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October 12, 2017 01:11

• PACE criticizes human rights situation in Azerbaijan

  On October 11, the autumn session of the PACE (Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe), held in Strasbourg, considered two reports on Azerbaijan; and based thereon, respective resolutions were adopted.

October 12, 2017 00:57

• Afghan Mukhtarly's wife leaves Georgia

  The reasons for departure from Georgia of Leyla Mustafaeva, the wife of Afghan Mukhtarly, a journalist arrested in Azerbaijan, will be announced later, her advocate Archil Chopikashvili has stated.

October 11, 2017 21:29

• Armenian authorities offer setting up shelters for family violence victims

  On October 9, the "Matenadaran" Yerevan Museum of Ancient Manuscripts hosted a public hearing on the government bill on family violence. Officials of the Armenian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and the Ombudsperson’s office, as well as activists of public and human rights organizations took part in the debates, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

October 11, 2017 20:43

• “Rosgvardia” reports six killed militant leaders in Northern Caucasus

  In spring and summer of 2017, 32 members of the armed underground, including six militant leaders, were killed in Northern Caucasus as a result of counterterrorist operations (CTOs). Also, 133 kilograms of explosives were confiscated; and 35 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were neutralized, the “Rosgvardia” (National Guard of the Russian Federation) has reported today.

October 11, 2017 20:31

• Source reports dismissal of Chechen “Rosgvardia” regiment commander for extortions

  The commander of one of the regiments of the “Rosgvardia” (National Guard of the Russian Federation) was beaten up and removed from his post in Chechnya after complaints of his subordinates about his systematic extortions from their salaries, a source from Chechen power structures told the "Caucasian Knot".

October 11, 2017 19:25

• Adnan Khuade files cassation appeal to Adygea’s SC

  In the course of the consideration of the appeal filed by Circassian activist Adnan Khuade, violations were committed, and his cassation appeal against the verdict was sent to the Supreme Court (SC) of Adygea. This was reported by Iland Abregov, an advocate of the activist.

October 11, 2017 19:24

• South-Ossetian SC bans Jehovah's Witnesses*

  The Supreme Court (SC) of South Ossetia has recognized the local unit of Jehovah's Witnesses* as an extremist organization and banned its activities. This has been reported today by the Minister of Justice for South Ossetia.

October 11, 2017 17:51

• Tbilisi: all detained activists released

  The Tbilisi City Court has released until the next hearing all 14 participants in the action near the City Council building, detained for disobeying the police and disorderly conduct.

October 11, 2017 15:39

• Five children returned to Russia from Iraq

  Today, three Chechen boys, the eldest of whom is six years old, and two girls, whose parents lived in Dagestan, have been returned to Russia from Iraq.

October 11, 2017 14:34

• Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of soldier's death

  Chaplin Markaryan, a regular soldier, was killed in Tavush during the shelling by Azerbaijan, reported the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD).

October 11, 2017 13:48

• Two Rostov Region residents sentenced for using slave labour

  Pyotr and Vasily Nikolaenko, residents of the Millerovo District, who kept two women in slavery, were sentenced to seven and five years of imprisonment in a penal colony. This has been reported today by investigators.

October 11, 2017 08:12

• Appeal against Zhalaudi Geriev's verdict addressed to Chairman of Russian SC

  The defence of Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, has challenged the refusal to transfer the journalist's case for consideration to the cassation instance of the Supreme Court (SC) of Russia.

October 11, 2017 03:22

• Andreas Gukasyan demands to release him from custody

  At trial, Andreas Gukasyan, accused of organizing riots in Yerevan, filed a motion to release him on bail of 1.5 million drams. Public prosecutor opposed the motion, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

October 11, 2017 02:30

• Afghan Mukhtarly's wife asks Georgian MPs to investigate her husband's kidnapping

  Leyla Mustafaeva, the spouse of Afghan Mukhtarly, and his advocate Archil Chopikashvili have appealed to the Georgian Parliament with a request to create a special commission to investigate the actions of the officials involved in the kidnapping of journalist Afghan Mukhtarly.

October 11, 2017 00:32

• Dadaev and Gubashev start talking about Putin's role in Nemtsov's murder case

  The "first person of the country" did not like the fact that Boris Nemtsov was murdered near the Kremlin. This was declared by Zaur Dadaev and Shagid Gubashev in their final speeches. The convicts believe that the law enforcement agencies had to report urgently on the solution of the crime, so they decided to bring the innocent persons to justice.

October 11, 2017 00:27

• MoJ promises compensations to Beslan terror act victims

  The Russian Minister of Justice has announced the terms of payment of compensations awarded by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to relatives of the people killed and injured during the seizure of the Beslan School by terrorists in 2004.

October 10, 2017 19:52

• Four children from Chechnya and Dagestan brought to Baghdad shelter

  Three brothers of Chechen origin were found in the city of Tall Afar, and a two-year-old boy from Dagestan was found in the city of Mosul, the RT (Russia Today) has reported.

October 10, 2017 18:18

• Russian SC treats verdict in Boris Nemtsov's murder case as lawful

  Today, the Supreme Court (SC) of Russia has slightly mitigated the verdict in the case of the politician Boris Nemtsov's murder. The SC has cancelled the fines, but upheld the terms of imprisonment.

October 10, 2017 17:02

• 300 people go to protest action in Tbilisi

  The protesters came to the Tbilisi City Council (Sakrebulo) building with a demand to remove from the agenda an issue on transfer of two land plots to the Bidzina Ivanishvili's company. Some of the protestors were detained.

October 10, 2017 13:36

• Law enforcers identify men killed in Dagestan

  Two persons killed today during the counterterrorist operation (CTO) in the Shamil District have been identified. This has been reported by an informed source.