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September 14, 2017 01:40

• Photo album about Shushi and its residents presented in Nagorno-Karabakh

  The photo album about the city of Shushi created within the project "Shushi. 48 Hours" has included more than 200 works of photographers from Armenia, Georgia, and Nagorno-Karabakh. The main heroes of the project were city residents, and the photographers tried to reflect their everyday activities. This was noted by the author and the project coordinator.

September 14, 2017 00:30

• Political analysts: Kremlin wants to raise Ramzan Kadyrov's status

  The Kremlin seeks to raise the Ramzan Kadyrov's status in return for his loyalty. This opinion has been voiced by political analysts Dmitry Oreshkin and Alexei Malashenko.

September 13, 2017 22:24

• Four Navalny’s supporters detained in Sochi

  Activists have stated they were detained at a picket in support of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, which was sanctioned by city authorities, without explaining the reasons. Picketers illegally used balloons in the course of the action, the Mayoralty has stated.

September 13, 2017 21:09

• Rally in support of Myanmar Muslims held in Tbilisi

  The rally took place in Rustaveli Avenue, in front of the parliament building, and lasted for about half an hour, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

September 13, 2017 15:52

• Ukraine not in hurry to extradite Mikhail Saakashvili to Georgia

  Mikhail Saakashvili may be extradited to his homeland only after he is sentenced by a court in Georgia. This has been reported today by Denis Chernyshev, Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Justice.

September 13, 2017 15:48

• "Matilda" to be shown in Southern Russia despite Ramzan Kadyrov's opinion

  The premiere of the film "Matilda" is scheduled for October 26 and will not be cancelled. This is reported by the spokesman for the cinema network "Monitor", which cinemas are located in the Southern Federal District (SFD) and the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD).

September 13, 2017 14:18

• Moscow Ombudsperson to consider Igor Nagavkin's complaints

  Tatiana Potyaeva, the Moscow’s Ombudsperson, has requested the Prosecutor's Office and the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) to carry out an investigation following the hunger strike declared by human rights defender Igor Nagavkin. This was reported on September 12 by Denis Nabiullin, a member of the Public Oversight Commission (POC).

September 13, 2017 13:25

• In "Sasna Tsrer" case, defendants' advocates declare a strike

  In the case against members of the unit "Sasna Tsrer" (Daredevils of Sassoun), accused of an armed attack on a patrol-and-post service regiment and hostage-taking, the today's court hearing has been postponed because of the absence of 15 advocates of the defendants, reported the judge. Participants to the strike have demanded to stop illegal searches in courts.

September 13, 2017 12:50

• Blogger Alexander Lapshin discharged from hospital in Azerbaijan

  On September 12, blogger Alexander Lapshin, freed from serving the remainder of his sentence by the resolution on pardon issued by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev, was discharged from the Central Clinical Hospital (CCH). This was reported by the spokesperson for the CCH.

September 13, 2017 12:12

• LDPR demands reconsidering outcomes of North-Ossetian parliamentary elections

  The Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) demands to re-count votes at the elections in North Ossetia, and a relevant commission has been sent to the republic. This has been reported today by LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky.

September 13, 2017 11:35

• Prosecutor's Office to challenge verdict to Makhachkala Mayor's son

  The verdict of acquittal to Badrudin Musaev, accused of insulting Dagestani policemen and injuring one of them, has been pronounced in the absence of journalists. Today, the Prosecutor's Office has announced the intention to file a complaint against the court's decision.

September 13, 2017 08:35

• Vienna Court allows extradition of Aslan Gagiev to Russia

  In Vienna, the Oberlandesgericht has granted the request of the Russian General Prosecutor on the extradition of Aslan Gagiev, a native of North Ossetia, suspected of organizing a series of resonant murders.

September 13, 2017 07:41

• Schoolgirl rescues two children from fire in Babayurt

  In a Dagestani village, a third-form schoolgirl has taken two five- and six-year-old girls out of a burning apartment. This was reported by the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) on September 12.

September 13, 2017 05:43

• Vladikavkaz: one man wounded in shootout

  Unidentified persons have shelled a car in central Vladikavkaz; the driver was hospitalized.

September 13, 2017 04:08

• Political analysts doubt Mikhail Saakashvili's return to Georgia under "Ukrainian scenario"

  The confrontation with the Ukrainian authorities, entered by Mikhail Saakashvili, the former Georgian President, has become one of the urgent topics discussed in the Georgian blogosphere. In Ukraine, Mikhail Saakashvili has spit on the laws of the country and once again demonstrated his "fighting spirit." This opinion is expressed by Internet users.

September 13, 2017 00:21

• Political analysts link Lapshin’s pardoning with Aliev’s release

  Azerbaijani authorities have timed the pardoning of blogger Alexander Lapshin to the release from custody of Mekhman Aliev, Director of the “Turan” News Agency, thus trying to hide their vulnerability to international pressure, the political analysts, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", believe.

September 12, 2017 21:00

• Fourteen inmates convicted for riots in Nardaran are at large before time

  Fourteen believers-residents of the dwelling settlement of Nardaran, who were sentenced in November 2015 to prison terms of up to 2.5 years after clashes with the police, are back at large.

September 12, 2017 19:20

• Ruslan Gvashev reports health deterioration

  Ruslan Gvashev, a Circassian activist, who went on a hunger strike in protest against court decisions about his prayer at the Tulip Tree, says his health has worsened, but his protest will continue.

September 12, 2017 17:05

• Video of shelling FSB building in Malgobek posted

  Supporters of the “Islamic State” (IS), a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court, has posted a video showing the attacks on the police post and the building of the Malgobek the FSB department for Ingushetia.

September 12, 2017 15:52

• ECtHR accepts Pavel Grib’s complaint to consideration

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has demanded from Russia to report on the state of health of Pavel Grib, a Ukrainian, who is kept at the Krasnodar SIZO (pre-trial prison).