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June 20, 2017 13:25

• "Abkhazia-Inform" reports about shooting at government building in Sukhumi

  Today, in Sukhumi, an incident with shooting from a pistol has taken place in the building of the Abkhazian government, the "Abkhazia-Inform" reports. According to it, no one was injured.

June 20, 2017 13:15

• Azerbaijani SC upholds verdict to activist Bairam Mamedov

  The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan has dismissed an appeal against the verdict to Bairam Mamedov, an activist of the "Nida" movement. The defence intends to appeal to the European Court for Human Rights (ECtHR) with a request to recognize violations of the activist's rights.

June 20, 2017 12:00

• Muftiate of Chechnya sets up mandatory zakat of 100 roubles

  In Chechnya, theologians determined the amount of obligatory zakat (alms) to be paid by believers in the month of Ramadan.

June 20, 2017 10:22

• MIA fails to confirm information about attack on former chief of Buynaksk ROVD

  The information that an unidentified person threw three grenades into the yard of the house belonging to Rustam Abdurakhmanov, the former chief of the ROVD (District Interior Division) for the Buynaksk District, was not confirmed. This was reported by the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

June 20, 2017 09:25

• Georgian political analysts treat Venice Commission's opinion as a call for consensus

  Georgia is on the right way, but changes are necessary to ensure political pluralism. This was announced in the preliminary opinion of the Venice Commission on the Georgian Constitution Draft, adopted on June 16 and released on June 19.

June 20, 2017 07:03

• Athlete Maria Kuchina gains her seventh victory in a row

  On June 18, Maria Lasitskene (Kuchina), a track-and-field athlete from Kabardino-Balkaria, the current world champion in high jump, won the third stage of the "Diamond League" in this season and thus secured a place in the final of the international commercial tournament.

June 20, 2017 04:29

• Opposition activist Andreas Ghukasyan faces new charges

  Opposition politician Andreas Ghukasyan, charged with organizing mass riots in the Yerevan District of Sari Tag, is also accused of an attempt to commit crimes under three Articles of the Criminal Code of Armenia, including seizure of a building, hostage taking, and carrying weapons.

June 20, 2017 00:23

• Over 50 Chechen gays get help from "Russian LGBT Network"

  Since April 1, more than 100 gays from Chechnya and several members of the LGBT community from other regions of Northern Caucasus have applied for help to the "Russian LGBT Network", the organization reports. More than 50 gays have been transported out of Chechnya, and 12 of them have already left Russia, notes a staff member of the "Russian LGBT Network".

June 19, 2017 23:22

• Activists treat dispatch of messages about prepared terror act in Sochi as provocation

  On June 16, a message about prepared terror act in Sochi was dispatched through the messenger WhatsApp, Arsen Vishnevsky, an activist, reports. He has noted that the message "was circulated with reference to the FSB on the letter form of the Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) "Sochikholod".

June 19, 2017 22:31

• Coordinator of Alexei Navalny's office in Rostov accused of repeated violation of rules for holding actions

  Today, in Rostov-on-Don, policemen have brought to the Alexei Navalny's office an administrative protocol drafted up against Elena Kulikova, the office coordinator. Policemen saw a violation in a solo picket held on the other day. This has been reported by one of the volunteers of the Alexei Navalny's office.

June 19, 2017 19:32

• Three grenades thrown into of policeman's house in Dagestan

  Two grenades out of three exploded in the yard of the house of Rustam Abdurakhmanov, a former chief of the Buynaksk ROVD (District Interior Division). Together with grenades, a note with threats was thrown into the yard, said a law enforcement source.

June 19, 2017 18:27

• Residents and guests of Nalchik pay tribute to deported poet Kerim Otarov

  Poets and translators from a number of Russian regions, and from Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan took part in the jubilee events dedicated to the 105th birthday of Balkarian poet Kerim Otarov. They noted that Otarov took part in the Great Patriotic War (WW II) and survived the deportation; he was one of the few who did not hesitate to speak out in defence of the Balkarian people.

June 19, 2017 16:25

• Stavropol authorities report paying 473 million roubles to flood victims

  As reported by the press service of the Governor of the Stavropol Territory, 15,073 victims of the May high water received lump sum payments of 10,000 roubles each; 1222 victims received 50,000 roubles each; and 1411 victims – 100,000 roubles each.

June 19, 2017 15:19

• Residents of Novogrozny report detention of suspected author of video on house demolition

  On June 18, law enforcers detained a resident of Novogrozny, who allegedly disseminated on the Internet and WhatsApp a video record of the street with demolished houses. This has been told today to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Isa, a resident of village.

June 19, 2017 15:06

• Film director from Nalchik gets third prize for his film "Closeness"

  The film " Tesnota" (Closeness) directed by Kantemir Balagov from Nalchik and a film of a Chinese director were awarded the grand prix of the 11th Andrei Tarkovsky International Film Festival "Zerkalo" (Mirror), which was held in the Ivanovo Region.

June 19, 2017 12:31

• In Congo, rebels report details of Georgian pilot's death

  Joseph Osiurauli, a citizen of Georgia, who was taken prisoner in the Congo, died after an attack of government forces on a camp of the rebel grouping, its leader reports. The wife of Joseph Osiurauli called on the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to re-check the information.

June 19, 2017 10:02

• Lightning strikes the plane en route from Istanbul to Tbilisi

  A thunderbolt at an aircraft of the "AtlasGlobal" airline flying from Istanbul to Tbilisi caused its return to the departure airport shortly after take-off. Later, passengers were sent to Tbilisi by another aircraft.

June 19, 2017 09:05

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of June 12-18

  "Direct Line" of Vladimir Putin, during which the Russian President answered some questions voiced by residents of Southern Russia; actions of Alexei Navalny's supporters held in the southern cities of the country on June 12; Nogai People's Congress in Dagestan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of June 12-18, 2017, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

June 19, 2017 00:17

• On June 12-18, there were no victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from June 12 to June 18, 2017, there were no casualties or wounded people 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.

June 18, 2017 21:46

• Faig Amirov's defence states sharp deterioration of his health at SIZO

  At SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Baku, the health of Faig Amirov, the financial director of the "Azadlyg" newspaper, has sharply deteriorated, while his medical treatment there is impossible, said his wife. His advocate treats the situation as a violation of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR).