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February 20, 2017 04:43

• On February 13-19, no victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were recorded

  During the week from February 13 to February 19, 2017, no victims were reported of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

February 20, 2017 03:36

• In Sochi, court marshals try to move large family out of municipal apartment

  On February 19, Sochi court marshal Andrei Zorinovsky, warned Tatiana Dyakova and Fyodor Dyakov, parents of three minor children, of eviction of their family members from the apartment until February 28. Meanwhile, the court marshal has ignored the claim of the Dyakov spouses that the family includes an infant and a child with disabilities.

February 19, 2017 15:14

• Georgian theologians doubt investigators' information about attempt on Ilia II

  Georgy Mamaladze, suspected of an assassination attempt on Ilia II, had no ambitions to claim for the patriarchal throne. This opinion was voiced by Georgian theologians interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". They treat the investigators' version as doubtful.

February 19, 2017 11:59

• Journalist Arshad Ibragimov appeals to Azerbaijani President for pardon

  In his motion on pardon to President Ilham Aliev, journalist Arshad Ibragimov has noted that he has already served half of his sentence at a penal colony and that he was an internally displaced person (IDP) from Nagorno-Karabakh.

February 19, 2017 05:02

• Ruslan Tagibekov detained in Moscow Region subjected to torture, his defence asserts

  Law enforcers tortured Ruslan Tagibekov, a native of Dagestan, suspected of illicit trafficking in weapons. This was claimed by his defence. On February 18, Ruslan Tagibekov was formally charged.

February 18, 2017 22:53

• Two Azeri journalists complain to ECtHR about ban to leave the country

  The freelance journalists Aiten Ferkhadova and Ainura Geidarova have lodged a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in connection with the ban on leaving Azerbaijan imposed on them. The ban is caused by the inquiry into the criminal case against the edition “Meydan.TV”, their advocate has explained.

February 18, 2017 21:51

• Congress of Karachay People demands to ban screening of "Fifty Shades Darker" in KChR

  The public organization "Congress of Karachay People" has criticized the movie "Fifty Shades Darker" and demanded from the authorities of the Karachay-CherkessianRepublic (KChR) to ban the film in the republic.

February 18, 2017 20:00

• Marchers in support of Arthur Sargsyan urged him to stop hunger strike

  In Yerevan, over a hundred persons have demanded the release Arthur Sargsyan, accused of helping members of the "Sasna Tsrer" detachment, whose state of health has sharply deteriorated on the tenth day of his hunger strike.

February 18, 2017 17:17

• Rights defenders present 27 Azerbaijani political prisoners to pardoning

  The list, presented by a group of rights defenders to the Commission on Pardoning under the Azerbaijani President, includes, first of all, prisoners with serious health problems, persons, on whom there are decisions of the European Court of Human Rights ECtHR, and the "prisoners of conscience", recognized as such by the Amnesty International (AI).

February 18, 2017 16:41

• Soldier dies in Karabakh conflict zone

  Lernik Osyan, a soldier of the Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), received a fatal gunshot wound today in the conflict zone under unclear circumstances, the NKR’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

February 18, 2017 14:42

• Son and nephew of "Unity" leader detained in Armenia

  A son and a nephew of Vardan Oskanyan, the former Foreign Minister of Armenia, have kidnapped a man and threatened to kill him, investigators assert.

February 18, 2017 14:34

• Universal demands to allow screening "Fifty Shades Darker" in Vladikavkaz

  The “Universal Pictures International” Company incurs losses because of the decision to ban screening of the film in Vladikavkaz, said the Company’s Russian representative office.

February 18, 2017 04:41

• Four republics of Northern Caucasus plan to open offices of Islamic banking

  The International Association of Islamic Business (IAIB), set up in Moscow, has stated preparation for opening its offices in Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia for the development of halal businesses.

February 18, 2017 03:20

• "Rustavi-2" TV Channel interrupts broadcasting in protest

  The "Rustavi-2" TV Channel of Georgia has switched over to protest broadcasting, claiming the injustice in the country. The Channels urges its spectators to support it.

February 18, 2017 02:21

• 1539 candidates nominated for parliamentary elections in Armenia

  The lists of political parties and blocs, which have declared their participation in the upcoming parliamentary elections, include 1539 candidates, Tigran Mukuchyan, the Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Armenia said on February 17 at a press conference, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

February 17, 2017 22:37

• Gukovo miners threaten authorities with new hunger strike

  Workers of the “Zamchalovsky Anthracite", one of the companies of the "Kingcoal" group, said at the picket in Gukovo that they have received no wage debts from the start of the year. According to the protesters, should the authorities fail to resume payments, they will begin a mass hunger strike.

February 17, 2017 21:38

• Krasnodar farmer-activist Volchenko report closure of case against him

  Suspicions of bribe-giving have been lifted from Alexei Volchenko, the leader of the movement "Polite Farmers”. Now, he is a witness in a new criminal case, this time initiated against the alleged intermediary of a bribe transfer, said Volchenko and his advocate.

February 17, 2017 19:21

• Alleged coordinators of “death groups” detained in North Ossetia

  Policemen have detained four suspected coordinators of "death groups", in which teenagers are induced to commit suicide, authorities of North Ossetia have reported. The detainees have stated that they had just "made a joke."

February 17, 2017 16:25

• Derbent residents report return of Azerbaijani builders to construction sites

  The citizens of Azerbaijan, released from police after the raid to detain migrants, are back at the construction sites of Derbent, said the townspeople.

February 17, 2017 15:19

• Evkurov announces women's council of killed militants’ widows

  Ingushetia will set up a public council involving militants’ widows, Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the head of Ingushetia, has announced today, adding that the council will deal with adaptation of family members of killed militants to peaceful life.