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November 03, 2014 02:16

• Heavy rains flood houses and interrupt traffic in some regions of Georgia

  In western regions of Georgia and in Adzharia (Adjara) heavy rains and snowfalls led to house flooding and blockage of highway sections.

November 03, 2014 01:17

• On October 27-November 2, three persons died in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from October 27 to November 2, 2014, in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus at least three persons were killed, and one was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

November 02, 2014 23:55

• Rally in KChR commemorates deportation victims

  Ismail Haji Berdiev, the Chairman of the Coordinating Centre of North-Caucasian Muslims and the Mufti of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) performed the rite of "dua" in memory of the deceased.

November 02, 2014 17:08

• Mothers of many children from Volgograd complete series of solo pickets in Moscow

  The mothers of large families who had arrived from Volgograd have completed a series of solo pickets in Moscow, where they demanded the fulfilment by the authorities of their due social obligations. On November 1, after sending their appeals to the MPs of the State Duma and senators of the Federation Council, mothers went back to Volgograd.

November 02, 2014 11:27

• Chechen power agents promise rights defenders to check information about illegal detentions

  The information about the persons, who suffered from illegal actions of power agents at night on October 28 in the Staropromyslovskiy District of Grozny, will be checked by the leadership of the republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

November 02, 2014 07:52

• Man killed in shootout in Dagestan

  A car driver opened fire at policemen in response to their demand to stop, and was killed by return fire, Dagestani law enforcers assert.

November 02, 2014 07:30

• In Dagestan, man accused of aiding militants states that witness was involved in beating him at the police

  Imangazali Magomedov, a resident of the village of Shaumyan, Kizlyar District, accused of aiding militants and illegal possession of firearms and drugs, told his advocate that he recognized a policeman in one of prosecution witnesses, who had beaten him up after detention.

November 02, 2014 06:35

• Mother of one of detainees at Makhachkala mosque denies his involvement in disorders

  Murad Gazimagomedov, who was detained by policemen along with other parishioners of the mosque in Makhachkala, was transferred to the temporary detention facility (known as IVS) and is suspected of resisting the police during the riots.

November 02, 2014 00:31

• Azerbaijan: arrested rights defender Aliev has locomotor problems

  The results are known of the medical examination of the rights defender Intigam Aliev, arrested in Azerbaijan, whose health deteriorated on October 24 during a court session, where the extension of his arrest was considered.

November 01, 2014 23:56

• KBR resident killed in shootout buried in Dugulubgey

  Islam Beshkurov, who was killed on October 30 in the Baksan District of Kabardino-Balkaria, was buried in the village of Dugulubgey, his relatives told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

November 01, 2014 20:55

• KBR's Public Chamber draws power agents' attention to corruption in municipalities

  On October 31, the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) hosted a scientific-practical conference to discuss the problem of corruption in the bodies of state power, organized by the Public Chamber of the KBR.

November 01, 2014 17:50

• Lawyer Elena Denisenko complains of pressure in connection with Patimat Nasibova's case

  At a checkpoint on the border of Dagestan and Stavropol Territory, power agents detained, for more than an hour, the bus, in which the lawyer Elena Denisenko was travelling. She was told, at inspection of her documents, that the FSB wanted to talk to her. Elena associates the incident with her defence of the rights of Patimat Nasibova, a resident of the village of Kirovaul.

November 01, 2014 14:57

• Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine removes charges of plotting attempt on Putin from Osmaev

  The Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine has excluded two articles dealing with terrorism from the indictment of Adam Osmaev, a native of Grozny, accused of an attempt on Russian President Vladimir Putin.

November 01, 2014 12:19

• NAC: Abdulkadi Guseinov killed in Makhachkala was involved in attack on policemen in Sogratl

  Policemen shot dead a man in the capital of Dagestan. The killed man was a militant, and he tried to render armed resistance to the policemen, the law enforcement bodies report. According to a source in the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), the policemen shot dead Abdulkadi Guseinov, a member of the "Sogratl" militant grouping.

November 01, 2014 09:38

• Georgian President signs law banning wiretapping

  The Georgian Parliament has finally adopted the law banning the secret services to wiretap. MPs have refused to override the veto of the President, who opposed postponing the introduction of the new rules. Thereafter, Georgy Margvelashvili has signed the law.

November 01, 2014 07:13

• Issue of collector coins with Kadyrov's portrait means personality cult, experts say

  Stamping of collector silver coins-medals bearing the image of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov has been launched in the city of Zlatoust, Chelyabinsk Region. Political analysts interviewed by the ‘Caucasian Knot’ say that this initiative is a typical manifestation of the personality cult.

November 01, 2014 04:20

• Congress of Karachay people decides to cancel rally in support of Imam of Kislovodsk

  On October 30, the Congress of Karachay people sent a notification to the administration of the Malokarachay District of Karachay-Cherkessia of cancellation of the previously expected rally with 5000 participants against prosecution of Kislovodsk Imam Kurman-Ali Baichorov.

November 01, 2014 03:02

• 17 street children identified in Chechnya

  In Chechnya, the authorities have initiated the preventive operation "Family". In the territory of the republic, 17 street children were identified. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent at the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Chechnya. According to the Chechen MIA, the majority of them are children of immigrants.

November 01, 2014 01:10

• In Makhachkala, Magomed Guseinov stops his hunger strike because of health problems

  On October 31, Magomed Guseinov, one of the hunger-strikers in Makhachkala, was sent for medical examination because of deterioration of his health state, and he had to stop the hunger strike. This was reported by Ruslan Rasulov, the head of the administration of the regional branch of the "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" (Fair Russia) Party in Dagestan.

October 31, 2014 23:00

• Mother of many children from Volgograd detained in Moscow during a solo picket

  Today, Nadezhda Kireeva, a mother of many children from Volgograd, was detained in Moscow during a solo picket, Kireeva herself has reported.