33 persons suffered at disorders in Batumi March 12, 2017 10:45 As a result of the disorders in Batumi, 18 protesters and 15 policemen suffered, the Minister of Public Health of Adjara has reported.
Sochi residents demand to stop building 12-storey building in resort centre March 12, 2017 05:37 A rally in Sochi has demanded to stop erecting a high-rise building on the place of a two-story one. A petition with a demand to preserve the favourable habitat was signed by 300 people, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Policeman wounded at shelling in Dagestan March 11, 2017 23:51 A police outfit was attacked in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan; one policeman was wounded and hospitalized.
OSCE Minsk Group urges Azerbaijan and Armenia to negotiate March 11, 2017 20:08 The Karabakh conflict has no military solution; and its parties should mark the anniversary of the April 2016 battles not at the frontline, but at the negotiation table, the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group have stated at today’s press conference in Baku.
Azerbaijani soldier killed in Karabakh conflict zone March 11, 2017 19:01 Today, a soldier of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan perished because of shelling from the Armenian side, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced.
3000 people visit triennial in Moscow March 11, 2017 17:27 On the first day of the triennial, the "Garage" museum of contemporary art, where works of 68 painters, including from Southern of Russia, are presented, was visited by 3000 people.
Armenian opposition calls to revise relations with Russia March 11, 2017 17:01 In their foreign policy pre-election programmes, the electoral blocs "Elk" and "Tsarukyan", as well as the "Free Democrats" Party, stress the need to quit the subordinate position in relations with Russia.
Armenian political analysts link resignation of ambassador to Russia with aggravation of Karabakh conflict March 11, 2017 08:37 On March 10, President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree on releasing Oleg Esayan from the post of Armenia's extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to Russia, a source from the presidential administration told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Rights defenders announce press conference on murder of Gasanguseinov brothers March 11, 2017 06:04 On March 14, the office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" in Dagestan plans a press conference on the case of the murder of Gasanguseinov brothers in the village of Goor-Khindakh.
Kokoity's electoral office announces denial of protest rallies March 11, 2017 03:42 Local journalists believe that Eduard Kokoity will not be able to cancel at court the decision of the Central Election Commission (CEC) to reject his registration as a presidential candidate.
Safarov served his three-day punishment in dungeon March 11, 2017 01:57 On March 10, the former investigator Rufat Safarov, who is serving his sentence on the bribe-taking case, told at the meeting with his mother that he had been again placed into the dungeon (punishment cell) on March 6-9.
Decision to close case against Sapiyat Magomedova cancelled March 11, 2017 00:58 Prior to considering the lawsuit lodged by the Dagestani lawyer Sapiyat Magomedova with a demand to compensate the harm caused to her by illegal criminal prosecution, the prosecutor's office notified the court that the decision to stop Magomedova's case was cancelled.
Two persons killed in special operation in Azerbaijan March 10, 2017 20:49 The persons killed during the today's special operation in Azerbaijan have been identified as Azer Guseinov and Ali Islamov; weapons and explosives were found on them, the State Security Service (SSS) has announced.
Applications submitted for LGBT actions in cities of the North-Caucasian Federal District March 10, 2017 20:40 Notifications about the above actions have been submitted to the Department for Interaction with Civil Society Institutes of Kabardino-Balkaria and the Mayoralty of Cherkessk, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Imposition of fine on International "Memorial" found legitimate March 10, 2017 17:58 Today, the Moscow City Court (MCC) has upheld the fine of 300,000 roubles imposed on the International Historical-Educational, Charitable and Human Rights Society "Memorial" for its refusing to get registered as a "foreign agent".
Azerbaijani journalist Mirkadyrov receives political refuge in Switzerland March 10, 2017 17:12 Rauf Mirkadyrov, who had applied to the government of Switzerland for political asylum, was granted the status of political refugee, the journalist himself has stated.
Inquiry into beating of rights defenders in Ingushetia resumed March 10, 2017 16:21 The leadership of the Investigating Department (ID) for Ingushetia of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) announced the cancellation of the investigator's decision to suspend the investigation into the attack on the joint group of the "Committee for the Prevention of Torture" (CPT) in March 2016, the Presidential Council for Development of Civil Society and Human Rights (HRC) has reported today.
Azerbaijani authorities announce country's exit from EITI March 10, 2017 13:10 Azerbaijan has officially announced leaving the global standard "Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative" after the EITI Board pronounced the decision to suspend the membership of Azerbaijan. According to experts, the decision to leave the EITI will negatively affect the investment attractiveness of Azerbaijan.
Children of Chechen woman killed in Germany return home March 10, 2017 11:41 On March 9, five young children from a family of a resident of the Urus-Martan District, including four brothers and a sister, were returned from Germany to Chechnya. This was reported to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by an official from the Urus-Martan District administration.
Dagestani law enforcer sentenced for ordered and ritual murders March 10, 2017 11:14 In the Sverdlovsk Region, the court has found a former Dagestani policeman guilty of killing two businessmen and four homeless people and sentenced him to 13 years of imprisonment.