FSB confirms death of "Imarat Kavkaz" leader in Dagestan December 15, 2014 17:58 Murad Zalitinov, a former head of the Kadar unit of "Imarat Kavkaz", was killed on December 12 in a special operation in Dagestan, said the press service of the Russian FSB.
Azerbaijan completes preliminary investigation on rights defender Djafarov December 15, 2014 16:24 The preliminary investigation into the criminal case of Rasul Djafarov, the coordinator of the campaign "Arts for Democracy", is over in Azerbaijan. After the rights defender gets acquainted with the indictment, the case will go to the Baku Court of Grave Crimes.
Stavropol doctors place Magomed Aliev into guarded neurosurgery ward December 15, 2014 16:20 Magomed Aliev, a student, suspected of promoting terrorism, has been transferred from the intensive care unit to the neurosurgery ward of the Stavropol City Hospital No. 4. His relatives have appealed to the head of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) stating the misconduct of local investigators.
Azerbaijan: Intigam Aliev sees more serious charge December 15, 2014 15:41 In Azerbaijan, Intigam Aliev, the head of the NGO "Legal Education Society", was presented a new charge – under the article of a large-scale embezzlement, under which he is under a threat of up to 12 years in prison.
AI reports threats to Dagestani lawyers Magomedova and Suslanov December 15, 2014 13:57 The Dagestani lawyers Sapiyat Magomedova and Musa Suslanov receive threats associated with their activities, said the human rights organization Amnesty International (AI) and invited to sign an appeal for their defence.
CE's Venice Commission is positive on Azerbaijani amendments to NGO legislation December 15, 2014 08:32 The Venice Commission of the Council of Europe (CE) has issued a positive opinion on the amendments passed in Azerbaijan to the law "On Non-Governmental Organizations", said Tatiana Baeva, the spokesperson for the commission.
AI and HRW stand up for Chechen rights defenders December 15, 2014 08:16 Employees of the Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have stood up for the Chechen Committee against Torture (CaT), indicating the damage of CaT's property and attempts to put pressure on rights defenders.
Native of Dagestan kidnapped in Stavropol, his relatives assert December 15, 2014 03:40 Djamal Makhmudov, a native of Dagestan, disappeared in Stavropol after a search of his house. He is a figurant in the case of recruitment and financing the militants travelling to Syria, his relatives were told at the Centre to Combat Extremism.
On December 8-14, fifteen people fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus December 15, 2014 02:41 During the week from December 8 to December 14, 2014, the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus brought harm to at least 15 people; of them, 14 people were lost, and one was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Baku protesters threaten to boycott European Olympic Games December 14, 2014 22:24 In Azerbaijan, participants of protest actions in Baku intend to boycott the 2015 European Olympic Games, should the demands of their resolution be neglected, and the Azerbaijani authorities fail to release political prisoners, said Isa Gambar, the former leader of the "Musavat" Party and now the head of the "National Centre of Strategic Thought".
Grozny: policemen confiscate equipment from lawyers of CaT's JMG December 14, 2014 17:30 Policemen have searched lawyers of the Joint Mobile Group (JMG) of the Committee against Torture (CaT) and confiscated their mobile phones, cameras and laptops, rights defenders report.
Head of radio station "Echo Moskvy-Makhachkala" treats broadcasting suspension as politically motivated December 14, 2014 16:36 The suspension of the radio station "Echo Moskvy-Makhachkala" is unjustified and politically motivated, said Zaur Gadjiev, the editor-in-chief of the radio, who believes that the actions of state structures are contrary to the law.
HRC head warns Chechen authorities against illegal actions towards CaT employees December 14, 2014 00:39 Mikhail Fedotov, the Chairman of the Human Rights Council (HRC) under the President of the Russian Federation, has got involved in the situation around the staff of the Joint Mobile Group (JMG) of the Committee against Torture (CaT), acting in the territory of Chechnya.
Charge of recruiting militants put forward in Chechnya against citizen of Georgia is untrue, says defence December 14, 2014 00:24 The accusation of the 25-year-old citizen of Georgia Beslan Tsintsalashvili, who will face trial for an alleged persuasion of two residents of Chechnya to terrorist activities in the "Islamic State" grouping, is "very flimsy" and untrue, said Luiza Killaeva, the defendant's advocate.
Reforms of Islamic education cause disputes at Muslim Forum in Moscow December 13, 2014 23:59 A reform of the system of Islamic education was the major topic of debates at the International Islamic Forum held in Moscow. The issue was raised on setting up an academy to unite the existing Islamic Universities, said Khadjimurat Gatsalov, the Mufti of North Ossetia.
Fire in the office of the Committee against Torture in Grozny December 13, 2014 23:29 The ignition that occurred in the residential building in Grozny, where the office of the Joint Mobile Group of the Committee against Torture (CaT) is located, is liquidated, said the Chechen Ministry for Emergencies (MfE); nobody suffered.
CaT reports about chasing of its mobile group in Grozny December 13, 2014 21:27 The members of the mobile group of the Committee against Torture (CaT) of Chechnya, working in the republic, were followed by unidentified armed men, said a source from the committee.
Grozny hosts rally against terrorism December 13, 2014 17:39 On Saturday, December 13, a rally against terrorism was held in the Chechen capital. The police said that 50,000 took part in the event.
Two natives of Northern Caucasus complain of unfair detention in Moscow while trying to buy currency December 13, 2014 16:51 A man from North Ossetia and a woman from Kabardino-Balkaria, delivered on December 12 to the Basmanny ROVD (District Interior Division) of Moscow after they tried to buy foreign currency at one of local banks report restriction of their rights and interrogation without reason by agents of the FSB and the Centre to Combat Extremism of the Moscow GUVD (Chief Interior Department).
Federal Court of Sochi upholds decision on case of Pastor Kolyasnikov December 13, 2014 15:50 The Federal Court of Sochi has upheld the decision of the magistrate court in the case of Alexei Kolyasnikov, the leader of a religious group "Community of Christians", who was found guilty of holding an unsanctioned meeting in a cafe.