Policemen detain activists of "Communists of Russia" Party in Stavropol April 14, 2015 22:05 Eight activists of the "Communists of Russia" Party have been detained today in Stavropol during an action in support of Mikhail Abramyan, said their advocate.
MRC appoints sentencing in BORN case for April 21 April 14, 2015 16:31 The verdict to the figurants in the case of the extremist community "Combat Organization of Russian Nationalists" (known as BORN) will be announced on April 21 – the corresponding decision was made by the Moscow Regional Court (MRC).
Volgograd Region: former cop suspected of beating a teen April 14, 2015 15:40 A criminal investigation has been launched in the Volgograd Region against a former operative agent of the Criminal Search Division, suspected of abuse of power with using violence.
Rasul Jafarov's advocates urge Baku court to acquit him April 14, 2015 14:45 Today, at the trial of Rasul Jafarov in Azerbaijan, his advocates announced their closing remarks: they urged the court to acquit the rights defender, stating that his guilt was not proved.
Defence declares Eskerkhanov's consent to pass polygraph test April 14, 2015 13:27 The defence of Tamerlan Eskerkhanov, who is accused of participating in the murder of Boris Nemtsov, has announced its intention to apply for a polygraph test of its client. Advocates of other defendants – Gubashev brothers and Khamzat Bakhaev – also do not exclude the possibility of applying the lie detector test to their clients.
Azerbaijan states its positions being shelled by mortars and machine guns April 14, 2015 12:15 Mortars and heavy machine guns are used by the Armenian party on the contact line of Azerbaijani and Armenian armed forces, said the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan. According to its version, during the last 24 hours, the ceasefire was violated 39 times.
Armed man killed during CTO near Nalchik April 14, 2015 11:40 In the gardening comradeship "Domostroitel", located adjacent to Nalchik, which was put under the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime, a man, who rendered armed resistance to law enforcers, was shot dead.
Ruslan Geremeev, witness in Nemtsov's murder case, leaves Russia April 14, 2015 08:55 Ruslan Geremeev, a former officer of the Chechen battalion "Sever" (North) and the key witness in Boris Nemtsov's murder case, has left Russia, the "Rosbalt" reports citing a law enforcement source. Geremeev could go to Dubai, the RBC writes with reference to Ilya Yashin, a member of the "Solidarity" Movement.
Fire in CTO area in Untsukul District of Dagestan extinguished April 14, 2015 08:04 The forest fire in the vicinity of the villages of Balakhani and Tsatanikh of the Untsukul District of Dagestan, where a large counterterrorist operation (CTO) was conducted, is completely eliminated.
"Kommersant": Zaur Dadaev ready to undergo polygraph test April 14, 2015 07:45 Zaur Dadaev, accused of killing Boris Nemtsov, has expressed his intention to undergo a lie detector (polygraph) test in order to prove his innocence, the "Kommersant" has reported today.
Sochi Court refuses to explain Saveliev family decision to demolish house April 14, 2015 00:56 The Adler District Court of Sochi has refused to explain the Saveliev family its decision, under which the family was obliged to dismantle other people's building.
Court upholds investigators' refusal to investigate Kadyrov's statements April 13, 2015 23:57 The Moscow City Court (MCC) has upheld the refusal of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) to check the legality of the statements of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov about demolition of houses owned by militants' relatives and eviction of them out of the republic.
Residents of Chechnya report document checks of bearded men April 13, 2015 16:56 Power agents conducted another inspection of documents in young men wearing beards, Grozny residents report.
Law enforcers cancel CTO regime in three districts of Dagestan April 13, 2015 13:20 Today, the legal counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime that was in force in the Untsukul, Gergebil and Buynaksk District of Dagestan has been cancelled.
CaT's lawyers send complaint about Edigov's torture to ECtHR April 13, 2015 13:16 The lawyers of the public organization "Committee against Torture" (CaT) have submitted a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the interests of Suleiman Edigov, a native of Chechnya, sentenced to 14.5 years in prison, despite the information that he was tortured.
Children from Donbas arrive in Grozny for medical treatment in local hospitals April 13, 2015 12:25 22 children affected by the hostilities in the territory of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DNR and LNR, respectively) are delivered to Chechnya. The children are hospitalized to clinics of Grozny, where they are to undergo courses of free medical treatment and rehabilitation.
"Kommersant": in case of Boris Nemtsov's murder, defendants to be tested for drug addiction April 13, 2015 09:20 One of the examinations appointed as a part of the investigation into the case of the Boris Nemtsov's murder is to answer the question about the possible involvement of five defendants in drug trafficking and their possible drug addiction, the "Kommersant" reports today.
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of April 6-12 April 13, 2015 09:00 Detention of activists of "Constituent Parliament" in Armenia on charges of plotting mass disorders; new unofficial information and re-arrest of three defendants in Boris Nemtsov's murder case; termination of protest hunger strike of Dagestani Shushiya villagers, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of April 6-12, 2015, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Pope Francis calls killings of Armenians in Ottoman Empire genocide April 13, 2015 03:29 During the Mass of April 12, Pope Francis, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, called the mass killings of Armenians in 1915 the first genocide of the 20th century. In response, Turkey withdrew its ambassador from Vatican City for consultations.
Dagestani resident sentenced to seven years of imprisonment for delivering food to militants April 13, 2015 03:11 M. Kuramagomedov, a resident of the Tsuntin District of Dagestan, has been found guilty for supplying members of an illegal armed formation (IAF) with foodstuffs and arranging winter refuge bases for them. According to the court's decision, he was sentenced to seven years of imprisonment.