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August 07, 2017 17:28

• Three natives of Chechnya convicted in Poland for financing militants

  Today, the District Court of the Polish city of Białystok has sentenced four Chechens who were accused of raising money for militants.

August 07, 2017 16:33

• Polish authorities receive request on Saakashvili’s whereabouts

  The Polish Prosecutor's Office, Border Guard Service and Police are preparing a response to the request of the Georgian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) regarding the whereabouts of Mikhail Saakashvili in the Polish territory, said Lukas Lapinsky, the press secretary of the District Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw.

August 07, 2017 15:19

• Accident at street races has led to arrest of grandson of Azerbaijani Vice-Premier

  In Azerbaijan, the 23-year-old Nail Allakhverdiev, a participant of the road accident, which resulted in the death of two persons, has been arrested. He is a grandson of Ali Gasanov, the country’s Vice-Premier. According to a source from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), the accident was caused by street races on expensive foreign-made cars.

August 07, 2017 12:52

• New visa fee puts into question Chechen pilgrims’ travel

  Costs for the repeated Hajj have increased for pilgrims significantly after Saudi Arabia imposed a fee in the amount of 540 US dollars. In Chechnya, many believers doubt that the trip will be affordable for them.

August 07, 2017 11:35

• "Novaya Gazeta": two Grozny residents complain to court about torture

  Relatives openly supported two persons detained shortly after an attack on Grozny in December 2016. The case considered by the Staropromyslovsky District Court of the capital of Chechnya, has pointed to the change in the traditional mechanism of public condemnation, the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" reports today.

August 07, 2017 11:30

• On July 31-August 6, 2017, nobody fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of July 31-August 6, 2017, no one was registered as killed or wounded in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

August 07, 2017 10:05

• "Novoe Delo": Magomed Omarov's relatives detained for kidnapping Dagestani Minister

  Three men detained in the case on the kidnapping of Dagestani Minister Ibragim Kazibekov appeared to be relatives of Police Colonel Magomed Omarov, suspected of organizing the crime, the "Novoe Delo" reports. Meanwhile, the authorities denied the Magomed Omarov's blood relationship with Dagestani leader Ramazan Abdulatipov.

August 07, 2017 09:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of July 31-August 6

  Explosions of shells at an ammunition depot in Abkhazia, to which Russian tourists fell victim; determination of main participants in the election of deputies to the Legislative Assemblies for the Krasnodar Territory and North Ossetia; visit to Georgia by US Vice President Mike Pence; appointment of a man from Ramazan Abdulatipov's team the acting Mayor of the Dagestani city of Buynaksk, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of July 31-August 6, 2017, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

August 07, 2017 02:10

• Court appoints public defenders in Zhirair Sefilyan's case

  In Yerevan, a court has continued a trial in the case against Zhirair Sefilyan. A court hearing has been held in the absence of six out of seven defendants, including Zhirair Sefilyan himself. In the courtroom, there was only one defendant who testified against the oppositionist and his defence, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

August 06, 2017 21:13

• No one killed in fire in Sumgait hostel

  In Azerbaijan, a fire in a Sumgait hostel was explained by short circuit on the third floor. Meanwhile, no explosion occurred in the building, and none of tenants was killed. All the victims are already discharged from hospital. This was reported by the local authorities.

August 06, 2017 12:31

• Darya Polyudova placed to another cell in penal colony

  For the fifth day, Darya Polyudova is on hunger with a demand to stop provocations against her. The activist has succeeded in seeking her transfer to another cell, her mother reported.

August 06, 2017 05:37

• In Gelendzhik, organizers of rally accuse authorities of ignoring their demands

  In Gelendzhik, officials have not come out to participants of a rally of deceived real estate investors and property owners, who fell victim to a fraud with the general plan of the city, and the state-owned media are spreading false information about the protest action. This was announced by organizers of the rally.

August 06, 2017 05:29

• "Abkhazian Union of Tourism" reports tourists' massive refusal to travel to Abkhazia

  Explosions at an ammunition depot in the village of Primorskoe have provoked a "powerful wave of tourists' refusals." Anna Kalyagina, the president of the “Abkhazian Union of Tourism”, has reported this.

August 06, 2017 01:52

• Talekh Bagirzade's wife claims use of violence against her husband in prison

  On August 5, Leyla Ismailzade, the wife of sentenced Talekh Bagirzade, has told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that five days ago, her husband was brought from the SIZO (pre-trial prison) to the Gobustan prison and was immediately placed in a punishment cell where he was beaten with the result of deterioration in his health.

August 05, 2017 23:19

• 25 people suffer from explosion in Azerbaijani hostel

  Today, in Azerbaijan, an explosion has occurred in a hostel of temporary settlers; 25 persons were hospitalized; several of them are grave, doctors report.

August 05, 2017 21:19

• Georgian citizens go on hunger strike in Turkish jail

  According to Irakli Asashvili, the Consul General of Georgia in Istanbul, 45 inmates take part in the hunger strike, announced in protest against the custody conditions in the Turkish prison.

August 05, 2017 18:03

• In Sochi, dirty water discharged on beach

  In Adler, a dark-coloured water discharge has occurred on the Chkalovsky beach, and the drains hit the sea. The Sochi administration has stated that it was a discharge of drinking water from the water pipeline.

August 05, 2017 17:16

• Verdict to Azerbaijani journalist Makhbub Zulfugarly challenged

  In Azerbaijan, the defence requests to justify journalist and activist Makhbub Zulfugarly, sentenced to five months of imprisonment on a charge of defamation. The alliance "Azerbaijan without Political Prisoners" has recognized the journalist as a political prisoner.

August 05, 2017 14:36

• In Gelendzhik, more than 500 people come to rally against demolition of cottages

  Today, at 11:00 a.m., more than 500 people came to an authorized protest rally against the actions of the local and regional authorities. The action was held in Gelendzhik in the square in front of the Palace of Culture, Arts and Recreation.

August 05, 2017 14:12

• In case against Karpenko and Grishina, key witness claims law enforcers' pressure

  Two witnesses have testified at the trial in the case against Tatiana Karpenko and Natalia Grishina, accused of plotting a terror act in one of the shopping centres in Rostov-on-Don. The witnesses are young women who had been living at the defendants' place for some time.