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November 06, 2018 10:47

• "Georgian Dream" accuses its opponents of cooperation with Russian political technologists

  On November 5, on the "Imedi" TV Channel, Bidzina Ivanishvili, the leader of the "Georgian Dream" Party, addressed residents of Georgia. In his address, he focused on Grigol Vashadze, a candidate from the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party, reports the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, who translated the politician's statement.

November 06, 2018 08:34

• Nalgievs' representatives treat story of meeting with Kadyrov as propaganda

  The man named in the report of the Chechen television as a representative of the Ingush clan (teip) of Nalgievs was not authorized to go to Ramzan Kadyrov, said Ismail Nalgiev, an activist.

November 06, 2018 08:20

• Khachaturov's resignation means Armenia's loss of post of CSTO Secretary General

  After the Armenia's withdrawal of Yuri Khachaturov from the post of the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a representative of Belarus is claiming this position, informed sources have stated.

November 05, 2018 22:29

• A resident of Armenia sentenced for killing a Russian soldier

  Arman Djandjugazyan has been sentenced to 22 years of imprisonment after killing a soldier from the Russian military base in Gyumri, reports today a court official.

November 05, 2018 22:16

• Aslan Cherkesov's mother asks President Putin to transfer her son to another colony

  Sonya Cherkesova, a resident of Nalchik, has recorded a video appeal in which she asked to transfer her son Aslan Cherkesov, sentenced for killing football fan Yegor Sviridov, out of the Krasnoyarsk Territory. The woman claims her son is being tortured and she has no chance to visit him.

November 05, 2018 18:07

• Social networks users discuss death of an Ingush journalist in a road accident

  A car in which Ingush journalist Ruslan Chakhkiev was killed crashed into a parked truck, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports today. The truck was not properly equipped to be visible on the road, suggested users of the social networks.

November 05, 2018 17:54

• Azerbaijan claims 26 cases of shelling per day

  Over the past day, the ceasefire regime in the conflict zone was violated 26 times, the Ministry of Defence for Azerbaijan reported.

November 05, 2018 16:49

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events on October 29-November 4, 2018

  Decision of the Constitutional Court of Ingushetia on the law on borders with Chechnya; outcomes of voting at presidential election in Georgia, – read about these and other events in the weekly review of the main events that happened in the Caucasus during the week from October 29 to November 4, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

November 05, 2018 14:01

• Whereabouts of Ingush residents who disappear in Chechnya revealed

  Musa Tsechoev and Ibragim Gutsariev, who left Ingushetia for Chechnya, are found, and their whereabouts are reported to their relatives, the Ingush Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports.

November 05, 2018 13:55

• Dagestani MIA denies involvement of law enforcers in Gasanguseinov brothers' murder

  At a meeting with students of the Dagestani State University, Abdurashid Magomedov, Dagestani Minister of Internal Affairs, announced that employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) "had not been involved in the killing of Nabi and Gasangusein Gasanguseinov brothers

November 05, 2018 13:46

• In Krasnodar, activist holds solo picket against torture in detention

  On November 4, in Krasnodar, activist Alexei Nikitin came out for a picket. In his hands, he was holding a poster reading: "Stop torturing people."

November 05, 2018 11:49

• On October 28-November 4, no casualties were recorded of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from October 28 to November 4, 2018, nobody fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot", based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

November 05, 2018 11:42

• Opponents of border agreement criticize pro-governmental rally in Nazran

  On November 4, in Nazran, the Ingush authorities organized a rally on the occasion of the National Unity Day, obliging, well in advance, the heads of state-run agencies and structures to ensure the attendance. Opponents of the agreement on the Chechen-Ingush border also came to the same square. They decided to declare their demands by means of solo pickets.

November 05, 2018 11:32

• Two persons killed in CTO in Ganja

  Two members of the grouping that was preparing terror acts were shot dead in Ganja, the State Security Service (SSS) of Azerbaijan has reported.

November 05, 2018 11:21

• NKR claims 100 shelling attacks by Azerbaijan

  During the past week, The Azerbaijani militaries carried out 100 attacks on the positions of the Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), its Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

November 04, 2018 09:43

• Armenian President signs amnesty law

  Armen Sargsyan has signed the amnesty law that covers more than 600 people and was adopted by the Parliament.

November 04, 2018 09:38

• Animated serial about life of mountain villages presented in Dagestan

  A presentation of the first three episodes of the cartoon serial "Masters' Aul" about the adventures of a city teenager in a mountainous aul (village) took place in Makhachkala. The authors have promised to organize shows in Dagestani cinemas.

November 04, 2018 09:35

• Azerbaijani oppositionist complains of pressure from colony employee

  A colony warden is exerting psychological pressure and claims bribes, Murad Adilov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), told his relatives.

November 04, 2018 09:30

• Member of Ingush clan shows reconciliation with Kadyrov

  After the meeting of the head of Chechnya with the elder Mukhazhir Nalgiev in Ingushetia and their mutual apologies, a member of the Nalgiev family visited Grozny and thanked Kadyrov for his rendered respect.

November 03, 2018 17:33

• Seven religious activists convicted in Azerbaijan

  Firudin Zeinalov, an activist of the "Muslim Unity" Movement, and six other persons detained after clashes with the police at the sanctuary in Ganja, were sentenced to prison terms ranging from a year and four months to three years.