Three persons killed in shootout in Dagestan February 24, 2015 03:41 One policeman and two alleged attackers were killed near a police post in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan. Another law enforcer was wounded.
Baku residents complain about closed stores and blocked credit cards February 23, 2015 16:06 After the devaluation of the national currency – the manat, credit cards of Baku residents are blocked; and many shops are closed, said Eyub Guseinov, the chairman of the Union of Free Consumers.
Relatives of Avetisyan family demand to meet GPP of Armenia February 23, 2015 15:36 Relatives of the Avetisyan family, massacred in Gyumri, have occupied the office of Raffi Aslanyan, the Public Prosecutor of the Shirak Region, demanding a meeting or a telephone talk with the General Public Prosecutor (GPP) of Armenia. Aslanyan has left his workplace.
Serviceman of Russian military base in Gyumri disappears February 23, 2015 12:48 Arthur Afyan, a contract soldier of the 102nd Russian military base in Gyumri, has disappeared. His whereabouts cannot be established for the third day already.
Today is 71st anniversary of Vainakhs' deportation February 23, 2015 07:56 Today is 71 years after the date of the start of the operation known as "Chechevitsa" (Lentils), which took place during the Stalin's deportation of Chechens and Ingushes. Chechen authorities will not hold any official commemoration of deportation victims.
Life-long prisoners of Gldani Prison ready to start dry hunger strike February 23, 2015 06:48 The health status of hunger-strikers in Gldani Prison is deteriorating, while authorities pay no attention to their demands, their relatives assert. The Georgian legislation on amnesty and pardon violates the rights of life convicts, said some NGO activists.
Residents of Chechnya report departure of young people to underground February 23, 2015 05:50 A resident of the settlement of Stary in Grozny has reported that in early February two young men left the settlement to join the underground.
On February 16-22, no victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were registered February 23, 2015 04:40 During the week from February 16 to February 22, 2015, the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus brought no victims. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Jamil Hasanli's daughter sentenced to 1.5 years in prison in Baku February 23, 2015 02:41 In Azerbaijan, Gyunel Hasanli, the daughter of Jamil Hasanli, the leader of the oppositional National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF), has been sentenced to 1.5 years in prison on charges of committing a traffic accident.
Ruslan Kutaev left to serve his sentence in Chechnya February 22, 2015 22:06 Ruslan Kutaev, the head of the Assembly of North-Caucasian Nations, sentenced to prison, is serving his term in the Chernokozovo colony in the Naur District of Chechnya.
Gadjimurad Omarov leaves Dagestan after beating February 22, 2015 16:49 Gadjimurad Omarov, the chairman of the regional branch of the "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" (Fair Russia) Party, who was attacked and beaten in Dagestan has left for Moscow via Chechnya.
Colony inmates in KBR go on hunger strike, relatives assert February 22, 2015 02:32 250 inmates kept in a high security colony in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) have gone on a hunger strike in protest against the inhuman treatment of two inmates, their relatives report. However, the colony bosses state that the information about the hunger strike is false.
"Antimaidan" action held in Sochi February 21, 2015 22:44 In Sochi, about 50 people took part in the all-Russian "Antimaidan" campaign. They came up with posters reading: "It's time to drive fifth column away!", "Let's give powers to head of state!" and "Let's support Putin's policy!", the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Leader of regional branch of "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" beaten up in Makhachkala February 21, 2015 18:12 Today, Gadjimurad Omarov, the head of the regional branch of the "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" (Fair Russia) Party, was beaten up in Makhachkala.
Hanged detainee found in IVS of Rostov Regional MIA February 21, 2015 15:38 Today, a man, suspected of committing a grave crime, was found hanged in the temporary detention facility (known as IVS) of the MIA of the Rostov Region.
CBA makes sharp devaluation of national currency February 21, 2015 14:10 Today, the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) has set the official exchange rate of 1.05 manats for 1 US dollar, against 0.78 manats for 1 US dollar on February 20. The CBA's decision will tell on the real incomes of the population, Azerbaijani experts assert.
Baku: session on case of journalist Khadija Ismayilova was held in Baku in camera February 21, 2015 12:43 The court session on the lawsuit lodged by the former opposition activist Elman Turkoglu (Gasanov) against the journalist Khadija Ismayilova was held behind closed doors in the Baku SIZO (pre-trial prison). The claimant demanded to find Khadija guilty of libel.
Five out of 42 Gldani hunger-strikers taken under continuous medical monitoring February 21, 2015 12:35 The hunger strike of 42 life prisoners continues in Gldani Prison in Georgia. Five of them are under continuous medical monitoring.
Grozny residents report detentions of young people during Melikov's visit February 21, 2015 11:45 Power agents conducted mass detentions of young people in central Grozny at the background of the visit to the city of Sergey Melikov, the Russian presidential envoy to the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), townspeople have reported. In his turn, the spokesman of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) said that the actions were not massive.
Resident of Grozny Said Mazhaev released after reconsideration of his case February 21, 2015 10:09 The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has reconsidered the verdict to Said Mazhaev, who was convicted for participation in the war in Syria, and reduced his prison term from two years down to eight months, which he has already served in the SIZO (pre-trial prison).