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July 27, 2017 19:45

• "UNM" demands from Georgian and Ukrainian authorities to stop persecuting Saakashvili

  The Georgian opposition "United National Movement" (UNM) Party has treated the deprivation of Mikhail Saakashvili of his Ukrainian citizenship a conspiracy of the authorities of Georgia and Ukraine. Georgian experts believe that the countries agreed on the above during the visit of Petro Poroshenko to Georgia on July 17-19.

July 27, 2017 18:59

• Gukovo miners stop hunger strike

  In the Rostov Region, miners of the "Kingcoal" company and employees of the "Vostochnaya" mine have decided to stop their hunger strike due to authorities’ indifference and health deterioration. This was reported by Tatiana Avachyova, a member of the initiative group.

July 27, 2017 18:37

• Saakashvili's advocates to appeal against his deprivation of Ukrainian citizenship

  The decision of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko to deprive Mikhail Saakashvili of Ukrainian citizenship will be challenged at court, the advocate Pavel Bogomazov has stated. In Kiev, Saakashvili's supporters have clashed with the police.

July 27, 2017 17:10

• Social network users urge authorities to solve Leninaul problem

  Local leaders in the village of Leninaul and social network provocateurs had contributed to the escalation of the village conflict, Dagestani journalists have stated. The authorities should settle the land disputes, rather than trying to settle Chechens-Avars conflicts, social network users believe.

July 27, 2017 17:04

• Two explosions occur near law enforcers' car in Chechnya

  Two explosions occurred on the outskirts of the village of Nozhai-Yurt, where two law enforcers came for water.

July 27, 2017 14:47

• "Caucasian Knot" clarifies work motives for five southern Alexei Navalny's offices (+video)

  People support Alexei Navalny mainly for his struggle against corruption. This opinion was voiced by volunteers of Alexei Navalny's offices in five southern cities of Russian Federation. The opponents of Alexei Navalny criticize involvement of schoolchildren in the protests and talk about the "artificial nature" for the oppositionist's political struggle.

July 27, 2017 14:02

• Investigators find grounds for arrest of Volgograd HRC member

  Yuri Golder, a member of the Volgograd Human Rights Council (HRC), has been detained on suspicion of commercial bribery, and investigators prepare a request for his detention, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) reports.

July 27, 2017 13:54

• KBR’s villagers to get compensation for damage from CTO

  Each of three residents of the village of Yanikoi, whose property was damaged in a counterterrorist operation (CTO), will receive 50,000 roubles. This was reported by Khasan Appoev, the deputy head of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE).

July 27, 2017 13:31

• MIA source: Iraqi and Syrian militants hold hundreds of Chechen children and women

  Reports of the Middle Eastern and European media about Chechen female suicide bombers and homeless children confirm the assumption of a source from the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) about the large number of Chechen children and women in the conflict zone.

July 27, 2017 06:59

• 200 NKR residents take part in development of local tourism

  The Economy Ministry of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has initiated bus tourist trips over historical and architectural sights. Over five days, more than 200 people took part in the excursions, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

July 27, 2017 06:55

• Rights defenders inform Moskalkova about people missing in Chechnya

  Materials of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" about 13 residents of Chechnya, who disappeared after being detained by law enforcers, were handed over to Tatiana Moskalkova, Human Rights Commissioner under the President of the Russian Federation, and members of the Presidential Human Rights Council.

July 27, 2017 05:52

• Activists criticize film director Kantemir Balagov for rejecting Circassian identity

  Circassian activist Andzor Kabard believes that residents of Kabardino-Balkaria will unlikely forget film director Kantemir Balagov saying that he does not consider himself to be a Kabardian. Circassians feel indignation about the film director's attempt to assess the cultural baggage of the people, said Asker Sokht, the deputy chairman of the "Adyge Khase".

July 27, 2017 04:29

• Networks users worried about dispersal of anti-migration rally in Ingushetia

  In Nazran, an unsanctioned rally against migration was held. The action was dispersed by law enforcers. The Ingush Security Council addressed residents of the republic with a request not to take part in the action. Users of social networks wrote different opinions concerning the action.

July 26, 2017 23:56

• Tenants of 109-year-old Sochi house demand to recognize its emergency status

  The house in Sochi built in 1908, inhabited by the Beletsky family, has become completely unfit for residence and threatens to collapse.

July 26, 2017 23:19

• Lapshin asks for extradition to Israel

  Blogger Alexander Lapshin, convicted of illegally crossing the Azerbaijani border, has refused to appeal against the verdict passed by the Baku court and decided to ask for extradition to Israel, his advocate reports.

July 26, 2017 19:41

• Abkhaz Parliament suggests amending agreement with Russia

  The agreement on the Russian-Abkhazian information and coordination centre (ICC) for law enforcement agencies, ratified today by the Abkhazian Parliament, is proposed to be supplemented. This was reported by Aslan Bzhaniya, the co-chairman of the Bloc of Opposition Forces. Opponents of the ICC called for protests in front of the Abkhazian Parliament; however, no protests took place.

July 26, 2017 19:27

• Dagestan: factory bosses owe 2.7 million roubles to their workers

  The salary debts to workers of the Makhachkala "Aviaagregat" Factory make 2.7 million roubles. The factory boss has been fined, the Dagestan Prosecutor's Office reports.

July 26, 2017 18:50

• Mikhail Saakashvili deprived of Ukrainian citizenship

  The provision of inaccurate information in order to obtain a Ukrainian passport was mentioned as the reason for depriving Mikhail Saakashvili of his Ukrainian citizenship.

July 26, 2017 17:34

• "NKO-TV": arrested journalist Alexander Batmanov needs urgent defence

  Temur Kobaliya, the leader of the NGO "NKO-TV", has claimed the violation of the rights of Volgograd journalist Alexander Batmanov, who on June 24 jumped out of a window of the police station.

July 26, 2017 12:28

• Gannushkina expresses concerns about Tumso Abdurakhmanov's extradition to Russia

  Tumso Abdurakhmanov, a native of Grozny, put in Russia on the wanted list, runs the risk of being extradited to his homeland despite a request to provide him with political refuge in Georgia. This opinion was voiced by human rights defender Svetlana Gannushkina.