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May 11, 2017 13:47

• Admin of "death group" in social network confesses to inciting Astrakhani girl to commit suicide

  In Saint Petersburg, Philip Budeikin, a social network user registered under nickname "Philip Lis", accused of bringing teenagers to suicide, including a minor girl from Astrakhan, has been taken in custody. The court has pronounced the decision to arrest Philip Budeikin until August 20.

May 11, 2017 11:36

• Armenian journalist wounded in Karabakh conflict zone

  In the evening of May 10, in the Karabakh conflict zone, the film crew of the Armenian "Shant" TV Channel was shelled from the Azerbaijani side. As a result of the shooting, a cameraman was wounded, the Armenian "Shant" TV Channel reports.

May 11, 2017 10:57

• Mikhail Fedotov takes part in opening of travelling exhibition "The Wall of Sorrow" in Chechnya

  On May 10, in Grozny, the mobile exhibition "The Wall of Sorrow" was opened, dedicated to the memorial to victims of the political repressions. The opening ceremony of the exhibition was attended by Mikhail Fedotov, Chairman of the Human Rights Council under the Russian President. At the meeting with Ramzan Kadyrov, Mikhail Fedotov has raised the issue of harassment of

May 11, 2017 08:40

• Theresa May promises to find a way to protect gays' rights in Chechnya

  Theresa May, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has announced that the London authorities are looking for opportunities to provide support to the LGBT community in Chechnya, "The Independent" reports.

May 11, 2017 02:55

• Fourth member of Shakhbazov family from Nardaran detained

  Natig Shakhbazov, a resident of the Bakuvillage of Nardaran, was detained on suspicion of illegal possession of firearms. He is the fourth member of his family, brought to criminal liability after a special operation conducted in Nardaran in November 2015, said his advocate Fariz Namazly.

May 10, 2017 23:51

• Key witness evidences in favour of Mardiros Demerchyan

  On May 10, the Adler District Court of Sochi held its next session on the case of the builder Mardiros Demerchyan, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports. The court questioned Samvel Pashyan, the former employer of Mardiros Demerchyan.

May 10, 2017 22:02

• Body of alleged kidnappers' son found in Volgograd Region

  The body of a four-year-old foster child, whose parents are suspected of kidnapping a three-year-old boy in the Rostov Region, was found in the outskirt of the Yarskoy farmstead of the Volgograd Region, investigators report.

May 10, 2017 21:57

• Azerbaijani activists set free after brawl with Armenians in Saint Petersburg

  Azerbaijani young people detained in Saint Petersburg after a brawl with their Armenian counterparts at the "Immortal Regiment" march have been released from the police, the Consul General of Azerbaijan said.

May 10, 2017 20:27

• Resettlers treat Medvedev's decision to give Dagestani villages to Azerbaijan as a disaster

  A press conference on the problems of former residents of the village of Khrakh-Uba, transferred to Azerbaijan by Russian authorities, was held today at the editorial office of the "Derbent" News Agency, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

May 10, 2017 19:56

• "Sasna Tsrer" supporter Gagik Mikaelyan released from custody

  Today, activist Gagik Mikaelyan, earlier sentenced to three years of imprisonment in the case of the riots in Khorenatsi Street in Yerevan, has been released from custody by the decision of the Armenian Court of Appeal.

May 10, 2017 17:35

• In Rostov-on-Don, Arthur Panov loses consciousness at trial

  In Rostov-on-Don, at the court hearing in the case of plotting of a terror act, the health state of Arthur Panov, a citizen of Ukraine, has deteriorated sharply.

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).