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A resident of the Avtury village on the air of the Chechen TV Channel. Photo by the "Grozny" TV Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBdgvNk9imY

18:37, 26 November 2018

A resident of Chechnya publicly apologizes for criticizing doctors

On November 25, on the air of the Chechen TV Channel, a resident of the Avtury village called a mistake his post with the video criticizing employees of a local medical institution. The story on the local TV Channel continued the practice of public apologies in the republic.

Nigmatul Radjabov. Photo: screenshot of the video by the user Мечеть Тангъим https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSb4Mo8FGLw

18:30, 26 November 2018

Law enforcers detain an imam of a Makhachkala mosque

Nigmatul Radjabov, an imam of a Makhachkala mosque, was detained at the entrance to the city. The imam was informed that he was included in the police preventive registration list as an extremist and was wanted.

16:04, 26 November 2018

Anime festival disrupted in Makhachkala after threats to organizers

The anime festival, which was to be held at the Avar Theatre in Makhachkala, was disrupted. Its organizer Saida Tuchalova had been kept at a police station for more than three hours. According to journalist Svetlana Anokhina, the directorate of the Avar Theatre and the organizers were bombarded with threats.

Participants of a protest action held in Marjanishvili Square in Tbilisi on November 25, 2018. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"

16:04, 26 November 2018

Actions against "UNM" Party held in Tbilisi

During the "No to the 'United National Movement'" actions, activists called on people to vote at the second round of the election for a candidate supported by the ruling "Georgian Dream-Democratic Movement" Party.

Bako Saakyan. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"

10:58, 26 November 2018

Visit of Nagorno-Karabakh President to Moscow provokes sharp Azerbaijan's reaction

The visit of Nagorno-Karabakh President Bako Saakyan to Moscow on November 24 undermines efforts for the peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict and may lead to an unpredictable development of the situation, states the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) for Azerbaijan.

Buvaisar Saitiev (behind the podium) and participants of the Congress of Chechens of Dagestan held in Khasavyurt. Photo: screenshot of the video by the "Chernovik" (Draft) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QYyCCeOl0I

10:57, 26 November 2018

Congress of Chechens in Dagestani Khasavyurt alarms network users

Chechens have no "mono-ethnic region" in Dagestan, and it is a big problem. This has been declared by State Duma member Buvaisar Saitiev at the Congress of Chechens of Dagestan held in Khasavyurt. The statement voiced by the State Duma member has alarmed Dagestani users of social networks, and they have pointed out the danger of aggravation of the territorial dispute and the outbreak of conflict.

Mashidat Omaraskhabova. Photo: screenshot of the video published on the singer's page on VK.com

10:57, 26 November 2018

Singer Mashidat Omaraskhabova wounded in Makhachkala

The police are engaged in investigation into an assassination attempt on Mashidat Omaraskhabova, Meritorious Artist of Dagestan, who got a bullet wound near her house in Makhachkala.

Nikol Pashinyan and his supporters at the rally in Yerevan. Photo: ©Sputnik/Asatur Yesayants https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/politics/20181124/15846415/nuzhen-balans-polnomochij-pashinyan-anonsiroval-izmeneniya-konstitucii.html

11:43, 25 November 2018

March of Nikol Pashinyan's supporters finished in Yerevan

On November 24, participants of the rally, led by Nikol Pashinyan, marched through nine out of twelve administrative districts of the Armenian capital. Nikol Pashinyan called the march unprecedented.

At the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: REUTERS/Staff

11:28, 25 November 2018

Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of 150 cases of shelling per week

In the week from November 18 to 24, the Azerbaijani armed forces fired 2000 shots at the positions of the Defence Army, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Nagorno-Karabakh reported.

11:21, 25 November 2018

Grozny residents report on detentions of youth party participants

After a publication of a video, in which Chechen young men and women demonstrate bottles with drinks, law enforcers identified and detained those young people. They were set free only several days later, relatives of the detainees reported.

11:10, 25 November 2018

A supporter of Grigol Vashadze beaten in Marneuli

In Marneuli, three law enforcers stopped Kakha Kvaratskheliya, a 50-year-old supporter of Grigol Vashadze, checked his ID and when they learned that he would vote for Grigol Vashadze, they beat him for that, reported the spokesman of the Grigol Vashadze's office in Marneuli, with reference to the victim.

Azerbaijani tanks join military drills. Photo: Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan. https://mod.gov.az/ru/news/v-ramkah-kshvi-vojska-nahchyvanskogo-garnizona-uspeshno-proveli-etap-s-boevoj-strelboj-video-24912.html

16:57, 24 November 2018

Azerbaijan reports on 26 attacks from Armenian side

Over the past day, the armed forces of Armenia 26 times violated the ceasefire regime on the contact line of the troops, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reported.

Nikol Pashinyan (centre) takes part in Yerevan march, November 24, 2018. Photo: © Sputnik/ Asatur Yesayants

16:43, 24 November 2018

Thousands of Nikol Pashinyan's supporters march in Yerevan

The march through most of the Yerevan districts sums up the "velvet revolution," announces Nikol Pashinyan, the acting Prime Minister of Armenia.

Photo: press service of the Employment Centre of Ingushetia: http://ingushetia.regiontrud.ru/home/fotogal.aspx

16:31, 24 November 2018

In Russia, Northern Caucasus leads in number of unemployed people

In Ingushetia, a quarter of the employable population remains without work. In total, in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), the unemployment rate is 9.9%, the "Rosstat" (Russian Federal State Statistics Service) reports.

Fragment of the Circassian calendar for 2019. Design by Ruslan Gashtov

11:54, 24 November 2018

Circassian repatriates' house to be repaired with funds raised from sale of calendars

Activists from Kabardino-Balkaria hold an annual charity event for the sale of the Circassian calendars for 2019. The organizers decided to spend the proceeds on repairing the house of a Syrian repatriates.

Pavel Grib. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot

11:48, 24 November 2018

Prosecution witness testifies in favour of Pavel Grib

Maria Yuristova, a friend of Sochi resident Tatiana Ershova, has partially retracted her earlier testimony given at trial in the case against the Ukrainian citizen Pavel Grib and refuted the prosecutors' version. Tatiana Ershova and Pavel Grib did not discuss any plans of terror act and the political issues were not the main topic of their conversations, the witness stated.

11:38, 24 November 2018

Court arrests a man suspected of wounding Grigol Vashadze's supporter

The court decided to detain a man suspected of attempting to assassinate Nodar Burdiladze, the head of the Grigol Vashadze's election office in the Oni District. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Georgia stated that the attack did not have any political background.

01:30, 24 November 2018

Two natives of Dagestan sentenced for plotting a terror act in Moscow

On November 23, the Moscow District Military Court found Ibragim and Adam Gakaev guilty of plotting explosions during the FIFA Confederations Cup and sentenced each of them to seven years of imprisonment.

01:26, 24 November 2018

BBC traces path of mercenaries to Syria from Southern Russia

Starting from early 2018, Russian mercenaries from the "Wagner Private Military Company", who took part in military operations in eastern Ukraine and Syria, have been performing tasks in two African countries: Sudan and the Central African Republic, a fighter from the private military company has told BBC.

Aslan Ismailov. Photo: Azadliq Radiosu (RFE/RL)

22:35, 23 November 2018

In Azerbaijan, activist sentenced to correctional labour and a fine

In Baku, a court found lawyer and blogger Aslan Ismailov guilty of hooliganism and sentenced him to a year of correctional labour and a fine of 900 US dollars. Aslan Ismailov associated the prosecution with his criticism of the authorities.

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