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September 26, 2017 13:00

• In Stavropol Territory, two persons killed by submachine gun fire

  In the Stavropol Territory, a resident of the Shpakovsky District shelled three persons from a submachine gun. Of them, two were killed, and one was hospitalized. This has been reported today by investigators.

September 26, 2017 12:57

• Court cancels dismissal of two activists in Azerbaijan

  On September 25, the Court recognized the orders to dismiss teachers Aflatun and Ulker Akhmedli as illegal and obliged employers to pay salaries to the opposition activists for the period after their dismissal.

September 26, 2017 10:27

• A soldier killed in Syria buried in Chechnya

  On September 25, soldier Magomed Terbulatov, who served in a military police unit and who was killed in Syria, was buried in the Nadterechny District of Chechnya.

September 26, 2017 09:28

• Reports on bomb threats in Grozny buildings proved to be false

  On September 25, evacuation of people from buildings of the Chechen capital after bomb threat calls was carried out in a calm environment, the police report. Combat engineers checked all the buildings from which people were evacuated. However, they did not find any explosive devices.

September 26, 2017 05:42

• In case of IAF in Karachay-Cherkessia, defendant complains about torture

  The North-Caucasian District Military Court continues hearings in the case on creation of a sabotage-terrorist grouping in Karachay-Cherkessia. At the trial, defendant Lilit Khozieva spoke about her relations with Amir, the circumstances of a search in her home, and the pressure put on her by law enforcers.

September 26, 2017 03:42

• Zelimkhan Bakaev fails getting in touch with his friends after video message (+video)

  Friends of Chechen singer Zelimkhan Bakaev have told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that they did not succeed in contacting the singer within a day after the appearance of the video in which he reported his stay in Germany.

September 26, 2017 02:39

• Initiative group members claim threat to Ruslan Gvashev's life

  Activists of Abkhaz NGOs are preparing a rally in support of Ruslan Gvashev. He is ready to die and runs consciously to that. This was reported by David Dasaniya, the leader of the project "The Caucasus is our common case".

September 25, 2017 20:51

• Bakaev's friends and rights defenders treat his video appeal as staged

  The video, in which the Chechen singer Zelimkhan Bakaev confesses that he is in Germany, is badly directed and poorly staged, Bakaev's acquaintances and rights defenders Svetlana Gannushkina and Tatiana Lokshina told the "Caucasian Knot".

September 25, 2017 19:35

• In Grozny, Mayoralty and business centres evacuated after bomb threat calls

  In the centre of the Chechen capital, people have been evacuated from several buildings because of anonymous calls about bomb threat.

September 25, 2017 19:08

• Circassian activists draw court’s attention to violations of Gvashev's rights

  Today, on September 25, the public organization "Zhyegu" (Hearth) has addressed the Chair of the Krasnodar Territorial Court. The authors of the appeal note that they are "outraged by Ruslan Gvashev's prosecution and categorically disagree with the court's judgement."

September 25, 2017 17:43

• Sources: Dokku Umarov's body found in Ingushetia

  Remains of a human body supposedly belonging to Dokku Umarov, the leader of the "Imarat Kavkaz"*, were found in mountains of Ingushetia and brought to Moscow for examination. This has been reported today by sources from the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

September 25, 2017 15:10

• Tbilisi University students demand to return dismissed lecturers

  Today, students of the Ilia State University have gathered in front of the university building to protest against the decision to terminate contracts with some lecturers.

September 25, 2017 13:02

• ReAl movement announces its transformation into a party

  In Azerbaijan, the civil movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl) has officially announced its transformation into a political party. The first constituent congress of the new political organization is scheduled for October 29.

September 25, 2017 10:40

• Akhmed Akhmedov detained by Dagestani law enforcers

  Today, advocate Israfil Gadadov has found out that Akhmed Akhmedov, a specialist for Islamic medicine, is being kept at the ROVD (District Interior Division) for the Kirov District of Makhachkala. According to him, he learned the above fact from policemen at a ROVD checkpoint. However, the advocate himself was not able to see his client, since the policemen did not allow him to visit Akhmed Akhmedov.

September 25, 2017 09:54

• Rights defenders call on to investigate kidnapping of a Chechen militant's son

  Four out of five relatives of Abbas Kuzhulov, sentenced for involvement in the armed underground and killed in Chechnya on September 21, are released after kidnapping. However, the whereabouts of an Abbas Kuzhulov's son still remain unknown. This was reported in the rights defenders' collective statement released in a social network.

September 25, 2017 09:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of September 18-24

  Mass evacuations in seven southern cities after reports about mined buildings; rally in Baku with a demand to investigate reports about bribery by ruling elite of European lobbyists; refusal to pardon the former Makhachkala Mayor Said Amirov, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of September 18-24, 2017, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

September 25, 2017 08:08

• On September 18-24, 2017, seven persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of September 18-24, 2017, seven persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, two were killed and five others were wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

September 25, 2017 03:47

• Akhmed Akhmedov, specialist in Islamic medicine, disappears in Dagestan

  43-year-old Akhmed Akhmedov, well-known in Dagestan as a specialist in Islamic medicine as "Doctor Akhmad", stopped contacting his relatives and friends in the afternoon on September 24.

September 25, 2017 00:49

• Over 5000 people come to festival "Ayran Feast" in Karachay-Cherkessia

  On September 23, the tourist complex "Medovye Vodopady" (Honey Falls) held the 6th International Festival of Karachay and Balkar Culture "Ayran Feast on Honey Falls".

September 24, 2017 23:50

• Zelimkhan Bakaev's video message posted on Internet

  Today, a video has been posted on the Internet, in which Chechen singer Zelimkhan Bakaev admits he stays in Germany and invites his friend from Holland to come to his place.