Over 100 miners go to protest in Gukovo October 10, 2017 03:05 In Gukovo, participants of the miners' protest have decided to prolong their protest until March 20, 2018, due to the lack of noticeable improvements with the payment of wage arrears.
Magomedov brothers released from police in Makhachkala October 10, 2017 02:13 Murad Magomedov and Ramazan Magomedov, who were detained in Makhachkala after they had reported discovery of a bomb, were released from the police station.
CTO legal regime introduced in Dagestan October 10, 2017 01:16 Today, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime has been introduced in the Shamil District of Dagestan. According to the law enforcement agencies, the search is underway in the region to identify members of the armed underground and their accomplices.
Activist Polyudova stops communicating with her relatives October 09, 2017 22:38 The activist Darya Polyudova, who is serving her sentence in a colony-settlement in Novorossiysk, has not been in contact with her relatives for two weeks, her mother said.
Advocate Zaurbek Sadakhanov leaves Russia because of threats October 09, 2017 21:05 The advocate, who represented the interests of Khamzat Bakhaev, a convict in Boris Nemtsov’s murder case, has left Russia for personal security reasons before the consideration of the appeal against the verdict.
Video of Cossack Zabolotniy’s captivity in Syria posted October 09, 2017 18:34 Today, a video has been posted on the YouTube showing an interrogation of the Cossack Roman Zabolotniy by militants immediately after his capture. Zabolotniy tried to speak Russian with one of the militants and said that he had "information about weapons."
A Cossack who supports Alexei Navalny sentenced to compulsory community service October 09, 2017 16:48 After being detained at a rally in Krasnodar, Cossack Yevgeny Panchuk, who supported Alexei Navalny, has been sentenced to 20 hours of compulsory community service.
Insiders report thousands of Russian mercenaries in Syria October 09, 2017 16:15 According to participants of the hostilities in Syria, the number of mercenaries from the private military company "Wagner's PMC" killed in September battles may be "much higher" than 12 people whose dead bodies were delivered to Rostov-on-Don on September 28, the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" reports today.
MIA starts investigation into policemen’s fight in Makhachkala October 09, 2017 13:29 The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Dagestan has confirmed a claim of an eyewitness that staff members of the "E" Centre were involved in a conflict with inspectors of the patrol-and-post service (known as PPS) in Makhachkala.
On October 2-8, 2017, seven persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus October 09, 2017 09:40 During the week of October 2-8, 2017, seven persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, six were killed and another was injured. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Eyewitness reports fight of law enforcers in Makhachkala October 09, 2017 08:39 In the capital of Dagestan, policemen opened fire as a result of a conflict with staff members of the Centre for Combating Extremism (CCE). This was reported on October 8 by an eyewitness of the incident.
Moscow residents make wine at Tbilisoba Festival October 09, 2017 05:08 On October 7, the Tbilisoba Festival (Tbilisi City Day) was celebrated in the Moscow Hermitage Garden for the seventh time, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Over 3000 people attend Sultan Belkhoroev’s funeral October 09, 2017 02:57 In Ingushetia, Sultan Belkhoroev, an elder of the religious concept (Wird) for followers of Batal-Khadji Belkhoroev, died after a short illness and was buried.
In Telavi, office of "European Georgia" Party attacked October 09, 2017 00:48 In the city of Telavi, a man attacked an office of the "European Georgia" Party and threatened to use weapons. After his detention, it turned out that his pistol was a model of combat weapon.
Dmitry Titkov, Navalny’s supporter released from Sochi police October 08, 2017 18:45 Today, Dmitry Titkov's advocate managed to release the activist from the police, where Titkov was brought in the previous evening from his solo picket in support of Alexei Navalny. The activist said that he had spent 16 hours in the dungeon (punishment cell) without food, water and chance to go to the toilet.
Six opposition activists arrested in Baku October 08, 2017 16:42 The Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) has treated the arrests of its activists, detained on the eve of the rally held in Baku on October 7, as politically motivated.
Dagestan resident complains of power agents’ threats to blow up his house October 08, 2017 15:26 Power agents planted drugs on Dinmagomed Magomedov, a resident of Dagestan, and demanded to confess of keeping them, threatening to blow up the family's house, his father said. The court ruled to arrest Magomedov.
Activists raise 300,000 euros for gays’ evacuation from Chechnya October 08, 2017 13:26 Since April 2017, they managed to raise 300,000 euros to evacuate gays from Chechnya and to render psychological aid to them, the Russian LGBT Network reports.
Two Dagestanis inform power agents about found bomb and subjected to torture October 08, 2017 06:07 Two young men found a bomb in Makhachkala, reported to power agents, and were detained. According to Shuai Magomedov, the father of one of the young men, after the detention, they were tortured.
Volgograd picketers demand to admit Navalny to election (+video) October 08, 2017 00:22 In Volgograd, a picket of Alexei Navalny’s supporters passed with a minimum number of policemen, but under the supervision of young participants’ parents.