News

The advocates of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", have filed a complaint against the decision of the Shali City Court of Chechnya to extend Oyub's arrest until December 22.

More than 200 officials in Dagestan are prosecuted for violating the anti-corruption legislation, Vladimir Vasiliev, the acting head of Dagestan, has stated during his meeting with President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin.

A Russian tourist has provided false information about the attack of the head of the Tolerance and Diversity Institute, Eka Chitanava, a participant of the clash, has stated. Tolerance towards Russian symbolism in Georgia has sparked a lively discussion on the Internet.

The OSCE mission failed to register any ceasefire violations, the parties to the conflict have stated.

The administration of Makhachkala has urged townspeople and city guests to perceive the city problems with garbage disposal with understanding and not to go out to protest actions.

Four students were selected in the Republic of Adygea by teachers of the Moscow-based Boris Schukin Theatrical Institute for further training for budget funds. The previous recruitment was undertaken in mid-2000s, the local Ministry of Culture has reported.

Over the past 24 hours, the Armenian Armed Forces violated ceasefire on the troops contact line for 81 times, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

Social networks users are repressed in Azerbaijan for publications on various mutually unrelated topics.

With the resignation of Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan, the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) has lost control over the capital of the country, the Armenian political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe. They noted that Margaryan "had never found himself as the city Mayor."

The "Golden Apricot" Film Festival has opened the GAIFF Pro cinematography platform to help young filmmakers from Southern Caucasus, Iran and Turkey, said Arutyun Khachatryan, the festival founder. According to his story, 33 film projects and ten applications on unfinished works have been accepted.

Rumours about a large number of snakes and appearance of new species are spread in Chechnya, local residents fear the reptiles. However, the Ministry of Public Health has refuted the information.

One person was killed and four others injured as a result of the crash of the cableway; two of the victims were hospitalized.

The Shali City Court of Chechnya has extended the arrest of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", until December 22.

In Moscow, Svetlana Gannushkina and Oleg Orlov were detained while they held solo pickets with a demand to release Oyub Titiev, the head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" office in Grozny.

Today, at a meeting with officials from the Yerevan City Mayoralty, Taron Margaryan has announced his resignation, sources report.

Presentation of the film "Deep Rivers" at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival is important for its promotion, film director Vladimir Bitokov believes.

During the week of July 2-8, 2018, no one fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus.

In Adygea, researchers from the Higher School of Economics studied the living conditions of Syrian Circassians who decided to return to their historical homeland. Both in Adygea and in Karachay-Cherkessia, Syrian refugees face the same problems, including registration of their documents and difficulties in finding a job.

Bad weather in Georgia and several regions of Northern Caucasus, which led to emergency situations; accident at TPP which de-energized Azerbaijan and court's decision in the case against Azerbaijani oppositionist Ilgar Mamedov; detention of Dagestani Vice Prime Minister Ramazan Aliev; quarterfinal match between the national football teams of Russia and Croatia in Sochi, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of July 2-8, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Five years ago, Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was shot dead. Over these years, investigators failed to establish the killer and the customer. The investigation was repeatedly suspended. The last, eighth decision to suspend it was made in April 2016. This June, it was resumed, but no particular results are known yet.