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December 09, 2013 11:53

• FSB officer shot dead in Khasavyurt

  According to a source from local investigating bodies, today in Khasavyurt a senior lieutenant of the Dagestani Department of the Russian FSB (Federal Security Bureau) was attacked.

December 09, 2013 09:43

• Makhachkala: journalist Gasan Gadjiev is detained

  In Makhachkala, Gasan Gadjiev, a local resident, has been detained. About a month ago, he started to cooperate with the "Caucasian Knot" as a correspondent. Prior to Gasan Gadjiev was brought to the Centre for Combating Extremism (CCE) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan, his apartment was searched. This was reported by Zainab, the Gasan Gadjiev's wife.

December 09, 2013 09:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 2-8

  Resignation of the head of Kabardino-Balkaria; visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Armenia; increase of prices for gasoline and diesel fuel in Azerbaijan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of December 2-8, 2013, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

December 09, 2013 08:56

• Suspect is charged with murdering Dagestani resident in Moscow

  In Moscow, investigators have filed a murder charge against a native of Dagestan suspected of killing a woman in Yuzhnoe Butovo District. Her body with cut-off limbs was found on November 23. This was reported by a source from the Moscow law enforcement agencies.

December 09, 2013 07:53

• Organizers of Tbilisi rally in support of Ukraine's European integration announce their readiness to continue their actions

  Organizers of the rally, held in the Georgian capital in support of the March of Millions in Kiev for the European integration of Ukraine, announced their readiness to continue holding rallies. They asked their supporters to gather again, if there are important events in Ukraine.

December 09, 2013 03:33

• During week of December 2-8, 2013, 17 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of December 2-8, 2013, at least 17 persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, 12 persons were killed, and 5 persons were wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

December 08, 2013 18:14

• In Baku, more than 50 persons attend protest action against rise in fuel prices

  Today, more than 50 young people gathered in the centre of Baku to attend the silent protest action against rise in fuel prices. The protest action was interrupted 10 minutes after the beginning because of police intervention, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

December 08, 2013 15:10

• German President refuses to attend Sochi Olympic Games

  German President Joachim Gauck refused to come in February 2014 to the celebrations dedicated to the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. This was reported by leading German weekly Der Spiegel.

December 08, 2013 04:14

• Sochi residents complain about difficulties with registration

  In Sochi, migration regime has been actually tightened. This was reported by city residents. Persons, who permanently reside and work in Sochi, but are registered in other cities, have to pass the registration procedure in the resort city town, and it takes weeks, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

December 08, 2013 00:50

• ICRF: murder of head of Dagestani Teletl village could be revenge of IAF members

  Officials from the Investigating Committee do not rule out that the murder of Khalid Kebedov, the head of the village of Teletl, involves members of subversive and terrorist groupings operating in the territory of the republic. Khalid Kebedov could be murdered for informing agents of secret services about involvement of some villagers in illegal armed formations (IAFs) operating in the territory of the republic.

December 07, 2013 23:43

• In Dagestani Chontaul village, policemen detain about 80 mosque-goers, local reports

  In the village of Chontaul of the Kizilyurt District, about 80 mosque-goers were detained during a special operation conducted by the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). This was reported by a local resident. Officials from the Dagestani MIA have stated that no one was detained and that all persons brought to the OVD (Interior Division) were released after their identification.

December 07, 2013 20:52

• AEM leader calls on Azerbaijani citizens to protest against rise in fuel prices

  Ramin Khadjily, a leader of the Azerbaijani European Movement (AEM), has disseminated a video message calling on the citizens of the country to attend a protest action against rise in fuel prices to be held on December 8.

December 07, 2013 19:29

• Adyrkhaeva: North Ossetia needs ballet school

  North Ossetia needs a ballet school to develop the dance culture. This was stated by Svetlana Adyrkhaeva, a native of the republic, a ballet-master and a coach from the Bolshoi Theatre. Alexander Totoonov, a member of the Federation Council, states that the issue of opening such an institution will be raised at the federal level.

December 07, 2013 18:37

• Sochi resident complains of rejected medical examination and help

  Irina Nilisavlevich, 54, a resident of Sochi, has filed a complaint against physicians of City Hospital No. 4. She complains about unlawful refusal to provide her medical care after the road traffic accident. The complaint was directed to the administration of the city hospital and the health service department of the Sochi administration.

December 07, 2013 13:26

• Residents of Georgian Gogeti village report that Russian border guards install prohibiting signs

  Near a number of villages of the Kareli District of the Shida-Kartli Region, Russian border guards installed signs indicating the state border with Georgia. One of those banners was set near the village of Gogeti, in which on December 6, members of a Georgian non-governmental organization held a protest action.

December 07, 2013 11:11

• In Dagestan, Khalid Kebedov, head of Teletl village, was killed

  Khalid Kebedov, the head of the Dagestani village of Teletl, was found murdered in his own house. This was reported today by the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

December 07, 2013 09:49

• In Adygea, opening of exhibition "Magic of Patterns" was attended by about 70 persons

  On December 6, the exhibition "Magic of Patterns" was opened in Maikop. On the opening day, it was attended by about 70 persons. The exhibition is organized to provide viewers with the chance to compare Asian items with North-Caucasian ones. This was stated by Elena Eremeeva, a staff member of the regional branch of the Museum of East.

December 07, 2013 07:44

• Ingushetia passes on bust of Sulambek Oskanov, first Hero of Russia, to Central Museum of Great Patriotic War in Moscow

  On December 6, Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the head of Ingushetia, passed on the bust of Sulambek Oskanov, Major General of Aviation, the first Hero of the Russian Federation, for eternal keeping to the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War (World War II) on Poklonnaya Hill in Moscow. In 1992, Sulambek Oskanov gave his lives to prevent an aircraft crash on a village in the Lipetsk Region.

December 07, 2013 06:04

• Makhachkala resident, who perished when rescuing two girls in Zvenigorod, awarded posthumously by Russian Ombudsman

  On December 9, Moscow will hold a ceremony to award the medal "Hurry to Do Good" of the Russian Ombudsman to Marat Rakhmetov from Makhachkala, who rescued two girls in Zvenigorod by the cost of his own life. The medal will be given to his parents, who will come to Moscow to attend the ceremony.

December 07, 2013 02:34

• Rustam Ibragimov, a detained Dagestani resident, suspected of robbery

  Detained Rustam Ibragimov was interrogated in the Lenin ROVD (District Interior Division) of Makhachkala as a suspect being involved in a robbery. This was reported by his defender Elena Denisenko.