CTO legal regime cancelled in Khasavyurt District October 18, 2015 05:13 In three villages in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, where law enforcers carried out a special operation, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime cancelled.
Authors of report on ISIL: Russia should develop Islamic education October 17, 2015 17:42 In Russia, the main methods of ideological struggle against the "Islamic State" (IS) should be the open support demonstrated by the authorities to supporters of traditional Islam, the development of Islamic education, and the anti-extremist propaganda in educational institutions. These proposals are voiced by the authors of the report "Islamic State" (IS): nature and confrontation" from the Caucasian Geopolitical Club.
FSB fighter wounded in special operation in Khasavyurt District October 17, 2015 13:05 A Russian FSB fighter was wounded in the course of the armed clash with four members of the "Khasavyurt" grouping of militants, the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) reports.
Law enforcers identify two persons killed in CTO in Khasavyurt District October 17, 2015 11:32 Rasul and Alkhas Sardarov, wanted on suspicion of killing the Imam of the mosque in the village of Novy Kurush in Dagestan, are identified among four men, killed in the special operation in Dagestan.
Four persons killed in Khasavyurt District October 17, 2015 10:48 In the course of the special operation ongoing in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, law enforcers killed four suspected members of the armed underground.
Case against resident of Akushinsky District, accused of aiding and abetting militants, sent to court October 17, 2015 08:59 The Prosecutor's Office of the Akushinsky District has sent to the court the criminal case against M. Isaev, a local resident, accused of providing shelter and food to a leader of an illegal armed formation (IAF). Besides, Isaev is accused of illegal possession of improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
CTO legal regime introduced in Khasavyurt District October 17, 2015 08:28 The counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime is introduced in three villages of the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan and on the terrain between the villages. Law enforcers are searching for militants.
In Buynaksk, at least seven persons detained after dispersal of deputies' meeting with voters October 17, 2015 08:00 In Buynaksk, the dispersal of the deputies' meeting with their voters ended with detentions. The participants of the meeting are charged with disobeying the lawful demands of the police.
In Buynaksk, deputies complain to Prosecutor's Office about dispersal of meeting with voters October 17, 2015 05:07 In Dagestan, the deputies, representing the "Party of Veterans of Russia" in the Buynaksk City Council, have filed a complaint to the Dagestani Prosecutor's Office about the actions of the law enforcers, who did not allow them holding the meeting with voters in the centre of the city. Deputies demand to bring to justice the persons guilty of the incident.
Kabardino-Balkaria sets up teams of hunters to kill wolves October 17, 2015 02:50 In Kabardino-Balkaria, officials have made a decision to create teams of hunters to deal with wolves. The government is considering the possibility to start paying rewards in 2016 for shooting of predators.
Police disperse action in Buynaksk (+video) October 16, 2015 21:00 The police did not allow holding the meeting with participation of public activists and deputies of the Buynaksk City Council from the "Party of Veterans of Russia".
Valery Permyakov faces new charges October 16, 2015 20:02 Today, the defendant in the case of the murder of the Avetisyan family members has been charged with robbery and an attempt to cross the border between Armenia and Turkey. The defendant has pleaded guilty to the new charges. This was reported by the Investigating Committee of Armenia.
Rights defenders specify major women's rights violations in Northern Caucasus October 16, 2015 19:19 The Russian Justice Initiative (RJI) and the Chechnya Advocacy Network (CAN) have sent to the 62nd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) the alternative report on the Russia's compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in Northern Caucasus.
Refusal to investigate torture of Tamerlan Eskerkhanov recognized as legitimate October 16, 2015 17:35 Advocates intend to appeal against the decision of the Basmanny Court of Moscow to recognize as legitimate the refusal to institute a criminal case on torture of Tamerlan Eskerkhanov, a defendant in the case of the Boris Nemtsov's murder.
In Armenia, prisoners suspend their hunger strike October 16, 2015 15:56 In Armenia, prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment have suspended their protest action while they are waiting for response from the presidential administration to the letters with the requests for reviews of their criminal cases.
Investigators check financial motives in case of Kaplan Tebuev's murder October 16, 2015 15:08 Kaplan Tebuev, the head of the village, killed in Karachay-Cherkessia, used to work earlier as a top manager of a major distillery. Investigators suggest that the crime can be connected with that period of his activities.
Hiding with munitions discovered in Ingush village of Surkhakhi October 16, 2015 11:02 In the Nazran District, in the course of operative and search activities, law enforcers discovered a hiding with weapons and about 20 kilograms of explosives. This was reported by the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).
Resident of Chechnya charged with attempt on policemen October 16, 2015 10:29 The Court of the Urus-Martan District has received a criminal case against Umar Akhtaev, a 25-year-old local resident. According to the suspect, he planned to destroy in an uninhabited area a homemade grenade, an explosion of which affected policemen.
Resident of Dagestan sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment for involvement in IAF October 16, 2015 10:10 The Levashi District Court of the Republic of Dagestan has found a resident of the village of Okhli of the Levashi District guilty of involvement in an illegal armed formation (IAF).
In South Ossetia, leaders of two NGOs decide to dissolve their organizations October 16, 2015 08:11 The "Association for Social, Economic and Cultural Development of South Ossetia" (ASECD) and the Women's Association "For Democracy and Human Rights" are preparing packages of documents on self-liquidation to be submitted to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).