Faig Amirov sentenced to imprisonment July 25, 2017 01:41 Faig Amirov, the financial director of the Azerbaijani newspaper "Azadlyg", is found guilty of inciting interreligious hostility and tax evasion.
HRC "Memorial": 13 Chechnya residents from "execution list" detained by law enforcers July 24, 2017 22:58 Power agents have detained 13 residents of Chechnya from the so-called "execution list", published by the Novaya Gazeta in the article on extrajudicial executions. Relatives know nothing about their fate, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports.
Defence calls Alexander Lapshin's extradition impossible before decision on his appeal July 24, 2017 16:45 The extradition of blogger Alexander Lapshin, sentenced for illegal crossing of the Azerbaijani border, will become possible after the court's decision comes into force. Alexander Lapshin has not yet decided whether he will appeal against the verdict. This reported by advocate Eduard Chernin.
Trial of Imam Yaraliev starts July 24, 2017 15:17 The court has begun considering the case of Imam Yaraliev, a former Mayor of Derbent, accused of transferring federal land plots to a municipality.
Chechnya's SAM explains its attitude towards jihad against Israel July 24, 2017 14:04 Residents of Chechnya have considered the Chechen Mufti's appeal to the Israeli authorities with the demand to restore the access for Muslim to the Al-Aqsa Mosque as a readiness for jihad. The head of the Chechen Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) called on the Israeli authorities to peacefully resolve the conflict, the Muftiate explained.
Two persons disappear in Ingushetia July 24, 2017 13:43 20-year-old Ilyas Teboev and 19-year-old Khavzh-Bagaudin Kurtoev, residents of Malgobek, disappeared on July 19. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Ingushetia addressed citizens with a request to help in their search.
Check of wedding spending of Judge Khakhaleva turns into claims to advocate July 24, 2017 13:05 The Board of Judges of the Krasnodar Territory has checked the reports about the expenses for the wedding of the daughter of Judge Elena Khakhaleva and concluded that they "were completely untrue." The actions of the advocate, who had disseminated those reports, should be given a legal evaluation, said Vladimir Kislyak, the Chairman of the Board of Judges.
Balagov's statement about Kabardian identity provokes users of social networks July 24, 2017 12:52 Adyg people have criticized the statement of film director Kantemir Balagov, according to which he does not consider himself to be a Kabardian, although he is a representative of this nationality.
On July 17-23, 2017, there were no victims of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus July 24, 2017 11:46 During the week from July 17 to July 23, 2017, there were no casualties or wounded persons in 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.
Dagestani wrestlers win silver at Surdolympics July 24, 2017 10:52 Four Dagestani judo wrestler-members of the Russian national team took the second place in the team event at the Surdolympics – competition of deaf athletes.
Ramzan Kadyrov accuses rights defenders of creating hype around Chechnya July 24, 2017 09:33 Russian and foreign human rights organizations try to cause an artificial response to the violation of human rights in Chechnya and ignore actual problems. This was stated by the leader of the Chechen Republic.
Christian temple of early Middle Ages discovered in Azerbaijan July 24, 2017 06:29 An Albanian temple of the early Middle Ages has been found in the village of Tulu in the Balakan District.
Fans of "Akhmat" FC report their voluntary arrival in Rostov-on-Don July 24, 2017 00:35 After the victory of the "Akhmat" Football Club (FC) over the "Rostov" FC, fans of the Grozny football team reported that they came to the match voluntarily. They did not chant slogans during the game.
In Tbilisi, Nationalists throw eggs at opponents of "Russian fascism" July 23, 2017 23:36 The rally against xenophobia, organized by the "European Georgia" Party, went without clashes, although supporters of the "March of the Georgians" tried to disrupt the rally and threw eggs and plastic bottles at the activists.
Circassian educational project for schoolchildren finishes in Nalchik July 23, 2017 22:04 During a week, participants of the international educational project "Zhyg shlagyum" in Kabardino-Balkaria were indulging in the Circassian culture in the Kabardian language. Madina Khakuasheva, a co-organizer of the project, and expert Naima Neflyasheva expressed the hope that the project would be continued.
Anazor Arslanuk avoids deportation to Syria July 23, 2017 12:31 Student Anazor Arslanuk left the detention centre for foreign citizens and stateless persons in the Krasnodar Territory and went to Abkhazia. He managed to avoid deportation to Syria due to obtaining the citizenship of Abkhazia. This was reported by his advocate.
In Tbilisi, protestors demand to release journalists arrested in Azerbaijan July 23, 2017 06:19 Azerbaijani activists and journalists living in Georgia have held an action in honour of the National Press Day. They have demanded to release arrested journalists.
Four figurants of "Nardaran case" placed to dungeon July 23, 2017 05:20 Fuad Gakhramanly, Deputy Chairman of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), Talekh Bagirzade, the leader of the "Muslim Unity", and Abbas Guseinov and Ali Nuriev, two other persons sentenced in the "Nardaran case", are placed to a punishment cell.
"Sasna Tsrer" members go on hunger strike in jail July 22, 2017 23:31 They demand to recognize all the persons arrested within the "Sasna Tsrer" case political prisoners and place them into separate cells in the Nubarashen Prison.
Rights defenders see ROC's influence in judicial ban of Jehovah's Witnesses* July 22, 2017 23:08 The ban of religious organizations of Jehovah's Witnesses by the Supreme Court (SC) of the Russian Federation has to do with the increased influence of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), headed by Patriarch Kirill, on the policy of Russian authorities, Lyudmila Alekseeva, the head of the Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG), is convinced.