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14:40, 29 October 2014
The Kizilyurt District Court of Dagestan has sentenced Kasum Magomedov, found guilty of the murder of his niece, to seven years in a high-security penal colony. The defendant has pleaded guilty.
14:11, 29 October 2014
Azerbaijani Court has extended for four months the arrest of Arif Yunus, a staff member of the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD). The defence treats the Court's decision groundless and intends to appeal against it.
10:41, 29 October 2014
Last night, in the Staropromyslovsky District of the Chechen capital, law enforcers carried out "targeted" measures and detained young men, who were released after being beaten. This was reported by local residents.
06:36, 29 October 2014
In Dagestan, residents of the settlement of Vremenny of the Untsukul District claim that the actions of the headquarters of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) contradicts the Law "On Combating Terrorism" and violate the rights of civilians. The villagers have appealed to the leaders of the CTO headquarters with a request to let them enter the village to collect their personal belongings.
01:04, 29 October 2014
In the evening of October 28, in Makhachkala, policemen stopped a mass fight, which participants were carrying firearms. To restore order, the policemen had to use their service weapons. As a result, three persons were wounded. This was reported by the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
23:32, 28 October 2014
The advocates of Shant Arutyunyan, the leader of the "Tsegakron" Party, and of other defendants in the "Million Mask March" case, have announced their intention to appeal against the conviction. On October 27, they received the full text of the verdict in their arms, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
18:04, 28 October 2014
This afternoon, more than 15 people were detained at the exit of the mosque in Kotrov Street in Makhachkala after their afternoon namaz (prayer), eyewitnesses have stated. Then, the detained parishioners of the Makhachkala Salafi mosque were taken to the police, Kurban Askandarov, the Deputy Imam of the mosque, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
17:28, 28 October 2014
Dmitry Bezdelov, the former head of the Federal Agency for Improving Russia's Border (known as "Rosgranitsa"), who was on the wanted list on suspicion of embezzling the funds allocated for modernization of the border checkpoint in Adler for the 2014 Winter Olympics, was detained by police in Rome.
16:48, 28 October 2014
The Special Investigating Service (SIS) of Armenia has initiated a criminal investigation into the violence used by policemen against a blind activist Alek Enigomshyan, said the press-service of the SIS; the case is now under inquiry.
13:16, 28 October 2014
In Dagestan, children from families evicted during the special operation in the settlement of Vremenny of the Untsukul District were enlisted to go to schools in other towns and villages of the republic, where they had moved with their parents.
13:15, 28 October 2014
In Grozny, a former day-care attendant from the kindergarten "Orlyonok" (Eaglet), accused of improper performance of her duties and child abuse, has been sentenced to a fine and deprived of the right to hold positions in pre-school education institutions for a year.
10:31, 28 October 2014
In Chechnya, law enforcers still have not succeeded in revealing the whereabouts of a suspected member of the armed underground, who fled after a shootout with law enforcers that occurred in the Gudermes District on October 25. The law enforcement bodies do not rule out that the suspect could enter the territory of neighbouring Dagestan.
03:41, 28 October 2014
In Ingushetia, the Deputy Interior Minister, the head of Investigating Department is suspected of illegal obtaining of a housing certificate for the amount of about 6.5 million roubles. This was reported by the press officer of the Ingush Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
00:07, 28 October 2014
On October 26, people were evacuated from the RostovAirport, after some unknown person informed about a bomb in the aircraft ready to leave for Moscow. The bomb was not found; and the craft flew to the destination.
23:37, 27 October 2014
Today, Yerevan has hosted a commemoration action of the victims of the terror act committed on October 27, 1999, in the National Assembly of Armenia. Despite the fact that seven people had been convicted for the terror act, the issue about its organizers is still open.