All news

Khachatur Gichyan, a supporter of the "Constituent Parliament", has been arrested for two months on charges of helping an armed grouping, which captured the building of the Armenian police patrol-and-guard regiment.

The initiative group, organized by the Saint Petersburg's branch of the "Yabloko" Party, has once again applied to the City Election Commission (CEC).

Today, in the centre of Kiev, journalist Pavel Sheremet has been killed in a car bombing. He was a well-known journalist, who worked in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. He is the author of the documentary film "The Chechen Diary" and the book "Saakashvili/Georgia. Dead Dreams". According to the preliminary version of the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), the car was blown up by an explosive device.

The preliminary investigation into the second criminal case against Ukrainian citizen Stanislav Klykh, suspected of insulting a public prosecutor during the trial in Chechnya, has been completed. The defence has examined the case materials.

Law enforcers conducted searches in the apartment and the garage of Karo Egnukyan, a member of the "Constituent Parliament". The activist himself is taken into custody. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" at the headquarters of the united opposition.

Until August 31, the complainants are to submit to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) the additional materials and answers to questions in the case on the murder of Natalia Estemirova, a staff member of the "Memorial", who was killed in Chechnya in 2009. This was reported by Kirill Koroteev, a senior lawyer of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

In the Armenian capital, protesters have erected barricades in front of the cordon near the seized building of the police regiment. Participants of the protest action have decided to spend the second night at the place to prevent the assault of the building.

The Elista City Court has pronounced the decision to arrest until September 14 the deputy chief and the medical assistant of the penal colony, where in November 2015, a prisoner was found dead with signs of violent death.

A clash of policemen with activists broke out, when the latter tried to enter the territory of the police regiment in Yerevan, captured by oppositionists. Four policemen were hospitalized, said an MP Nikol Pashinyan.

Azeri authorities are pursuing deliberate policy aimed at depriving the independent media of their economic self-sufficiency, and are pressing journalists, claim the participants of the roundtable "Azerbaijani mass media on the 141st annual National Press Day".

Starting from June 28, the youth organization "Adyge-Khase" of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) is fundraising for the Circassians, who have returned from Syria. The campaign will last until August 1 – the Repatriate Day, Timur Zhuzhuev, the head of the youth organization, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

The situation in the area of the building of the seized regiment of the patrol-and-security service of the Police of Armenia is still tense. Rebels believe that law enforcers are getting prepared to assault the police regiment building.

The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has launched the investigation into the criminal case on abuse of power committed by staff members of the Ingush Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), suspected of using violence against Magomed Daliev, who died during interrogation at a police station, and his wife Marem Tochieva.

Supporters of the "Constituent Parliament", who on July 17 seized the building of the regiment of the patrol-and-security service of the Police of Armenia in Yerevan, continue holding four police officers hostage.

Today, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has appointed a compensation of 1500 euros to Murat Shavaev, finding a violation of his right to fair trial, when the terror act, committed in the Moscow metro in 2004 was investigated.

In Azerbaijan, members of the opposition and activists of the civil society treat the amendments to the country's Constitution proposed by the President as reactionary and aimed at strengthening authoritarianism in the country.

In the Rostov Region, miners of the "Kingcoal" have got a sanction from the authorities for a series of the pickets, which they intend to continue until September 19. In the case if their demands for payment of wages and abolition of fines and fees for overdue loans and debts for housing and utilities are not met, the miners intend to use other legal methods to struggle for their rights. This was announced by participants of the protest campaign.

The criminal charges brought against Dagestani athlete Said Osmanov in the case on desecration of a statue of Buddha in Elista are unfounded. Witnesses do not confirm that Said Osmanov had publicly scolded a statue of Buddha sacred for Buddhist. The athlete could be prosecuted for disorderly conduct in connection with the use of bad language in a public place, believes his advocate Murad Velikhanov.

Today, supporters of the opposition has staged a march through central Yerevan in support of the capturers of the building of the police patrol-and-guard regiment. The march turned into a sit-in picket at the crossroads of Mashtots Avenue and Tumanyan Street, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports from the venue.

After the death of Magomed Daliev at the police station, his wife Marem Tochieva was beaten up and tortured by power agents, Sirazhdin Sultygov, an activist of the public movement "Mekhk-Kkhel", said referring to relatives of the spouses.