Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of 52 bombardments per day March 14, 2015 12:34 Azerbaijani position in the area of the Karabakh conflict have been shelled for 52 times within the last 24 hours, said this country's Ministry of Defence (MoD).
Bomb goes off in unfinished house in Khasavyurt March 14, 2015 08:28 The explosion occurred in one of the apartments of multi-story building that is being constructed in Khasavyurt. Nobody has suffered in the accident.
UTD resumes single-ticket travels to Crimea March 14, 2015 05:36 The United Transport Directorate (UTD) has decided to resume, since April 30, transportation of passengers from the Krasnodar Territory to the Crimea under the so-called "single ticket".
Russian MoJ to complain against ECtHR's decision on the claim of Dadaev's relative March 13, 2015 23:24 The decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), obliging Russia to pay 120,000 euros to relatives of Zaur Dadaev, a former power agent from Chechnya, who is now accused of killing Boris Nemtsov, will be appealed against before April 15, said the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Russia.
Defence of Patimat Nasibova finds verdict too severe March 13, 2015 19:17 The verdict to Patimat Nasibova, a resident of Dagestan, who was sentenced to two years in prison on charges of aiding militants, is too strict, and her defence intends to appeal against it, said her advocate.
Court acquits "Free Zone" activist, detained in Tbilisi March 13, 2015 16:17 Today, the Tbilisi City Court has acquitted Parnavaz Chkadua, an activist of the NGO "Free Zone", who had been detained by the patrol police during a mass brawl in front of the Parliament of Georgia.
Three "Caucasian Knot" correspondents receive diplomas of contest in memory of Akhmednabiyev March 13, 2015 15:48 The "Caucasian Knot" correspondents Svetlana Kravchenko, Fayik Medjid and Magomed Tuaev have been awarded with special diplomas of the contest held in honour of the Dagestani journalist Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev.
Dadaev's aunt was claimant in kidnapping case in Chechnya March 13, 2015 14:32 The applicant in the case "Dadaeva at al vs. Russia" was the aunt (mother's sister) mother of Zaur Dadaev, now accused in killing Boris Nemtsov, the newspaper "Kommersant" reports. This information is in line with earlier materials of the "Caucasian Knot" about the case won by Dadaev and Shavanov families at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
Relatives of two residents of Balakhani state their detention by power agents March 13, 2015 13:19 Brothers Magomed and Sagid Gadjiev were detained on Friday morning in the village of Balakhani, Untsukul District of Dagestan, their relatives have reported.
Threat of return of IS militants to increase violence in Northern Caucasus March 13, 2015 12:34 The statement of Nikolai Patrushev, the Secretary of the Russian Security Council, about the threat of return to Russia of the militants of the terrorist "Islamic State" (IS) suggests that Northern Caucasus will see tighter police methods, the experts, questioned by the "Caucasian Knot", believe.
Elena Milashina wins contest in memory of Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev (+video) March 13, 2015 12:29 The first place in the contest in memory of the Dagestani journalist Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev was awarded to Elena Milashina, a correspondent of the "Novaya Gazeta". The awarding ceremony was held on Friday, March 13, in the House of Journalists.
Armenian experts doubt efficiency of EP's calls for recognition of Genocide March 13, 2015 07:59 The call of the European Parliament (EP) to EU member-states to recognize the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire in 1915 is no lever of influence on Turkey, said Levon Ovsepyan, a Turkologist.
Dagestani Aishat Dalgatova disappears with her child March 13, 2015 05:10 Aishat Dalgatova, a resident of Makhachkala, has disappeared in the capital of Dagestan along with her year-old baby. Her relatives believe that they were kidnapped, said a source from the Dagestan Regional Public Organization (DRPO) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy).
Two men convicted in Chechnya for taking part in attack on Chervlyonnaya March 12, 2015 21:07 The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has sentenced two men, after finding them guilty of the assault in 1999 on the village of Chervlyonnaya, Shelkovskoy District of Chechnya, to 8 years in prison each. The attack was headed by Shamil Basaev and Amir Khattab.
AI calls to investigate reports of torture of those accused of killing Nemtsov March 12, 2015 20:39 The reports on torture and ill-treatment by power agents of figurants in Boris Nemtsov's murder case should be investigated as soon as possible, said the international human rights organization "Amnesty International" (AI).
European Parliament calls for international investigation into Nemtsov's killing March 12, 2015 16:49 The Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have adopted a resolution stating the need for an independent international investigation into the assassination of the Russian politician Boris Nemtsov.
Consideration of terror act case in Pyatigorsk on the merits scheduled for March 24 March 12, 2015 15:57 Following the outcomes of the preliminary hearing of the criminal case on the terror act in Pyatigorsk in 2013, the first session on the merits will take place on March 24.
Advocates appeal against arrest of Zaur Dadaev March 12, 2015 14:53 The complaint of Zaur Dadaev, accused of involvement in the murder of Nemtsov, against his arrest arrived on Thursday in the Moscow Basmanny Court, said a court source.
"Union of Informed Citizens" sues Armenian GPO March 12, 2015 14:36 The Administrative Court of Armenia has accepted a lawsuit lodged by the "Union of Informed Citizens" against the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Armenia, demanding to publish a letter sent by the head of the GPO to his Russian counterpart asking to transfer Valery Permyakov to the Armenian party.
Investigation into mass brawl in Minvody hospital is over March 12, 2015 14:00 The criminal case about the mortal brawl in the hospital of the city of Mineralnye Vody (Minvody) with 27 participants was handed over to the prosecutor for approval of the indictment. Six people are still in search; their case was isolated into separate proceeding.