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22:50, 17 May 2013

At gathering, Anapa residents urge authorities to stop construction on temple land

Today, in Anapa, at the administration of the resort city, a gathering of citizens was held. They expressed their indignation about illegal construction in the territory of the temple complex located in Lenin Street. The gathering was attended by members of the Coordinating Council of Anapa.

Village of Ordzhonikidzevskaya, Sunzha District of Ingushetia. Courtesy of temirov1960, http://wikimapia.org

22:40, 17 May 2013

Power agents interrogate Ingush resident visited by suicide bomber

Today, during a search of the house belonging to a resident of the Cossack village of Ordzhonikidzevskaya in Ingushetia, a suicide bombing has been committed. Power agents found weapons in the house. This was reported by Akhmed Kotiev, Secretary of the National Security Council. According to his report, close relatives of the detainee were invited to visit the law enforcers for a conversation.

Opponents of the rally in support of sexual minorities marching along Rustaveli Avenue towards Freedom Square; Tbilisi, May 17, 2013. Photo by Edita Badasyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

22:30, 17 May 2013

Ucha Nanuashvili: opponents of sexual minorities' rally in Tbilisi originally express their aggressive mood

The Tbilisi police should have prevented the collisions that occurred today during a rally in support of sexual minorities. This was stated by Ucha Nanuashvili, Ombudsman of Georgia. According to his opinion, the opponents of the rally were originally in aggressive mood, and that the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) was aware in advance that they would come close to the participants of the rally.

22:20, 17 May 2013

Dagestan SC upholds verdict in case against policemen who beat teenager

The Supreme Court of Dagestan dismissed the appeal filed by the defence of Gamzat Nurudinov and Shamil Magomedaliev, staff members of the Shamil ROVD (District Interior Division), who were sentenced to two years of conditional imprisonment in the case of beating 14-year-old Makhmud Akhmedov. This was reported by the Human Rights Centre "Memorial".

22:10, 17 May 2013

In Buynaksk, Gadjimurad Gasanov kidnapped when leaving mosque, local resident asserts

Gadjimurad Gasanov, a 23-year-old resident of the settlement of Prirechensk of the city of Buynaksk, was kidnapped by armed men in masks when he was leaving the mosque. This was reported by one of the worshipers of the mosque.

20:00, 17 May 2013

In Dagestan, boxing coach detained

Today, Gasan Urdashev, a resident of Buynaksk, who works as boxing trainer, was detained by policemen. This was reported by his brother Gadji. The police investigate the detainee's possible communication with members of illegal armed formations (IAFs). This was reported by a source in the law enforcement bodies.

18:00, 17 May 2013

HRC "Memorial": advocate not allowed to visit Makhach Gamzatov detained in Dagestan

Makhach Gamzatov, a resident of Buynaksk, who was arrested in Makhachkala on May 15 on charges of aiding and abetting illegal armed formations (IAFs), is not allowed to be visited by an advocate. This was reported by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

18:00, 17 May 2013

In Azerbaijan, Court leaves Uzeir Mamedli, activist of "Nida", in custody

Today, the Nasimi District Court of Baku dismissed the motion filed by advocates of Uzeir Mamedli, an activist of the movement "Nida", to change the pre-trial restriction measure to home arrest and left the young man in custody. The defence intends to challenge the decision at the Court of Appeal.

16:00, 17 May 2013

Two Chechen policemen accused of beating pensioner

In Chechnya, the criminal case against two law enforcement agents suspected of abuse of power, threatening to use weapons and beating of a detained elderly man brought to court. This was reported by the Chechen Prosecutor's Office.

22:50, 16 May 2013

Owner of Mekegi factory: no one keeps workers forcibly in Dagestan

Owner of the workshop on stone processing located in the village of Mekegi of the Levashi District of Dagestan argues that the information about the use of slave labour at the factory is not true. Several persons were working at the factory voluntarily. This was confirmed by a representative of the organization "Alternativa" (Alternative), dealing with release of persons held captive at their workplaces.

22:50, 16 May 2013

In Chechnya, combat engineers clear 240 hectares of land within 1.5 months

During the period starting from April 1 till May 15, military men from the combat engineering battalion of the unit of the Ministry of Defence of the Southern Military District cleared 240 hectares of land in the three districts of Chechnya of mines, bombs and other explosive devices. This was reported by the military commandants' office of the republic.

22:40, 16 May 2013

In Azerbaijan, active user of social networks arrested

Rashad Agaaddin, an active user of social networks, was detained and arrested on suspicion of illegal possession of drugs. Rashad Agaaddin himself believes that he is being prosecuted for criticizing the authorities of Azerbaijan. This was reported by his advocate Rovshan Shiraliev.

22:30, 16 May 2013

Another soldier lost in Azerbaijan

A soldier of the Azerbaijani Army was killed as a result of careless handling of weapons. The death of the soldier was acknowledged by the press service of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan.

22:20, 16 May 2013

In Armenia, regular soldier detained on suspicion of killing his colleague

Soldier David Khachatryan was detained on suspicion of that by shooting of a weapon assigned to him he killed his colleague. The incident also affected one more regular soldier, who was hospitalized, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reports.

22:10, 16 May 2013

Zaur Berezgov, killed by power agents in Kabardino-Balkaria, was not militant, his relatives assert

In Kabardino-Balkaria, Zaur Berezgov, a 30-year-old local resident who was killed on May 8 by power agent was not a militant; in a clash with power agents, he had no arms and did not render any resistance. This was stated by his aunt Elizaveta Shorova. The power agents claim that Zaur Berezgov shot at them and tried to escape.

22:00, 16 May 2013

At trial on attack on Nalchik, judge leaves defendant Zaur Tokhov in custody

Today, at the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria, at the trial on case of the attack on Nalchik, Marat Ozrokov, the advocate of defendant Zaur Tokhov, filed a motion to change the pre-trial restriction measure for his client to another form of restriction not related to detention in custody. The advocate referred to the results of the examination of the defendant's state of health and also asked the court to release Zaur Tokhov to attend the funeral of his child. The court dismissed the motion.

20:00, 16 May 2013

North Ossetia: two men suspected of kidnappings detained

In North Ossetia, policemen have detained two local residents who are suspected of kidnappings for ransom, the Republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports.

19:00, 16 May 2013

Two Georgian citizens released in South Ossetia

The South-Ossetian authorities released two Georgian citizens who were earlier detained on charge of illegal crossing of the Georgian-South Ossetian border.

18:00, 16 May 2013

Svetlana Bobrova assert: residents of Uryupinsk, Voronezh Region, opponents of nickel extraction, were beaten

Residents of the Volgograd Region, who oppose mining nickel in the Novokhopyorsk District of the Voronezh Region, were beaten by staff members of the private security company (PSC) "Patrol". This was reported by Svetlana Bobrova, Spokesperson of the Stalingrad Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF). Representatives of the Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company (UMMC) claimed disorderly conduct of the persons protesting against mining of nickel.

17:00, 16 May 2013

"CBS News": prior to his detention, Johar Tsarnaev left message about motives of terror act in Boston

On a wall of the barge, where Johar Tsarnaev, a native of Chechnya, accused of committing the terror act during the Boston Marathon, was hiding from the police, an inscription was found, in which he called the terror act a revenge for the US military actions in the Middle East. This was reported today by John Miller, a special correspondent for the "CBS News" TV Channel, a former FBI agent.

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