In Georgia, investigators to examine video about torture of a soldier January 29, 2018 09:52 The Prosecutor's Office of Georgia has launched an investigation into the video with torture of a conscript soldier shown on TV.
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of January 22-28 January 29, 2018 09:10 Action "Voters' Strike" in Southern Russia; charges against the Mayor of Makhachkala; threats to rights defenders in Dagestan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of January 22-28, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
On January 22-28, 2018, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus January 29, 2018 06:11 During the week of January 22-28, 2018, no victims to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were registered. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
About 200 people support "Voters' Strike" in Sochi January 29, 2018 03:05 An action in support of the All-Russian "Voters' Strike" was held in Sochi. Its participants declared the need for public control over the presidential election.
POC member not let to Navalny's supporters detained in Volgograd January 28, 2018 18:58 About 50 people were detained during an unsanctioned march in support of the "Voters' Strike" in Volgograd; about ten of them were released, Alexander Efimov, a member of the regional Public Oversight Commission (POC) said.
Over 50 people hold "Voters' Strike" in Makhachkala January 28, 2018 17:57 More than 50 people took part in the All-Russian action "Voters' Strike", held in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan. They gathered at the Avar Theatre, where earlier authorities did not sanction the action.
"Voters' Strike" in Rostov-on-Don was 200 people strong January 28, 2018 16:42 Participants in the "Voters' Strike" in Rostov-on-Don have warned the authorities that they would not accept the dishonest elections.
Sobchak complained to police about provocateurs in Grozny January 28, 2018 13:42 Today, Ksenia Sobchak, TV presenter and a presidential candidate, has held a solo picket in Grozny demanding to release Oyub Titiev, a local rights defender.
Presentation of Mikhail Saakashvili's book cancelled in Armenia January 28, 2018 07:01 The announced presentation of the translation into Armenian of the book by former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili "Awakening of Force" was cancelled due to technical reasons, the organizers of the event have reported. According to Arthur Sakunts, a rights defender, the event was cancelled for political reasons.
Gannushkina tells about "re-education" practice of European Chechen women January 28, 2018 01:29 Rights defenders know about young Chechen women from Europe, who are forcibly kept in Chechnya by their relatives and are exposed to domestic violence and forced to marry, Svetlana Gannushkina, the head of the Civil Assistance Committee, said in her interview with the "Kommersant" on January 27.
Circassian activists notify Mayoralty about planned rally January 27, 2018 17:36 The "Adyge-Khase" youth movement has filed a notification to the Mayoralty of the city of Cherkessk about a rally scheduled for February 5 and dedicated to the unsolved murders of activist Aslan Zhukov and an adviser to the head of the republic Fral Shebzukhov.
USA condemn ratification of Russia-South Ossetia military agreement January 27, 2018 17:00 The United States would not recognize the agreement on the inclusion of South-Ossetian army units into the Russian Armed Forces, which has been ratified by the Russian State Duma. This was stated by Heather Neuert, the spokesperson of the State Department. According to her version, the document "is not a valid international agreement."
NKR reports 200 bombardments of its positions within a week January 27, 2018 14:42 On January 21-27, the Azerbaijani militaries made over 2000 shots at the positions of the Defence Army, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has stated.
Georgian sumo wrestler wins Emperor's Cup in Japan January 27, 2018 14:08 Levan Gorgadze has become the third European in the history of professional sumo, who won the Emperor's Cup.
KBR resident tried to kill his baby January 27, 2018 10:51 A court in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) stripped the man, convicted for an attempt to kill his eight-month-old son by throwing him out of the window in the fourth level, of his parental rights.
Two people injured by gas explosion in a Baku store January 27, 2018 10:08 A gas explosion and a fire occurred in a stationery store in Baku; the police have reported two victims. Tenants of a thousand apartments stay without gas supply.
Armenia to send three athletes to 2018 Winter Olympics January 27, 2018 05:54 The Armenian delegation to the Winter Olympic Games-2018 includes two ski racers and an Alpine skier.
Talekh Bagirzade regards new charge against him as authorities' order January 27, 2018 00:49 Talekh Bagirzade, the leader of the "Muslim Unity" movement, who is serving his 20-year prison term under the riot case, has rejected the charge of keeping prohibited items in his prison cell.
"Veduchi" Resort in Chechnya opened under enhanced security measures January 26, 2018 22:04 On the eve of the solemn opening of the "Veduchi" Ski Resort, law enforcers blocked the roads in the Itum-Kali District of Chechnya and carefully inspected all the cars, local residents have stated.
20 people get poisoned with sandwiches in Tbilisi January 26, 2018 19:13 The patients, hospitalized with poisoning, said that they ate chicken sandwiches bought in the "Carrefour" network in Tbilisi, Levan Baidoshvili, the spokesman for the Centre for Disease Control and Public Health, has stated. The "Carrefour" Company promised to eliminate the violations.