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March 05, 2019 23:48

• Court supports "Ingushneft" in activist's lawsuit

  In Malgobek, the court refused to reinstate activist Anzhela Matieva, dismissed after protests against the agreement on the border with Chechnya, at her position at the "Ingushneft" Company.

March 05, 2019 21:29

• Defence to challenge verdict in case on plotting of bombings in Nalchik

  Vladislav Khokhlachev, a resident of Nalchik, who was sentenced to 18 years of imprisonment on the charge of plotting a terror act, pleaded not guilty. His advocate has announced the decision to challenge the verdict.

March 05, 2019 21:24

• Stalin's death anniversary reminds of love and hatred for "leader of nations" in Caucasus

  66 years ago, Joseph Stalin died on March 5, 1953. Fans of the "leader of nations" express sympathy for the Stalinist methods of government, while many residents of Northern Caucasus consider Stalin guilty of the mass deportation of peoples.

March 05, 2019 17:12

• Chechen Minister Umarov stops discussion with blogger Abdurakhmanov

  Djambulat Umarov explained his decision to stop a discussion with Tumso Abdurakhmanov by the opponent's reluctance to be engaged in a constructive dialogue. Residents of Chechnya associated the end of the dispute with the Ramzan Kadyrov's absentee participation in it.

March 05, 2019 17:10

• Resident of Nalchik sentenced to 18 years of imprisonment for plotting terror acts

  The North-Caucasian District Military Court sentenced Vladislav Khokhlachev, accused of plotting a terror act in Nalchik, to 18 years of imprisonment.

March 05, 2019 11:15

• Soviet authorities' policy on Islam left traces in Caucasus

  The extermination of the clergy and the destruction of mosques in the Soviet years resulted in the appearance of radical preachers, Damir Mukhetdinov, the rector of the Moscow Islamic Institute, has stated at the conference "The History of Islam in Russia: Comprehension with Look into the Future".

March 05, 2019 11:11

• Armenia: ex-MP Manvel Grigoryan transferred from hospital to prison

  General Manvel Grigoryan, a former Armenian MP, the head of the "Erkrapa" Volunteers' Union, has been discharged from hospital. However, his condition remains grave, his advocates said.

March 05, 2019 11:08

• Kadyrov's help to fire victims reminds of Chechen-Dagestani border (+video)

  The head of Chechnya has never allocated such large amounts of money from the Akhmat Kadyrov Fund to residents of Dagestan like to the fire victims in the Tsumada District, where residents are concerned about the demarcation of the Dagestani-Chechen border, Malik Butaev, a journalist, has noted. In his turn, Dmitry Lomilov, a lawyer, has pointed out that usually charitable foundations do not provide help in cash, especially in such large volumes.

March 05, 2019 08:26

• Rights defenders report decrease of political prisoners in Azerbaijan

  Since December 2018, the list of political prisoners, compiled by the "Union for the Freedom of Political Prisoners of Azerbaijan" (UFPPA), has reduced by 17 names and contains now 133 persons. Authorities are increasingly resorting not to criminal prosecution of activists, but to arrests of them, rights defenders assert.

March 05, 2019 08:24

• "Woman's taxi" project reminds role of Islam in Chechnya

  The advertisement of the taxi service exclusively for women caused a lively discussion in Chechnya. Some residents criticized the departure from secular norms; others believe that the project is consistent with Islam and Chechen customs.

March 04, 2019 23:28

• Social network users support bloggers in dispute with Nurmagomedov

  The harsh criticism of the play "The Hunt for Men" by the Dagestan fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov and the statements of the bloggers, who stood up for the actors, about the threats have caused heated debates in social networks.

March 04, 2019 23:26

• Prosecutor convicted for concealing murder of schoolboys in Tbilisi

  The court has sentenced Mirza Subeliani, a former high-ranking officer of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Georgia, to a year and one month of deprivation of freedom under the case of a brawl that ended with the death of two schoolboys.

March 04, 2019 19:55

• Dispute of Chechen minister with blogger forces Kadyrov to clarify his father's words about jihad

  Ramzan Kadyrov has told about his father's calls for jihad during the first military campaign in Chechnya. He did it against the background of the discussion about Kadyrov Senior that occurred between Minister Djambulat Umarov and blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov.

March 04, 2019 19:53

• From February 25 to March 3, 2019, three persons fell victims to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from February 25 to March 3, 2019, three persons perished in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; there was no information about the wounded ones. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

March 04, 2019 19:49

• Ingush CC obliges to solve problems of migrants from Chechnya

  The provisions of the Ingush housing programme, which prohibit forced migrants from Chechnya to receive housing in Ingushetia, are contrary to the Constitution of Ingushetia. This was reported by the Constitutional Court (CC) of the region, which has obliged the Ingush Parliament to solve the migrants' housing problem.

March 04, 2019 14:50

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 25-March 3, 2019

  Threats and apologies after a performance shown in Makhachkala; CTO in Nalchik; fire in a mountainous village of Dagestan; actions to commemorate victims of the Sumgait pogroms and Khodjaly massacre; release of Azerbaijani blogger Mekhman Guseinov, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of February 25-March 3, 2019, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

March 04, 2019 13:31

• Rights defenders remind Azerbaijani President of his promise to solve Elmar Guseinov's murder

  Within 14 years, the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev has failed with his promise to quickly solve the murder of Elmar Guseinov, the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) has stated on the anniversary of the journalist's murder. Rights defenders have emphasized that impunity encourages new crimes against journalists.

March 04, 2019 13:27

• Kadyrov's help to Dagestani fire victims triggers ambiguous reaction in social networks

  Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed local authorities to deal with the situation and provide maximum help to victims of the fire in the Dagestani village of Tissi-Akhitli. The monetary aid in the amount of 10 million roubles allocated by the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has alerted some social network users.

March 04, 2019 13:23

• Azerbaijan claims machine gun fire in conflict zone

  During the last 24 hours, the positions of the Azerbaijani Army in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled for 22 times, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

March 04, 2019 11:24

• Refugees from Azerbaijan complain about unsolved housing problems in Yerevan

  The anniversary of Sumgait pogroms has reminded about the refugees' problems. More than 2000 of them have failed to receive Armenian citizenship, said Anahit Airapetyan, the press secretary of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Office in Yerevan. Refugees told that for 30 years they could not solve the housing problems in their homeland.