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18:34, 8 June 2018

Suspect of killing two schoolboys detained in Georgia

Today, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported detention of a man who is suspected of exerting pressure on the witnesses of the murder of two schoolboys.

Opposition rally in Baku, May 28, 2018. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot

16:08, 8 June 2018

ReAl activist arrested in Azerbaijan

Anar Mamedov, a member of the Republican Alternative (ReAl) Party, was sentenced to 10 days of administrative arrest for disobeying law enforcers. Mamedov's arrest has to do with his participation in a protest action, the father and party colleagues have stated.

15:49, 8 June 2018

Soldier of NKR's Defence Army wounded

Gevorg Khachatryan, a serviceman of the Defence Army was wounded by shelling from the Azerbaijani side, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has reported.

Yunus-Bek Evkurov. Photo: press service of the Presidential Administration. Photo: https://ru.wikipedia.org

15:23, 8 June 2018

Evkurov accuses those killed in Nazran of plotting terror act

The militants killed today in Ingushetia has been plotting terror acts on the Muslim holiday of Uraza-Bayram, the head of the republic, Yunus-Bek Evkurov, has stated.

Oyub Titiev. Photo: press service of the HRC "Memorial"

15:20, 8 June 2018

Saratov activists demand to release Oyub Titiev

In Saratov, participants of a picket organized by the "Strategy 6" called on the authorities to release political prisoners, including Chechen rights defender Oyub Titiev.

Jamil Hasanli. Photo: Amerikanın Səsi https://ru.wikipedia.org

14:25, 8 June 2018

Customs officers let oppositionist's books into Azerbaijan

Today, the customs service decided to let in the monograph on the role of Joseph Stalin in Soviet-Turkish relations, which was detained on June 7, Jamil Hasanli, the author of the book, has stated. He believes that the rapid resolution of the issue was facilitated by wide media publicity.

Special operation. Photo: press service of the National Antiterrorist Committee, http://nac.gov.ru/antiterroristicheskie-ucheniya/operativnym-shtabom-nacionalnogo.html

13:20, 8 June 2018

In Ingushetia, CTO legal regime introduced for second time since early 2018

A special operation in Nazran became the second counterterrorist operation in Ingushetia since early 2018. In total, according to the law enforcement bodies, four persons were killed in two special operations.

Special services conduct CTO. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-cumadinskom-rayone-dagestana-neytralizovan.htm

12:37, 8 June 2018

A woman among killed in Nazran special operation

There was a young woman among the suspects killed in Nazran in a special operation, and one of the suspected militants surrendered, sources from the law enforcement bodies report.

Special services agent during CTO. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-cumadinskom-rayone-dagestana-neytralizovan.html

11:30, 8 June 2018

Two persons killed in a CTO in Ingushetia

Two militants have been killed during a counterterrorist operation (CTO) announced in Nazran today, the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) reports.

06:49, 8 June 2018

Ukrainian court releases Albert Bogatyryov

The Zhovtnevy Court of the Zaporozhye city has released Albert Bogatyryov, a 50-year-old resident of Karachay-Cherkessia, wanted by Russian investigators on the charge of taking part in training in a militant camp in Syria.

Svetlana Anokhina talks to a priest at the site of the construction of the temple in the park. Screenshot of the video on the YouTube Channel of the "Caucasian Knot"

02:41, 8 June 2018

In Makhachkala, police disperse a picket against construction in Ak-Gel Park

Journalist Svetlana Anokhina, an activist of the movement "City is Ours", tried to hold a picket against the construction of a temple in the territory of Ak-Gel Park. However, policemen did not let her unfold a poster and tried to detain her. The situation was resolved after journalists from local media arrived at the place.

00:49, 8 June 2018

In Azerbaijan, customs officers stop oppositionist's books about Stalin's policy

Customs officers in Azerbaijan have not let the parcel with several copies of a monograph on the role of Joseph Stalin in the Soviet-Turkish relations into the country. This is reported by Professor Jamil Hasanli, an author of the book, who heads the oppositional National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF).

Screenshot from the "Direct Line" with Vladimir Putin, June 7, 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwAgepeEw3k&t=4541s

00:17, 8 June 2018

A reproach against Ramzan Kadyrov shown during President Putin's "Direct Line"

An anonymous message shown on the air during the "Direct Line" with Vladimir Putin on June 7 was related to Khas-Magomed Kadyrov, a relative of the Chechen leader, appointed the chief of the police in Grozny.

"Georgian March" activists. Photo: Mzia Saganelidze (RFE/RL)

20:55, 7 June 2018

Five "Georgian March" activists released on bail

Today, the Tbilisi City Court has ruled to release on bail five members of the organization "Georgian March", detained within the case of an attack on a journalist of the "Rustavi-2" TV Company. Two other defendants were left in custody.

Sitting of the National Assembly of Armenia. Photo: © Sputnik / Asatur Yesayants //ru.armeniasputnik.am/politics/20180410/11358565/kandidatura-premer-ministra-armenii-budet-obsuzhdena-na-speczasedanii-parlamenta.html

20:09, 7 June 2018

Armenian Parliament approves programme of Pashinyan's government

The MPs of the National Assembly (Parliament) of Armenia have voted 62 against 39 in support of the programme proposed by the government of Nikol Pashinyan.

Real estate investors hold protest rally in Rostov-on-Don. Photo: Grigory Bakunin (RFE/RL)

16:20, 7 June 2018

Putin promises to solve problems of real estate investors against protests in Southern Russia

Today, Russian President Vladimir Putin has explained the problem of defrauded real estate investors with insufficiently clear regulation in the construction sector.

Muslim woman. Photo: REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani

15:35, 7 June 2018

Readers of "Caucasian Knot" interviewed about female circumcision in Dagestan

Most of the "Caucasian Knot" readers say that "female circumcision is a harmful crippling practice." These are the results of the survey entitled "Dagestan: Do you think women should be subjected to female circumcision?"

European Court of Human Rights. Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

15:29, 7 June 2018

ECtHR awards compensation of 96,000 euros to four Azerbaijani activists

On June 7, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) published on its website a decision concerning the complaints filed by four members of the board of the civil movement "Nida". The ECtHR obliged Azerbaijan to pay compensation of 20,000 euros for moral damage to each complainant, as well as to reimburse them for the court costs.

Rally by residents of multi-storey houses in Makhachkala, June 6, 2018. Screenshot from the Caucasian Knot video

13:58, 7 June 2018

Vladimir Vasiliev supports demolition of houses in Makhachkala

On June 6, Vladimir Vasiliev, the acting leader of Dagestan, announced that the quality of houses built without permission could lead to disaster and mass deaths of tenants. Meanwhile, tenants of the houses to be demolished appealed to Ramzan Kadyrov for help.

Nikol Pashinyan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot

13:15, 7 June 2018

Armenian Parliament starts discussion of Nikol Pashinyan government's programme

Today, a special session of the Armenian parliament is being held in Yerevan. There is only one issue on the agenda: the approval of the government programme.

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