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April 11, 2017 02:21

• Cantemir Zheldashev claims being tortured after detention

  On April 10, the North-Caucasian Military Court continued to consider the criminal case against 10 residents of Kabardino-Balkaria accused of attempting to overthrow the constitutional order in the republic and establish a caliphate.

April 11, 2017 00:44

• Participants of rally call on world community to assess tragedy in Maraga village

  On April 10, in the Martakert District of Nagorno-Karabakh, the village of Maraga hosted the action in memory of people who fell victim to the tragic events of 1992. Participants of the rally demanded from the world community not to ignore the massacres of villagers.

April 10, 2017 18:34

• "EcoWatch" reports capture of riverbank in Adygea for private beach

  Deforestation and construction of a private beach are underway on the bank of the Kuban River in the Takhtamukai District of Adygea, although the land plot has not been transferred to anyone, the “Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus” (EcoWatch) has reported.

April 10, 2017 17:16

• Muftiate treats Brinikh's allegations about theft of Kadyrov's sheep as insulting

  The head of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of the Krasnodar Territory and Adygea has sent an application to law enforcement bodies asking to bring the ecologist Valery Brinikh to responsibility for insulting the believers’ feelings. As Mr Brinikh himself found out during his interrogation at the Centre for Combating Extremism (CCE), the Muftiate saw an insult in his publications about the theft of the sheep, sacrificed by Ramzan Kadyrov to poor people in

April 10, 2017 17:04

• In April 3-9, two persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of April 3-9, 2017, in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, two people perished; no information about any wounded was received. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

April 10, 2017 15:50

• Activists release list of 147 political prisoners in Azerbaijan

  The working group, consisting of Azerbaijani rights defenders, NGO activists, journalists and lawyers, has published an updated list of the country’s political prisoners. It has the names of 147 persons; the cases of another six are being monitored by the activists.

April 10, 2017 13:30

• Authorities and truckers report provocations around protests in Dagestan

  In Dagestan, there are people who, at the background of truckers’ protests, are engaged in staging professional provocations, Ramazan Jafarov, the Deputy Prime Minister, said on April 9, adding that "since Friday, April 7, 2017, the second batch of fake video clips has been spread in the Dagestani segment of social networks and Instant Messengers showing an alleged dispersal of truckers protest and aimed at destabilizing the situation in the republic."

April 10, 2017 12:11

• Azerbaijan refuses to recognize election in South Ossetia

  Today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Azerbaijani has announced that the country does not recognize the presidential election and the referendum held in the region on April 9.

April 10, 2017 11:26

• South Ossetian CEC confirms data of Anatoly Bibilov's electoral office about his victory

  Following the results of the voting at the presidential election in South Ossetia, the Central Election Commission (CEC) has announced the preliminary data. According to those data, Anatoly Bibilov, Speaker of the Parliament, won the election. He has gained 57.98% of the votes and already announced his victory.

April 10, 2017 09:10

• "Radio Liberty" reports about secret gay prison in Chechen village of Tsotsi-Yurt

  In Chechnya, homosexuals are kept in at least two secret prisons after being detained, the "Radio Liberty" reports with reference to its sources.

April 10, 2017 09:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of April 3-9

  Voting at the presidential election in South Ossetia; terror act in Saint Petersburg, associated by experts with the Caucasian underground; two attacks on law enforcers in Astrakhan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of April 3-9, 2017, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

April 10, 2017 00:45

• CEC: at 27 polling stations, voters support renaming of South Ossetia

  According to the results of the processing of 35 percent of the protocols for the renaming of South Ossetia to the State of Alania, 78.2 percent of voters cane to the referendum.

April 09, 2017 18:33

• In Cherkessk, truck drivers demand meeting with Russian top-ranking officials

  Today, in Karachay-Cherkessia, at a meeting with truck drivers, the Chairman of the Association of Russian Carriers has stated that in order to achieve the cancellation of the "Platon" system, truck drivers on protest should carry out negotiations not with regional officials, but with the Russian Prime Minister and the Russian Minister of Transport.

April 09, 2017 14:42

• Four persons wanted in case of killing of policemen in Ingushetia

  Khasan Khatsiev, Bekhan Soltukiev, Mikail Cherbizhev, and Magomed Bekbuzarov are put on the wanted list on suspicion of involvement in the killing of inspectors of the road-and-patrol service (known as DPS) in Malgobek. This was reported by the Ingush Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

April 09, 2017 13:21

• Violations registered at presidential election in South Ossetia

  In North Ossetia, attempts to re-vote and bring completed ballots were registered at a polling station.

April 09, 2017 03:53

• NKR plants 120 trees in memory of victims of April war

  On April 8, 120 seedlings of silver poplar were planted in the village of Mekhakavan in the south of Hadrut District, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports. The event was attended by MPs of the National Assembly, officials of the government, members of NGOs, soldiers and officers, and students.

April 09, 2017 01:15

• In Makhachkala, participants of "Antiterror" rally call action a "fiction"

  On April 8, in Dagestan, the antiterrorist rally lasted about 15 minutes. Residents of the republic were obliged to take part in the event. This was reported by participants of the event interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

April 08, 2017 23:28

• In Chechnya, public employees forced to take part in rally against terror, local residents report

  In Grozny, the Mayor's Office has reported about 30,000 people participating in an antiterrorist rally. Local residents report increased security measures and instructions from their superiors about mandatory participation in the rally.

April 08, 2017 19:57

• Volgograd residents report their voluntary-compulsory participation in "Antiterror" rally

  In Volgograd, according to the regional administration, at least 5000 people took part in the antiterror action. Employees of companies and public institutions reported they voluntary came to the action, although they were asked to attend the rally by their chiefs.

April 08, 2017 16:38

• In Baku, protestors stand for refusal of authoritarianism in Azerbaijan (+video)

  In Baku, activists have finished a rally held against the Mekhriban Alieva's appointment as Vice-President of Azerbaijan. The protesters have adopted a resolution condemning the establishment of a "family power" in the country.