News

September 02, 2017 20:40

• Number of evacuees from emergency zone in KBR reaches 525

  By the evening, rescuers evacuated 525 people out of the mudflow descent zone in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR). Employees of the Don Rescue Centre have arrived in the emergency zone, the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has reported.

September 02, 2017 17:28

• Experts recognize effective work on return of Chechen children from Iraq and Syria

  A Chechen woman with three children was evacuated from Iraq after her mother had appealed to Ramzan Kadyrov for help. This is reported by a female relative of the woman. The activities of the Chechen authorities concerning the return of children and women from the Middle East are effective. This opinion has been expressed by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

September 02, 2017 15:21

• Mikhail Saakashvili's brother detained in Kiev

  This morning, David Saakashvili, a brother of the former Georgian President, has been detained at his home in Kiev. This has been reported by Mikhail Saakashvili. According to him, David Saakashvili was been taken away "to some unknown destination" in a Chevrolet white car. Lawyer David Saakashvili has a Ukrainian residence permit, noted Mikhail Saakashvili.

September 02, 2017 14:54

• Report on bomb in Armenian Parliament not confirmed

  The police received a report about a bomb planted in the building of the National Assembly (Parliament) of Armenia at 6:56 a.m. local time. Employees of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) began examining the building.

September 02, 2017 14:21

• Three helicopters evacuate tourists from emergency zone in Elbrus area

  More than 200 tourists are evacuated from the mountainous zone of Mount Elbrus cordoned off by a mudflow. Today, 16 people have been sent by the flight of a rescue helicopter, first for this morning. This has been reported by an official from Ministry for Emergencies (MfE).

September 02, 2017 06:13

• In Yerevan, court leaves Vaan Shirkhanyan under arrest

  Vaan Shirkhanyan, the former Deputy Defence Minister of Armenia, remains under arrest. The court has dismissed the defence's motion to change the pre-trial restriction measure.

September 02, 2017 06:07

• Dagestanis celebrate Eid al-Adha

  On September 1, in Makhachkala, more than 10,000 people came to the central Juma mosque to attend a holiday prayer on the occasion of the celebration of Eid al-Adha. After the prayer, many people performed the rite of sacrifice.

September 02, 2017 06:07

• Dagestanis tell about Kurban-Bayram celebration (+video)

  On September 1, over 10,000 Muslims gathered in the central Juma Mosque in Makhachkala to hold a festive prayer on the occasion of Kurban-Bayram. The Dagestanis, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, told how they celebrated the holiday.

September 02, 2017 04:39

• Court marshals remove journalists from trial in Zhirair Sefilyan's case

  On September 1, the court hearing in the case against Zhirair Sefilyan took place in a tense atmosphere, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

September 02, 2017 02:39

• "Mothers of Beslan" criticize Russia's position at ECtHR

  On September 1, "Mothers of Beslan" held a press conference at which they expressed their attitude to the position of the Russian Ministry of Justice, which challenged the decision of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of the terror act in the Beslan School.

September 02, 2017 01:40

• Maria Kuchina wins Diamond League final in Brussels

  Maria Kuchina (Lasitskene), an athlete from Kabardino-Balkaria, has finished her season with a victory in the final stage of the "Diamond League" in Belgium.

September 02, 2017 00:36

• Tatiana Moskalkova contacts relatives of Chechen gays mentioned by "Novaya Gazeta"

  Tatiana Moskalkova, High Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia (Ombudsperson), has got appeals from residents of Chechnya, whose surnames appeared in publications of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" reporting extrajudicial executions in the republic and persecution of LGBT people.

September 01, 2017 22:53

• Three Chechen children brought back from Iraq

  Four women and eight children have been brought to Russia from Iraq, including a resident of Chechnya with her three sons.

September 01, 2017 21:06

• Tbilisi hunger-strikers stop their action

  The employees of the Georgian Railways, who have been on their hunger strike for 18 days, can no longer put their health at risk, said Vitaly Giorgadze, the president of the new Trade Union of Georgian Railway Workers.

September 01, 2017 18:13

• A soldier blown up on a mine in Nagorno-Karabakh

  Today, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Nagorno-Karabakh has reported that 19-year-old Hayk Khachatryan got a fatal wound in a mine explosion.

September 01, 2017 15:22

• 7700 people blocked by mudflow in Elbrus Region

  A mudflow which has occurred this night has cordoned off five villages, dozens of hotels and tourist centres of the Elbrus Region and cut them off the outside world. The number of cordoned off tourists reaches 1500. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by a source from the Elbrus Region close to the situation.

September 01, 2017 15:02

• Sochi Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha in Hyde Park without sacrifices

  In Sochi, 1500 Muslims celebrated the holiday of Eid al-Adha in the local "Hyde Park". The mass prayer in the park was sanctioned by the Mayor's Office.

September 01, 2017 14:09

• Salim Akhobekov asks to stop prosecuting him for dancing in Gelendzhik

  Salim Akhobekov from Kabardino-Balkaria, who had served five days of arrest for dancing lezginka in Gelendzhik, addressed rights defenders with a complaint about the actions of the Cossacks and policemen. The lezginka dancer has asked the rights defenders to prevent institution of criminal proceedings against him.

September 01, 2017 13:11

• Azerbaijani believers start celebrating Eid al-Adha

  Today, Azerbaijan, like the whole Muslim world, has started the celebration of Eid al-Adha. Muslims of the country make sacrifices of small and large cattle. Mosques hold festive prayers. On the occasion of the holiday, four days in a row September 1-4 have been declared the days off in the country.

September 01, 2017 13:10

• Rights defenders organize action in defence of singer Zelimkhan Bakaev

  Rights defenders and activists from Russia, the US, and the European countries have organized an action under hashtag #BringBakaevBack with the demand to find out the whereabouts of Chechen singer Zelimkhan Bakaev. On their pages in Facebook, participants of the action declare they have no doubt that the singer was kidnapped.