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01:52, 25 August 2015

A suspected member of the armed underground was shot dead as a result of an armed clash in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan. The killed man is preliminary identified as Islam Muradov.

20:44, 24 August 2015

Chechen HRC to challenge MoJ's decision

The decision of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to include the Human Rights Centre (HRC) of the Chechen Republic in the list of "foreign agents" will be challenged in court. This was announced by Mikail Ezhaev, the leader of the non-commercial organization (NCO).

19:58, 24 August 2015

Residents of Novy Khushet report shooting in the neighbourhood

Today in the afternoon, shooting was heard in the neighourhood of Makhachkala named Novy Khushet, said local residents. According to their story, power agents made house-by-house inspections and checked documents.

Azerbaijani manat and foreign currencies. Photo by Magomed Magomedov

19:40, 24 August 2015

Azerbaijan faces shortage of foreign currencies

Since the end of last week, Azerbaijan faces a shortage of US dollars and euros. The demand for foreign currencies has risen sharply against the background of falling oil prices, a sharp depreciation of Russian rouble and Turkish lira, and the people's anticipation of the new depreciation of national currency increases.

Flags of the Russian Federation and of Krasnodar Territory on the building of the Krasnodar Territory administration. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"

18:44, 24 August 2015

Krasnodar Territory: elections of all levels involve about 5500 candidates

In Kuban, 118 candidates run for the posts of heads of rural and 27 urban communities. 2803 persons have been nominated for candidates to deputies of representative bodies of municipalities and rural communities; and, according to the Election Commission of the Krasnodar Territory, 566 candidates have been nominated to the Krasnodar City Duma.

Gunpoint. Photo: http://rukavkaz.ru/LoadedImages/2015/08/17/ubit_sotrudnik_politsii_w600_h450.jpg

17:52, 24 August 2015

NAC confirms murder of Abdul Kurbanov in Novy Khushet

According to the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC), the special operation in the neighbourhood of Makhachkala named Novy Khushet resulted in the murder of Abdul Kurbanov, the leader of the "Makhachkala" militant grouping, and two other militants; also, and OMON (riot police) fighter was wounded.

17:23, 24 August 2015

Court leaves three defendants in Nemtsov’s murder case in custody until November 28

The Basmanny Court of Moscow has granted the investigators’ petition to extend by three months the custody of Tamerlan Eskerkhanov, Shagid Gubashev and Khamzat Bakhaev.

16:54, 24 August 2015

Tamerlan Eskerkhanov tells court about torture

The Moscow Basmanny Court has accepted the request of a figurant in Boris Nemtsov’s murder case to ban any approach of strangers to him in the courthouse.

Teachers of Nartkala House of Children's Creativity. Photo: http://ddtnartkala.gixx.ru/img/fotogallery/1/kart/100_9152.jpg

16:00, 24 August 2015

Teachers of Nartkala House of Children's Creativity claim pressure of new managers

In Nartkala, teachers of the House of Children's Creativity merged by the local art school are allowed to continue their professional duties in case they sign consent to the reorganization of their House. The teachers treat the actions of the new managers as pressure, and the acting director believes that she only executes the reorganization algorithm.

Crossroad of the Krasnoarmeyskaya and Ataeva streets streets in Derbent. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"

14:43, 24 August 2015

Derbent residents complain about regular gas supply outages

Systematic cuts of gas supply to Derbent houses occur without warning, the townspeople report.

Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: http://neftegaz.ru/persons/view/1127

14:31, 24 August 2015

Performance against IS staged on Ramzan Kadyrov’s father

The 64th birthday of Akhmat Kadyrov, the father of the current Chechen leader, was accompanied by religious and sporting events, solemn assemblies, and a theatrical performance, directed against the departure of young people to the war in Syria.

13:36, 24 August 2015

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of August 17-23

Continuation of the pleadings and the final speeches of the defendants in the Amirov's case; special operation, assassination of the district police inspector, and attack on OMON fighter in Dagestan; protest actions in Armenia and clashes between protesters and policemen, see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of August 17-23, 2015, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

On the contact line in the Karabakh conflict zone. The Defence Army of Nagorno-Karabakh. August 19, 2014. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"

12:10, 24 August 2015

Parties in Karabakh conflict report nine killed soldiers

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh has reported about four dead and 15 wounded Azerbaijani soldiers. Azerbaijan, in its turn, announced the killing five and wounding eight enemy soldiers.

Detention in the course of CTO. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/04/07/v-kbr-provedena-kontrterroristicheskaya-operatsiya.html

02:35, 24 August 2015

On August 17-23, at least 12 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week from August 17 to August 23, 2015, at least 12 people suffered from the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, including eight killed and four wounded persons. These are the results of the calculations run by of the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Makhachkala. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"

17:47, 23 August 2015

CTO regime introduced in district of Makhachkala

Today, a district of Makhachkala was put under the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime in connection with a search for militants there.

Akop Nazaryan, a pensioner, surrounded by the policemen during the protest action. Yerevan, August 21, 2015. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

04:54, 23 August 2015

Armenian Ombudsman urged to immediately investigate the incident with elderly demonstrator

Armenian Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan has called on law enforcement bodies to immediately conduct an objective investigation and bring the policeman who had slapped an elderly protester to responsibility.

Mingachevir. August 22, 2015. Photo: RFE / RL, http://www.radioazadlyg.org/content/article/27202859.html

16:51, 22 August 2015

Azerbaijani MIA reports detention of 21 protesters in Mingachevir

During the dispersal of the protest action in the city of Mingachevir, four policemen suffered, says the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Azerbaijan.

Cemetary in Nalchik. Photo: http://kbrinfo.ru/sites/default/files/field/image/kladbiwe3.jpg

15:58, 22 August 2015

Sergey Kaziev buried in Nalchik

Today, Sergey Kaziev, who was convicted of the attack on Nalchik and then died at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), was buried in the cemetery of Nalchik.

Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia. Photo: http://www.vladikavkaz-osetia.ru/

14:09, 22 August 2015

North-Ossetian authorities plan to increase funding of investment programmes

Next year, authorities of North Ossetia intend to allocate 324 million roubles of budget funds for the implementation of investment programmes. At the same time, officials admit that the republic’s capacity of co-financing the programmes are limited.

12:42, 22 August 2015

In attack on OMON agent in Novy Khushet his son and colleague were killed

In the shelling of the OMON (riot police) employee in the Dagestani village of Novy Khushet, two persons were killed – his relative, also a policeman, and his 15-year-old son. His father was hospitalized in grave condition.

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