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March 07, 2018 09:42

• Two persons killed in special operation in Azerbaijan

  Two members of the terrorist grouping "Khachmaz Jamaat" were killed in the north of Azerbaijan, the State Security Service (SSS) of Azerbaijan has reported.

March 07, 2018 09:19

• Kazakhstan citizen suspected of heading IS recruiters in Makhachkala

  In an office of a real estate company owned by a citizen of Kazakhstan, suspected recruiters discussed candidates to be sent to Syria.

March 07, 2018 06:22

• Researchers report discrimination of Muslim women in Adjara

  Muslim women of Adjara are subjected to discrimination in schools. They do not get higher education and cannot find jobs. They themselves refuse to participate in political and public life. This was stated by authors of the study conducted in four districts of Adjara.

March 07, 2018 06:20

• A man detained after shelling of believers in Kizlyar refuses to confess to a crime

  Magomedrasul Gadjiev, a resident of Kizlyar, who was detained after believers had been shelled, refused to confess to possession of ammunition and explosives at home. Earlier, he had confessed to storing rounds and hexogen under pressure from law enforcers and threat of killing, said his advocate Anvar Askhabov. 

March 07, 2018 02:06

• Rights defenders: court pronounces an absurd decision to extend Oyub Titiev's arrest

  The decision of the court, which extended the term of arrest of Oyub Titiev, the head of the HRC "Memorial" office in Grozny, was made in advance, believes Svetlana Gannushkina, the chair of the NGO "Civic Assistance". The court just pronounced the decision "instructed from the above," said Oleg Orlov, a member of the HRC "Memorial" Council. 

March 06, 2018 23:35

• USA offers Georgia USD 3.5 million to fight BMSB

  The US Agency for International Development (USAID) will provide Georgia with financial support to combat the invasion of the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), which seriously harmed Georgian agriculture in 2017.

March 06, 2018 20:16

• Five residents of Dagestan accused of links with militants

  The case against five members of the armed underground active in the Tarumovka District has been sent to the court, the Dagestani Prosecutor's Office has reported.

March 06, 2018 18:35

• Azeri activists report Fikret Guseinli's attempted detention in Kiev

  Men in civilian clothes tried to detain Azerbaijani journalist Fikret Guseinli in Kiev, but he jumped out of the window and escaped, activists said. The Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD) has called on to stop persecuting Guseinli.

March 06, 2018 16:26

• Chechen court leaves Oyub Titiev behind bars

  Today, the Staropromyslovsky Court of Grozny has refused to release Oyub Titiev under the guarantee of two Russian presidential candidates and extended his arrest until May 9.

March 06, 2018 11:56

• Rights defenders show solidarity at trial in Oyub Titiev's case

  Today, more than ten journalists, politicians, and rights defenders have gathered in court in Grozny, where a hearing is being held to extend the pre-trial restriction measure to Oyub Titiev, the head of the HRC "Memorial" office in Grozny. 

March 06, 2018 10:05

• Georgian citizens, detained in South Ossetia with Tatunashvili, are back at home

  Two Georgian citizens, Levan Kutashvili and Iosif Pavliashvili, who were detained on February 22 in South Ossetia together with Archil Tatunashvili, have returned to their native villages. This was reported by announced by Nugzar Tinikashvili, the administration head of the Akhalgori District.

March 06, 2018 08:45

• Azerbaijan accused Armenia of 102 bombardments within the last 24 hours

  On March 5 and 6, the Armenian Armed Forces violated the ceasefire regime for 102 times in various directions of the frontline, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

March 06, 2018 08:30

• Residents of two Dagestan villages voted in advance at presidential election

  The early voting for the presidential candidates took place in the villages of Khushet, Tsumada District, and Ostrov Chechen, Kirov District of Makhachkala; the voting passed without violations, the Central Election Commission (CEC) has stated.

March 06, 2018 06:36

• In Grozny, students complain about being forced to take part in electoral flashmob

  On March 5, Grozny held the international exercises "18.03.18: We choose a strong country!" Grozny students said they were obliged to take part in the action.

March 06, 2018 02:23

• Baku resident attempts self-immolation because of salary debts

  Because his company failed to pay him salary for two months, the man poured gasoline over himself and set fire to it. With burns, he was hospitalized.

March 05, 2018 22:11

• On 65th anniversary of Stalin's death, film in Caucasus recalls political prisoners' toast

  65 years ago, on March 5, 1953, the news of the death of Joseph Stalin became good news for Soviet political prisoners who raised toasts on his birthdays. In that regard, the ban on the screening of the satirical film "The Death of Stalin" looks like a manifestation of censorship, believe rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

March 05, 2018 21:18

• Russian presidential candidates go bail for Chechen rights defender Oyub Titiev to investigators

  Ksenia Sobchak and Grigory Yavlinsky, candidates for Russian presidency, sent a petition to the Chechen investigator asking to release Oyub Titiev, the head of the office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" in Grozny, under their personal guarantees.

March 05, 2018 18:53

• Law enforcers report CTO's progress in Tsumada District

  Law enforcers comb forests in the Tsumada District of Dagestan in search for members of the armed underground.

March 05, 2018 17:11

• All-Russian pre-election campaign launched in Chechnya with strict security measures

  Today, the all-Russia relay race "Interethnic Exercises 180318" has been started against the background of the Grozny centre cordoned off by law enforcers and the total search of the participants of the action. Students and sports club members reported being forced to take part in the event, during which they had to make 18 exercises of knee bending, shoulder dip or other physical exercises.

March 05, 2018 12:41

• Russian militaries test Iskander-M missile complex

  At the "Kapustin Yar" test range, located in the Astrakhan Region, military exercises are successfully over, during which militaries destroyed the command post of the conventional enemy with the help of missile complexes.