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The protesters held up posters with slogans: "Lyashenko must be resigned!", "Our national leader Putin supports the development of the village!". Dubovka, June 26, 2016. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"

13:13, 26 June 2016

In Dubovka, protestors reproach officials for their desire to save money on school children

Officials deprive teachers of their jobs and send school children to another educational institution, unfamiliar for them, in order to save two million roubles of the budget. This is stated by the local residents, who are seeking to save the school in the city of Dubovka of the Volgograd Region.

Valentina Cherevatenko. Photo: http://www.donwomen.ru/category/1_news/

01:15, 26 June 2016

Defence of leader of "Union of Don Women" intends to challenge resolution on initiation of criminal proceedings

During a search conducted at the office of the "Union of Don Women", law enforcers seized documents. The resolution to open a criminal case against Valentina Cherevatenko, the chair of the "Union of Don Women", will be challenged after receipt of the document at hand. This was reported by the advocate of Valentina Cherevatenko.

Apti Aukhadov. Photo: http://chechensport.com/apti-auhadov-chempion-mira/

23:38, 25 June 2016

Doping test of Chechen weightlifter Aukhadov was positive

The Russian weightlifting national team may be disqualified for a year because of a positive doping test of the weightlifter Apti Aukhadov.

22:16, 25 June 2016

Linguist states methodology violation in examining Brinikh's case

When examining the article by Valery Brinikh "The Silence of the Lambs", the expert of the forensic centre of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) made gross methodology mistakes in examining the article for extremist statements, Elizaveta Tolstunova, a linguist from Nizhni Novgorod, has stated at the Maikop City Court.

City beach of Kaspiysk. Photo: Kaspiysk.org

14:01, 25 June 2016

Residents of Dagestan complain about restricted access to Caspian Sea beaches

On the eve of the opened beach season, the Prosecutor's Office of Makhachkala conducted a check of the accessibility of the Caspian Sea coast for holidaymakers, and revealed numerous violations, a source from the Prosecutor's Office told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

11:07, 25 June 2016

NKR blames Azerbaijan for new shelling

Last night Azerbaijani troops were shelling positions of the Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) from small arms, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the unrecognized republic has stated today.

New village in Vedeno District of Chechnya. Screenshot of the video record posted on Ramzan Kadyrov’s Vkontakte page, Vk.com/ramzan

10:44, 25 June 2016

Chechen families settled in village built in a hurry

Members of 17 families from the village of Tsa-Vedeno, who lost their homes as a result of a landslide, are settled in the new houses, built during less than two weeks. Employees of the construction sector interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" express their concern that the accelerated pace of the construction of the houses may have a negative impact on their quality.

08:46, 25 June 2016

Azerbaijan reports on nine cases of shelling from Armenian side

During the past day, the Armenian side has violated the ceasefire regime on the contact line nine times. This was reported by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan.

Parliament of Georgia, June 24, 2016. Photo: Parliament.ge

08:10, 25 June 2016

Parliament of Georgia adopts law on amnesty of elderly prisoners

On June 24, the Parliament of Georgia adopted the draft law stipulating exemption from criminal liability for 116 elderly prisoners, including those jailed for serious crimes.

00:47, 25 June 2016

Two persons detained in Abkhazia in case of hiding with weapons

Staff members of the State Security Service have discovered a hiding with weapons, ammunition, and explosive substances in the Abkhaz village bordering with Georgia.

Mikhail Fedotov. Photo: President-sovet.ru

00:23, 25 June 2016

HRC chairman treats searches at "Union of Don Women" as unjustified

Members of the Presidential Council on Human Rights (HRC) have expressed their concern about a search conducted in the office of the non-commercial organization "Union of Don Women". The human rights defenders treat the above search as an attempt to put into question the implementation of the Minsk agreements. This was stated by Mikhail Fedotov, the chairman of the HRC.

Abu Bakar Tsechoev. Photo is provided to the ‘Caucasian Knot’ by the human rights organization "Legal Initiative".

22:22, 24 June 2016

Claimant in case of kidnapping resident of Ingushetia dissatisfied with ECtHR's decision

Ibragim Tsechoev, the claimant in the case "Tsechoev vs. Russia", is dissatisfied with the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), despite the fact that the court had sided with him. He believes that the court had disregarded his version, set out in the complaint, of the kidnapping in 2012 of his brother Abu-Bakar Tsechoev, a resident of Ingushetia.

21:33, 24 June 2016

Pope Francis reaffirms Armenian Genocide

Pope Francis, who has begun his visit to Armenia today, has reaffirmed his attitude to massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in 1915, treating them again as genocide.

20:43, 24 June 2016

Parishioners of Shamkhal mosque decide to leave former Imam

Officials of the Dagestani Muftiate and residents of the settlement of Shamkhal have agreed to leave Bii-Murad Ustarkhanov as Imam of the local mosque.

Political Analyst Alexander Iskandaryan. Photo: Sputnik/Asatur Yesayants

17:37, 24 June 2016

Political analysts predict improvement of Armenia's image due to visit of Pope Francis

The visit of Pope Francis to Armenia will improve the country's image in the international arena. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by political analyst Alexander Iskandaryan, Director of the Caucasus Institute.

14:44, 24 June 2016

Activists welcome programme "Accessible Environment" in Volgograd Region

The number of facilities in the Volgograd Region, now accessible for disabled persons, has increased; but the region still sees law violations at adapting such persons, says the report of the Volgograd association of blind specialists name "Nadezhda" (Hope).

War in Syria. Photo by user Kurdishstruggle https://www.flickr.com/

13:43, 24 June 2016

Antiterrorist "Yarovaya's Package" adopted against protest of third of MPs

Today, the Russian State Duma has approved, in the second and third readings, the package of antiterrorist bills. A number of provisions thereof have touched on non-traditional religious groups, including Salafists.

Pre-trial prison hallway. Photo: https://www.yuga.ru/news/256817/

10:28, 24 June 2016

Relatives of arrested Ingush resident demand his medical examination

Investigators refuse to appoint a medical examination for Lecho Gadamauri, a resident of Ingushetia, who is being kept at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Vladikavkaz. This was stated by his relatives and his advocate.

07:59, 24 June 2016

In Nagorno-Karabakh, ICRC provides financial assistance to 543 people deported during April war

In Nagorno-Karabakh, 543 people received one-time financial assistance from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Each of them got assistance the amount of 75,000 drams (about 156 US dollars).

Zhirair Sefilyan. Photo: http://ru.a1plus.am/category/news/politics/page/85

03:28, 24 June 2016

In Vanadzor, activists start to collect signatures in support of Zhirair Sefilyan

On June 23, in Vanadzor, supporters of Zhirair Sefilyan, the leader of the movement "100 years without regime", a member of the Front of National Salvation "New Armenia", held an action in his support. They have called the activist's arrest as unfounded and started collecting signatures in support of the oppositionist, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

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