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June 17, 2017 18:29

• Rostov-on-Don housing shareholders state authorities are not ready for dialogue

  The rally of shareholders of six unfinished housing objects in Rostov-on-Don was, according to organizers, about 200 people strong. They demanded from regional authorities to complete the construction or to return the invested money.

June 17, 2017 14:42

• Soldier of Nagorno-Karabakh Army dies

  A soldier of the Defence Army, Narek Gasparyan, has perished today as a result of shelling by Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) reports.

June 17, 2017 12:43

• Coaches in freestyle wrestling evaluate teams from Dagestan and North Ossetia as equal

  A healthy rivalry of wrestlers from North Ossetia and Dagestan contributes to their victories at international competitions, said Vyacheslav Bagaev, a coach from North Ossetia. The strength of the teams is approximately equal, but Dagestan has already won for two years the team ranking at the Ivan Yarygin tournament, Shamil Omarov, a coach from Dagestan, said in his turn.

June 17, 2017 08:45

• Out-of-contest programmes of "Golden Apricot" include more than 70 films

  In the period from July 9 to 16, more than 70 films directed by Armenian and foreign filmmakers will be shown within four out-of-contest programmes of the 14th Yerevan International "Golden Apricot" Film Festival. Their number includes film which won the Cannes, Berlin and Venice Film Festivals.

June 17, 2017 05:42

• In Sochi, developer Denis Nikulin taken into custody on demand defrauded shareholders

  On the demand of 30 defrauded shareholders, who were recognized as victims, a Sochi court arrested Denis Nikulin, the director of the LLC "Real Estate Gallery". The defendant and his lawyer Roman Ponomaryov intend to appeal against the ruling.

June 17, 2017 04:45

• "Chernovik" reveals names of provocateurs from Alexei Navalny's action in Makhachkala

  Photos of the people who attacked journalists at the action of Alexei Navalny's supporters in Makhachkala held on June 12 published in the media and social networks have made that possible to identify three of them.

June 17, 2017 03:51

• Woman from Kaspiysk complains of beating up after criticizing her house developer

  Aishat Alieva, a resident of Dagestan, has demanded to bring to criminal liability the man who struck her after she expressed her dissatisfaction with the quality of her apartment in a new building, said the advocate Sapiyat Magomedova. According to the Kaspiysk GOVD (City Interior Division), Alieva's statement is now being checked.

June 17, 2017 02:58

• Nogai People's Congress notes intensified confrontation with Dagestani authorities

  The ill-considered policy of the Dagestani authorities regarding the land of distant-pasture cattle tending can result in conflicts, and the solution of the land problem will have an important political significance. This opinion was voiced by participants of the All-Russian Nogai People's Congress interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

June 17, 2017 01:00

• Baku court dismisses defence's appeal against detention of Afghan Mukhtarly

  The defence of Afghan Mukhtarly intends to challenge the court's refusal to grant the complaint about the journalist's detention and prepares an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). On June 16, in the Afghan Mukhtarly's case, the Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office questioned Isa Gambar, a well-known opposition politician, the former leader of the "Musavat" Party.

June 16, 2017 22:20

• Relatives of Abdurakhmanov, a resident of Dagestan, re-announce his disappearance

  Rashid Abdurakhmanov, a resident of Dagestan, failed to leave a ROVD (District Interior Division) of Makhachkala after the alleged release, his relatives report. In their turn, law enforcers assert that he was released from the ROVD.

June 16, 2017 22:13

• NKR reports death of three soldiers

  Regular service soldiers Araik Matinyan, Vigen Petrosyan and Vardan Sargsyan were killed as a result of shelling by Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) reports.

June 16, 2017 21:14

• Court in Oslo extends arrest of Ingushetia's native

  The arrest of the 17-year-old native from Ingushetia, accused of storing a bomb and attempting to blow it up, has been extended until the end of October, said his advocate Zhavid Shakh. The defendant insists on his innocence.

June 16, 2017 21:10

• Azerbaijani GPO issues warning for publications about Mukhtarly

  Mustafa Gadjibeili, the editor-in-chief of the "BastaInfo" portal, has received a warning from the Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) in connection with the publication of data, "the public distribution of which is prohibited by law." Mr Gadjibeili said that the warning was caused by materials about the case of journalist Afghan Mukhtarly.

June 16, 2017 19:23

• Housing certificates granted to 42 families from destroyed house in Volgograd

  In Volgograd, at a meeting with tenants of a house destroyed by a gas explosion in University Avenue, officials reported on assistance provided to victims.

June 16, 2017 17:44

• Georgian political analysts doubt prospects of "Movement of Construction" Party

  The new political party "Movement of Construction" established by David Usupashvili, the former Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, is still unknown to voters and will not be able to compete seriously with the influential parties at the forthcoming local government elections. This was stated by political analysts questioned by the "Caucasian Knot".

June 16, 2017 15:05

• Court of Appeal upholds sentence to Krasnodar rights defender

  The Krasnodar Regional Court has upheld the verdict against human rights defender Vladislav Nikitenko, who defended Kuban activist Darya Polyudova. He was found guilty of contempt of court, obstruction of justice, and use of violence against a policeman.

June 16, 2017 14:27

• Ramazan Djalaldinov too scared to return to Chechnya

  Ramazan Djalaldinov, known for criticizing Chechen officials, has said he is hiding, since he is afraid to repeat the fate of athlete Murad Amriev.

June 16, 2017 13:13

• Azerbaijani oppositionist Fuad Akhmedli sentenced to four years in prison

  The Baku Court for Grave Crimes has sentenced Fuad Akhmedli, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), to four years of imprisonment. The defence treats the verdict as politically motivated and intends to challenge it.

June 16, 2017 12:56

• Suspected organizer of attack on National Guard of Russia in Chechnya pleads not guilty

  A message of Ali Bakaev, a resident of the Naur District of Chechnya, whom law enforcers called an organizer of the attack on a unit of the National Guard of Russia in March, was published on the Internet. The man claimed that he was not involved in the attack. His friends and relatives found his statement to be reliable.

June 16, 2017 10:40

• "All-Russian Azerbaijani Congress" challenges decision on its liquidation

  On June 15, an appeal against the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) of the Russian Federation on liquidation of the "All-Russian Azerbaijani Congress" was filed to the Appeal Board of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation.