A police officer detained after beating a resident of Buynaksk October 25, 2018 20:12 The chief of the GIBDD (road police) Department for the Buynaksk District is suspected of abuse of office, the law enforcement bodies report today.
Azerbaijan claims shelling of a village in conflict zone October 25, 2018 13:16 Over a day, positions of the Azerbaijani army, including in the village of Zamanly, were shelled 28 times in the Karabakh conflict zone, reports today the Ministry of Defence for Azerbaijan.
Five persons fell victim to flooding in Kuban October 25, 2018 13:04 Two persons were killed and other three were injured. The fate of one more person still remains unknown after heavy rains in the Krasnodar Territory, reports today the regional Ministry for Emergencies (MfE).
Kadyrov summons Ingush elder to Sharia trial October 25, 2018 11:01 Magomed Daudov, the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament, arrived in the Ingush village of Novy Redant on behalf of Ramzan Kadyrov and invited the Elder Akhmed Barakhoev to a Sharia trial because of his statement at a rally in Magas. Barakhoev refused to come to Kadyrov.
Lawyers on outcomes of considering border agreement by Ingush CC October 25, 2018 10:47 The Constitutional Court (CC) of Ingushetia will unlikely recognize the law on fixing a new Chechen-Ingush border as legitimate, since it indicated earlier the need for a referendum on this issue. If the law is found unconstitutional, the CC will oblige the Parliament to amend it, the lawyers polled by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Armenian government offers broadest amnesty in the country's history October 25, 2018 01:15 The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Armenia has submitted a bill to the Parliament on a mass amnesty, which covers, among others, the members of the "Sasna Tsrer" detachment and the "Constituent Parliament".
Woman dies in flooded area of Krasnodar Territory October 25, 2018 01:07 In the area of flooding in the Tuapse District of the Krasnodar Territory, the body of a woman was found; investigators are studying the circumstances of her death.
Two Georgian residents set free after detention at South-Ossetian border October 25, 2018 00:59 Law enforcers of South Ossetia have released two residents of the Georgian village of Okami, who were detained on October 20 on suspicion of violating the border.
Parliament doesn't elect Nikol Pashinyan as Premier October 24, 2018 21:29 Not a single MP has voted today for the appointment of Nikol Pashinyan as Prime Minister of Armenia. The next vote is scheduled for October 31.
Tuapse residents tell about flooding of the city and nearby settlements October 24, 2018 21:23 As a result of heavy rains, in Tuapse, the bridge over the Tsypka River was destroyed. The central part of the city turned into a swirling stream that carries away cars, townspeople report.
Supporters of Pashinyan hold rally at parliament building October 24, 2018 18:11 Supporters of Nikol Pashinyan have held an action in the yard of the building of the National Assembly of Armenia (Parliament) with posters "Immediate dissolution of parliament and judiciary".
Chechen authorities deny housing to critics of hostel inspections October 24, 2018 18:01 The video clip with a woman, who, according to the author of the video, fainted when a hostel in Grozny was inspected, irritated Ramzan Kadyrov. For the "unethical behaviour" it was decided not to provide new housing to those who filmed and posted the video, a source from the city Mayoralty has stressed.
Azerbaijan claims 30 bombardments in conflict zone October 24, 2018 14:19 The positions of the Azerbaijani Army in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled at different sections of the frontline, including the territories "near the occupied villages," the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported today.
ICRF voices out reason of "Electrozinc" fire October 24, 2018 14:09 According to preliminary data of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), the fire that occurred at the "Electrozinc" Factory in Vladikavkaz was a result of violations of the industrial safety regulations, investigators have stated.
Chelyabinsk operative agents accused of native of Chechnya's death in colony October 24, 2018 10:59 The Metallurgical District Court of Chelyabinsk has held parties' debates on a criminal case initiated against four staff members of a correctional colony accused of beating up convicts and involvement in the death of a Chechen native. The prosecutor demanded from six years to 12.5 years in prison for them.
Oppositionist Djeikhun Nabi detained in Azerbaijan October 24, 2018 10:42 Law enforcers have detained the activist Djeikhun Nabi in Shamkir and brought him to Baku. The detention may have to do with Nabi's posts on the Facebook, in which he criticized Azerbaijani authorities, Sardar Nabiev, Djeikhun's father, and Ogtai Gyulyalyev, a rights defender, have stated.
Georgian MPs offer criminal liability for country's maps without Abkhazia and South Ossetia October 24, 2018 10:29 A draft law on criminal liability for making and spreading "maps of Georgia, which violate the territorial integrity" was registered at the Georgian Parliament.
Residents of Yandare and Kantyshevo support opponents of border agreement October 24, 2018 08:41 Ingush officials are organizing meetings, where they try to convince residents of the republic of the legitimacy of the agreement on fixing a new border. The meetings also involve members of the organizing committee of the Magas rally; the participants of the meetings in the villages of Yandare and Kantyshevo have already supported them, activists have stated.
Soldier wounded in NKR October 24, 2018 08:31 On October 23, as a result of a shot from Azerbaijani positions, a soldier of the Defence Army was wounded, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has reported.
ECtHR awards 1.5 million euros to relatives of kidnapped residents of Chechnya October 24, 2018 08:23 The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ordered Russia to pay compensation to relatives of 21 residents of Chechnya who disappeared during special operations of federal troops.