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23:26, 18 May 2018

Russian authorities find it impossible to get death convict from Iraq

A native of Northern Caucasus has been sentenced to death in Iraq for belonging to the "Islamic State" *IS) (a terrorist grouping banned in Russia by the court).

20:04, 18 May 2018

Resident of Dagestan accused of abducting a girl

A native of the Dagestan's Gergebil District and his accomplices managed to take a girl to the recreation centre in Makhachkala, from where she managed to escape, the Dagestan Prosecutor's Office reports.

19:55, 18 May 2018

Kadyrov's offer on Putin's three presidential terms brought into State Duma

The bill on three presidential terms in a row for Vladimir Putin, instead of two, which was approved by the Chechen parliament, has been sent to the Chairman of the State Duma of Russia.

The police officers in Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"

19:46, 18 May 2018

Chechnya restricts carrying weapons due to 2018 FIFA World Cup

In the period from May 25 to July 25, in Chechnya, carrying of weapons will be limited in connection with the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, reports the Department for Chechnya of the National Guard of Russia.

An alleged kidnapper in Khasavyurt. Photo http://dagestan.sledcom.ru/news/item/1227579/

19:00, 18 May 2018

Israel: activists report Dagestani resident's kidnapping

Alexei Kardashov, a resident of Khasavyurt, was allegedly kidnapped for ransom and taken to Chechnya, the Jewish community of Dagestan reports. The police failed to identify the person who stole money from an Alexei Kardashov's bank card.

Participants of a protest rally holding a poster with an appeal to release political prisoners. Baku, October 28, 2017. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

14:08, 18 May 2018

More than 500 people may be pardoned in Azerbaijan

The commission for pardoning has considered 1100 appeals and prepared for the Azerbaijani President a list of 500 names. The amnesty is expected to be dated to the Republic Day, May 28.

Soldiers of the Azerbaijani army. Photo https://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/?gid=20525

09:24, 18 May 2018

Azerbaijan claims 85 cases of shelling in Karabakh conflict zone

Units of the Armenian armed forces used large-calibre machine guns during shelling, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) reports.

The flag of the European Union (EU) in the European Parliament. Photo: Flickr/ European Parliament

05:54, 18 May 2018

European Parliament outlined priorities of new EU-Azerbaijan agreement

The new agreement between the European Union (EU) and Azerbaijan should contribute to combating corruption, money laundering and tax evasion, as well as to country's progressing towards basic freedoms. This was stated by the committee of the European Parliament.

The barrel of a machine gun. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"

00:20, 18 May 2018

Armenian MoD tells OSCE about activation of Azerbaijani Armed Forces

David Tonoyan, the head of the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD), has informed Andrzej Kasprzyk, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, about the attempts of Azerbaijani militaries to violate the truce.

22:53, 17 May 2018

Moscow border guards release the Dagestani woman deported from Egypt

Sakinat Baisultanova, a native of Dagestan, who was deported from Egypt, was kept by border guards for 12 hours and was set free after buying an air ticket from Moscow to Makhachkala. This was reported by Roza Magomedova, a lawyer of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

Followers of Sheikh Kunta-Haji Kishiev in a mosque. Photo by the press service of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Chechnya http://www.dumchr.ru/single-post/2015/07/14/%D0%92-%D0%A7%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B5-%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8-%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C-%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%85%D0%B0-%D0%9A%D1%83%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%8B%D0%A5%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B8-%D0%9A%D0%B8%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B0"

21:49, 17 May 2018

Collection of data on religious views alerts residents of Chechnya

Interviews about the support of various Islamic wirds (religious trends) of males in Grozny have caused misunderstanding; people do not want to deal with the authorities, residents of Chechnya have stated. In their turn, experts assert that the lawfulness of such surveys and the reliability of received data causes doubts.

Celebration of the Family Day of Holiness near the Kashveti Church. Photo by Galina Gotua

18:56, 17 May 2018

Five participants of Orthodox march detained in Tbilisi

In the capital of Georgia, policemen have detained three participants of the march dedicated to the Family Day of Holiness; before the march, two other members of the neo-Nazi association were detained.

Activists of the LGBT movement are holding protests in Tbilisi. April 17, 2018. Photo: Mzia Saganelidze (RFE/RL)

18:07, 17 May 2018

Two opponents of LGBT movement detained in Tbilisi

The police have detained Giya Korkotashvili, one of the leaders of the "Georgian March", and Guram Palavandishvili, the chairman of the "Society in Defence of Children's Rights", who came to the action against sex minorities.

Lana Estemirova, the daughter of the rights defender Natalia Estemirova. Photo: screenshot of the video by the user HRC "Memorial" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYHWuLFGUwY

17:25, 17 May 2018

Over 1100 people sign petition in defence of Chechen rights defender Oyub Titiev

Lana Estemirova, the daughter of the rights defender Natalia Estemirova, prepared a petition calling on the Russian president to transfer the criminal case of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", for consideration at the federal level.

Nikol Pashinyan at the protest actions. Yerevan, April 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

15:27, 17 May 2018

Armenian Premier Pashinyan urges residents to stop protests

All problems should be solved through contacting relevant bodies and authorities, rather than going to protest actions, Nikol Pashinyan, the Armenian Prime Minister, has stated in his page on the Facebook.

Cairo. View from Cairo TV Tower. Photo: Przemyslaw 'Blueshade' Idzkiewicz. https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Каир

14:53, 17 May 2018

Eleven natives of Dagestan deported from Egypt

The residents of Dagestan, who were detained in Cairo, including women and children, and whose relatives had reported their disappearance, have arrived in Russia. During the control, Sakinat Baisultanova, a native of Dagestan and a mother of several children, was detained.

06:58, 17 May 2018

Chechnya opens sixth Hafiz School

A Hafiz School (where they train reciters of the Koran by heart) was opened in the mountain village of Pachu in the Nozhai-Yurt District of Chechnya, becoming the sixth such school opened in the republic during the last 8 years.

Khurul in Kalmykia. Photo by Badma Byurchiev for the "Caucasian Knot"

05:08, 17 May 2018

Kalmykia marks sacred Buddhist month Ur Sar

This year, the month of Ur Sar, sacred for all Buddhists, will last in Kalmykia from May 16 to June 13. During this period, believers traditionally refuse consuming meat and alcohol. The main festive events are scheduled for May 29, when the Buddhists of the world will celebrate the birthday, enlightenment and departure of Buddha Shakyamuni to the parinirvana.

Sending a military police battalion from Ingushetia to Syria. May 16, 2018. Photo by the press service of the leader of Ingushetia http://www.ingushetia.ru/news/batalon/

22:03, 16 May 2018

Ingush authorities report sending a military police battalion to Syria

Today, the leadership of Ingushetia have seen off to Syria the third group of servicemen of the military police battalion from the 19th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Southern Military District.

20:37, 16 May 2018

Dagestan resident accused of links with militants

A resident of Dagestan tried to go abroad to participate in armed hostilities, but was detained by border guards and brought to trial.

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