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October 09, 2018 21:44

• Dagestani MIA explains detention of anti-torture protesters by residents' discontent

  Policemen have detained the nude painter Ekaterina Nenasheva, well-known for her performances, two journalists and a photographer, during their action "Cargo-300" in Makhachkala. All of them were released without drawing up protocols, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan has reported.

October 09, 2018 21:35

• Disinformation about rally in support of Evkurov benefits Ingush authorities

  Information about a rally in support of Yunus-Bek Evkurov and the subsequent refutation thereof have continued the trend of publishing unverified and knowingly false information about the conflict around the Ingush-Chechen border.

October 09, 2018 17:26

• South Ossetia releases two Georgian citizens

  Akaki Datiashvili, whom Georgia considered as kidnapped, was released today after paying a fine for border trespassing. Today, the court in South Ossetia also released Maya Otinashvili, after sentencing her to a conditional term.

October 09, 2018 17:16

• Father of murdered Gasanguseinov brothers detained in Makhachkala

  Law enforcers have accused Murtazali Gasanguseinov of trying to hold a picket and took him to the police station, Djambulat Gasanov, his representative, has stated.

October 09, 2018 17:04

• Erection of record-high flagpoles reminds of Kadyrov's ostentatious loyalty to Putin

  The world's highest pair of flagpoles, which cost the Chechen budget 15 million roubles, indicates a special attitude of Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Chechnya, to Russian President, and non-transparent spending of federal subsidies, locals believe.

October 09, 2018 14:47

• Relatives of drug policeman Stepanenko demand to release him

  The solo picketers in Volgograd have announced the falsification of Pavel Stepanenko's case and demanded to enforce the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and release the drug policeman.

October 09, 2018 14:37

• Azerbaijani activists set up human rights organization in Georgia

  Activists Avtandil Mamedov and Elchin Namazov, who are in emigration Georgia, have founded the "Institute for the Defence of Rights and Freedoms" to inform international organizations about the human rights situation in Azerbaijan, as well as to support Azerbaijani immigrants in Georgia.

October 09, 2018 14:30

• Azerbaijan counts 30 bombardments in conflict zone

  Positions of the Azerbaijani Army were shelled for 30 times within the past 24 hours, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

October 09, 2018 11:15

• Azerbaijani activists report arrest of editor-in-chief of oppositional website

  Agil Makhmudov, the editor-in-chief of the "hefteaz.info" news website, has been administratively arrested for 20 days. Activists believe that the journalist is persecuted for his publications.

October 09, 2018 11:10

• Over 15,000 come to welcome Khabib Nurmagomedov in Makhachkala

  After arriving in Makhachkala, Khabib Nurmagomedov, who defeated the Irishman Conor McGregor, arrived at the "Anji-Arena" Stadium, where he met his fans. The fans could not sit still and rushed to the football pitch to be closer to the fighter. In his speech, Khabib Nurmagomedov commented on the brawl after the fight saying that "eagles don't belong in the cage."

October 09, 2018 10:57

• Cartographers: Ingushetia gave Chechnya much more land than received

  As a result of the border agreement, Ingushetia transferred to Chechnya 26 times more territories than those received from the Chechen Republic. The "Caucasian Knot" was informed about it by cartographers after they studied the documents and official data on the former and new borders, having refuted the authorities' statements that the exchange was equivalent.

October 09, 2018 00:57

• Kremlin disavows responsibility for situation in Ingushetia

  The Kremlin is closely monitoring the situation in Ingushetia, where opponents of the agreement on the Ingush-Chechen border hold protest rallies, Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian President, has stated today. According to his story, so far, the republic's leadership is doing all the work.

October 09, 2018 00:50

• Khabib Nurmagomedov's father threatens to severely punish his son

  Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, the father and coach of the Russian fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov, has expressed hope that the incident with a brawl after his son's victory over Conor McGregor will end up with a fine, which usually amounts to 30% of the winner's fee.

October 08, 2018 23:13

• Václav Havel Prize awarded to Oyub Titiev (+video)

  Oyub Titiev, the head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" office in Grozny, who is being kept in custody, is awarded the Václav Havel International Human Rights Prize, presented today in Strasbourg.

October 08, 2018 23:05

• A resident of Ingushetia wounded during shelling in Sunzha

  A man was hospitalized after a shelling in the city of Sunzha, reported the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF). Among the versions of the incident, investigators consider "blood feud," reports a source from the law enforcement bodies of the region.

October 08, 2018 22:51

• In Magas, protesters shift focus on demands for Ingush leader's resignation

  In Magas, participants of the protest action against the agreement on the borders between Ingushetia and Chechnya declare that they will not stop their protest until they succeed in resolving the problems voiced by them. The authorities of Ingushetia have announced their willingness to negotiate with the protesters.

October 08, 2018 18:26

• In Oyub Titiev's case, a witness to be questioned behind closed doors

  At the trial in the case against the head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" office in Grozny Oyub Titiev, public prosecutor persuaded the court to question a policeman behind closed doors and explained his request by presence in the courtroom of journalists from editions that "presented information in a distorted way."

October 08, 2018 18:13

• Nikol Pashinyan postpones his resignation

  Today, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has announced that he has not yet made a decision on his resignation and explained his doubts with the people's "sharp reaction" against such a decision. It is possible to hold early parliamentary elections even without the Prime Minister's resignation, Nikol Pashinyan has noted.

October 08, 2018 16:27

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of October 1-7, 2018

  Protests in Ingushetia against the agreement on the borders with Chechnya; "counter-revolution" in Armenia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of October 1-7, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

October 08, 2018 14:11

• Ingush authorities report about 100 protesters

  In Magas, participants of the rally have moved to a new place, the authorities of Ingushetia have reported today. Organizers of the protest action have stated that they will require MPs to resign in the event if they repeatedly vote to change the border with Chechnya.