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House in the Azerbaijani village of Chyamyanly constantly shelled from the neighboring side. Photo: Sputnik / Murad Orujov
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14:21, 11 October 2018

Azerbaijan fixes 25 attacks on Armenian border

Over the past 24 hours, positions of the Azerbaijani Army were shelled in two border areas, in particular, in one village, the Azeri Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

14:12, 11 October 2018

Police fail to find attackers on moloko+ journalists

The police have decided to suspend the inquiry into the attack on Pavel Nikulin and Sofiko Arifdjanova, the journalists of the moloko+ edition, because they failed to find the attackers, said the advocate.

Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: REUTERS/ Denis Sinyakov

11:06, 11 October 2018

Kadyrov demands public apology from Chechen for his boorish behaviour in metro

A video, in which a man throws a metal can at metro passengers shouting "Akhmat is power!" has angered the head of Chechnya. Ramzan Kadyrov has harshly characterized the hero of the video, stating that he does not personify the Chechen people. The head of Chechnya also demanded that the man come to him by "the first plane."

Posters in the streets of Magas. Photo by Umar Yovloi for the Caucasian Knot

10:55, 11 October 2018

Rights defender explains dispute about Chechen-Ingush border by provocation

The Chechen-Ingush territorial dispute has been artificially provoked and is being pumped from outside, Akhmed Gisaev, the head of the Human Rights Analysis Centre, has stated. The Orstkhoev community, whose lands are the subject of a dispute, had initially indicated the absence of contradictions regarding these territories, the rights defender has noted.

Pre-election campaigning in Tbilisi streets. Photo: SPUTNIK / LEVAN AVLABRELI https://sputnik-georgia.ru/election-2018/20181006/242387830/Predvybornye-strasti-v-Gruzii---reklamu-oppozitsii-vnov-zabrakovali.html

10:45, 11 October 2018

Georgian opposition starts collecting signatures against marijuana cultivation and export

The "Strength in Unity" Movement has received special forms from the Georgian Parliament for collecting signatures for amending the Constitution towards banning the cultivation and export of marijuana.

Rally participants in Magas, October 7, 2018. Photo is provided to the Caucasian Knot by Yakub Gogiev

08:34, 11 October 2018

Ingush protesters treat abolition of border agreement as priority

The protesters in Magas have supported the demand for resignation of Yunus-Bek Evkurov, but treat the cancellation of the border agreement and the preservation of the territories in Ingushetia as the issue of fundamental importance, said the protesters interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

Mikhail Benyash. Photo: facebook.com/mbenyash

08:26, 11 October 2018

Benyash's advocates claim the court's refusal to study proofs

The Krasnodar Territorial Court has upheld the decision on 40 hours of compulsory work, appointed to the lawyer Mikhail Benyash under the article on violation of the procedure of organizing a rally. His guilt was not proved, his defence has reported.

Araik Khandoyan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot

21:33, 10 October 2018

Defence associates Khandoyan's death with beating at court

The state of health of Araik Khandoyan, a member of the "Sasna Tsrer" armed detachment, worsened during his detention, his advocates have stated.

Banners of the rally participants, Magas, October 10, 2018. Photo by Umar Yovloi for the Caucasian Knot

21:25, 10 October 2018

Protesters demand from Evkurov to revoke his signature to border agreement

The outcomes of voting at the Ingush Parliament on fixing the Ingush-Chechen border should be cancelled, the organizing committee of the rally in Magas said to the chairman of the National Assembly. Protesters demand from the head of Ingushetia to revoke his signature to the border agreement.

21:15, 10 October 2018

TV Company named after Kadyrov receives right to All-Russian broadcasting

The Akhmat Kadyrov TV and radio company named "Put" (Path) has become the first regional Islamic television channel that received broadcasting right throughout Russia, the spokesman of the Chechen Ministry for Press has stated.

Policeman. Photo: Denis Yakovlev / Yugopolis

18:22, 10 October 2018

A Stavropol activist detained by law enforcers, his relatives report

During a search in the house of Muslim Suleimanov, a resident of the Stavropol Territory, law enforcers planted ammunition and took him away to some unknown destination, reported his relatives. They associate the persecution of Muslim Suleimanov with his active civic position.

The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan. Photo: © Sputnik / Murad Orujov https://ru.sputnik.az/incidents/20170827/411611498/Azravtoyol-avariya-verxovniy-sud.html

18:13, 10 October 2018

Azerbaijani SC upholds verdict to Giyas and Gasan Ibragimov

Today, the Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan has dismissed a complaint filed against the sentences of activist Giyas Ibragimov and his father Gasan Ibragimov, who were found guilty of insulting judges.

18:05, 10 October 2018

In Armenia, a key participant in seizure of police building dies

Araik Khandoyan, a member of the "Sasna Tsrer" (Daredevils of Sassoun) armed unit, in August released by the court in Armenia, died, reported Varuzhan Avetisyan.

Protesters in Magas, October 7, 2018. Photo is provided to the Caucasian Knot by Yakub Gogiev

15:13, 10 October 2018

Ingush MPs disrupt new voting on border with Chechnya

12 MPs have registered to take part in the parliament session to reconsider the issue of the Chechen-Ingush border. Meanwhile, the quorum requires 17 MPs.

Police car, special operation in Dagestan. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-hode-kto-v-dagestane-neytralizovany-troe-2.html

15:05, 10 October 2018

CTO legal regime lifted in two districts of Dagestan

Today, an official from the operational headquarters of the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) in Dagestan has reported that law enforcers completed special operations in the Buynaksk and Kumtorkala Districts.

Azerbaijani soldiers. Photo: https://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/?gid=22462

14:55, 10 October 2018

Azerbaijan claims shelling of five villages

Over the past 24 hours, the ceasefire in the Karabakh conflict zone was violated 28 times, reported the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan.

iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus. Photo: Pang Kakit https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone

14:35, 10 October 2018

Dagestani authorities promise to give an iPhone for dobbing

A resident of Dagestan, who will report to the hotline the highest number of messages on extremist posts in social networks, will get an iPhone, reports the Dagestani Ministry of Communications.

Issa Kodzoev. Screenshot from video posted on the Rustam Leimoev's channel in YouTube

11:01, 10 October 2018

Issa Kodzoev speaks about lands lost by Ingush people since 1944

Over more than 70 years, the territory of Ingushetia has been steadily declining, and the current agreement to establish the border with Chechnya continues the above trend, said writer Issa Kodzoev, whose story about the change in the borders of the republic was published on YouTube.

Oyub Titiev. Photo by the press service of the Human Rights Centre "Memorial"

10:51, 10 October 2018

At trial, defence witnesses confirm Oyub Titiev's healthy lifestyle

On October 9, in the case against Oyub Titiev, the head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" office in Grozny, the court questioned two policemen and then proceeded to question witnesses for the defence. Two defence witnesses testified in favour of the defendant.

01:11, 10 October 2018

MP tells Magas rally about inquiry into vote falsification

On October 9, Ingush MPs testified in connection with a statement about the vote fraud that took place on September 4 regarding the ratification of the Ingush-Chechen border agreement, Zakrij Mamilov, an MP told the Magas rally.

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