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Titiev’s advocates Novikov and Zaikin at the Shali City Court. Photo is provided by HRC "Memorial".

17:48, 3 July 2018

Oyub Titiev's defence demands to hold trial outside Chechnya

Today, the preliminary court hearing on the case against Oyub Titiev, the head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" office in Grozny has been postponed because of the advocates' request to hold a trial in another region.

14:14, 3 July 2018

Aslan Gagiev accused of organizing six murders

Investigators have officially charged Aslan Gagiev, a native of the Ossetian village of Bolkvi, with organizing a criminal community and killing entrepreneurs, the "Kommersant" has reported today.

Annual Auto Tuning Show-2018 in Sokolniki, Moscow, http://rdrc.ru/galleries/view/10880

14:03, 3 July 2018

Competitions of Russian racing drivers moved from Nalchik to Grozny

It was decided to hold the second stage of the Russian championship in drag racing, scheduled for early August, in the capital of Chechnya, as the racing ground in Nalchik is not yet ready for the competition, the race organizers have stated.

10:44, 3 July 2018

Rights defenders achieve closure of Tbilisi prison

Prison No. 7 in Gulua Street in Tbilisi has been closed at the demand of rights defenders. For twenty years of its existence, the prison failed to create normal custody conditions, Gela Nikoleishvili, a rights defender, has stated.

Tamara Mearakishvili. Screenshot from the Caucasian Knot video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhDZ-8EhtQ0

10:17, 3 July 2018

Tamara Mearakishvili tells reasons for her hunger strike

Tamara Mearakishvili, a South-Ossetian activist, who went on a hunger strike in connection with the criminal prosecution, including on charges of defaming the ruling party "United Ossetia", demanded from local authorities to stop putting pressure on her. She decided to hold the protest action at home, fearing provocations.

10:03, 3 July 2018

Georgian media report about Machalikashvili's kinship with Chataev

Mass media of Georgia have released information about relative ties of Temirlan Machalikashvili, killed in an operation in Pankisi, with Akhmed Chataev, and also about Machalikashvili's intention to commit self-explosion in a crowded place in Tbilisi.

Football fans ahead of Belgium-Japan match, Rostov-on-Don, July 2, 2018. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot.

08:30, 3 July 2018

Over 41,000 attend Belgium-Japan match at Rostov-Arena

The Belgian team has beaten the Japanese one 3:2 in a 1/8 final match of the FIFA World Cup held in Rostov-on-Don. Fans from different countries watched the meeting in the fan zone in Theatre Square.

Anastasia Shevchenko holds flash mob "They've robbed us to panties!" against pension reform, Rostov-on-Don. Photo by provided to the Caucasian Knot by Anastasia Shevchenko

08:22, 3 July 2018

Rostov activist summoned to police after flash mob "They've robbed us to panties!"

Rostov-on-Don law enforcers have called the activist Anastasia Shevchenko and warned her about the inadmissibility of extremism. However, Anastasia believes that her stripping action helped to draw attention to the problem.

22:48, 2 July 2018

Сoordinator of Navalny's office fined by 150,000 roubles

Today, the court has pronounced the decision to fine Ivan Tansky, a coordinator of the Alexei Navalny's office in Stavropol, 150,000 roubles for organizing an unsanctioned action.

Zaza Saralidze. Photo: © FB / Giorgi Margvelashvili https://sputnik-georgia.ru/politics/20180601/240712890/Moja-cel-obespechit-mir-v-Gruzii-prezident-vstretilsja-s-otcom-ubitogo-shkolnika.html

22:37, 2 July 2018

In Tbilisi, father of murdered teenager goes on hunger strike

Today, Zaza Saralidze has started a hunger strike in a yard of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). The man demands from investigators to detain one of the main witnesses, whom he considers involved in the murder of his son.

Lesson at school. Photo: © : Sputnik / Kirill Bragahttps://sputnik-georgia.ru/reviews/20170914/237321154/Sistema-obrazovanija-v-Gruzii-15-ministrov-i-neskonchaemye-reformy.html

22:28, 2 July 2018

Georgian authorities allocate about 4.5 million US dollars for school security systems

The funds are aimed to ensure that external perimeters of school buildings are equipped with CCTV cameras, an official from the Georgian Ministry of Education has announced today.

Suleiman Kerimov (right). Photo: press service of the Federation Council of Russia

17:44, 2 July 2018

Suleiman Kerimov returns to Moscow from France

Suleiman Kerimov, a Senator from Dagestan, got back his passport in France, where he was accused of violating the procedures while purchasing real estate objects. At present, he can freely move around Europe, the Russian diplomatic mission in France reports today.

Baku. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasia Knot

17:32, 2 July 2018

20 people suffer from record heat in Baku

From the early summer, 49 people addressed the Baku City Emergency Medical Service with complaints of sunstrokes. Doctors recommend people to drink more water when the weather is hot, and weather forecasters predict a new increase in air temperature.

16:12, 2 July 2018

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events from June 25 to July 1, 2018

Protests in Southern Russia against increase of retirement age; explosion at a fuelling station and a new government head in Chechnya; new Saakashvili's conviction, – read about these and other events in the Caucasus that happened during the week from June 25 to July 1, 2018, in the review prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Machine gun sight. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot.

15:26, 2 July 2018

CDSI reports 38 losses from parties to Karabakh conflict since beginning of year

In the first half of the year, Azerbaijan lost 15 soldiers and officers. The opposing military units in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh lost 23 killed soldiers and officers, the Caspian Defence Studies Institute (CDSI) estimates.

Educational-practical courses of extreme journalism "Bastion". Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/obuchenie-zhurnalistov/v-ryazanskoy-oblasti-proshli-zanyatiya-na-uchebno.html#

15:15, 2 July 2018

On June 25-July 1, 2018, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week of June 25-July 1, 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.

Inner yard in one of the houses that belong to the detained Dagestani officials. Screenshot from video shot by the Investigating Committee of Russia: www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=58&v=8_SZ_0qeI10

15:01, 2 July 2018

About 100 real estate objects arrested in Dagestani officials' case

Among the arrested property there are apartments and shares in private houses owned by relatives of Rayudin Yusufov, the "Kommersant" reports today.

A woman in Baku in hot weather. Photo: Sputnik / Murad Orujov https://ru.sputnik.az/life/20180701/415998503/prognoz-pogody-ijul.html

14:48, 2 July 2018

Baku registers 120-year air temperature record

On July 1, in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula, the air temperature reached 43-44°C, and that was a record for 120 years of observations, the National Department from the Azerbaijani Ministry of Ecology reports.

Rally against pension reform, Krasnodar, July 1, 2018. Photo by representatives of the Krasnodar Navalny's office, https://vk.com/teamnavalny_krd

11:49, 2 July 2018

At Krasnodar rally, organizers report 800 opponents to pension reform

On July 1, in Krasnodar, despite the intense heat, nearly 800 people took part in a rally against the increase in retirement age in Russia, organized by the Navalny's office. Many participants do not belong to any political party or opposition movement, the organizers of the rally noted. Meanwhile, Krasnodar policemen reported about 150 participants of the rally.

Football fans in Sochi fan zone, July 1, 2018. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the Caucasian Knot.

11:42, 2 July 2018

In Sochi, over 10,000 people visit fan zone during Russia-Spain football match

On July 1, in Sochi, by the beginning of the football match between the national teams of Russia and Spain, a fan zone gathered at a time more than 10,000 football fans. In total, during the day, according to the organizers' estimates, about 20,000 people visited the fan zone.

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