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Zamirbek Makhmutov. Photo: Solidarity Charitable Foundation

13:19, 20 August 2015

Deputy Imam killed in Stavropol to be buried in his native village

Zamirbek Makhmutov, a 32-year-old Deputy Imam of the village of Irgakly, who has been shot dead today by unidentified attackers, will be buried in the evening at the family cemetery in the Neftekumsk District of the Stavropol Territory. This was reported by a relative of the killed Deputy Imam.

The evidence on the judges' table in the courtroom. Photo by Oleg Pchyolov for the "Caucasian Knot"

13:01, 20 August 2015

In Makhachkala, organizers of press conference announce mass fabrication of cases against Salafis

Makhachkala hosts a press conference on the fabrication of criminal cases against Salafis. The press conference is also attended by relatives and lawyers of the persons detained in the case of the murder of district police inspector Shamil Abdurakhmanov.

Khizri Shikhsaidov (in the centre) during his business trip to Derbent District of Dagestan. Photo: http://www.riadagestan.ru/mobile/news/derbentskiy_rayon/predsedatel_ns_rd_khizri_shikhsaidov_posetil_derbentskiy_rayon/#

12:11, 20 August 2015

Kumyks to run for chair of Dagestani People's Assembly

The information about the resignation of Khizri Shikhsaidov, the Speaker of the People's Assembly of Dagestan, is still premature; however, it can happen soon. In that case, the influential Kumyk clans are likely to run for the post of the Speaker. This opinion has been expressed by the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

Law enforcers column in the highland road. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/08/14/v-dagestane-neitralizovany-odioznye-glavari-banditskogo-podpolya.html

12:00, 20 August 2015

Law enforcers search for militants near Chechen-Ingush border

Law enforcers do not rule out that a grouping of suspected militants, who on August 16 initiated a shootout with the Ingush law enforcers near the Chechen border, could go into the direction of the Chechen village of Bamut.

Zamirbek Makhmutov. Photo courtesy of his relatives

10:07, 20 August 2015

Religious leader killed in Stavropol Territory

This morning, the Deputy Imam of the village of Irgakly in the Stavropol Territory has been found dead. His body bears signs of numerous gunshot wounds. This has been reported by a relative of the dead religious leader.

02:25, 20 August 2015

Residents of Untsukul District complain about restrictions on their travels

Despite the cancellation of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime, the access control is valid in the villages of the Untsukul District of Dagestan, and local residents report on a large number of law enforcers. Some restrictions have not yet been lifted in the Untsukul District of Dagestan, the police report.

Khadija Ismayilova. Photo: http://www.svoboda.org/content/article/26998040.html

01:32, 20 August 2015

"Radio Liberty" managers appeal to court with claim of Khadija Ismayilova's innocence (+video)

In Baku, at the trial in the case against journalist Khadija Ismayilova, the court has agreed to summon for questioning the tax inspectors, who signed the act of tax violations allegedly committed by the defendant. The other defence's motions were dismissed by the court.

Map of the territory under CTO. The "Caucasian Knot"

00:33, 20 August 2015

Three persons killed in shootout in Dagestan

On the border of the Derbent and Tabasaran Districts in Dagestan, unidentified persons have initiated a shootout with policemen. As a result, three persons were killed. No law enforcer suffered.

The checkpoint "Verkhni Lars". Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the "Caucasian Knot"

19:51, 19 August 2015

Two residents of Nalchik detained at attempt to leave for Syria

Residents of Nalchik, who tried to leave for Syria, were detained at the Russian-Georgian border and returned to their parents, said a law enforcement source.

The participants of the "Nairit" workers sitting strike. Yerevan, May 14, 2015. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

16:06, 19 August 2015

"Nairit" employees demand authorities' explanations on order of paying court costs

A protest action was held today in Yerevan by workers of the "Nairit" Chemical Factory, who demanded from the authorities to explain how they would receive compensations of their legal costs and assess whether it was legitimate to demand from workers to refuse to receive the accrued fines and penalties.

15:33, 19 August 2015

Verdict to Chechen resident Asrudi Musaev challenged at ECtHR

The court in Chechnya has violated the right of Asrudi Musaev, a resident of Chechnya, convicted for complicity in the fraud with maternal capital, to a fair trial, his defence asserts. A complaint about the verdict has been sent to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

Said Amirov in the courtroom. Photo by Oleg Pchyolov for the "Caucasian Knot"

15:23, 19 August 2015

Court in Rostov-on-Don refuses to resume inquiry into Amirov's case

The North-Caucasian District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don has rejected the petition of one of the defendants to re-interrogate witnesses.

14:43, 19 August 2015

Makhachkala court treats material with oath to IS leader as extremist

The material, in which the hero swears allegiance to the leader of the "Islamic State" (IS), recognized as a terrorist organization in Russia, was detected in four pages on the Internet, said the Prosecutor's Office of Dagestan.

13:10, 19 August 2015

Petition against extrajudicial executions in Northern Caucasus signed by 887 persons

A petition that urges Russian authorities and State Duma MPs and Senators of the Federation Council from the KBR "to stop illegal killings and persecutions" of Caucasian residents during counterterrorist operations (CTOs) has collected 887 signatures. The authors of the petition call "to return Northern Caucasus into the legal field."

Oleg Sentsov. Photo: Anton Naumlyuk (RFE/RL)

12:59, 19 August 2015

Prosecutor demands 23 years in prison for Sentsov

The guilt of the film director Oleg Sentsov and the ecologist Alexander Kolchenko from Ukraine in the case on arsons in the Crimea has been completely proved, said the prosecutor during the debates at the North-Caucasian District Military Court. He asked to sentence Sentsov to 23, and Kolchenko to 12 years in a high security colony.

View of Tskhinvali from the window of a demolished flat on a 7th floor, December 2013. Photo by Mariya Kotaeva for the "Caucasian Knot"

11:40, 19 August 2015

South-Ossetian authorities report shortage of funds for refugees' settlement

This year, not a single family of temporary migrants or refugees has received a new housing in Tskhinvali. Now, there is no vacant housing for them; while the Committee on Migration Policy of South Ossetia has no funds to build a settlement for refugees.

Law enforcers during CTO. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/08/04/v-ingushetii-neitralizovana-gruppa-iz-vosmi-boevikov-igil.html

11:39, 19 August 2015

129,000 trapped in CTO zone in Dagestan

The CTO regime, introduced in the Suleiman Stalsky, Tabasaran and Khiv Districts of Dagestan, covers 2000 square kilometres, inhabited by 129,000 people. This year, these three districts have already caught the attention of power agents in the context of the shootout near the village of Akka and detection of bomb-making laboratories in the village of Orta-Stal.

Khadija Ismayilova. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

07:32, 19 August 2015

Court rejects all motions of Ismayilova's defence

Khadija Ismayilova, a journalist of Radio Liberty in Azerbaijan has attempted to disqualify the entire court that is considering her case; however, her motion was left unconsidered. Ismayilova treats the charges against her as absurd. In the course of the session, the court has rejected all the petitions, put forward by her and her defence.

06:25, 19 August 2015

Over 5000 sign demand for resignation of Armenian CRPS

In the period from August 11 to August 18, activists of the civil movement "Arise, Armenia!" gathered over 1500 signatures to the demand for resignation of the members of the Commission for Regulating Public Services (CRPS). Two weeks since the start of the campaign, the total number of signatories made more than 5000.

20:56, 18 August 2015

Baksan Court rules to arrest Zhabrail Shugushev

Zhabrail Shugushev, a villager of Dugulubgei (Dygulybgey), whose whereabouts his relatives tried to establish since August 15, was arrested by the court until 14 September.

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