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August 25, 2017 04:58

• Kuban Ministry for Natural Resources calls on volunteers to help save boxwood forests

  In the Krasnodar Territory, the regional Ministry for Natural Resources has addressed local residents and environmental organizations with a request to help in the fight against butterflies destroying relic boxwood forests.

August 24, 2017 19:46

• "Radio Liberty": two natives of Dagestan detained in case of massacre in Surgut

  In Surgut, at least 10 people are detained on suspicion of involvement in an attack on passers-by on August 19. Two natives of Dagestan, who knew Arthur Gadjiev, were accused of complicity in the terror act, the "Radio Liberty" reports with reference to its sources.

August 24, 2017 18:10

• "Turan" director detained in Azerbaijan

  Mekhman Aliev, the director of the Azerbaijani news agency "Turan", has been detained in Baku in the case of abuse of power and tax evasion.

August 24, 2017 15:44

• First groups of Azerbaijani pilgrims go to Hajj

  Today, the first 360 pilgrims from Azerbaijan on two planes flew from Baku to Saudi Arabia. In total, 900 people will go to the Hajj from Azerbaijan, the Caucasus Muslims Office reported.

August 24, 2017 14:54

• Yunus-Bek Evkurov calls house in Psedakh the last base of Ingush militants

  The Ingush leader has stated if investigators confirm the men killed in the village Psedakh were members of the Malgobek militant grouping, then it is possible to talk about the victory of the law enforcement agencies over organizations of militants in Ingushetia.

August 24, 2017 14:09

• Rostov residents redirect request to cancel City Day to President Putin

  Authors of an appeal to the Governor of the Rostov Region, who demanded to re-allocate money for the celebrations of the City Day to fire victims, readdressed the petition to the Russian President. The city residents share with the fire victims items of clothes and food products.

August 24, 2017 12:45

• Residents of Chechnya trust complaints of torture in Krasnaya Turbina

  In Grozny, the trial in the case against two residents of the Krasnaya Turbina village, accused of an attempt to leave for Syria, is widely discussed in Chechnya. Local residents sympathize with their fellow countrymen.

August 24, 2017 09:19

• Yunus-Bek Evkurov demands to find accomplices of killed militants

  It is necessary to find people who built a bunker in the house which accommodated militants who were killed on August 23. This was announced by the Ingush leader. He has called on residents of the republic to inform the authorities about plans to accommodate strangers.

August 24, 2017 05:59

• AI: prosecution of Tamara Mearakishvili grossly violates right to freedom of expression

  The authorities of South Ossetia have detained activist Tamara Mearakishvili, who criticize them in social networks, and accused her of defamation. This is a blatant violation of the right to freedom of expression, stated the human rights organization "Amnesty International".

August 24, 2017 03:10

• In South Ossetia, investigators reject pressure on activist Tamara Mearakishvili

  Activist Tamara Mearakishvili is not subjected to pressure from investigators in the case of defamation. This was stated by an investigator from the Prosecutor's Office for the Leningor District in South Ossetia.

August 24, 2017 01:29

• Massacre in Surgut re-raises problem on Muslims' radicalization

  Crimes similar to an attack on passers-by in Surgut can be repeated in any city in Russia. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" by Denis Sokolov, who explained the causes of the tragedy and the role in it of the terrorist "Islamic State" (IS) banned in Russia.

August 24, 2017 00:48

• Lezginka dancer reports health deterioration after his arrest in Gelendzhik

  Salim Akhobekov from Kabardino-Balkaria, who served five days of arrest for dancing lezginka, stated he got health problems. Angela Maxidova, an eyewitness to the lezginka dancer's detention, noted that Salim Akhobekova was thrown to the ground during the detention and beaten.

August 23, 2017 19:37

• CTO regime lifted in Ingush village of Psedakh

  Power agents have completed their counterterrorist operation (CTO) in the village of Psedakh, where three members of the Malgobek militant grouping were killed, the FSB Department for Ingushetia reports.

August 23, 2017 19:30

• Hungarian tourist dies in Georgian mountains

  A Hungarian citizen suffered a fatal injury during a rockfall in Svanetia.

August 23, 2017 19:12

• For the year, investigators failed to prove links of shepherds killed in Dagestan with militants

  On August 24, villagers of Goor-Khindakh will hold Muslim commemoration of Gasanguseinov brothers killed by law enforcers in Dagestan. During the past year, investigators failed to prove that the shepherds were militants, local residents and the lawyer of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" have noted.

August 23, 2017 18:46

• Homemade bombs found at CTO venue in Ingushetia

  In the basement of a house in the Ingush village of Psedakh, where the killed militants were hiding, an underground bunker and a shop for making improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were found. This was stated by the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).

August 23, 2017 18:04

• Rovshan Gadirov convicted for links with Syrian militants

  The Baku Court of Grave Crimes has sentenced Rovshan Gadirov, an Azerbaijani resident, to ten years in prison, finding him to be a member of illegal armed formations (IAFs) in Pakistan and Syria. His advocate claims that no evidence of Gadirov's guilt was presented and intends to appeal against the verdict.

August 23, 2017 17:50

• Celebration of Akhmat Kadyrov’s 66th birthday is under increased security measures

  Today, Chechnya celebrates the birthday of Akhmat Kadyrov, a former head of Chechnya, who was killed in May 2004. The authorities timed a number of events to this date.

August 23, 2017 16:04

• Yunus-Bek Evkurov: killed militants involved in plotting terror acts in Ingushetia

  Men killed today in the Malgobek District were plotting a series of terror acts. This was announced by Ingush leader Yunus-Bek Evkurov. He threatened to take measure against the officials who failed to prevent the activities of militants.

August 23, 2017 15:43

• Mother of disappeared singer Zelimkhan Bakaev appeals to Chechen HRC

  The disappearance of Zelimkhan Bakaev was unexpected and contradicted the family plans, reported the singer's mother.