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February 15, 2019 14:42

• A village for migrants from landslide zone built in north of Chechnya

  On the outskirts of the village of Znamenskoye in the Nadterechny District of Chechnya, houses are built for families in need of resettlement from the landslide zone. 54 houses are ready to accommodate people. Meanwhile, more than 4200 people need immediate resettlement.

February 15, 2019 11:42

• Residents of Chechnya cautiously react to celebration of Valentine's Day

  In Chechnya, Valentine's Day passed without any public actions, but some young people used the holiday as a reason to present gifts to their girlfriends.

February 15, 2019 11:37

• Avagyan monument reminds of difficulties in relations between Baku and Tbilisi

  Installation of the monument to Mikhail Avagyan, a veteran of the war in Nagorno-Karabakh, in the Akhalkalaki District is a provocation aimed to create problems in relations between Georgia and Azerbaijan, believe politicians and public figures interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

February 15, 2019 01:49

• Talekh Bagirzade tells about his hunger strike in jail

  Talekh Bagirzade, the leader of the "Muslim Unity" Movement, told his wife about the oppression suffered by him in prison and confirmed his hunger strike, which continues for 14 days already.

February 15, 2019 01:43

• Asker Sokht tells about obstacles to naturalization of Syrian Circassians

  The Circassian repatriates from Syria, who have received the right to Russian citizenship, face excessively strict demands to the knowledge of the Russian language and literature, said Asker Sokht, the chairman of the "Adyge Khase" organization in Krasnodar.

February 14, 2019 23:36

• MEPs call for release of Oyub Titiev

  In a resolution adopted today, the European Parliament has demanded urgent release of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" office in Grozny. MEPs have also called on international sports personalities and artists from all over the world to refrain from participating in public events in Chechnya.

February 14, 2019 23:27

• YeSU students demand Rector's resignation

  During the today's protest action, students have called for an extraordinary meeting of the board of trustees of the Yerevan State University (known as YeSU) and for expression of distrust to Rector Aram Simonyan.

February 14, 2019 18:51

• Chechen authorities ignore UN's call to stop persecution of gays

  UN experts have stated they "are alarmed by information pointing to a new wave of persecution based on sexual orientation" in Chechnya, reports the appeal released on the UN Human Rights Council' page on February 13.

February 14, 2019 18:41

• Relatives report detention of three Chechen residents

  Law enforcers detained three persons on February 11. Till present, relatives are not aware of the detainees' whereabouts.

February 14, 2019 18:29

• Financial Times links Arashukov family's case with gas debts of Chechnya

  The dispute over the Chechen gas debt takes place amid tough measures to combat the inefficient operation of the Russian domestic market, say reporters of the Financial Times. The proceedings against the Arashukov family were launched against the background of their attempt to take control over the money for gas supplies to Chechnya, believes Oleg Bondarenko, the director of the Progressive Policy Foundation.

February 14, 2019 14:14

• ICRF refuses to question Dagestani leader in case on Gasanguseinov brothers' murder

  An investigator found no grounds for questioning as a witness Dagestani leader Vladimir Vasiliev, who said that the Gasanguseinov brothers had been killed by a tragic mistake. The investigator's decision will be challenged, the Committee against Torture (CaT) reports today.

February 14, 2019 14:01

• US Embassy criticizes Armenian humanitarian mission to Syria

  The US Department of State does not support any engagement with Syrian military forces, whether that engagement is to provide assistance to civilians or is military in nature, the US Embassy in Armenia declares. David Tonoyan, Armenian Defence Minister, noted the need to provide assistance to Syrian people.

February 14, 2019 11:16

• Karabakh veterans support Nikol Pashinyan

  In Stepanakert, more than 40 veterans attended a rally on the occasion of the 31st anniversary of the Karabakh liberation movement. The new authorities of Armenia took a tough stance on the Karabakh issue and clearly identified the need for the participation of Nagorno-Karabakh in the negotiation process, stated activists of the Karabakh liberation movement interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

February 14, 2019 11:08

• Opposition urges Georgian authorities to disclose details of contract with Gazprom

  Giorgi Kobuliya, Georgian Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, has promised that the contract with "Gazprom" would be concluded till late February, but refused to report its details. The opposition demands to disclose the details of the contract.

February 14, 2019 10:59

• Participants of Makhachkala roundtable criticize border demarcation with Chechnya

  Dagestani officials did not examine historical materials, and, before starting to clarify the border with Chechnya, they created an informational vacuum around the process and provoked tension in a number of regions of the republic, believe participants of a roundtable in Makhachkala.

February 14, 2019 01:27

• Issue of concessions in Karabakh conflict infuriates Pashinyan's supporters

  The words of the deputy head of the Armenian National Congress about the need to make concessions to Azerbaijan caused a sharply negative reaction from supporters of Nikol Pashinyan.

February 14, 2019 01:14

• Kadyrov's permanent envoy to Crimea stands up for his detained assistant

  The extortion and use of firearms by Murad Saidov, detained in the Crimea is "out of question," said Isa Khachukaev, Kadyrov's permanent envoy to the peninsula. Saidov could face charges of kidnapping, said a source close to investigators.

February 14, 2019 01:06

• Protesting workers unblock railway in Armenia

  Workers of the Alaverdi Copper Smelter have suspended their protest action in order to give the authorities time to respond about the future of the enterprise. They threatened to block both the motor road and the railway running to Georgia.

February 13, 2019 21:32

• Three residents of North Ossetia arrested after assaulting policemen

  One of the persons accused of beating up inspectors of the road-and-patrol service (DPS) in Vladikavkaz has been taken into custody; two more were placed under house arrest, investigators have announced today.

February 13, 2019 21:24

• Charges of plotting riots dropped from two "Sasna Tsrer" members

  Today, at the session on the case of members of the "Sasna Tsrer" detachment, the Yerevan court has ruled to stop the criminal prosecution of Varuzhan Avetisyan and Pavel Manukyan, accused of plotting mass riots.