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20:00, 18 September 2016

Conflict of interests at Volgograd Polling Station No. 455 - REC member (+video)

Polling Station No. 455 in Volgograd, where on September 18 a lot of people voted by means of the so-called "absentee voting certificates", is located in the hospital, where Nina Cherniaeva, a candidate for the State Duma from the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party, is the Chief Physician

18:03, 18 September 2016

"Chernovik": voting in Dagestan held with massive violations

Residents of Dagestan have reported on falsifications at polling stations, campaigning for the ruling party on the day of voting, and other violations to the Centre to monitor violations during the elections, created under the newspaper "Chernovik" (Draft)".

Anatoly Polunin shows lock on the door of PARNAS office in Volgograd. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the 'Caucasian Knot'.

19:13, 17 September 2016

Volgograd: on the eve of elections, PARNAS deprived access to its office

This morning, the office, which the regional branch of the PARNAS Party is renting in Volgograd, was locked without the knowledge of party activists. Nobody explains the reasons, said Anatoly Polunin, a party member.

Detention of rally participants in Baku, September 17, 2016. Photo: RFE/RL

18:35, 17 September 2016

At least 20 participants of oppositional rally detained in Baku

Today, the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) of Azerbaijan has held a rally at a Baku stadium against the amendments to the constitution, which broaden the powers of the president.

Idris Yusupov. Photo from the journalist's Facebook account, Facebook.com/idris.yusupov

16:43, 17 September 2016

Putting journalist Idris Yusupov on preventive registration list caused resonance in social networks

During his trip to Moscow, Idris Yusupov, a Dagestani journalist of the edition "Novoye Delo", was three times stopped by power agents at check posts, and learned from them that now he is on the so-called "prophylactic record" (preventive registration list). Users of social networks expressed their support to the journalist and criticized the practice of putting natives of the Caucasus into this record.

Murad Ragimov after detention. Photo: Change.org

15:33, 17 September 2016

Complaint on placing student Ragimov into custody lodged to MCC

The family of the student Murad Ragimov, who was detained in Moscow on suspicion of involvement in the Syrian rebel groupings, but later accused of drug possession, gained the support of another advocate, who has already entered the case. An appeal has been lodged against placing Ragimov into custody, which will be considered by the court on September 22.

Zheleznovodsk. Photo: Pupsoid, Wikipedia.org

14:41, 17 September 2016

Candidate to Stavropol Territorial Duma withdraws

Because of the administrative pressure, it is impossible to campaign in Zheleznovodsk, said Alexei Grischenko, who has decided to remove his candidacy from elections to the Stavropol Territorial Duma.

Employees of Chechen communication company 'Vainakh-Telecom' take part in flashmob #I'llgotothepolls, instagram.com/vtk995

11:06, 17 September 2016

Observers note desire of Chechen authorities to increase voter turnout

The Chechen Central Election Commission (CEC) has staged a flashmob on the Instagram aimed to attract voters to the polls; on the voting day, a series of entertainment events is scheduled in the republic. The voter turnout is treated by the authorities as an indicator of the support of the ruling course, observers say.

06:14, 17 September 2016

Reporters treat Geriev as victim to war on dissent in Chechnya

The sentence to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent Zhalaudi Geriev indicates that in Chechnya it is in fact impossible to work for journalists of the mass media not subordinated to the authorities, said the journalists Nikita Sologub, Irina Gordienko and Ilya Azar.

Policemen accompany Magomed Guchigov to the court hearings. Screenshot of video coverage by NTV channel, Ntv.ru/video

03:40, 17 September 2016

Court refuses to arrest Magomed Guchigov

The Nagatino District Court of Moscow has dismissed the petition asking to detain Magomed Guchigov, an assistant to a Chechen prosecutor, who is suspected of shooting from the car of the wedding cortege.

03:14, 17 September 2016

Sochi CEC states use of children in campaigning

The constituent election commission (CEC) has lodged an application to the Prosecutor's Office about attraction of children to campaigning during a party rally.

00:59, 17 September 2016

KChR's State Duma candidates criticize organization of debates

A number of candidates for Russian MPs from the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) assert that there were no obstacles to their campaigning; however, the candidate Inna Nasheva argues that she was under pressure.

Sazhid Sazhidov meets with constituents. Photo from Sazhidov's Facebook account, facebook.com/sazhidov

23:21, 16 September 2016

Reporters link Sazhidov's refusal to participate in elections with pressure on him

Most of the Dagestani candidates for State Duma, who are outside the plans of those in power, subjected to pressure, the editors-in-chief of Dagestani media told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. This is their explanation of the decision of Sazhid Sazhidov, a coach of the Dagestani wrestling team, to withdraw his candidacy from the elections.

Svetlana Gannushkina. Photo: http://www.ingushetia.ru/m-news/archives/018942.shtml

17:53, 16 September 2016

Gannushkina focuses her campaign on abuses committed by Chechen authorities

In Chechnya, the judicial system is under the executive branch of power; and money is spent not on recovery of villages, but on elite unnecessary projects, like "Argun City", said Svetlana Gannushkina, a candidate for the State Duma from the republic's branch of the "Yabloko" Party.

Participant of hearings held at the US Congress Committee. Still image from video posted by user TomLantosHumanRights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SquEOX7JjI

16:44, 16 September 2016

Hearings at Commission of US Congress call on sanctions against Azeri officials

Azerbaijan is seeing a rise of repressions on the eve of the constitutional referendum, said the participants of hearings held at the Human Rights Committee of the US Congress. They called on Western countries to respond tougher to human rights violations in Azerbaijan.

Movsum Samedov. Still image from video posted by user Qurtulush MrQurtulush: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VahPh_qj-c

14:40, 16 September 2016

Azerbaijan: oppositionist Movsum Samedov stops his hunger strike

The imprisoned Movsum Samedov, the leader of the Islamic Party of Azerbaijan (IPA), has stopped his hunger strike on the 18 day thereof. According to his advocate Yalchin Imanov, Samedov spent 15 days of his action in the dungeon and without any doctor's care.

13:36, 16 September 2016

Circassian activist Adnan Khuade released from custody

Today, the judicial board on criminal cases of the Supreme Court (SC) of the Republic of Adygea has pronounced the decision to change the pre-trial restriction measure against Adnan Khuade from detention in custody to house arrest.

Kuban farmers. Photo: http://www.krestianin.ru/articles/57841-osobo-opasnye-fermery

12:45, 16 September 2016

Kuban farmers to meet Vladimir Putin on September 23

According to Alexei Volchenko, the leader of the movement "Polite Farmers", on September 15, he got a call from the presidential administration of Russia and was informed that their meeting with Vladimir Putin had been scheduled for September 23.

Alexandra Ivanova (Varvara Karaulova). Photo: http://bloknot.ru/chp/varvara-karaulova-soznatel-no-hotela-uchastvovat-v-operatsiyah-igil-419855.html

12:17, 16 September 2016

Varvara Karaulova's case sent to court

The Prosecutor's Office has confirmed the indictment in the case against Alexandra Ivanova (Varvara Karaulova). The case on the student's attempt to join the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) banned in Russia by court is brought to the Moscow District Military Court. This was reported by Sergey Badamshin, an advocate of the defendant.

11:40, 16 September 2016

Chechen policeman dismissed from MIA for opening fire at wedding party

In Chechnya, a staff member of a private security division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has been dismissed for opening fire from a submachine gun at a wedding party.

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