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February 20, 2019 10:23

• Relatives of convicted Dagestani Magomed Khazamov report his convoying to Moscow

  Magomed Khazamov, convicted for keeping ammunition and drugs, has been brought to a Moscow SIZO (pre-trial prison) for investigative actions, his relatives have informed. His wife associates his convoying with the investigation into the murder of the founder of the "Chernovik" (Draft) newspaper.

February 20, 2019 10:21

• Method of curing Kadyrov bewilders Internet users

  Ramzan Kadyrov's words about droppers against influenza have surprised social network users, and the doctors interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" confirmed the inexpediency of such treatment method.

February 19, 2019 23:49

• Belidji residents report about situation during CTO

  The counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime in the Derbent District is lifted. The CTO was carried out on the outskirts of the village of Belidji and did not affect local residents.

February 19, 2019 23:48

• Man killed in CTO zone in Dagestan

  A militant who was plotting a terror act was killed during a shootout with law enforcers in the Derbent District of Dagestan, the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) announced and reported on the completion of the counterterrorist operation (CTO).

February 19, 2019 22:55

• Law enforcers report shootout in Derbent District of Dagestan

  A shootout occurred in the village of Belidji, where in one of the houses law enforcers cordoned off members of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) banned in Russia. This was reported by sources from the law enforcement bodies.

February 19, 2019 20:53

• CTO in Derbent District of Dagestan becomes the second one in 10 months

  Today, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime has been introduced for the first time in Dagestan in 2019. Law enforcers are searching for militants in the Derbent District today. Recently, the CTO legal regime was introduced in Derbent and its surroundings in April 2018.

February 19, 2019 20:48

• Rights defenders re-achieve resumption of case on torture of Krasnodar resident

  For the second time, the Prosecutor's Office has found unjustified the investigators' decision to close the case on kidnapping and torture of Krasnodar resident Aram Gambaryan and ordered to resume the criminal investigation.

February 19, 2019 17:21

• Employee of gas company in Makhachkala arrested within Arashukovs' case

  Kurakhma Magomedov, the head of a division at the "Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Makhachkala" Limited Liability Company (LLC), suspected of involvement in gas theft, has been arrested for 10 days.

February 19, 2019 17:19

• Kabardino-Balkaria: Russian language courses organized for Syrian Circassians

  In Kabardino-Balkaria, Russian language courses have been set up for the Circassians from Syria; 50 persons have already signed up to attend the training.

February 19, 2019 10:55

• Blogger Lapshin reports new criminal prosecution in Azerbaijan

  Azerbaijan opens criminal cases against Alexander Lapshin for his calls for terrorism and actions against the state.

February 19, 2019 10:55

• Kadyrov announced return to work after course of droppers

  The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has explained the appointment of Muslim Khuchiev as the acting head of the republic by his ailment (cold), adding that he has returned to office.

February 19, 2019 08:25

• Protesters against corruption in Abkhazia refuse to leave square at parliament

  The bill on adding the notion of "illegal enrichment" to the Criminal Code of Abkhazia will be considered at the next session of the parliament, Astamur Logua, an MP has announced. Astamur Kakaliya, the initiator of the amendments, has stated that the action will continue until the day of the session.

February 19, 2019 08:21

• Lawyers explain Khuchiev's appointment as acting head of Chechnya

  The temporary disability, by which Ramzan Kadyrov motivated the appointment of Muslim Khuchiev as the acting head of Chechnya, suggests Kadyrov's sick leave. The very fact of the appointment does not imply the decision taken about Kadyrov's successor, lawyers and a political analyst assert.

February 19, 2019 08:19

• Arrest of Dagestani blogger Alibek Mirzekhanov postponed

  The court has postponed the selection of a freedom restraint measure to blogger Alibek Mirzekhanov, detained within the case of a mass brawl in Moscow, until February 21. Alibek has an alibi; but he testified against himself under pressure, his relatives and defence assert.

February 18, 2019 23:43

• Stavropol activist complains about persecutions due to his sexual orientation

  Artyom Shitukhin, the chairman of the "Solidarity" LGBT Movement, has linked his dismissal from the higher school with his efforts to draw attention to the discrimination of gays in Chechnya; he also stated constant threats received by him.

February 18, 2019 23:03

• Week of February 11-17 passed without victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  There is no information about the casualties and victims of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, registered during the week of February 11-17, 2019. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from open sources.

February 18, 2019 22:50

• Georgian political analysts are sceptical about Kadyrov's idea of border crossing

  The construction of a Chechnya-Georgia border crossing, proposed by Ramzan Kadyrov, promises no economic benefits, and will give no military-strategic advantage either to Russia or Georgia, experts say.

February 18, 2019 20:54

• Law enforcers set free two detained residents of Chechnya

  The detention of residents of the settlement of Tersky had to do with a discussion of the situation in Syria, their relatives have informed.

February 18, 2019 15:58

• Ramzan Kadyrov appoints his successor

  Ramzan Kadyrov appointed Chechen government's chairman Muslim Khuchiev the acting leader of the republic for the period of his inability to work.

February 18, 2019 15:55

• Backstage process of reconciling borders with Chechnya provokes Dagestanis' concern

  Experts, NGOs, and independent media should be involved in the coordination of borders between Dagestan and Chechnya, believe authors of the appeal to the authorities of the Russian Federation. The authorities should take into account the negative experience of work in Ingushetia, note Dagestani journalists.