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February 14, 2015 20:03

• Two hunger-strikers in Novolak District of Dagestan receive health care

  The health status of two women – Zumrud Gazieva and Salikhat Bagirchaeva – who are hunger-striking in the village of Shushiya, Novolak District of Dagestan, has deteriorated because of increased blood tension; doctors gave emergency care to them.

February 14, 2015 18:41

• Head of Derbent administration resigns

  Mavsum Ragimov has left the post of head of the administration of the city of Derbent by submitting his resignation application. Azad Ragimov was appointed to be the acting head of the administration.

February 14, 2015 16:26

• NKR's MoD accuses Azerbaijan of 1200 shootings during the week

  As reported by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), on February 8-14, Azerbaijan violated the ceasefire in the Karabakh conflict zone for more than 1200 times.

February 14, 2015 15:51

• CTO regime lifted in Derbent and Tabasaran Districts of Dagestan

  Today, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime has been cancelled in the Derbent and Tabasaran Districts of Dagestan; it was in force there since February 4.

February 14, 2015 15:29

• Keeping Khaiser Dzhemilev in Krasnodar SIZO violates his rights, says the defence

  As stated by Nikolai Polozov, the advocate of Khaiser Dzhemilev, the detention of his client, who is a Ukrainian citizen and a son of Mustafa Dzhemilev, the leader of Crimean Tatars, in the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of Krasnodar, and the consideration of his case by Russian investigative and judicial authorities violate the legal norms of the Russian Federation and the European Convention.

February 14, 2015 10:20

• To solve housing problems of Gyumri, the city must have special status, says its Mayor

  The housing problems of the Armenian city of Gyumri, which was severely damaged in 1988 by the Spitak earthquake, still remain unresolved. Samvel Balasanyan, the Mayor, said that in order to solve them, Gyumri should be awarded a special status that assumes special funding.

February 14, 2015 08:46

• Residents of Untsukul District complain about frequent power outages

  From the beginning of 2015, the population of the Untsukul District of Dagestan is regularly suffering from electric power outages, which result, as locals report, in broken domestic appliances in many households. The district division of the city department of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) said that they have received no complaints on the matter.

February 14, 2015 07:41

• Appearance of graffiti with IS symbols in Chechnya is a sign of protest moods, experts say

  The appearance of jihadist symbols in Chechnya is a form of protest, said the experts questioned by the "Caucasian Knot", who believe that local youth was involved in drawing the graffiti.

February 14, 2015 05:23

• Chechnya conducts large-scale raids aimed to collect debts for utility services

  Communal officials and court marshals of Chechnya are conducting large-scale raids with the aim to collect debts for utility services. Locals say about frequent visits of communal officials to their homes.

February 14, 2015 00:42

• Book "The Armenian Genocide. A Complete History" published in Russia

  Russia has published, for the first time in the Russian language the book of the French historian of Armenian origin Raymond Kevorkian "The Armenian Genocide. A Complete History". The book is a comprehensive study covering over nine hundred pages.

February 13, 2015 23:18

• Yakhya Belkhoroev associates search in his house with his nephew's case

  Yakhya Belkhoroev, a member of the Ingush Parliament, has reported that, according to the resolution presented by law enforcers, a searched of his house is connected with the investigation into the case against his nephew Abdul Belkhoroev.

February 13, 2015 19:59

• Six natives of Chechnya arrested in France on terrorism charges, Le Figaro reports

  Six natives of Chechnya, detained in Paris on charges of involvement in recruiting militants for the warfare in Syria, have been arrested in France, the Le Figaro has reported.

February 13, 2015 18:38

• Court in Stavropol extends custody of accused recruiters of militants

  The court in Stavropol has extended the custody of Magomed Aliev and five other persons accused in promoting terrorism until April 13.

February 13, 2015 14:48

• Case on terror act in Pyatigorsk sent to court

  The case against six residents of Dagestan, accused of involvement in the terror act in Pyatigorsk in December 2013, has been sent to the court.

February 13, 2015 13:13

• Investigators confirm initiation of criminal case against Mayor of Derbent

  The Investigating Department (ID) for Dagestan of the ICRF has confirmed the initiation of a criminal case against Imam Yaraliev, the head of Derbent; however, no charges have been presented to him yet.

February 13, 2015 12:47

• Chechen power agents detain three young men on suspicion of drawing militants' symbols

  Three young men were detained in the Chechen village of Tsentaroy on suspicion of painting the flag used by militants of the "Islamic State" of the wall of one of the buildings, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

February 13, 2015 09:47

• Grozny residents report detentions of young men with beards in public transport

  On February 12, in Grozny, employees of law enforcement bodies detained and took to some unknown place three young men with beards and shaved-off moustaches. Eyewitnesses reported that the young men were taken away from a regular bus.

February 13, 2015 09:07

• IED components found in the car of man killed in KBR

  The man who was killed near the city of Nartkala at night on February 12 was identified as a 35-year-old resident of Nalchik. In his car, components of an improvised explosive device (IED), stuffed with dowels, were found by policemen.

February 13, 2015 06:44

• In February, foodstuff prices in Southern Russia went up by 20%

  Residents of the Southern Federal and North-Caucasian Federal Districts (SFD and NCFD) complain about the continuing rise in food prices. According to the territorial statistical bodies and the Department of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), in February, the prices for certain food groups went up by 6-20%.

February 13, 2015 05:16

• NKR's govt allocates 187.2 million drams for protection of historical monuments

  On February 12, it was announced at the sitting of the government of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) that the 2015 state budget has allotted 187.2 million drams (1 US dollar = 470 drams) for searching, researching and protecting historical monuments.