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November 05, 2014 15:04

• Four policemen suffered at explosion in KBR

  In the course of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) in the Chegem District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), a blast of an improvised explosive device (IED) wounded four law enforcers.

November 05, 2014 12:54

• Dismissed Astrakhan Mayor sentenced to 10 years in prison on bribery charges

  On Wednesday, the Kirov District Court of Astrakhan found Mikhail Stolyarov, the dismissed Mayor of Astrakhan, guilty of bribery and sentenced him to 10 years in a high security colony and a fine, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

November 05, 2014 11:42

• NAC calls militant killed in KBR bomb specialist for "Imarat Kavkaz"

  The suspected militant killed in the counterterrorist operation (CTO), conducted in the Chegem District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), was a bomb specialist of the unit of the banned international terrorist organization "Imarat Kavkaz", said the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).

November 05, 2014 11:27

• Freedom House condemns refusal of Chechen SC to review Ruslan Kutaev's case

  The international human rights organization Freedom House has condemned the refusal of the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya to reconsider the case of Ruslan Kutaev, the convicted head of the Assembly of the Peoples of Northern Caucasus.

November 05, 2014 10:10

• Policeman killed in shelling in Nalchik

  In the morning on Wednesday, in Nalchik, a policeman was lost in an attack committed by unidentified persons.

November 05, 2014 02:42

• Young NCFD residents sing Russian anthem on National Unity Day

  The National Unity Day was celebrated in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) with rallies, concerts and folk festivals; thousands of young residents gathered in regional capitals to collectively perform the anthem of the Russian Federation.

November 04, 2014 23:57

• After resigning, Defence Minister Irakli Alasaniya states political crisis in Georgia

  Irakli Alasaniya, the leader of the "Our Georgia – Free Democrats" Party, has resigned from the post of the Defence Minister and stated that Georgia is in political crisis.

November 04, 2014 23:10

• Suspected militant killed in special operation in Chegem District of KBR

  As claimed by law enforcement bodies, one militant was killed during the storming of the blocked house in the village of Chegem Vtoroi in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR). According to power agents, another man is still in the blocked house; the special operation was postponed until the morning.

November 04, 2014 22:19

• Participants of festival "Dances over Elbrus" present creativity of various nations to KBR residents

  Dance groups from the Caucasus, countries of Europe and the Middle East have performed in Nalchik at the Festival "Dances over Elbrus". On Tuesday, they travelled outside the KBR capital to give concerts in other parts of the republic.

November 04, 2014 20:14

• Russia's SC starts considering complaint of KChR residents accused of aiding terrorism

  The Supreme Court (SC) of the Russian Federation has begun considering the appeal complaint lodged by 13 figurants of the criminal case, convicted for attempting to seize power, organization of an illegal armed formation and participation in it, and activities of aiding terrorist.

November 04, 2014 19:07

• In Nakhichevan, court closes case on beating of rights defender Ilgar Nasibov

  Farid Askerov accused of beating the rights defender Ilgar Nasibov has admitted his guilt and repented of his deed. Ilgar Nasibov has stated that he has no claims against Farid Askerov; and the court has stopped the criminal case.

November 04, 2014 17:59

• In KBR, CTO regime introduced in village of Chegem Vtoroi

  On Tuesday, a CTO (counterterrorist operation) regime was introduced in the territory of the village of Chegem Vtoroi of the Chegem District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR). Militants were blocked in one of private houses, sources from law enforcement bodies report.

November 04, 2014 17:07

• On Ashura Day, activists call on to release political prisoners in Azerbaijan (+video)

  On the mourning Ashura Day, mosques of Shiite Muslims throughout Azerbaijan held special services. The police prevented street marches and incidents; however, in the village of Nardaran, participants of mosque services voiced out political slogans.

November 04, 2014 14:35

• Local resident wounded in Ingushetia

  In the evening on November 3, the hospital in the village of Yandar of the Nazran District of Ingushetia was approached by a local resident with a gunshot wound. The police have launched an investigation.

November 04, 2014 14:24

• Makhachkala hunger-strikers go to Dagestani Public Chamber to discuss their demands

  In Dagestan, the hunger strike held by local residents in Makhachkala with demand for the resignation of the Dagestani leader, involves seven persons. The hunger-strikers chose their representatives to discuss their demands at the Public Chamber of Dagestan.

November 04, 2014 13:03

• Grozny residents report massive passport checks

  In the morning on November 4, in the central part of the Chechen capital, law enforcers carried out mass check of IDs of residents of apartment buildings, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports. Residents of Grozny associate holding of "passport checks" with the today's celebration of the Russian National Unity Day.

November 04, 2014 09:27

• Fire occurs in Grozny Airport

  In the morning on Tuesday, a fire happened in one of the rooms of the Grozny Airport in Chechnya. The fire has been localized, no one suffered, and the airport works without any interruptions.

November 03, 2014 13:08

• Chechnya decides to set up commission to monitor messages in social networks

  The Public Chamber of Chechnya has decided to establish a special commission for monitoring the social networks on the Internet. Its main mission will be to counter extremist statements, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

November 03, 2014 09:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of October 27-November 2

  Hunger strike of several activists in Makhachkala demanding resignation of head of Dagestan; major power outage in Stavropol; meeting of presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Paris; protests of mothers of many children from Volgograd Region in Moscow; two convoys with Russian humanitarian aid to residents of Donetsk and Lugansk; decision of Chechen SC on Ruslan Kutaev's case, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of October 27-November 2, 2014, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

November 03, 2014 02:43

• Two natives of Chechnya deported from Georgia arrive in Moscow

  Bekkhan Gelgoev, the head of youth human rights organization "Youth for the Future" and a member of the International Youth Human Rights Movement, and his colleague Zhalavdi Geriev, who were deported on November 2 from Georgia, arrived in Russia by the flight Kutaisi-Moscow.