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September 01, 2017 09:31

• Residents of Chechnya complain about rise in prices on eve of Eid al-Adha

  Today, Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha, one of the main Islamic holidays. Chechen authorities informed that the republic rendered material assistance to 770 families in need. Meanwhile, the residents of Chechnya report on the increased prices for sacrificial animals.

September 01, 2017 09:09

• Taganrog residents suspected of selling a person for use of his human organs

  Two residents of Taganrog were detained while they tried to sell for 1.5 million roubles a 26-year-old man for the use of his human organs. This was reported by the Prosecutor's Office for the Rostov Region.

September 01, 2017 05:16

• Advocates demand to suspend trial of 18 "Sasna Tsrer" members

  On August 31, the Yerevan court continued the hearings on the second case against members of the unit "Sasna Tsrer" (Daredevils of Sassoun). This was reported by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent who attended the trial.

September 01, 2017 04:00

• In Volgograd, solo picketers demand resignation of City Mayor

  On August 31, in Volgograd, activists held three solo pickets within the All-Russia action "Strategy-31". The picketers came out in defence of Article 31 of the Russian Constitution and demanded the resignation of Mayor Vitaly Likhachov after the city administration refused to sanction pickets to be held in the city centre on August 31.

August 31, 2017 21:38

• Defence asks Kadyrov to study the case of Taramov and Tazbiev

  Khava Akhmadova, an advocate for Magomed Taramov and Djamalai Tazbiev, residents of the village of Krasnaya Turbina, told the "Caucasian Knot" today that there are procedural violations in the case. At the court session on August 29, the advocate urged the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, to take the case under his personal control.

August 31, 2017 20:39

• "Beslan Mothers" ask ECtHR not to review recovery of compensations from Russia

  Today, members of "Beslan Mothers" have appealed to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) with objections to the complaint lodged by the Russian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) concerning the recovery from Russia of more than three million euros in favour of relatives of those who perished and suffered from the terror attack on the Beslan School.

August 31, 2017 19:05

• 21 years ago Khasavyurt agreements ended First Chechen War

  Today it is exactly 21 years after signing the Khasavyurt agreements, which were treated by Alexander Lebed and Aslan Maskhadov as wise and long-lasting. These statements were overturned by both parties in conflict very quickly.

August 31, 2017 18:49

• Mothers of missing Dagestanis ask Putin for help

  Disappearances of men in Dagestan are not investigated for years; and the republic’s authorities give no relevance to the problem, the members of the "Mother's Heart" movement have stated on August 30 at the roundtable timed to the International Day of Missing Persons.

August 31, 2017 16:17

• Power agents disclose results of Djabrailov’s drug test

  On August 29, Umar Djabrailov, a former Senator (member of the Federation Council) from Chechnya, opened a pistol fire in a hotel room in the state of drug intoxication – these are the results of a medical examination. Law enforcement sources have conveyed this information to journalists.

August 31, 2017 15:35

• Orthodox activists demand to ban screening "Matilda" in Stavropol Territory

  Members of the "Society for the Development of Russian Historical Education 'Two-Headed Eagle'" have appealed to the authorities of the Stavropol Territory with a request to cancel the screening of the film "Matilda". They suggest that the picture defames the image of the Orthodox saint.

August 31, 2017 15:02

• Terror acts in Surgut, Kaspiysk and Europe indicate change in IS* tactics

  Militants from the banned terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) start replacing group attacks which are to be difficulty organized by solo actions requiring minimal organization and funds. This was stated by experts who commented on the terror acts in Surgut and Kaspiysk, as well as attacks on civilians in Europe.

August 31, 2017 14:44

• LGBT activists describe attack on them in Batumi

  At present, Levan Berianidze and Tornike Kusiani, members of the "Equality Movement", beaten in Adjara on August 25, receive outpatient medical treatment, activists told the "Caucasian Knot".

August 31, 2017 11:05

• 118 relatives of disappeared Chechen residents get genetic passports

  On August 30, in Grozny, genetic passports were handed over to 118 residents of Chechnya, whose relatives disappeared during the combat action in the republic.

August 31, 2017 08:55

• Advocates treat Aliev's arrest as ECHR violation

  The defence does not agree with the decision of the Baku Court of Appeal (BCA), which left in custody Mekhman Aliev, the director of the news agency "Turan". Advocates announced the intention to file a complaint against the Mekhman Aliev's arrest to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

August 31, 2017 05:42

• Rights defenders: Surgut and Kaspiysk prove inefficiency of police prevention registration

  Inclusion in the police prevention registration list in the category of "extremist" did not prevent natives from Dagestan from committing attacks in Surgut and Kaspiysk. This was noted by rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

August 31, 2017 02:30

• Sochi: three persons picket against Russia's military actions in Syria

  On August 30, three members of the “Yabloko” Party, Irene Ilyenkova, Alexei Chelmakin and Pavel Lisichkin, held a picket in Kurortny Avenue of Sochi against Russia's participation in warfare in Syria, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

August 30, 2017 20:23

• Sochi court refuses to cancel fine imposed on Gvashev

  The Lazarevskoe District Court of Sochi has re-examined the case on holding a prayer on the Adygs’ Remembrance Day and upheld the administrative fine imposed on Ruslan Gvashev, a Circassian activist. The judgement will be appealed against, as the court has violated the activist's right to defence, said Marina Dubrovina, a Gvashev's advocate.

August 30, 2017 19:33

• Djabrailov set free on recognizance not to leave

  Umar Djabrailov, a businessman and former Senator from Chechnya, detained after shooting in a Moscow hotel, has been released from the police station.

August 30, 2017 16:48

• Gukovo miners claim pressure from law enforcers

  In Gukovo, law enforcers provoke and intimidate members of the initiative group of miners, who demand to cover wage arrears and who plan to hold a march to the regional centre. This was reported by the miners.

August 30, 2017 16:28

• Law enforcers killed in Khasavyurt used to be fighters of Ukrainian secret services

  Before Crimea joined Russia, FSB officers, who were killed during a special operation in Dagestan, used to serve at the Centre for Special Operations of the Security Service of Ukraine (known as SBU).