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Maria Kuchina. Photo: http://kbrria.ru/sport/mariya-kuchina-vnov-prygnula-vyshe-vseh-v-mire-19334

11:07, 7 July 2017

Maria Kuchina updates best world result of season

Maria Lasitskene (Kuchina) won a stage of the "Diamond League" in Switzerland. The track and field athlete from Kabardino-Balkaria conquered the height of 2.06 meters and thus showed the best result of the season in the world.

Entrance to Malgobek. Photo: Teboyev, http://www.panoramio.com/photo/78690070

10:15, 7 July 2017

Rights defenders see signs of delay in investigation into grenade explosion in Malgobek

The police have not yet made a decision to institute a criminal case on the fact of an explosion of a grenade in the yard of the house belonging to parents of Magomed Bekbuzarov.

08:36, 7 July 2017

Police refuse to investigate journalists' statements about attack in Makhachkala

The Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has refused to institute a criminal proceeding on the complaints made by the journalists of the newspaper "Chernovik" (Draft) about attacks and obstruction of their professional activities.

Tatiana Avacheva, member of the initiative group of miners. Photo by Vyacheslav Prudnikov for the Caucasian Knot.

08:04, 7 July 2017

In Gukovo, 60 people take part in miners' hunger strike

In the Rostov Region, the number of miners on protest hunger strike increases every day, and it has already reached 60 people. This has been reported by members of the initiative group. The regional authorities have once again announced that the compensation demanded by workers of the "Kingcoal" group of companies which got bankrupt will be paid only after the sale of the companies' property.

04:12, 7 July 2017

Relatives report on kidnapping of Vladimir Region resident in Dagestan

Sharip Zaipullaev, a resident of the town of Kovrov, born in 1980, disappeared in Dagestan, where he came to visit his relatives. From eyewitnesses, his family members have learned that Sharip Zaipullaev was taken away by people in masks who arrived in cars without state registration numbers.

Arthur Volkov-Minullin. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the Caucasian Knot.

03:39, 7 July 2017

In Sochi, spouses request Prosecutor's Office to verify legality of policemen's actions on June 12

Spouses Darya Cherkasskaya and Arthur Volkov-Minullin have appealed to Arthur Shmoilov, Prosecutor for Adler, with a request to conduct a check with regard to law enforcers who detained them during the action of Navalny's supporters on June 12. The spouses claimed that they had been detained unreasonably.

Destroyed road in Ekazhevo. Photo: Ingushavtodor

01:59, 7 July 2017

Ekazhevo village administration starts paying compensations to flood victims

The authorities have started paying compensation to families of the Ekazhevo village, affected by the flood resulting from heavy rain. This was reported by Khadjimurad Sapraliev, the head of the Ekazhevo village administration.

LGBT activists in Europe. Photo: unison.org.uk

23:49, 6 July 2017

"Novaya Gazeta" insists on detailed verification of information about gays in Chechnya

20:47, 6 July 2017

Filming of reality show "Return" kicks off in Dagestan

Today was the first day of filming the first Dagestani reality show. During 20 days, 12 women, participating in the project, will run their households in the way their great-grandmothers did in the 19th century. The project is intended to show young people the uniqueness and originality of Dagestan, say the authors of the "Return" reality show.

Presentation of the book "Kadyrov's Factor. Confrontation" by Djambulat Umarov, Moscow. Screenshot of the video posted at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ok4CBl5I5E

19:35, 6 July 2017

Book on 'Kadyrov's factor' presented in Moscow

The presentation of the book "Kadyrov's Factor. Confrontation" by Djambulat Umarov, the Chechen minister for national policy, external relations, press and information, was held on July 5 inMoscow in the cinema-concert hall of the "President-Hotel".

17:44, 6 July 2017

In "Sasna Tsrer" case, defendants refuse to participate in court hearing

Today, during court hearing on the second case against members of the "Sasna Tsrer" unit, the judge has removed from the courtroom defendants Aram Manukyan, Oganes Arutyunyan, and Tatul Tamrazyan, who refused to participate in the trial in protest against the use of sanctions against other 15 defendants.

Leninaul, Dagestan. Photo: http://www.odnoselchane.ru/?init_id=61061&page=photos_of_category&sect=547&pg=7&com=photogallery

15:38, 6 July 2017

Authorities of Dagestan ignore conflict in Leninaul

In Dagestan, the Council of Chechens Elders has recorded a video message to express the indignation over the conflict in the village of Leninaul and criticized the actions of the Dagestani government. According to the Council of Chechens Elders, the authorities are responsible for the tension which resulted in a fight in Leninaul.

15:24, 6 July 2017

Kremlin announces President Putin's willingness to discuss problems of Chechen gays with Donald Trump

During a meeting with US President Donald Trump, the Russian President is ready to answer a possible question about the persecution in Chechnya of men suspected of non-traditional sexual orientation. This was announced by Dmitry Peskov, Press Secretary for the President of Russia.

Advocate Lusine Sahakyan. Photo: http://www.aysor.am/ru/news/2017/04/27/Ара-Зограбян/1252133

14:43, 6 July 2017

Defence of "Sasna Tsrer" demands court's recusal

The today's court hearing on the second case against members of the "Sasna Tsrer" (Daredevils of Sassoun) unit is being held in the absence of 15 out of 18 defendants, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

OMON police don't allow MPs to the building of the district administration. Photo by Asya Kapaeva for the Caucasian Knot.

10:46, 6 July 2017

Activists call on Kremlin to intervene in conflict in Dagestani Nogai District (+video)

Deputies of district assembly, rural settlements, and activists of the Nogai District have sent an appeal to Russian presidential envoy to the North-Caucasus Federal District demanding to take measures to resolve the situation in the Nogai District where the conflict arose on the basis of the election of the head for the Nogai district administration.

10:32, 6 July 2017

In Kabardino-Balkaria, law enforcers reveal money raising for IS

On July 5, the press service of the Prosecutor's Office of Kabardino-Balkaria reported on a registered fact of organization of the fundraising and transfer of money to Turkey to finance militants from the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia by the court, who were fighting in Syria.

Beach near the State Residence 'Riviera-6', Sochi, 2017. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the Caucasian Knot.

00:57, 6 July 2017

Sochi activists speak against transfer of beach in state residence area to FSS

The Sochi Mayor's Office has transferred a beach in the area of the state residence "Riviera 6" to the Federal Security Service for unlimited use. Sochi activists have started collecting signatures under an appeal to the prosecutor with the demand to verify the legality of this decision.

Hotel "Zvezda Elbrusa". Photo: https://zvezda-elbrusa.tiu.ru/p17971778-gostinitsa.html

20:16, 5 July 2017

Nalchik hunger-striker complains about health deterioration

Zhanna Mazikhova, the director general of the Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) "Zvezda Elbrusa", who is holding a hunger strike jointly with Arthur Baidaev, the founder of the CJSC, has complained about her low blood tension and heart pain.

OSCE vehicle in conflict zone. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot.

18:05, 5 July 2017

OSCE starts inquiry into civilians' death in Alkhanly

Andrzej Kasprzyk, the personal representative of the Acting Envoy of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and his staff are conducting an inquiry into the death of civilians as a result of shelling of the village of Alkhanly in the Fizuli District of Azerbaijan.

"Sasna Tsrer" members. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot.

17:55, 5 July 2017

Advocate calls on to re-qualify case on beating up "Sasna Tsrer" members

The special investigating service of Armenia has instituted a criminal case on abuse of power by policemen who in the courthouse used force against defendants in the case against members of the "Sasna Tsrer" (Daredevils of Sassoun) unit. The case should be instituted under the article on torture, stated advocate Ara Karaghezyan.

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