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Flowers left at the site of the murder of the lawyer Stanislav Markelov and the journalist of "Novaya Gazeta" Anastasia Baburova, Moscow, January 19, 2015. Photo by Yulia Buslavskaya for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

00:06, 20 January 2015

In Moscow, up to 10 persons detained at action in memory of Markelov and Baburova

In Moscow, the number of persons detained during the march in memory of murdered advocate Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova, a journalist of the "Novaya Gazeta", has increased up to 10 people, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports.

22:28, 19 January 2015

Residents of Gyumri commemorate Sergey Avetisyan by lighting candles

Today, the actions of lighting candles in memory of the deceased infant Sergey Avetisyan were held in the central Vardanants Square in Gyumri and at the house of the assassinated Avetisyan family, said Vahan Tumasyan, the head of the NGO "Shirak Centre".

Protest against caricatures on Muhammad in Grozny, January 19, 2015. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

22:17, 19 January 2015

Estimates of number of participants of rally in Grozny against caricatures on Prophet Muhammad differ essentially

Eyewitnesses and participants of the rally against caricatures on Prophet Muhammad in Grozny have reported contradictory data on the number of people, who came to the action. Internet users have also doubted the statement of the Chechen authorities that the action was attended by more than a million.

Flowers left at the site of murder of the lawyer Stanislav Markelov and the journalist of "Novaya Gazeta" Anastasia Baburova, Moscow, January 19, 2015. Photo by Yulia Buslavskaya for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

21:36, 19 January 2015

Five people detained in Moscow at march in memory of Markelov and Baburova

In Moscow, on the day of the murder of the lawyer Stanislav Markelov and the journalist of "Novaya Gazeta" Anastasia Baburova, in the course of the commemoration action, which was sanctioned by the Mayoralty, five persons were detained.

18:55, 19 January 2015

Additional police forces brought to Russian military base in Gyumri

Today, additional law enforcers, including riot police units, have been brought to Gyumri. Police posts in the area of the Russia's Consulate General and the 102nd military base have been reinforced.

16:50, 19 January 2015

Sergey Avetisyan dies in Armenia

Sergey Avetisyan, the six-month-old wounded survival in the attack on his family in Gyumri, has died, said Armenia's Ministry of Public Health.

Protesters against caricatures on Muhammad. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

16:23, 19 January 2015

Number of protesters against caricatures on Muhammad exceeded one million, said Chechen MIA

This morning Grozny has hosted a mass action "We love Muhammad", initiated by Chechen clergy. Most of the participants spoke in support of the rall demands. However, among those, who gathered near the mosque in central Grozny, there were people who said that the event was "voluntary-compulsory" for them.

Gasan Magomedov. Photo: http://www.fc-anji.ru/

15:01, 19 January 2015

Man suspected of killing football player Gasan Magomedov detained in Dagestan

A man from the native village of Gasan Magomedov, a football player of the "Anji-2" FC, has been detained on suspicion of killing the athlete. This was reported by a source in the law enforcement agencies of Dagestan. According to the source, investigators consider the version that the criminal intended to kill another man.

12:10, 19 January 2015

On January 12-18, at least three people fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week from January 12 to January 18, 2015, at least three persons perished in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; no information about wounded was reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

10:38, 19 January 2015

Militant killed in Nalchik identified as local Alikhan Tochiev

The member of the illegal armed formation (IAF), who was shot dead yesterday in the counterterrorist operation (CTO) in Nalchik, was identified as a local resident Alikhan Tochiev, said a law enforcement source of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR).

09:00, 19 January 2015

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of January 12-18

Massacre in Gyumri that sparked protests among the population of Armenia; mass rallies in Ingushetia stating inadmissibility of caricatures insulting religious feelings; conviction of Kislovodsk Imam Kurman-Ali Baichorov in Stavropol Territory, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of January 12-18, 2015, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Gyumri resident after tragic events. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

08:48, 19 January 2015

Dozens of witnesses questioned on murder of Armenian family in Gyumri

Within the investigation into the murder of the Avetisyan family in Gyumri their relatives and neighbours have been questioned, as well as colleagues of the soldier Valery Permyakov, who is accused of the crime, said Sona Truzyan, the adviser to the head of the Investigating Committee of Armenia.

22:02, 18 January 2015

Man killed in Stavropol Territory identified as missing Makhmutov

The man, killed today in a shootout in the vicinity of the village of Verkhnestepnoe, has been identified by his relatives as Tamirlan Makhmutov, the missing villager from Kayasul, Neftekumsk District of the Stavropol Territory.

20:16, 18 January 2015

Volunteer from Georgia killed near Donetsk; three others wounded

Some sources have reported that in the warfare in Ukraine, near Donetsk, one Georgian volunteer was killed; and three others were wounded. So far, there is no official confirmation of this information.

Boris Stikhin holding solo picket against war in Ukraine, Volgograd, January 19, 2015. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

19:19, 18 January 2015

Solo pickets against war in Ukraine held in Volgograd

Two pickets against the Russian aggression in Ukraine were held in Volgograd and passed without detentions. The picketers were holding posters reading "No to Russian-Ukrainian war!" and "Russia is at war with Ukraine".

18:26, 18 January 2015

Russian President promises to punish those responsible for Gyumri tragedy

The inquiry into the murder of a family in Gyumri will be carried out as promptly as possible; and all those guilty will be punished, Russian President Vladimir Putin promised today in his telephone conversation with his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan.

Law enforcers during special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2014/12/19/v-baksanskom-raione-kabardino-balkarii-neitralizovany-troe-boevikov-v-tom-chis.html#

12:46, 18 January 2015

Militant shot dead in Nalchik outskirt was at war in Syria, law enforcers assert

In the course of a special operation in Nalchik power agents shot dead a 23-year-old local resident, who took part in the warfare in Syria as an explosive expert, said a law enforcement source.

06:55, 18 January 2015

Stavropol Territory: man killed in shootout with police

In the vicinity of the village of Verkhnestepnoe, Stepnovsky District of the Stavropol Territory, an unidentified man opened fire at policemen from his car and was killed by return fire, said a law enforcement source.

20:43, 17 January 2015

Relatives of Sultan Karasov tried to block "Cherkessk-Nevinnomyssk" highway

Relatives of Sultan Karasov, a disappeared resident of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), came out to protest and tried to block the "Cherkessk-Nevinnomyssk" highway. The action was stopped after authorities promised to find his whereabouts.

Participants of the rally "Islam against Terrorism". Magas, January 17, 2015. Photo by A. Israfil Sultygov for the "Caucasian Knot"

14:23, 17 January 2015

Ingushetia: rally "Islam against Terrorism" was 20,000 strong

Over 20,000 people took to the all-Ingushetia rally "Islam against Terrorism", where they protested, in particular, against publication of caricatures on Prophet Muhammad, said a source from the press service of the head of the republic.

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