Baku court leaves journalist Aslanov in custody August 07, 2019 11:09 The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has dismissed the complaint lodged by journalist Polad Aslanov about the refusal to transfer him under house arrest.
Ingush village put under CTO regime August 07, 2019 11:05 The counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime has been introduced in the village of Voznesenskoye in the Malgobek District of Ingushetia, the regional operative headquarters has informed.
Builders of Georgian railway tunnel quit after strike August 07, 2019 08:46 More than 60 workers, who were building a railway tunnel between Eastern and Western Georgia, decided to quit after a failure to achieve their demands from the employer.
Chechen TV reports thousands of Israeli tourists in Grozny August 07, 2019 08:44 In less than a year, 3600 Israeli citizens visited Chechnya, the republic's authorities claim citing a travel agency from Pyatigorsk. Other tourism professionals interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" haven't noticed much interest in Chechnya among foreign tourists.
South Ossetia closes border with Georgia before Five-Day War anniversary August 06, 2019 23:59 The border with Georgia is closed until the morning of August 9 in connection with the commemorative events, the South-Ossetian State Security Committee announced on the Facebook.
Chechen and Dagestani authorities announce days-off for Kurban Bayram holiday August 06, 2019 23:57 August 12 and 13 have been declared days-off in Chechnya in connection with one of the main Muslim holidays, Kurban Bayram. In Dagestan, only August 12 will be a day-off.
Complaint about Internet interruptions at rallies in Ingushetia and Moscow sent to UN August 06, 2019 22:02 The human rights group "Agora" requested UN Special Rapporteur David Kaye to intervene in the situation with restrictions on Internet access during mass protests. In Moscow and Ingushetia, protesters faced disconnection of the Internet.
Russian SC schedules consideration of case of Dagestanis killed in Chechnya August 06, 2019 21:58 The Supreme Court (SC) of Russia scheduled for August 12 a hearing in the criminal case of eight natives of Dagestan, who, according to the Chechen law enforcement bodies, were killed in a shootout. This was reported by advocate Andrei Sabinin.
Azerbaijan claims machine-gun shelling attacks in conflict zone August 06, 2019 16:35 The positions of the Azerbaijani armed forces in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled 20 times during a day, including from machine guns, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reported.
In Yerevan, attackers on blogger face tougher charge August 06, 2019 16:32 The Prosecutor's Office of Armenia has toughened the charge brought against participants of the student movement who tried to throw blogger Narek Malyan into a garbage can. The case of an attempted kidnapping has been brought to court, investigators report.
KBR resident-returnee from Syria files complaint to the ECtHR August 06, 2019 11:29 Islam Gugov, a resident of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), sentenced to 16 years in prison after his voluntary return from Syria, has sent a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), in which he claims the second sentence for one and the same crime, a frequent change of judges and the inability to question witnesses.
In July, flow of Russian tourists to Georgia dropped by 14% August 06, 2019 11:24 In July 2019, after the ban on direct Russia-Georgia flights, the number of Russian tourists in Georgia decreased by 14% compared to the same period of 2018. Hotel business professionals in Batumi have noted that the total number of foreign tourists did not decrease due to a bigger inflow from other countries.
Governments of North-Caucasian republics are recognized as most closed in Russia August 06, 2019 08:43 The official portal of the government of the Rostov Region was the most open for users, while the websites of the authorities of Chechnya, Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria and Ingushetia took the last places in the rating of the "Infometr" Project Centre.
Dismissed employees of Sochi Airport tell about discrimination of Caucasians August 06, 2019 08:35 The Armenian Diaspora is drafting complaints to the Prosecutor's Office on behalf of the workers of the Sochi Airport, who claim that they had been fired because of their nationality.
Magomedov brothers' defence treats their involvement in murder as fake August 06, 2019 08:28 Alexei Frenkel, a convict for the murder of Andrei Kozlov, First Deputy Chairman of the Russian Central Bank, plans to testify against Dagestani entrepreneurs, Ziyavudin and Magomed Magomedov, Frenkel's advocate has stated. The Magomedov brothers have nothing to do with Kozlov's murder, their advocate asserts.
Rostov LGBT female activist tells about second attack within a week August 05, 2019 22:25 The man, who had attacked the Rostov LGBT activist, Anna Dvornichenko, during her picket, has disrupted her lecture by throwing a smoke bomb into the café.
Martin Kochesoko left under house arrest August 05, 2019 21:44 The Urvan District Court of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has extended the house arrest of the activist, Martin Kochesoko, by two months.
Azerbaijani oppositionist Azad Gasanov set free August 05, 2019 21:30 Azad Gasanov, an activist of the "Musavat" Party, was found guilty of illegal drug dealing, but was released after the court mitigated his punishment. Gasanov himself has treated the verdict as unfair.
On July 29-August 4, 2019, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus August 05, 2019 19:37 During the week of July 29-August 4, 2019, no one fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Surkov's visit outlines Kremlin's interests in presidential election in Abkhazia August 05, 2019 19:24 It is not so important for the Kremlin who wins the presidential election in Abkhazia, while the stability in the region is of more importance for Moscow. This opinion was voiced by Alexander Krylov, a researcher from the Russian Academy of Science (RAS), when he commented on the meeting between Vladislav Surkov and Raul Khadjimba. The visit of the President Putin's aide to Abkhazia testifies to the support of the current president of the republic, objects Arthur Ataev, the associate professor at the Moscow State Institute of Culture.