Police release eight Nardaran residents January 02, 2016 10:47 Eight residents of the settlement of Nardaran, detained on December 1, 2015, have been released by the police after serving 30 days of arrest, said Natiq Kerimov, the elder of the settlement.
Kuban authorities give Olympic Media Centre to federal ownership January 02, 2016 08:50 The MPs of the Krasnodar Territory (also known as Kuban by the name of the river) have approved the resolution on transfer of the Olympic Media Centre in Sochi into federal ownership. The Kuban Governor said that the Territory plans to continue getting rid of unprofitable assets.
Kadyrov: relatives will respond for Chechens-participants of rally in Vienna January 02, 2016 06:29 Relatives will have to "grapple with" the participants of the rally held in Austria, where they condemned the practice of public insults and harassment for the criticism addressed to the authorities of Chechnya, said the head of the republic Ramzan Kadyrov. The record of the event was put on TV on December 30, 2015.
Magas and Nalchik included into Top-10 cities by "National Choice-2015" January 02, 2016 05:44 More than 9 million Russian residents have chosen the best, in their opinion, cities in the country, having voted for them within the project "National Choice". The eighth place in the contest went to Magas, the capital of Ingushetia, and the tenth place – to Nalchik, the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria.
Makhachkala residents find intensified security measures by New Year reasonable January 01, 2016 18:45 The New Year celebrations in central of Makhachkala were poorly visited and passed under reinforced police control. The interviewed citizens said that the strengthening of police units helped them feel safer.
2015 outcomes: aggravation in Nagorno-Karabakh, crisis in Abkhazia and South Ossetia's integration into Russia January 01, 2016 16:52 Experts have outlined to the "Caucasian Knot" their vision of the main outcomes of the year for the above partially recognized republics.
People's Poet of Dagestan Fazu Alieva dies January 01, 2016 15:51 Today, the People's Poet of Dagestan Fazu Alieva, who wrote in the Russian and Avar languages, has died in her 84th year of life. This fact is reported by the TASS with reference to the spokesman of the head of the administration of the leader and government of Dagestan.
Residents of Chechnya report kidnapping of higher school teacher in Grozny January 01, 2016 14:52 Khizir Ezhiev, a teacher of economics from the Grozny State Oil Technical University (GSOTU), has been kidnapped. This information is disseminated by residents of Chechnya, including his students, through social networks and mobile applications. However, officials of the University and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) fail to confirm this information.
Rights defenders state radicalization threat of Salafists under power agents' pressure January 01, 2016 08:59 Along with the reduction in the number of terror acts in 2015, Northern Caucasus saw increased pressure by power agents of Salafists, which may result in radicalization of large groups of believers. Attempts to close Salafi mosques in Dagestan or put them under full control of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) will lead to Salafis' ousting out of legal sphere, said the rights defenders, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Experts state deterioration of human rights situation in NCFD regions in 2015 January 01, 2016 07:33 The situation in the regions of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) with human rights remains consistently grave, said the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Grozny resident confesses to power agents of spreading extremism December 31, 2015 22:19 After detaining Ilman Salgereev in Chechnya on suspicion of dissemination extremist materials, power agents had an educational talk with him. During the meeting, which was attended by a group of young people, their relatives and theologians, Salgereev said that he repented of his deeds.
Georgian experts: aggravation of economic situation is the main outcome of 2015 December 31, 2015 20:51 In 2015, the main problem for residents of Georgia was the deterioration of the country's economy against 2014; while the main political achievement of the authorities was that the fulfilment of the EU's conditions for visa liberalization, – this was stated by the experts, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
In Derbent, wounded people feel better December 31, 2015 18:08 Two persons wounded in the shelling in Derbent are transferred from the resuscitation ward to the general ward, and doctors note an improvement in the health state of all the victims.
Doctors call on to investigate Khadis Bottaev's murder December 31, 2015 17:33 The investigating authorities of Kabardino-Balkaria should do their best to solve the murder of Khadis Bottaev, the head physician of the Republican Clinical Hospital. This call has been voiced by the open letter of members of the medical community, which was signed by more than 300 people.
Igor Kalyapin treats Kutaev's placement into dungeon as excessively severe December 31, 2015 17:02 The prison administration had the formal right to place in dungeon Ruslan Kutaev, sentenced in Chechnya, for detection of a mobile phone in his cell; however, in usual, similar violations do not result in such severe punishment. This was stated by Igor Kalyapin, Chairman of the Committee on Prevention of Torture.
Tenants of collapsed Volgograd house self-organize December 31, 2015 16:27 Former tenants of the destroyed house in Volgograd have held a meeting, where they adopted the charter of the public organization named "Tragedy at Kosmonavtov 47". It will be engaged protecting the rights of the victims of the explosion.
Sochi mountain resort visitors prefer private housing, not hotels, for New Year December 31, 2015 14:45 Traditionally, Russians come to Sochi mountains to welcome the New Year and spend their winter holidays. This year, visitors to ski resorts prefer to stay in the private housing facilities. Hotels state free rooms available on the eve of the New Year.
Hiding with weapons and ammunition discovered in Dagestan December 31, 2015 14:43 Law enforcers discovered a hiding with improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in a forested area in the Gunib District of Dagestan.
CTO regime cancelled in Gunib District of Dagestan December 31, 2015 13:34 Law enforcers have reported on the completion of all operational activities in the Gunib District of Dagestan. The counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime has been cancelled today at 1:00 p.m.
Ruslan Kutaev placed into dungeon December 31, 2015 09:15 Ruslan Kutaev, the president of the Assembly of the Peoples of the Caucasus, sentenced in Chechnya on the charge of drug possession, is placed for 15 days to the dungeon for a mobile phone found in his cell. This was reported by members of the Public Oversight Commission (POC) for Chechnya.