Five children returned to Russia from Iraq October 11, 2017 15:39 Today, three Chechen boys, the eldest of whom is six years old, and two girls, whose parents lived in Dagestan, have been returned to Russia from Iraq.
Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of soldier's death October 11, 2017 14:34 Chaplin Markaryan, a regular soldier, was killed in Tavush during the shelling by Azerbaijan, reported the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD).
Two Rostov Region residents sentenced for using slave labour October 11, 2017 13:48 Pyotr and Vasily Nikolaenko, residents of the Millerovo District, who kept two women in slavery, were sentenced to seven and five years of imprisonment in a penal colony. This has been reported today by investigators.
Appeal against Zhalaudi Geriev's verdict addressed to Chairman of Russian SC October 11, 2017 08:12 The defence of Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, has challenged the refusal to transfer the journalist's case for consideration to the cassation instance of the Supreme Court (SC) of Russia.
Andreas Gukasyan demands to release him from custody October 11, 2017 03:22 At trial, Andreas Gukasyan, accused of organizing riots in Yerevan, filed a motion to release him on bail of 1.5 million drams. Public prosecutor opposed the motion, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Afghan Mukhtarly's wife asks Georgian MPs to investigate her husband's kidnapping October 11, 2017 02:30 Leyla Mustafaeva, the spouse of Afghan Mukhtarly, and his advocate Archil Chopikashvili have appealed to the Georgian Parliament with a request to create a special commission to investigate the actions of the officials involved in the kidnapping of journalist Afghan Mukhtarly.
Dadaev and Gubashev start talking about Putin's role in Nemtsov's murder case October 11, 2017 00:32 The "first person of the country" did not like the fact that Boris Nemtsov was murdered near the Kremlin. This was declared by Zaur Dadaev and Shagid Gubashev in their final speeches. The convicts believe that the law enforcement agencies had to report urgently on the solution of the crime, so they decided to bring the innocent persons to justice.
MoJ promises compensations to Beslan terror act victims October 11, 2017 00:27 The Russian Minister of Justice has announced the terms of payment of compensations awarded by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to relatives of the people killed and injured during the seizure of the Beslan School by terrorists in 2004.
Four children from Chechnya and Dagestan brought to Baghdad shelter October 10, 2017 19:52 Three brothers of Chechen origin were found in the city of Tall Afar, and a two-year-old boy from Dagestan was found in the city of Mosul, the RT (Russia Today) has reported.
Russian SC treats verdict in Boris Nemtsov's murder case as lawful October 10, 2017 18:18 Today, the Supreme Court (SC) of Russia has slightly mitigated the verdict in the case of the politician Boris Nemtsov's murder. The SC has cancelled the fines, but upheld the terms of imprisonment.
300 people go to protest action in Tbilisi October 10, 2017 17:02 The protesters came to the Tbilisi City Council (Sakrebulo) building with a demand to remove from the agenda an issue on transfer of two land plots to the Bidzina Ivanishvili's company. Some of the protestors were detained.
Law enforcers identify men killed in Dagestan October 10, 2017 13:36 Two persons killed today during the counterterrorist operation (CTO) in the Shamil District have been identified. This has been reported by an informed source.
20 militant units neutralized in Northern Caucasus in 2017 October 10, 2017 13:15 Today, the National Antiterrorist Committee has reported that since earlier 2017, the law enforcement agencies have stopped the activities of 120 members of the so-called "dormant militant units" in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD).
ECtHR obliges Russia to pay almost 290,000 euros to relatives of killed Chechens October 10, 2017 12:56 Today, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has pronounced the decision that the Russian authorities violated the right to life of 21 residents of the Chechen village of Novye Aldy, killed by law enforcers in 2000.
NAC: members of "Shamil" grouping killed in Dagestan October 10, 2017 11:08 In Dagestan, two militants were killed in the counterterrorist operation (CTO) area. According to the NAC, the people killed in the outskirts of the Teletl village in the Shamil District were identified as members of the Shamil grouping, which committed several killings in 2015-2016.
Ramzan Kadyrov's nephew heads Chechen road police October 10, 2017 09:30 On October 9, Idris Cherkhigov, a 28-year-old nephew of the Chechen leader, was appointed the chief for the Chechen department of the road police (known as GIBDD). This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by an official from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Chechnya.
Workers discover several crypts of 17-18th centuries in central Volgograd October 10, 2017 05:19 In the Tsentralny District of Volgograd, several crypts of the 17-18th centuries were opened during the excavations in the protected cultural heritage area. Workers discovered the burials during the works on laying water pipes held on October 4.
Over 100 miners go to protest in Gukovo October 10, 2017 03:05 In Gukovo, participants of the miners' protest have decided to prolong their protest until March 20, 2018, due to the lack of noticeable improvements with the payment of wage arrears.
Magomedov brothers released from police in Makhachkala October 10, 2017 02:13 Murad Magomedov and Ramazan Magomedov, who were detained in Makhachkala after they had reported discovery of a bomb, were released from the police station.
CTO legal regime introduced in Dagestan October 10, 2017 01:16 Today, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime has been introduced in the Shamil District of Dagestan. According to the law enforcement agencies, the search is underway in the region to identify members of the armed underground and their accomplices.