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Ruslan Mutsolgov. Screenshot from video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3J4QDQFpWQ

11:18, 30 September 2018

Court fines Mutsolgov for action in Magas

Today, the Nazran City Court has found Ruslan Mutsolgov, the leader of the youth wing of the "Yabloko" Party in Ingushetia, guilty of violating the procedure for holding public events and fined him by 10,000 roubles. Mutsolgov said that he would appeal against the judgement.

10:39, 30 September 2018

Mamed Ibragim arrested on the day he left prison

Mamed Ibragim, an adviser to the chairman of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), who spent three years in a penal colony, was arrested again for two months for keeping a knife in his prison cell. 30 PFPA activists held an action in his support at the colony premises.

Nikol Pashinyan (left) and Ilham Aliyev (right). Collage.

21:26, 29 September 2018

Ilham Aliyev and Nikol Pashinyan agree to prevent border incidents

The President of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Armenia met at the summit of the CIS countries, where they decided to create a mechanism of operational communication to prevent violations of the ceasefire between the parties to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

20:53, 29 September 2018

Four residents of Chechnya sentenced for attacking law enforcers

The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya sentenced to 7-10 years of imprisonment four residents of the Nozhai-Yurt District who were found guilty of a bombing and wounding two policemen.

Elmar Mamedyarov, Azerbaijani Minister of Foreign Affairs, speaks at the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan: http://www.mfa.gov.az/az/news/909/5847

20:39, 29 September 2018

Azerbaijan: international community to force Armenia to comply with UN resolutions

From the rostrum of the UN General Assembly, the Azerbaijani Minister of Foreign Affairs has reported that the Armenian authorities are to be forced to implement the resolutions on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Residents of the Kendelen village. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the Caucasian Knot.

20:14, 29 September 2018

Over 250,000 roubles raised for victims of clashes in Kendelen

Over the first three days of raising funds to help the Adygs affected by the clashes in the area of the Kendelen village, more than 250,000 roubles came, reported Astemir Shebzukhov, a journalist from Nalchik.

Azerbaijani tank. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan. Photo: https://mod.gov.az

19:45, 29 September 2018

Azerbaijan registers 98 cases of shelling from Armenian side

During the day, the Armenian armed forces 98 times violated the ceasefire regime on the contact line of the troops, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reported.

Silver coin with a portrait of Mithridates III of Parthia, 57-54 BC. A similar coin was stolen from the Tigranakert Museum on September 27, 2018. Photo from online auction website: https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=190499

11:40, 29 September 2018

Museum first robbed in Nagorno-Karabakh

A valuable silver coin of the 1st century BC is stolen from the Tigranakert Museum because of insufficient security measures, reported the Ministry of Culture for Nagorno-Karabakh.

Oyub Titiev in the court. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot

11:22, 29 September 2018

Oyub Titiev's advocates report threat to defence witnesses

In the case against Oyub Titiev, the testimonies of prosecution witnesses are contradictory and cannot be trusted, stated advocates of the rights defender.

Tbilisi merchants hold protest action, September 28, 2018. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the Caucasian Knot

11:13, 29 September 2018

In Tbilisi, merchants affected by fire demand compensation

In Tbilisi, about 100 merchants who suffered losses as a result of the fire at the shopping centre "Children's World" held a rally with the demand to recognize them as victims and pay compensation.

Map of a new Ingush-Chechen border. Photo: press service of Ingush government.

08:35, 29 September 2018

Ingush Government releases a map of new border

The agreement on the establishment of a new Ingush-Chechen border accompanied of a map thereof has been posted on the website of the Government of Ingushetia.

Mikhail Benyash. Photo from Mikhail Benyash Facebook page

08:25, 29 September 2018

Mikhail Benyash arrested for two months

The court has upheld the investigator's request and placed the Krasnodar lawyer Mikhail Benyash in custody for two months – until November 23.

Police car. Photo: Wertuose https://ru.wikipedia.org

23:01, 28 September 2018

Policeman detained in case on Gazakh resident's death

A policeman from the Gazakh District Police Department, where local resident Elmir Akhundov died, is suspected of abuse of power, while another person involved in the case is arrested on the charge of hooliganism, the General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan reports.

Special operation. Photo: press service of the National Antiterrorist Committee of Russia, http://nac.gov.ru

22:49, 28 September 2018

NAC confirms killing of a militant in Dagestan

Today, a militant has been killed in the area of the Buynaksk Pass after he opened fire on law enforcers, the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) reports. A source from the law enforcement bodies reported that the killed suspect was identified as Shamil Bilalov, a member of the Endirei grouping.

Mamed Ibragim, Yevlakh, Azerbaijan, September 6, 2016. Photo by Parvana Bairamova for the Caucasian Knot

18:17, 28 September 2018

Azerbaijani oppositionist goes on hunger strike in prison

Mamed Ibragim, an advisor to the chairman of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has started a hunger strike in a punishment cell after the Penitentiary Service of Azerbaijan confirmed a knife had been found with him.

18:08, 28 September 2018

Activists detained after clashes in Kendelen set free – rights defender

Today, Valery Khatazhukov, the head for the Human Rights Centre (HRC) of Kabardino-Balkaria, has reported that activists detained during the conflict in the village of Kendelen were released after the expiration of their administrative arrests.

Special forces agent takes part in CTO. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-hode-kto-v-dagestane-neytralizovany-troe-2.html

17:58, 28 September 2018

A suspected militant killed in a special operation in Dagestan

In Dagestan, in the course of the counterterrorist operation (CTO), law enforcers killed an armed militant from the Endirei grouping, sources report today.

Grozny at night. Photo by Irina Tumanova for the Caucasian Knot

13:18, 28 September 2018

Grozny residents report law enforcers' raids on the eve of city's anniversary

Armed law enforcers have inspected apartment buildings and private houses in Grozny, locals have reported. The police have explained the inspections by security measures in the context with celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the city.

13:11, 28 September 2018

Law enforcers deny death of Gazakh resident after police torture

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and the General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan have refuted the allegations of Ulviya Akhundova, a resident of the Gazakh District, about the death of her brother after torture by local policemen. According to the MIA and GPO, the deceased was injured as a result of a conflict with another resident of the Gazakh District.

Fighter is taking a child away from the burning building in Sukhumi, 1993. Photo: Andrei Soloviev, RFE/RL

10:29, 28 September 2018

Photo show in Tbilisi reminds about expulsion of Georgian refugees from Abkhazia

Refugees from Abkhazia, who left their homeland 25 years ago, have shared their memories about the events of 1992-1993 at a photo exposition opened in Tbilisi.

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