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06:42, 14 April 2016

For past year, Sochi failed to take measures to preserve "Olympic" village, activists assert

The process of looting of Vesyoloe-Psou cottage village and other empty villages and apartment buildings designed for Olympic settlers still continues. Applications sent by Sochi public activists to the authorities in April 2015 did not succeed. The activists of the anticorruption coalition have carried out an inspection, and following its results, they have stated that the situation with the Olympic heritage is only getting worse.

Participants of the rally in memory of soldiers and officers perished in Nagorny Karabakh, April 10, 2016. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

04:27, 14 April 2016

Armenia reports 88 casualties in aggravation of Karabakh conflict

As a result of the aggravation of the situation on the troops contact line 88 people perished, including 73 servicemen, the Armenia Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.

03:49, 14 April 2016

Maxim Panfilov to undergo a psychiatric examination

Maxim Panfilov, a resident of Astrakhan, arrested on the charge of involvement in the mass riot in Bolotnaya Square on May 6, 2012, is to undergo an appointed psychiatric examination. This was reported by his advocate.

Iosif Elikashvili – resident of Koshka villange with his wife. Photo by Grigory Shvedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

01:29, 14 April 2016

USAID Assistant Administrator reports on atmosphere of fear and uncertainty in near-border Georgian villages

Thomas Melia, Assistant Administrator of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has called deplorable the situation in the Georgian villages located on the border with South Ossetia. The Georgian authorities do not actually solve a lot of social problems of local residents. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by residents of the near-border villages.

Rally participants in Yerevan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

21:05, 13 April 2016

Yerevan demonstrators blame Kremlin for destabilizing Southern Caucasus

Russia breaks its alliance commitments to Armenia by selling weapons to Azerbaijan, said the marchers, who protested in front of the Russian Embassy in Yerevan.

Law enforcement agents. Photo: http://www.riadagestan.ru/news/security/rezhim_kto_v_khasavyurtovskom_rayone_snyat/

20:05, 13 April 2016

Power agents report killing three militants in Makhachkala

Today, one of the entrances to the settlement of Leninkent in the outskirt of Makhachkala was blocked by armoured vehicles. According to law enforcement sources, here, power agents began targeted check in search of militants and their helpers. In the course of the operation they blocked a house with suspected militants inside.

Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Instanbul, Turkey. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

17:01, 13 April 2016

Two Russians detained on suspicion of killing Edilgeriev

In Turkey, special services have detained two Russian citizens: Yuri Anisimov, 52, and Alexander Smirnov, 55, on suspicion of killing Abdulvakhid Edilgeriev, the administrator of the website "Kavkaz-Centre".

SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Nalchik. Photo: http://www.07.fsin.su/ufsin/ooso.php

14:40, 13 April 2016

Inmates of Nalchik SIZO stop their hunger strike, local FSIN reports

In Nalchik, inmates of the SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 1 have stopped their hunger strike yet in the evening of April 12. This was reported by the Department for Kabardino-Balkaria of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN).

Border guard. Photo: https://www.yuga.ru/news/277429/

12:49, 13 April 2016

Resident of Northern Caucasus detained while trying to join IS

At the border with Georgia, North-Ossetian border guards have detained a resident of one of the republics of Northern Caucasus. According to the FSB, the man intended to go to Syria to take part in the combat actions in the ranks of the "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia.

11:51, 13 April 2016

Kuban farmers film video to inform Vladimir Putin about raider attacks on their land plots

On April 11, about 50 farmers from more than 10 regions of the Krasnodar Territory recorded a collective video message to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a demand to stop raider seizure of land plots in the region. Today, the farmers have sent their video message to Vladimir Putin hot line, which will be held on April 14.

09:31, 13 April 2016

Stepanakert and Baku report on ceasefire violations

Last night and this morning, according to the Nagorno-Karabakh Ministry of Defence (MoD), ceasefire has been violated in some areas of the Karabakh-Azerbaijani contact line.

Soldier of Armenia Army. Photo: © Sputnik/ Асатур Есаянц, http://sputnikarmenia.ru/karabah/20160412/2944853.html

08:00, 13 April 2016

Armenian political analysts do not treat ceasefire as a return to armistice

Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh should be ready for resumption of hostilities in the conflict zone. This opinion was voiced by participants in the discussion on the topic: "The lessons of the four-day war in Karabakh", which was held in Yerevan on April 12.

Law enforcers at the site of explosion near the ROVD for Novoselitsk District, Stavropol Territory, April 11, 2016. Photo: https://nac.gov.ru

02:25, 13 April 2016

Attack on Novoselitsk ROVD could be motivated by Zaur Akaev's personal revenge on policemen

Field investigators are engaged in checking the version that the attack on the Novoselitsk ROVD (District Interior Division) could be motivated by personal revenge on policemen from Zaur Akaev, who was killed in the attack. This was reported by a source close to the investigation. Zaur Akaev spent a long period of time in prison while serving his sentence for murder of domestic nature, reports his friend.

Parishioners in the mosque. Photo: http://rus.azattyq.mobi/

00:09, 13 April 2016

Makhachkala: mosque administration demands to punish policemen for their drunken intrusion

Today, the administration of the Salafi mosque located in Hungarian Fighters Street has filed complaints with the demand to bring to responsibility the policemen for their invasion into the Salafi mosque and insulting its believers.

22:17, 12 April 2016

Supposed helper to attackers on Novoselitsk ROVD detained

Law enforcers have detained a suspected helper to the Kitaevskaya villagers who attacked the building of the Novoselitsk ROVD (District Interior Division) of the Stavropol Territory, law enforcement sources have reported today.

21:45, 12 April 2016

Nagorno-Karabakh treats accusations of shelling schools and hospitals as a lie

The statement of the Azerbaijani party that the social objects in its territory were exposed to missile attacks is disinformation, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has announced today.

Gates of the house suffered as a result of shelling, Tartar, Terter Region of Azerbaijan, April 3, 2016. Photo by Famil Makhmudbeili for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

19:54, 12 April 2016

Azerbaijan demands to make Armenia liable for shelling

Armenia should be held legally responsible for the shelling of dwelling settlements and killings of civilians in the Karabakh conflict zone, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has stated.

SIZO No. 1 in Nalchik. Photo: http://www.zapravakbr.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=646:2015-05-18-11-13-59&catid=4:doc&Itemid=6

18:52, 12 April 2016

Inmates of Nalchik SIZO complain to POC members about beatings

The inmates, who cut themselves in protest against the actions of the staff of the SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Nalchik, told the members of the Republic's Public Oversight Commission (POC) about beatings.

Khasavyurt, Dagestan. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

16:10, 12 April 2016

Dagestani fined for public demonstration of IS flag

The Khasavyurt City Court has fined a local resident for placing in a social network an image of the flag of the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization, banned in Russia.

13:01, 12 April 2016

HRC "Memorial" recognizes Maxim Panfilov as political prisoner

Maxim Panfilov, a resident of Astrakhan, should be released, states the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial". According to the human rights defenders, the events in Bolotnaya Square in Moscow which took place on May 6, 2012, and of involvement in which Maxim Panfilov was accused, had no signs of a mass riot.

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