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22:38, 6 March 2016

Ingushetia: 200 large families receive help from anonymous donator

In the course of a charity action, 200 large families in more than 20 settlements of Ingushetia received foodstuffs from an anonymous donator.

The 63-year-old pensioner Angelina Sokolskaya (in the photo) lives in the house with three adult children and a young granddaughter. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

06:51, 6 March 2016

Tenants of destroyed house in Sochi demand new housing

Family members of Angelina Sokolskaya from Sochi have complained about the city Mayoralty to the Prosecutor's Office. They live in a dilapidated house, built 110 years ago, and assert that the Mayoralty fails to fulfil the resolution "on resettling residents from shabby houses into comfortable housing."

23:00, 5 March 2016

Advocate states disappearance of Dagestani resident after arrest

Relatives and the advocate of Magomed Akhmeddibirov, a resident of the Buynaksk District of Dagestan, who was arrested for 10 days for an administrative offense, can not establish his whereabouts after the expiry of the arrest term.

19:09, 5 March 2016

Residents of Chechnya report cancellation of pro-Kadyrov rally

Chechen authorities have abandoned the idea to hold on March 6 a large-scale rally in support of Ramzan Kadyrov in Grozny, although they had initially planned the action, and students were obliged to visit it, representatives of educational institutions of the republic told the "Caucasian Knot".

Soldiers of military unit of Borzoi, February 27, 2016. Photo: screenshot of the video report by ‘Grozny’ TV Company, Youtube.com.

17:37, 5 March 2016

Experts: reasons of brawl in Borzoi are concealed by Chechen authorities

The Chechen police had to prevent a fight in a military unit of Borzoi; while the absence of any data that the incident is being investigated by the military prosecutor's office indicates the unwillingness of the Chechen authorities to openly discuss the background of the incident, said the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

14:53, 5 March 2016

North-Ossetian woman disappears from Ingush hospital

Zaira Alieva from the village of Chermen has left the territory of the hospital in Nazran, and since that time, her whereabouts is unknown. This was reported on March 4 by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Ingushetia.

Averter at the entrance to Naryn-Kala fortress, July 2014. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

13:38, 5 March 2016

Mobile guide released for excursions in Derbent

A free-of-charge mobile guide that runs through the izi.TRAVEL has been designed for the Museum of History of World's Cultures and Religions of Derbent and comprises nine tours.

Head of Volgograd branch of the "Molodaya Gvardiya of Edinaya Rossiya" Vasily Seleznev. Photo: Mger2020.ru

13:20, 5 March 2016

Volgograd: "Molodaya Gvardiya" asks university rectors to report on their political views

In Volgograd, the local branch of the "Molodaya Gvardiya of Edinaya Rossiya" (Young Guard of United Russia) Party has requested rectors of higher educational institutions and student leaders to provide the information about their political views, as well as their mobile phone numbers and links to their accounts in social networks. The rectors believe that the organization violates the law on personal data.

Mardiros Demerchyan. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

07:02, 5 March 2016

Mardiros Demerchyan treats conclusion of forensic examination as forgery

Mardiros Demerchyan, a builder involved in the construction of Olympic facilities in Sochi, has received the results of the forensic examination appointed by investigators. According to him, the date on the document is false, and the list of the experts referred to does not correspond to reality.

05:24, 5 March 2016

Supporters of Gusein Gamzatov: fight with deputies results from domestic conflict

Marat Djankhaev and Shamil Atashev, deputies of the Buynaksk City Assembly from "Party of Russian Veterans", have themselves provoked a fight, stated supporters of the former Mayor. According to them, the conflict raised from the misbehaviour of the deputies with respect to a young woman.

CEO of ‘Baspic’ plant Soslan Kulov. Photo: 20keys.ru

04:28, 5 March 2016

State defence procurement at "Baspik" plant suspended, authorities of North Ossetia report

In the city of Vladikavkaz, the "Baspik" plant, which employs more than 300 people, has suspended the execution of the state defence procurement, since the necessary equipment was seized during searches. This was reported by the press service of the leader of North Ossetia. The pause of the plant will result in the failure of the manufacture of night vision devices for the Russian army, reports the General Director of the Stock Company (SC) "Cathode" in Novosibirsk.

Ekaterina Sokiryanskaya. Photo: Vestnik Kavkaza, youtube.com

00:58, 5 March 2016

Ramzan Kadyrov's regime rests on Kremlin's fears, Ekaterina Sokiryanskaya asserts

The Russian authorities believe Ramzan Kadyrov is an indispensable person in the current model of relations with Chechnya, and the chances of the replacement of the leader the Chechen Republic are very small. This was stated by Ekaterina Sokiryanskaya, the project director for Northern Caucasus of the International Crisis Group (ICG) and a member of the Board of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" member, in her exclusive interview to the "Caucasian Knot".

Building of the Buynaksk City Administration. Photo: http://odnoselchane.ru/

18:51, 4 March 2016

Buynaksk Deputies blame their opponents of attacking them

Today, two Deputies of the City Assembly of Buynaksk have been delivered to hospital after being attacked, one of the victims told the "Caucasian Knot".

17:02, 4 March 2016

Azerbaijani MFA states ineligibility of Georgia's recognition of NKR

The decision of the US state of Georgia to recognize the independence of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) is detrimental to the peace talks, said the spokesperson of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), adding that the USA do not recognize the independence of the NKR.

16:40, 4 March 2016

"Union of Syrian Armenians" to help resettled businessmen

A public organization has been established in Armenia, setting the aim of helping entrepreneurs who came from Syria.

War in Syria. Photo: Freedom House https://www.flickr.com/

14:16, 4 March 2016

Resident of North Ossetia suspected of fighting for IS

In 2015, the resident of North Ossetia went to Turkey; then, he crossed the Syrian border and took part in the warfare for the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS), said the Border-Guarding Department for North Ossetia of the Russia's Federal Security Bureau (FSB).

12:36, 4 March 2016

Savchenko refuses to stop her "dry" hunger strike

The Ukrainian aviator Nadezhda Savchenko is not drinking water already for 24 hours, and refused to stop her "dry" hunger strike, her advocates said today.

Rally in support of Ramzan Kadyrov, Grozny, January 22, 2016. Photo by the ‘Caucasian Knot’ correspondent.

10:32, 4 March 2016

Chechen authorities refute preparation of new rally in support of Kadyrov

The information about the plans to hold rallies in support of Ramzan Kadyrov on March 6 has nothing to do with reality, said Magomed Daudov, Speaker of the Parliament of Chechnya. Earlier, Kadyrov confirmed that there were proposals in the republic to hold rallies, but he publicly asked to abandon the idea.

Pre-trial prison No.1 in Krasnodar. Photo: http://www.yuga.ru

09:38, 4 March 2016

Prosecutor's office refutes information about minors' riot at Krasnodar SIZO

Members of the Public Oversight Commission (POC) were informed about the riots in SIZO-1 (pre-trial prison) in Krasnodar by the mother of one of the minors. According to the woman, her 17-year-old son, who is sight-impaired from childhood, was attacked.

Gorodische City Duma of the Volgograd Region. Photo: http://vpravda.ru

08:56, 4 March 2016

PARNAS' spokesman states violations at registering candidates for elections in Volgograd Region

Most registered candidates for the Gorodische City Duma of the Volgograd Region have submitted incomplete sets of documents to the territorial election commission (TEC), said Anatoly Polunin, a rejected candidate nominated by the Party of People's Freedom (known as PARNAS).

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