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Magomed Khazbiev. Screenshot from video posted at IA Magas Life Youtube Channel

05:15, 15 March 2018

SIZO warders refuse Magomed Khazbiev's advocate in visiting her client

On March 14, Khedy Ibrieva, an advocate of Ingush oppositionist Magomed Khazbiev, could not visit her client, kept in the SIZO-1 of Karabulak.

Dalia Zaviatskene holds picket, Gelendjik, March 8, 2018. Photo by Mikhail Benyash.

00:56, 15 March 2018

Housing investor reports arrest threat for holding pickets in Gelendjik

Dalia Zaviatskene has held a solo picket in central Gelendjik, demanding to cancel the decision to demolish her house, and resignation of the city head. She said that policemen threatened to arrest her in case of continuing her pickets.

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

19:18, 14 March 2018

CTO regime lifted in Tsumada District

The counter-terrorist operation (CTO) regime, introduced in the Tsumada District of Dagestan on March 4, has been cancelled today, the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) has stated.

Grozny residents. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot.

14:55, 14 March 2018

Chechen state employees report being forced to take part in pre-election campaign

On March 13, the Chechen authorities initiated a pre-election flash mob in social networks. Employees of public institutions told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that they were obliged to take part in the flash mob.

Soslan Bestaev. Photo: personal Facebook account

13:21, 14 March 2018

North Ossetia: LDPR member apologizes for attacking "Yabloko" branch leader

On March 13, after the TV debate on the "Alania" GTRK (State TV and Radio Company), Soslan Bestaev, an authorized representative of Vladimir Zhirinovsky, attacked Badri Gazzati, an authorized representative of Grigory Yavlinsky and the chair of the local branch of the "Yabloko" Party, the press service of the "Yabloko" Party reported on the same day.

Police car. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru

12:41, 14 March 2018

Suspected Dagestani journalist's blackmailers detained

On March 13, the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reported detention in Dagestan and Moscow of nine persons suspected of extorting money and threatening the head of one of Dagestani mass media and his relatives, and of attacking the journalist.

Special forces agents. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/antiterroristicheskie-ucheniya/sotrudniki-pravoohranitelnyh-organov-proveli.html

11:38, 14 March 2018

"Caucasian Knot" sums up 2017 armed conflict in NCFD

In 2017, an overall decrease in the number of victims to the armed conflict in the regions of Northern Caucasian occurred against the backdrop of an increase in the number of civilian casualties. This is evidenced by the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot".

Book burnt on the surface in the Saint Nino Chapel. Photo: Shota Gikashvili, News of Georgia

05:40, 14 March 2018

Vandals burn down Catholic books and icons in Georgia

In the village of Vale, near the Saint Nino Chapel, unidentified people burned down Catholic books and icons. Local residents suggest that someone is trying to sow enmity between the Catholic and Orthodox believers.

War in Syria. Photo: REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh

00:22, 14 March 2018

Muslimat Kurbanova's defence treats verdict as excessively severe

The advocates and relatives of Muslimat Kurbanova, who returned home from Syria, intend to appeal against the verdict awarded to her, considering it too harsh. The court could have passed a more lenient sentence, if it had followed the new, not old, wording of the article, which provides for a softer punishment, an advocate for Muslimat Kurbanova told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

Irina Berchiyan in Baku. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot.

00:10, 14 March 2018

Armenian woman's visit to Baku highlights discrimination of parties to Karabakh conflict (+video)

Irina Berchiyan has managed to visit her native Baku for the first time in 30 years. The woman joined the "Armenia-Azerbaijan Civil Peace Platform", an organization supporting the settlement of the Karabakh conflict on the Azerbaijani conditions.

00:06, 14 March 2018

In Baku, school principal admits dismissing a teacher for his calls for peace

Rovshan Azizov, an English language teacher, has appealed to the court to be reinstated in his job at a school in Baku. According to the teacher, he was dismissed for his civil position. On March 12, the school principal admitted at trial that the teacher was dismissed because of his calls for peace between the peoples of Azerbaijan and Armenia he had voiced in front of pupils, Rovshan Azizov said.

Vladimir Putin (right) and Vladimir Vasiliev in Makhachkala, March 13, 2018. Photo: Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS

21:39, 13 March 2018

While in Dagestan, Putin supports Vasiliev's cadre reshuffling

The today's visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Dagestan was accompanied by reinforced security measures: in the morning, the central square of Makhachkala was cordoned off by policemen and special service agents; a large number of armoured vehicles were parked nearby; and snipers were deployed on roofs of houses.

Trainings for observers at Navalny's office. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

17:55, 13 March 2018

Stavropol activists inspired by pre-election trainings

In the Stavropol Territory, members of the movement "Golos" (Vote) and the local Navalny's office have held a series of trainings for observers. Participants of the trainings interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" noted the trainings gave them confidence that observers were able to prevent violations at polling stations.

Parents of the murdered Gasanguseinov brothers are waiting for a meeting with officials at the Dagestani government building, Makhachkala, March 12, 2018. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot.

17:09, 13 March 2018

Murtazali Gasanguseinov manages to meet Prosecutor of Dagestan

Today, Murtazali Gasanguseinov, a father of the murdered shepherds, has succeeded in meeting Denis Popov, Prosecutor of Dagestan. At the meeting with the chair of the Dagestani Prosecutor's Office, Murtazali Gasanguseinov was accompanied by rights defender Djambulat Gasanov, a representative of the Gasanguseinov family.

13:06, 13 March 2018

Chechen law enforcers report on drugs found at HRC "Memorial" office

On March 12, an advocate of Oyub Titiev announced that the police came to the conclusion that the cigarettes found during a search in the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" contained marijuana. The advocate questioned the conclusions made by the experts.

Schoolyard in the village of Khebatli. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot.

12:42, 13 March 2018

Vladimir Vasiliev promises 2 million roubles to repair every dilapidated school in Dagestan

On March 12, acting Dagestani leader Vladimir Vasiliev announced that the problem of dilapidated schools is to be solved by the method of "all-nation construction" with allocation of the money from the Dagestani budget and investment of the funds by outstanding natives of a district or a city.

Election campaing materials in Baku streets. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot.

10:48, 13 March 2018

In Azerbaijan, boycott of election by opposition deprives political event of intrigue

In Azerbaijan, there is no any political intrigue in the upcoming presidential election, and they virtually have no alternatives, but one candidate only, Anar Mamedli, the head of the Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Centre (EMDS), told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

Pyotr Parpulov. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the Caucasian Knot.

06:40, 13 March 2018

Sochi air traffic controller sentenced for high treason refused a pardon

Family members of Pyotr Parpulov, who was sentenced to 12 years of imprisonment in a high-security penal colony for high treason, were notified that the former air traffic controller had been refused a pardon.

Opening of the exhibition "The Republic of Adygea on Vorobyovy Gory", Moscow, March 12, 2018. Photo by Gor Aleksanyan for the Caucasian Knot.

04:18, 13 March 2018

In Moscow, about 150 people visit opening of Adyg culture exhibition at a metro station

In Moscow, on the exhibition space of the "Vorobyovy Gory" metro station, the exhibition "The Republic of Adygea on Vorobyovy Gory" has been opened, which represents mostly works of Adyg artists and masters of arts and crafts. About 150 people gathered at the opening of the exhibition, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

03:35, 13 March 2018

Political analysts: Azerbaijani authorities want to distract citizens' attention from election

In Azerbaijan, the authorities want to hold a "calm election campaign" to avoid any public debate about the rescheduling of the election. This opinion was voiced by political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

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