Two residents of Georgia detained on border with South Ossetia November 12, 2019 13:05 Shepherds Zurab Tukhiashvili and Ramaz Zardishvili were detained on the border by Russian border guards, the State Security Service of Georgia repored.
Prosecutor's Office recognizes three June protesters in Tbilisi as victims November 12, 2019 12:54 Maya Gomuri, Omar Sekhniashvili and Mirza Liparteliani, who received injuries during the dispersal of a rally near the Georgian Parliament in June this year, have been declared victims.
Demands of Ingush Council of Teips meet opposition of Chechen residents November 12, 2019 12:46 The delegates of the Congress of the Ingush Council of Teips (family clans) have treated the change of the republic's borders as the greatest injustice. The Chechen residents interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" stated that the demand to cancel the border agreement is pointless and provocative.
Daughter of arrested Azerbaijani oppositionist states threats addressed to her father November 12, 2019 12:40 Tofig Yagublu, an activist of the "Musavat" Party, was tortured after detention and now receives threats of execution for his oppositional activities, his daughter Nigyar Khazi has stated.
Blogger Abdurakhmanov's accusation fails to refute Chechen trace in Khangoshvili's case November 12, 2019 09:04 Chingiz Akhmadov, an employee of the "Grozny" TV Channel, has repeatedly accused Tumso Abdurakhmanov of lying in stating possible accomplices in the murder of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili in Berlin. Journalists were offered a false hypothesis about the non-Chechen origin of the Khangoshvili's killer.
North-Ossetian woman claims her brother's death after interrogation November 12, 2019 08:58 Timur Khinchagov died in a hospital in the Leningrad Region shortly after he got into some power structure, his sister, Kaira Khinchagova, has stated. In her opinion, her brother was beaten up by law enforcers.
Muftis indicate critical divorce rate in Northern Caucasus November 12, 2019 08:48 More than half of families in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) are dissolved; and up to 50% of marriages in Northern Caucasus end in divorces, the Muftis noted at a conference in Nalchik. Islamic clergymen have associated the problem with irresponsible attitude to marriage, non-observance of Islamic precepts, and domestic violence.
Armenian priest killed in Syria November 11, 2019 23:50 Ovsep Petoyan, a spiritual pastor of the Armenian Catholic community of Qamishli, and his father were shot dead in the north-east of Syria. The responsibility for the killings was claimed by the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court.
Man suspected of murdering Ingush CCE chief escapes to Chechnya, investigators report November 11, 2019 23:49 A suspected assassinator of Ibragim Eldjarkiev, the chief of the Centre for Combating Extremism (CCE) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Ingushetia, could escape to Chechnya, the "Baza" Telegram channel reports.
Appeal of well-known Russian designer to Kadyrov provokes irony in social network November 11, 2019 22:57 Russian designer and blogger Artemy Lebedev reproached Ramzan Kadyrov for his calls to punish severely the authors of negative posts about Chechnya. The critical appeal of the blogger is written with an emphasized correct tone, Facebook users note.
Azerbaijani activist Gurbanov associates his detention with criticism of authorities November 11, 2019 20:51 Law enforcers released oppositionist Arzuman Gurbanov after he had written an explanatory note about his alleged calls for participation in an unsanctioned rally. Arzuman Gurbanov said that law enforcers demanded from him to stop criticizing the Azerbaijani authorities on social networks.
Blogger Abdurakhmanov announces new Chechen authorities' campaign against him November 11, 2019 18:42 Chingiz Akhmadov, Director of the "Chechnya Today" Agency, has posted a video on the Instagram accusing Tumso Abdurakhmanov of lying. He quoted the blogger's saying about people from Chechnya who might have been involved in the murder in Germany of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili. According to Abdurakhmanov, the Chechen authorities have launched a new campaign aimed to discredit him.
Opponents of Minister of Education stage a march in Yerevan November 11, 2019 15:37 Students and teachers took part in the procession along streets of Yerevan. They demand resignation of Araik Arutyunyan, the head of the Ministry of Education.
NGO treats pressure on female activists in Georgia as customary November 11, 2019 11:31 Threats, intimidation in social networks, publication of intimate life facts of the women engaged in Georgian politics have become a norm, says the report of the non-governmental organization (NGO) "International Transparency-Georgia".
Chechen native convicted in Paris for links with Syrian militants November 11, 2019 11:29 A court in France sentenced Khasanbek Turchaev, a native of Chechnya, to 10 years in prison, after finding him guilty of taking part in warfare in Syria on the side of a terrorist organization.
Activists urge UN and CoE to pay attention to torture in Azerbaijan November 11, 2019 11:26 A group of Azerbaijani civil activists has called on international organizations to intervene in the situation of arbitrary arrests and torture of peaceful protesters in Azerbaijan.
Opponent of the film about homosexual love detained in Batumi November 10, 2019 11:37 A participant in the action against the screening of the film "And then we danced" has been detained in Batumi after insulting spectators, the police have informed.
Two Ingush protest leaders turn to ECtHR November 10, 2019 11:24 The advocates of Musa Malsagov, the head of the Ingush branch of the Russian Red Cross, and Barakh Chemurziev, the chairman of the public movement "Support of Ingushetia", arrested within the case of the March rally in Magas, have reported to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) about the violation of their clients' rights.
Trifonov's resignation shows Putin's discontent with NCFD law enforcers November 10, 2019 11:11 Law enforcement bodies of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) are not efficient; and the resignation of Igor Trifonov, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) is an attempt to change the situation, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Law enforcers' raid at "Tangim" Mosque passed without detentions November 09, 2019 17:07 Law enforcers checked documents of the participants of the Friday namaz (prayer) in the Makhachkala mosque located in Omarov Street. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) explained the raid by their concern for security.