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Ramazan Djalaldinov. Photo by Ilyas Khadji http://chernovik.net/content/respublika/ramazan-dzhalaldinov-ya-ne-zhaleyu-chto-nachal-etot-put

13:46, 30 May 2016

Reporters see Dagestani authorities' image losses in Kenkhi situation

The national factor is not the determining one in the situation with Ramazan Djalaldinov, an Avar, a resident of the Chechen village of Kenkhi. However, Dagestan authorities have suffered serious image losses in this case, said the participants of the project "Journalists' Games".

The rally of the workers of the Makhachkala Commercial Seaport (MCS). Makhachkala, May 30, 2016. Photo: MCS press service

13:18, 30 May 2016

Managers of Makhachkala Port persuade workers to end their strike

The team of the Makhachkala Commercial Seaport has resumed working after the rally and the related call voiced by the port managers. The workers protested against the appointment of a new port director. According to them, they resumed their work with the hope that the problem would be solved within a week.

09:00, 30 May 2016

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of May 23-29

Pardoning of Nadezhda Savchenko and her returning to Ukraine; release of journalist Khadija Ismayilova from prison in Azerbaijan; sentencing in the criminal case of mass fight in the hospital of Mineralnye Vody; special operation in Ingushetia, which resulted in killing of five suspected militants; court decision in the criminal case against Ukrainian citizens Klykh and Karpyuk accused of killing soldiers in Chechnya; incident during the Championship of Russia in freestyle wrestling in Yakutsk, resulting in refusal of Dagestani athletes to take part in the tournament, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of May 23-29, 2016, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Aeroflot Airlines plane. Photo http://www.aeroflot.ru/

06:01, 30 May 2016

Passengers complain about sharp rise in cost of flights to Makhachkala

The prices of flights to Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, have more than doubled on the eve of the summer season, despite the fact that return air tickets from Makhachkala remained at the same level, airline clients report.

02:06, 30 May 2016

Two villages of Samtskhe-Javakheti his by hail

Hail and heavy rain have destroyed crops in the villages of Varkhani and Untsa in the Adigeni District of the Samtskhe-Javakheti Region of Georgia, said Akaki Michutadze, the governor of the region.

00:50, 30 May 2016

On May 23-29, 2016, eight persons were killed in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week of May 23-29, 2016, eight persons were killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Abutdin Khanmagomedov. Photo: MIA for Dagestan

10:41, 29 May 2016

Law enforcers report on killing leader of Derbent grouping affiliated with IS

Recently, during a shootout in Dagestan, law enforcers killed Abutdin Khanmagomedov, the suspected leader of a group of militants, sworn allegiance to the "Islamic State" (IS), and his accomplice Radjab Ismailov. This was reported by sources from the law enforcement bodies.

23:59, 28 May 2016

One person killed in shootout in Dagestan

A militant was killed in the Derbent District; another member of the armed underground is chased, said a Dagestani law enforcement source.

22:21, 28 May 2016

CoA refuses to reconsider Rasim Aliev's murder case

The appeals against the verdict of the first-instance court were submitted both by the defendants and the parents of the journalist assassinated in Azerbaijan. The preliminary session of the Court of Appeal (CoA) has rejected the motion on reconsideration of the case; the examination of the merits is scheduled for June 10.

20:24, 28 May 2016

Georgia and Abkhazia exchange materials on murder in Khurcha

The murder of a citizen of Georgia Giga Otkhozoriya in the Zugdidi District was the main topic of the meeting of the authorities of Georgia and Abkhazia, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told at the press service of the Monitoring Mission of the European Union (MMEU) in Georgia.

18:24, 28 May 2016

Rights defenders urge to return Karpyuk and Klykh home

The citizens of Ukraine Stanislav Klykh and Nikolai Karpyuk, convicted in Chechnya, should be delivered from Russia after Nadezhda Savchenko, believe the Russian and Ukrainian rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". However, they fear that Ukraine has not enough well-known Russian prisoners, who could be exchanged for them.

17:37, 28 May 2016

Commission members refuse to sign document on houses in Olympic settlement of Sochi

Members of the commission set up under the administration of the Krasnodar Territory were offered to sign a document stating the good reasons for selling the houses of the Olympic legacy. At least three members of the commission decided not to sign the document, insisting that it should reflect the information about those responsible for the poor state of the houses.

Weapons and ammunition delivered by residents of Samtskhe-Javakheti. Screenshot of the video posted by the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs, Police.ge

12:20, 28 May 2016

Five Georgian residents surrender weapons to police

A group of five residents of the South-Georgian Region of Samtskhe-Javakheti have delivered to the police over three kilograms of explosives and four thousand rounds of ammunition, as well as eight firearms and 75 grenades. All the five men were released from liability for their co-operation with law enforcers.

11:24, 28 May 2016

Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of 26 bombardments per day

Over the past 24 hours, Armenian troops have violated the ceasefire for 26 times at the various directions of the frontline by shelling Azerbaijani positions from large-calibre weapons, said the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan.

Ramazan Abdulatipov. Photo: adbulatipov.ru

08:45, 28 May 2016

Dagestani republic's wrestling team ignores request of head of Dagestan

Ramazan Abdulatipov has called on the Dagestani team in freestyle wrestling to continue participation in the championships of Russia. However, the athletes continue protesting against the unfair, in their opinion, refereeing.

08:01, 28 May 2016

Yerevan: presentation of photo album on movement for NKR's independence was attended by about 50 persons

Yerevan has hosted a presentation of the photo album "Road to Victory" by Ashot Muradyan, published in three languages and dedicated to the 28th anniversary of the Karabakh movement and the 25th anniversary of Armenia's independence, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

06:01, 28 May 2016

Experts state absence of intrigue at KChR primaries

The outcomes of the intraparty voting (the so-called primaries) of the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party in the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) were predefined by the influence of the administrative resource, said the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

22:15, 27 May 2016

"Nida" activist Anar Abdullah arrested for 10 days

Today, policemen have detained Anar Abdullah, an activist of the Azerbaijani "Nida" movement. He was taken to the 18th station of the Narimanov District Police Office. According to "Nida" movement, this is the fifth activist of the movement, detained in Azerbaijan over the past 18 days.

21:00, 27 May 2016

Ingush Security Council refutes theft of militant's body from morgue

Relatives of all the residents of Ingushetia, killed during a counterterrorist operation (CTO) on May 26 have received their bodies from the morgue, the republic's Security Council has stated.

18:48, 27 May 2016

HRC "Memorial": relatives of Djakhbarov brothers report their disappearance

Kamaludin Djakhbarov, a resident of Dagestan, disappeared on May 25; while the whereabouts of his brother Shamil Djakhbarov is unknown for more than a month, brothers' relatives told rights defenders. They fear that the brothers could be kidnapped by power agents.

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