News

In Azerbaijan, Tofig Gasymov, an activist of the public organization "Promoting Democracy", which operates in the Salyan District, was not released after the completion of his administrative arrest. A criminal case was opened against him under the article of "extortion by threats", said a source from his NGO.

The Supreme Court (SC) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has partially upheld the complaint lodged by Otkhman Ayal, an ethnic Circassian and now a Syrian national, and reversed the decision to deport him, said a source from the local department of the Federal Migration Service (FMS).

Employees of the inter-municipal district "Baksanskiy" of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) found a hideout near the cemetery in Baksan with ammunition and a smoke bomb, said the press service of the Republic's MIA.

The action-concert "We Choose Europe" was held in Tbilisi on April 13 in Europe Square, in the old town. It was attended by about 1500 people, both ordinary citizens and NGO activists and politicians. They expressed Georgia's desire to join the European Union and to be a European nation.

According to Eduard Sharmazanov, the press secretary of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), Abramyan's candidacy was approved by the RPA's executive body.

Law enforcers failed to find any possible members of the armed underground in the Urus-Martan District of Chechnya, where on April 12 a militant who rendered resistance was killed, a source from the republic's law enforcement bodies told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

End of trial on terror act in Vladikavkaz and start of hearing Said Amirov's case by North-Caucasian District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don; two high-profile murders and action in support of tried Makhachkala Mayor held in Dagestan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of April 7-13, 2014, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

During the week from April 7 to April 13, at least six people suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; of them, three were killed and three others wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

According to Vladimir Markin, the spokesman of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), investigators will check the legality of termination of the criminal case of abuse of office against Valentina Urazalieva, the former director of the Raznochinovsky boarding house.

The criminal case against Maiskoe villagers Aliskhan Gurazhev and Mustafa Barkinkhoev was fabricated, their relatives claim. Meanwhile, the court has ruled to arrest Gurazhev and Barkinkhoev.

The defence of the conditionally convicted Mikhail Savva has appealed his verdict at the Krasnodar Territorial Court, said his lawyer Marina Dubrovina. His rights to the defence were violated during the trial, said the Professor.

The ecologist Evgeny Vitishko has failed to respond to the scheduled weekly call of human rights activists, said Evgenia Chirikova, the leader of the movements "Ecological Watch for Moscow Region" and "In Defence of Khimki Forest". Rights activists believe that Vitishko could be placed into a dungeon.

Sarazhdin Sultygov, Co-Chair of the Supreme Council of the public movement "Mekhk-Kkhel", was detained by policemen and brought to the GOVD (City Interior Division) of Nazran. This was reported by the regional public movement "Mekhk-Kkhel".

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh has reported that within the last 7 days Azerbaijani servicemen violated the ceasefire for 300 times.

Tofig Gasymov, a member of the NGO "Promoting Democracy", who was arrested in the Salyan District of Azerbaijan, is not allowed to be visited by his advocate. This was reported by Alaif Gasanov, the very activist's advocate in court.

As reported by the spokesman for the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan, the police have persuaded supporters of the suspended Mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov to disperse.

In Volgograd, a protest action was held. In their resolution, protesters demanded from officials to renew funding for a network of kindergartens and to provide pre-schools with textbooks and toys. Officials from the city administration believe that the protesters "exaggerate" the situation.

According to prosecutors of Dagestan, Djalaev acquired ownership right on a household in the village of Novy Tarki, which later housed the Republic's Notary Bar.

Chechen law enforcers are searching militants in the Urus-Martan District of the republic, where last night a suspected member of the armed underground was killed while law enforcers tried to detain him.

A meeting was held in Sochi and decided to launch a local branch of the organization "Children of War". Its members passed an appeal to the authorities of the Krasnodar Territory asking to provide social benefits from the budget to those who were born in the period from June 23, 1928, to September 3, 1945.