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November 18, 2014 22:13

• Azerbaijan: advocates of Intigam Aliev seek for his medical examination

  After they met today their client at the Baku SIZO-1 (pre-trial prison), the advocates of the rights defender Intigam Aliev have decided to petition about his medical examination. They explained that the measure of his freedom restriction may be softened for medical reasons, confirmed by an examination.

November 18, 2014 21:31

• ICRF received appeal of investigating Akhmednabiyev's murder from 31 human rights organizations from 17 countries

  Human rights organizations from 17 countries of the world demand to investigate the murder of the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev at the federal level, by delivering the case to the Chief Department of the Investigating Committee of the Russian federation (ICRF).

November 18, 2014 21:31

• Resident of Karabudakhkent Tata Lezhbedinov confesses of aiding militants

  In Dagestan, Tata Lezhbedinov, a 56-year-old Karabudakhkent, accused of aiding members of illegal armed formations (IAFs), has admitted his guilt. According to his advocate, his assistance was in providing shelter to armed persons in 2011 at the request of one of his relatives.

November 18, 2014 19:27

• Karabakh War veterans blame Armenia's foreign policy for deterioration of situation in NKR

  The incident with the helicopter in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) occurred because of the wrong foreign policy of Armenia: after the country's accession the Euro-Asian Economic Union (EAEU), its position have weakened, which caused such actions of the Azerbaijani party, believes Vahan Badasyan, an MP of the National Assembly of the NKR.

November 18, 2014 16:55

• OSCE observers refuse to inspect the helicopter crash place in Karabakh conflict zone

  On Wednesday, November 19, the monitoring tour conducted by the OSCE mission on the troops contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh passed without incidents, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).

November 18, 2014 15:21

• MC of Chechnya refutes information about sending conscripts to Far East

  The information about sending 100 recruits from Chechnya for taking service in the Pacific Fleet is untrue, the Military Commissariat (MC) told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

November 18, 2014 15:01

• Court session on appeal against recognition of "Don Women" Union as foreign agent postponed

  The Zamoskvoretskiy Court of Moscow has postponed the consideration of the appeal against the placement of the "Don Women" Union on the Registry of Foreign Agents until December 9, because of the absent of a number of documents.

November 18, 2014 14:20

• Man suspected of killing his daughter detained in Dagestan

  On November 17, in Dagestan, a 54-year-old resident of Makhachkala was detained. He is suspected of killing his 21-year-old daughter.

November 18, 2014 13:40

• Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova claims authorities obstruct her participation in US events

  Khadija Ismayilova, an employee of the Azerbaijani service of Radio Liberty, could not leave the country for taking part in the hearing of the Helsinki Commission of the US Congress, as she received no answer to her request addressed to the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO).

November 18, 2014 08:33

• Two power agents wounded in special operation in Sunzha District of Chechnya

  Two power agents were wounded during a special operation conducted in the Sunzha District of Chechnya. The bodies of all those killed in the operation have been identified, said a law enforcement source.

November 18, 2014 04:18

• Residents of Vremenny complain about protraction of their resettlement

  Making decision on resettlement of the residents who have left their settlement of Vremenny in Dagestan and setting up a tent camp for them is protracted, residents have complained.

November 17, 2014 23:16

• Over 300 participants came to World Theatre Congress in Yerevan

  The capital of Armenia has launched 34th World Congress of the International Theatre Institute under the UNESCO under the motto: "New Voices and New Spectators: Time for Dialogue." It is attended by more than 300 delegates from Asia, Europe, America and Africa.

November 17, 2014 22:18

• Employees of "Flowers of Life" Centre in Makhachkala report new policemen's effort to prevent their work

  As reported by the "Caucasian Knot", on November 15 the head of the Centre said that employees of the Sovietskiy ROVD (District Interior Division) of Makhachkala tried to prevent the opening of the institution.

November 17, 2014 20:19

• Director of Makhachkala marketplace wounded at kidnapping attempt

  Gamid Gamidov, Director of the "Eastern Marketplace" in Makhachkala was wounded when resisting his kidnappers, said an investigator. In grave condition, Gamidov is now at the intensive care unit of the Republic's Clinical Hospital.

November 17, 2014 16:54

• Main Karaman hunger-strikers replaced

  On Monday, six out of seven hunger-strikers in Karaman quitted the action and were replaced by other six persons – residents of the settlements of Tarki, Kyakhulai and Alburikent. The seventh protester of the action that began on November 10 – the pensioner Ibragim Magomedov – refused to stop the hunger strike.

November 17, 2014 15:37

• In Sunzha District of Chechnya power agents search helpers of militants killed in special operation

  As reported by a source from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Chechnya, in the area of the administrative border of Chechnya and Ingushetia, where four suspected militants were killed during a special operation, power agents continue searching for members of the armed underground.

November 17, 2014 15:29

• Moscow court extends Nasrutdinov's arrest until January 19

  As announced by the press service of the Lefortovo Moscow Court, the arrest of Magomedgusen Nasrutdinov, the former Deputy Prime Minister of Dagestan, accused of a fraud was extended until January 19, 2015.

November 17, 2014 14:42

• EU moves to second stage of negotiating visa-free regime with Georgia

  The foreign ministers of the European Union (EU) have recognized the implementation by Georgia of the first stage of visa liberalization and supported the transition to the second stage of negotiations about visa abolition, says the communiqué of the European Council on Foreign Affairs.

November 17, 2014 12:04

• On November 10-16, one person perished in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from November 10 to November 16, 2014, the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus took away one human life; no information about wounded or injured persons was received. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot", based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

November 17, 2014 09:10

• Dagestan: residents of Vremenny demand from authorities to resettle them elsewhere

  Residents of the settlement of Vremenny demand from the authorities of Dagestan to set up a commission for evaluating the damage caused to them during the special operation.