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April 02, 2018 09:10

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of March 26-April 1

  Actions in Southern Russia in memory of victims in Kemerovo; arrest of Dagestani businessman Ziyavudin Magomedov; blowing up in Nagorno-Karabakh of combat engineers from The HALO Trust; Geneva Discussions on Transcaucasia; attack in Makhachkala on a staff member of the HRC "Memorial" Dagestani office; guilty verdict for defendants involved in beating of a Rostov journalist, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of March 26-April 1, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

April 02, 2018 06:03

• Nagorno-Karabakh combines Easter church traditions with an attempt to attract tourists

  Residents of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh have celebrated the holiday of Easter (Zatik) in temples and home-made feasts. In Nagorno-Karabakh, traditional Easter events were combined with national games, exhibitions, and dances. The authorities hope that church holidays will attract tourists.

April 02, 2018 05:07

• Over 1000 Russian soldiers and officers involved in military exercises in Armenia

  At the Russian military base in Armenia, soldiers and officers are alerted and relocated to the "Alagyaz" training ground for military training.

April 02, 2018 03:57

• Azerbaijani authorities respond to flash mob "Let's Talk About Dictator" with persecution of dissidents

  Activists who migrated to Europe have claimed a new wave of pressure on relatives in Azerbaijan after the flash mob "Let's Talk About Dictator". Meanwhile, the Azerbaijani opposition was sceptical about the flash mob.

April 01, 2018 12:15

• Military observers reveal Armenia's problems in the weapons sphere

  The lack of financing, a weak production potential and a tough rivalry in the international arms market prevent Armenia from becoming a major player therein. This was stated by the military observers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

April 01, 2018 01:10

• Russian oppositionist Navalny's office closed in Sochi

  The office of the Russian oppositionist Alexei Navalny has stopped its work in Sochi because of financial difficulties, activists have stated.

March 31, 2018 22:18

• Court arrests Magomedov brothers

  Ziyavudin Magomedov, the chairman of the board of directors of the "Summa" Group of Companies and one of the richest Russia's businessmen, and his brother, ex-senator Magomed Magomedov, were arrested today by the Tver District Court of Moscow. The natives of Dagestan, Magomedov brothers are suspected of creating a criminal community and embezzling 2.5 billion roubles from the state budget.

March 31, 2018 20:34

• Rally in Baku supports boycott of presidential election

  The rally held in Baku by opponents of the early presidential election in Azerbaijan criticized the authorities for the unresolved Karabakh conflict, corruption, human rights violations, and deterioration of the population's economic and social status.

March 31, 2018 18:11

• Police start inspecting Navalny's office in Rostov

  In Rostov-on-Don, policemen requested staff members of the Navalny's office to produce a rental agreement and said that they would inspect the premises, reported a staff member of the Navalny's office.

March 31, 2018 17:00

• Volcano erupts in capital of Azerbaijan

  An eruption of the Ayrantoken mud volcano occurred in the territory of Garadag District of Baku, no one was injured, reported the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources for Azerbaijan.

March 31, 2018 15:09

• Opponents of early election go out to rally in Baku

  Participants of the joint rally, organized by the oppositional National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF), the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) and the "Musavat" Party, have demanded to cancel the early presidential election and release all the political prisoners on Azerbaijan.

March 31, 2018 11:09

• Suspect of attacking doctor in Makhachkala detained

  Policemen have detained the man, who stabbed the deputy chief physician of the Republic's Orthopaedic and Traumatology Centre (ROTC) of Dagestan, a source has stated.

March 31, 2018 10:05

• Islamic shops inspected in Grozny

  On March 30, in Grozny, officials from the Prosecutor's Office of Chechnya together with religious figures and the police conducted large-scale inspections of shops selling Islamic goods and religious literature. No violations have been found out, reported an official from the Chechen Prosecutor's Office.

March 31, 2018 03:53

• Azerbaijani Parliament demands to recognize events of March 1918 as genocide

  On March 31, Azerbaijan marks the Day of Genocide. Residents of all regions of the country honour the memory of victims of religious and ethnic violence in March 1918.

March 31, 2018 00:23

• Austrian court refuses to cancel Aslan Gagiev's extradition

  The Supreme Court of Austria (OGH) has dismissed the motion filed by the defence of Aslan Gagiev, a native of North Ossetia, with a request to cancel the decision to extradite to Russia the man, suspected of organizing a series of resonant murders.

March 31, 2018 00:05

• Azerbaijani media community denies Rakhim Namazov's journalism

  Rakhim Namazov, wounded on March 30 in France, had been never engaged in journalism in Azerbaijan, members of the Azerbaijani media community told the "Caucasian Knot". According to the French authorities, Namazov was persecuted in Azerbaijan for his journalistic activities.

March 30, 2018 22:05

• Sources report interrogation of businessman Ziyavudin Magomedov

  Today, Ziyavudin Magomedov, one of the richest Russia's businessmen, a native of Dagestan, had a talk with investigators, sources from his "Summa" Group have confirmed.

March 30, 2018 20:15

• Deputy chief physician of Makhachkala hospital stabbed

  A deputy chief physician of the Republic's Orthopaedic and Dermatological Centre of Dagestan was stabbed in a brawl between visitors and the staff, a source has reported.

March 30, 2018 19:09

• Authorities transfer 3.5 million roubles to Beslan memorial due to resonance in Facebook

  Today, the Ministry of Housing and Utilities of North Ossetia has reported the transfer of half of the annual amount to the account of the memorial to the victims of the terror act in Beslan after a cemetery attendant informed social network users about the termination of funding.

March 30, 2018 16:03

• Rights defenders call on to appeal to President Putin about Oyub Titiev's case

  The human rights organization "Committee Against Torture" has announced a campaign in support of Oyub Titiev and invited everyone to send an electronic appeal to Vladimir Putin with a request to transfer the Oyub Titiev's case to investigators outside Chechnya.