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June 19, 2017 12:31

• In Congo, rebels report details of Georgian pilot's death

  Joseph Osiurauli, a citizen of Georgia, who was taken prisoner in the Congo, died after an attack of government forces on a camp of the rebel grouping, its leader reports. The wife of Joseph Osiurauli called on the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to re-check the information.

June 19, 2017 10:02

• Lightning strikes the plane en route from Istanbul to Tbilisi

  A thunderbolt at an aircraft of the "AtlasGlobal" airline flying from Istanbul to Tbilisi caused its return to the departure airport shortly after take-off. Later, passengers were sent to Tbilisi by another aircraft.

June 19, 2017 00:17

• On June 12-18, there were no victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from June 12 to June 18, 2017, there were no casualties or wounded people in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot", based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

June 18, 2017 21:46

• Faig Amirov's defence states sharp deterioration of his health at SIZO

  At SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Baku, the health of Faig Amirov, the financial director of the "Azadlyg" newspaper, has sharply deteriorated, while his medical treatment there is impossible, said his wife. His advocate treats the situation as a violation of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR).

June 18, 2017 20:18

• 40 people come to picket "Shame to Rosgvardia!" in Rostov-on-Don (+video)

  A picket in defence of those detained during anti-corruption actions on March 26 and June 12 in Russia was held today in Rostov-on-Don. Apart from protesting against the actions of OMON (riot police) fighters, picketers in Rostov-on-Don demanded to release the politician Alexei Navalny, who is now serving his administrative arrest in one of Moscow special detention centres.

June 18, 2017 14:28

• Protesters in Kutaisi demand to investigate man's death after delivery to police

  On June 17, activists of the "White Noise" movement held a protest action in Kutaisi under the slogan, "Levan Abzianidze was killed by the state." The action was dedicated to anniversary of Abzianidze's death.

June 18, 2017 10:59

• Over 800 people visit air festival in Nagorno-Karabakh

  The organizers of the air festival, held on June 17 in Stepanakert, provided for amateurs for a chance to fly on air-balloons, paratracks and airplanes.

June 18, 2017 05:04

• SIZO bosses prohibit Afghan Mukhtarly from meeting opposition activists

  The family of Afghan Mukhtarly has issued a proxy to Samir Asadli and Masud Asker, activists of the "Nida" movement, to visit Afghan at the SIZO (pre-trial prison). However, as the activists said, SIZO bosses rejected the visit, stating that the investigator should issue a permit.

June 17, 2017 19:35

• Residents of Nalchik oppose erection of monument to Kalmykov

  40 people in Nalchik went out to a rally against the installation in the city of a monument to Betal Kalmykov, the first secretary of the regional committee of the VKP(b) (All-Russian Bolshevik Communist Party). They demanded not to return the monument to the pedestal after restoration, and offered to exclude it from the register of cultural heritage objects.

June 17, 2017 18:29

• Rostov-on-Don housing shareholders state authorities are not ready for dialogue

  The rally of shareholders of six unfinished housing objects in Rostov-on-Don was, according to organizers, about 200 people strong. They demanded from regional authorities to complete the construction or to return the invested money.

June 17, 2017 14:42

• Soldier of Nagorno-Karabakh Army dies

  A soldier of the Defence Army, Narek Gasparyan, has perished today as a result of shelling by Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) reports.

June 17, 2017 12:43

• Coaches in freestyle wrestling evaluate teams from Dagestan and North Ossetia as equal

  A healthy rivalry of wrestlers from North Ossetia and Dagestan contributes to their victories at international competitions, said Vyacheslav Bagaev, a coach from North Ossetia. The strength of the teams is approximately equal, but Dagestan has already won for two years the team ranking at the Ivan Yarygin tournament, Shamil Omarov, a coach from Dagestan, said in his turn.

June 17, 2017 08:45

• Out-of-contest programmes of "Golden Apricot" include more than 70 films

  In the period from July 9 to 16, more than 70 films directed by Armenian and foreign filmmakers will be shown within four out-of-contest programmes of the 14th Yerevan International "Golden Apricot" Film Festival. Their number includes film which won the Cannes, Berlin and Venice Film Festivals.

June 17, 2017 05:42

• In Sochi, developer Denis Nikulin taken into custody on demand defrauded shareholders

  On the demand of 30 defrauded shareholders, who were recognized as victims, a Sochi court arrested Denis Nikulin, the director of the LLC "Real Estate Gallery". The defendant and his lawyer Roman Ponomaryov intend to appeal against the ruling.

June 17, 2017 04:45

• "Chernovik" reveals names of provocateurs from Alexei Navalny's action in Makhachkala

  Photos of the people who attacked journalists at the action of Alexei Navalny's supporters in Makhachkala held on June 12 published in the media and social networks have made that possible to identify three of them.

June 17, 2017 03:51

• Woman from Kaspiysk complains of beating up after criticizing her house developer

  Aishat Alieva, a resident of Dagestan, has demanded to bring to criminal liability the man who struck her after she expressed her dissatisfaction with the quality of her apartment in a new building, said the advocate Sapiyat Magomedova. According to the Kaspiysk GOVD (City Interior Division), Alieva's statement is now being checked.

June 17, 2017 02:58

• Nogai People's Congress notes intensified confrontation with Dagestani authorities

  The ill-considered policy of the Dagestani authorities regarding the land of distant-pasture cattle tending can result in conflicts, and the solution of the land problem will have an important political significance. This opinion was voiced by participants of the All-Russian Nogai People's Congress interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

June 17, 2017 01:00

• Baku court dismisses defence's appeal against detention of Afghan Mukhtarly

  The defence of Afghan Mukhtarly intends to challenge the court's refusal to grant the complaint about the journalist's detention and prepares an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). On June 16, in the Afghan Mukhtarly's case, the Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office questioned Isa Gambar, a well-known opposition politician, the former leader of the "Musavat" Party.

June 16, 2017 22:20

• Relatives of Abdurakhmanov, a resident of Dagestan, re-announce his disappearance

  Rashid Abdurakhmanov, a resident of Dagestan, failed to leave a ROVD (District Interior Division) of Makhachkala after the alleged release, his relatives report. In their turn, law enforcers assert that he was released from the ROVD.

June 16, 2017 22:13

• NKR reports death of three soldiers

  Regular service soldiers Araik Matinyan, Vigen Petrosyan and Vardan Sargsyan were killed as a result of shelling by Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) reports.