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War in Syria. Photo: REUTERS/Marko Djurica

22:24, 13 November 2018

Two North-Ossetian residents suspected of involvement in Syrian militants

The FSB has put two women-residents of North Ossetia, who, according to law enforcers, went to Syria and are fighting for terrorist organizations, on the wanted list.

An inscription on a protester's coat. Magas, October 2018. Photo courtesy of Yakub Gogiev for the "Caucasian Knot"

22:20, 13 November 2018

For Ingush activists, participation in rally results in fines

Administrative protocols were drawn up on 22 activists, who participated in the protest rally in Magas in October, said the journalist Isabella Evloeva and the human rights defender Magomed Mutsolgov. At least three rally participants were fined.

Svetlana Gannushkina. Photo by the press service of Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)

22:15, 13 November 2018

Rights defender Gannushkina fined for picket in Titiev's defence

A Moscow court has fined Svetlana Gannushkina, the head of the Civil Assistance Committee, who was detained at a rally with a demand to release Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", by 10,000 roubles.

Residents of the city of Shabran, detained on suspicion of beating Murad Soltanov to death. Photo by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan https://ru.sputnik.az/incidents/20181112/417859252/izgnanie-djavol-ubijstvo-shabran.html

19:45, 13 November 2018

Six persons detained after death of Baku resident from ritual beating

Murad Soltanov, an Azerbaijani resident, was beaten with sticks to death in an attempt to "drive out ghosts," investigators have suggested.

The village of Khaibakh. Photo: screenshot of the video by the user Shaiman Bocharova. Argun museum-reserve https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrwS4uQkesM

19:42, 13 November 2018

Residents of Chechnya treat mosque opening in Khaibakh as landmark event

The participants in the opening ceremony of the mosque in the village of Khaibakh, which was attended by residents of the Galanchozh District, recalled the tragic events of 1944 and honoured the memory of hundreds of people who were burned down in the village during deportation.

Officers of the Azerbaijani army. https://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/

13:22, 13 November 2018

Azerbaijan reports shelling of two villages in conflict zone

Within the last 24 hours, the positions of the Azerbaijani militaries stationed in the Karabakh conflict zone were fired for 24 times, including from heavy machine guns, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

Law enforcers. Photo http://rosgvard.ru/ru/news/article/v-petropavlovskekamchatskom-oficery-sobr-sovmestno-s-operativnikami-fsb-i-mvd-zaderzhali-narkotorgovca

13:21, 13 November 2018

Residents of Chechnya report detentions of shootout casualties' relatives

After the shootout near the village of Martan-Chu, where two residents of Urus-Martan were shot dead, law enforcers detained men-members of their families, local residents said.

10:37, 13 November 2018

Social network users criticize law enforcers for killing two men in Chechnya

Users of social networks found doubts the law enforcers' version that the two men shot dead in the Urus-Martan District had been involved in the armed underground. The hunting rifle that the casualties had on them is not a typical terrorists' weapon; and the young people could just go hunting, many commentators have suggested. They indicate that the guys should have been detained and returned to normal life.

10:36, 13 November 2018

AI declares Rostov Maltsev's supporters in Rostov prisoners of conscience

Yan Sidorov, Vladislav Mordasov and Vyacheslav Shashmin, accused of attempting to take part in mass riots, are prisoners of conscience and should be immediately released, the human rights organization "Amnesty International" (AI) has stated.

A sleeve chevron of the "Rosgvardia" fighter. Photo http://rosgvard.ru/ru/news/article/v-dagestane-sotrudniki-rosgvardii-fsb-i-mvd-zaderzhali-uchastnikov-ekstremistskoj-organizacii

08:32, 13 November 2018

Shootout at Martan-Chu is tenth armed incident in Chechnya since start of year

In 2018, the shootout in the Urus-Martan District, during which law enforcers killed two people, was preceded by nine armed incidents in other district sof Chechnya.

Oyub Titiev in the court room on November 12, 2018. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"

08:29, 13 November 2018

Oyub Titiev's colleagues tell about rights defenders' persecutions in Chechnya (+video)

The human rights defenders, who worked in Chechnya, received threats from high-ranking law enforcers and personally by Ramzan Kadyrov, but Oyub Titiev continued working in the republic, realizing the danger. This was stated at the trial by Dmitry Utukin and Sergey Babinets, members of the Joint Mobile Group (JMS).

Sulieta Kusova. Photo © Sputnik / Tomas Tkhaytsuk https://sputnik-ossetia.ru/radio/20171130/5368609.html

23:45, 12 November 2018

Sulieta Kusova, President of Dagestani "Kunaki" Film Festival, dies

Today, journalist Sulieta Kusova has died. She was 67 years old. Sulieta Kusova was preparing to undergo a surgery, but she rescheduled it to take part in the "Kunaki" Film Festival last week, reported Ali Kamalov, the chairman of the Dagestani Union of Journalists.

The police officers. Baku. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili

23:41, 12 November 2018

Azerbaijani journalist Ilkin Mamedli released from police

Journalist Ilkin Mamedli, detained in Baku after his address for a foreign passport, was released two days later without any charge, reported rights defender Samira Agaeva. According to her, the issue of lifting the ban on leaving Azerbaijan from Ilkin Mamedli remains open.

The Dattykh village on the "Yandex Maps" service

18:56, 12 November 2018

Ingush authorities announce restoration of a village on border with Chechnya

The government of Ingushetia has announced launching the improvement works at the border village of Dattykh. The authorities made a decision to revive the Dattykh village, noted the Ingush Prime Minister during his visit to the village amid public confrontation provoked by the change in the border with Chechnya.

A special operation. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/terrorizmu-net/federalnoy-sluzhboy-bezopasnosti-rossiyskoy-federacii-sovmestno-s.html

18:55, 12 November 2018

On November 5-11, 2018, two persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week of November 5-11, 2018, at least two persons were killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Law enforcers during detention. Photo by the press service of Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee http://nac.gov.ru/

18:52, 12 November 2018

Activist accuses Ingush authorities of kidnapping his nephew

In Ingushetia, unidentified people in masks kidnapped Rustam Lyanov, a nephew of Ibragim Lyanov, the head of the European Ingush Association in Brussels, reported activists. Ibragim Lyanov associated the incident with his activities.

15:41, 12 November 2018

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of November 5-11, 2018

Detention of the acting head of Makhachkala; aggravation of the land conflict in the Nartan village in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic; actions in Southern Russia for the anniversary of the October Revolution; confrontation between the police and supporters of Zaza Saralidze on protest in Tbilisi; "Kunaki" Film Festival in Dagestan; recognition of a large Volgograd enterprise as bankrupt, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of November 5-11, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

An updated version of the map of the border between Chechnya and Dagestan. Screenshot made on November 11, 2018, on the website of the Chechen Parliament http://www.parlamentchr.ru/republic/karta-chr

13:43, 12 November 2018

Chechen authorities change republic's map after "Novoe Delo" publication

The new map of the region posted on the website of the Chechen Parliament has been updated after the critical article of the edition named "Novoe Delo" (New Case), which pointed out a mismatch with the cadastral data on the border with Dagestan, a part of which was ascribed to Chechnya.

Baku. Photo: © Sputnik / Vladimir Pesnya, https://ru.sputnik.az/news/20181110/417837630/norway-azerbaijan-zakrytie-posolstva.html

13:41, 12 November 2018

Opposition links closure of Norwegian Embassy in Baku with democracy regress

The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has announced its plans to close its Embassy in Baku and open it in Tbilisi. The Embassy in Turkey will be in charge of relationships with Azerbaijan, the MFA has stated. According to the opposition, the closure of the Embassy has to do with a regress of democracy in Azerbaijan.

Zaza Saralidze's supporters set up tents near the parliament building in Tbilisi. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"

13:40, 12 November 2018

Six thousand sign petition in Saralidze's support

The signatories to the petition have called on Georgian authorities to allow Zaza Saralidze, the father of the murdered schoolboy, to hold his protest action at the parliament building, where Tbilisi Mayoralty plans to set up a New Year Tree.

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