Circassian activists demand to punish policemen after lezginka dancers' detention August 15, 2017 20:13 Circassian activists believe that the policemen who detained lezginka dancers in Gelendzhik should be brought to justice.
Nagavkin is hunger-striking at SIZO for eighth day August 15, 2017 18:51 According to Igor Nagavkin, a rights defender, he has been holding his unlimited hunger strike since August 8. Igor told his advocate Farit Murtazin about hunger strike before the beginning of the court session on the issue of extending Nagavkin’s custody, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Petition to lift ban on lezginka collects 370 signatures during one day August 15, 2017 18:22 The ban to dance lezginka contradicts the Constitution and violates the basic rights and freedoms of Russian citizens. This is stated in the petition, which collected 370 signatures per day.
Relatives of Dagestani resident complain about his kidnapping August 15, 2017 16:46 In Makhachkala, Zaurbeg Musaev, a resident of Dagestan, was kidnapped by armed men at a bus stop. This was reported by relatives of the kidnapped man.
In Gelendzhik, police release one of lezginka dancers August 15, 2017 16:45 After a meeting of the delegation of Circassian activists with officials from the Gelendzhik authorities, law enforcers released one of two arrested lezginka dancers.
Employees of "Georgian Railways" go on hunger strike August 15, 2017 16:21 Today, three employees of the "Georgian Railways" have declared a hunger strike. According to them, the management of the "Georgian Railway" proposed them to move to workplaces 150 kilometres from their houses, and when they refused, they faced warnings of dismissal.
"Sberbank" top manager arrested in Rostov-on-Don August 15, 2017 14:11 Gennady Musienko, the deputy chairman for the "Sberbank" branch in Rostov-on-Don, was taken into custody in a case on fraud. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement agencies. Officials from the "Sberbank" confirmed the detention of Gennady Musienko, but refused to report the details.
Armenia experiences trend of inevitable population decline August 15, 2017 13:54 During 1.5 years, 18,700 residents left Armenia, reported the National Statistic Service. The downward trend in the country's population will continue. This opinion was voiced by experts questioned by the "Caucasian Knot".
Astrakhan investigators confirm arrest of 9 suspected accomplices in killing law enforcers August 15, 2017 13:30 In the case on the killing of road-and-patrol service (known as DPS) inspectors and on the attack on fighters of the National Guard of Russia in Astrakhan, the number of detainees includes a wife of one of the killed defendants. This was reported by investigators.
Two Georgian citizens sentenced for crossing Russian border illegally August 15, 2017 12:02 In Kabardino-Balkaria, the court has sentenced Georgian citizens to more than two years of imprisonment. They were accused of illegally crossing the state border of the Russian Federation.
Tourists evacuated from mountain pass in Georgia August 15, 2017 06:53 Three Ukrainian tourists have failed to independently continue their way through the mountain pass in Svaneti, and rescuers brought them by helicopter to a safe place. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Georgia.
Killers choose deserted place to shell and kill Ingush police officer August 15, 2017 02:42 An Ingush policeman was killed on a section of a road in North Ossetia, which is rarely crowded. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" by a source from the police. According to the source, several versions for motives of the killing are under investigation.
In Kuban, feminists with a child brought to police twice a day August 15, 2017 00:42 In the Krasnodar Territory, a feminist camp has been disrupted, since its organizers were first threatened with reprisals, and then the police detained them twice a day with a minor child. This was reported by the women themselves.
Azerbaijani opposition claims political nature of Ruslan Gara's arrest August 15, 2017 00:04 The court's decision to arrest Ruslan Gara (Garaev), an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), is unreasonable and politically motivated, and therefore it will be challenged. This was reported by the activist's advocate.
Residents of Abkhazia treat victory over Georgia as main achievement in 25 years August 14, 2017 22:24 The main achievements of Abkhazia over the 25 years of its history were the victory in the war against Georgia under President Vladislav Ardzinba and Russia's recognition of the republic's independence under President Sergey Bagapsh. This was stated by the residents of Abkhazia, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
"Chernovik": residents of Dagestani village protest against house demolition August 14, 2017 20:35 Today, about 500 residents of the village of Novaya Shangoda-Shitlib in the Kumtorkalin District of Dagestan have come out to a rally against the disconnection of 18 houses from the gas supply and demolition thereof.
RT TV Channel: Astrakhan woman identifies boy from Baghdad shelter August 14, 2017 18:03 On a video from a Baghdad shelter, an old woman from Astrakhan has recognized her grandson, who was born after the departure of her daughter with husband to Syria, the RT TV Channel reports.
Two lezginka dancers arrested in Gelendzhik (+video) August 14, 2017 17:20 In Gelendzhik, the court arrested for five days two lezginka dancers for petty hooliganism and failure to obey to policemen.
Dagestani and Ingush authorities ignore Moscow's position on film "Matilda" August 14, 2017 16:53 The leaders of Dagestan and Ingushetia, who requested to exclude their republics from a rental certificate for screening of the film "Matilda", followed the example of Ramzan Kadyrov, without being aware of the federal authorities' position on the fate of the film. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" by Russian political analysts.
CTO legal regime lifted in Khunzakh District of Dagestan August 14, 2017 16:40 Law enforcers have lifted the counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime in the village of Orota, where Khadjimurad Gadjiev, the suspected leader of the Khunzakh militant grouping, was killed.