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August 21, 2017 13:19

• On August 7-13, 2017, two persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of August 7-13, 2017, two persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, one was 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.

August 21, 2017 12:58

• Resident of Chechnya convicted of attempting to join militants in Syria

  On August 19, an 18-year-old resident of the Grozny District was sentenced to imprisonment for his attempt to go to Syria and join the terrorist organization “Islamic State” (IS) banned in Russia.

August 21, 2017 12:52

• Relatives report Grachya Arutyunyan’s pardoning

  Grachya Arutyunyan sentenced in the case on a road accident in Russia has been pardoned by the President of Armenia and may be subjected to amnesty. This was reported by his relatives.

August 21, 2017 12:25

• Moscow investigators to solve Surgut massacre case

  The chair of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has instructed Moscow investigators to solve the case on attack on passers-by in Surgut. Parents of Arthur Gadjiev shot and killed by policemen are natives of the Suleiman-Stalsky District of Dagestan.

August 21, 2017 09:10

• Ramzan Kadyrov mentioned among Vladimir Putin's successors

  Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov was ranked 13th in the rating of the most influential public politicians, compiled by the "Saint Petersburg Policy" Foundation.

August 21, 2017 09:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of August 14-20

  Story about detention of lezginka dancers in Gelendzhik; fires in Southern Russia and Armenia; political hunger strike declared by activists of "Communists of Russia" Party in North Ossetia; mass repentance action in Chechnya; departure of first pilgrim groups from the North-Caucasian regions for Hajj; emergency situation caused by mudflow in the Kabardino-Balkarian city of Tyrnyauz, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of August 14-20, 2017, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

August 21, 2017 01:08

• In Sochi, picketers complain of corruption and environmental problems (+video)

  According to Nikolai Scherbakov, an organizer of a picket, the authorities have sanctioned an action only from the ninth time. Picketers reported the environmental problems in the city, inaction of officials, and corruption. This was reported by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

August 20, 2017 19:15

• Lezginka dancer hospitalized after his arrest in Gelendzhik

  Salim Akhobekov, who served five days of arrest for dancing lezginka in Gelendzhik, was hospitalized in Nalchik, the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria.

August 20, 2017 18:34

• Two fighters of MMA Student League killed in road accident in Chechnya

  As a result of a road accident in Chechnya, two athletes were killed and three others were injured. The tournament of the Student League of MMA in the Chechen Republic was cancelled.

August 20, 2017 12:45

• Advocate reports on violation of journalist Elchin Ismayilly's rights

  An advocate of Azerbaijani journalist Elchin Ismayilly has complained about being not allowed to visit his client at the SIZO (pre-trial prison). He has also claimed the unjustified requirements from the judge to change the date of a warrant for the journalist's defence.

August 20, 2017 10:00

• Cherkesova's mother asks Kokov to protect her son's rights

  The mother of Aslan Cherkesov has addressed Yuri Kokov, the head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) with a complaint about the actions of the staff of a Krasnoyarsk colony. She asked him to help in transferring her son to some colony in the Caucasus.

August 19, 2017 22:48

• Defence demands to release Bairamly and Mukhtarly from custody

  The defence had appealed against the court's decision to extend the arrest of Gezyal Bairamly, the deputy chair of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), and journalist Afghan Mukhtarly. According to advocates, keeping their clients in custody is unreasonable.

August 19, 2017 21:59

• "Life": massacre in Surgut was committed by son of Dagestani extremist

  The family of the 19-year-old Arthur Gadjiev, who has been shot dead today by policemen after he attacked with a knife passersby in Surgut and stabbed seven people, had come from Dagestan, the edition named “Life” reports. His father has been registered as an extremist; and the responsibility for the incident was taken by the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court, the media add.

August 19, 2017 18:42

• Advocate reports on case instituted against lezginka dancer in Gelendzhik

  A criminal case has been instituted for use of violence against a policeman against Salim Akhobekov, who was detained for dancing lezginka in Gelendzhik and who served five days of administrative arrest. This was reported by an advocate of the young man.

August 19, 2017 16:51

• In Vladikavkaz, rally "For Fair Elections" gathers about 300 people

  In North Ossetia, the rally organized by the "Communists of Russia" Party in protest against its withdrawal from the elections was attended by members of five other political parties.

August 19, 2017 14:08

• 150 residents of Chechnya comprise first group of pilgrims

  This evening, the first group of Chechen pilgrims leaves Grozny for Saudi Arabia.

August 19, 2017 13:28

• Court sentences two Azerbaijani IDPs to imprisonment

  Two internally displaced persons (IDPs) from the Jebrail District of Azerbaijan, arrested after a protest action against the electricity cut-off in villages and towns for IDPs, are sentenced to 1.5 years of imprisonment. Three other defendants are sentenced to conditional sentences and released in the courtroom.

August 19, 2017 10:01

• In Makhachkala, locals disrupt action in support of building Orthodox temple

  On August 18, the Dagestani Centre for Russian Language and Culture under the Republican Ministry for National Police organized an action in support of the construction of the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Ak-Gol Park after a group of Makhachkala residents had challenged the construction in court.

August 19, 2017 07:00

• In Sochi, ceiling collapses in cottage for Olympic settlers

  A ceiling has collapsed in one of the new cottages built in Sochi for resettlement of city residents from the construction of Olympic facilities.

August 19, 2017 06:00

• In Armavir, Alexei Navalny's supporter sentenced to compulsory labour

  The Armavir City Court has sentenced Yuri Vishnyakov to 20 hours of compulsory labour for taking part in an action held by supporters of opposition politician Alexei Navalny on June 12.