Explosion threat at Baku railway station appears to be false December 21, 2017 16:34 The Baku railway station, closed today for verification after a report on a bomb, has resumed its usual work.
Authorities explain appointment of Kadyrov as chief of Grozny police December 21, 2017 14:25 Junior Lieutenant Khas-Magomed Kadyrov, appointed in November the chief of the Grozny Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), "put an end to the drug business in Chechnya" when he headed the Drugs Control Department. This has been stated today by Zhambulat Umarov, Chechen Minister for National Policy.
US journalists denied access to Kuban parliament December 21, 2017 13:48 Today, delegates of the Legislative Assembly for the Krasnodar Territory have unanimously voted to ban journalists of US editions recognized as foreign agents from attending sessions of the Krasnodar Legislative Assembly.
Court re-dismisses Igor Stenin's appeal December 21, 2017 12:47 Today, after the General Prosecutor's Office request, the Court of the Astrakhan Region has once again considered the complaints filed by advocates of activist Igor Stenin. The verdict to the activist has been upheld. The court hearing has taken place against the background of a picket in defence of Igor Stenin.
ICRF refutes information about IED at place of special operation in Stavropol December 21, 2017 11:35 On December 20, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) reported the information about an explosive device found in an apartment of a suspected killed in the Stavropol special operation is false.
Three-year-old Dagestani girl returned from Middle East December 21, 2017 08:35 On December 20, the child found in Iraq, whose parents had perished, was brought to Grozny and handed over to her relatives.
Victor Chirikov goes on hunger strike at IVS December 21, 2017 06:50 Victor Chirikov, a Krasnodar activist, was detained at his home in the village of Poltavskaya on December 19. A court in Krasnodar found him guilty of non-obeying policemen and arrested him for five days. At the temporary detention facility (known as IVS), he went on a hunger strike.
Ruslan Kutaev: I will return to Russian politics December 21, 2017 03:46 Ruslan Kutaev, the head of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations, who has liberated from colony in Chechnya, said he was not afraid of persecutions and intended to get back into Russian political life after the expiry of the term of his administrative supervision.
Journalists see links of CTOs in Stavropol and Zelenchukskaya December 21, 2017 00:17 The murder of the man who triggered an explosion in Stavropol, reports on explosion threats in the city and the counterterrorist operation (CTO) in Karachay-Cherkessia are linked, said Vasily Balditsyn, the Chairman of the Union of Journalists of the Stavropol Territory.
Astrakhan activists hold pickets on FSB Day December 20, 2017 22:36 In front of the FSB building in Astrakhan, activists have held two solo pickets demanding to stop politically motivated persecutions and respect the Constitution's article on the freedom of assembly.
USA put Kadyrov on sanctions list December 20, 2017 20:47 The US Department of the Treasury has put Ramzan Kadyrov on the "Magnitsky" sanctions list, calling him responsible for extrajudicial executions, torture and other human rights violations in Chechnya.
Journalist Khadija Ismayilova banished from premiere performance in Baku December 20, 2017 17:55 Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova reported she had to leave the Baku theatre building after the threats to cancel the performance if she stayed among spectators.
Prosecutor's Office asks to close mosque in Chontaul December 20, 2017 17:26 In Dagestan, the Prosecutor's Office has claimed that extremist books are being kept in a mosque building in the Chontaul village and filed a lawsuit to court with a request to close the mosque.
Law enforcers detain alcohol buyers, Grozny residents report December 20, 2017 15:46 In the morning on December 17, in Grozny, law enforcers detained at a supermarket exit two men who had just bought several bottles of beer and vodka and took them away to the city. This has been told today to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Murad, who witnessed an incident.
Chechen law enforcers: missing schoolboy not involved in terrorist activities December 20, 2017 13:26 A teenager is wanted as a disappeared person, and the information about his involvement in preparation of terror acts was published by mistake, the law enforcement bodies explained to the schoolboy's relatives.
Political prisoner Ruslan Kutaev released from Chechen penal colony December 20, 2017 11:57 Today, Ruslan Kutaev, the chair of the Assembly of the Peoples of the Caucasus, has been released from a penal colony in Chechnya. This has been reported by one of the convict's relatives.
IED found after CTO in Stavropol December 20, 2017 11:04 An improvised explosive device (IED) has been found in an apartment rented by a suspect killed in the counterterrorist operation (CTO) conducted in Stavropol.
Rights defenders: France starts extraditing natives of Caucasus without trials December 20, 2017 09:30 In 2017, France has dramatically changed its attitude towards people from Chechnya requesting political refuge. Sasha Koulaeva, the head of Eastern Europe-Central Asia Desk at the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), reported about 10 people from Chechnya who face extradition only for suspicion of being involved in radical groupings.
OSCE Representative on Media Freedom calls on Baku to stop harassing journalists December 20, 2017 06:13 Harlem Désir, the OSCE Representative on Media Freedom, has called on the Azerbaijani authorities to reconsider the verdict to Aziz Orudjev, the executive director of the "Kanal-13" TV Channel.
One person killed in CTO after explosion in a high-rise building in Stavropol December 20, 2017 05:41 Tonight, the tenants of the apartment building in the south-western area of Stavropol were evacuated after an explosion that occurred in one of the apartments.