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May 11, 2019 11:42

• Machalikashvili's relatives claim distorted translation of his words in terror act case

  On May 10, Malkhaz Machalikashvili, the father of his son Temirlan, shot dead during a special operation in Pankisi, has spent seven hours at the interrogation in the State Security Service (SSS) of Georgia, after which he was released. The case of preparing a terror act against a Georgian law enforcer is based on an incorrect translation of words from the Chechen language, Malkhaz's relatives assert.

May 11, 2019 11:28

• Chechnya: anniversary of Akhmat Kadyrov's funeral failed to become national mourning day

  The Mourning and Grief Day of Chechen nations, which is officially celebrated on Akhmat Kadyrov's funeral day, is ignored by residents of the republic.

May 11, 2019 11:17

• Georgian Patriarchy tells about situation in "David Garedja" Complex

  Azerbaijani border guards do not prevent pilgrims and tourists from visiting the "David Garedja" Monastery Complex, the Georgian Patriarchate has stated today. The commissions of the two countries have agreed to meet on the border demarcation issue.

May 11, 2019 08:54

• Islamic scholars question success of "female taxi" in Chechnya

  The taxi service for women "Mekhkari" is in demand in Chechnya from the first days of its operation, but there are too few cars, women-residents of the republic have stated. However, the Orientalists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" were restrained in assessing the prospects for the development of the service due to the relatively small number of strictly practicing Muslim women in Northern Caucasus.

May 11, 2019 08:45

• Political emigrants urge to dismantle monument to Heydar Aliyev in Bucharest

  Romanian authorities should revise their relations with Azerbaijan, where human rights are violated, protesters in Berlin have stated. The organizers of the action issued a statement, in which they also called on Romania to dismantle the monument to Heydar Aliyev.

May 10, 2019 21:51

• Ismail Nalgiev deported from Belarus to Russia

  Belarusian law enforcers have sent the Ingush activist Ismail Nalgiev out to Russia, banning him from entering Belarus for ten years, the advocate, Anton Gashinsky, has informed.

May 10, 2019 21:36

• Unique festival "Atazhukin Sound" launched in Nalchik

  The "Atazhukin Sound" festival will involve musicians from different cities; lectures and DJ sessions will be held, Bulat Khalilov, one of the organizers of the festival, has reported. He also noted that he was not afraid of disrupting the festival as it happened in Dagestan.

May 10, 2019 21:28

• Law enforcers interested in attack on female shelter in Makhachkala

  In Makhachkala, policemen began investigating a man's attack on the shelter, where his wife, who had suffered from family violence, was hiding with her children.

May 10, 2019 17:51

• Houses and plantations of Eastern Georgia residents flooded

  The rivers that have overflowed the banks have flooded several villages in Kakheti, washed away roads and damaged bridges and power lines. Freshly planted agricultural lands were covered with water.

May 10, 2019 17:39

• Minsk law enforcers decide to extradite Nalgiev to Russia

  The consideration of the case of the Ingush activist, Ismail Nalgiev, detained in Minsk, was cancelled, because it was decided to extradite him to Russia, Boris Goretsky, a journalist, has informed today.

May 10, 2019 14:16

• Azerbaijan claims 28 shelling attacks on its positions per day

  Over the past day, positions of the Azerbaijani army in the Karabakh conflict zone and on the border with Armenia were shelled, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reports today.

May 10, 2019 14:08

• Human rights defenders support Ismail Nalgiev

  On May 9, human rights organizations called on to prevent violations of the rights of Ingush activist Ismail Nalgiev, who was detained at the Minsk airport. The human rights defenders also mentioned the possibility of torture in Ingushetia. Ismail Nalgiev promised to go on a hunger strike if extradited to Russia, his advocate reported.

May 10, 2019 11:47

• NKR politicians stand up for Kocharyan

  The incumbent and former presidents of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), Bako Saakyan and Arkady Gukasyan, have appealed to the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Armenia asking to release the second President of Armenia, Robert Kocharyan, but received a refusal.

May 10, 2019 11:35

• Aslan Cherkesov complains about ban to pray in Ramadan

  Aslan Cherkesov, a native of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), convicted of killing a football fan, has asked rights defenders and journalists to intervene in the situation with violation of religious rights.

May 10, 2019 08:37

• 85,000 KBR residents take part in "Immortal Regiment"

  The "Immortal Regiment" march has become the main event on the Victory Day for residents of Nalchik and other cities of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR).

May 10, 2019 08:29

• Attackers on Caucasians detained in three Russian regions

  Six members of the ultra-right-wing group "National Bloc" have been detained in Moscow, and in Moscow and Vladimir Regions. According to investigators, the young people provoked natives from the Caucasus to fight. One of the suspects is a native of the Krasnodar Territory.

May 09, 2019 22:45

• Number of detainees at actions in Tbilisi reaches five

  A participant in the "Immortal Regiment" march has received a warning for using Soviet symbols; four participants in the counteraction have been accused of hooliganism and disobedience to the police. Activists booed and whistled President Salome Zurabishvili, when she laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Tbilisi.

May 09, 2019 22:31

• War veterans tell about social payments from Azerbaijani authorities

  Over 400 war veterans have received benefits for Victory Day, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Labour has reported. Some veterans have called the help from the state sufficient; others have drawn attention to the authorities' differentiated approach to solving veterans' problems.

May 09, 2019 19:19

• Protest rally attracts attention of tourists to Machalikashvili's case

  Malkhaz Machalikashvili, the father of Temirlan Machalikashvili, who was killed in a counterterrorist operation (CTO) in the Pankisi Gorge, agreed to be questioned in a case on plotting of a terror act. On May 8, the Malkhaz Machalikashvili's protest in the centre of Tbilisi aroused the interest of tourists.

May 09, 2019 19:02

• Participant of "Immortal Regiment" action detained in Tbilisi

  A participant of the rally was detained for using Soviet symbols banned in Georgia, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Georgia reported. In Tbilisi, a counteraction with anti-Russian slogans was held simultaneously with the "Immortal Regiment" action.