan have confiscated from journalist Shakhin Rzaev the book entitled "Karabakh Diary. Green and Black" by the Armenian author Tatul Akopyan.

11:51, 12 June 2013

Azerbaijani journalist claims confiscation of book on Karabakh conflict by customs

Employees of the State Customs Committee (SCC) of Azerbaijan have confiscated from Shakhin Rzaev, a journalist and the director of the regional office of the British Institute for War and Peace Coverage, the book entitled "Karabakh Diary. Green and Black" by the Armenian author Tatul Akopyan. This was stated by Rzaev, who treats the actions of customs officials as illegal.

In Sochi, residents of No. 5A in Akatsij Street are preparing an appeal complaint against the decision of the court, which had prescribed to demolish a toilet and a wood shed, thus depriving them of elementary amenities.

11:47, 12 June 2013

Sochi: tenants in Akatsij Street state violation of their rights by authorities

In Sochi, residents of No. 5A in Akatsij Street are preparing an appeal complaint against the decision of the court, which had prescribed to demolish a toilet and a wood shed, thus depriving them of elementary amenities. The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has expressed its concern about the fate of the house tenants.

The special operation of detaining in a Moscow house of worship of natives of Northern Caucasus republics and Azerbaijan was conducted by the police with obvious violations, which can lead to radicalization of Muslims, experts claim.

11:41, 12 June 2013

Ruslan Kurbanov: illegal immigration should be counteracted at borders, not in Moscow mosques

According to experts, the special operation of detaining in a Moscow house of worship of natives of Northern Caucasus republics and Azerbaijan was conducted by the police with obvious violations, which can lead to radicalization of Muslims.

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