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An exhausted Syrian girl is asleep next her father after they have been saved by the Italian ship. Photo: @UNHCR/A.D’Amato, http://www.unhcr.ru/

13:24, 18 June 2015

UNHCR treats conflict in Syria as major factor of refugees' growth

In 2014, the number of refugees in the world increased by 2.8 million, and amounted to 19.5 million, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) published on the eve of the World Refugee Day.

12:11, 18 June 2015

Tbilisi court arrests four men accused of involvement in IS

The Tbilisi City Court has ruled to put in custody the four persons accused of involvement in the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS), said the press service of the court.

The village of Verkhni Djalgan of the Derbent District of Dagestan. Photo: АА http://www.odnoselchane.ru/

11:20, 18 June 2015

Rural teacher killed in Dagestan during haymaking

In the evening on June 17, in the outskirt of the village of Verkhni Djalgan of the Derbent District of Dagestan, a local school teacher, who worked at haymaking in military uniform, was shot dead. Investigators believe that militants have to do with the crime, a law enforcement source has reported.

The building of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation. Photo: Cannot https://ru.wikipedia.org

10:44, 18 June 2015

ICRF rejects Eskerkhanov's demand to open criminal case on torture

The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has dismissed the request, lodged by Tamerlan Eskerkhanov, a figurant in the Nemtsov's murder case, to open a criminal case on the torture, allegedly applied to him by law enforcers, the "Kommersant" reports.

10:40, 18 June 2015

OSCE monitoring finds no ceasefire violations in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict area

The routine monitoring by the OSCE mission of the troops contact line in the area of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict passed without incidents, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).

The special operation. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/

09:13, 18 June 2015

HRW calls on Russian authorities not to violate human rights at war on militants in Dagestan

The fight of Russian authorities against the armed underground in Dagestan is accompanied by serious human rights violations, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) states in its report, which has also documented a number of militants' crimes.

Medical attendants in Alagir with the vaccines for the city residents. June 2015. Photo by Emma Maroeva for the "Caucasian Knot"

08:37, 18 June 2015

Water decontamination station launched on one water main in Alagir

In North Ossetia, the commissioning of over of a water disinfection station constructed on the Gusarin water main – one of the three sources of drinking water in the city of Alagir.

07:00, 18 June 2015

Makhachkala court upholds Khairullin's complaint about investigators' inaction

On June 17, the Sovietskiy District Court of Makhachkala upheld the complaint on investigators' inaction in relation to the application about the beating of local resident Arslan Khairullin by law enforcers, said the advocate Elena Denisenko.

21:52, 17 June 2015

Askandarov's advocate complains to ICRF about Dagestani investigators

An advocate of Kurban Askandarov, an advocate of the Deputy Imam of one of the mosques of Makhachkala, has filed a complaint to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF). In his complaint, the advocate claims that investigators have violated his client's rights.

Warehouses near the zoo. Tbilisi, June 17, 2015. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"

19:29, 17 June 2015

Tbilisi Zoo Director summoned to Prosecutor's Office for questioning

Investigators decided to question Zurab Gurielidze, the Tbilisi Zoo Director, and his deputies in the case of the tiger's attack on a person.

The consequences of the flooding in Georgia. June 2015. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"

18:44, 17 June 2015

Georgian GPO investigates causes of flooding casualties

The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Georgia believes the deaths from the flooding could result from a breach of safety precautions committed during the construction of buildings lately destroyed by the natural calamity.

The participant of the "United National Movement" rally holds the flags of Georgia and Ukraine. Tbilisi, March 2015. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"

17:46, 17 June 2015

New head of Odessa Police escapes prosecution in Georgia

Georgia does not continue criminal proceedings against Giya Lortkipanidze, who on June 16 was appointed the head of the Odessa Police. This was stated by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". The Georgian Prosecutor's Office and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) have no claims against Giya Lortkipanidze, the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party reports.

17:35, 17 June 2015

ICRF identifies suspect involved in shootout with policemen in Dagestan

Nizami Agamirov, a resident of Dagestan, hospitalized with two gunshot wounds, is suspected of an attempt on the lives of policemen and arms trafficking.

Broken personal computer lying on the heap of papers

15:06, 17 June 2015

CaT's office moves to Grozny apartment of Natalia Estemirova's daughter

The Committee against Torture (CaT) will continue its activities in Grozny at the apartment, which has been provided by a daughter of Natalia Estemirova, a staff member of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", who was killed in 2009.

Young people in the centre of Grozny. May 2015. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the "Caucasian Knot"

10:46, 17 June 2015

Suspected militants' accomplice detained in Grozny

A resident of the Chechen capital, detained on suspicion of aiding and abetting members of the armed underground, has made a confession. This was reported by an official from the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). According to the MIA's official, a 23-year-old resident of Chechnya was detained during the search operations on June 16.

The soldier of the FSA (Free Syrian Army) in the street of Aleppo. Syria. Photo https://ru.wikipedia.org

10:46, 17 June 2015

Resident of Dagestan sentenced for involvement in warfare in Syria

In Dagestan, the court has sentenced a local resident to four years of imprisonment for involvement in the combat actions in the territory of Syria as a member of the terrorist organization "Dzhabhat Al-Nusra".

Grozny, Staropromyslov District. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the "Caucasian Knot"

09:07, 17 June 2015

Grozny residents claim interruption of water supply

Starting from the morning of June 16, water supply in several districts of the Chechen capital is interrupted. This was reported by residents of Grozny. The utility companies explain interruptions of water supply in Grozny by renovation works.

Ramzan Belyalov (second row, to the right). Photo by the correspondent of the local newspaper

08:28, 17 June 2015

Defendant in case of terror act in Budyonnovsk transferred to Pyatigorsk SIZO

Ramzan Belyalov, a defendant in the case of the armed attack on Budyonnovsk in 1995, has been transferred from the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of the city of Yessentuki to the "White Swan", the SIZO of Pyatigorsk. This was reported by Khusein Belyalov, a detainee's son. Relatives, friends, and defenders of the detainee declare his innocence.

Shant Arutyunyan (to the left) in the courtroom, July 2014. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

06:28, 17 June 2015

Armenian MoJ agrees to transfer Arutyunyan and Vardanyan to closed-type penitentiary facility

In Armenia, the Commission on distribution of places in penal institutions (penitentiaries) has granted the appeals of Shant Arutyunyan, the leader of the "Tsegakron" Party, and Vardan Vardanyan, sentenced in the case of "Million Mask March", concerning their transfer to a penitentiary of closed type for further servicing of their sentences.

Children, whose houses were destroyed, in the hotel 444. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"

05:40, 17 June 2015

Tbilisi authorities promise to rent apartments to flood victims

The Mayoralty of the capital of Georgia has agreed with the managers of five hotels on the temporary accommodation of the fmilies, whose private houses in Svanidze, Chikovani, and Makhiauri Streets were destroyed by the flooding. In the coming days, the people deprived of their houses will be settled in rented apartments.

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