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November 09, 2018 19:26

• Three residents of Ingushetia wounded in shelling

  On November 8, in Magas, residents of the Nazran District were injured in a shelling at an office of a construction company, and two of them were hospitalized, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports today.

November 09, 2018 14:01

• Azerbaijan counts 29 shelling attacks in the conflict zone within 24 hours

  The positions of the Azerbaijani Army in the Karabakh conflict zone were fired from large-calibre machine guns, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today.

November 09, 2018 13:49

• Shamil Abdulaliev's father demands from doctors to extract bullets from his son's leg

  The health condition of Shamil Abdulaliev, who received gunshot wounds during a special operation in Nardaran in 2015, has worsened; he urgently needs a surgery, his father said.

November 09, 2018 13:40

• Azerbaijani banker's wife released on bail in London

  A British court has allowed Zamira Gadjieva, the wife of the former head of the International Bank of Azerbaijan, accused of money embezzlement, to stay at large on bail of half a million pounds sterling.

November 09, 2018 10:15

• Court leaves Khazbiev under arrest

  At the regular session on the case of the Ingush oppositionist Magomed Khazbiev, the court has extended his arrest until November 29, while his defence asked to release him on bail.

November 09, 2018 10:05

• Makhachkala: journalists create alley in memory of their perished colleagues

  On November 8, in Makhachkala, at the Press House, an alley was founded in memory of the fallen journalists. A total of 23 trees were planted, each dedicated to one of Russian journalists associated with Northern Caucasus.

November 09, 2018 09:55

• Advocate explains cancellation of Geriev's CER

  The Naur District Court of Chechnya made a procedural error in its ruling on the conditional early relief (CER) of Zhalaudi Geriev; and this mistake allowed the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya to cancel the ruling, Alaudi Musaev, one of Geriev's advocates, has explained.

November 09, 2018 07:25

• Adam Medaliev gives details of Nartan attack

  The attack by unidentified men on Adam Medaliev in Nartan, and the arson of his car in Nalchik were committed after his application submitted to the Arbitration Court (AC) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR). His application directly touched on the interests of the land tenant in Nartan, Adam himself told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

November 09, 2018 07:06

• Nurmagomedov's brother and McGregor's coach summoned to hearings in Las Vegas

  The Athletic Commission of the US State of Nevada has summoned five participants in the brawl that happened after the fight of the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) fighters – a Dagestani Khabib Nurmagomedov and the Irishman Conor McGregor – to hearings.

November 08, 2018 22:51

• Instagram blocks account opened under name of Ramzan Kadyrov

  Users of social networks have noticed that za_kadyrov_95 account on Instagram, which posted statements on behalf of the Chechen leader, has been blocked.

November 08, 2018 22:39

• Chechen SC cancels decision on CER for Zhalaudi Geriev

  Today, at the prosecutor's request, the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has cancelled the decision on the conditional early release (CER) for Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

November 08, 2018 17:38

• HRC "Memorial" sends to ECtHR answers in case on kidnapped resident of Makhachkala

  The consideration by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) of a complaint about the ineffective investigation into the disappearance of Makhachkala resident Omar Valibagandov has reached its final stage, report rights defenders.

November 08, 2018 17:26

• Blogger Alexander Valov needs medical assistance in court

  Today, Alexander Valov, the editor-in-chief of the website "BlogSochi", has been taken to a court hearing on his case with a neck wound. He has claimed worsening of his health state and after that an ambulance was called to the court building, reported defenders of the blogger.

November 08, 2018 14:30

• In Kabardino-Balkaria, Adam Medaliev's car set on fire, activist reports

  Tonight, a car of activist Adam Medaliev, beaten on November 7, has been burned down, reports activist Ibragim Yaganov. Rights defender Valery Khatazhukov associates the attack on Adam Medaliev with his public activities.

November 08, 2018 14:21

• Azerbaijan reports machine-gun fire in conflict zone

  Over a day, the positions of the Azerbaijani armed forces were shelled 23 times in the Karabakh conflict zone, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reports today.

November 08, 2018 11:18

• Five Ingush students detained in Cairo, a resident of Ingushetia reports

  Five students from Ingushetia were detained during their stay in Egypt, and their whereabouts remain unknown for almost three months, reported a sister of a detained Ingush student.

November 08, 2018 11:14

• A resident of North Ossetia hospitalized after a grenade explosion in a private house

  In Vladikavkaz, a grenade detonated in a private house. One person was injured.

November 08, 2018 11:05

• In Tbilisi, opponents of Grigol Vashadze march along Rustaveli Avenue

  In Tbilisi, activists held a rally in memory of the opposition rally dispersed on November 7, 2007. Several hundred people opposed the participation in the presidential election of Grigol Vashadze, a candidate of the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party.

November 08, 2018 08:33

• KChR residents complain about delaying torture case at "E" Centre

  The investigation into the torture of Guzer Khashukaev by employees of the "E" Centre has not advanced at all since September, his relatives have stated to the head of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

November 08, 2018 08:25

• Relatives criticize refusal to transfer Cherkesov to another colony

  The Department of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia (known as FSIN) has refused to transfer Aslan Cherkesov, a native of Nalchik, from a colony in the Krasnoyarsk Territory closer to his home, referring to security concerns, his relatives have stated.