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October 26, 2018 08:25

• Kuban authorities extended state of emergency on Apsheron District and Sochi

  The state of emergency regime, in force in the Tuapse District of the Krasnodar Territory (also known as Kuban by the name of the main river) after heavy rains, was also introduced in the Apsheron District and in the city of Sochi. Thousands of people living in the dwelling settlements in the north of the Tuapse District have lost their transport communication, electricity and gas supplies.

October 25, 2018 20:59

• Rights defenders express concern over Ramzan Kadyrov's call to Ingush Elder

  A visit of Ramzan Kadyrov's representatives to the Ingush village and the call of Elder Akhmed Barakhoev to the Sharia court could provoke interethnic conflict between the Ingush and Chechen people, suggest Irina Starodubrovskaya and Ekaterina Sokiryanskaya.

October 25, 2018 20:51

• Ingush Constitutional Court pronounces no decision on border with Chechnya

  Today, the Constitutional Court of Ingushetia has started to consider the legality of the law on the border with Chechnya. It will take several hearings to resolve the issue, the court spokesperson reports.

October 25, 2018 20:32

• "Committee against Torture" sums up investigation into attack on rights defenders and journalists in Ingushetia

  Despite 30 months of investigation into the attack on journalists and rights defenders in Ingushetia on the border with Chechnya, there are no defendants in the case, and investigators do not respond to requests from victims to examine the case materials, the NGO "Committee against Torture" reports today.

October 25, 2018 20:25

• A native of Stavropol sentenced to 16 years of imprisonment after deportation from Austria

  The court has found Bekkhan Zubairaev, a native of the Stavropol Territory, who had been earlier deported from Austria, an organizer to the financing of Syrian militants.

October 25, 2018 20:12

• A police officer detained after beating a resident of Buynaksk

  The chief of the GIBDD (road police) Department for the Buynaksk District is suspected of abuse of office, the law enforcement bodies report today.

October 25, 2018 13:16

• Azerbaijan claims shelling of a village in conflict zone

  Over a day, positions of the Azerbaijani army, including in the village of Zamanly, were shelled 28 times in the Karabakh conflict zone, reports today the Ministry of Defence for Azerbaijan.

October 25, 2018 13:04

• Five persons fell victim to flooding in Kuban

  Two persons were killed and other three were injured. The fate of one more person still remains unknown after heavy rains in the Krasnodar Territory, reports today the regional Ministry for Emergencies (MfE).

October 25, 2018 11:01

• Kadyrov summons Ingush elder to Sharia trial

  Magomed Daudov, the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament, arrived in the Ingush village of Novy Redant on behalf of Ramzan Kadyrov and invited the Elder Akhmed Barakhoev to a Sharia trial because of his statement at a rally in Magas. Barakhoev refused to come to Kadyrov.

October 25, 2018 10:47

• Lawyers on outcomes of considering border agreement by Ingush CC

  The Constitutional Court (CC) of Ingushetia will unlikely recognize the law on fixing a new Chechen-Ingush border as legitimate, since it indicated earlier the need for a referendum on this issue. If the law is found unconstitutional, the CC will oblige the Parliament to amend it, the lawyers polled by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

October 25, 2018 01:15

• Armenian government offers broadest amnesty in the country's history

  The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Armenia has submitted a bill to the Parliament on a mass amnesty, which covers, among others, the members of the "Sasna Tsrer" detachment and the "Constituent Parliament".

October 25, 2018 01:07

• Woman dies in flooded area of Krasnodar Territory

  In the area of flooding in the Tuapse District of the Krasnodar Territory, the body of a woman was found; investigators are studying the circumstances of her death.

October 25, 2018 00:59

• Two Georgian residents set free after detention at South-Ossetian border

  Law enforcers of South Ossetia have released two residents of the Georgian village of Okami, who were detained on October 20 on suspicion of violating the border.

October 24, 2018 21:29

• Parliament doesn't elect Nikol Pashinyan as Premier

  Not a single MP has voted today for the appointment of Nikol Pashinyan as Prime Minister of Armenia. The next vote is scheduled for October 31.

October 24, 2018 21:23

• Tuapse residents tell about flooding of the city and nearby settlements

  As a result of heavy rains, in Tuapse, the bridge over the Tsypka River was destroyed. The central part of the city turned into a swirling stream that carries away cars, townspeople report.

October 24, 2018 18:11

• Supporters of Pashinyan hold rally at parliament building

  Supporters of Nikol Pashinyan have held an action in the yard of the building of the National Assembly of Armenia (Parliament) with posters "Immediate dissolution of parliament and judiciary".

October 24, 2018 18:01

• Chechen authorities deny housing to critics of hostel inspections

  The video clip with a woman, who, according to the author of the video, fainted when a hostel in Grozny was inspected, irritated Ramzan Kadyrov. For the "unethical behaviour" it was decided not to provide new housing to those who filmed and posted the video, a source from the city Mayoralty has stressed.

October 24, 2018 14:19

• Azerbaijan claims 30 bombardments in conflict zone

  The positions of the Azerbaijani Army in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled at different sections of the frontline, including the territories "near the occupied villages," the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported today.

October 24, 2018 14:09

• ICRF voices out reason of "Electrozinc" fire

  According to preliminary data of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), the fire that occurred at the "Electrozinc" Factory in Vladikavkaz was a result of violations of the industrial safety regulations, investigators have stated.

October 24, 2018 10:59

• Chelyabinsk operative agents accused of native of Chechnya's death in colony

  The Metallurgical District Court of Chelyabinsk has held parties' debates on a criminal case initiated against four staff members of a correctional colony accused of beating up convicts and involvement in the death of a Chechen native. The prosecutor demanded from six years to 12.5 years in prison for them.