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Ogtai Gyulyaliev. Photo: Turkhan Kerimov, RFE/RL

18:02, 10 December 2017

Activists name main Azerbaijani human rights problems

Azerbaijan has failed so far to show any progress in ensuring democratic freedoms, activists said on the International Human Rights Day. They pointed to a large number of political prisoners and absence of reforms in the judicial system.

A deportation camp in Turkey. Photo: screenshot of the video of the Channel One

04:21, 10 December 2017

Turkey starts new wave of detentions of Northern-Caucasian natives

Detentions of natives from the republics of Northern Caucasus were held in Istanbul and a number of other cities of Turkey. It is known at least about 22 detainees, but they are under no threat of extradition to Russia, Ali Viskhadjiev, the head of the organization "Kavkazder", has stated.

Misha Aloyan. Photo: screenshot of the video on YouTube

03:26, 10 December 2017

Boxer Misha Aloyan is WBA world champion

A Russian boxer Misha Aloyan, a native of Armenia, has won the world champion title of the WBA International in bantamweight.

01:28, 10 December 2017

Meydan TV: shame prevents victims of human traffickers to return to Azerbaijan

Traffickers in human beings pay recruiters in Azerbaijan for luring their acquaintances abroad with promises of good employment. Both women and men fall victim to such trafficking, the Meydan TV reports.

18:13, 9 December 2017

Thirty people were evacuated for the time of Stavropol CTO

The residents of Stavropol, evacuated for the time the counterterrorist operation (CTO) was conducted, could then return to their homes after all the activities were over.

Law enforcers. Photo: https://rusevik.ru/news/241275

16:18, 9 December 2017

Law enforcers report names of suspects killed in Stavropol CTO

In Stavropol, two suspects tried to escape and were killed by law enforcers, and another man was killed in a bomb explosion, reported a source from the law enforcement bodies. The killed suspects were identified as natives of Chechnya, Dagestan and the Stavropol Territory.

Said Amirov. Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the Caucasian Knot.

15:15, 9 December 2017

Makhachkala residents complain about poor coverage of Amirov's trial by media

The court sessions that consider the liberation of Said Amirov, a former Mayor of Makhachkala, from colony are not covered by Dagestani TV channels; people have to take all the information from the Internet, the Makhachkala residents interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have stated.

Mardiros Demerchyan. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the Caucasian Knot.

14:17, 9 December 2017

Mardiros Demerchyan argues against closure of case for statute of limitations

In the case against Mardiros Demerchyan, accused of theft and false denunciation of policemen, the period of limitation has expired. The defendant insists that the court should fully acquit him.

12:53, 9 December 2017

Court agrees to resume hearings in Sapiyat Magomedova's lawsuit vs. Ministry of Finance

The Khasavyurt City Court will resume the trial on the lawsuit filed by advocate Sapiyat Magomedova, who was accused of using violence and insulting policemen, to compensate for her illegal criminal prosecution.

Mikhail Saakashvili. Photo: Sputnik/Michael Palinchak https://sputnik-georgia.ru/news/20171123/238285839/saakashvili-i-mosijchuk-chut-ne-podralis-v-teleefire-video.html

12:00, 9 December 2017

Mikhail Saakashvili goes on hunger strike in Kiev

Mikhail Saakashvili, the former President of Georgia and the leader of the Ukrainian "Movement of New Forces" Party, went on hunger strike in the SIZO (pre-trial prison). This was reported by his advocate Ruslan Chernolutsky. The opposition politician called on his supporters to continue the action for impeachment to the President of Ukraine.

Counterterrorist operation. Photo: press service of National Antiterrorist Committee, http://nac.gov.ru/antiterroristicheskie-ucheniya/operativnym-shtabom-v-smolenskoy-oblasti.html

07:05, 9 December 2017

CTO legal regime lifted in Stavropol

In Stavropol, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime has been lifted after the completion of a special operation.

06:54, 9 December 2017

FSB officers detain Dagestani woman after her return from Syria

After Victoria Budaikhanova, a native of Dagestan, had returned with her daughter from Syria, she was detained by law enforcers on suspicion of involvement in an illegal armed formation (IAF). This has been reported by advocate Sapiyat Magomedova.

Counterterrorist operation. Photo: press service of National Antiterrorist Committee, http://nac.gov.ru/antiterroristicheskie-ucheniya/na-territorii-regiona-proshli-taktiko-specialnye.html

05:59, 9 December 2017

Three armed militants killed in Stavropol

Last night, on December 9, in central Stavropol, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime was introduced. The spokesman of FSB's Territorial Department has stated that it was done to prevent a terror act.

Activist Gevorg Safaryan (right) and his advocate Tigran Airapetyan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot.

05:33, 9 December 2017

Court leaves Gevorg Safaryan under arrest

Activist Gevorg Safaryan, a supporter of the "Constituent Parliament", accused in the case against Zhirair Sefilyan, the leader of the opposition movement "100th Anniversary without Regime", will remain under arrest by the court decision. Gevorg Safaryan accused the authorities of the prosecution for political reasons.

Chechen pop singer Aza (Khazan) Bataeva and her husband. Still picture of video posted by user Chechnya 95: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX2wxtPmYFQ

00:59, 9 December 2017

Relatives report death of Chechen singer Bataeva in Mosul

In September 2017, together with the Chechen pop singer Aza Bataeva, in the Iraqi city of Mosul, her husband and her sister, who came to Iraq to return Aza home, also perished, Bataeva's relatives have stated.

23:09, 8 December 2017

"Rosgvardia" denies involvement in kidnappings in Chechnya

There are no detainees in the territory of the "Rosgvardia" (Russian National Guard) units stationed in Grozny, says the official letter of its press service, released on December 7.

Armed law enforcers verify IDs of people who came for a Friday prayer to the mosque of the Belorechensky village in Kislovodsk, December 8, 2017. Photo by provided to the Caucasian Knot by an eyewitness

19:16, 8 December 2017

Law enforcers removed cordon from Kislovodsk mosque

Employees of power bodies, who checked passports of the believers, who came to their Friday prayer (namaz), detained no one, said the Imam of the mosque in the dwelling settlement of Belorechensky.

Adjaria. Photo by Beslan Kmuzon for the Caucasian Knot.

15:38, 8 December 2017

Schools and kindergartens closed in mountains of Adjaria

Today, a heavy snowfall has interrupted classes in 43 schools of the Khulo District, 28 schools of the Shuakhevi District and in one school of the Keda District. This was reported by Khulo Mayor Gocha Meladze. According to the district administration, 20 kindergartens have also been closed.

Armed law enforcers verify IDs of people who came for a Friday prayer to the mosque of the Belorechensky village in Kislovodsk. Photo by provided to the Caucasian Knot by an eyewitness

15:09, 8 December 2017

In Kislovodsk, law enforcers cordon off a mosque, believers report

Armed law enforcers are verifying IDs of people who came for a Friday prayer to the mosque of the Belorechensky village in Kislovodsk, eyewitnesses reported.

Alexander Chekhov. Photo: © Press service of Tuapse Administration

13:25, 8 December 2017

Tuapse Mayor Alexander Chekhov detained

Law enforcers detained Alexander Chekhov, the head of the Tuapse administration, on suspicion of taking bribes. This has been reported today by sources from the law enforcement bodies.

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