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February 20, 2018 10:35

• Three residents of Chechnya accused of spreading banned songs

  The cases on posting Timur Mutsuraev's songs, recognized as extremist, in a social network have been transferred to courts, the Prosecutor's Office of Chechnya has stated.

February 20, 2018 10:33

• One man killed by gas explosion in Dagestan

  Today, one man fell victim to a gas explosion that occurred in an apartment building in the village of Endireiaul; he died on the way to the hospital, the Dagestani Ministry of Public Health (MPH) has stated.

February 20, 2018 10:06

• In Yerevan, 14 townspeople evacuated after residential building explosion

  This morning, an explosion occurred in an apartment building in Yerevan. No one was injured, rescuers report.

February 20, 2018 09:08

• Investigators regard terror as a version of Kizlyar attack

  The attack on believers in Kizlyar is investigated under the murder article, but investigators are considering all the versions of the incident, including a terror act.

February 20, 2018 04:18

• Residents of North Ossetia point to problem areas in improvement of cities

  Residents of Vladikavkaz, Alagir, Beslan, and Mozdok identified 10 public areas requiring improvement as part of the programme to create a comfortable urban environment. During the voting in March, residents will choose the entertainment places to be funded this year.

February 20, 2018 00:57

• Grenade found in Georgian church

  Church servants in the Shida Kartli region found a grenade among the icons, next to which was a note asking to forgive the sins.

February 19, 2018 18:21

• Armenian female activists complain about harassments

  The police are investigating the incident with women-activists of the "Apricot Country" at a sitting of the Yerevan Council of Elders that occurred on February 13.

February 19, 2018 18:21

• Political analysts doubt close links of Kizlyar gunman with IS

  The shooter at believers at the Kizlyar church was a "lone wolf", not directly linked with the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization banned in Russia, which has claimed responsibility for the attack, assert the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". Earlier, the IS reported the attack of its supporters on law enforcers only.

February 19, 2018 17:37

• Political immigrants complain about persecutions of their relatives in Azerbaijan

  Azerbaijani activists Tural Sadygly and Ordukhan Temirkhan, living in Europe, have reported detention of their relatives in Azerbaijan. Law enforcers have demanded to influence his son who is criticizing the authorities, said Sadygly's father.

February 19, 2018 09:05

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 12-18

  Investment Forum in Sochi; law enforcers' CTO and shooting of holidaymakers in Dagestan; Saakashvili's deportation from Ukraine to Poland; celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Karabakh liberation movement, – read the review of these events in the Caucasus that happened during the week of February 12-18, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

February 19, 2018 08:59

• Honoured Doctor and Chair of War Veteran Council fell victim to Kizlyar shooter

  Lyudmila Scherbakova, Honoured Doctor of Dagestan, Vera Morgunova, Chair of the War Veteran Council for the Kizlyar District, appeared to be among the people who fell victims to an attack on believers which occurred in Kizlyar on February 18.

February 19, 2018 08:14

• On February 12-18, eight persons perished in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of February 12-18, 2018, eight people were killed and at least four others were wounded 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.

February 19, 2018 05:34

• Azeri and Georgian Judokas win four gold medals at European Championships

  Athletes from Azerbaijan and Georgia have won four gold medals at the Open European Judo Championships held in Austria.

February 19, 2018 03:36

• For the first time this year, IS claims responsibility for an attack in Dagestan

  A shooting of believers in Kizlyar has become the first incident in Dagestan in 2018, the responsibility for which was claimed by the "Islamic State" (IS, banned in Russia), and the 11th incident for the whole period of its existence.

February 19, 2018 02:56

• Kizlyar shooter records a video before attacking people

  An appeal to "brothers around the world" contains a call to commit terror acts.

February 18, 2018 21:32

• Sources treat Kizlyar shooter as IS member

  The man who shelled people in Kizlyar was a member of the "sleeping unit" of the "Islamic State" IS), a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court, sources have stated.

February 18, 2018 20:32

• Law enforcers tell details of Kizlyar shootout

  At the celebration of the "Maslenitsa" (Shrovetide) in Kizlyar, a 23-year-old local resident opened fire at the crowd, investigators report.

February 18, 2018 14:00

• Painter Pavlov-Andreevich holds action in support of Chechen gays

  The action in support of gays of Chechnya was held by Fyodor Pavlov-Andreevich, a painter, in London, by hanging for five hours wrapped in a carpet over the pavement near the Gazelli Art House Gallery.

February 18, 2018 00:57

• Book about ancient Dadivank Monastery presented in NKR

  The "Victoria" Charitable Foundation has presented the book "Dadivank: The Restored Miracle" of the history of the monastery of the same name and the frescoes restored in it.

February 17, 2018 21:56

• Rights defenders criticize inquiry into death of Azerbaijani activist

  The conclusion of the Baku City Prosecutor's Office, which failed to any crime elements in the death case of Mekhman Galandarov, an activist and blogger, at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), has not convince the rights defenders and lawyers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".