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August 25, 2017 14:21

• Nine Chechen natives detained in Austria

  Detained natives of Chechnya are accused of creating a criminal organization, fraud, arson, extortion, and illegal trafficking in weapons and drugs. The police began to suspect them after the detention of Caucasian natives in February. This was reported by the Austrian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

August 25, 2017 14:20

• Mekhman Aliev charged under three articles of Azerbaijani Criminal Code

  In Baku, Mekhman Aliev, the director of the news agency "Turan", has been formally charged, including of illegal entrepreneurship. Mekhman Aliev has been sent to court for pronouncement of a pre-trial restriction measure, reported advocate Fuad Agaev.

August 25, 2017 12:43

• Accident near Temryuk becomes eighth major road accident with a bus in Kuban in 2017

  In the Krasnodar Territory, the today's road accident has been preceded by at least seven major road accidents involving buses. As a result of seven accidents which occurred since early 2017, four persons were killed and 54 others were injured.

August 25, 2017 11:22

• Law enforcers search Georgian national centre in Chelyabinsk

  This morning, in the Central District of Chelyabinsk, a search has been held in the Georgian national centre "Zolotoe Runo" with the support of OMON (riot police) fighters. This was reported by the administration of the National Guard of Russia for the Chelyabinsk Region, the "Interfax" reports.

August 25, 2017 10:28

• Azerbaijani news agency "Turan" announces suspension of its activities

  On September 1, staff members of the Azerbaijani news agency "Turan" will stop their activities in connection with the criminal investigation against the news agency and its director.

August 25, 2017 09:17

• Iowa recognizes the Armenian Genocide

  Iowa has become the 47th US state that condemned the genocide of the Armenian people in the Ottoman Empire.

August 25, 2017 08:47

• Kaspiisk to host European Wrestling Championship in 2018

  At a meeting of the United World Wrestling (UWW) Bureau held in Paris, it was decided to grant the right to host the European Championships to Dagestan. The dates of the tournament have not been announced yet.

August 25, 2017 07:05

• Rostov residents find rescuers’ reaction to fire belated (+video)

  Fire-fighters were late to arrive to central Rostov-on-Don; they had not enough water to fight the fire, local residents report; however, the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) asserts that they were on time.

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.