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June 27, 2017 18:42

• Dagestani SC cancels fine imposed on organizer of anti-corruption rally

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan has found no law violations in the actions of Marat Ismailov, the organizer of the anti-corruption rally, and cancelled the fine imposed on him by the district court.

June 27, 2017 17:07

• Resident of Dagestan accused of aiding militants

  The criminal case against Magomed Maglaev, a resident of Dagestan, who, according to investigators, helped a militant and kept ammunition and explosive elements in his house, has been sent to the court.

June 27, 2017 15:06

• Khandoyan, a "Sasna Tsrer" supporter, sentenced to 3.5 years in prison

  A Yerevan court has found Ararat Khandoyan as a participant in mass riots in Khorenatsi Street and guilty of using violence against policemen. Khandoyan himself found the judgement as predictable.

June 27, 2017 13:21

• Family of Bekmurzaev, detained in Chechnya, unaware of his whereabouts

  Relatives of Rasambek Bekmurzaev, detained in Chechnya on suspicion of killing three law enforcers 17 years ago, are concerned about the lack of information about his fate. Rasambek Bekmurzaev was detained by FSB agents, a source from the police reported.

June 27, 2017 12:57

• ECtHR starts communicating on Elshad Babaev's death in Azerbaijani colony

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has requested the Azerbaijani authorities to provide information about the death of prisoner Elshad Babaev, who, according to a sister of the deceased man, died as a result of torture.

June 27, 2017 12:43

• Nemtsov family advocate explains where to look for the murder customer

  A person who ordered the Boris Nemtsov's murder had a political motive, and investigators proved that victims were right when they claimed the need to involve in the case top-ranking officials from Chechnya. This opinion was voice by Vadim Prokhorov, an advocate of the Boris Nemtsov's family members.

June 27, 2017 10:33

• Residents of Novogrozny doubt safety of new houses

  30 families in need have moved into houses built in the village of Novogrozny during 11 days. This was reported by the administration of the Gudermes District. Local residents fear that the construction of houses in a short time could involve violation of technology.

June 27, 2017 05:45

• North-Ossetian authorities announce construction of new bridges instead of those destroyed by floods

  Designers received assignments to project new bridges in the villages of Verkhni Biragzang and Tsrau of the Alagir District, as well as between the villages of Krasnogor, Ardon District, and Nikolayevskaya, Digora District.

June 27, 2017 04:38

• Azerbaijani "Formula 1" Grand Prix brought together almost 30,000 spectators

  One third of the seats in the stands of the "Formula 1" Motor World Championship held on June 25 were bought out by foreigners, said the organizing company, stating an increase in the number of sold tickets. However, some residents of Baku are unhappy with the problem related to the races.

June 27, 2017 01:06

• EU allocates two million euros to Armenia for development of public sector

  The development programme of Armenian public organizations with the financial support of the European Union (EU) is aimed at strengthening the country's civil society, the programme initiators have reported.

June 26, 2017 20:39

• Directress of "Zvezda Elbrusa" Hotel goes on hunger strike

  Zhanna Mazikhova, Director General of the hotel located in the Mount Elbrus area, has gone on a hunger strike in protest against a raider capture of the property of the Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) "Zvezda Elbrusa" and a section of the National Park.

June 26, 2017 19:39

• Siluanov tells about special funding of Chechnya

  The financial help is allocated to Chechnya under a special scheme, which is not applied to other Russian regions, namely: the Ministry of Finance (MoF) allots subsidies to the republic based on the expenditures of its budget, said Anton Siluanov, the Russia's Finance Minister.

June 26, 2017 18:05

• Historians associate prosecution of Ruslan Gvashev with ignorance of Adyg customs

  Researchers from the Kabardino-Balkarian Institute for Humanitarian Research (known as KBIGI) have sent an appeal to Veniamin Kondratiev, Governor of the Krasnodar Territory. In their appeal, they have expressed their concern over prosecution of Ruslan Gvashev, an activist of the Adyg national movement.

June 26, 2017 15:55

• Adyg school graduates still cannot get their school-leaving certificates because of scandal with golden medal

  The secondary school No. 1 in the village of Takhtamukai, where an investigation into a report on illegal issuance of a gold medal to one of the senior schoolchildren is underway, has become the only school in Adygea where the issuance of school-leaving certificates has been delayed. Officials from the Adyg Ministry for Public Education have promised to issue school-leaving certificates on June 28.

June 26, 2017 11:55

• Calgary sheriff to run for position of Tbilisi Mayor

  Merab Tabidze, a sheriff of the Canadian city of Calgary, plans to take part in the election of Tbilisi Mayor to be held this October. He positions himself as an independent candidate.

June 26, 2017 11:34

• In Gyumri, a man wounded in a street

  According to the police, a report on shooting in Sayat-Nova Street came at about 9:50 p.m. Moscow time on June 25.

June 26, 2017 10:18

• Varuzhan Avetisyan, "Sasna Tsrer" member, suspected of calling for seizure of power

  After defendant Varuzhan Avetisyan delivered his speech at the court hearing in the case against members of the unit "Sasna Tsrer" (Daredevils of Sassoun), an investigation has been launched into a criminal case on public appeals for seizure of power. This was reported by the Armenian Prosecutor's Office.

June 26, 2017 09:06

• On June 19-25, 2017, two persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of June 19-25, 2017, two persons were killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

June 26, 2017 09:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of June 19-25

  Start of Muslim celebration of Uraza-Bayram; bad weather in various regions of Northern and Southern Caucasus; adoption of new Georgian constitution in two readings; mutual accusations of sabotage by parties in Karabakh conflict; trial of blogger Lapshin in Baku; rallies of Abkhazians on minor's rape and "murder of honour", – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of June 19-25, 2017, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

June 26, 2017 08:30

• Battalion of military police returns to Chechnya from Syria without losses

  Soldiers and officers from the second military police unit sent to Syria in April have returned to Chechnya. Fighters from the military police unit performed military tasks in Syria for about three months, and no one suffered. This has been reported by the military commandant's office of the Chechen Republic.