In Makhachkala, relatives of missing people hold a rally August 06, 2013 22:21 Twelve relatives of the missing residents of Dagestan Shamil Abdulaev and Shamil Zakiragaev held today a rally in Makhachkala without a sanction of the authorities.
Lawyer Musaev: Politkovskaya was killed by power agents, not by my defendants August 06, 2013 20:13 Anna Politkovskaya was killed by law enforcers, not by suspected natives of Chechnya. This was stated today at the Moscow City Court by the lawyer Murad Musaev.
ReAl activist sentenced to seven days' administrative arrest in Azerbaijan August 06, 2013 15:45 In Azerbaijan, Asif Orudjlu, an activist of the civil movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl) was sentenced to seven days of administrative arrest for disobeying the police.
In Krasnodar Territory, seven minor convicts cut their veins August 06, 2013 14:02 As reported y the Southern Investigating Department for Transport, seven juvenile offenders cut their veins when in a train in protest against their convoying from the Krasnodar SIZO (pre-trial prison) to the Belorechensk Juvenile Correctional Colony.
In Azerbaijan, religious activist Ali Guseinov sentenced to nine days of administrative arrest August 06, 2013 12:50 Azerbaijani Court found Ali Guseinov, one of the elders of the village of Nardaran, a religious activist and a member of the Islamic Party of Azerbaijan (IPA), guilty of violation of regulations to hold demonstrations and sentenced him to 9 days of administrative arrest.
Stavropol Territory: count of victims of traffic accident reaches 29 August 06, 2013 08:55 In the Stavropol Territory, as a result of a road traffic accident involving a tourist bus, one person was killed, and 29 persons were injured. This was reported by Oleg Degtyarov, Spokesperson of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) of the Stavropol Territory.
Family from Sochi claims their house and land plot withdrawn for Olympic venue without regard to real cost August 06, 2013 08:34 In Sochi, the family of local residents Toromonyan claims that the court pronounced the decision to withdraw without regard to the real cost the house and the garden of 0.23 hectares belonging to them for the Olympic venue an alternate highway of Kurortny Avenue.
US calls on Azerbaijani authorities to ensure democratic presidential election August 06, 2013 03:50 The USA urges the Azerbaijan's authorities to ensure the conditions for free and fair presidential election. This is declared in the statement made by Richard Morningstar, US Ambassador in Baku.
Baku hosts protest action demanding to release Ilgar Mamedov, REAL leader August 06, 2013 02:48 The civil movement "Republican Alternative" (REAL) held a protest action demanding to release its leader Ilgar Mamedov.
Criminal proceedings against publisher of newspaper "Mestnaya" stopped August 06, 2013 00:48 On August 5, in Sochi, Oleg Rubezhansky, the publisher of the newspaper "Mestnaya" (Local), was handed in the resolution to terminate criminal proceedings against him as a result of the act on amnesty.
In Sochi, Nikolai Yarst's advocates file complaint against court's decision to extend his home arrest August 06, 2013 00:06 On August 5, advocates of Nikolai Yarst filed a complaint to the judicial board on criminal cases of the Krasnodar Regional Court against the decision to extend the home arrest of the journalist.
Fire in "Grozny-City" was caused by builder's wrongdoing, says Prosecutor's Office August 05, 2013 21:04 The Chechen Prosecutor's Office has sent to the court the case opened after the fire that occurred in April in "Grozny-City". The charge is brought against Magomed-Amin Amirov, a 47-year-old mechanic of the "UK Genstroy".
Azerbaijani court rejected appeal of advocates of theologian Bagirzade August 05, 2013 20:12 Today, the Baku Court of Appeal (CoA) has dismissed the appeal of the defence of the theologian Talekh Bagirzade against the extension of his arrest.
Stavropol Territory: Muslims to challenge court decision on demolition of two mosques August 05, 2013 18:03 A group of Muslim from Kislovodsk plans to appeal at higher instances against the decision of the Territorial Court to demolish two mosques in the villages of Belorechensky and Industriya, said Aslan Shamanov, the Imam of Kislovodsk.
In Armenia, CoA leaves activist Tigran Arakelyan in custody August 05, 2013 17:40 The Court of Appeal (CoA) of Armenia has dismissed the motion to change the measure of freedom restraint of Tigran Arakelyan, an activist of the "Armenian National Congress" (ANC).
Azerbaijan: opposition finds change of date of presidential election unjustified August 05, 2013 16:24 Activists of the opposition treat the shift of the voting day to an earlier date as illegal and unjustified, and caused by a possible intention of the authorities to exclude Rustam Ibragimbekov from the race.
MIA: second IED at shop "Kristall" in Makhachkala appears to be dummy August 05, 2013 13:40 In Makhachkala, the second improvised explosive device (IED) installed near the shop "Kristall" (Crystal), was a dummy. This was reported by a source in the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Dagestan.
In Nevinnomyssk, detainee dies at detention facility August 05, 2013 06:52 In the city of Nevinnomyssk of the Stavropol Territory, a detainee died in a ward of a detention facility of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). He was serving his 15-day administrative arrest.
In Georgia, 116 prisoners granted CER August 05, 2013 03:41 In Georgia, 116 prisoners were granted conditional early relief (CER). This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Corrections and Legal Assistance.
MIA: nine persons fell victims to explosion at grocery shop in Makhachkala August 05, 2013 00:04 According to the specified information, seven persons got minor cut injuries in the explosion in a shop located in the centre of Makhachkala. The number of victims has reached nine persons, including two persons who got contused at the moment of the explosion.