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01:11, 24 September 2014
The alleged member of an illegal armed formation (IAF) killed in Ingushetia, in a shootout in the city of Karabulak, was identified as Arthur Murzabekov. Also, two persons suspected of aiding militants were detained, said the Ingush leader Yunus-Bek Evkurov.
19:15, 23 September 2014
Elchin Gambarov, an advocate of human rights defender Leyla Yunus, the Director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD), kept at the Baku SIZO (pre-trial prison), has reported on the deterioration of the health state of his client. According to the advocate, on Tuesday, he has not been allowed to visit the human rights defender at the SIZO.
18:15, 23 September 2014
In Baku, the court has started hearings on the merits in the case against Ali, a minor son of oppositionist Oktai Gyulalyev, who is charged with disorderly conduct. In the course of the court hearing, the court has listened to prosecutors, defenders, and the victim.
11:25, 23 September 2014
In the course of the press conference, members of the organization "Mothers of Dagestan for Human Rights" have mentioned the cases of Imangazali Magomedov and Marat Nasredinov, two residents of Dagestan, as examples to declare biased actions of investigators against citizens complaining about being beaten by policemen.
10:54, 23 September 2014
A man killed in the shootout in Karabulak has been identified. He was a local resident, registered at the police as a member of the armed underground. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Ingushetia. According to investigators, apart from the identified man, two other persons were shooting at the policemen; however, they managed to flee.
09:38, 23 September 2014
Officers of the Investigating Division of the Khasavyurt OVD (Interior Division) are delaying the opening of a criminal case on the facts of beating and sexual assault of a local woman. This was reported by Sapiyat Magomedova, an advocate of the victim. Law enforcers argue they are carrying out the check at the complaint.
09:23, 23 September 2014
Trials in the cases against Levan Chachua, Mikhail Dzadzamiya, and Koba Kharshiladze, who are accused of negligence in connection with the case on the death of Zurab Zhvaniya, the former Prime Minister, have been postponed at the request of the Prosecutor's Office.
23:02, 22 September 2014
Today, a resident of the Untsukul District of Dagestan has informed the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent about intense fire from large-calibre firearms in the settlement of Vremenny. The information about a shootout was confirmed by a source from the local ROVD (District Interior Division).
14:15, 22 September 2014
Ilgar Nasibov, a rights defender beaten in Nakhichevan, has faced a pre-trial restriction measure against him he is transferred under police supervision. He treats the measure as a politically motivated move.
11:55, 22 September 2014
During the week of September 15-21, 2014, at least two persons were killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. One person was wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
11:27, 22 September 2014
On Monday, at the Moscow City Court, Nikita Tikhonov, a murderer of advocate Stanislav Markelov, charged with the creation of the extremist community "Combat Organization of Russian Nationalists" (CORN), has given up his final speech.
09:00, 22 September 2014
Summing up the results of the elections held on September 14 in the regions of Southern Russia; Investment Forum in Sochi, attended by representatives of 37 foreign countries and 74 regions of Russia; uphold of verdict of guilty against Said Amirov pronounced by the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation; attack on reporters of the Moscow BBC Office in Astrakhan; departure of the first group of pilgrims from Southern Russia to Hajj; early termination of the visit to Azerbaijan of the mission of the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of September 15-21, 2014, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
23:51, 21 September 2014
Residents of the villages of Vremenny and Gimry of the Untsukul District of Dagestan report on law enforcers going around households and searching houses.
21:20, 21 September 2014
In Ingushetia, a shootout occurred between law enforcers and militants. As a result, a policeman and one of the attackers were killed.
17:58, 21 September 2014
Leyla Yunus, a rights defender arrested in Azerbaijan, complains that the pressure imposed on her by her cellmates has increased after the visit to the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of the delegation of the Ombudsman's Office.