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The SIZO (pre-trial prison). Photo: Yuliya Simatova / Yugopolis

20:56, 1 December 2017

Dagestani resident who cut his belly returns home from SIZO

The Makhachkala court has transferred Akim Kuliev, who has complained about torture after his arrest under the case of setting the district administration on fire, under house arrest. Two other figurants in the case remain at the SIZO (pre-trial prison).

Territory near the house where the alleged militants were locked up. Tbilisi, November 30, 2017. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"

15:28, 1 December 2017

FBI joins investigation into circumstances of special operation in Tbilisi

Four suspected terrorists stayed in Georgia illegally, the Minister of Internal Affairs (MIA) reported. At the request of the Georgian authorities, FBI experts provide assistance to investigators, the US Ambassador announced.

14:54, 1 December 2017

Law enforcers confirm death of Akhmed Chataev in Tbilisi

Akhmed Chataev, wanted in Russia and included in the sanctions list of the United States, has committed a suicide bombing during a special operation carried out in Tbilisi on November 22, the Georgian State Security Service reported.

Administration of the Shatoi District of Chechnya. Photo: http://shatoy-chr.ru/index.php/sample-sites-2

12:30, 1 December 2017

Earthquake occurs in southern Chechnya

On November 30, a magnitude 3.2 tremor was registered in the Shatoi District of Chechnya. No information about casualties and destruction has been reported.

A recruit. Photo https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=11919941@egNews

10:16, 1 December 2017

All Chechen conscripts sent to army

400 young Chechens will take their regularly military service in the units of the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD), stationed in the Southern Military District; and 100 others – in the units of the Russian National Guard (Natsgvardia), the Military Commissariat of Chechnya has stated.

The Dagestani team at the Russian Cup in freestyle. Photo by the press service of the Wrestling Federation of Russia http://wrestdag.ru/news/ru/news/sbornaja_dagestana_obladatel_kubka_rossii/

06:38, 1 December 2017

Dagestani team wins Russian Cup in freestyle wrestling

In the final match of the Russian Cup in freestyle wrestling, the Dagestani team defeated the team of the Crimea with a score of 8:0.

00:52, 1 December 2017

Video of Kuliev self-mutilation posted

Akim Kuliev, a resident of Dagestan, injured himself in a cell of the SIZO (pre-trial prison); this is shown by a video, posted on the YouTube on November 30. Kuliev refused from his evidence given under torture, said his advocate.

00:47, 1 December 2017

ECtHR finds deportation of Dagestani native from Germany legitimate

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has upheld the decision to deport an 18-year-old native of Dagestan, suspected of having ties with terrorists, to Russia.

The building of the Supreme Court of Georgia. Photo by thr press service of the Supreme Court of Georgia http://court.ge/

00:00, 1 December 2017

Georgia's SC obliges MIA to pay 5700 US dollars to LGBT activists

The Supreme Court (SC) has appointed a compensation of 15,500 laris to be paid by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) to about 20 LGBT activists, who suffered during a rally in Tbilisi in 2013.

22:43, 30 November 2017

Rome Professor helps zoo activists to get land near Makhachkala

This week, "Ecolife" activists have begun building a centre for homeless animals near the dwelling settlement of Talgi near Makhachkala. The land plot was allocated by the authorities at the request of Professor Djalal Saidbegov, a native of Dagestan, who works at the University of Rome, an "Ecolife" source has stated.

19:22, 30 November 2017

Use of marijuana decriminalized in Georgia

The Georgia's Constitutional Court (CC) has abolished criminal punishment for consumption of marijuana and cannabis, finding it an encroachment on the freedom to choose the type of rest and relaxation.

Roman Zabolotny. Photo by the press service of the Don Cossacks regiment http://www.don-kazak.ru/

14:37, 30 November 2017

Russian State Duma MP tells about the fate of Cossack Zabolotny in IS

Six people, captured in Syria, including Roman Zabolotny, a native of the Rostov Region, are supposedly alive; negotiations are underway with militants about hand the captives over, Victor Vodolatsky, a State Duma MP, has stated.

Iraq. Photo: Staff Sgt. Jason T. Bailey https://www.flickr.com

14:25, 30 November 2017

Chechen authorities found 104 Russia citizens in Iraq

Among Russian citizens captured by the Iraqi militaries in Mosul, there are women and children from different Russian regions.

Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"

12:10, 30 November 2017

In Grozny, exhibition of relics timed to Prophet Muhammad's birthday

Today, Chechnya is holding festive events on the occasion of the Prophet Muhammad's birthday. An exhibition of relics belonging to the Prophet Muhammad and Chechen saints was opened in the "Heart of Chechnya" Mosque, and fireworks were arranged before the morning prayer. Some of the local residents are dissatisfied with secular celebration of the holiday.

Screenshot of the animated series "A Masters' Aul". Photo by Ruslan Salimagaev https://vk.com/altus05

12:04, 30 November 2017

Dagestan announces release of animated series about life of mountain villages

The animated series "A Masters' Aul" about adventures of a city teenager in a mountain aul (village) will be created with the help of a grant from the Russian President in the amount of 2.1 million roubles. The first three series will be released in 2018, reported Ruslan Salimagaev, an initiator of the project.

Screenshot of the BlaBlaCar website. Photo https://www.blablacar.ru

09:36, 30 November 2017

BlaBlaCar faces a ban by court in Kuban

In Kuban, the Prosecutor's Office has convinced the court to ban information about joint trips with the help of the BlaBlaCar service. Prosecutors believe drivers use the BlaBlaCar service to earn money. The company has appealed against the court's decision.

Sniper of the Azerbaijani army. Photo https://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/?gid=20858

09:25, 30 November 2017

Azerbaijan counts 127 facts shelling from the Armenian side

Within the past 24 hours, Armenian militaries have violated the ceasefire on the contact line for 127 times, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.

Giyas Ibragimov in the center. Photo: screenshot of the video posted on the radioazadlyg YouTube channel

01:28, 30 November 2017

Giyas Ibragimov stops contacting his relatives

Activist Giyas Ibragimov, sentenced after graffiti appeared on the pedestal of the monument to Heidar Aliev, has never called his relatives during a week, and on November 29, he was not brought to trial on the case of insulting judges. That fact alarmed relatives of the sentenced activist and his advocate.

"Rosbalt": the man accused of killing Abdulvakhid Edilgeriev was wanted by Interpol

00:28, 30 November 2017

Turkey extradites suspects accused of killing Abdulvakhid Edilgeriev to Russia

On October 22, Turkey extradited to Russia Yuri Anisimov and Alexander Smirnov, accused of killing Abdulvakhid Edilgeriev, an administrator for the website "Kavkaz Centre". According to the Turkish newspaper "Cumhuriyet", both extradited men are suspected of organizing the murders of seven other Chechen political immigrants.

Press conference devoted to the case of killing the Gasanguseinov brothers. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"

00:12, 30 November 2017

Killers of Gasanguseinov brothers-shepherds unlikely to be ever caught, relatives assert

Relatives of the killed shepherds believe the persons guilty of killing the Gasanguseinov brothers from the Dagestani village of Goor-Khindakh will not be brought to justice. Residents of the village have noted that they still live in an atmosphere of fear.

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