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Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of August 23-29
Reappointment of President of Kabardino-Balkaria; reconciliation of the clans of Chechen President and the Yamadaevs; heat of pre-election situation in Dagestan; violation of refugees' rights in Georgia, - look these and other events in the review of the week of August 23-29, 2010, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Abkhazia, South Caucasus, Georgia, Chechnya, Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, North-Caucasian Federal District
Society, Politics, Human rights
Sep 01 2010, 20:00; CK correspondent
Leonid Roshal is ready to treat the boy beaten by power agents in Dagestan in his clinic
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Doctor Leonid Roshal, Director of the Moscow Scientific-Research Institute of Emergency Children's Surgery and Traumatology, said that his hospital is ready to take Makhmud Ahmedov, 14, beaten by militiamen in Dagestan, for further treatment. The case about beating the teenager is under supervision of President of Dagestan, the republic's government has reported.
Dagestan, Russia, North-Caucasian Federal District
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Aug 31 2010, 23:30
"Strategy-31" activists detained in Rostov
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As reported by Valentina Tolkachova, an activist of the "Solidarity" Movement, participants of the action "Strategy-31" were detained in Rostov-on-Don.
South Federal District, Krasnodar region, Rostov region, Dagestan, Russia, North-Caucasian Federal District
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Aug 31 2010, 23:20
Bomb planted in garbage blows up in Sergokalin District of Dagestan and wounds people
| In the evening on August 30, a self-made explosive device was triggered in a suburb of Verkhneye Makhargi village, Sergokalin District, which was placed in a heap of garbage. This was reported by a source in the local MIA. |
Aug 31 2010, 23:00; CK correspondent
In Dagestan, militiaman suspected of beating teenager asks to make his parents criminally responsible
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Magomed Magomedov, a district inspector of the Shamil ROVD (District Interior Division) of Dagestan has addressed the magistrate judge of judicial constituency No. 93, Shamil District of Dagestan, claiming to bring the parents of Makhmud Ahmedov, 14, who was beaten by militiamen, to criminal liability.
Dagestan, North-Caucasian Federal District
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Aug 30 2010, 23:00; CK correspondent
Dagestan: followers of Turkish scholar complain of power agents' pressure
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Ibragim Mutrazaliev, a resident of Makhachkala and a follower of the Turkish scholar Said Nursi, whose written works were forbidden in Russia by the court in 2007, said that he was summoned to the Department of the Russian FSB for Dagestan, where he was asked to evidence against another Said Nursi's follower - Ziyavdin Dapaev. The latter, against whom a criminal case was opened under the article of the Russian Criminal Code dealing with "organizing the activity of an extremist organization", told about pressure on his relatives.
Dagestan, North-Caucasian Federal District
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Aug 30 2010, 22:20; CK correspondent
Dagestan law enforcers assert that kidnapped Abdurakhmanov is among militants
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The missing Abdurakhman Abdurakhmanov, son of Shamil Abdurakhmanov, a federal judge of the Leninskiy District of Makhachkala, was recruited by members of the extremist underground and was a member of the grouping engaged in purchase and delivery to militants of regimentals, appliances, components for producing self-made explosive devices. This was stated by the united press centre of law enforcement bodies of Dagestan.
Dagestan, North-Caucasian Federal District
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Aug 30 2010, 22:00; CK correspondent
Advocate of kidnapped resident of Dagestan refutes his client's surrender
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Magomed Guchuchaliev, advocate of Timur (Suleiman) Kurbanmagomedov, who disappeared on August 20 in Makhachkala, reports that the MIA of Dagestan is misinforming the public by stating that his client voluntarily surrendered on August 28. According to the advocate, Kurbanmagomedov was kidnapped and tortured by power agents.
Dagestan, North-Caucasian Federal District
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Aug 27 2010, 23:20
Dagestan: unidentified persons shell civilians and kill two
| As reported by a source in the local MIA, in the evening on August 26, in one of the streets of the city of Kizilyurt, unidentified persons opened a heavy and chaotic fire. As a result, two persons were lost, and one more was wounded. |
Aug 27 2010, 19:00
Human rights organizations raise money for treatment of the teenager beaten by militiamen in Dagestan
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The Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" and the "Civil Assistance" Committee are organizing a free-of-charge hospitalization of Makhmud Ahmedov, 14, who partially lost hearing after beating by militiamen in Dagestan, and his mother Aishat Guseinova in Moscow clinics. The "Civil Assistance" Committee has opened an account for donations aimed to treat the child.
Dagestan, Russia, North-Caucasian Federal District
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Dagestan: Interview
- Frank Judd: "Situation in Chechnya affects not only locals, but the global community as a whole"
- Interview with Tom de Waal "I look optimistically at the problem of normalizing Armenian-Turkish relations, since societies change and people become more open for possible changes"
- Interview with Ethan Zuckerman (Berkman Center for Internet and Society)
Dagestan: NGO Documents
- Statement by NSC Spokesman Mike Hammer: "Detention of Article 31 Rally Participants Raises Human Right Concerns"
- Statement of Lira Kozaeva - Tskhovrebova
- Appeal to the parties to the Geneva talks
- Parliamentary Human Rights Group (PHRG) Report, Chechnya Fact-Finding Mission
- Russian Federation: Mr. Oleg Orlov charged with criminal offence