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06:09, 26 June 2017

Zhalaudi Geriev's complaint filed to ECtHR

The defence of Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, accused of drug trafficking, filed a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Zhalaudi Geriev says that the charge has been fabricated. Earlier, human rights organizations have recognized him as a political prisoner.

Festive prayer in Pyatigork, June 25, 2017. Photo: https://dumsk.com/novosti/novosti-dumsk/4990-prazdnichnyij-namaz-v-pyatigorske.html

00:36, 26 June 2017

Residents of Northern Caucasus celebrate Eid al-Fitr with festive prayers and fireworks

Muslims of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) celebrate the holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Mosques held festive prayers, and feasts and solemn events were organized for residents of the NCFD regions.

Muslim communities of Sochi celebrate Eid al-Fitr in the sanatorium "Zolotoi Kolos", Sochi, June 25, 2017. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the Caucasian Knot.

22:44, 25 June 2017

Sochi Muslims concern over lack of spacious mosque and negative image of Islam in media

At the meeting, members of Muslim communities have complained that the only mosque in Sochi, a city with about 25,000 Muslims, can place only 40 people. Among the main problems, the participants have also mentioned spreading of negative information about Muslims in the media.

Sigma-4 aircraft. Photo: http://sigma-avia.ru/products/sigma4

14:59, 25 June 2017

Pilot killed in aircraft crash in Kabardino-Balkaria

A Sigma-4 aircraft crashed in the Urvan District of Kabardino-Balkaria. A pilot of a light aircraft was killed in the accident.

Leopard after being caught. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/BVt8CHngc4c/?taken-by=golos.dagestana

12:22, 25 June 2017

Leopard that escaped from his owner caught on following day in Dagestan

A leopard that escaped from its owner on the shore of the Caspian Sea was caught in Dagestan after the owner announced a reward and urged people not to come close to the predator.

Law enforcers. Photo: www.riadagestan.ru

10:24, 25 June 2017

Two persons killed in shootout in Khasavyurt

In Khasavyurt, law enforcers entered a shootout with suspected militants. As a result, two persons were killed. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement agencies.

Lusine Djanyan and Alexei Knedlyakovsky in Sweden. Photo: RFE/RL

09:00, 25 June 2017

Artist spouses from Krasnodar apply for political refuge in Sweden

Lusine Djanyan and Alexei Knedlyakovsky, Krasnodar artists well known for their oppositional views, have applied for political asylum in Sweden, and the authorities of the country have accepted the spouses' application for consideration.

Sochi pensioners Klara and Valentin Donchi-Ool. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the Caucasian Knot.

23:41, 24 June 2017

Court obliges MoF to pay 100,000 roubles to compensate Sochi pensioners for criminal case

Today, the court ruling of May 24 has come into force, according to which the Russia's Ministry of Finance (MoF) has to pay 100,000 roubles to Klara and Valentin Donchi-Ool, a pensioners' family couple from Sochi, in compensation for moral harm suffered from a criminal case unlawfully opened against them. The amount awarded by the court is ten times smaller than the spouses had claimed in their lawsuit; however, they will not challenge the ruling.

Bus of Armenian Ministry of Defence after road accident. Photo: http://shamshyan.com/hy/article/2017/06/24/1070793/

14:12, 24 June 2017

Twelve persons hospitalized after road accident with military bus in Armenia

A bus of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has flipped over in the Gekharkunik Region of Armenia. Four victims were hospitalized in Vardenis, and eight others were sent to Yerevan.

Central market of Grozny on the eve of celebrations. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot.

12:04, 24 June 2017

Residents of Chechnya complain about continuing rise in food prices before Eid al-Fitr

Despite the appeal of the Chechen Mufti and the activities of the special commission, food prices remain inflated at the end of the month of Ramadan. This was reported by residents of the Chechen Republic.

Photo exhibition dedicated to the protest action against the rise in electricity tariffs, November 18, 2015. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the 'Caucasian Knot'.

07:24, 24 June 2017

Rights defenders: Armenian authorities do not investigate attacks on journalists

In Armenia, eight journalistic and NGOs have issued a statement dated to the second anniversary of the events in Bagramyan Avenue demanding from the authorities to punish the policemen guilty of using violence against journalists on June 23, 2015.

Exhibition "Dagestan: Portrait of the Nation" in Makhachkala.

06:22, 24 June 2017

Dagestani residents give more than 1500 historical photographs for exhibition "Portrait of the Nation"

Organizers of the exhibition "Dagestan: Portrait of the Nation" offered residents of the republic, who had in their family archives photos from the 19th and early 20th centuries to take part in the art project. As a result, the organizers received 1500 works, of which they selected for the exhibition more than 300. Besides, the exposition presents works from leading museums of Russia, Georgia, and the United States.

Journalist Afghan Mukhtarly. Photo: http://www.contact.az/docs/2014/Social/122900101421ru.htm

05:23, 24 June 2017

In Azerbaijan, Court dismisses complaint about journalist Afghan Mukhtarly's detention

On June 23, the Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) considered the appeal filed against the decision of the Baku District Court on detention of journalist Afghan Mukhtarly.

02:58, 24 June 2017

Lawyer Rustam Yunusov arrested

A Makhachkala court has ruled to place the lawyer Rustam Yunusov, suspected of an attempted fraud, into custody. He refused to plead guilty; and the advocate Musa Abdulkadirov, who is defending Yunusov's interests, promised to appeal against the ruling.

02:43, 24 June 2017

Sochi schoolboy who complained about being beaten by law enforcers charged with theft

Investigators have charged Georgy Sveshnikov, a pupil of a school in Sochi, with stealing goods from a store. He signed recognizance not to leave. The suspected schoolboy pleads not guilty.

Bairam Mamedov. Photo: http://minval.az/news/123632693

01:05, 24 June 2017

Azerbaijani activist Mamedov goes on hunger strike in colony

On June 23, Bairam Mamedov, an activist of the oppositional Azerbaijani "Nida" movement, went on a hunger strike in protest against his custody conditions at the colony.

00:12, 24 June 2017

Arthur Panov asks investigators to check his detention

Arthur Panov, who is accused of plotting a terror act in Rostov-on-Don, has told the court that the day before the date of his detention as indicated in his case files, he was captured in the street and taken away for questioning by people, who presented themselves as law enforcers. The application, submitted by Arthur Panov, with a request to conduct a check was delivered to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

21:19, 23 June 2017

Krasnodar court refuses to cancel the fine imposed on Circassian activist

The Krasnodar Territorial Court has dismissed the appeal of Aidamir Basto, who was fined for taking part in the moleben (prayer) on the Day of the Adygs' Memory. Ruslan Gvashev, the Chairman of the Board of Elders of Circassians-Shapsugs, also fined for taking part in the moleben, is waiting for the decision on his appeal.

19:51, 23 June 2017

Opposition accuses "Georgian Dream" of deceiving Venice Commission

The ruling party "Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia" has deceived the Venice Commission by providing it with an irrelevant draft of the Georgian Constitution, oppositionists assert.

Awarding school medals to graduates, Takhtamukay District of Adygea. Photo: personal Vkontakte page of one of graduates.

19:42, 23 June 2017

Official from Adygea dismissed after her daughter received a school medal

The head of the department of education in the Takhtamukay District of Adygea was dismissed for organizing the passing of the Unified State Examination (USE) at the facility, where her daughter was examined.

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