Baku opens European Games Park May 13, 2015 12:19 Today, Baku has hosted the ceremony to open the European Games Park, where the First European Games in Azerbaijan are to hold competitions in four sports.
In Dagestan, Salafis can go underground in case of pressure on their community, experts assert May 13, 2015 10:29 Mass detentions of mosque-goers in Buynaksk will not affect the security in the region. However, those detentions suggest discontinuation of the policy of dialogue, and that can lead to non-transparency of activities of the Salafi community. This opinion has been expressed by experts.
Resident of Khasavyurt sentenced for aiding and abetting militants May 13, 2015 02:52 The Khasavyurt City Court has sentenced a local resident to 2.5 years of imprisonment on charges of aiding and abetting illegal armed formations (IAFs) and arms trafficking.
Defendant accused of attacking "Founding Parliament" member in Gyumri released from custody May 13, 2015 01:53 Investigators have changed the pre-trial restriction measure against Rudik Khachatryan, who was arrested on charge of attacking Grachya Mirzoyan, a member of the movement "Founding Parliament". According to the victim, the attacker was released on recognizance not to leave.
ECtHR obliges Georgia to pay 33,500 euros to LGBT activists May 12, 2015 21:28 The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ordered Georgia to pay 33,500 euros to the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) activists, who suffered in Tbilisi in May 2012 in clashes during the action against homophobia.
CTO regime cancelled in two cities and three districts of Dagestan May 12, 2015 18:44 The counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime which had been in force since March 16, was cancelled in the cities of Khasavyurt and Kizilyurt and in the Khasavyurt, Kizilyurt, and Novolak Districts of Dagestan.
Rostov-on-Don court rejects all Ali Taziev's motions May 12, 2015 17:03 The motions lodged by Ali Taziev, including the appointment of an interpreter, and the provision of time for getting acquainted with his case files, have been rejected today by the North-Caucasian Military District Court.
DPR recognizes independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia May 12, 2015 15:51 Alexander Zakharchenko, the head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) has signed decrees recognizing the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
Azerbaijani CoA leaves journalist Mirkadyrov in custody May 12, 2015 15:25 The Baku Court of Appeal (CoA) has dismissed the appeal lodged by the journalist Rauf Mirkadyrov against the extension of his arrest until 19 September. His defence finds this decision illegal.
Rostov activist Loshkaryov sentenced to two years in colony-settlement May 12, 2015 13:08 Sergey Loshkaryov, a public activist from Rostov-on-Don, accused of arms dealing, has been found guilty and sentenced to two years in a colony-settlement, his advocate Leonid Novikov has reported today.
In Rostov-on-Don, Court dismisses motion for same cell for Said Amirov and his nephew May 12, 2015 13:06 Today, in the course of the trial started at the North-Caucasian District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don in the case against Said Amirov, the defence has filed a motion for the permit to keep the former Mayor of Makhachkala and his nephew in the same cell. However, the Court has dismissed the motion.
ICRF: head of Cossack village in Kuban shelled because of interpersonal conflict May 12, 2015 12:41 Investigators consider an interpersonal conflict as a major version of the armed attack, in which Mikhail Razievsky, the head of the Cossack village of Akhtanizovskaya, and his assistant were wounded. The lives of the wounded men are not in danger, the Investigating Department for the Krasnodar Territory of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) reports.
Dagestani Prosecutor's Office detects more than 100 websites calling for terror May 12, 2015 09:48 In Dagestan, the court has granted the claims filed by the Dagestani Prosecutor's Office to recognize extremist six materials on the Internet, which contain calls for the seizure of power, justification of terrorism, and involvement in illegal armed formations (IAFs)
Nagorno-Karabakh residents expect from new parliament solution of social problems May 12, 2015 05:48 Being a permanent body, the new parliament of Nagorno-Karabakh should be more active in the spheres of foreign and domestic policies of the country. This opinion has been expressed by local residents. Ordinary citizens expect that the new National Assembly will pay more attention to the social problems of the population.
Residents of Sochi district organize concert under windows of war veterans' house May 12, 2015 04:48 In Sochi, in the residential district of "Maly Akhun", local residents organized their own events dedicated to the Victory Day, including a concert under the windows of the house with several war veterans, who for health reasons could not take part in the celebrations.
Divers install cross at bottom of Mediterranean Sea in memory of victims of Armenian Genocide May 12, 2015 01:05 In Lebanon, members of the diving club have installed a two-meter cross at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea in memory of Armenians killed during the genocide.
Village head shelled in Krasnodar Territory May 11, 2015 22:28 Today, an unidentified man made an armed attack on Mikhail Razievskiy, the head of the village of Akhtanizovskaya, Temryuk District of the Krasnodar Territory, and his assistant. Both were wounded and hospitalized.
Tsarnaev's trial completes questioning defence witnesses May 11, 2015 19:30 Today, at the hearing of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's case, the court listened to the last witnesses for the defence, said Fatima Tlisova, a reporter for the "Voice of America", who runs a broadcast from the courtroom in her microblog on the Twitter.
Book about oppression of Yazidis published in Yerevan May 11, 2015 17:32 The book "100 Years After", telling about violence against Yazidis in Northern Iraq, was presented in Yerevan.
Mother of Azerbaijani activist Abdullaev reports his placement into dungeon May 11, 2015 14:16 In Azerbaijan, Elvin Abdullaev, a member of the Youth Committee of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has been placed into the dungeon of the SIZO (pre-trial prison), said his mother Zulfiya Abdullaeva.