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April 03, 2017 00:17

• On March 27-April 2, three persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from March 27 to April 2, 2017, three persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus: two perished, and one was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

April 02, 2017 14:22

• Advocates: Kasum Arslanaliev pressured at hospital by law enforcers

  At hospital, law enforcers forced Kasum Arslanaliev to write a statement that he was injured when he fell from a bicycle and not as a result of torture after detention. This was stated by advocates of the Khasavyurt resident. Kasum Arslanaliev was placed under house arrest under the court decision.

April 02, 2017 13:23

• In Armenia, "Citizen Observer" reveals 162 violations at elections

  After the opening of polling stations, 162 violations were registered. This was reported by a member of the public initiative "Citizen Observer". The General Prosecutor's Office of Armenia announced 13 violations committed during the voting.

April 02, 2017 12:10

• In Dagestan, authorities promise not to use force against truck drivers

  In Dagestan, no power operation against drivers of heavy trucks is planned. This was announced by the administration of the leader of the republic. Earlier, it has been reported about the accumulation of the police to the place of the truck drivers' action.

April 01, 2017 23:13

• Man wounded at shelling in Ingushetia

  A former policeman was hospitalized as a result of shelling in the Nazran District of Ingushetia. The victim was operated on, said a law enforcement source.

April 01, 2017 21:39

• Publication on persecution of gays in Chechnya causes local authorities’ overreaction

  In Chechnya, various dwelling settlements see mass detentions of men suspected of homosexuality; some of them were killed, the “Novaya Gazeta” has reported today.

April 01, 2017 19:15

• Rights defenders count 162 political prisoners in Azerbaijan

  The Azerbaijani Centre for Defence of Political Prisoners has updated the list of political prisoners, by adding six new convicts and excluding nine released prisoners. The total number of political prisoners on the list is 162.

April 01, 2017 14:04

• “Rosbalt”: Isa Yamadaev announced wanted on suspicion of attempt on Kadyrov

  In March, the Investigating Department (ID) for Chechnya of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) issued an official statement on the federal search of Isa Yamadaev; a search was conducted in the apartment of his family, the “Rosbalt” has reported today referring to a source familiar with the situation. According to his story, Yamadaev has already appealed against the statement.

April 01, 2017 13:41

• Law enforcers detain suspected attacker of National Guard unit in Chechnya

  A resident of Chechnya is suspected of involvement in an armed attack on a unit of the National Guard of Russia, which occurred at night of March 24 in the Naur District. This was reported by a staff member of the Chechen law enforcement agencies.

April 01, 2017 13:06

• Suspect of attacking opposition activists detained in Yerevan

  Arthur Aivazyan is suspected of an armed attack on members of the "Elk" oppositional bloc, committed on March 31, the Armenian Police has reported.

April 01, 2017 10:12

• Four trucks of drivers on protest damaged in Manas

  This morning, truck drivers, who on March 31 attempted to hold in Dagestan a motor rally against the "Platon" system, found damage on four of their trucks.

April 01, 2017 08:06

• Other three defendants in case of caliphate claim being tortured during interrogations

  Akhmed Balkarov, Ruslan Kipshiev, and Ruslan Zhugov, accused in the case of an attempt to create a caliphate in Kabardino-Balkaria, have retracted at the trial their confessions and claimed that they made them under torture, to which they were subjected after being detained by law enforcers.

April 01, 2017 03:18

• Parents in Adygea raise funds for Centre for training specialists to work with children with autism

  On April 2, Adygea will hold the charitable action "To Another World Today". With the help of it, parents of children with autism hope to raise funds to open a training centre for tutors and teachers. At present, there are 57 children diagnosed with autism in the republic; however, there are not enough specialists to work with them, and the proper conditions for their education are often not provided.

April 01, 2017 00:44

• In Yerevan, armed clash occurs with involvement of members of "Elk" bloc headquarters

  In Yerevan, a clash occurred between members of the headquarters of the opposition "Elk" bloc and four unidentified persons, one of whom tried to use a pistol. This was reported by MP Nikol Pashinyan. According to him, the police have been already notified of the incident.

March 31, 2017 21:39

• Native of Chechnya detained in Poland for involvement in IS

  A refugee from Chechnya, living in Poland, has been accused of participating in military operations for a terrorist grouping in Syria.

March 31, 2017 18:30

• Navalny’s supporters back at large in Volgograd

  Anatoly Boltykhov, Nikolai Belikov and Maxim Beldinov, detained during the anti-corruption rally in Volgograd, have been released after serving their administrative arrests, said Anastasia Andreeva, the deputy head the Navalny’s office in Volgograd.

March 31, 2017 17:49

• Soldier killed in Nagorno-Karabakh

  Today, Gor Ovannisyan, a contract soldier, was mortally wounded by a shot from the Azerbaijani side, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has stated.

March 31, 2017 17:48

• Doctors diagnose brain concussion in organizer of rally in Stavropol

  The police have started a check of the statement about beating up Ivan Tansky, a member of the Stavropol branch of the “Youth Yabloko”, said the spokesman of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). "After the beating, doctors diagnosed a brain concussion," Ivan has stated himself.

March 31, 2017 16:41

• Dagestan: truckers’ rally disrupted

  Today, in Dagestan, policemen have stopped a motor rally against the "Platon" system by blocking truck drivers from leaving for the highway Magas-Makhachkala. This was reported to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Ruslan Magomedov, one of the participants of the protest action.

March 31, 2017 15:59

• In Dagestan, 16 teachers dismissed on suspicion of extremism

  In 2016, the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) initiated the dismissals of 16 schoolteachers who were close relatives of militants and followers of extremist ideas. This has been reported today by Abdurashid Magomedov, Minister of Internal Affairs, at a meeting of the anti-terrorist commission.