Dagestani native arrested in case on Amina Okueva's murder January 15, 2020 11:41 In Kiev, the court arrested for two months Igor Redkin, a native of Kaspiysk, who was suspected of killing Amina Okueva.
Azerbaijani oppositionists claim unequal conditions for campaigning January 15, 2020 11:31 In Azerbaijan, the overpriced cost of campaigning on radio and TV Channels does not allow opposition parties and independent candidates to participate in the parliamentary campaign along with the ruling party, activists claim.
Dagestani drivers consider shame effective punishment for reckless drivers January 15, 2020 11:13 The practice of public apologies can be an effective correctional measure for violators of the traffic rules, Dagestani drivers believe.
Activist's defence calls clashes in Magas provocation by law enforcers January 15, 2020 08:25 An advocate of Adam Badiev claimed that law enforcers themselves were responsible for clashes with Ingush activists in March 2019. Adam Badiev admitted that he had hit a fighter of the National Guard of Russia with a stone, but stated that he had not done that on purpose.
Hostage-taking incident occurs on Georgian-Azerbaijani border January 14, 2020 21:57 Today, Georgian law enforcers have detained an armed man who took a border guard hostage.
ECtHR begins consideration of Georgian transgender's complaint January 14, 2020 21:47 The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) demanded from the Georgian authorities to explain their refusal to change a gender record in the passport of Nikolo Gviniashvili.
Manvel Grigoryan transferred to resuscitation ward January 14, 2020 21:31 The authorities and the judicial system of Armenia are responsible for the deterioration of the condition of Manvel Grigoryan, a former member of the Armenian parliament, who is not allowed to be treated abroad, the defence claims.
Germany detains natives of Chechnya on suspicion of plotting terror act January 14, 2020 18:18 The German law enforcement authorities conducted a series of searches in a case on preparation of a terror act. According to the preliminary information, three migrants from Chechnya were detained.
Akhmed Nalgiev voices his claims to public prosecutors January 14, 2020 18:02 Akhmed Nalgiev, a resident of Magas, refused to admit to participating in an unsanctioned rally and rejected the charge with assaulting two law enforcers. The man claims that the criminal proceedings against him deprived him of his job and damaged his reputation.
Azerbaijan registers 22 shelling attacks in conflict zone January 14, 2020 15:05 The positions of the Azerbaijani troops in villages on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled from machine guns and sniper rifles, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.
Azerbaijani opposition arrested after criticizing police January 14, 2020 14:52 Alizamin Salaev, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was arrested after disseminating on social networks a video criticizing the policeman. Other two PFPA's activists were fined. In 2019, 98 members were subjected to administrative arrests, the PFPA reports.
Khasan Zyazikov's family stays in distress after his arrest January 14, 2020 11:12 Family members of Khasan Zyazikov, an arrested Ingush activist, found themselves in distress, brothers of the activist said.
Yerevan residents share memories of their relatives killed during pogroms in Baku January 14, 2020 11:00 On the 30th anniversary of the Baku pogroms, residents of Yerevan paid tribute to victims of the tragedy. Refugees from Baku told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent about their relatives who were killed during those tragic events.
Gadjiev's colleagues call for support of online campaign in his defence January 14, 2020 10:43 The public interest in the case of arrested Dagestani journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev is quite high, note participants in a series of pickets in Makhachkala. According to them, for sympathizers of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a support campaign on social networks can become an alternative to participating in street actions of protest.
Criminal.az editor-in-chief gets reaction to his complaint from MIA's chief January 14, 2020 08:24 The Minister of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan promised Anar Mamedov, the editor-in-chief of the "Criminal.az" website, to find the people who disseminated false information about the journalist on social networks.
Mikhail Saakashvili suspected of attempt to overthrow power in Georgia January 14, 2020 08:18 The Georgian police suspected Mikhail Saakashvili of involvement in an attempt to overthrow the government on the basis of his statement that it was possible to achieve a "regime fall" in the summer of 2019.
Sukhumi residents tired of elections and political crises January 13, 2020 21:40 Political crises and frequent presidential elections spoil the tourist image of Abkhazia and prevent it from developing amid high unemployment and low salaries, believe residents of Sukhumi, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Two Ingush activists released from SIZO in Pyatigorsk January 13, 2020 21:19 Musa Pliev and Eliskhan Azhigov, participants of a rally in Magas, who had not been earlier released from the SIZO (pre-trial prison) in the Stavropol Territory despite the expiration of the sentences, were set free.
Public apology for street video provokes indignation among residents of Chechnya January 13, 2020 20:10 A resident of Chechnya made public a video in which he apologized for posting a video with a GIBDD (road police) car which drove into a ditch. Instagram users and residents of Chechnya found it absurd to force a person to apologize for a usual street video.
Raul Khadjimba refuses to run for president January 13, 2020 19:55 Aslan Bartsits, Vice-President of Abkhazia, has announced that Raul Khadjimba, who resigned as a result of mass protests, will not take part in the early presidential election.