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July 30, 2017 09:48

• Mikhail Saakashvili claims forged signature in application for Ukrainian citizenship

  Mikhail Saakashvili has claimed that he did not fill out and did not sign an application form made public by a representative of the Petro Poroshenko's Bloc, by which an MP justified the decision of Petro Poroshenko to deprive the former Georgian President of his Ukrainian citizenship.

July 30, 2017 08:47

• North Ossetian MIA denies Maryam Kachmazova's involvement in terrorism

  The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for North Ossetia has no data that Maryam Kachmazova, a native of North Ossetia, deported from Italy to Russia, and her husband Ali Bambataliev are involved in terrorist activities. This was informed by the North Ossetian MIA in response to the official request of the "Caucasian Knot".

July 30, 2017 07:42

• Over 250 Rostov Region residents complain about theft of parcels in Russian Post

  In Rostov-on-Don, staff members of the "Rospotrebnadzor" (Federal Agency for Consumer Supervision) helped to prepare complaints for 255 citizens who claimed the loss of their parcels after reports on disclosure of mail theft.

July 30, 2017 05:50

• Advocate to seek cancellation of verdict to Annik Kesyan and Marina Djandjgava

  Advocate Ivan Pavlov, who represents the interests of Sochi residents Annik Kesyan and Marina Djandjgava, sentenced for high treasury and pardoned by the Russian President, have announced the intention to continue seeking the complete cancellation of the verdict.

July 29, 2017 20:15

• Suspect of killing Nazran resident detained

  Law enforcers have detained a 32-year-old local resident suspected of killing a man in Nazran, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) reports.

July 29, 2017 18:47

• Victor Zolotov heads anti-terrorist group in Northern Caucasus

  The Russian President has ordered Victor Zolotov, Director of the Federal Service of National Guard Troops (known as “Natsgvardia”), to head the anti-terrorist group in Northern Caucasus and to involve power agents, employees of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) and the Armed Forces in counterterrorist operations.

July 29, 2017 17:55

• Sochi women convicted for treason pardoned by Russian President

  Sochi residents Annik Kesyan and Marina Janjgava, convicted for state treason after sending SMS-messages to Georgia, have been exempted from serving their sentences by respective presidential decrees.

July 29, 2017 17:19

• Court pronounces verdict in case on attempt to assassinate Ramzan Kadyrov

  In the case on an attempted assassination of the Chechen leader, the Gudermes City Court has sentenced each of three defendants Aziz Alviev, Beslan Zakaraev, and Shamkhan Magomadov to 6.5 years of imprisonment in a high-security penal colony. This was stated by a source from the Supreme Court (SC) of the Chechen Republic.

July 29, 2017 14:32

• Kadyrov worried about check of Chechen young women's passports in Voronezh

  Investigators began to check the lawfulness for the actions of the Voronezh policemen, who on July 27 demanded from two Chechen women to produce their documents and who detained their father and brother. The leader of Chechnya has also requested the Voronezh regional authorities to react to the incident.

July 29, 2017 13:43

• NKR accuses Azerbaijan of 180 bombardments per week

  On July 23-29, the Azerbaijani armed forces violated the ceasefire in the Karabakh conflict zone for 180 times, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) reports.

July 29, 2017 12:09

• Armenian soldier injured on Azerbaijani border

  Soldier Arthur Mairanyan was wounded at the positions in the Tavush Region of Armenia. This was reported by the deputy head of the Paravakar village.

July 29, 2017 12:09

• Armenian soldier found dead at combat positions

  The body of Private Arkady Gambaryan was found today on the defensive section in the Tavush Region, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) reports.

July 29, 2017 07:52

• Azerbaijani national wrestling team boycotts World Championships

  Wrestlers of the national team refuse to go to Paris, where the World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships will start on August 21. The athletes are note paid their salaries for more than a year.

July 28, 2017 20:40

• HRC "Memorial": father of shepherds killed in Dagestan unsuccessfully seeking judgement enforcement

  Despite the court judgement that came into force on May 2, investigators have not yet provided data on the initiation of a criminal case or denial thereof on the application of the father of the Gasanguseinov brothers killed in Dagestan, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial” reports.

July 28, 2017 18:24

• Volgograd HRC member arrested for two months

  Yuri Golder, the head of the Volgograd Consumer Rights Protection Association and a member of the Volgograd City Human Rights Council (HRC), suspected of taking a bribe from a businessman, has been arrested until September 26.

July 28, 2017 17:39

• NCFD power agents stop 190 potential militants from leaving abroad

  Sergey Bachurin, the head of the Chief Department for the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), has reported the prevention, since the start of the year, of 190 NCFD residents from joining terrorist organizations.

July 28, 2017 16:42

• Two Krasnodar female athletes win medals at Deaflympics

  Marina Grishina, a track-and-field athlete from the Krasnodar Territory, has won the long jump event at the Deaflympic (Surdolympic) Games; and Polina Smirnova, a Sochi lawn tennis player, has won a silver medal there.

July 28, 2017 16:20

• Truck blown up by mine in Nagorno-Karabakh

  In the Martuni District, a ZIL truck drove over a land mine; the driver and passengers were not injured, the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) of Nagorno-Karabakh reports.

July 28, 2017 14:22

• Volgograd Navalny’s supporters treat felling Widow's Park as memorial desecration

  Roman Rubanov, the leader of the Anti-Corruption Fund has appealed to a district investigating division of Volgograd, suggesting that cutting down the Widow's Park at the Mamaev Mound may look like a public desecration of the symbols of Russia's military glory.

July 28, 2017 14:12

• Law enforcers identify man suspected of shooting and killing Nazran resident

  A man suspected of shooting and killing a resident of Nazran has been identified, and a search for him is underway. This was reported by investigators, who refused to comment on a version about blood feud.