Ruslan Kutaev left to serve his sentence in Chechnya February 22, 2015 22:06 Ruslan Kutaev, the head of the Assembly of North-Caucasian Nations, sentenced to prison, is serving his term in the Chernokozovo colony in the Naur District of Chechnya.
Gadjimurad Omarov leaves Dagestan after beating February 22, 2015 16:49 Gadjimurad Omarov, the chairman of the regional branch of the "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" (Fair Russia) Party, who was attacked and beaten in Dagestan has left for Moscow via Chechnya.
Colony inmates in KBR go on hunger strike, relatives assert February 22, 2015 02:32 250 inmates kept in a high security colony in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) have gone on a hunger strike in protest against the inhuman treatment of two inmates, their relatives report. However, the colony bosses state that the information about the hunger strike is false.
"Antimaidan" action held in Sochi February 21, 2015 22:44 In Sochi, about 50 people took part in the all-Russian "Antimaidan" campaign. They came up with posters reading: "It's time to drive fifth column away!", "Let's give powers to head of state!" and "Let's support Putin's policy!", the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Leader of regional branch of "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" beaten up in Makhachkala February 21, 2015 18:12 Today, Gadjimurad Omarov, the head of the regional branch of the "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" (Fair Russia) Party, was beaten up in Makhachkala.
Hanged detainee found in IVS of Rostov Regional MIA February 21, 2015 15:38 Today, a man, suspected of committing a grave crime, was found hanged in the temporary detention facility (known as IVS) of the MIA of the Rostov Region.
CBA makes sharp devaluation of national currency February 21, 2015 14:10 Today, the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) has set the official exchange rate of 1.05 manats for 1 US dollar, against 0.78 manats for 1 US dollar on February 20. The CBA's decision will tell on the real incomes of the population, Azerbaijani experts assert.
Baku: session on case of journalist Khadija Ismayilova was held in Baku in camera February 21, 2015 12:43 The court session on the lawsuit lodged by the former opposition activist Elman Turkoglu (Gasanov) against the journalist Khadija Ismayilova was held behind closed doors in the Baku SIZO (pre-trial prison). The claimant demanded to find Khadija guilty of libel.
Five out of 42 Gldani hunger-strikers taken under continuous medical monitoring February 21, 2015 12:35 The hunger strike of 42 life prisoners continues in Gldani Prison in Georgia. Five of them are under continuous medical monitoring.
Grozny residents report detentions of young people during Melikov's visit February 21, 2015 11:45 Power agents conducted mass detentions of young people in central Grozny at the background of the visit to the city of Sergey Melikov, the Russian presidential envoy to the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), townspeople have reported. In his turn, the spokesman of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) said that the actions were not massive.
Resident of Grozny Said Mazhaev released after reconsideration of his case February 21, 2015 10:09 The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has reconsidered the verdict to Said Mazhaev, who was convicted for participation in the war in Syria, and reduced his prison term from two years down to eight months, which he has already served in the SIZO (pre-trial prison).
OSCE calls parties of Karabakh conflict to observe ceasefire February 21, 2015 08:35 On February 18 and 19, the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group Igor Popov (Russia), Pierre Andrieu (France) and James Warlick (USA), accompanied by Andrzej Kasprzyk, the personal representative of the Chairman of the OSCE, visited the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).
Photo exhibition "Georgia to Ukraine" in Tbilisi was attacked on opening day February 21, 2015 07:51 An exhibition of photos taken at rallies, held in Tbilisi in support of the Ukrainian Euromaidan in 2014, was opened on February 20 in the presidential library named after Mikhail Saakashvili. Activists of the NGO "Free Generation" held a protest action at the library; and some unidentified persons threw packs of paint at the windows of the building.
Dagestani hunger-strikers need no hospitalization, medics believe February 21, 2015 07:01 The health condition of the 10 villagers of Shushiya, who hold a hunger strike in support of their demand to allocate land, causes no doctor's concern, Minazhat Gadjieva, a nurse of the Shushiya feldsher-midwife station, told the "Caucasian Knot".
Human rights organizations ready to support Mikhail Savva in immigration February 20, 2015 20:52 The international human rights organizations "Amnesty International" (AI) and "Human Rights Watch" (HRW) have expressed their readiness to help Professor Mikhail Savva, the Director of Grant Programmes of the Southern Regional Resource Centre (SRRC), who was forced to leave Russia for fear of further prosecution.
Leaders of "Heritage" Party announce collapse of the opposition trio in Armenia February 20, 2015 20:41 The opposition political trio no longer exists in Armenia, Raffi Ovannisyan, the head of the "Heritage" Party, has stated today at a rally in Yerevan.
Azerbaijan: son of "Free Speech" editor put under home arrest February 20, 2015 18:35 Today, the Baku Court of Appeal (CoA) has changed the freedom restraint measure of Elgiz Sadygly, a brother of the political emigrant Turad Sadygly, and a son of the ex-members of the "Musavat" Party and editor of the portal "Free Speech" Alovsat Sadygly, by putting him under home arrest.
Two policemen receive traumas in mass brawl in Rostov-on-Don February 20, 2015 17:26 Two policemen were hospitalized because of bodily injuries received during the suppression of a mass brawl in Rostov-on-Don. At the present time, all the fighters have been identified; some of them are minors.
Investigators blame Bogatenkova's advocates of protracting preliminary inquiry February 20, 2015 15:01 Lyudmila Bogatenkova, the Chair of the Stavropol Committee of Soldiers' Mothers named "Prikumye Mothers", and her advocates have not begun to get acquainted with the materials of the criminal case opened against the woman. Investigators accuse the advocates of protracting the preliminary investigation.
Russia's MfE brings humanitarian aid to Donbas residents February 20, 2015 12:19 A motor convoy of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE), consisting of 30 trucks, has brought more than 200 tons of humanitarian aid to Lugansk and Donetsk.