AI calls on to acquit Darya Polyudova December 15, 2015 23:53 The international human rights organization "Amnesty International" (AI) has launched a campaign in support of Krasnodar activist Darya Polyudova.
IS unit leaders still stay in Northern Caucasus, experts assert December 15, 2015 22:18 Reporter Orkhan Djemal and political analysts Akhmet Yarlykapov and Ruslan Martagov cast doubt on the FSB Chief's statements about the killing of 20 leaders of the "Islamic State" (IS) in Northern Caucasus. According to the reporter and the political analysts, the most authoritative and influential leaders of the IS have survived.
ICRC updates list of missing persons who disappeared during Karabakh conflict December 15, 2015 21:09 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has presented to the parties to the Karabakh conflict an updated list of the persons disappeared in the conflict zone prior to the introduction of the ceasefire regime in 1994.
Rights defenders treat law on ignoring ECtHR’s decisions as unconstitutional December 15, 2015 19:09 The law signed by Russia's president a that allows the Constitutional Court (CC) to recognize decisions of international courts unenforceable is dangerous and violates citizens’ rights, believe Lyudmila Alexeyeva, the Chair of the Moscow Helsinki Group, and Olga Gnezdilova, an activist of the project named "Stitching Russian Justice Initiative".
NAC states links of person killed in Nalchik with militants December 15, 2015 18:25 The resident of Baksan, who was killed in a shootout with power agents in Nalchik, was raising money to finance the armed underground and was on the federal wanted list on suspicion of robbery, said the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).
Russian SC starts studying appeals in the case of attack on Nalchik December 15, 2015 17:39 The Russian Supreme Court (SC) is to consider the appeal complaints lodged by 48 out of 52 convicts in the case of the attack on Nalchik in 2005.
At least four persons regarded IS leaders in Northern Caucasus December 15, 2015 16:32 Rustam Asilderov, Gasan Abdullaev, Aslan Byutukaev and Zalim Shebzukhov are, according to information published in 2015 with reference to Russian power agents, were treated as leaders of North-Caucasian militants who had sworn to the "Islamic State" (IS).
Soslan Sitokhov accused of abuse of office December 15, 2015 16:08 Investigators have charged Soslan Sitokhov, the head of the criminal investigation section of the Iriston ROVD (District Interior Division) of Vladikavkaz, arrested in the case of the death of a detainee Vladimir Tskaev.
ICRF states that Nalchik detainee was not involved in shootout December 15, 2015 15:33 In the shootout with power agents in Nalchik only a resident of Baksan was killed by return fire. The other man – the detained resident of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) – was not shooting at law enforcers, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) reports.
Sakharov Award to be handed over on Journalists’ Commemoration Day December 15, 2015 12:00 Today, Russia marks the Commemoration Day of the journalists who perished in the performance of their professional duties. In Moscow, this day is timed to summing up the contest for the Sakharov Award "For Journalism as a Deed".
Suspected militant killed in Nalchik December 15, 2015 11:54 In Nalchik, a resident of Baksan was shot dead during a shootout; another resident of the city was detained. None of the police officers was injured, said a law enforcement source of Kabardino-Balkaria.
Bortnikov: 20 of 26 IS leaders in Northern Caucasus killed December 15, 2015 11:32 The FSB boss Alexander Bortnikov has stated that out of 26 leaders, who had sworn to the "Islamic State" (IS) in Northern Caucasus, 20 were killed in 2015. According to his story, in 2015, in total, 156 militants were neutralized in Russia.
Chechnya: 11 residents of Mairtup detained after arson of ziyarat released December 15, 2015 03:57 Eleven young people were detained for their acquaintance with suspects of setting a ziyart on fire in the village of Kurchaloy, but released a few days later, local residents report. The staff of the Kurchaloy ROVD (District Interior Division) has left this information without comment.
Ecologist Brinikh files complaint to ICRF against power agents December 15, 2015 01:32 In Adygea, the ecologist Valery Brinikh has appealed to the Investigating Department (ID) for Adygea of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) against the actions of law enforcers when holding their operative- search activities within the criminal case against him.
Two persons convicted in Rostov-on-Don for attempting to join IS December 15, 2015 00:33 The court has sentenced Albert Minatullaev, a resident of Dagestan, and Askar Abdumuslimov, a resident of the Kirov Region, to four years in prison after finding them guilty of trying to join the "Islamic State” (IS).
Law enforcers refuse to report on fate of detainees, Nardaran residents assert December 14, 2015 23:38 Residents of the village of Nardaran claim their failure to obtain the information about the number and the fate of the people detained during the special operation conducted in the village.
Evgeny Vitishko rejected a leave for health restoration December 14, 2015 19:28 The administration of the penal settlement-colony No. 2 of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) of the Tambov Region has refused to release the Krasnodar ecologist Evgeny Vitishko from work and give him an annual leave provided for all working inmates of the penal settlement-colony.
Main objective of Volgograd truckers' Union is to abolish "Platon" December 14, 2015 15:52 Volgograd truck drivers, who are on strike in the Moscow Region, have created the Regional Union of Entrepreneurs and Carriers. According to activist Alexei Ulyanov, such associations are also created in other regions to join forces against the system "Platon".
CTO legal regime in Tsumada District of Dagestan cancelled December 14, 2015 12:41 The counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime, earlier introduced in the territory of three villages of the Tsumada District of Dagestan, as well as in the area of Mount Alak, has been cancelled. This was reported by an official from the operational headquarters for Dagestan.
North-Ossetian authorities plan to double rent for agricultural land December 14, 2015 08:06 The proceeds to the budget from rent payments for land owned by North Ossetia are to rise from 15 million up to 30 million roubles per year. This was reported by the Minister of State Property and Land Relations of North Ossetia. Farmers believe that the rent increase will lead to unprofitability of agricultural products.