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Internet users raise over 7500 US dollars on multimedia project about Grozny
For more than two years, photojournalists Olga Kravets, Maria Morina and Oksana Yushko have been making photos of the capital of Chechnya; their works are forming the multimedia project "Grozny: Nine Cities". To have the project finished, a fundraising campaign was launched on the Internet.
North Caucasus, Chechnya, North-Caucasian Federal District
Society, Culture
Jan 25 2012, 23:50; CK correspondents
Remizov: shortening prison terms of figurants in Volkov's won't repeat Manege Square riots
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The mitigation of sentences to those guilty of murdering Yuri Volkov adopted by the Russian Supreme Court will not lead to mass protests, said Mikhail Remizov, President of the National Strategy Institute. Fans of the "Spartak" FC also believe that shortening of the terms would not cause any broad social response.
North Caucasus, Russia, North-Caucasian Federal District, Chechnya
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Jan 25 2012, 22:50; CK correspondent
Grozny residents complain of forced eviction
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Residents of the township of Voikova, Oktiabrskiy District of Grozny, report about forced eviction and demolition of their houses. According to the city authorities, this is caused by the large-scale reconstruction undertaken in the township.
Chechnya, North-Caucasian Federal District
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Jan 25 2012, 22:10
Polina Zherebtsova, author of the book about Chechen War asks for political asylum in Finland
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Polina Zherebtsova, the author of the diary about the war in Chechnya, published in autumn 2011, asked for political asylum in Finland and intends to sue Russia.
Russia, Chechnya, North-Caucasian Federal District
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Jan 24 2012, 22:30; CK correspondent
Chechen builders rally again demanding payment of salary debts
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On January 23, the Chechen capital of Grozny hosted another protest action of the builders, who worked for Turkish Construction Companies "Penta" and "Bora Inshaat".
North-Caucasian Federal District, Chechnya
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Jan 24 2012, 22:00; CK correspondent
In the course of the week of January 16-22 at least 11 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
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At least eight humans were lost and three others wounded over the past week, that is, on January 16-22, in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Ingushetia, North Caucasus, North-Caucasian Federal District, Kabardino-Balkaria, Dagestan, Chechnya
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Jan 23 2012, 23:00
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of January 16-22
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Hackers' attacks on websites of Azerbaijan state agencies; resignation of Anatoly Brovko, Governor of Volgograd Region; termination of criminal case against human rights defender Oleg Orlov accused of slandering Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov; first nominations for re-election of President of South Ossetia; start of election campaign for Abkhazian parliament; investigation into deaths of several babies at the Republic's Hospital in Nalchik, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of January 16-22, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Kabardino-Balkaria, Azerbaijan, Abkhazia, Volgograd region, South Caucasus, South Osetia, South Federal District, Chechnya, North-Caucasian Federal District, Russia
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Jan 23 2012, 21:40; CK correspondent
In Moscow, Magmadovs' defence challenges the conviction
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As reported by Musa Khadisov, the advocate of the Magmadovs, today he has submitted a cassation complaint to the Russia's Supreme Court against the verdict of guilty passed by the Moscow Regional Court in relation to Apti Magmadov and Aishat Magmadova. On January 18, Aishat was set free.
North-Caucasian Federal District, Chechnya, Russia
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Jan 23 2012, 20:00
Interpol stopped search of Deputy of State Duma of the Russian Federation Adam Delimkhanov
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The police of Dubai withdrew the order for international search of Deputy Adam Delimkhanov. Information about him was removed from the respective database of Interpol.
North-Caucasian Federal District, Chechnya, Russia
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Jan 21 2012, 18:00; CK correspondent
Nizhny Novgorod: police detains rights defender who studied facts of torture in Chechnya
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On January 21, at night, Anton Ryzhov, a member of the united mobile group of the Council of the Inter-Regional Committee against Torture (IRCAT), which is investigating torture and killings in Chechnya, was detained by the transport police, when he got out of the train in Nizhny Novgorod.
Russia, Chechnya, North-Caucasian Federal District
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NGO Documents
- Parliamentary Human Rights Group (PHRG) Report, Chechnya Fact-Finding Mission
- Russian Federation: Mr. Oleg Orlov charged with criminal offence
- Statement of the Congress of the United States concerning the alarming situation with proponents of human rights in Russia
- Statement Condemning the Murder of Natalia Estemirova, a Prominent Journalist and a Human Rights Defender
- RUJ Statement on the death of Natalya Estemirova
Interview
- Frank Judd: "Situation in Chechnya affects not only locals, but the global community as a whole"
- Interview with Ethan Zuckerman (Berkman Center for Internet and Society)
- FIDH President Souyer Belassen: "It is impossible to work in Chechnya because it is Russia"
- Natalia Estemirova's Last Interview to Caucasian Knot
