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Zhirair Sefilyan. Photo: http://minval.az/news/123583985

13:53, 20 June 2016

Zhirair Sefilyan, the head of the joint staff of the opposition and the leader of the movement "100 years without regime", was arrested on suspicion of illegal transportation and storage of weapons.

13:38, 20 June 2016

In Armenia, Volodya Avetisyan declares hunger strike

Today, Volodya Avetisyan, sentenced in Armenia for six years on the charge of fraud, has declared a hunger strike in connection with the dismissal of his motion for conditional early relief (CER) or commutation of his sentence.

Flooding in Sochi. Photo by Roman Chugunov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

13:14, 20 June 2016

Residents of Sochi settlements receive compensations for flood damage

46 families from the settlements of Maryino and Tatianovka and aul (village) of Tkhagapsh, whose houses were recognized as the most affected by the recent flooding in Sochi, have received payments from the Emergency Fund of the Krasnodar Territory.

Boris Nemtsov’s photo at the Memorial to victims of political repressions, Sochi. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

11:24, 20 June 2016

FSB: Boris Nemtsov shot dead from hand-assembled pistol

Boris Nemtsov was killed in the centre of Moscow with a pistol hand-assembled from foreign parts. This has been reported today by the press service of the Russian FSB.

09:00, 20 June 2016

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of June 13-19

Three special operations in Dagestan, as a result of which 15 people were killed; races of "Formula 1" in Baku held against the background of statements voiced by human rights defenders concerning the situation in Azerbaijan; naming of one of the bridges in Saint Petersburg after Akhmat Kadyrov, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of June 13-19, 2016, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Ilyas Alaev. Photo is provided to the ‘Caucasian Knot’ by Arsen Alaev.

05:17, 20 June 2016

Large amount of money stolen from advocate Ilyas Alaev's car, his relatives report

In the car, belonging to Moscow advocate Ilyas Alaev, a native of Chechnya, returned by law enforcers after the inspection, a large amount of money, which he carried with him, was missing; however, there was a medicine forbidden for free commercial sale. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by relatives of Ilyas Alaev. According to them, shortly before his death, the advocate was at the police station.

Participants of the action of laying flowers to the portrait of Colonel Yuri Budanov, Saint Petersburg, June 19, 2016. Photo: Vk.com/gragdanskoe_obshestvo

02:51, 20 June 2016

Opponents of Akhmat Kadyrov's bridge lay flowers to graffiti with Yuri Budanov's portrait

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on May 30, the Toponymy Commission of Saint Petersburg voiced an initiative to name an unnamed bridge over the Dudergof Channel after Akhmat Kadyrov. On June 16, it was officially announced that Georgy Poltavchenko, Governor of Saint Petersburg, signed a decree on naming of the bridge.

Maria Doronina, director of the "Cossack ethnic and cultural complex 'Heritage'. Photo is provided to the ‘Caucasian Knot’ by Maria Doronina.

16:25, 19 June 2016

Participants of festival in Volgograd Region study traditions of Don Cossacks

Today, the Volgograd Region holds the Cossack festival which involves 3000 people. According to the organizers of the festival, their purpose is to study the heritage of the Don Cossacks. Meanwhile, they do not believe in "complete revival of the Cossack culture".

Penal colony. Photo: Yulia Simatova / Yugopolis.

11:57, 19 June 2016

Murat Kashirgov dies in Khabarovsk penal colony

Murat Kashirgov, who was sentenced for the attack on Nalchik, died in a punishment cell of the penal colony, located in Khabarovsk. This has been reported today by journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova.

06:58, 19 June 2016

WB allocates loan to Azerbaijan for support of IDPs

The World Bank (WB) Board of Directors has approved the allocation to Azerbaijan of an additional loan in the amount of 66.7 million US dollars for improvement of the living conditions and increase in income of internally displaced persons (IDPs).

04:51, 19 June 2016

"Oxfam": half of Georgian population possesses not enough money to pay for food

Half of the Georgia's population suffer from food availability problems: 61% of people cannot afford enough meat and fish products, 45% ‑ fruits and vegetables, and 20% ‑ dairy products. This was stated in the report prepared by the NGO "Oxfam".

22:14, 18 June 2016

HRW calls on "Formula 1" top-managers to declare human rights violation in Azerbaija

Jane Buchanan, a member of the international human rights organization "Human Rights Watch" (HRW), has called "disappointing" the comment of Bernie Ecclestone, the head of the company "Formula One Management", about the situation with human rights in Azerbaijan.

Georgy Margvelashvili. Photo: President.gov.ge

18:32, 18 June 2016

President of Georgia supports opposition's proposals on Electoral Code

The draft of amendments to the Electoral Code of Georgia, which is being prepared by the presidential administration and the non-parliamentary opposition, will become an alternative to the draft being examined by the Parliament.

17:07, 18 June 2016

In Karachay-Cherkessia, villagers complain about torture of their sons

Law enforcers have detained brothers Ruslan and Rasim Alborov from the village of Psyzh by falsifying evidence. They were tortured and forced to incriminate themselves. This was stated by the parents of the brothers in their complaint filed to the Prosecutor's Office and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

The residents of Volgograd were given CPRF newspapers in the "red tents". June 18, 2016. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"

16:07, 18 June 2016

Communists’ protests against NATO fail to impress residents of Volgograd

Actions of supporters of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) against expansion of the NATO were held today in the cities of Volgograd and Volzhsky. Local residents were not interested in protesters’ foreign policy demands, but they supported claims to the socio-economic development of Russia.

11:49, 18 June 2016

Power agents state bomb explosion in house of Nalchik casualty

A laboratory for making explosive devices was found in the household of the slain today resident of Nalchik; a powerful bomb was destroyed there in place, said law enforcement source.

10:34, 18 June 2016

CTO regime cancelled in Nalchik

Law enforcers have cancelled the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime, introduced this morning in the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria.

Rustaveli Street in Nalchik. Photo: Gzhumgha, Fotki.yandex.ru

09:51, 18 June 2016

One person killed in CTO in Nalchik

An alleged member of the armed underground killed during a counterterrorist operation (CTO) in the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria.

Valery Brinikh (to the left) with his defence. June 17, 2016. Photo by Alexander Petin for the "Caucasian Knot"

09:30, 18 June 2016

Brinikh’s defence asks to deprive Teuchezh District administration of victim party status

The today’s session of the trial taking place at the Maikop City Court completed the questioning of prosecution witnesses. The ecologist’s defence filed a motion demanding to withdraw the Teuchezh District administration out of the trial, having stated that the administration cannot put forward a demand to compensate moral harm on behalf of district residents.

The site of the "Ramadan Tent" project. Photo: Rishad Allaberdiev, Shater-ramadana.ru

07:43, 18 June 2016

Representatives of Caucasian peoples prepare cultural programmes within project "Ramadan Tent" in Moscow

Until July 4, Moscow holds the evenings of the Caucasian Peoples within the project "Ramadan Tent". This project shall be of charitable and educational functions, focused not only on Muslims. This opinion was expressed by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

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