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August 05, 2017 13:46

• Islamic stores inspected in three Chechen districts

  On August 3 and 4, law enforcers carried out raids to inspect stores and stalls selling Islamic goods and located in the villages and towns of the Achkhoi-Martan, Urus-Martan and Sunzha Districts. Officials from the Chechen Prosecutor's Office told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that the conducted raids revealed no violations related to the sale of banned literature and other materials of an extremist nature.

August 05, 2017 11:42

• In Volgograd, deceived real estate investors criticize roadmaps for facilities

  Real estate investors for the residential complexes "Park European" and "Dominant" have stated that the roadmaps for the resumption of facilities construction compiled by the "Gosstroinadzor" (State Construction Supervision Agency) do not contain any pre-set deadlines.

August 05, 2017 06:59

• Rezo Gigineishvili's film "Hostages" purchased by US HBO TV Channel

  The film "Hostages" directed by Rezo Gigineishvili, a Georgian native, has been purchased for screening by the US HBO cable TV Channel. Earlier, the film was awarded at the "Kinotavr" Film Festival.

August 05, 2017 00:37

• In Nalchik, film "Closeness" causes no resonance

  In Nalchik, the first screenings of the film 'Tesnota' (Closeness) directed by Kantemir Balagov and awarded the prize of the Cannes Film Festival are held without sold-out notices. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by staff members of a cinema.

August 05, 2017 00:11

• ECtHR has communicated complaints of eight Azerbaijani journalists

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has combined the complaints of Zamin Gadji, Afghan Mukhtarly, Khakimeldostu Mekhtiev, Ilgar Nasibov, Ramid Ibragimov, Etimad Budagov, Idrak Abbasov and Taplyg Farkhadoglu into one proceeding, and sent questions to the Azerbaijani government on the unified case.

August 04, 2017 21:53

• Azerbaijani opposition activist Gezyal Bairamly unable to move independently

  Gezyal Bairamly, the deputy chair of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), who is being kept in custody at the Baku SIZO (pre-trial prison), has complained about the aggravation of her health problems. This was reported by her advocates.

August 04, 2017 20:57

• Residents of Abkhazian village return to their houses after explosions

  According to the Abkhazian Ministry of Defence (MoD), there are no threats of new explosions in the area of an ammunition depot in the village of Primorskoe. In Sukhumi, physicians prepare to discharge six injured Russian citizens from the hospital.

August 04, 2017 20:23

• Advocates of pardoned Sochi residents to appeal to ECtHR

  The presidential pardon for Sochi residents Oksana Sevastidi, Annik Kesyan, and Marina Djandjgava, earlier sentenced on a charge of high treason for sending SMS-messages to Georgia, has not affected the decision concerning filing complains to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) about violation of their rights. This was reported by advocates.

August 04, 2017 19:07

• South Ossetia to close border with Georgia for three days

  The border with Georgia will be closed for the period from the evening on August 6 till the morning on August 9. The measure was introduced in connection with "holding memorial events timed to the ninth anniversary of the Georgian aggression." This has been reported today on the Facebook page of the State Security Committee (SSC) for South Ossetia.

August 04, 2017 18:26

• Kuban participants of "tractor march" treat meeting with authorities as ineffective

  On August 3, in Krasnodar, Andrei Kikot, Deputy General Prosecutor of Russia, Veniamin Kondratiev, Governor of the Krasnodar Territory, and Sergey Tabelsky, Prosecutor of the Krasnodar Territory, met 12 representatives of farms. This was reported on the same day by the press office of the General Prosecutor's Office.

August 04, 2017 15:03

• Azerbaijani journalist Elchin Ismayilly faces tougher charges

  On August 3, the defence of Elchin Ismayilly, an Azerbaijani journalist-freelancer, was informed about the completion of the preliminary investigation. Meanwhile, a new charge was brought against the journalist under Article 311 (bribery) of the Azerbaijani Criminal Code.

August 04, 2017 13:12

• Russian SC refuses to consider cassation appeal against verdict to Zhalaudi Geriev (+video)

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Russia has refused to consider cassation appeals against the verdict to Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, accused of drug trafficking. Defenders intend to continue their struggle at the national level and at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) for recognition of Zhalaudi Geriev as not guilty.

August 04, 2017 10:36

• Dagestani residents stop construction works in Samur Forest

  Local residents did not allow builders to drill wells in the Samur Forest, activists reported. According to activists, the villagers "have once again warned the workers that they will not let them destroy the forest."

August 04, 2017 09:45

• Residents of six Kuban districts claim "return of serfdom"

  On August 3, more than 30 video appeals of residents of Cossack villages and farm yards from six districts of the Krasnodar Territory to President Vladimir Putin were published on the Internet. Authors of the video records complain about seizures of land plots by large agricultural holdings.

August 04, 2017 06:40

• In Yerevan, four other shells found at explosion site

  In the Davitashen District of Yerevan, where as a result of the explosion one person was killed and one was hospitalized in extremely severe condition, other combat shells were discovered.

August 04, 2017 01:55

• Yerevan: activist holds action in support of "Sasna Tsrer" members

  Activist Vardghes Gaspari has demanded from the Armenian Ombudsman's Office to pay attention to the hunger strike declared in prison by Vardan Gheravetyan and Tigran Manukyan, members of the unit "Sasna Tsrer" (Daredevils of Sassoun), the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

August 04, 2017 00:03

• Political analysts associate Putin's visit to Abkhazia with Pence's arrival in Georgia

  The expected meeting of the Russian President with Raul Khadjimba is a response to the visit to Tbilisi of US Vice President Mike Pence, who expressed support for the Georgia's territorial integrity. This opinion has been expressed by Georgian political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

August 03, 2017 18:21

• Georgia condemns engineering works on South-Ossetian border

  The works begun today and treated by South Ossetia as restoration of the fire-fighting band are the equipment of the borderline, which contrary to the interests of local residents, said Ketevan Tsikhelashvili, the Georgian Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality.

August 03, 2017 17:51

• Navalny’s office in Krasnodar attacked

  Old women have broken the glass door of the oppositional politician’s office in Krasnodar and ruined the room, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

August 03, 2017 17:22

• Relatives report disappearance of two Dagestanis after their detention in Nalchik

  Family members cannot find out the whereabouts of two residents of Khasavyurt, who disappeared immediately after being released from the police department in Nalchik.