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Kirov City Clinical Hospital No. 1 of Volgograd. Photo from http://volgmed.ru

21:00, 28 May 2013

Patient kidnapped from hospital in Volgograd found

A patient of the Volgograd hospital kidnapped this morning was found by law enforcement agents in the house of his father. According to the patient's story, kidnappers released him, since they realized that they had kidnapped the wrong person. This was reported by the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

20:00, 28 May 2013

HRC "Memorial": in Chechnya, Grozny resident earlier convicted for aiding and abetting militants disappeared

On May 22, Beslan Baidulaev, a resident of Grozny, born in 1977, disappeared without leaving a trace. According to his relatives' story, in 2009, Beslan Baidulaev was convicted on charges of aiding and abetting militants, and after he had served his sentence, he led a peaceful life. This was reported today by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

Vladimir Kimaev. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

18:00, 28 May 2013

In Sochi, ecologist Vladimir Kimaev reports on searching his apartment and summer cottage

Vladimir Kimaev, a member of the Board of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus", the leader of the Sochi Branch of the "Yabloko" Party, has reported on the searches that were held today in his apartment and at the summer cottage. Law enforcement agents were carrying out the searches starting from 04:00 p.m. till 05:00 p.m. Moscow time, the ecologist reports.

17:00, 28 May 2013

In Makhachkala, group of armed men kidnaps Dagestani resident, his wife reports

Today, Nazirbek Nazhmudinov, a resident of the village of Tyube of the Kumtorkali District of Dagestan, was beaten and kidnapped in Makhachkala by a group of armed men. This was reported by his wife Aishat Magomedova.

16:00, 28 May 2013

PACE Co-Rapporteurs urge to punish persons responsible for incident on May 17 in Georgia

Boris Silevich and Martin Jensen, Co-Rapporteurs of the PACE Monitoring Committee, called on the Georgian authorities to punish the persons responsible for massive clashes that took place in Tbilisi on May 17.

22:50, 27 May 2013

HRW: charges against Azerbaijani activists are fabricated

The Azerbaijani government is using dubious charges of drug possession in order to silence the political activists who are criticizing the authorities, says the today's statement of the Human Rights Watch (HRW).

22:40, 27 May 2013

Azerbaijani authorities treat AI's report on situation in the country as biased

As stated by Elnur Aslanov, the head of the Division for Political Analysis and Information Support of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan, the international human rights organization "Amnesty International" (AI) uses outdated methodology to compile its reports on the human rights situation; therefore, there is no need to discuss its reports. At the same time, Azerbaijani human rights activists believe that the AI's conclusions are correct.

During the protest rally in Baku, December 10, 2012. Photoby Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

22:30, 27 May 2013

CoE's Commissioner calls on Azerbaijani authorities to stop prosecuting citizens for their statements

The Azerbaijani leadership should stop criminal prosecution of citizens for their statements and respect democratic norms in the country, Nils Mujzhnieks, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe (CoE), said after his visit to Azerbaijan.

22:20, 27 May 2013

Head of Sochi sports department arrested on fraud suspicion

The Director of the Department of Physical Education and Sports of the Sochi Administration has been arrested on suspicion of an attempted large-scale fraud. He is accused of soliciting a bribe of 1.1 million roubles, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) said today.

Victims of the terror act in Gamzatov Avenue are taken into the aircraft of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) for transporting to Moscow; Makhachkala, May 26, 2013. Courtesy of the press service of the Chief Department for the Republic of Dagestan of the MfE, 05.mchs.gov.ru

22:10, 27 May 2013

Ministry of Public Health of Dagestan: 19 people were hospitalized after explosion in Makhachkala

After the explosion near the MIA building in Makhachkala on May 25, 19 victims were hospitalized; 13 of them are still there, said the spokesman of the Ministry of Public Health of Dagestan.

22:00, 27 May 2013

"Memorial": native of Chechnya disappears on Azerbaijani-Russian border

On May 20, Muslim Bibulatov, a native of the Chechen city of Argun, disappeared under unclear circumstances on the Azerbaijani-Russian border, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports.

Igor Bestuzhy. Photo: courtesy of Stavropol city administration

21:00, 27 May 2013

In Stavropol, at trial of Bestuzhy, defence states his torture

The confessions of Igor Bestuzhy, the former administration head and city manager of Stavropol, were obtained by torture, his advocate Inna Denisova said today at a preliminary court hearing.

20:00, 27 May 2013

Suleiman Barbakadze, chairman of the International Society of Meskhetian Turks, released in Georgia

The President of the International Society of Meskhetian Turks "Vatan", a citizen of Russia Suleiman Barbakadze has been released from custody in Georgia, said Konstantin Dolgov, the commissioner for human rights, democracy and the rule of law of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).

20:00, 27 May 2013

In Azerbaijan, arrested "Nida" activist sues MNS and state TV

Mamed Azizov, an activist of the youth movement "Nida" (Shout), who was arrested in Azerbaijan on charges of drug possession, has filed a lawsuit against the Ministry of National Security (MNS) and the AzTV State Channel, claiming to recognize a breach of his presumption of innocence and payment of monetary compensation of moral harm.

19:00, 27 May 2013

At trial on attack on Nalchik, defendant Berov declared unlawful methods of inquiry

At the trial dealing with the attack on Nalchik on October 13, 2005, the prosecution announced the documents on refusals to institute criminal cases on defendants' complaints. The advocates and defendants complain that investigators use violence and threats in the course of inquiry.

18:00, 27 May 2013

Magomed Magomedov who disappeared in Georgia had left Dagestan because of conflicts with the police, his sister reports

So far, the whereabouts of Magomed Magomedov, a native of Dagestan, who disappeared on April 16 in Tbilisi, is unknown. Magomedov had left Russia because of problems with law enforcers, his sister Khadizhat asserts.

17:00, 27 May 2013

Abkhazia: two residents of Taglan convicted for spying in favour of Georgia

The Supreme Court of Abkhazia has sentenced Djemiko Okudjava and Otari Djgarkava, two residents of the Taglan village of the pre-border Gali District to 13 and 11.5 years of imprisonment, respectively in a high security penal colony.

16:00, 27 May 2013

Skinhead girl convicted in Moscow for attacking Dagestanis

Today, the Moscow City Court (MCC) has sentenced Darya Botvinskaya (Tikhanova) to five years at a minimum security colony for assaulting two natives of Dagestan under the motive of ethnic hatred. During the trial, the defendant pled guilty.

23:30, 24 May 2013

MIA: journalists detained in Sochi are suspected of drug possession

Narcotic drug was found in the car of the filming group of the Public Television of Russia Nikolai Yarst and Filipp Vasilenko, who were detained in Sochi, said the spokesman of the city UVD (Interior Department).

23:00, 24 May 2013

Local resident disappears in Dagestan, his wife reports

A resident of Buynaksk Gadjimurad Ilyasov was taken away to some unknown place by armed men in masks, his wife has reported. A source from law enforcement bodies said that Ilyasov was detained and is checked for involvement of the armed underground.

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