Three locals killed in Kabardino-Balkaria in one day July 06, 2011 21:00 A local resident was killed today in the city of Baksan, Kabardino-Balkaria, at an attempt to detain him. According to the police, he rendered armed resistance.
Moscow court receives appeals against Oleg Orlov's acquittal July 06, 2011 19:00 The judicial precinct No. 363 of the Khamovniki District Court of Moscow has received an appeal complaint from Andrei Krasnenkov, the legal representative of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov, against the court's decision to acquit Oleg Orlov, Chairman of the Board of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial". An appeal presentation was received also from the prosecutor's office.
Taliban takes responsibility for crashing Azerbaijani aircraft July 06, 2011 18:25 The Taliban movement has taken responsibility for the crash of the Azerbaijani cargo aircraft. This was reported by the Afghan media with reference to the Taliban spokesman. Afghani authorities refute the data that the aircraft was shot down by the Taliban.
Georgian Parliament awards legal status to religious organizations July 06, 2011 17:00 The Georgian Parliament has unanimously adopted amendments to the Civil Code, which assume awarding the status of legal entities to religious organizations. The decision was supported by 70 MPs; and only oppositional Christian Democrats refused to vote in protest, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports from the Parliament.
Resident of Makhachkala reports disappearance of her husband July 06, 2011 15:07 Ruslan Kurbanov, born in 1976, a native of the village of Verkhni Djengutai, Buinaksk District disappeared in Makhachkala. In the evening on June 20, he left for work and never returned home, said his wife Khadizhat Radjabova.
In Azerbaijan, Court of Appeal upholds conviction of Bakhtiyar Gadjiev July 06, 2011 14:00 Today, the Court of Appeal of the city of Gandzha, chaired by Judge Chingiz Mamedov, has completed consideration of the complaint lodged by activist Bakhtiyar Gadjiev.
Human rights activists told Medvedev that the investigation of Estemirova’s murder was on a false scent July 06, 2011 12:00 During a meeting of members of the Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights with the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev they handed him a report with their own estimation of the investigation in process on Natalia Estemirova’s murder.
Businessman Murtabekov kidnapped in Dagestan released under the condition of stopping his beer business July 06, 2011 11:00 Murtabek Murtabekov, head of limited company “Beer-Market”, representative of the company “Efes Beer”, kidnapped on June, 25, in Dagestan was released by the abductors under the condition of stopping his business”, a source in law enforcement bodies of the republic reported.
Residents of Chechnya report arsons of the houses of the gunmen’s relatives July 06, 2011 10:00 Cases of burning down the houses belonging to relatives of those who join armed underground have recommenced in Chechnya. Residents of Shali district of Chechnya state that among these people there are fellow villagers of Head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov. Power ministries do not confirm this information.
Krasnodar Territory: rally in support of human rights July 05, 2011 23:00 On July 5 in the city of Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Territory a picket was held in protection of the rights and freedoms of individuals dedicated to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's meeting with the members of his Council for Civil Society and Human Rights.
Leader of Ingushetia orders to give out militants' bodies to families July 05, 2011 22:00 Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the leader of Ingushetia, ordered to cancel the ban on giving out bodies of killed members of illegal armed formations to their relatives, to prevent people joining underground.
Magomed Suleimanov: status of film festival "Stalker" in Dagestan is not high enough July 05, 2011 21:00 The 4th International Film Festival on Human Rights "Stalker", which was held in Makhachkala on June 23-27 and which had a charitable status, gathered full cinemas. Having watched the films, the audience discussed the issues raised in the films.
Dagestan: shop "10 roubles" for victims of emergencies opened July 05, 2011 20:00 At present only the administration of Tsumadin District has responded to the call of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) of Dagestan to open a chain of stores "10 roubles" for people affected by emergencies. In the village of Agvali the local authorities gave the appropriate premises for that purpose.
Karachay-Cherkessia: fifth victim of road traffic accident dies at resuscitation ward July 05, 2011 19:13 An old woman, suffered in collision of car Toyota Corolla to the bus stop in the centre of the city of Cherkessk, died at the hospital, reported the representative of the hospital.
Children of Circassian Diaspora in Turkey visit capital of Adygea July 05, 2011 18:00 On July 1-3 a delegation of 26 children from the Circassian Diaspora in Turkey, who arrived in Adygea on June 21, visited the city of Maikop.
Rostov Region adopts measures to combat "laser hooligans" July 05, 2011 17:00 The Rostov Region developed the action procedure for the law enforcement bodies in the case of information about blinding the pilots of aircrafts with laser beams during approach to landing.
Dagestan: resident of Makhachkala disappeared July 05, 2011 16:00 Location of Shamil Djavatov, a 20-year-old resident of the capital of Dagestan, is unknown to his family. This was asserted by Madina Djavatova, a mother of the disappeared young man.
Dagestan: shelled store was selling alcohol, eyewitnesses assert July 05, 2011 15:00 A 39-year-old Kumsiyat Nutsalova was shot 11 times from behind the corner at a time in the night, when she was going to close her night shop in the village of Toturbiykala of Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told by local residents.
Volgograd: 23,000 residents sign letter to President Medvedev about deficit of kindergartens July 05, 2011 13:00 Russian President received a letter about the negative social consequences of a lack of places in kindergartens in Volgograd, written by the initiative group of social movement "Volgograd mothers". 23,161 residents of Volgograd and the Volgograd Region signed this letters.
Georgian ecologists came out in opposition to building Namakhvan hydropower station July 05, 2011 12:00 In connection with erection of Namakhvan cascade of hydropower stations in Racha-Lechkhumi, “The Green Movement of Georgia – Friends of the Earth” issued a special statement calling to stop construction of these energetics objects.