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November 23, 2017 05:13

• KBR drivers decide to support strike against "Platon"

  More than a hundred drivers from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) will take part in the strike organized by the "Association of Russian Carriers" (ARC) against the "Platon" system, which is scheduled for December, said Zaurbek Babgoev, the head of the KBR's branch of the ARC.

November 23, 2017 03:43

• Court appoints bail of five million euros for Kerimov

  A French Court has charged Suleiman Kerimov with tax evasion and money laundering, the RIA "Novosti" reports today citing Jean-Michel Pratr, the Prosecutor of Nice.

November 23, 2017 00:31

• Saakashvili's teammate reports Chataev's death in Tbilisi special operation

  One of those killed in the special operation in Tbilisi is Akhmed Chataev, a suspect of organizing a terror act at Istanbul Airport in June 2016, said David Makishvili, an ally of the former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili.

November 22, 2017 21:22

• CoE Commissioner calls on to stop chasing Yalchin Imanov

  The decision of the Azerbaijan Bar Association to stop the advocate's powers of Yalchin Imanov is a revenge for his publicizing human rights violations, Nils Muižnieks, the Human Rights Commissioner of Council of Europe (CoE), has stated and urged the Azerbaijani authorities to stop pressing advocates.

November 22, 2017 20:07

• Astrakhan activists complain about pressure after mourning action

  The participants of the action to commemorate victims of political repressions held on October 30 in Astrakhan are suspected of an unsanctioned event and were questioned by the police to this end.

November 22, 2017 18:34

• Three militants killed in special operation in Tbilisi

  Three suspects of terrorism were killed by law enforcers during a special operation in Tbilisi, another one has been detained, the Georgian State Security Service (SSS) reports.

November 22, 2017 16:50

• Tbilisi: special troop's fighter dies after special operation

  Power agents have completed their special operation in Gabriel Salos Street in Tbilisi, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports from the scene. The special troop's fighter, who was wounded there, has died in a Tbilisi hospital.

November 22, 2017 15:16

• Court extends detention of Suleiman Kerimov for other 24 hours

  In the evening on November 21, the detention of Russian senator Suleiman Kerimov in Nice was extended for other 24 hours. Russian diplomats have sent a note to France with the demand to release the senator.

November 22, 2017 13:11

• Umar Djabrailov sentenced to fine of 500,000 roubles

  The Tver Court of Moscow has imposed a fine of 500,000 roubles on Umar Djabrailov, a businessman and a former senator from Chechnya, accused of hooliganism.

November 22, 2017 12:43

• Students take part in discussion of law on abolition of army service postponement

  The Armenian Parliament has launched a "roundtable" on the abolition of the academic postponement from the army service. The talks involve members of the initiative "For the Development of Science", MPs, and officials from the Ministry for Public Education and Science and the Ministry of Defence.

November 22, 2017 12:13

• Georgian law enforcers detain a suspect during special operation

  A suspected member of the terrorist organization has been detained in Tbilisi, reported the Georgian State Security Service.

November 22, 2017 11:08

• Special fighter injured during a special operation in Tbilisi

  Starting from tonight, a special operation is being conducted in a residential building in Tbilisi. A fire broke out as a result of shootout and explosions. An injured special troop's fighter was brought to a hospital.

November 22, 2017 09:47

• Suleiman Kerimov pleads not guilty

  Suleiman Kerimov, a senator from Dagestan in the Federation Council, detained in Nice on suspicion of non-payment of taxes, pleads not guilty, reported an informed source. It turned out that Suleiman Kerimov stayed in France without his diplomatic passport.

November 22, 2017 05:58

• Tbilisi: special operation accompanied by explosion

  According to the edition "Interpressnews.ge", an explosion occurred in the venue of the special operation that was held in Gabriel Salos Street; before the explosion, a strong sound of broken glass could be heard.

November 22, 2017 00:53

• Rights defenders doubt report about attack on checkpoint in Chechnya

  Official reports released by the law enforcement bodies about incidents in Chechnya need serious verification. However, it is very difficult to confirm or deny their reliability. This opinion has been voiced by rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

November 22, 2017 00:39

• TCC upholds Chabuk's denial of refugee status

  The Tbilisi City Court (TCC) has upheld the refusal to grant refugee status to Mustafa Emre Chabuk, whom Turkish law enforcers treat as a supporter of Fethullah Gülen. The defence of Mr Chabuk will appeal against this decision at the Court of Appeal, Soso Baratashvili, Chabuk's advocate, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

November 21, 2017 21:55

• Senator Kerimov detained in France under tax evasion case

  Suleiman Kerimov, a Senator from Dagestan in the Federation Council, was detained by the French police in the city of Nice in the south of the country, the spokesman for the Russian Embassy in France has reported. Kerimov was detained under the tax evasion case, a representative of the French Prosecutor's Office has added.

November 21, 2017 19:04

• ECtHR awards relatives of Chechen native 24,000 euros for his death in penal colony

  Relatives of Molda Kaimov, sentenced in Chechnya for an attempt on a policeman and involvement in the armed underground, have succeeded in seeking compensation through the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the amount of 24,000 euros for his death from tuberculosis in a penal colony.

November 21, 2017 15:42

• Moskalkova concerned over detentions for drinking alcoholic drinks in Chechnya

  Today, Russia's Ombudsperson Tatiana Moskalkova has requested her Chechen counterpart to check information about detentions of republic's residents for consumption of alcoholic beverages.

November 21, 2017 13:11

• Georgian MoJ distances itself from deportation of compatriots from Ukraine

  Eight persons have been extradited from Ukraine to their homeland with the involvement of the Georgian secret services, stated Mikhail Saakashvili, the former President of Georgia. There were no talks on deportation of Georgian citizens, emphasized Teya Tsulukiani, Georgian Minister of Justice.