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February 05, 2018 20:52

• Dagestani women demand information about their missing sons

  Fifteen mothers, whose sons had disappeared in Dagestan, have appealed to the acting head of the republic Vladimir Vasiliev and Russian President Vladimir Putin with a demand to investigate the disappearance of their sons.

February 05, 2018 18:05

• Two supporters of "Muslim Unity" arrested in Azerbaijan

  Samir Babaev and Makhir Guliev, activists of the "Muslim Unity", have been arrested in Azerbaijan for illegal drug dealing and disobeying the police.

February 05, 2018 18:01

• Threat of economic crisis advances presidential election in Azerbaijan

  The decision to hold the presidential election in Azerbaijan six months ahead of schedule was caused by the anticipation of an economic crisis and the intention to make use of the situation in Russia, the economist Natig Djafarli and the journalist Khadija Ismayilova believe.

February 05, 2018 16:17

• Chechen authorities announce return of child from Iraq

  In Iraq, a one-year-old girl was found, whose three brothers has been returned to Chechnya, the office of the head and the government of Chechnya has reported. However, public organizations of Chechnya assert that the return of women and children from the Middle East has stalled.

February 05, 2018 14:58

• Dagestani officials detained within embezzlement case

  Abdusamad Gamidov, the head of the government of Dagestan, his deputies and the former minister of education were involved in embezzling the money allocated for the implementation of social programmes, investigators believe. The officials will be delivered to Moscow.

February 05, 2018 09:42

• Law enforcers search houses of Dagestani Prime Minister and his deputies

  FSB agents started searches at the places of Abdusamad Gamidov, the acting government head, and his deputies Shamil Isaev and Rayudin Yusufov. This was reported by sources of the "Chernovik" (Draft) in the law enforcement bodies.

February 05, 2018 09:10

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of January 29-February 4

  Collapse of the ceiling at the "Varketili" metro station in Tbilisi; Volgograd parade in honour of the 75th anniversary of the victory at Stalingrad; detention of the chief architect in Makhachkala; election of the new Mayor in the capital of Adygea; detention in custody of the plenipotentiary of the Governor for the Stavropol territory; inclusion in the US "Kremlin list" of officials and businessmen from the Caucasus, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of January 29-February 4, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

February 05, 2018 02:38

• Relatives of two Makhachkala residents complain of their kidnappings

  Relatives of Ali Umarov and Rasul Tatamgadjiev cannot locate their whereabouts and assume that they had been kidnapped by law enforcers. Officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Dagestan claimed knowing nothing about the young people, advocate Selim Magomedov reported.

February 05, 2018 01:39

• Judokas from regions of Northern Caucasus win two gold medals of European Cup

  At the Judo European Cup held in Bulgaria, Ismail Chasygov from Ingushetia and Georgy Elbakiev from North Ossetia won gold medals.

February 05, 2018 00:40

• On January 29-February 4, 2018, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of January 29-February 4, 2018, no one fell victim to 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 04, 2018 13:21

• Vladikavkaz residents celebrate Gassiev's victory with dancing and shooting

  The victory of boxer Murat Gassiev in the semi-final of the World Boxing Super Series was marked by residents of Vladikavkaz with shooting in the streets and festivities.

February 04, 2018 01:56

• 222 NKR families receive 4000 US dollars each for the birth of fourth child

  The "Tashir" Charitable Fund has granted 4000 US dollars to the families, into which the fourth child was born in 2017.

February 03, 2018 20:39

• Conflict in Volgodonsk lyceum triggers debates in social networks

  The incident in Volgodonsk lyceum No. 16 was reported by pupils' parents, who learned about it from their children. According to their version, during her lesson a female mathematics teacher chastised a girl, who had her hair non-braided, and cut off a strand of girl's hair.

February 03, 2018 14:23

• Female participant of traders' action in Zugdidi detained

  For the fourth day in a row, several dozen people are protesting against the ban to trade near the marketplace in Zugdidi. Today, there were several clashes of traders and policemen; one of the protesting women was taken to the police station.

February 03, 2018 13:27

• Kuban activists report violations before presidential election

  In Krasnodar, an installed campaign banner with the Vladimir Putin's phases violates the electoral legislation. This was stated by Evgeny Vitishko, the leader of the regional branch of the "Yabloko" Party. A Navalny's office in Krasnodar has reported that employees of a local enterprise are being force to come to the presidential election.

February 03, 2018 11:18

• Grozny residents claim being forced to attend rally

  Today, Grozny is hosting a rally within the framework of the all-Russian action "Russia in My Heart". The state servants, funded from the budget, have stated that had received threats of firing for non-participation in the rally; and students told that they had come to the rally under the threat of non-admission to the examination session.

February 03, 2018 10:23

• Gas technician accused of death of three residents of Chechnya

  The criminal case initiated against the employee of the JSC "Chechengaz", accused of negligence, which caused an explosion of domestic gas in a private house and the death of three residents of the Nadterechny District, has been sent to the court.

February 03, 2018 06:43

• Administration head of Krasnosulin District attacked

  Law enforcers are searching for suspects of attacking Nikolai Alshenko, the head of the administration of the Krasnosulin District of the Rostov Region.

February 03, 2018 02:14

• Saakashvili appeals against Tbilisi City Court's verdict

  Mikhail Saakashvili, a former Georgian President, who was convicted of exceeding his powers at pardoning, has fallen victim to political persecution, said his advocate.

February 03, 2018 01:15

• Rights defenders accuse Azeri authorities of cyber attacks on independent media

  The Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) has condemned Azerbaijani authorities for a series of cyber attacks on the accounts of independent mass media and oppositional leaders on the Facebook. On the eve of the upcoming presidential election, the country's leadership seeks to restrict the freedom of self-expression on the Internet, rights defenders have stated.