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Ministry for Emergencies officers at the site of explosion at a residential building inVolgograd, December 20, 2015. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

12:55, 26 December 2015

Volgograd: removal of explosion debris suspended

Until December 28, a group of expert will hold a detailed examination of the block of flats in Kosmonavtov Street in Volgograd, where the explosion occurred, after which a search for the fifth casualty will continue under the rubble, said Andrei Bocharov, Governor of the Volgograd Region.

10:18, 26 December 2015

Cherkessk opens concert hall for wheelchair invalids

In Karachay-Cherkessia, the first concert hall, adapted for people with disabilities, has been opened after capital repairs carried out for the first time during the past 37 years.

03:04, 26 December 2015

Adam Bogus announces his intention to quit his post as "Adyge Khase" branch head

Adam Bogus, Chairman of the Adyg regional branch of the "Adyge Khase", intends to resign. According to him, the meeting of the "Adyge Khase" board to resolve the above matter is scheduled for December 26.

02:06, 26 December 2015

Nine international organizations support Khadija Ismayilova's case at ECtHR

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has been addressed by nine international journalist and human rights organizations, which requested to take them as a third party in the proceedings in the case of Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova.

00:49, 26 December 2015

PFPA activist Fuad Akhmedli arrested for 10 days

On December 25, in Baku, Fuad Akhmedli, a member of the Youth Committee of the opposition Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was sentenced to 10 days of administrative arrest on the charge of disobeying the police.

Flowers and portrait of Boris Nemtsov at the murder site. Photo: Ivan Trefilov (RFE/RL)

16:59, 25 December 2015

Refusal to reclassify Nemtsov's murder case upheld

The murder of Boris Nemtsov had nothing to do with his political activities, the investigator said at the consideration of the complaint on the refusal to reclassify the case into the article dealing with an attempt on the life of a statesman or public figure. The injured party insists that political motives of the murder are unreasonably denied, but the court upheld the investigation's position.

Law enforcer. Photo: Vladimir Anosov, Yuga.ru

16:42, 25 December 2015

NAC reports detention of six militants from KChR

According to the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC), the detainees had been preparing terror acts. Power agents have also reported liquidation of a laboratory for making improvised explosive devices (IEDs).

‘Grozneftegaz’, Chechnya. Photo: http://www.rosneft.ru/

16:03, 25 December 2015

Experts: control over "Rosneft" to strengthen Kadyrov's regime

Thanks to obtaining control over the Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) "Chechenneftekhimprom", Chechen authorities will get a new source of income; however, these funds will be used primarily to strengthen the regime of Ramzan Kadyrov in the republic, said the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

Nadezhda Savchenko in the Rostov Regional Court, December 14, 2015. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

13:01, 25 December 2015

RRC denies appeal against Savchenko's arrest

The Rostov Regional Court (RRC) has upheld the extension of the arrest of the Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko.

Militants of the "Islamic State" which is recognized as a terrorist organization in Russia. Photo: voenkor.info

10:12, 25 December 2015

In Kuban, 22 people suspected of involvement in IS, Prosecutor's Office reports

This year, the Krasnodar Territory instituted criminal proceedings against 22 people suspected of trying to join the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) or recruiting fighters for it. This was reported by Leonid Korzhinek, Prosecutor of the Krasnodar Territory, at a meeting with journalists held on December 24.

Timur Kuashev. Photo by Magomed Tuayev for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

08:12, 25 December 2015

Experts find no signs of Timur Kuashev's poisoning

The death of Timur Kuashev, a Kabardino-Balkarian journalist, was caused by acute coronary insufficiency. This was reported by Valery Ustov, Chief of the Investigating Department for Kabardino-Balkaria of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

‘Chernovik’ newspaper. Photo: http://chernovik.net/

07:59, 25 December 2015

Dagestan: staff members of three newspapers reject accusations of anti-state policy

Igor Barinov, the head of the Federal Agency for Nationality Affairs, has called on the authorities "to use force" against three newspapers in Dagestan. He has stated that their activities "border on betrayal of national interests." Staff members of the above newspapers have reported no reasons for such statements.

02:52, 25 December 2015

Court obliges MoD to pay one million roubles to mother of soldier driven to suicide in South Ossetia

The Southern Military District is to pay one million roubles for moral harm to the mother of a conscript driven to suicide at the Russian military base in South Ossetia. The "Mother's Right" Foundation, which represents the interests of the victim, treats the amount as insufficient. On December 24, the verdict was challenged.

01:16, 25 December 2015

Law enforcers identify man killed in shootout in Khasavyurt as Magomed Zakaryev

The man, killed in a shootout with the police in Khasavyurt on December 23, is identified as a 23-year-old native of the Tsumada District of Dagestan. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" by a staff member of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

00:51, 25 December 2015

Some 15 activists of "New Armenia" spend night in Freedom Square

In Yerevan, the Front of National Salvation "New Armenia" continues the round-the-clock sitting picket. According to the information of the united headquarters, the protest action involves about 15 people.

Law enforcers. Photo: Elena Sineok/Yuga.ru

19:15, 24 December 2015

Three persons killed in special operation in KChR

Three militants were killed in the abandoned summer cottage settlement in the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR); the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime in the republic has been lifted, power agents report.

Homs, Syria. Photo: Freedom House https://www.flickr.com/

17:04, 24 December 2015

ICRF: 128 KBR natives are at war in Syria

Since the onset of the warfare in Syria, 20 natives of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) have been killed there, said Valery Ustov, the Head of the Investigating Department (ID) for the KBR of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

Special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru

16:55, 24 December 2015

One person shot dead in shootout in Dagestan

In the Shamil District, in the course of a shootout, a suspected militant, who opened fire on the policemen, was killed, said a local law enforcement source.

16:21, 24 December 2015

Rights defenders ask to pardon 22 Azerbaijani political prisoners

A list of 22 political prisoners with the proposal to include them into expected New Year's pardoning was presented to the joint working group on human rights, said Novella Djafaroglu, a member of the Monitoring Group of Human Rights Organizations of Azerbaijan (MGHROA).

Alexei Malashenko. Photo: Janarbek Joldoshbaev (RFE/RL)

11:55, 24 December 2015

Experts predict no strengthening of IS in Northern Caucasus because of Turkish-Russian conflict

The crisis in the relations between Russia and Turkey will not affect the situation in Northern Caucasus. This opinion was expressed by participants of the "roundtable" held at the Carnegie Moscow Centre. Meanwhile, the experts do not exclude that the crisis may affect the issues concerning Armenia.

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