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10:41, 18 July 2018

Father of Victoria Budaikhanova denies version of her involvement in ISIL*

A father of Victoria Budaikhanova, a native of Dagestan, who after her return from Syria was accused of involvement in militant groupings, told the court that his daughter left Russia for studies under the influence of her colleagues.

Waiting line of cars at the Russian-Georgian border checkpoint "Verkhni Lars". Photo by Alan Tskhurbaev for the Caucasian Knot.

08:37, 18 July 2018

Tourists tell about 12-hour-long queues at "Verkhni Lars" checkpoint

Over the past 24 hours, the waiting line of cars at the Russian-Georgian border checkpoint "Verkhni Lars" has grown; the waiting time is 8-12 hours, tourists have stated.

08:25, 18 July 2018

Kuban MIA accuses policemen of spreading fake after World Cup

Policemen, sent to Sochi for the time of the FIFA World Cup-2018, returned home by overcrowded train, and had to sleep on the floor, eyewitnesses assert. The Kuban (Krasnodar Territory) Department of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has treated the photos that appeared on the Internet to be faked, and promised to establish the employees who spread them.

Anna Politkovskaya. Photo: REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin

22:40, 17 July 2018

ECtHR awards compensation to Anna Politkovskaya's relatives

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found ineffective the investigation into the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, an observer of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta", and ordered Russia to pay 20,000 euros of compensation to her relatives.

Oyub Titiev. Photo: press service of HRC 'Memorial'

22:34, 17 July 2018

CE Commissioner demands to release Oyub Titiev

Today, Council of Europe (CE) Commissioner Dunja Mijatovic has called on the General Prosecutor of Russia to take measures to release Oyub Titiev, the head of the "Memorial" in Grozny. She has also spoken in favour of transferring the rights defender's case to be considered outside Chechnya.

Government of Karachay-Cherkessia. Photo: Irene_Z at Flickr.Com © Photo Yuga

22:26, 17 July 2018

In Karachay-Cherkessia, two Ministers resign after searches

Rustam Elkanov, Minister of Finance and Labour, and Muradin Kemov, Minister of Social Development, left their posts three weeks after searches had been carried out in the government building.

Mine. Photo: press service of Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)

19:13, 17 July 2018

Georgian workers demand not to close a mine in Tkibuli

Participants of a protest action in Tkibuli have called on the authorities not to suspend the operation of the mine after the deaths of four miners, but to observe security measures there.

NATO flag. Photo: REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

19:04, 17 July 2018

Vladimir Putin announces Russia's tough reaction to Georgia's accession to NATO

The NATO's advance to Russia's borders and, in particular, Georgia joining the alliance, will pose a threat to the country and will provoke a response, stated Russian President Vladimir Putin. He has noted that the number of NATO soldiers has been increased in the areas where "there should not be any of them."

Verkhnaya Mara village, Karachay Region. Photo: http://v-mara.fo.ru/image#/image_937640

16:14, 17 July 2018

Relatives of attack victim succeed in urging Karachay-Cherkessian investigators to react

A criminal case of an attack on Rustam Laipanov, wounded by unidentified people in Karachay-Cherkessia, was instituted against the background of a rally held by the victim's relatives who threatened the authorities of the republic to arrange mass protests.

Landslide at the "Volgograd Arena" Stadium. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the Caucasian Knot.

16:01, 17 July 2018

Experts report mistakes in design of "Volgograd Arena" Stadium (+video)

A slope at the "Volgograd Arena" Stadium was subjected to erosion due to shortages of storm sewage system, reported Sergey Kamin, the director of the project "Construction of Stadium in Volgograd". Engineers should have calculated the reserve capacities of a storm sewage system, believes Igor Shkopinsky, the chairman of the board for the "Rosgrazhdanproekt" design and survey institute.

11:08, 17 July 2018

Two miners stay at resuscitation ward after explosion in Tkibuli

The condition of two out of six victims of an explosion at the Mindeli mine in Tkibuli is assessed by doctors as severe, while the condition of the rest is not a cause for concern.

10:59, 17 July 2018

Blogger Maddison gets 1.5 years of conditional sentence for a joke about Koran

Video blogger Ilya Davydov (Maddison) has been sentenced to conditional sentence under Article 282 for the video "Joke about the Koran". Earlier, the scandalous video was recognized as an extremist material by the decision of the Zavodskoy District Court of Grozny.

10:47, 17 July 2018

In Nalchik, authorities ban action in defence of native languages

In Nalchik, activists tried to get a sanction to hold on July 17 a rally and a picket against a bill on the voluntary study of national languages. However, the city authorities dismissed both notifications for formal reasons.

Confiscation of the moloko+ almanacs in Krasnodar. Photo: Alina Desyatnichenko / Yuga.ru

08:33, 17 July 2018

Circulation of moloko+ confiscated in Krasnodar after attack on journalists

Law enforcers have seized all the copies of the moloko+ almanac during its presentation in Krasnodar.

Oyub Titiev and his advocate Pyotr Zaikin (right) in the court. Photo: press service of HRC 'Memorial'

08:19, 17 July 2018

Chechen TV shows accusatory story about Titiev two days before the trial

The main prosecution witness in Oyub Titiev's case, a drug addict himself, appeared on the air of a Chechen TV channel. However, local residents assert that the story with accusations against Titiev and his colleagues from the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" was unconvincing.

Appeal to Donald Trump on the facade of the presidential palace in Helsinki. Photo is provided by Human Rights Campaign https://twitter.com/HRC/status/1018673219853783040

22:10, 16 July 2018

Activists call on Presidents Trump and Putin to stop violence in Chechnya

Before the meeting of the US and Russian Presidents in Helsinki, activists of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) called on Donald Trump to condemn the persecution of gays in Chechnya during his conversation with Vladimir Putin.

Ramazan Aliev. Photo: press service of the Dagestani Administration and Government

21:56, 16 July 2018

Dagestan: Ramazan Aliev's arrest extended

Ramazan Aliev, the former deputy Prime Minister of Dagestan, has been charged with abuse of authority, and his arrest has been extended up to two months, reports a source from the Dagestani law enforcement bodies.

Mine. Photo: https://pixabay.com/en/coal-black-mineral-underground-1626368/

17:39, 16 July 2018

Georgian authorities stop Mindeli Mine operation after miners' deaths

The Georgian government has pronounced the decision to suspend the operation of the Mindeli Mine in Tkibuli. Today, according to the preliminary version voiced by investigators, a methane explosion has occurred and four persons have been killed. The trade unions believe the authorities pronounced the decision to stop the mine operation too late.

Special operation. Photo: press service of National Anti-Terrorism Committee, http://nac.gov.ru

17:32, 16 July 2018

On July 9-15, 2018, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week of July 9-15, 2018, no one fell victim to 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.

14:59, 16 July 2018

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of July 9-15, 2018

Mass riots in the Azerbaijani city of Ganja; resignation of the Mayor in Yerevan; the approval of the new Cabinet of Ministers in Georgia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of July 9-15, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

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