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May 10, 2017 17:25

• Investigation into case against 14 "Sasna Tsrer" members completed

  A preliminary investigation into the case against other 14 members of the "Sasna Tsrer" (Daredevils of Sassoun) has been completed. Within the investigation, more than 500 interrogations were carried out, and more than 100 examinations were conducted. On the basis of the court's decisions, investigators got the details of mobile phone calls and secret banking data of the defendants. This has been told today to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent at the Special Investigating Service.

May 10, 2017 15:25

• Journalists assert there was no public request for having Kadyrov Street in Makhachkala

  The decision to rename Kotrov Street in Makhachkala into Akhmat Kadyrov Street is based on political reasons, including a desire of Dagestani authorities to please the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, who is able to solve serious problems in the Kremlin, believes Magomed Magomedov, the deputy editor-in-chief of the "Chernovik" weekly.

May 10, 2017 12:29

• Residents of Chechnya disagree to combine Remembrance Day with mourning for Akhmat Kadyrov

  Today, Chechnya marks the Peoples' Remembrance and Sorrow Day, established by the leadership of the republic in 2011. However, not all local residents are ready to perceive May 10 as the day of mourning, believing that the leadership has replaced the nationwide mourning for the victims of Stalin's deportation for the mourning for the first president of Chechnya Akhmat Kadyrov.

May 10, 2017 11:03

• Georgian MIA refuses to prosecute Yuri Luzhkov

  According to the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), the Criminal Code of Georgia does not allow prosecuting the former Mayor of Moscow for visiting Abkhazia and South Ossetia, in connection with the expiry of the period of limitations of the violation of the Law "On the Occupied Territories" committed by Yuri Luzhkov.

May 10, 2017 10:32

• More than 10,000 people take part in action "Immortal Regiment" in Grozny

  Residents of the capital of Chechnya have reported about unprecedented security measures and compulsion to take part in the march of the action "Immortal Regiment".

May 10, 2017 09:03

• In Tbilisi, action in support of miners ended with police detentions

  In Georgia, three persons were detained during an action held near the Parliament building in Tbilisi late in the evening of May 9. The protesters demanded to punish the persons responsible for the incident.

May 10, 2017 01:42

• Parades in NCFD notable for "Grad" in Grozny and "Zaporozhets" in Makhachkala (+video)

  On May 9, all the regions of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) held festivities in honour of the Victory Day.

May 09, 2017 23:45

• Azerbaijani and Armenian delegations fight at "Immortal Regiment" actions in Moscow and Saint Petersburg

  The flags of Nagorno-Karabakh, brought by Armenian delegations, triggered conflicts at marches of "Immortal Regiment" in Moscow and Saint Petersburg.

May 09, 2017 19:19

• Over 47,000 residents of Karachay-Cherkessia take part in "Immortal Regiment"

  Today, in Karachay-Cherkessia, all cities and districts have held the "Immortal Regiment" action on the occasion of the Victory Day. In Cherkessk, the march was attended by about 14,000 people, reports the administration of the leader of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR).

May 09, 2017 19:03

• "Immortal Regiment" action held in Nagorno-Karabakh for the fist time

  The marchers from Stepanakert to Shushi, timed to the Victory Day, carried more than 200 photographs of participants of the Great Patriotic War and of the Armenian-Azerbaijani military conflict.

May 09, 2017 18:23

• ECtHR dismisses Zara Murtazalieva's complaint

  The Strasbourg Court did not find any violations in the case of Zara Murtazalieva, a native of Chechnya, who filed a complaint about violation in Russia of her right to a fair trial.

May 09, 2017 17:31

• In Sochi, participants of action "Immortal Regiment" complain about low pensions

  Today, starting from 9:00 a.m., Sochi has held the festive events dedicated to the Victory Day, reports the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. According to the City Mayor's Office, a festive rally held in the Zavokzalny District of Sochi was attended by 3000 people.

May 09, 2017 15:25

• In Vladikavkaz, more than 40,000 people take part in action "Immortal Regiment"

  This year, in the capital of North Ossetia, according to law enforcers, the number of participants of the action "Immortal Regiment" more than 2.6 times exceeded the number of the last year's action.

May 09, 2017 14:22

• More than 5000 residents of South Ossetia come to action "Immortal Regiment"

  In Tskhinvali, the action of the memory "Immortal Regiment" began after the solemn parade and the laying of flowers to the monuments to participants of World War II.

May 09, 2017 10:46

• Suspects confess to kidnapping a child in Morozovsk

  48-year-old spouses from the Volgograd Region have confessed that they took a boy away from his grandmother in the Rostov Region. They have explained their act by the desire to bring up the child they liked, report the investigators.

May 09, 2017 09:09

• Centre of Grozny cordoned off by law enforcers

  The central part of the Chechen capital has been completely blocked for traffic, and that fact resulted in a collapse on the roads, report local residents. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has explained the enhancement of security measures in Grozny by the festivities dedicated to the Victory Day.

May 09, 2017 08:50

• "UNM" Party supports plebiscite on presidential election system

  Following the "Free Democrats" Party and the Republican Party, the "United National Movement" (UNM) has also supported the demand to conduct a questioning of citizens concerning the way to elect the President of Georgia. Meanwhile, members of the "UNM" Party believe that the authorities will not appoint a plebiscite.

May 09, 2017 07:12

• In Armenia, bad weather damages buildings

  In Armenia, the damage is inflicted to the Lchashen community of the Gegharkunik Region as a result of a hurricane wind.

May 09, 2017 01:47

• Child kidnapped in Rostov Region found

  A three-year-old child, kidnapped in Morozovsk, has been found alive and healthy, and his kidnappers have been detained. This was reported by the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

May 09, 2017 00:50

• "The Telegraph": annual tourist flow to Georgia exceeds country's population

  In Georgia, there are three tourists per two residents of the country, and the flow of tourists increases each year. This was reported by the British newspaper "The Telegraph" on May 8.