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January 14, 2019 18:14

  • Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of January 7-13, 2019

    Celebration of Christmas by Orthodox believers; attacks on law enforcers in Dagestan and Ingushetia; outbreak of swine flu in Georgia; protest actions in front of the Russian military base in Gyumri, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of January 7-13, 2019, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

January 07, 2019 17:27

  • Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 31, 2018-January 6, 2019

    New Year celebrations and related tragic events; resonant murder in Ingushetia; return of Russian children from Iraq to their families; protest actions in support of Azerbaijani blogger Mekhman Guseinov; start of the "garbage reform" in the regions of Southern Russia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of December 31, 2018-January 6, 2019, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

December 31, 2018 15:01

December 24, 2018 16:58

  • Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 17-23, 2018

    OSCE's recognition of the facts of torture and extrajudicial executions in Chechnya; questions to President Putin from Southern Russia; special operation in Stavropol; detention in Kabardino-Balkaria of a man suspected of a murder committed 13 years ago; protest action of "Nairit" workers in Yerevan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of December 17-23, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

December 17, 2018 12:53

  • Week in the Caucasus: review of main events on December 10-16, 2018

    Summing up parliamentary elections in Armenia; inauguration of new president of Georgia against opposition's protests; session of Sharia Court in Ingushetia on border with Chechnya – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of December 10-16, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

December 10, 2018 15:02

  • Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 3-9, 2018

    Early parliamentary elections in Armenia; decision of the Constitutional Court of Russia on the border agreement between Chechnya and Ingushetia; approval of the sentence to Vladimir Bessonov by the Rostov Regional Court; failed court hearing in the Vladimir Tskaev's case in Vladikavkaz; publication of report on honour killings in Northern Caucasus, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of December 3-9, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

December 03, 2018 19:46

  • Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of November 26-December 2, 2018

    The second round of presidential election in Georgia; shootout between law enforcers and suspected militants in Kabardino-Balkaria; start of campaign before the parliamentary elections in Armenia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of November 26-December 2, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

November 26, 2018 15:06

  • Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of November 19-25, 2018

    Verdict in the case on an attack on a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent in Makhachkala; award to Oyub Titiev of the Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law; end of the trial in the case against the former head of the Kizlyar District of Dagestan; telethon of Hayastan All-Armenian Fund to raise funds for Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia; arrest of rapper Husky in Krasnodar, ‑ see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of November 19-25, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

November 19, 2018 18:19

November 12, 2018 15:41

  • Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of November 5-11, 2018

    Detention of the acting head of Makhachkala; aggravation of the land conflict in the Nartan village in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic; actions in Southern Russia for the anniversary of the October Revolution; confrontation between the police and supporters of Zaza Saralidze on protest in Tbilisi; "Kunaki" Film Festival in Dagestan; recognition of a large Volgograd enterprise as bankrupt, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of November 5-11, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

November 05, 2018 16:49

  • Week in the Caucasus: review of main events on October 29-November 4, 2018

    Decision of the Constitutional Court of Ingushetia on the law on borders with Chechnya; outcomes of voting at presidential election in Georgia, – read about these and other events in the weekly review of the main events that happened in the Caucasus during the week from October 29 to November 4, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

October 29, 2018 13:25

  • Week in the Caucasus: review of main events on October 22-28, 2018

    Flooding as a result of heavy rains in Kuban; presidential election in Georgia; Nikol Pashinyan's non-election as Armenian Premier; preparations for the World Congress of the Ingush People; demand to stop "Electrozink" Factory in Vladikavkaz, – see the review on these events in the report on the week of October 22-28, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

October 22, 2018 20:04

  • Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of October 15-21, 2018

    Fire at the "Electrozinc" plant in Vladikavkaz; resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan; temporary pause in the Magas protest, - see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of October 15-21, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

October 15, 2018 13:41

  • Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of October 8-14, 2018

    Protest action in Magas organized by opponents of the agreement on borders with Chechnya; special operation in Dagestan; Nikol Pashinyan's announcement of his resignation from the post of the Armenian Prime Minister; inauguration of the Mayor of Yerevan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of October 8-14, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

October 08, 2018 16:27

October 01, 2018 12:39

  • Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of September 24-30, 2018

    Appointment of the new leader in Kabardino-Balkaria; resignation of the Governor in the Astrakhan Region; signing of the agreement on fixing the border between Chechnya and Ingushetia; meeting between the President of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Armenia; reappointment of Artyom Zdunov as the chair of the Dagestani government and the next CTO in the republic, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of September 24-30, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

September 24, 2018 18:51

September 17, 2018 13:41

  • Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of September 10-16, 2018

    Summing up the results of the elections held in Southern Russia on September 9; special operation in Dagestan; announcement of a resonant sentence to 14 residents of Chechnya; verdict of guilty to Vladimir Bessonov, a former member of the State Duma; resumption of the action "Do not kill" in Tbilisi, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of September 10-16, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

September 10, 2018 16:45

September 03, 2018 12:44

  • 14th anniversary of Beslan terror attack, September 1, 2018. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the Caucasian Knot Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of August 27-September 2, 2018

    Day of Knowledge and anniversary of the terror act in Beslan; actions in Southern Russia against the pension reform after the President Putin's proposals; presentation of an updated list of political prisoners in Azerbaijan; emergency landing of a passenger aircraft in Sochi; claim of 15 OSCE member states on the violations of human rights in Chechnya, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of August 27-September 2, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Navalny’s volunteers: paid up PR-campaigns or a new political power?

Navalny’s volunteers: paid up PR-campaigns or a new political power? Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny intends to run for presidency in the upcoming elections to be held on March 18, 2018. His team has already opened 63 regional campaign offices. The "Сaucasian Knot" correspondent visited five offices in Astrakhan, Volgograd, Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don, and Stavropol. The correspondent also met Navalny’s opponents in the regions - representatives of the Communist Party and the movement "All-Russian People's Front". They analyzed the work of the volunteers and Navalny's campaign offices, and expressed their opinions about what prompts young people to take part in the movement, and how this relates to the volunteers' families and friends. Read about that in the material of the "Caucasian Knot".
Relatives of Chechen young men shocked by secret verdict

"Safari in Syrian Way": A tale of a former militant who escaped from the ISIL*

Safari in Syrian Way: A tale of a former militant who escaped from the ISIL A native of Dagestan, who was successful in Moscow, tells why he had quitted his job, home, family and went to Syria, where he joined the ranks of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (banned in Russia). The story of the battles, in which the base of the 17th Division of the Syrian Army was defeated; about how militants organized the "Safari in Syrian Way" by hunting the retreating soldiers of al-Assad in the desert; why those who come to Syria later get disappointed in militants’ ideas, – read about all that in the material of the "Caucasian Knot". *IS, ISIL has been recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in Russia.

Bring back alive: from Dagestan to ISIL* to return the son

Bring back alive: from Dagestan to ISIL to return the son Inside glimpse into realities of Islamic State and illegal border crossing business. Motivations of young people going to Syria and factors affecting such decisions by Dagestani youth. What are the true values of Islam, parental duties, nuances of family relations — Kazim Nurmagomedov, who managed to return his son from ISIL, talks about these topics in his interview with the ’Caucasian Knot’. *IS, or ISIL has been recognized a terrorist organization; its activities are forbidden in Russia.
WEEK IN THE CAUCASUS

June 08, 2019 12:27

Artyom Besedin and Vlad Yanyushkin. Collage by the Caucasian Knot

Artyom Besedin and Vlad Yanyushkin, the editors-in-chief of the "Yuga.ru" and "Free Media", have held solo pickets in Krasnodar in support of the journalist Ivan Golunov arrested in Moscow.

June 10, 2019 15:56

The stands were full of fans at the final match. Nagorno-Karabakh, June 9, 2019. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"

The European ConIFA (Confederation in Independent Football Associations) Championship is over in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR). The tournament has become one of the best; and one day the NKR...

June 06, 2019 21:22

Grave of Hadji Murad. Photo: courtesy - Arif Gadjily, head of the "Musavat" Party

Today, Arif Gadjily, the head of the "Musavat" Party, has discovered traces of opening of the grave of Hadji Murad in Azerbaijan and demanded an inspection of this fact.

June 05, 2019 07:25

Uraza Bayram celebration. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru

There is not a single operating mosque in Krasnodar; the nearest ones are in Adygea; and they are always overcrowded on holidays, local Imams have stated.

June 03, 2019 21:19

Believers praying. Photo: © Musa Sadulayev, Yuga.ru, https://www.yuga.ru/news/399200/

The authorities of the majority of the republics of Northern Caucasus and Adygea announced days off on the occasion of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. On the eve of the celebration, the leader...

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