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September 01, 2018 10:36

• 18 passengers suffer at emergency landing in Sochi

  Tonight, a Boeing-738 caught fire when landing at Sochi Airport, six out of eighteen victims were hospitalized.

September 01, 2018 10:27

• Talish villagers tell why they cannot return home

  The announced by the Karabakh authorities return of Talish villagers, evacuated during the 2016 April war, by September 1, is postponed, since the restoration of their houses destroyed by bombardments has not been completed yet.

September 01, 2018 08:25

• Activists in Yerevan hold action against LGBT propaganda

  Today, in front of the German Embassy in Yerevan, a group of activists held an action against LGBT propaganda and for the preservation of the traditional family. Activists called not to condemn residents of the Armenian village for their clash with LGBT activist until the end of the investigation.

September 01, 2018 08:18

• Volgograd activists demand to release Navalny

  Today, six participants of the "Strategy-31" action held solo pickets demanding not to raise the retirement age, to dismiss the Mayor of Volgograd and to release the oppositional leader Alexei Navalny.

August 31, 2018 22:34

• North and South Ossetia split concerning mourning for victims of terrors act in Beslan

  The authorities of North Ossetia have ignored the request of residents to postpone the start of the academic year from September 1 to September 4 because of the Day of Sorrow for the victims of the terror act in Beslan. Meanwhile, South Ossetia, which is another state the de jure, will celebrate the Day of Knowledge on September 5.

August 31, 2018 22:26

• ECtHR's decision reminds of persecution of "Nurdjular"* supporters in Russia

  The verdict of the European Court of Human Rights (EctHR) provides grounds for reviewing sentences for supporters of the organization "Nurdjular" banned and recognized extremist in Russia, including in Northern Caucasus, believe theologians and lawyers.

August 31, 2018 18:38

• 15 OSCE countries demand from Russia to report human rights violations in Chechnya

  Russia is unwilling or unable to solve the problem of human rights violations in Chechnya, announced 15 member countries of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and demanded from the Russian authorities to report within ten days on the measures taken.

August 31, 2018 18:27

• In Zverevo, two miners killed in accidents during 13 days

  On August 30, there was a funeral of a miner, who died of injuries after the incident which occurred at the "Obukhovskaya" mine in the Rostov Region. He has become the second victim during 15 days.

August 31, 2018 18:17

• New appointment in National Guard of Russia reminds of shortage of personnel in Chechnya

  Ramzan Edilov, a fellow villager of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, has been appointed the head of the department for private security of the National Guard of Russia in Chechnya, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed by an official of the National Guard of Russia on August 30.

August 31, 2018 18:06

• Germany extradites a native of Kabardino-Balkaria suspected of terrorism

  A native of Kabardino-Balkaria is suspected of involvement in the Syrian conflict, the FSB reports today.

August 31, 2018 13:21

• Doctors tell about health condition of policemen wounded in Dagestan

  The policemen did not receive any wounds dangerous for life, the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported.

August 31, 2018 13:15

• Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of machine-gun attacks

  Within the last 24 hours, units of Armenian Armed Forces, by using heavy machine guns, violated the ceasefire for 86 times, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today.

August 31, 2018 11:12

• Detention of street musicians in Yerevan caused their colleagues' protest

  In Yerevan, policemen detained two street musicians from Ukraine. The policemen's actions aroused indignation of detainees' colleagues, who staged a musical protest action. Lilit Makunts, the Minister of Culture of Armenia, has stated support of street musicians.

August 31, 2018 10:58

• Volgograd: at rally, Communists demand resignation of Russian government

  Participants in the rally of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) have criticized Putin's speech on the pension reform, calling it withholding of money from the population. Communists have called for the resignation of the government and holding an all-Russian referendum against the increase of the retirement age.

August 31, 2018 08:39

• Maria Lasitskene wins Diamond League final in Zurich

  Maria Lasitskene (Kuchina), a track and field athlete from Kabardino-Balkaria, has won the high jump competition at the final stage of the Diamond League, which was held in Zurich.

August 31, 2018 08:33

• South Ossetia hands five detainees over to Georgia

  The citizens of Georgia detained for violating the border were released after paying a fine, the South-Ossetia State Security Committee (KGB) has announced.

August 31, 2018 08:26

• Investigators suspect Ovik Abramyan and his brother of fraud

  Ovik Abramyan, a Former Prime Minister of Armenia, his brother Genrikh Abramyan and Alik Sargsyan, a former head of the Armenian Police, are suspected of abuse of powers and committing a fraud; a criminal case has been opened, the Armenian Investigating Committee has stated.

August 31, 2018 08:22

• Thirteen political forces claim seats in Yerevan Council of Elders

  The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Armenia has completed the acceptance of documents for participation in the early elections to the Council of Elders of Yerevan. Candidates of 4 blocks and 9 parties have applied for council seats.

August 30, 2018 21:34

• Kadyrov's instruction to control pupils worries residents of Chechnya

  After a series of teenagers' attacks on law enforcers, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, instructed officials to collect information about viewpoints of schoolchildren and students. Residents of the republic treat it as an attempt to establish total control over children and youth.

August 30, 2018 21:27

• Resident of Stavropol Territory convicted for attempt to join Syrian militants

  A court in the Stavropol Territory has sentenced a local resident, detained at Nalchik Airport while trying to go to Syria, to five years in prison.