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Alexei Mandrigelya. Photo: http://ewnc.org/node/13365

13:51, 16 March 2017

In Krasnodar, court finds arrest of activist Alexei Mandrigelya lawful

The court of appeal upheld the verdict against Alexei Mandrigelya, a Krasnodar activist, who was sentenced to 10 days of arrest for a publication in a social network. This was announced by his advocate.

Zaur Dadaev (to the left) and an advocate Shamsudin Tsakaev in the courtroom. Moscow, November 23, 2015. Photo by Yuliya Buslavskaya for "Caucasian Knot"

12:59, 16 March 2017

Dadaev’s defence sees no proofs of his involvement in buying car for shadowing

According to the printout of telephone conversations of Zaur Dadaev, on the day of buying the car in Moscow, which, according to investigators, was used by defendants, he was in Grozny, a Dadaev's advocate has stated at the today’s session.

Loading of the military equipment on a plane. Photo http://syria.mil.ru/news/more.htm?id=12105595@egNews

10:48, 16 March 2017

Prompt return of Chechen militaries from Syria announced

The servicemen of the battalion of military police, who have been carrying out their combat mission in Syria since December 2016, will return to Chechnya in the coming days, said the spokesman of the Military Commandant's Office of the republic. Militaries’ relatives have confirmed this information.

An unsafe building of the boarding house where forced migrants have been living since 1993. Baku, March 2017. Photo by Aziz Karimov for "Caucasian Knot"

02:11, 16 March 2017

Refugees living in emergency housing in Baku receive promises to accelerate resettlement again

In Baku, forced migrants demand from the Azerbaijani authorities to solve their housing problems. The authorities admit that 340,000 settlers, who reside in the country, need improvement of their living conditions, and once again have promised to speed up the process.

A plate on the wall "The North-Caucasian District Military Court". Photo by Oleg Pchyolov for "Caucasian Knot"

01:50, 16 March 2017

Abdurakhman Usmanov reports "backdating" signing of interrogation protocol

In Rostov-on-Don, during an interrogation at the trial, Abdurakhman Usmanov, a native of Dagestan, accused of aiding and abetting militants in Syria, claimed that he had signed the protocol with his confession dated with a back date as a result of torture and threats.

23:48, 15 March 2017

Adygea’s SC summons witnesses in "EcoWatch" case

The court session on contesting the fine for the absence of the “foreign agent” label in press releases of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch) was postponed until March 29 because of the summoning of additional witnesses, said Andrei Rudomakha, the coordinator of the “EcoWatch”.

23:02, 15 March 2017

After meeting Bastrykin, Krasnodar farmers state pressure on shareholders

The participants of the today's meeting of farmers with Alexander Bastrykin, the head of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), have learned that the shareholders from the Caucasian region, who had testified in favour of the activists Nikolai Borodin and Elena Petrova, are being brought en masse to investigators, who force them to refuse from their testimonies.

A dilapidated house No. 9 in Lenina street in Derbent. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"

21:47, 15 March 2017

Derbent residents oppose participation of Moscow company in building houses for resettlement

Houses for participants of the resettlement programme in Derbent should be built by local companies, without the Moscow's LLC “Granit”, said the tenants of the emergency houses. Officials assured them that they trust “Granit”, while subcontractors have warned that until they see specific sum of payment for their work in their contracts, they would not start the construction.

The participants of a rally in Grozny left a banner with the words of Peter Stolypin, Prime Minister of the tsar's regime: "You need great upheavals, we need a great Russia." Photo by Nikolai Petrov for the "Caucasian Knot"

17:43, 15 March 2017

Experts name reasons of interest of Chechen youth in IS’ ideology

Young people in Chechnya are interested in the ideology of the "Islamic State" (IS) because of their families’ plight, discontent with the authorities’ lawlessness and injection of religious dogmas, experts have stated.

14:57, 15 March 2017

CTO regime declared in two districts of Ingushetia

The counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime was introduced in the territories of the Nazran and Sunzha Districts of Ingushetia, said the operative headquarters of the region.

Relatives of the missing residents of Chechnya received genetic passports. Grozny, March 14, 2017. Photo: Ibragim Estamirov / IA "Grozny-inform"

14:54, 15 March 2017

Sixty relatives of missing residents of Chechnya receive genetic passports

The total number of passports, issued for establishing the kinship with the persons, who disappeared during the military campaigns in Chechnya, when the remains are discovered, has exceeded 500. The last batch of passports was issued on March 14.

Rizvan Guseinov, the Head of the Centre for Caucasian Studies. Photo http://www.rizvanhuseynov.com/2014_12_01_archive.html

13:35, 15 March 2017

International conference calls to peacemaking initiatives on Nagorno-Karabakh problem

The settlement of the conflict around Nagorno-Karabakh is impossible without the participation of civil society, the participants of the international conference "Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Origins, Peacemaking and Role of Civil Society", held in Baku on March 14, are sure.

Eduard Kokoity (in the center) with his supporters. Photo by Arsen Kozaev for the "Caucasian Knot"

12:21, 15 March 2017

Kokoity supporters threatened to intensify protests for refusal to meet Tibilov (+video)

The night talks held in the building of the Security Council ended in an agreement about the meeting of the former head of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity with the incumbent President Leonid Tibilov, said Sergey Kharebov, the head of Kokoity’s electoral office. According to his story, if the meeting fails, "the protesters will decide themselves what to do."

10:50, 15 March 2017

HRC "Memorial": Magomed Aushev recognizes suspect of torturing him

Magomed Aushev has identified one of the employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Ingushetia, who applied violence to him during the confrontation. However, the suspect refuted Aushev's words, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports.

Stray dogs. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

09:00, 15 March 2017

Makhachkala authorities report start of catching stray dogs for shelter

Makhachkala has started catching stray dogs and putting them into a special shelter, the Mayoralty has announced.

Subbotnik in Grozny. March 13, 2017. Photo: Ibragim Temirkhanov / IA "Grozny-Inform"

06:12, 15 March 2017

Authorities report 16,000 participants in subbotniks in Grozny

Employees of state institutions and students higher schools of Grozny report they were forced to take part in mass subbotniks held in the Chechen capital. Officials of Grozny administration refute these accusations.

The bridge under which the body of Nadezhda Degtereva was found. Sochi. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

04:35, 15 March 2017

Sochi investigator finds no link of Degtereva’s death with alienation of her housing

An investigator refused to initiate a criminal case in connection with the death of the 36-year-old Nadezhda Degtereva, who committed suicide by jumping from a bridge in Sochi. Praskovya Degtereva, her mother, states that her daughter was brought to suicide by "black realtors."

Cherkessk, KChR. Photo: Timur Agirov http://timag82.livejournal.com/218786.html

03:36, 15 March 2017

At background of threats, LGBT activists state readiness to initiate gay parades in all NCFD regions

The initiators of actions in support of the rights of the LGBT community in the regions of Southern Russia continue receiving threats, said Vladimir Klimov, an activist. Still, despite this, after appealing against the received refusals, as he said, they intend to initiate actions in other regions of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD).

Galina Genko gives the "Bibliography of the Caucasus" to the Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (MAE) of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS). Photo: http://www.kunstkamera.ru/news_list/science/2017_03_06/" class="main_article_image

23:14, 14 March 2017

Experts treat works of twice repressed Caucasian scholar Anatoly Genko as unique

According to experts, the "Bibliography of the Caucasus", compiled by historian and Caucasus scholar Anatoly Genko and donated to the Kunstkammer, is of great interest to the national science. A daughter of Anatoly Genko stated her father was twice repressed for writing about the problems of the small peoples of the Caucasus.

Patimat Alieva and Murtazali Gasanguseinov, the parents of the slain Gasanguseinov brothers, at a a press conference at the office of the Dagestani branch of the HRC "Memorial". March 14, 2017. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"

21:32, 14 March 2017

Defence states attempt to deprive Gasanguseinov parents of rehabilitation right

Investigators try to deprive the parents of the slain Gasanguseinov brothers of the right to rehabilitation of their sons, said the lawyers of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”. The establishment of a human rights organization named after Gasanguseinov brothers was announced to help those who suffered from power agents’ lawlessness.

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