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March 15, 2019 09:55

• Policeman fired for beating protester in Yerevan

  A policeman was fired after he got into the video showing him beating up a protester against the demolition of a café in Yerevan, the Armenian Police has reported.

March 15, 2019 08:23

• Medical examiners of Georgia and Abkhazia voice out different reasons of Kvaratskheliya's death

  Georgian medical experts have found traces of a rope on the body of Irakli Kvaratskheliya, who had been detained in Abkhazia. The border administration of the Russia's FSB has confirmed the version of his non-violent death.

March 15, 2019 08:16

• Police counts 41 detainees during protests against café demolition in Yerevan

  Policemen have detained 41 protesters of the actions against the demolition of cafés held in Freedom Square in Yerevan; 25 detainees have already been released, the Armenian Police have informed.

March 14, 2019 22:39

• Suspected militant detained after shootout in Stavropol Territory

  Law enforcers conducted searches in the village of Ust-Nevinsky, not far from which a special operation took place at night. It was reported on the arrest of an accomplice of two killed militants.

March 14, 2019 22:34

• Shootout in Shpakovsky District becomes first incident in Stavropol Territory in 2019

  The today's shootout with two suspected militants killed in the Shpakovsky District was the first armed incident in the Stavropol Territory since early 2019.

March 14, 2019 22:22

• In Yerevan, number of victims in protest action grows

  A policeman has become the third victim in clashes between law enforcers and opponents of the demolition of a cafe in Yerevan.

March 14, 2019 18:28

• Two militants killed in Stavropol Territory, NAC reports

  Today, two natives of the Volgograd Region have been killed by law enforcers in the Stavropol Territory. The National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) reports that the suspects were plotting a terror act. According to the NAC, no one else suffered.

March 14, 2019 18:22

• 16 people detained at protest action in Yerevan

  Today, in Yerevan, owners and employees of a cafe have blocked an avenue in protest against the demolition of catering enterprises. Law enforcers pushed the protesters away from the roadway, and 16 activists were brought to police stations.

March 14, 2019 18:14

• Law enforcers accuse Ingush activists of violating rules of rally

  On March 13, after they delivered speeches at a rally in Nazran, activists Akhmed Barakhoev, Akhmet Pogorov, and Malsag Uzhakhov were brought to the Ingush Centre "E" (Centre for Combating Extremism).

March 14, 2019 14:55

• Political analysts note Pashinyan's tension with Karabakh authorities

  At a sitting in Stepanakert, the Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, has unequivocally presented his policy of resolving the Karabakh conflict, speaking in favour of Nagorno-Karabakh's participation in the negotiations. Against this background, the Karabakh leaders, the protégés of the former Armenian authorities, are unfriendly towards Pashinyan, said the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

March 14, 2019 14:43

• Archival video with Akhmat Kadyrov confirms that Tumso was right

  By publicizing the archival video featuring Akhmat Kadyrov, Chechen authorities wanted to show that he was independent; however, the video itself has confirmed the words of the blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, about the appeals of the first Chechen president to jihad, Ruslan Kutaev, a public figure, has stated.

March 14, 2019 11:20

• Two Georgian citizens detained at South-Ossetian border

  At the Georgia-South Ossetia demarcation line, near the village of Karapila, South-Ossetian law enforcers detained two residents of Kaspi municipality.

March 14, 2019 11:14

• Shali residents treat mosque named after Ramzan Kadyrov as excessive

  The construction of a mosque named after Ramzan Kadyrov in the city of Shali is coming to an end, the Mayoralty has reported. A mosque capable to house 20,000 believers in the city with a relatively small population is not needed; for the convenience of residents, it would be worthwhile to build several small mosques in different parts of the city, local residents told the "Caucasian Knot".

March 14, 2019 11:02

• Version of Tuntuev's suicide caused scepticism in his defence

  Ayub Tuntuev, a former security of the head of Chechnya, who was found dead in the colony, had never expressed his intent to commit suicide, but reported threats received after his complaint about torture was sent to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), the "Legal Initiative" has stated.

March 14, 2019 08:33

• Feminist slogans find no response in Northern Caucasus

  The absence in Northern Caucasus of actions like the feminists held in Baku on March 8 is caused not by local women's fear, but by their ideas about the appropriate social activeness, Svetlana Anokhina, a journalist, has explained.

March 14, 2019 08:22

• Kadyrov reacts to sanctions connected to Nemtsov's murder

  The head of Chechnya has condemned the US sanctions imposed in connection with the murder of Boris Nemtsov, and said he had no assets in the Middle East that US authorities decided to find.

March 14, 2019 08:12

• Exercises in Azerbaijan define prospects of attacking Karabakh

  The Azerbaijani Army is mastering offensive operations in conditions close to the situation at the Karabakh frontline; this is a demonstration of readiness for a forceful resolution of the Karabakh conflict, Baku military analysts believe.

March 13, 2019 22:45

• Georgian authorities demand to investigate man's death on border with Abkhazia

  On March 10, Georgian citizen Irakli Kvaratskheliya committed suicide after being detained while trying to cross the border with Abkhazia. According to eyewitnesses, Irakli Kvaratskheliya was beaten after his detention.

March 13, 2019 22:33

• MIA rejects version about preparation of Russian pop singer's murder by native of Dagestan

  Khidirnabi Kazuev, a native of Dagestan, said that he was plotting not a terror act, but a murder of pop singer Philipp Kirkorov by order of showman Maxim Galkin. Investigators should verify the Khidirnabi Kazuev's testimony, the defence insists.

March 13, 2019 17:13

• Prosecutor promises to check complaints on persecution of mosque-goers in Makhachkala

  Delegates of the Tangim mosque complained to the Prosecutor of Dagestan about regular raids held by law enforcers and detentions of believers. The Prosecutor promises to render his assistance, but if the pressure on the believers does not stop, the leaders and the public council of the Tangim mosque will seek a meeting with Vladimir Vasiliev, report participants of the meeting.