Soldier dies in Nagorno-Karabakh January 16, 2018 14:15 Investigators are studying the circumstances of the death of the serviceman Arutyun Khachatryan, who was mortally wounded this night, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh has reported.
Participant of conflict with policeman's murder shot dead in Ingushetia January 16, 2018 10:45 In the evening on January 15, a resident of Ingushetia was killed in the village of Plievo. The murder could be motivated by revenge of relatives of a policeman killed as a result of a domestic conflict in Magas in 2016, a source in the security forces said.
Residents of Chechnya see pretence in authorities' help to long-liver January 16, 2018 10:41 The authorities of Chechnya have reported the delivery of keys from a new house to 104-year-old Madina Alieva, who was found in Azerbaijan. Local residents interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have suggested that the Chechen authorities use the story of the elderly woman for self-promotion.
UNM demands making state expenses for Mikhail Saakashvili public January 16, 2018 07:32 Zaza Bibilashvili, one of the leaders of the opposition "United National Movement" (UNM), has filed an appeal to the administration of the Georgian President with the demand to make public the expenses of the State Security Service for the period for which former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili is accused of embezzlement.
Armenians criticize authorities for price growth January 16, 2018 06:45 Residents of Armenia have complained about the rise in prices for many goods. The opposition bloc "Elk" has urged citizens to go to protest against the growth of prices.
Lithuania imposes sanctions against Ramzan Kadyrov January 16, 2018 04:38 Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and some of his subordinates have been included by Lithuania in the Magnitsky List of sanctions.
Chechen natives claim danger for author of video appeal to Ramzan Kadyrov January 16, 2018 02:47 A woman who posted on YouTube video appeals to Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and his mother is in danger. This opinion was voiced by natives of Chechnya interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondents.
Astrakhan activists hold solo pickets in support of Maxim Panfilov January 16, 2018 01:48 Astrakhan activists Alexei Tyurin, Mikhail Anisenko, and Igor Stenin have held solo pickets in support of Maxim Panfilov, who was sentenced in the case of involvement in mass riots in Bolotnaya Square.
Man killed in shootout in Kaspiysk January 16, 2018 00:47 Police have killed the man who opened fire on them in Kaspiysk, a source from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) has reported.
Video on behalf of IS* reminds of special services' role in killing rights defenders January 16, 2018 00:45 The video spread in social networks on behalf of the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by a court decision, calling to kill Russian rights defenders, will help the authorities to reload responsibility for such killings on extremists and marginalized people, the experts, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", believe.
Former National Guard commander shot dead in Georgian marketplace January 15, 2018 21:47 Samson Kutateladze, a former high-ranking military and a Georgian MP, was found dead today in his office on the "Istanbul" marketplace in the city Rustavi.
Titiev's defence reports non-admission of doctor to Oyub January 15, 2018 20:52 Investigators refused to let a doctor to the arrested rights defender Oyub Titiev, who cannot eat any hard food without his dentures, his advocate Pyotr Zaikin and Oleg Orlov, a Board Member of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", have stated.
Gukovo miners demand to provide them with coal January 15, 2018 19:05 According to organizers, the picket was 47 people strong. The miners demanded to allocate coal for heating their houses.
Rights defenders count 161 political prisoners in Azerbaijan January 15, 2018 16:23 The Azerbaijani Centre for Protection of Political Prisoners (CPPP) has updated the list of political prisoners by adding three new convicts and eliminating one released.
Humorous video about Kadyrov gains almost one million views per day January 15, 2018 16:18 A video entitled "Chief Assistant" was posted by video blogger Danila Poperechny on the YouTube on January 14. By 4:00 p.m. on January 15, it gained 921,745 pageviews and more than 111,000 likes against 3000 dislikes.
Internet posts photos made before attack on Andrei Rudomakha January 15, 2018 16:07 Activists of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch) made photos within the fenced area in the forest near Gelendzhik. After that, they were exposed to beating. The photos taken by them and published today by the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper prove the construction of capital buildings that is underway inside the fenced territory.
Chechen long-liver placed to a social centre in Chechnya January 15, 2018 13:41 Madina Alieva, who was found in Azerbaijan and who introduced herself as a 104-year-old Chechen woman, was placed to a social centre in the Chechen village of Alpatovo.
Baku believers rally in support of Iranian authorities January 15, 2018 10:35 A group of believers held a rally in support of the Iranian leaders in front of the Embassy of Iran in Baku. Participants of the action held portraits of Ayatollah Khamenei in their hands and shouted slogans in support of the Iranian authorities.
On January 8-14, 2018, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus January 15, 2018 09:08 During the week of January 8-14, 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.
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of January 8-14 January 15, 2018 09:05 Detention in Chechnya of the leader of the representative office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"; guilty verdict to journalist Afghan Mukhtarly in Azerbaijan; death in Tbilisi of a man wounded in a special operation in the Pankisi Gorge, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of January 8-14, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".