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12:20, 15 June 2015

The body of a soldier of the 102nd Russian military base found in Gyumri bears signs of beatings and wounds. This was reported by the spokesman of the Prosecutor's Office for the Shirak District. According to the Prosecutor's Office, the body was found not far from the memorial complex "Mother Armenia".

11:02, 15 June 2015

Two of five detainees from Pankisi Gorge released

This morning, two of five Georgian residents detained during a special operation in the Pankisi Gorge on suspicion of involvement in the recruitment to the "Islamic State" (IS) have been released.

08:05, 15 June 2015

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of June 8-14

Mass poisoning of people in the North Ossetian town of Alagir; opening of the European Games in Baku that rights defenders called to boycott; floods in Tbilisi with fatalities, see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of June 8-14, 2015, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Houses in the village of Sobolevka without the centralized sewerage system. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

05:14, 15 June 2015

In Sochi, courts bring Sobolevka village on brink of ecological disaster by legalizing unsanctioned buildings

The conflict between Vice-Mayor of Sochi Evgeny Gorlov and residents of the village of Sobolevka has arisen from the demands of the Mayor's Office to connect new buildings to the sewerage system with the help of a private contractor and the unreasonable price of 1 million roubles for the connection. This was reported by local residents.

The special operation in Khasavyurt . Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/04/02/v-khasavyurte-neitralizovan-glavar-kizlyarskoi-bandgruppy.html

04:49, 15 June 2015

On June 8-14, at least two persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week from June 8 to June 14, 2015, the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus hurt at least two people: one of them died and one was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources. All the victims are alleged members of illegal armed formations (IAFs) operating in the territory of Dagestan.

Georgia, Akhmeta, the village of Duisis in the Pankisi Gorge. Photo: Scott McDonough, http://www.flickr.com/photos/48443160@N00

03:30, 15 June 2015

Georgia detains suspected recruiters of IS

In Georgia, five persons have been detained in the course of the special operation carried out in the Pankisi Gorge. The Georgian authorities believe the detainees are recruiters of the "Islamic State" (IS).

The residents of Tbilisi in the streets of the city after the flooding. June 14, 2015. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"

19:26, 14 June 2015

Georgian authorities engage army in elimination of flood aftermath

Georgian President Georgy Margvelashvili has signed a decree to engage the Georgian armed forces in the elimination of the aftermath of the emergency situation which resulted from the flooding.

14:12, 14 June 2015

Residents of Budyonnovsk pay tribute to memory of victims of terror act of 1995

A citywide minute of silence was announced in Budyonnovsk to pay tribute to the memory of the victims of the terror act of 1995. The city also held mourning rallies and a religious procession.

The law enforcers. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/

12:41, 14 June 2015

In Ingushetia, local woman complains to Ingush Prosecutor about arbitrariness of law enforcers

Law enforcers planted a grenade to Ruslan Tsurov, a resident of Nazran. This was claimed by his family members. The wife of Ruslan Tsurov has filed a complaint to the Prosecutor's Office of Ingushetia about the actions of the law enforcers.

The mosque in the village of Nasyr-Kort. Photo: http://galgayche.org/?p=6803

08:24, 14 June 2015

Residents of Nasyr-Kort stand for peaceful resolution to conflict around mosque

Supporters and opponents of the Ingush Imam Khamzat Chumakov have expressed their wish to peacefully resolve the conflict situation that had arisen around the mosque in the village of Nasyr-Kort. The authorities believe that the conflict has been already settled.

23:59, 13 June 2015

Azerbaijani rights defender Emin Guseinov arrives in Switzerland

Emin Guseinov, an Azerbaijani rights defender and director of the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS), who left Baku, has arrived in Switzerland. He is in complete safety, as Florian Irminger, the head of the Geneva office of the human rights organization "Human Rights House", told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

22:07, 13 June 2015

Organizer of "Million Mask March" in Armenia demands transfer into closed prison

Shant Arutyunyan, a convict in the case of the "Million Mask March", fears for his life and demands to place him for the rest of his term into a closed-type penal institution.

Aslan Byutukaev (in the centre). Photo from one of the web sites supporting militants

17:51, 13 June 2015

Aslan Byutukaev swears to IS leader on behalf of Chechen militants

Aslan Byutukaev, the commander of the battalion of suicide bombers "Riyad al-Salikhiyn" has sworn to the leader of the "Islamic State" (IS), which is recognized to be a terrorist organization, on behalf of all the Chechen militants. He stated this in his audio appeal posted on the YouTube.

Soldiers on the front line. Nagorny Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"

14:43, 13 June 2015

Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of 90 ceasefire violations

As reported today by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD), the Armenian armed forces have violated the ceasefire on the troops contact line for 90 times within the last 24 hours.

Emin Guseinov. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

13:23, 13 June 2015

Azerbaijani rights defender Emin Guseinov leaves the country

Emin Guseinov, the Azerbaijani rights defender and the director of the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS), who was sheltered at the Swiss Embassy in Baku, has left the country, said his brother Mekhman Guseinov.

The zone of a trail for treatment walks in Sochi. June 2015. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

08:45, 13 June 2015

Sochi residents complain that beaches next to the trail of health are closed

The area of the pedestrian trail of health in Sochi has been built up with commercial structures; and all access to the beaches from the trail are blocked and strictly guarded, local residents report.

The police detains the protesters against the "Nida" activists conviction. Baku, May 6, 2014. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

02:50, 13 June 2015

Mary Lawlor: human rights situation in Azerbaijan is ignored by US and EU because of their geopolitical interests

The prospect of improving the human rights situation in Azerbaijan and mitigation of the repressive regime in this country is pushed to the background because of the interest of the EU and the US in strengthening relations with the official Baku.

23:03, 12 June 2015

Dagestani resident Timur Zakaryaev released from police station

Today, Timur Zakaryaev, a resident of the Kizlyar District, has been brought to the police station to be questioned concerning the content of his posts in social networks. He has been released on recognizance not to leave.

Administrative employees of the District of Shali came to the festive events in Grozny. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the "Caucasian Knot"

18:06, 12 June 2015

Residents of Chechnya claim being forced to take part in celebration of Day of Russia

In Grozny, according to the Mayor's Office, the rally on the occasion of the Day of Russia was attended by tens of thousands of people. Public employees and students claimed that they took part in the event not voluntary.

18:03, 12 June 2015

Friday prayer at Nasyr-Kort mosque held without incidents

Today, prayer at mosque in Nasyr-Kort has been attended by Ingush leader Yunus-Bek Evkurov, imams, and theologians.

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