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April 26, 2017 12:11

• Chechen law enforcers report on 16 militants killed during three months

  In the period from January to March, in Chechnya, 16 militants were killed and 51 people were detained on suspicion of involvement in the armed underground. This was reported by officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Chechnya. The law enforcers have also noted a multiple increase in those figures as compared with the same period of 2016.

April 26, 2017 10:45

• PACE includes harassment of gays in resolution on human rights violations in Northern Caucasus

  PACE deputies have adopted a resolution in which they criticized the human rights situation in Northern Caucasus. The resolution deals with harassment of human rights defenders, suppression of dissent, intimidation of journalists, and violation of women's rights.

April 26, 2017 05:59

• Azeri experts concerned over demographic consequences of selective abortions

  Activists of the Azerbaijani civil society are concerned over the sexual imbalance among newborns. According to experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", the problem arose in connection with the spread of selective abortions done in order to prevent the births of girls.

April 26, 2017 04:01

• Chamber of Czech MPs condemns Armenian Genocide

  The lower house of the Czech Parliament has adopted a resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Turkey.

April 26, 2017 02:03

• Dagestani truck driver claims threat of provocations from law enforcers

  In Dagestan, participants of the protest action against the "Platon" system are afraid that, against the backdrop of the protest lasting almost a month, the most active truck drivers will face provocations from law enforcers. This was stated by one of the protesters.

April 26, 2017 00:07

• Economists treat Kadyrov-Sechin agreement as mutually beneficial

  The depletion of oil reserves in Chechnya is the main factor, which encouraged the agreement between Ramzan Kadyrov and Igor Sechin on leaving the assets of the "Rosneft" in the ChechenRepublic. This opinion was voiced by economists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". According to them, due to the reached agreement, Igor Sechin will not have to build a useless oil refinery in Chechnya and Ramzan Kadyrov will receive additional funds to the budget of the republic for "social expenditures."

April 25, 2017 21:40

• Dagestani truckers claim Medvedev is wrong

  The statement of Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian Premier that less than 500 truckers take part in protest actions of drivers was criticized by Dagestani drivers of heavy trucks

April 25, 2017 20:57

• Grouping associated with Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for terror act in Saint Petersburg

  The grouping "Katiba al-Imam Shamil", linked with the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda, banned in Russia by the court, has claimed responsibility for the April 3 terror act in the metro of Saint Petersburg.

April 25, 2017 20:13

• Adyg activists call Circassian Flag symbol of Adygs’ unity

  Today, residents of Adygea, the Kabardino-Balkarian and Karachay-Cherkessian Republics (KBR and KChR) have celebrated The Day of Circassian Flag with marches, motor rallies and participation in dance games “Adyge Jagu”.

April 25, 2017 18:42

• "Open Sochi" Movement gives 12 copies of Constitution to detention facility

  A parcel, containing copies of the Russian Constitution, was sent to the temporary detention facility (known as the IVS) at the request of Konstantin Gudimov, a supporter of Alexei Navalny and a participant of the action against corruption in Sochi, who is conducting an explanatory work there, activists of the "Open Sochi" Movement have reported.

April 25, 2017 14:44

• Person accused of organizing Batumi riots goes on hunger strike

  Merab Gogoberidze has gone on a hunger strike in protest against charging him with organizing riots in Batumi, said the advocate Paata Shavadze, noting that his client refuses to plead guilty.

April 25, 2017 13:26

• "Memorial" states pressure on participants of children's contest

  On the eve of the awarding ceremony of the winners of the contest for high school pupils "The Man in History, Russia – the 20th Century", its organizers have reported that officials demanded from teachers and children to give up their travel to Moscow.

April 25, 2017 11:02

• North-Ossetian authorities promise housing to relatives of victims of Beslan terror act

  193 people who suffered as a result of the Beslan terror act have been recognized by the Interdepartmental Commission as eligible for granting of housing. A land plot has been allocated under the construction of housing, reports Vyacheslav Bitarov, the leader of North Ossetia.

April 25, 2017 10:57

• Bashar al-Assad and Mufti of Chechnya agree to open branch of Damascus University in Grozny

  On April 24, the Chechen delegation led by Mufti Salakh Mezhiev has left for Syria on an official visit. This was reported to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by a representative of the Chechen Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM).

April 25, 2017 09:46

• Igor Sechin and Ramzan Kadyrov agree not to hand over Rosneft assets in Chechnya - RBC

  Russian oil major Rosneft will not sell its regional assets to the Chechen authorities and build an oil refinery in Grozny, but it will stay in the republic and begin investing in its social infrastructure. This was agreed by Ramzan Kadyrov and Igor Sechin on April 19, the "RBC" reports today.

April 25, 2017 02:11

• Residents of Dagestan unblock highway after release of two truck drivers

  In the evening of April 24, residents of the village of Kayakent blocked the traffic on the "Caucasus" highway after the detention of two truck drivers who protested against the "Platon" system. This is reported today, on April 25, by the "Gazeta.ru" with reference to the "Rosavtodor".

April 25, 2017 01:12

• Authorities and law enforcers disclose details of grenade explosion in Agvali

  In a computer club, a pupil of a Dagestani school handed over to his classmate a grenade found on the outskirts of the village. However, the boy dropped it, and an explosion occurred. This was reported by the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

April 24, 2017 19:54

• Dagestani Vice-Premier names the man who brought grenade into computer class

  The grenade that has exploded today in the village of Agvali was found by children, but the adult son of the owner of the computer class, visited by pupils, took it away from them. This was announced by Ramazan Jafarov, the Deputy Chairman of the Dagestani Government.

April 24, 2017 18:24

• Mogherini demands to protect gays’ rights in Chechnya

  The issue of respect for human rights in Russia was discussed at the talks with Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, in Moscow, Federica Mogherini, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said at her final press conference.

April 24, 2017 17:53

• MPH specifies number of hospitalized persons after explosion in Agvali

  The Tsumadin District Hospital (TDH) still keeps 10 patients wounded by the grenade explosion in the village of Agvali, a source from the Dagestani Ministry of Public Health (MPH) told the "Caucasian Knot". Earlier, six hospitalized victims were reported.