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Police cars near Freedom Square during pickets against the increase of electricity tariff, Yerevan, July 2015. Photo by Armine Martirosayn for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

13:48, 5 August 2015

Armenian activists demand dissolution of CRPS

The members of the movement "Arise, Armenia!" demand dissolution of the Commission on Regulation of Public Services (CRPS) of Armenia – they have started collecting signatures on this issue.

12:46, 5 August 2015

Sit-in picket in support of Volodya Avetisyan is over in Yerevan

Supporters of the retired colonel Volodya Avetisyan have stopped their ten-day-long rally in his support. Karabakh War veterans are preparing a new wave of protests, said Gagik Sarukhanyan, the organizers of the picket.

Mosque domes. Photo: Alexei Nasyrov, http://dumrf.ru/common/event/9565

12:41, 5 August 2015

Social doctrine of Russian Muslims is not believers' contract with the state

The social doctrine of Russian Muslims signed by Islam believers is largely reiterating the earlier adopted documents, and in reality will not be a factor of revaluation of views and stimulation of social activity, said the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

05:52, 5 August 2015

Polyudova's case sent to Krasnodar court

The Prosecutor's Office of the Krasnodar Territory has approved the indictment to the Krasnodar activist Darya Polyudova and transferred her case to the court.

Krasnodar residents at the intersection of Sormovskaya and 30th Irkutsk Division Streets, evening of August 4. Photo from Igor Krylov’s microblog, twitter.com/Cat_number_one

00:47, 5 August 2015

Krasnodar residents block street because of power outages

In the evening on August 4, the intersection of Sormovskaya and 30th Irkutsk Division Streets was blocked by residents of Krasnodar, who were outraged about permanent electricity outages in the Komsomolsky micro-district of the city.

23:41, 4 August 2015

Observers find it necessary to protect key defence witnesses in Sentsov's case

The observers believe that rights defenders and the Ombudsperson must protect the rights of Gennady Afanasiev and Alexei Chirnij – the key witnesses in the case of "Sentsov's group".

Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: http://xakac.info/news/40745

22:23, 4 August 2015

Kadyrov's confrontational rhetoric is based on his support by Kremlin

The loud statements, made by the head of Chechnya in support of suspects of committing grave crimes, are linked to his confidence in the support by the Kremlin, said the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". According to their version, the recent statement in support of Sagid Murtazaliev demonstrates the Kadyrov's intention to protect his retinue.

Beach in Makhachkala. Photo: Shamil Gasanov, http://www.odnoselchane.ru/

18:42, 4 August 2015

Dagestani policemen may be sacked for filming Chechen power agent

An official check has been appointed in relation to two Dagestani policemen, who have videoed an interrogation of a Chechen power agent, who, as they said, disgorged himself onto a beach in Makhachkala.

15:10, 4 August 2015

Court marshals would not let Yunus' supporters into courtroom

Formally, the trial of Leyla and Arif Yunus in Baku is open; however, their supporters could not attend the today's session.

Makhachkala. Photo: Abdulkhak Mamkhegov, http://www.odnoselchane.ru/

13:31, 4 August 2015

Policemen disperse rally in central Makhachkala (+video)

This morning, residents of the central part of Makhachkala, have blocked Yaragskiy Street in protest against the electricity outage in their homes that lasts for several days already. The action lasted for about 2 hours.

Alexei Levinson, Head of Social and Cultural Studies Department, Levada Center. Photo: Roman Zhukov (RFE/RL)

12:58, 4 August 2015

Sociologists state optimism in Russians about situation in Northern Caucasus

Opinions of Russians about the situation in Northern Caucasus and ways of further development of the region remain unchanged. According to the sociology poll conducted in July by the "Levada Centre", the number of optimists is by 12% higher that the number of pessimists. In the opinion of sociologists, the lack of information about the situation in the region is affecting Russians' viewpoints.

12:45, 4 August 2015

CaT informs MoJ about self-liquidation

The human rights organization "Committee against Torture" (CaT), which was put earlier into the registry of foreign agents, has sent a notification about self-liquidation to the Department for the Nizhny Novgorod Region of the Russian Ministry of Justice (MoJ).

Ammunition. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/08/04/v-ingushetii-neitralizovana-gruppa-iz-vosmi-boevikov-igil.html

11:41, 4 August 2015

Casualties of special operation in Nalchik identified

According to law enforcers, four out of those killed on August 3 in a special operation in Nalchik, have joined militants this year. One of them is the main suspect of killing the Police Colonel Takhir Guziev.

Law enforcers conducting special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/08/04/v-ingushetii-neitralizovana-gruppa-iz-vosmi-boevikov-igil.html

07:49, 4 August 2015

CTO regime introduced in Tsumadin District of Dagestan

Today, the Tsumadin District of Dagestan has been put under the legal regime of the counterterrorist operation (CTO). Power agents are searching for a grouping of militants.

Special operation in Nalchik, August 3, 2015. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru

04:57, 4 August 2015

Experts link special operations in Nalchik to militants' efficiency

Within the last two weeks, Nalchik saw two special operations that resulted in deaths of 12 people, regarded as militants by law enforcers. Political analysts predict more special operations and draw attention to the transfer of armed clashes into the territory of cities.

Oleg Sentsov. Photo: © Ukraine Film Office, http://filmoffice.org.ua/

02:44, 4 August 2015

Witness in Sentsov's case reveals his idea to blow up monument to Lenin

On August 3, at the session of the court, which considers, in Rostov-on-Don, the case of the Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov, accused of preparing a terror act in the Crimea, six witnesses were questioned, including three "secret" ones. One of the latter – a woman – said that Sentsov had expressed the idea to blow up the monument to Lenin.

Svetlana Sviderskaya. Photo: Grigory Bakunin, http://www.svoboda.mobi/a/colorado-shooting/27167173.html

22:44, 3 August 2015

Court punishes Rostov activist for solidarity picket

Svetlana Sviderskaya, a resident of Rostov-on-Don, intends to challenge the ruling of the Oktiabrskiy District Court of the city, which has fined her today by 20,000 roubles for participating in a picket, not coordinated with the authorities.

Alexander Popkov. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

20:58, 3 August 2015

Advocate states that key witness in Sentsov's case was tortured

Gennady Afanasiev, the key witness in Sentsov's case, was tortured during the investigation, said his advocate Alexander Popkov after visiting his client at the SIZO (pre-trial prison).

19:01, 3 August 2015

Marat Balkarov from Dugulubgey states that he was forced to self-incrimination

Marat Balkarov, a resident of the village of Dugulubgey of Kabardino-Balkaria, charged with illegal possession of ammunition, has lodged his complaints to the Prosecutor's Office and the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" stating about ill-treatment and his refusal from his earlier evidence given to power agents.

Volodya Avetisyan on Freedom Square, Yerevan, June 2013. Photo: http://rus.azatutyun.am/content/article/25114760.html

15:05, 3 August 2015

Supporters of Avetisyan discuss expansion of actions in Armenia

The number of residents of Armenia ready to take part in protest actions in support of retired colonel Volodya Avetisyan has reached 200. As reported by Gagik Sarukhanyan, the organizer of the picket in support of Avetisyan in Yerevan, it is not excluded that the action will continue in the regions of the country.

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