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July 15, 2018 10:38

• Version of appealer to Kadyrov's illness reminds public humiliations practised in Chechnya

  Public humiliations of Ramzan Kadyrov's critics and announcement of the persons turning to the head of Chechnya to be crazy make one doubt the mental disorder of the local resident, who has declared vegetables grown in the republic as harmful. This is the opinion of experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

July 15, 2018 10:36

• Rally in Kalmykia regards law on native languages unconstitutional

  A rally against the bill on the voluntary study of native languages was held in Elista, the capital of Kalmykia, in parallel with the sports and entertainment events arranged by the Mayoralty in the same place. The participants of the rally treated the authorities' actions as an attempt to disrupt the rally.

July 15, 2018 10:28

• Report on infection in Makhachkala arouses interest among social networks users

  They are actively discussing the information about Makhachkala children's poisoning because of dirty water in the Caspian Sea. However, there is no official confirmation of this data.

July 14, 2018 20:59

• Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of 170 cases of shelling per week

  On July 8-14, the Azerbaijani armed forces fired more than 1500 shots on the positions of the Defence Army, reported the Nagorno-Karabakh Ministry of Defence (MoD).

July 14, 2018 20:58

• Media investigation poses risk to owner of popular "Stalingulag" Telegram channel

  Alexander Gorbunov, a native of Makhachkala, mentioned by the RBC as an author of the "Stalingulag" channel in Telegram, may be subjected to persecution.

July 14, 2018 14:48

• Residents of Chechnya complain about detention of six fellow villagers

  Law enforcers have refused to explain the reasons for the detention of six villagers in the Shelkovskoy District of Chechnya and do not allow relatives to visit them, fellow villagers of the detainees report.

July 14, 2018 14:48

• Azerbaijan claims 92 cases of shelling from Armenian side

  Over the past day, the Armenian armed forces violated the ceasefire regime by using large-calibre machine guns, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) reported.

July 14, 2018 10:52

• Seven people fall victim to large-scale accident in Dagestan

  One person perished and six others were injured in the collision of four cars in the Babayurt District of Dagestan.

July 14, 2018 08:17

• NATO summit justifies expectations of Southern Caucasus countries

  The declaration adopted at the NATO summit on recognizing the territorial integrity of Georgia and Azerbaijan meets the expectations of these countries, political analysts have stated. The visit of the Armenian Prime Minister to Brussels allowed reminding the West of the need for a peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict, the Armenian expert believes.

July 14, 2018 08:17

• Court in Baku ignores Sadygov's statement about torture

  The Baku Court of Appeal has denied a complaint against the arrest of journalist Afghan Sadygov, who had stated that law enforcers beat him up, his wife has stated.

July 14, 2018 08:07

• "Novaya Gazeta" reports homosexual Chechen kidnapped in Saint Petersburg

  A kidnapping attempt was undertaken in Saint Petersburg of a resident of Chechnya, who fled the republic after being persecuted on suspicion of homosexuality. Policemen detained the kidnappers and the Chechen they wanted to kidnap, the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper reports.

July 13, 2018 22:49

• In Yerevan, two members of "Sasna Tsrer" released from custody

  Today, the court has pronounced the decision to release on bail Vardan Geravetyan and Toros Torosyan, accused of seizing a building of the police regiment in Yerevan.

July 13, 2018 22:49

• Residents of Chuni and Tsukhta villages solve spring conflict

  The authorities have solved the problem with the water supply to the Dagestani villages of Chuni and Tsukhta by building dams and reservoirs. That smoothed out the conflict between residents of the two villages, who could not divide the spring.

July 13, 2018 17:45

• Kirsan Ilyumzhinov removed from FIDE's Office

  Kirsan Ilyumzhinov has violated the Code of Ethics of the World Chess Federation, the FIDE stated.

July 13, 2018 17:39

• Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of shelling Chambarak

  The armed forces of Azerbaijan shelled the near-border town of Chambarak, no people were injured, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) reported.

July 13, 2018 15:20

• A tourist missing in Karachay-Cherkessia found dead

  Rescuers handed over to the police a body of a Moscow resident who fell from a cliff into a river in the resort village of Dombay.

July 13, 2018 15:17

• Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling from mortar launchers and machine guns

  The positions of the Azerbaijani army were subjected to shelling in four villages, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) reported.

July 13, 2018 15:11

• A man suspected of killing a law enforcer in Ganja shot dead during detention

  Rashad Boyukishiev rendered resistance to the police and was killed at night, reported the law enforcement bodies. They also reported the detention of 11 protesters in Ganja.

July 13, 2018 11:33

• Most popular Telegram channel denies information about its Dagestani origin

  An author of the "Stalingulag" channel in Telegram, whom journalists considered to be a native of Makhachkala, has mocked the conclusions about the authorship of the Telegram channel. The attempts to identify the author were associated with proposals to sell the project.

July 13, 2018 11:28

• Rights defenders: for oil and gas, EU turns a blind eye on rights violations in Azerbaijan

  The European Union and Azerbaijan have finished negotiations on the priorities of the partnership. Meanwhile, the issue of democracy and human rights is not mentioned among the main areas of cooperation.