Number of Nardaran casualties is seven already November 28, 2015 15:35 Farakhim Bunyatov, a resident of the Azerbaijani settlement of Nardaran, who was taken to hospital as a result of clashes with the police, has died.
Coordinator of truckers' protest action in Volgograd announces provocation November 28, 2015 13:47 Unidentified persons have punctured a tire of the car belonging to Alexei Ulyanov, a coordinator of the protest action of truck drivers in Volgograd. The activist associates the incident with the fact that he was going to go to Moscow to support the protest action of truck drivers.
Village of Bachi-Yurt cordoned off, residents of Chechnya report November 28, 2015 12:46 In the Chechen village of Bachi-Yurt, law enforcers are searching for a person, who set fire to a banner with a portrait of one of the family members of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. This was reported by local residents. According to them, the village has been blocked by armed men from all sides.
Detained Nardaran residents arrested for four months November 28, 2015 12:03 In Azerbaijan, 14 local residents detained in Nardaran face the pre-trial restriction measure in the form of arrest for the period of four months. This was reported on November 28 by the website "Trend" with reference to a source from the law enforcement bodies of Azerbaijan.
Truckers' protests and conflicts over Salafi mosques deteriorate situation in Dagestan, experts report November 28, 2015 11:05 The situation in Dagestan is being exacerbated because of the social, economic and religious conflicts. This was announced by participants of a roundtable held in Moscow. The introduction of additional tolls for the use of federal highways has struck truckers of Dagestan; the conflict over the change of the Imams of the Salafi mosques threatens with radicalization of young people; and the ideological struggle against the "Islamic State" (IS) is not convincing enough. This opinion was expressed by experts, who visited Dagestan.
Georgian experts treat video message of IS fighters as staged November 28, 2015 09:27 A video message of fighters of the "Islamic State" (IS) with threats against Georgia raises a number of questions, including a question of its authenticity. This opinion was expressed by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Dunja Mijatovic condemns attack on journalists in Nardaran November 28, 2015 03:21 Dunja Mijatovic, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, has demanded from the Azerbaijani authorities to investigate the attack on journalists, who highlighted the events in Nardaran.
In Kuban, seven staff members of juvenile correctional colony arrested November 27, 2015 23:59 The Belorechensk District Court has arrested for two months seven staff members of a juvenile correctional colony in the case of severe beating of prisoners.
Chechen authorities order policemen to read prayers November 27, 2015 20:35 The Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has obliged every employee to read 300,000 short prayers "Salavat" before this year's birthday of Prophet Muhammad.
Volgograd communists support truckers' demands November 27, 2015 19:46 At their rally dedicated to the anniversary of the start of Soviet counterattack at Stalingrad during WW II, communists demanded to cancel the "Platon" system.
ASF Commander: place of filming Su-24 was controlled by militants from Caucasus November 27, 2015 19:32 Natives of Northern Caucasus and former Soviet republics control the territory, from which they made video filming the attack on the Russian Su-24 bomber, shot down by a Turkish fighter on November 24, said Victor Bondarev, the Commander of the Aerospace Forces (ASF) of Russia.
Director of Turkish madrasa detained in Derbent November 27, 2015 16:44 In Dagestan, the police have searched the madrasa of the religious non-governmental fund "Suleimandji". Law enforcers report about confiscation of DVDs with videos of the "Islamic State" (IS) and "Imarat Kavkaz" from the madrasa.
Two members of "Muslim Unity" detained in Ganja November 27, 2015 16:05 Two supporters of the movement "Muslim Unity" have been detained today in Ganja on suspicion of illegal possession of drugs and weapons, and rendering resistance to the police, the MIA of Azerbaijan reports today.
HRC takes control over inquiry into teenager's death in Kuban colony November 27, 2015 14:52 The investigation into the incident at the Belorechenskaya Educational Colony, where as a result of beatings one inmate died and six others were injured, has been brought under control of the Public Oversight Commission (POC) and the Human Rights Council (HRC) under Russian President.
Nardaran residents report on stabilization of situation in their village November 27, 2015 11:41 The protests in the Azerbaijani village of Nardaran, where members of a group of believers and policemen had been killed in clashes, were stopped. However, the police continue to control the entrances to the village, and the local residents have not yet removed the barricades built.
In USA, Fund raises more than 10 million US dollars for residents of Nagorno-Karabakh November 27, 2015 11:04 In Los Angeles, the "Hayastan" All-Armenian Fund (Armenia) has completed the annual telethon, during which activists were raising the funds to provide housing for families of Nagorno-Karabakh with five or more children.
In Karachay-Cherkessia, man killed in shootout with police November 27, 2015 10:29 In the morning, policemen were attacked 5 km from the village of Uchkeken of the Malokarachay District. According to law enforcers, the policemen tried to stop a car and were shelled from it.
PACE Committee urges Armenia to ensure access to water for residents of Azerbaijani frontline areas November 27, 2015 06:53 The PACE Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development has approved the draft resolution, which calls on the Armenian authorities to stop using the water resources "as a tool of political influence." This was reported by the message posted on the PACE's website on November 26.
Believers report on seizure of books from mosque in Kotrov Street November 27, 2015 05:28 In Makhachkala, law enforcers have seized books from the mosque in Kotrov Street, where the Imam was replaced by the decision of the Dagestani Muftiyat. Meanwhile, the believers claim that no extremist literature was stored at the mosque.
Nardaran residents erect barricades at entrances to the village (+video) November 26, 2015 18:52 Tonight, Residents of Nardaran gathered for a spontaneous rally in Imam Hussein Square in the centre of the village, one of the locals told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. They start to erect barricades and demand to release their fellow villagers detained by power agents.