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18:38, 12 August 2015

Turkish police detain Azerbaijani who tried to join IS

A citizen of Azerbaijan was detained at the airport of Ankara, from where he planned to go to Syria and join the grouping named "Islamic State" (IS).

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

14:24, 12 August 2015

Eyewitnesses of special operation in Dagestan report night shootout

Residents of the settlement of Vremenny of the Untsukul District of Dagestan report that the shelling of the venue of the special operation in the Untsukul District lasted until today's morning.

13:17, 12 August 2015

Journalist Elchin Mamed states he is banned from leaving Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani border guards did not let Elchin Mamed, a journalist and public activist, out of the country without explaining the reasons, and took away his passport. This was reported by the journalist himself, who intends to challenge this decision in court.

Barbed wire at the border of South Ossetia and Georgia. Photo by Edita Badasyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

12:28, 12 August 2015

Georgia's MFA sends second protest note to Russia because of situation on border with South Ossetia

In its second note of protest, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Georgia demands from the Russian Federation to observe its international obligations and not to create a threat of destabilization on the Georgian-South Ossetian border.

Candles lit up in memory of the Avetisyan family assassinated in Gyumri, Yerevan, January 14, 2015. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’

12:26, 12 August 2015

Permyakov refuses to testify at trial in Gyumri

Today, the Armenia city of Gyumri has started hearing the case of Valery Permyakov, a soldier of the 102nd Russian military base, accused of desertion and execution of Avetisyan family.

Imam Yaraliev. Photo by Sergei Rasulov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

07:30, 12 August 2015

Resignation of head of Derbent is result of policy of federal centre and Abdulatipov

In the opinion of experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", the resignation of Imam Yaraliev from the post of the Mayor of Derbent was expected and became a result of the policy aimed to improve the governance and strengthen the control over local authorities, pursued by federal authorities and the head of Dagestan.

Aslambek Vadalov (second from the right), one of the leaders of the "Imarat Kavkaz" recognized as a terrorist organization. Photo from a website of ‘Imarat Kavkaz’, recognized as a terrorist organization.

04:25, 12 August 2015

Experts state absence of charismatic candidates for leader of "Imarat Kavkaz"

A military leader may head "Imarat Kavkaz" (IK), recognized as a terrorist organization in Russia, since there are no influential religious leaders in it. The number of known candidates for the post is getting still smaller, said the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

02:32, 12 August 2015

Resident of Derbent asks to change investigator in her son's disappearance case

The mother of Magomed Karakhanov, who went missing on May 6 in Dagestan, has turned to the police of Derbent asking to hand the case of searching for his son to another investigator. According to her story, the current investigator is inactive.

23:08, 11 August 2015

Court in Krasnodar dismisses complaint against arrest of Gritsevich

The ruling of the Sochi District Court about a three-day arrest of Anna Gritsevich, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, on charges of disobeying police, has been upheld today by the Krasnodar Territorial Court. Anna's advocates now intend to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.

Policemen disperse residents of Korkmaskala village who blocked the highway in Dagestan, August 11, 2015. Screenshot from the video posted by the user Video of Dagestan, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sbsXSLH4Ik

19:56, 11 August 2015

Villagers of Korkmaskala report violent dispersal of protest

On August 10, residents of the village of Korkmaskala blocked a highway in Dagestan in protest against the decision to arrest the head of their village Rustam Akaev, suspected of a robbery. Armed power agents arrived at the venue and began beating the protesters.

Gimry village, Untsukul District of Dagestan. Photo: Shamil Magomedov, http://www.odnoselchane.ru/

19:25, 11 August 2015

ICRF reports killing of Omar Suleimanov in Dagestan

All the four casualties of the special operation in the Untsukul District of Dagestan have been identified. Apart from Magomed Suleimanov, the leader of "Imarat Kavkaz"; Kamil Saidov, the head of "Vilayat Dagestan" and Abdul Abdulaev, Omar Suleimanov was also killed, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has reported.

17:22, 11 August 2015

Papuashvili: the Hague may demand arrest of Putin and Saakashvili

The parties to the conflict in South Ossetia are unable to conduct an objective investigation into the events of 2008; it should be done by a prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague, Simon Papuashvili, a rights defender, said in his interview to the "Caucasian Knot".

15:03, 11 August 2015

Gaikuev's relatives decide not to complain about torture

Relatives of Magomed Gaikuev, a resident of the village of Andi in Dagestan, who returned home after a week in detention, find any attempts to turn to law enforcement bodies with complaints about his torture senseless.

Magomed Suleimanov, also known as Abu Usman of Gimry, leader of the ‘Imarat Kavkaz’ recognized in Russia as a terrorist organization. Photo from a website of ‘Imarat Kavkaz’, recognized as a terrorist organization.

12:54, 11 August 2015

"LifeNews": leader of "Imarat Kavkaz" killed in Dagestan

As a result of a special operation in the Untsukul District of Dagestan, power agents killed Magomed Suleimanov, the leader of "Imarat Kavkaz", recognized as a terrorist organization, the "LifeNews" reports referring to its law enforcement source.

Imam Yaraliev. Photo: http://pda.fedpress.ru/news/society/news_crime/1423804359-prokuratura-dagestana-mer-derbenta-podozrevaetsya-v-zemelnykh-makhinatsiyakh

08:26, 11 August 2015

Head of Derbent Imam Yaraliev resigns

Imam Yaraliev, the head of the municipal formation "City of Derbent" has resigned, a source from the city administration told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. The decision was made after the meeting of the head of Dagestan Ramazan Abdulatipov with Vladimir Putin.

Police officer escorts one of the defendants in Boris Nemtsov murder case to the courtroom. Photo by Yulia Buslavskaya for the ‘Caucasian Knot’

07:57, 11 August 2015

Shadid Gubashev withdraws his confessions in Nemtsov's murder case

Shadid Gubashev, one of those accused of the murder of Boris Nemtsov, has withdrawn his earlier confessions and asked to question him again, said a source close to the investigation.

Rasim Aliyev. Photo: http://www.vzglyad.az/news.php?id=41886#.VcmqiyJ-Fec

07:56, 11 August 2015

Rasim Aliyev's colleagues do not rule link between attack and his professional activities

Tatiana Kryuchkina, a colleague of the deceased Azerbaijani journalist Rasim Aliyev at the NGO "Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety" (IRFS), does not rule out that he had been beaten up out of revenge for his journalistic activities.

06:38, 11 August 2015

Armenian activists demand from authorities to release political prisoners

The civil movement "Arise, Armenia!" has spread an appeal demanding from the authorities to release political prisoners, stop political persecution and undertake a number of reforms in the country. Activists also demanded resignation of the president and high-ranking officials.

04:41, 11 August 2015

Defence of Rustam Gabibov establishes his whereabouts

Rustam Gabibov, accused of killing a resident of Dagestan, was transferred for several days from SIZO-1 (pre-trial prison) of Nalchik to the IVS (temporary detention centre) of the capital of the KBR, after which he was brought back, said his advocate Sapiyat Magomedova.

Tural Mustafaev. Photo: Turkhan Kerimov, RFE / RL, http://www.ekhokavkaza.com/content/article/26944948.html

23:26, 10 August 2015

Figurant in Ismayilova's case withdraws testimony

At the today's session of the court, where the case of the Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova is considered, the victim Tural Mustafaev has confessed that he had slandered the defendant. The court, however, has rejected the motion of the defence to deprive Mustafaev of the status of victim.

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