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December 23, 2017 13:13

• Armenian Transport Minister refuses to revoke draft ban on right-hand drive

  On December 22, Vahan Martirosyan, the Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technologies of Armenia, met a group of activists of the "Right-Hand Drive" initiative group. The activists suggested him to revoke the draft decision on the ban of right-hand drive cars and set up a commission to study all the problems of driving right-hand cars in Armenia, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

December 23, 2017 06:42

• In Dagestan, villagers demand to close oil refinery

  A rally against the oil refinery was held in the village of Berikei in the Derbent District. More than 800 people took part in the action. The claims against the operation of the plant were also voiced by residents of the neighbouring village of Djemikent, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

December 23, 2017 05:40

• IRFS accuses Azerbaijani authorities of toughening control over Internet

  The Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) has condemned the decisions in the cases against Aziz Orudjev, the executive director of the "Kanal-13" TV Channel, and blogger Mekhman Guseinov. The IRFS has come to the conclusion that overall pressure against the independent media of Azerbaijan is accompanied by tightening of the authorities' control over the Internet.

December 23, 2017 01:27

• "Right-Hand-Drive" activists hold protest motor rally in Yerevan

  In Yerevan, participants of a motor rally have demanded to withdraw the bill to ban import of right-hand-drive cars to Armenia.

December 22, 2017 21:14

• Court releases journalist detained in Makhachkala

  The Sovietsky District Court of Makhachkala has returned the case of journalist Idris Yusupov, who was detained on charges of disobedience to law enforcers, back to the police to correct the deficiencies.

December 22, 2017 20:43

• Police treat attack on Caucasian Knot correspondent as 'slight health damage'

  A criminal case has been opened on the fact of an armed attack on Vyacheslav Prudnikov, a "Caucasian Knot" journalist, under Article 115 "Deliberate infliction of slight health damage" of the Russian Criminal Code. All night long a policeman was on duty in Prudnikov's hospital ward.

December 22, 2017 18:00

• Historians announce reissue of eight-volume publication on Caucasian War

  On December 19, the Moscow International University of International Relations (known as MGIMO) hosted a scientific and practical seminar on the topic "Nikolai Fyodorovich Dubrovin – a Classic of Russian Caucasus Studies" dedicated to the historian's jubilee. December 8 is the 180th anniversary of his birth.

December 22, 2017 17:52

• Police detain journalist near mosque in Makhachkala

  Today, Idris Yusupov, a correspondent of the Dagestani newspaper "Novoe Delo", has been brought to the ROVD (District Interior Division) after he recorded on video raids by law enforcers near a Salafi mosque. He was accused of disobeying the demands of policemen, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) explained.

December 22, 2017 15:37

• British Foreign Secretary speaks out in defence of Chechen gays

  Today, after a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has drawn attention to the problem of persecution of LGBT community members in Chechnya.

December 22, 2017 12:36

• Suspected terrorist detained on border with Georgia

  On December 21, at the checkpoint "Verkhny Lars" in North Ossetia, border guards detained a foreigner suspected of involvement in terrorist activities.

December 22, 2017 12:20

• Source reports eviction of Isa Yamadaev's family

  The eviction of Isa Yamadaev's family members was accompanied by beatings, a source from the "Rosbalt" reports.

December 22, 2017 10:18

• US sanctions strengthen Ramzan Kadyrov's loyalty to Kremlin

  The inclusion of the Chechen leader in the Magnitsky List will not inflict any damage if Ramzan Kadyrov is not going to visit the United States. Meanwhile, Russian politicians use their inclusion in the sanctions list as an indicator of their loyalty to the Kremlin. This opinion was voiced by the experts questioned by the "Caucasian Knot".

December 22, 2017 06:30

• Migrants detained in Sochi complain of extremely bad custody conditions

  In Sochi, courts pronounced decisions to deport from the country 14 people, citizens of Uzbekistan and Ukraine. However, instead of sending them to a special detention centre, the migrants were left in the unsuitable premises of the court marshal service, with no shower and no toilet. The detainees also do not get food, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

December 22, 2017 04:07

• In Nalchik, philologists demand more hours for Kabardian language in schools

  On December 21, the Kabardino-Balkarian State University (KBSU) hosted a scientific and practical seminar of teachers of the Kabardian language and literature. The event was attended by specialists, philologists, teachers, students of the KBSU's Philological Department, and NGO activists. This was reported by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent who attended the event.

December 22, 2017 00:34

• Caucasians expelled from university after student's public apology

  The Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Service has expelled five students, who forced another student to apologize for his words about Caucasian girls, a university source has stated.

December 21, 2017 22:10

• Georgian communists install Stalin's bust in Gori

  Participants in the rally in Gori have marked the 138th birthday of Joseph Stalin by the opening of his plaster bust in the central square of the city.

December 21, 2017 21:10

• Law enforcers report on passport checks in Gudermes

  Today, in the city of Gudermes, policemen were searching for persons from the wanted list, the spokesman of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Chechnya has stated.

December 21, 2017 20:19

• "Caucasian Knot" correspondent wounded in armed attack

  Vyacheslav Prudnikov, a journalist of the "Caucasian Knot", received gunshot wounds at an armed attack in the Rostov Region. He was operated on, and associates the attack with his professional work for the "Caucasian Knot".

December 21, 2017 18:15

• "Rosbalt": Kadyrov's fighters assault houses of Yamadaev family

  400 fighters of a unit controlled by Ramzan Kadyrov assault the Yamadaev family's house in Gudermes, the "Rosbalt" reports.

December 21, 2017 16:34

• Explosion threat at Baku railway station appears to be false

  The Baku railway station, closed today for verification after a report on a bomb, has resumed its usual work.