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09:00, 18 January 2016

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of January 11-17

Protests against price rise in three cities of Azerbaijan; special operation in Nalchik; protest actions of Kuban pensioners against abolition of privileges for public transports, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of January 11-17, 2016, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Participants of the ‘Musavat’ party rally, Baku, October 25, 2015. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

07:55, 18 January 2016

Adviser to leader of "Musavat" Party sings recognizance not to leave

In the Azerbaijani town of Siyazan, an adviser to the leader of the oppositional "Musavat" Party is released on recognizance not to leave several hours after his detention by the police.

Meeting of the tenants of the destroyed apartment building in Volgograd, January 17, 2016. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

05:49, 18 January 2016

Tenants of ruined Volgograd house state authorities' deafness to their appeals

On January 17, tenants of the house in Volgograd, destroyed by an explosion, held a meeting, stating that the authorities would not respond to their appeals and requests.

Truck drivers gather to discuss measures to protect their rights in Dagestani village of Manaskent. Photo by Murad Muradov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

04:26, 18 January 2016

Dagestan creates national organization of truckers

Truck drivers have gathered in Dagestani village of Manaskent and voted for the creation of the national union of heavy truck drivers, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

Law enforcement agent during CTO. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2016/01/16/v-nalchike-v-chastnom-dome-blokirovan-bandit.html

01:36, 18 January 2016

On January 11-17, 2016, at least six persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week of January 11-17, 2016, at least six persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, four persons were killed, and two others were wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Pyotr Nikulin. Photo: https://vk.com/alternative_moscow

21:23, 17 January 2016

Resident of Voronezh claims having spent 17 years in slavery in Dagestan

In Makhachkala, activists have encountered in a hospital a 59-year-old man, who claims that he had spent the past seventeen years in slavery at a brick factory in Dagestan. This was reported by volunteers of the movement "Alternative".

Evgeny Vitishko and Andrei Rudomakha. Photo: http://ewnc.org/node/20427

20:03, 17 January 2016

2015 outcomes in SFD: change in administration, pressure on activists, and truckers' protests

Change of the ruling elite in Kuban, pressure on Circassian activists in Adygea, resonant sentences against activists in the Rostov Region, explosion in a multi-storey building in Volgograd, hunger strike of transport workers in Astrakhan, start of the struggle for a new Constitution of the Republic of Kalmykia, protests by truck drivers against the system "Platon", these and other events occurred in 2015 in the Southern Federal District (SFD) of Russia.

Trucks at the protest action. Photo by Murad Muradov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

15:27, 17 January 2016

150 truckers come to meeting in Dagestan

Today, in Dagestan, truck drivers from different regions of the country have gathered in Manaskent to discuss measures to protect their rights. The participants of the meeting in Manaskent have stated they will not cease their protest actions against the toll system "Platon".

Special service agent at the place of special operation in Nalchik, January 16, 2016. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2016/01/16/v-nalchike-v-chastnom-dome-blokirovan-bandit.html

12:25, 17 January 2016

In Nalchik, body of suspected militant found under ruins of destroyed house

A body of a militant killed by law enforcers is removed from the ruins of the destroyed private house. This was reported by the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).

Suzi Gevorkyan takes part in protest action in Yerevan, May 5, 2015. Photo: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=377983322389114&set=a.302487256605388.1073741826.100005323487510&type=3&theater

01:12, 17 January 2016

Examination confirms bodily harm inflicted to Suzi Gevorkyan

In Yerevan, a criminal case has been instituted in connection with the attack on activist Suzi Gevorkyan. She has undergone the appointed forensic medical examination, and it has confirmed the diagnosis of "brain concussion", reports the Investigating Committee of Armenia.

Valery Brinikh at the court session. December 14, 2014. Photo 01portal.com

00:00, 17 January 2016

Brinikh appeals against refusal to find wiretapping illegal

The ecologist Valery Brinikh has submitted a cassation complaint against the permit to tap his telephone calls examine his email massages.

Suleiman Gazaliev and his son Said-Emin at the public condemnation in the square of Shali. January 15, 2016. Photo: screenshot of the story shown by the Chechen TV Channel

20:13, 16 January 2016

Residents of Chechnya subject their compatriot's family members to public condemnation for arsoning ziyart

Said-Emin Gazaliev, a resident of the Shali District of Chechnya, has confessed to arsoning the ziyart (mausoleum) of Durdi-Sheikh. After his confession, he together with his relatives was subjected to public condemnation by local residents.

19:10, 16 January 2016

During 2015, CTOs in Nalchik almost tripled against 2014

The special operation in Nalchik, during which three persons were killed and another one was wounded, became the twelfth case of the introduction of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime in the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria since the beginning of 2014 and the ninth since the beginning of 2015.

19:06, 16 January 2016

Garnik Markaryan arrested in Yerevan

The court has pronounced the decision on the two-month arrest of Garnik Markaryan, the leader of the Armenian "Homeland and Honour" Party, who is suspected of involvement in the grouping of Arthur Vardanyan. Garnik Markaryan treats his prosecution as a political reprisal.

The spot of the special operation carried out in Tsiolkovsky Street. January 15, 2016. Photo: screenshot of a video made by an eyewitness of the special operation, YouTube.com

18:00, 16 January 2016

In Nalchik, house destroyed in special operation

In Nalchik, the active phase of the special operation has been completed, and law enforcers are searching for bodies of killed militants under the ruins of the destroyed house. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement bodies.

17:56, 16 January 2016

Relatives of Avetisyan family review their decision to boycott trial in Permyakov's case

After the meeting with their advocates, relatives of the Avetisyan family members shot and killed in Gyumri, have abandoned their plan to boycott the trial in the Permyakov's case in the territory of the 102nd Russian military base. Meanwhile, at the next meeting, they plan to file a motion to move the trial to the court of general jurisdiction of the Shirak Region of Armenia.

17:43, 16 January 2016

Labazan Magomedaliev not allowed to be visited by advocate, his supporters assert

Relatives of Labazan Magomedaliev, the chief of the Department of Education of the Untsukul District, do not know where he is being kept, and he is not allowed to be visited by an advocate. This was reported by participants of the rally held in Untsukul.

Kusama Maskhadova with the deputies of the Chechen parliament Magomed Khanbiev and Idris Gaibov. Photo: Grozny-inform.ru

12:42, 16 January 2016

Rights defenders: Kadyrov uses return of Maskhadov's widow to improve his reputation

At present, Kusama Maskhadova, the widow of Aslan Maskhadov, who has returned to Chechnya from abroad, lives in her parents' house in the village of Znamenskoe of the Nadterechny District. This was reported by local residents.

12:14, 16 January 2016

In Nalchik, third man killed in blocked house, source reports

According to the preliminary information, the third suspected militant, who was shelling law enforcers from a private house in the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, was shot and killed. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement bodies of Kabardino-Balkaria.

The building of the Grozny school No. 20 destroyed in the course of the special operation on December 20, 2014. Photo: Nac.gov.ru

11:14, 16 January 2016

In Grozny, attendant of school No. 20 awarded medal for bravery during militants' attack

Yakha Dokaeva, an attendant of the Grozny school No. 20, has been awarded the Medal "For Distinguished Service to the Chechen Republic". In December 2014, the building of the school No. 20 was captured by members of an illegal armed formation (IAF).

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