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November 09, 2017 17:04

• Russian skiers deprived of two medals from Sochi Olympic Games

  The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has found out that four Russia skiers took doping and annulled their results at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games.

November 09, 2017 16:53

• Chechen MIA promises Tatiana Moskalkova to protect relatives of disappeared persons

  Relatives of the people disappeared in Chechnya, whose names appeared in the "execution list," were taken under state protection. This has been reported today by the Russia's Ombudsperson with reference to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Chechnya.

November 09, 2017 15:06

• Supporters of army service postponement call on Yerevan students to go on strike

  Students of the Yerevan State University (YSU) refused to stop their strike with demand to withdraw a bill on cancellation of the army service postponement. Today, they have marched to other higher education institutions to encourage other students to join the protest action.

November 09, 2017 14:14

• Vladimir Vasiliev threatens Dagestani officials with "serious control"

  On November 8, at the first meeting of the government of Dagestan with his participation, Dagestani leader Vladimir Vasiliev said officials should fulfil their duties and not sit on the places.

November 09, 2017 12:11

• Family members of girl who suffered in Chechnya succeed in dismissal of surgeon

  A surgeon was promoted in spite of the court's prohibition to work as a medical officer, since a three-year-old patient got disability. After relatives of the disabled child filed a complaint, the surgeon was dismissed from hospital.

November 09, 2017 11:04

• Gold deposit found in Southern Dagestan

  Deposits of gold-bearing ores were found near the village of Kurush, Dokuzparin District near the border with Azerbaijan. The gold reserves in the mine are estimated at no less than 100 tons.

November 09, 2017 10:50

• Police refute information about four Okueva's killers

  So far, law enforcers have no data about the number of figurants in the murder of Amina Okueva, the spokesman of the National Police of Ukraine said in response to rumours that there were four attackers.

November 09, 2017 09:19

• Kadyrov announces return of 44 women and children from Syria

  Ramzan Kadyrov has stated today that in the near future, a group of women and children from Chechnya, Dagestan and other Russian regions, as well as from Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, will be brought from Syria to Grozny.

November 09, 2017 07:24

• Political analysts: Kadyrov's dispute with Zyuganov is an attempt to make a name as federal-level politician

  The statement by Ramzan Kadyrov, the Chechen leader, about reburial of Vladimir Lenin's body and his angry comment on Gennady Zyuganov, the leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), show that Kadyrov is trying to act as a federal-level politician, believe the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

November 08, 2017 22:21

• Maikop exhibition to show feelings through chair images

  For the exhibition "The Chair in Art" to be held in Maikop, famous Russian artist Mikhail Shemyakin has selected 192 works of contemporary artists, who managed to reveal the image of the chair as a symbol of emptiness or seclusion. The exhibition will open on November 10.

November 08, 2017 20:01

• Lenin returns from museum to pedestal in Beslan

  The monument to Lenin, demolished in 2002 and restored after storage in the Digora Museum, was returned to the pedestal in Beslan towards the centenary of the October Revolution.

November 08, 2017 17:05

• Boris Stomakhin complains about custody conditions in SIZO

  Boris Stomakhin, sentenced for a post about the terror acts in Volgograd, complained that he was deprived of basic necessities in SIZO (pre-trial prison). This has been reported today by his advocate.

November 08, 2017 16:01

• Free surgeries raise problem of doctors' shortage in Chechnya

  Foreign surgeons carry out charitable operations in Chechnya because of the shortage of local specialists. This opinion was voiced by Chechen doctors.

November 08, 2017 12:36

• Mikhail Saakashvili gets a document to confirm his legal stay in Ukraine

  On November 7, the Migration Service of Ukraine issued a certificate to confirm legal presence of Mikhail Saakashvili on the territory of Ukraine. This was announced by the former Georgian President himself.

November 08, 2017 12:35

• Ramzan Kadyrov's relative heads Grozny police

  Khas-Magomed Kadyrov, who headed the Department for drug control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Chechnya, was appointed the chief of the MIA's Department for Grozny. The appropriate order was issued by Ruslan Alkhanov, Chechen Minister of Internal Affairs (MIA). This has been learned today by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent from an official of the Chechen MIA.

November 08, 2017 12:28

• Complaint of a child reveals officials' inability to resolve problems without Ramzan Kadyrov

  In a Chechen village, a local road was asphalted after a 10-year wheelchair disabled boy appealed to the leader of Chechnya. Local residents found the situation typical for the system depending on Ramzan Kadyrov.

November 08, 2017 11:38

• Investigators update number of suspects involved in Amina Okueva's murder

  According to the updated information released by the law enforcement agencies, at least four persons were involved in the attack on Amina Okueva and Adam Osmaev. This was reported on November 7 by Anton Geraschenko, the adviser to the Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs.

November 08, 2017 11:12

• In Sochi, aul residents hold a multi-day ritual in honour of Ruslan Gvashev

  On November 6, residents of the Bolshoi Kichmai aul (village) held an ancient ritual of sacrifice to restore the health of Circassian activist Ruslan Gvashev after his hunger strike. The whole aul prayed for the Ruslan Gvashev's health for several days, local residents reported.

November 08, 2017 04:24

• Astrakhan resident accuses Moscow police of "arrest by mistake"

  Sergey Marchukov, a resident of Astrakhan, was arrested for 15 days for participating in a rally held in Red Square in Moscow. According to his version, he occurred in Moscow by transit, and happened to be near the Kremlin while walking around the capital.

November 08, 2017 02:44

• Dagestani truck drivers report termination of money extortion on border with Azerbaijan

  At the border between Dagestan and Azerbaijan, the situation with the passage of customs control has improved markedly after the protests of truck drivers. This was reported by truck drivers questioned by the "Caucasian Knot". According to them, the lines of heavy trucks on the border disappeared, and officials stopped to demand money.