July 21, 2014 17:44

• Russia's MoJ adds HRC "Memorial" to registry of "foreign agents"

  As reported today by the Russia's Ministry of Justice (MoJ), five organizations have been added to the registry of the non-profit organizations (NPOs) - "foreign agents", including the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

July 21, 2014 12:43

• Prosecution demands 18 years of imprisonment for Zeinalov

  Today, the prosecutor has asked the court to appoint 18 years in prison for Orkhan Zeinalov, a native of Azerbaijan, accused of killing Yegor Scherbakov, a resident of the Moscow district of Western Biryulyovo.

July 21, 2014 11:34

• On July 14-20, one person fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from July 14 to July 20, 2014, the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus claimed at least one human life. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

July 21, 2014 10:03

• Ukrainian authorities announce capturing 23 Russians, including natives of Chechnya, near Lugansk

  In the evening on July 20, in the city of Lisichansk, Ukrainian militaries captured 23 Russian citizens, who defended the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic (LPR), said the press service of the President of Ukraine; there are Chechen natives among the detainees.

July 20, 2014 15:00

• Ex-deputy head of Cherkessk OVD complains to ICRF about investigators

  Ruslan Rakhaev, a former deputy head of the OVD (Interior Division) of the city of Cherkessk, has sent applications to the Investigating Department calling to bring investigators to criminal responsibility. Rakhaev accuses investigators of deliberate concealing the traces of the crime, falsification of proofs, deliberate destruction of exhibits, and other violations of the law.

July 20, 2014 05:49

• RWB condemns extension of Mirkadirov's arrest

  The "Reporters without Borders" (RWB) has expressed its outrage about the extension of the pre-trial arrest of journalist Rauf Mirkadirov. "By keeping Mirkadirov in custody, the politicized judicial system demonstrates that it was ordered to pursue the journalist," says Johann Beer, the RWB's head for Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

July 19, 2014 13:35

• Azerbaijan: activist of "Kura" Society reports attempted attack on him

  In the city of Imishli, in south-western Azerbaijan, an attack was committed on Makhbub Zulfugarly, a local activist of the "Kura" Society.

July 19, 2014 16:47

• Sappers neutralize IED in Ingushetia

  On Saturday, July 19, an improvised explosive device (IED) was found in central Karabulak; it was neutralized by sappers. Prior doing it, they evacuated residents of neighbouring houses, the Ingush MIA reports.

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