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June 27, 2018 21:16

• List of "Otkhozoriya-Tatunashvili" approved amid criticism in Tbilisi and Sukhumi

  The Georgian government instructed to establish restrictions for those suspected of crimes committed against Georgian citizens in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Abkhazia called the list "a manifestation of aggression."

June 27, 2018 17:47

• Residents of Chechnya tell about earthquake consequences

  The seismic event in the Vedeno District of Chechnya was short but notable, local residents said. No one was hurt, the district administration has reported.

June 27, 2018 17:47

• Body of second girl missing in Dagestan found

  The second of the girls, who failed to return home three days ago, was found dead today. The search for the third child involves over 800 people, the press service of the Dagestani Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has stated.

June 27, 2018 13:18

• Resident of Grozny receives sentence deferment for belonging to Syrian militants

  A Chechen woman, who went to Syria to her husband, who had joined militants there, has been sentenced to eight years in prison. She will be sent to a colony, when her child turns 14, the prosecutor's office reports.

June 27, 2018 13:13

• Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling nine villages

  On June 26-27, the Armenian Armed Forces violated the ceasefire regime for 118 times, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence has reported.

June 27, 2018 10:43

• New Armenians' association formed in Russia after political changes in Armenia

  The creation of the new organization of the Armenian Diaspora "Association of Armenians in Russia" (AAR) was strongly influenced by the "velvet revolution" in Armenia, reported Arsen Alexanyan, a member of the initiative group. Members of the Armenian Diaspora believe the activities of the "Union of Armenians in Russia" (UAR), created in 2000, do not always meet the interests of Armenians living in Russia.

June 27, 2018 10:39

• Baku parade indicates Azerbaijan's readiness to war for Nagorno-Karabakh (+video)

  In Baku, US-made helicopters, cruise missiles, and other weapons demonstrated at a parade have confirmed statements about the superiority of the Azerbaijani army over the enemy and testify to the country's readiness for large-scale battles in the Karabakh conflict zone. This opinion was expressed by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

June 27, 2018 08:23

• Torture Victim Support Day reminds resonant cases in Northern Caucasus

  On the United Nations' International Day in support of torture victims, rights defenders predicted an increase in the number of complaints from Northern Caucasus, although residents of the region are reluctant to report such crimes. The exclusions were the cases of law enforcers of the Ingush "E" Centre and employees of the Belorechenskaya and Elista colonies that reached the court.

June 27, 2018 08:19

• Idea of Transcaucasian HSR indicates Kadyrov's growing ambitions

  The Ramzan Kadyrov's proposal to build the Transcaucasian High-Speed Railway (HSR) indicates his attempt to reach a new level of financial relations with Moscow. Earlier, the head of Chechnya did not claim to build at such a scale, The Bell reports.

June 27, 2018 03:55

• Magomed Aushev tortured after being defamed

  During the trial in the case against agents of the Ingush Centre for Combating Extremism (CCE) at the Nalchik Garrison Military Court, witness Aza Gadieva said that she had defamed Magomed Aushev. After the defamation, Magomed Aushev was detained in the case of a car bombing and tortured.

June 26, 2018 21:42

• Fans complain about lack of places and absence of car parks near fan zones in Southern Russia

  The fan zones and the areas allocated for them in Southern of Russia failed to house all those who wanted to watch the Uruguay-Russia match. Fans also told us about traffic jams.

June 26, 2018 17:20

• Case of mass riots in Yerevan terminated

  Investigators have stopped the case against the defendants accused of organizing mass unrests in July 2016, including against David Sanasaryan, the head of the State Control Service of Armenia.

June 26, 2018 17:15

• Chechen SC refuses to release rights defender Titiev from custody (+video)

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has rejected the complaint against the judgement to keep Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny branch of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", under arrest until July 9. This is reported by the Telegram-channel of the HRC "Memorial".

June 26, 2018 13:56

• Kadyrov's nephew heads Grozny Mayoralty (+video)

  On June 25, Ibragim Zakriev, who had been the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic and who is Ramzan Kadyrov's nephew, was appointed the Acting Mayor of Grozny. According to calculations of the "Russian Service of the BBC", a third of the major officials in Chechnya are Ramzan Kadyrov's relatives.

June 26, 2018 13:48

• "Kommersant" reports Kadyrov's idea of high-speed trains across NCFD

  Russia's President Vladimir Putin has ordered his ministers to consider the idea of Transcaucasian high-speed railway, offered by the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov.

June 26, 2018 10:41

• Serzh Sargsyan's security head detained in Armenia

  Major-General Vachagan Kazaryan, who was the head of the guards of Serzh Sargsyan, the third President of Armenia, was detained on suspicion of illegal enrichment and concealment of incomes. At detention, a large sum of money was confiscated from him.

June 26, 2018 10:37

• Nogais offer to solve pasture problem by referendum

  Representatives of the Nogai people have sent a proposal to the regional assembly of deputies to hold a referendum on the land issue in the Nogai District. According to the participants of the roundtable, the distant pastures are used not for the intended purpose.

June 26, 2018 08:33

• Azerbaijan counts 87 shelling episodes from Armenian side within 24 hours

  Within the last 24 hours, the Armenian Armed Forces violated the ceasefire on the frontline for 87 times, by using large-calibre machine guns, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.

June 26, 2018 08:14

• Guests of Chechnya suffer third defeat at World Cup

  The Egyptian national team has completed its performance at the FIFA World Cup-2018, by losing 1:2 to Saudi Arabia in Volgograd.

June 26, 2018 08:14

• Volgograd: Egyptians criticize choice of Grozny as team base

  At the match in Volgograd, Egyptian fans actively supported their team, despite its unsuccessful performance at the FIFA World Cup-2018. The base in Grozny proved to be inconvenient for footballers; and the team's defeats can be related thereto, the Egyptian fans, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", believe.