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Abu Bakar Tsechoev. Photo is provided to the ‘Caucasian Knot’ by the human rights organization "Legal Initiative".

22:22, 24 June 2016

Claimant in case of kidnapping resident of Ingushetia dissatisfied with ECtHR's decision

Ibragim Tsechoev, the claimant in the case "Tsechoev vs. Russia", is dissatisfied with the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), despite the fact that the court had sided with him. He believes that the court had disregarded his version, set out in the complaint, of the kidnapping in 2012 of his brother Abu-Bakar Tsechoev, a resident of Ingushetia.

21:33, 24 June 2016

Pope Francis reaffirms Armenian Genocide

Pope Francis, who has begun his visit to Armenia today, has reaffirmed his attitude to massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in 1915, treating them again as genocide.

20:43, 24 June 2016

Parishioners of Shamkhal mosque decide to leave former Imam

Officials of the Dagestani Muftiate and residents of the settlement of Shamkhal have agreed to leave Bii-Murad Ustarkhanov as Imam of the local mosque.

Political Analyst Alexander Iskandaryan. Photo: Sputnik/Asatur Yesayants

17:37, 24 June 2016

Political analysts predict improvement of Armenia's image due to visit of Pope Francis

The visit of Pope Francis to Armenia will improve the country's image in the international arena. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by political analyst Alexander Iskandaryan, Director of the Caucasus Institute.

14:44, 24 June 2016

Activists welcome programme "Accessible Environment" in Volgograd Region

The number of facilities in the Volgograd Region, now accessible for disabled persons, has increased; but the region still sees law violations at adapting such persons, says the report of the Volgograd association of blind specialists name "Nadezhda" (Hope).

War in Syria. Photo by user Kurdishstruggle https://www.flickr.com/

13:43, 24 June 2016

Antiterrorist "Yarovaya's Package" adopted against protest of third of MPs

Today, the Russian State Duma has approved, in the second and third readings, the package of antiterrorist bills. A number of provisions thereof have touched on non-traditional religious groups, including Salafists.

Pre-trial prison hallway. Photo: https://www.yuga.ru/news/256817/

10:28, 24 June 2016

Relatives of arrested Ingush resident demand his medical examination

Investigators refuse to appoint a medical examination for Lecho Gadamauri, a resident of Ingushetia, who is being kept at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Vladikavkaz. This was stated by his relatives and his advocate.

07:59, 24 June 2016

In Nagorno-Karabakh, ICRC provides financial assistance to 543 people deported during April war

In Nagorno-Karabakh, 543 people received one-time financial assistance from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Each of them got assistance the amount of 75,000 drams (about 156 US dollars).

Zhirair Sefilyan. Photo: http://ru.a1plus.am/category/news/politics/page/85

03:28, 24 June 2016

In Vanadzor, activists start to collect signatures in support of Zhirair Sefilyan

On June 23, in Vanadzor, supporters of Zhirair Sefilyan, the leader of the movement "100 years without regime", a member of the Front of National Salvation "New Armenia", held an action in his support. They have called the activist's arrest as unfounded and started collecting signatures in support of the oppositionist, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

23:32, 23 June 2016

"Legal Initiative" insists on investigation into kidnapping of Ingush resident

The investigation into the case on the kidnapping of Abu Bakar Tsechoev in 2012 should be resumed after the verdict of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on recognizing the violation of the rights of his family members. This was stated by Olga Gnezdilova, a lawyer of the human rights organization "Legal Initiative".

20:33, 23 June 2016

State Duma rejects initiative to revoke citizenship for terrorism

The Russian State Duma Committee has removed the regulation of deprivation of citizenship from the package of anti-terrorism laws.

Nikolai Karpyuk. Photo: Anton Nayumlyk (RFE/RL)

17:51, 23 June 2016

Ukraine requests to extradite Klykh and Karpyuk

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Ukraine has sent requests to Russia for the extradition of Stanislav Klykh and Nikolai Karpyuk, sentenced on the charge of involvement in the first Chechen war on the side of militants.

Orkhan Jemal. Photo: http://flnka.ru/aktualnoe/9366-imarat-kavkaz-na-raspute.html

17:13, 23 June 2016

Experts claim militants had no reason to set fire to Dagestani school

There is no sense for militants to destroy social objects in Dagestan, since by doing so, they lose support of the population, said the experts, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" in their comments on the arson of the school in the village of Teletl.

Rally in support of homeless people, Tbilisi, May 19, 2016. Photo: Sputnik/Levan Avlabreli

17:12, 23 June 2016

Tbilisi: supporters of homeless people threaten to go on hunger strike

Authorities should adopt a law "On Homeless Persons" and assign the appropriate status to people who have lost their homes, said the protesters who rallied near the Parliament of Georgia. Should the authorities protract with the bill, activists of the "Union of Unemployed for Employment" and the "Free Generation" promise to go on hunger strike.

Mountains, Krasnodar Territory. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

15:46, 23 June 2016

Group of tourists expelled from frontier zone in Sochi mountains

Border guards have detained a group of tourists in the mountains near the Russian-Abkhaz border. They were expelled outside the frontier zone because of absence of permits, border guards have explained.

14:28, 23 June 2016

Resident of Dagestan convicted for attempt to join IS

The North-Caucasian District Military Court has sentenced Sharafutdin Vagidov, a resident of Dagestan, who tried to join the terrorist grouping "Islamic State" (IS), to two years in colony.

14:28, 23 June 2016

In Saint Petersburg, activists attach to Kadyrov's bridge a plate with another name

Last night, at the entrances of the bridge, which was named after Akhmat Kadyrov, members of the movement "Solidarity" have secured plates with a different name: the bridge of sniper Idrisov. Thus, the activists expressed their protest against the decision of the City Governor to name the bridge after the first President of Chechnya.

Detention of Makhachkala Mayor’s son Badrudin Musaev, Makhachkala, May 31, 2016. Screenshot of the video: zampolit.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TEFiZs14kE

13:25, 23 June 2016

Badrudin Musaev pleads not guilty in use of violence against policemen

Badrudin Musaev, a son of the Mayor of Makhachkala, does not plead guilty under the charge of use of violence dangerous to life and health of policemen, filed against him. This has been told today to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Akhkubek Kolov, an advocate of Badrudin Musaev.

Sergey Ryabchikov holds picket at the Oktyabrsky Regional Court. Photo is provided by Sergey Ryabchikov.

12:08, 23 June 2016

Krasnodar historian goes on hunger strike against additional charges for capital repair

On June 22, Krasnodar historian Sergey Ryabchikov, the president of the Krasnodar research centre for the study of ancient civilizations and cultures, started a protest action. At present, his condition is being assessed as satisfactory. The Krasnodar historian intends to continue his hunger strike until the courts, to which he has filed complaints against the Krasnodar regional fund of capital repairs of apartment buildings, do consider the complaints on the merits and check the activities of the fund.

Maxim Reznik. Photo: Sergei Yermokhin, MR7.RU

11:55, 23 June 2016

In Saint Petersburg, Legislative Assembly dismisses appeal to Poltavchenko about Kadyrov's bridge

Today, at the session of the Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg, non-partisan deputy Maxim Reznik has presented a draft appeal to the City Governor concerning the naming of a bridge after Akhmat Kadyrov, which he called urgent.

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