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November 21, 2017 13:02

• Ramzan Kadyrov announces victory over terrorism in Chechnya

  On the third day after reports about an attack on a police checkpoint in Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov has announced that the republic's authorities are able to prevent terror acts while planned.

November 21, 2017 11:46

• Law enforcers explain attack in Roshni-Chu by influence of militant recruiters

  One of the men suspected in an attack on policemen in Chechnya arrived in the republic from Barnaul after he had changed his name and surname. Meanwhile, both of the killed assailants were not members of the armed underground, law enforcers believe.

November 21, 2017 11:44

• In Georgia, Turkish lecturer denies accusations of aiding and abetting terrorism

  At a hearing held on November 20 at the Tbilisi City Court, Turkish citizen Mustafa Emre Çabuk, accused at home of aiding and abetting terrorism, pleaded not guilty and called on the Court to grant him refugee status.

November 21, 2017 09:06

• Kadyrov suggests transferring Stalin's body to Georgia

  The leader of Chechnya has declared the need to transfer the remains of Joseph Stalin to Georgia for burial.

November 21, 2017 06:59

• "PARNAS" Party initiates a referendum on direct elections in Astrakhan

  The Election Commission for the Astrakhan Region has accepted the documents submitted by the regional branch of the "PARNAS" Party, which members initiated a referendum on direct elections of municipality heads.

November 21, 2017 05:24

• Pavel Grib's health deteriorates, his father reports

  The health state of Ukrainian citizen Pavel Grib, who is being kept under arrest at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) in the Krasnodar Territory on the charge of terrorism, is deteriorating. However, warders prohibit transferring necessary medicines to him, reported the father of the prisoner.

November 21, 2017 01:46

• "Kunaki" Festival organizers refuse to award Grand Prix

  The 11th North-Caucasian Open Film and TV Festival "Kunaki" has been completed in Sukhumi. This year, organizers have refused to award Festival Grand Prix because of lack of professional level to be shown by festival films.

November 21, 2017 00:50

• Azerbaijan: Yalchin Imanov's advocacy suspended

  On November 20, the Presidium of the Bar Association suspended the powers of advocate Yalchin Imanov; besides, the Presidium decided to go to court to completely stop Imanov's status as an advocate and expel him from the Bar. Yalchin Imanov has noted that he will take legal steps to restore his status.

November 21, 2017 00:16

• Russian Court leaves Yuri Golder under arrest

  On November 20, the Volgograd Regional Court upheld the arrest of Yuri Golder, a member of the City Human Rights Council, said his advocate Sergey Kunitsky.

November 20, 2017 22:31

• Relatives of Chechen resident reported his detention for drinking alcohol

  Chechen policemen have detained a resident of the village of Samashki, Achkhoi-Martan District, for drinking alcohol. He and several other persons are kept in the gym of the village of Khimoi, the relatives of the detainee report.

November 20, 2017 22:07

• "Novaya Gazeta": law enforces deceive Dagestani returnees from Syria

  Dagestani law enforcers have taken away from Khalimat Alkhotova, who had returned from Syria to Russia, a document on her voluntary surrender. Now, policemen extort money from parents of the girls returning to Dagestan.

November 20, 2017 18:03

• Magomed Dukuzov detained in Kiev under Khlebnikov's murder case

  In Kiev, Magomed Dukuzov, who had been on the international wanted list, has been detained, the spokeswoman of Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported, adding that Dukuzov was accused of involvement in the murder of Paul Khlebnikov, the editor-in-chief of the Russian version of the "Forbes" magazine.

November 20, 2017 17:27

• Head of "Caucasian Home" returns "Tolerance Defender" Award to Georgian Ombudsperson

  Naira Gelashvili, the head of the "Caucasian Home" Centre for Cultural Interrelations, has refused from the "Tolerance Defender" Award in protest against granting this award to Giga Bokeriya, the leader of the "United National Movement" (UNM). However, the head of the Council on Religions under the Office of the Georgian Ombudsperson believes that the award was granted fairly.

November 20, 2017 17:09

• LGBT activist from Novocherkassk complains about law enforcers' pressure

  Fyodor Laptev, a volunteer of the Navalny's office and an LGBT activist, has told about his departure from Novocherkassk after law enforcers' threats to open a criminal case against him.

November 20, 2017 15:21

• A worker killed by explosion at Baku factory

  In Baku, a worker was killed in an explosion at the factory in the Lokbatan village of the Garadag District. Till present, he has not yet been identified, reported a source from the law enforcement agencies. According to the preliminary data, another person was injured.

November 20, 2017 13:22

• Experts on Caucasus compare tactics of combating extremism in NCFD

  Dagestan, Chechnya, and Ingushetia apply very different methods to prevent extremism due to the specific characteristics of the peoples who live in those republics. This was announced by participants of a scientific conference held in Moscow.

November 20, 2017 10:10

• Incident in Roshni-Chu is second attack on Chechen law enforcers' posts in 2017

  In 2017, the today's attack on policemen near the village of Roshni-Chu in the Urus-Martan District was preceded by at least one attack on law enforcers' checkpoints in Chechnya.

November 20, 2017 09:36

• Law enforcers report details of attack in Chechnya

  The men killed in the attack on policemen in the Urus-Martan District were residents of Ingushetia and the Altai Territory. They tried to seize the law enforcers' weapons, reported the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Chechnya.

November 20, 2017 09:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of November 13-19

  "Kunaki" film festival in Abkhazia; earthquake in Azerbaijan; arrival of more than 40 women and children in Grozny from Syria, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of November 13-19, 2017, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

November 20, 2017 07:59

• On November 13-19, 2017, three persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of November 13-19, 2017, at least three persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, two persons were killed and another was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.