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Fire at 'Tergi' market. Photo: © Sputnik / Alexander Imedashvili https://sputnik-georgia.ru/incidents/20180227/239466325/V-centre-Tbilisi-gorit-rynok-dlja-tushenija-mobilizovano-35-mashin.html

08:38, 28 February 2018

"Tergi" administration promises privileges for entrepreneurs affected by fire

During the restoration of the shopping centre "Tergi", owners of the retail outlets, whose property was destroyed by fire, will enjoy preferential terms for the rent of premises, the administration of the Tbilisi shopping centre announces. The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) put forward a version about the arson of the building.

Jamil Gasanli. Photo: Aziz Kerimov, RFE/RL

01:37, 28 February 2018

Jamil Gasanli calls on Musavat and ReAl to protest against presidential election

Jamil Gasanli, the leader of the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) of Azerbaijan, has called on the "Musavat" Party and the movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl) to hold protests against the early presidential election.

Minister of Construction of Dagestan Ibragim Kazibekov. Screenshot from YouTube Channel of 'Dagestan' TV Company

00:56, 28 February 2018

Source reports Dagestani minister's escape to Ukraine

On February 27, the house of Ibragim Kazibekov, the Minister of Construction of Dagestan, and his office were searched in connection with the inquiry into the case of Abdusamad Gamidov, the former head of the Dagestani government. Law enforcers planned to detain Kazibekov, but he "escaped from the republic," a law enforcement source has stated.

23:14, 27 February 2018

A Nalchik resident who fell victim to torture complains of health problems

Rustam Kuchmenov, a resident of Nalchik, who complained of torture from law enforcers, needs an expensive surgery on his damaged spine, but cannot go for medical treatment because of recognizance not to leave. Rustam Kuchmenov was not afraid to point to the law enforcers who were torturing him and therefore he needs state protection, the Committee Against Torture has stated.

Yana Antonova holds solo picket. Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the Caucasian Knot.

20:05, 27 February 2018

Female activist with posters about Nemtsov detained in Krasnodar

In the centre of Krasnodar, law enforcers have detained Yana Antonova, an activist, with two posters, when she was about to hold a solo picket in memory of Boris Nemtsov, who was killed three years ago.

Stray dog. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot.

19:22, 27 February 2018

Resident of Rostov Region died after attack of stray dogs

An elderly man has died in the Aksay District of the Rostov Region after being attacked by a pack of stray dogs, his relatives have reported.

Law enforcers during detention. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru

18:19, 27 February 2018

Three men complain of torture after their detention in Anapa

Tigran Grigoryan, Artyom Beglaryan and Grigory Achkasov have appealed to rights defenders with a complaint of torture, under which Anapa law enforcers forced them to sign acknowledgements of guilt.

Journalist Vitaly Kadaev holds solo pickets in memory of Boris Nemtsov, Elista, February 27, 2018. Photo is provided to the Caucasian Knot by Valery Badmaev.

17:49, 27 February 2018

In Kalmykia, two journalists hold pickets in memory of Boris Nemtsov

In Elista, Valery Badmaev, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Modern Kalmykia", and freelance journalist Vitaly Kadaev held solo pickets on the anniversary of politician Boris Nemtsov's murder.

Central Election Commission of Azerbaijan. Photo: © Sputnik / Murad Orujov https://ru.sputnik.az/politics/20180215/414065411/azerbajdzhan-prezidentskie-vibori-stabilnost.html

16:51, 27 February 2018

Azerbaijani CEC registers Ilham Aliev as presidential candidate

Today, Ilham Aliev, the incumbent President of Azerbaijan, has been registered as a presidential candidate. The decision on registration has been unanimously made by members of the Central Election Commission (CEC).

Supreme Court of Azerbaijan © Sputnik / Murad Orujov https://ru.sputnik.az/incidents/20170827/411611498/Azravtoyol-avariya-verxovniy-sud.html

15:51, 27 February 2018

Azerbaijani SC dismisses Faig Amirov's cassation appeal

The verdict to Faig Amirov, the financial director of the opposition newspaper "Azadlig", who is serving his conditional sentence, will be challenged at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), the defence reports.

Fire in Tbilisi. Photo: Alexander Imedashvili https://sputnik-georgia.com/incidents/20180227/239469400/xanzari-tbilisis-bazrobaze.html

13:05, 27 February 2018

Entrepreneurs threaten to come to protest action after fire in Tbilisi

Tonight, a fire has started at the shopping centre "Tergi-1". It was located on an area of at least 3000 square meters. No one was injured.

Filling station near residential house. Photo by Grigory Shvedov for the 'Caucasian Knot'.

07:35, 27 February 2018

Authorities calculate volume of "shadow" fuel turnover in Dagestan

In Dagestan, over 500,000 tons of fuels and lubricants are in the "shadow" turnover and no taxes are paid for them, reported Khizri Shikhsaidov, Speaker of the Dagestani Parliament.

Entrance to Gyumri. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot.

06:07, 27 February 2018

Tenants of dilapidated house in Gyumri refuse to stay in temporary shelters

Residents of a house in Gyumri, where floors collapsed at night on February 23, still stay in their apartments. According to a woman who lives in the house, living conditions in tin shelters offered by the authorities are worse than in the dilapidated building.

Samvel Babayan. Sreenshot from ArmLur.аm Youtube Channel.

06:06, 27 February 2018

Political analysts associate prosecution of Samvel Babayan with revenge of authorities

The criminal proceedings against Samvel Babayan, the former Nagorno-Karabakh Minister of Defence, sentenced to six years of imprisonment for illegal import of a man-portable air defence system (MANPADS) "Igla" to Armenia, may be a revenge of the authorities for his participation in the formation of the opposition bloc, since he is considered as a serious political figure. This opinion was voiced by political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

00:14, 27 February 2018

Natives of Chechnya and Kalmykia arrested in absentia on terrorist charges

Today, the Lefortovo Court of Moscow has ruled to arrest Imran Tsugiev, a native of Kalmykia, and Suleiman Maltsagov, a native of Chechnya.

Rally in memory of the victims of the Khojaly tragedy in Baku, February 26, 2018. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot.

21:03, 26 February 2018

Baku residents claim impunity of war crimes in Khojaly

The crimes like the seizure of Khojaly and massacre of its residents should never go unpunished, participants of the commemoration action for the victims of the Khojaly tragedy held in Baku have stated.

Yerevan, Armenia. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot.

18:34, 26 February 2018

Activists urge authorities of 23 cities to break twin-city ties with Yerevan

Yerevan-based public organizations and activists have appealed to Mayoralties of Volgograd, Stavropol, Rostov-on-Don and other 19 cities urging them to suspend or terminate their twinning agreements with Yerevan because of the use of force against women-activists of the "Apricot Country" at a sitting of the City Council of Elders.

Miners' picket in Gukovo, February 26, 2018. Photo by Vyacheslav Prudnikov for the Caucasian Knot.

16:30, 26 February 2018

Gukovo miners complain to Putin's electoral office about coal shortage

At today's picket in Gukovo, miners told about the large coal consumption for heating houses in severe frost. They turned to the Rostov-on-Don office of the presidential candidate Vladimir Putin for help in providing them with the so-called "ration coal".

Pre-trial prison. Photo: Elena Sineok / Yuga.ru

15:59, 26 February 2018

Resident of Nalchik identifies law enforcers who tortured him

None of the five law enforcers indicated by the resident of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) as his torturers, has not been dismissed, the Committee against Torture (CAT) has stated today.

Alexei Navalny. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

15:13, 26 February 2018

Russian regulator agrees to unblock Alexei Navalny's website

The register of prohibited materials excludes the pages of the Alexei Navalny's website about vacations of a top-ranking official on an oligarch's yacht, the publication of which was considered by the Kuban court as a reason for blocking the website.

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