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April 07, 2018 01:09

• Russian political emigrant Salman Sever arrested in Armenia

  A Yerevan court has arrested for two months Maxim Baidak, a Muslim activist, the press secretary of the Association of Russian Muhajirs of Turkey, a blogger and political analyst, also known as Salman Sever. He is suspected of forging documents and illegally crossing the Armenian border.

April 06, 2018 23:56

• Kadyrov defends Telegram from "Roskomnadzor"

  The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has spoken against the blocking of the Telegram Messenger in Russia, pointing out that he uses it for personal and business purposes. It happened after the "Roskomnadzor" (Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media) has filed a lawsuit seeking to restrict access to the Telegram in Russia.

April 06, 2018 23:26

• Relatives of Khadjimurad Kamalov point to weak points in investigators' activities

  The investigation into the murder of Khadjimurad Kamalov, a founder of the Dagestani newspaper "Chernovik" (Draft), did not advance for a long time, since the law enforcement bodies were not interested to resolve the crime and from the very beginning, they had information about involvement of a top-ranking official in the crime. This was stated by Ali Kamalov, the head of the Dagestani Union of Journalists. 

April 06, 2018 22:27

• Relatives of a man detained in Grozny do not know about his fate for 11 days

  Family members unsuccessfully try to find out the whereabouts of Usman Lorsanov, a resident of Grozny, whom law enforcers had taken away from their house in late March. Relatives fear for the fate of the young man, since his brother was killed after detention in 2017.

April 06, 2018 19:01

• US fail to put Kadyrov on "Putin's friends" sanctions list

  The sanctions imposed by the US Department of the Treasury cover Vladimir Ustinov, the Russian president's plenipotentiary in the Southern Federal District (SFD); Suleiman Kerimov, the Senator from Dagestan; and Oleg Govorun, who is in charge of relations with Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

April 06, 2018 16:42

• Five gays from Chechnya receive humanitarian visas to Belgium

  Belgium has accepted five LGBTs from Chechnya to protect them from persecutions in their homeland. This was reported by Theo Franken, the State Secretary for Asylum and Migration.

April 06, 2018 15:36

• Armenian experts are sure that the war in Nagorno-Karabakh will not resume

  The risk of a large-scale war for Nagorno-Karabakh is minimal, Yerevan military experts believe. However, they did not rule out a new escalation, which may results in more victims than those recorded by the "Caucasian Knot" during the second year of the truce.

April 06, 2018 15:25

• Resident of Dagestan accused of attacking "Caucasian Knot" correspondent

  The case opened against the resident of the Tlyaratin District, who damaged a video camera of the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent at a rally in Makhachkala, has been sent to the court.

April 06, 2018 14:03

• Two residents of Kabardino-Balkaria accused of plotting a terror act

  A criminal case against residents of Kabardino-Balkaria, suspected of plotting an attempt on a law enforcer, has been brought to court, the Prosecutor's Office reports.

April 06, 2018 12:02

• In Azerbaijan, three opponents of presidential election arrested

  A court refused to grant the appeals filed by three activists of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) arrested in Baku before a rally against the early presidential election. The leader of the PFPA announced the political persecution of activists.

April 06, 2018 09:21

• Ramzan Kadyrov's plenipotentiary for Ukraine to stay under arrest

  On April 5, the Presnya Court of Moscow extended until May 11 the arrest of Ramzan Tsitsulaev, the former plenipotentiary of the Chechen leader in Ukraine.

April 06, 2018 00:17

• In Yerevan, activists call on President Serzh Sargsyan to retire

  On April 5, the Armenian capital hosted a protest action, during which activists were symbolically raising funds for the Serzh Sargsyan's retirement. The police forbade the participants of the action to approach the president's residence.

April 05, 2018 23:25

• Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Mukhtarly's health worsens

  A petition was lodged to the Azerbaijani Ministry of Justice asking for a medical examination of the convicted journalist Afghan Mukhtarly, who complains of severe pains in the heart and lungs, his advocate has stated.

April 05, 2018 22:42

• Mourning day declared in Georgia after miners' death

  The Georgian authorities announced April 6 to be the mourning day for those who perished in the Mindeli Mine in Tkibuli. Employees of several mines and enterprises are ready to go on strike, said the head of the trade union of the mining, metallurgical and chemical industries' workers.

April 05, 2018 22:28

• Belgian mountaineer dies in Georgian mountains

  A tourist from Belgium perished and another one was injured during their descent from Kazbek Mount.

April 05, 2018 12:30

• Murder of a Chechen young woman in Khasavyurt recalls tradition of blood feud

  A resident of Khasavyurt, detained on suspicion of a brutal murder of a young woman, may become a target of blood feud. This opinion was voiced by Ekaterina Sokiryanskaya, Director at the Conflict Analysis and Prevention Centre. An ancient tradition remains relevant, since people consider a punishment for a murder to be inadequate, believes Shamil Beno, a Chechen political analyst.

April 05, 2018 10:32

• Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of 75 acts of shelling

  During the past day, the armed forces of Armenia have violated the ceasefire regime 75 times using large-calibre machine guns, reported the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan.

April 05, 2018 10:06

• Nine people fell victim to mine collapse in Georgia

  Six persons were killed and other three were wounded as a result of a collapse at the Mindeli mine in Tkibuli, the Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports.

April 05, 2018 09:15

• Muslims and Christians celebrate Pesach holiday together in Dagestani synagogue

  Residents of Derbent, who profess different religions, maintain friendly relations. This has been told to the "Caucasian Knot" by members of the Jewish community of the city. Throughout Northern Caucasus, Jews do not face any manifestations of anti-Semitism, said Levi Shabaev, Chief Rabbi for the Southern Federal District (SFD).

April 05, 2018 09:04

• Activists prevent exporting from Adjara a 300-year-old eucalyptus

  On April 4, the "Dmanisi Salvation Fund", set up by activists of the Georgian opposition and NGOs, announced the completion of raising money to buy out a 300-year-old eucalyptus after winning the tender.