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September 12, 2017 12:20

• Alexander Lapshin's departure to Israel postponed

  Alexander Lapshin will leave for Israel together with his mother, who is to arrive in Baku. This was reported by advocate Eduard Chernin. According to him, the blogger continues to receive medical treatment in the hospital, and his life is not in danger.

September 12, 2017 11:54

• Igor Nagavkin's hunger strike fails to convince court to consider complaint against prosecutor

  On September 11, the Cheryomushki Court of Moscow dismissed the complaint filed by Igor Nagavkin. This has been reported today by Farit Murtazin, an advocate of the rights defender.

September 12, 2017 08:11

• Dagestan declares September 15 to be a day off

  The Government of Dagestan has announced the next Friday to be a day off in connection with celebrations on the occasion of the Unity Day for the Peoples of the Republic.

September 12, 2017 06:18

• Ukraine’s MIA considers three versions of Makhauri’s murder

  The death of Timur Makhauri, a native of Chechnya, caused by a car explosion in Kiev, could be connected with Russia's special services, said Artyom Shevchenko, the press secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Ukraine, adding that other versions of his murder are also investigated.

September 12, 2017 04:26

• Russian soldier hospitalized after a brawl in Gyumri

  A brawl involving soldiers from the 102nd Russian military base occurred in Gyumri. One of the men involved therein has been hospitalized with bodily injuries.

September 12, 2017 03:27

• "Golos" names most frequent violations at elections in Kuban

  On September 11, at a press conference in Moscow, activists of the “Golos” (Vote) Public Association told about the violations fixed by them and other observers in the course of September 10 elections in Kuban.

September 12, 2017 00:03

• North-Ossetian CEC refuses to regard video records as violation evidence

  The video records posted on the YouTube, the authors of which position them as evidence of ballot throw-in at polling stations in North Ossetia, do not prove violations. This was declared by the Central Election Commission (CEC) of North Ossetia.

September 11, 2017 21:56

• Kadyrov's statements on Myanmar result in Muslims’ detentions in Russia

  139 participants of an unsanctioned action in support of Myanmar Muslims were detained in Saint Petersburg on Sunday, September 10.

September 11, 2017 15:34

• Defence states threat of torturing Saakashvili in Georgia

  Today, Markiyan Galabala, one of Saakashvili's advocates, has lodged an application to the State Migration Service of Ukraine asking to recognize that his client needs additional protection, the advocate himself told on air of the “NewsOne” TV Channel.

September 11, 2017 14:22

• In Baku, court releases Mekhman Aliev from custody (+video)

  Today, the court has changed the pre-trial restriction measure to Mekhman Aliev, the director of the Turan news agency, to the police supervision.

September 11, 2017 14:05

• Ruslan Gvashev goes on hunger strike

  Circassian activist Ruslan Gvashev has declared indefinite hunger strike in protest against the court's decisions in the case on the prayer near the Tulip Tree.

September 11, 2017 13:11

• Author of report on Ramzan Kadyrov announces victory at elections in Moscow

  Opposition politician Ilya Yashin, who in 2016 announced a threat to the Russia's national security from the leader of Chechnya, announced his victory on September 10 at the elections to the council of members to the Krasnoselsky District of Moscow.

September 11, 2017 12:31

• Azeri authorities report Lapshin’s suicide attempt

  Alexander Lapshin’s pardoning has been long considered, but the decision was made after the blogger committed a suicide attempt, Ali Gasanov, an assistant to Aerbaijani president has stated today.

September 11, 2017 11:06

• Ilham Aliev pardons blogger Alexander Lapshin

  Today, the order of the President of Azerbaijan to pardon Alexander Lapshin has come into force.

September 11, 2017 09:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of September 4-10

  Special operation near Vladikavkaz; mass rallies of North-Caucasians in support of Myanmar Muslims; major NATO exercises in Georgia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of September 4-10, 2017, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

September 11, 2017 08:00

• Five border guards injured during Mikhail Saakashvili's breakthrough to Ukraine

  On September 10, the former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili and his supporters broke through a border cordon to the territory of Ukraine. The police launched an investigation into the case of illegal crossing of the border.

September 11, 2017 02:15

• On September 4-10, 2017, nine persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of September 4-10, 2017, nine persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, seven were killed and two others were wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

September 11, 2017 00:33

• In Kuban, observers register ballot stuffing and forged applications for home voting

  The election commission for the Krasnodar Territory has reported on the absence of violations during the elections. Meanwhile, the Communists and independent observers have claimed stuffing of ballots and other violations at the polling stations.

September 10, 2017 19:41

• North Ossetia: observers prevent ballot throw-in

  Members of the association "People's Observer" have revealed a number of violations at polling stations in North Ossetia, Dmitry Reisikh, the initiator of the action, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

September 10, 2017 18:11

• Volgograd: observers fix ballot throw-in

  Observers from the PARNAS and “Yabloko” Parties and the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) have fixed a ballot throw-in at polling station No. 438, located in the Volgograd Youth Centre, Roman Zaitsev, the lawyer of the Volgograd Navalny’s office, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.