Russia biathlete Olga Vilukhina wins silver at the Olympics February 09, 2014 20:42 On Sunday, the Russian biathlete Olga Vilukhina won the silver medal in the sprint race at the Olympic Games in Sochi.
Skater Olga Graf wins first Russian Olympic medal in Sochi February 09, 2014 19:44 Olga Graf has won a bronze medal in the 3000-meter skating race, bringing the first medal for the Russian national team at the Olympic Games in Sochi.
Igor Kharchenko back at large in Krasnodar February 09, 2014 19:02 Igor Kharchenko, an activist of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus", who had been arrested for five days in Krasnodar, was released on Sunday.
Murzakan: Nalchik protesters against Olympics complain of beating by police February 09, 2014 17:11 Abubekir Murzakan, the leader of the movement "Adyge Khekuzh-Circassia" and a participant of the action against the Sochi Olympics held on February 7 in Nalchik, said that three activists detained after the action may have been beaten at OVD (Interior Division) No. 1.
Dagestan launches Internet portal on women's problems February 09, 2014 12:46 The Dagestani public organization "Mothers of Dagestan for Human Rights" has launched a portal "Daptar.ru" and positions it as the first online resource dedicated to problems of Dagestani women.
IRFS: CoE should condemn amendments to Azerbaijani NGO legislation February 08, 2014 21:36 The adoption by the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev of amendments to the legislation on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) is another repressive step against the country's civil society, says the statement of the Azerbaijani Institute of Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS).
Activists of Circassian organizations are outraged with opening ceremony of the Olympics February 08, 2014 19:25 The historical items presented at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games have demonstrated that the Caucasophobia and Circassiaphobia are raised to the level of real Russia's politics, said Asker Sokht, the head of the public organization "Adyge Khase" of the Krasnodar Territory.
Arthur Aidinov who died in Cherkessk SIZO was tortured, his advocate asserts February 08, 2014 17:00 Arthur Aidinov, who had been sentenced by the court to a two-month arrest, died in SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 2 of the city of Cherkessk under unclear circumstances. After detention, Aidinov was tortured at the police station, his relatives and advocate claim.
FLD times its campaign in support of persecuted rights defenders to Sochi Olympics February 08, 2014 16:10 The international organization "Front Line Defenders" (FLD) launched its campaign in order to attract the world's attention to the problem of persecuted human rights defenders on the same day with the start of the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.
"Adyg's House" opened in Sochi Olympic Park February 08, 2014 15:32 The "Adyg's House" opened in the Olympic Park of Sochi will demonstrate – for the period of the Olympic and Paralympic Games – the Circassian culture, said Mukhamed Khafitse, Vice-President of the International Circassian Association (ICA).
Guests of Sochi Olympics note good coordination of the police February 08, 2014 14:04 During the Olympics, Sochi is guarded by tens of thousands of policemen recruited from many regions of Russia; however, the security measures have not yet led to queues at inspection points, said the guests of the city interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Five persons killed, one detained in special operation in Makhachkala February 08, 2014 10:49 Five members of the "Buynaksk" militant grouping were killed during the today's special operation in Makhachkala, another one surrendered, said a source from the Dagestani MIA.
In Volgograd, four women-hunger-strikers needed urgent medical care February 08, 2014 10:14 After the meeting with Volgograd city officials, four women, who take part in the hunger strike, needed medical help. Ambulances were called to Nadezhda Timoshenko and Tatiana Roschina after the February 7 meeting with the officials.
In 2013 Chechnya received more tourists February 08, 2014 07:41 Last year, 35,000 tourists visited Chechnya, says the Committee on Tourism under the Republic's Government. According to the Committee, most of them come from neighbouring regions for pilgrimage to saints' tombs, and for sightseeing.
KChR: three policemen suspected of causing Borlakov's death arrested for two months February 08, 2014 05:53 The Cherkessk City Court has ruled to arrest the policemen of the Ust-Djegutin ROVD (District Interior Division) of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), suspected of intentional infliction grave bodily harm that caused the death of a detainee Murat Borlakov, for the time of the preliminary investigation, said a source from the court.
Sochi authorities offer to hold meeting of activists with officials instead of rally against "residence-based discrimination" February 08, 2014 04:27 Deputy Sochi Mayor Victor Filonov has suggested Roman Shikarev and Vladimir Kimaev, the organizers of the rally against "discrimination of Sochi townspeople based on their residence", to hold a conversation with governmental officials, the activists have reported themselves.
Ecologist Igor Kharchenko arrested in Krasnodar goes on hunger strike February 08, 2014 00:05 Igor Kharchenko, an activist of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus", who was sentenced to five days of administrative arrest, has gone on hunger strike.
Lenkoran resident convicted for freedom of expression on Internet, rights defenders assert February 07, 2014 22:09 Shaig Agaev, a resident of the city of Lenkoran, located in Southern Azerbaijan, was sentenced to 4 years in prison on charges of selling drugs. Azerbaijani human rights activists believe that Agaev was convicted for declaring that his daughter had been beaten at school.
In Dagestan, office of "Pravozaschita" is searched February 07, 2014 18:41 The office of the Dagestani Regional Public Organization (DRPO) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy) is now being searched with confiscation of financial and other documents, said Aisha Selimkhanova, a human rights activist.
25 protesters against Sochi Olympics detained in Nalchik February 07, 2014 16:20 Today, 25 protesters against the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi were detained in the city of Nalchik by employees of the OVD (Interior Division) No. 1, said Abubekir Murzakan, the chairman of the public movement "Adyge Khekuzh-Circassia".