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17:00, 21 April 2012

On April 20, the National Assembly of Azerbaijan adopted amendments to the country's Electoral Code (EC).

16:00, 21 April 2012

Dagestan: NGO forum offers to set up call centre for power agents' victims

The participants of the forum "Dagestan to Dagestani people" have proposed to set up a special call centre for victims of actions of power agents. The forum was attended by about 300 delegates, who represented public organizations from all over the country.

15:00, 21 April 2012

In Sochi, HRW experts fix human rights violations in preparation for the Olympics

Experts of the Human Rights Watch (HRW) have noted violations of migrant workers' rights; these migrants are engaged in preparing Sochi for the 2014 Winter Olympics. They also fixed violations related to alienation of land plots and resettlement for construction of Olympic objects and infrastructure, violations of the freedom of speech, and pressure on journalists and civil activists.

13:00, 21 April 2012

"Armavia" presents new Yerevan-Milan flight

On April 19, the "Armavia" Airline completed a flight Yerevan-Milan-Yerevan, where 50 Italian tourists were the passengers.

23:40, 20 April 2012

In Azerbaijan, Oktai Gyulalyev, activist of "Kura" office, accused of inciting to riots

In Azerbaijan, Oktai Gyulalyev, the coordinator of the headquarters of the civil organization "Kura", whose term of administrative arrest had completed, was charged of a crime. In particular, the civil organization activist is charged of "inciting to riots". The court decision left him under arrest again.

Sochi residents at a rally against violations at alienation of property during Olympic resettlement, August 28, 2011; posters reading: "Olympic judicial practice is illegal!" and "Hello, Olympiad, bye, the house!" Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

23:30, 20 April 2012

In 2011, SFD was at top by number of complaints filed with Russian Ombudsman Vladimir Lukin

On April 18, Vladimir Lukin, Ombudsman in the Russian Federation, presented at the Council of Federation, a report on the results of 2011: the Ombudsman received 11.9 percent of the total number of complaints from the Southern Federal District (SFD), 5.5 percent from the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD). The greatest number of complaints from citizens of the Russian Federation was devoted to violations of civil rights and freedoms.

23:20, 20 April 2012

ICRF: criminal case of failure to ensure security at "Domodedovo" Airport closed

Criminal prosecution against representatives of the services of the "Domodedovo" Airport, which, according to the investigators' assumption, failed to take measures to prevent the terror act in January of 2011, was terminated. This was reported by Vladimir Markin, Spokesman of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

Picket against construction of car park in the territory of Children's Centre in Sochi, April 19, 2012. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

23:20, 20 April 2012

Sochi hosts picket against construction of parking lot in Children's Centre territory

On April 19, in Sochi, in No. 26 in Constitution Street, near the Children's Centre, a picket in defence of the territory from the developers was held. The picketers demanded to stop the construction works.

23:00, 20 April 2012

CEC admits violations but denies falsifications at Astrakhan elections

Vladimir Churov, Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC), has reported that 60 percent of electoral precincts committed violations at the election of Mayor of Astrakhan. However, according to the CEC Chairman, all violations were of procedural nature and they did not affect the outcome. Oleg Shein, ex-candidate for the position of Mayor of the city saw, treated the statement made by Vladimir Churov as "a positive development."

22:50, 20 April 2012

Zagalav Somoev: situation with "Nastoyaschee Vremya" weekly raises issue of freedom of speech in Dagestan

In Dagestan, attempts of unlawful administrative pressure on the "Nastoyaschee Vremya" (Present Time) weekly newspaper bring into question the existence of freedom of speech and the policy of democratization in the republic. This was stated by Zagalav Somoev, the representative of the UN Human Rights Committee.

22:40, 20 April 2012

Azerbaijani human rights activists prepare video message to performers at "Eurovision-2012"

Today, members of the public campaign "Sing for Democracy", which is held to draw attention to the problems of human rights in Azerbaijan on the eve of the song contest "Eurovision-2012", has adopted a video message to the performers of the international contest.

22:20, 20 April 2012

In Astrakhan, four persons detained at protest action in support of political hunger strike

Supporters of Oleg Shein, the member of the "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" (Fair Russia) Party, the ex-candidate for the position of Mayor of Astrakhan, were detained by police in Astrakhan, when they were trying to lay a wreath to the building of the regional state-owned TV and Radio Company.

22:10, 20 April 2012

Yerevan hosts rally organized by oppositional ANC

In Yerevan, in Freedom Square, at 6:40 p.m. local time, the oppositional Armenian National Congress (ANC) began a sanctioned rally. At present, the rally gathered several thousand people. Candidates for deputy from the ANC called on the audience to come to the parliamentary elections to be held on May 6.

22:00, 20 April 2012

Nalchik resident, who claimed that police beat his son, reports on search of his house

At present, in Nalchik, people in masks carry out a search of the house belonging to Muradin Berov, who earlier reported that officers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Kabardino-Balkaria beat his son. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" by Muradin Berov himself.

21:00, 20 April 2012

Employees of Federal Drug Control Service in Rostov region suspected of an attempt of fraud

Two operative agents of Department of Federal Drug Control Service of the Russian Federation (FDCS) in Rostov region are suspected of an attempt of fraud to a sum of 1,3 million rubles.

20:00, 20 April 2012

175 fires happened during the first three months of 2012 in Chechnya

175 fires with four victims happened in the first quarter of 2012 in the territory of Chechen Republic.

19:00, 20 April 2012

A picket with a demand of building an interchange passed off in Rostov-on-Don

A non-governmental movement "We do care!" held an action in Stachki prospect of Rostov-on-Don demanding construction of interchanges near the new bridge in Siversa prospect.

18:00, 20 April 2012

The court in Rostov-on-Don prolonged journalist Tolmachev's arrest for two months

On April, 19, the court of Lenin district of Rostov-on-Don brought a judgment of prolongation of custody term to publisher Alexander Tolmachev suspected of extortion.

23:00, 19 April 2012

Working group finds violations of vote counting procedure in videos from Astrakhan polling stations

The violations detected in the videos from polling stations in Astrakhan have to do mainly with the procedure of vote tabulation, said a source from the working group, engaged in watching the videos.

Idrak Abbasov in a hospital ward, Azerbaijan, Baku, April 19, 2012. Courtesy of the "Turan" News Agency

22:40, 19 April 2012

In Azerbaijan, SOCAR holds inquiry into Abbasov's beating

Under the order of Rovnag Abdulaev, President of the SOCAR (State Oil Company of Azerbaijan), a commission was set up at the company to investigate the events of April 18 in Sulu-Tepe residential area, where clashes between the company's securities and local residents took place. During the conflict journalists suffered, in particular, Idrak Abbasov, an employee of the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) and the "Aina" (Mirror) newspaper, was beaten.

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