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Policemen in front of the parliament building in Baku, Azerbaijan. Photo by Turkhan Kerimov (RFE/RL)

22:50, 15 May 2013

Azerbaijani Parliament criminalizes defamation and insults on Internet

On May 14, the National Assembly of Azerbaijan adopted the amendments to the Criminal Code that criminalize defamation and insults on the Internet. By severity of punishment, defamation and insults on the Internet are equal to those for the same acts in the real world. Representatives of civil society criticize the adopted amendments, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

22:50, 15 May 2013

In Krasnodar, Mikhail Savva faces new charge of fraud

Mikhail Savva, Director of Grant Programmes of the South Regional Resource Centre (SRRC), a teacher of the Kuban State University, is suspected of another episode of fraud. Mikhail Savva is pleaded not guilty. This was reported by the advocate of the Professor.

Zuleikha Karnaeva inspects her house after explosion; Buynaksk, Dagestan; May 8, 2013. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"

22:50, 15 May 2013

In Buynaksk, owners of blown-up houses complain to Prosecutor's Office about actions of law enforcers

On May 14, owners of two houses that were blown up in Buynaksk met Rasul Isaev, Assistant of the City Prosecutor. This was reported by a woman from Karanaev family. They filed to the Prosecutor's Office their appeals stating that the explosive devices were planted in the houses of Buynaksk during searches.

22:40, 15 May 2013

Head of "Gazprom" Dagestani branch suspected of fraud

The managers of the territorial administration of the Limited Liability Company (LLC) "Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Pyatigorsk" in Dagestan are suspected of fraud amounting to more than 44 million roubles. This was reported by a representative of the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

People liberated from slavery in the Levashin ROVD of Dagestan; May 14, 2013. Photo by Zakir Magomedov, https://twitter.com/zakir_05

22:30, 15 May 2013

Dagestani MIA verifies blogger's information about slave trade in Makhachkala

The Dagestani police began verifying the information on human beings traffic at a bus station in Makhachkala, which appeared in social networks. This was reported on May 14 by a representative of the Republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

22:20, 15 May 2013

Relatives of detained Buynaksk resident fear of provocations during search

The house of Mukhtar Shakhmandarov, a resident of Buynaksk, who was detained this morning, is being searched by armed men in masks. Relatives of the detainee fear of provocations. This was reported by Zarema Bagautdinova, the representative of the Dagestani regional public organization (DRPO) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy) in the city Buynaksk.

22:00, 15 May 2013

In Dagestan, houses of Kosyakino residents searched, and their owners detained, Gulnara Rustamova reports

Today, early in the morning, in the village of Kosyakino of the Kizlyar District of Dagestan, armed men in masks blocked the two houses, whose owners were detained. This was reported by Gulnara Rustamova, the representative of the organization "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy). The police have confirmed that today, the Kizlyar District faced actions that law enforcers called preventive ones.

21:00, 15 May 2013

In Azerbaijan, Ilgar Mamedov and Tofiq Yagublu to remain in custody for other three months

Periods of detention in custody of Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the civil movement "Republic's Alternative" (ReAL), and Tofiq Yagublu, Deputy Chairman of the "Musavat" Party, were extended for three months till September 2013. This was announced today by the advocates of the oppositionists.

20:00, 15 May 2013

Dagestani residents Makhach Gamzatov and Zaurbek Ashurov arrested for two months

Today, the Soviet District Court of Makhachkala arrested for two months Makhach Gamzatov and Zaurbek Ashurov, residents Buynaksk. Both detainees are charged of aiding and abetting illegal armed formations (IAFs). This was reported by Gadjimurad Gamzatov, the brother of one of the detainees.

19:00, 15 May 2013

"Le Monde": Gerard Depardieu to play role of Akhmat Kadyrov in film about restoration of Grozny

Actor Gerard Depardieu is preparing to play the role of Akhmat Kadyrov, the first Chechen president, in the film "Father's Heart". The next film, involving Gerard Depardieu, will also be shot in Grozny, and the French actor will play a role of gangster in that film. This was reported by the French newspaper "Le Monde".

18:00, 15 May 2013

"Alternativa": in Dagestan, seven workers were kept at factory by force

In Dagestan, seven workers were forcibly kept at a stone work factory; their documents were taken away and no wags were paid to them. Three of them managed to escape, and four others were released on May 13, the youth movement "Alternativa" (Alternative) reports.

17:00, 15 May 2013

In Zugdidi, 20 refugees go on hunger strike

Today, in the Georgian city of Zugdidi, 20 refugees went on a hunger strike at the building of administration of internally displaced persons (IDPs).

22:40, 14 May 2013

Molchanov was pressed for his human rights activities in Sochi, rights defenders assert

Relatives and friends of 49-year-old Yuri Molchanov, a human rights defender from Sochi, believe that his premature death became the result of the pressure, which he suffered for his human rights activities.

22:30, 14 May 2013

In Yerevan, trial of ecologist Nersisyan postponed till June 10

In Yerevan, the court postponed the court session on the lawsuit filed by the company "Dino Gold Mining" against ecologist Yeghiya Nersisyan till June 10. The court session scheduled for May 13 was not held because of illness of Tigran Yegoryan and Lusine Akopyan, advocates of the ecologist.

22:20, 14 May 2013

In Azerbaijan, Court of Appeal leaves theologian Talekh Bagirzade in custody

On May 13, the Baku Court of Appeal, chaired by Judge Abid Abdinbekov, considered the appeal filed by theologian Talekh Bagirzade against the refusal to grant the motion to change the pre-trial restriction measure in the form of detention in custody to home arrest. The Court dismissed the appeal filed by Talekh Bagirzade and left him in custody. The defence intends to file a complaint against, according to the defence's opinion, unlawful arrest to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

22:10, 14 May 2013

KBR journalists ask Prosecutor to take Tsagoev's case under personal control

The journalist community of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) appealed to Oleg Zharikov, Republic's Prosecutor, with a request to take under his control the investigation into the case against journalist Igor Tsagoev.

22:00, 14 May 2013

In Azerbaijan, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of "Yeni Musavat" complains of receiving threats

Azer Aikhan, First Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Azerbaijani opposition newspaper "Yeni Musavat", claims receiving during three days the demands to stop publishing critical articles about Elmar Veliev, the head of the executive authorities of the city of Gandzha, and threats of physical violence.

21:00, 14 May 2013

ICRF: defendant suspected of brutal murder of Volgograd resident makes confession

The murder of a young man in Volgograd was committed because of his unconventional sexual orientation, one of the detainees, suspected of committing the crime told investigators. This was reported by Badma Gilyandikov, a representative of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

20:00, 14 May 2013

In Stavropol Territory, ex-Mayor of Lermontov prosecuted

Alexander Dunaev, ex-Mayor of the city of Lermontov of the Stavropol Territory, is suspected of attempting to discredit the election of the City Mayor and interfere with work of the election commission, and he faces up to four years of imprisonment. This was reported by the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

19:00, 14 May 2013

HRC "Memorial" to send request to Prosecutor's Office about Makhach Gamzatov's fate

Gadjimurad Gamzatov appealed to the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" with a request to assist in the search for and protection of the rights of his brother Makhach. On May 15, at the request of the brother of Makhach Gamzatov, the appeal will be sent to the Republic's Prosecutor's Office. This was reported by Elena Denisenko, the representative of the HRC "Memorial" in Dagestan.

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