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Accident on the federal highway "Kavkaz" near Izberbash. Photo: http://05.mchs.gov.ru/operationalpage/operational/item/7211611/

22:06, 21 July 2018

Five persons stay in hospitals after a road traffic accident near Izberbash

This morning, a road traffic accident involving a minivan and a car has occurred at the 860th kilometre of the federal highway "Kavkaz". As a result of the road traffic accident, two persons were killed and other ten were hospitalized.

Protest rally by the real estate investors of the RC "Dynasty", Volgograd, July 8, 2017. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the Caucasian Knot

21:55, 21 July 2018

In Volgograd, "Dynasty" real estate investors demand to finish their house until winter

In Volgograd, a developer and officials from the "Gosstroinadzor" (Federal Construction Supervision Service) attended a meeting arranged by real estate investors of the residential complex (RC) "Dynasty" and promised to complete the construction in several months. The real estate investors have met the promise with mistrust.

Front-line of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Photo: Sputnik/Asatur Yesayants

20:22, 21 July 2018

Soldier killed in Azerbaijan

Soldier Samed Alyshov was killed during the shelling in the Karabakh conflict zone, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported today.

20:17, 21 July 2018

In Tbilisi, a witness of schoolboys' murder arrested

The Tbilisi City Court has pronounced the decision to take into custody a teenager suspected of giving false testimony in a resonant case on the murder of two minors in Khorava Street.

20:04, 21 July 2018

Relatives demand an urgent surgery for Mamed Ibragim

Mamed Ibragim, an adviser to the chair of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), went blind in prison to his left eye. He can completely lose his sight without immediate surgery, his relatives reported. The Azerbaijani Ombudsperson has requested the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to provide medical treatment for Mamed Ibragim.

Kaaba, Mecca. Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim https://ru.wikipedia.org

19:57, 21 July 2018

Residents of Chechnya complain about method to distribute free trips to Mecca

300 residents of Chechnya will be able to make a pilgrimage to Mecca at the expense of the Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation, the Chechen authorities reported. Local residents claim the lack of transparency in the distribution of free trips.

15:06, 21 July 2018

Borozdinovskaya villager suspected of recruiting a young woman for militants

Kurban Kurbanaliev, a resident of the Borozdinovskaya village, is suspected of attempting to recruit a young woman into the ranks of Syrian militants, and two of his fellow villagers are suspected of failure to report the above crime, reports the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). On the air of the local TV channel, the detainees pleaded guilty, but their relatives expressed doubts about the reliability of those confessions.

"Riroyl-5" ship. Photo by Pavel Yemelianov. http://fleetphoto.ru

14:59, 21 July 2018

Ship owner explains salary non-payment to sailors in Azov by US sanctions

The money for Russian sailors from the "Riroyl-5" ship on the hunger strike at the Azov port has been transferred, but it has not yet come because of the sanctions imposed on Russia, announced the spokesman for the Palmali Group, an owner of the ship.

Outskirts of the Duisi village in the Pankisi Gorge. Photo: Alexei Mukhranov, Travelgeorgia.ru

12:26, 21 July 2018

Residents of Pankisi Gorge demand to stop construction of three HPP

Residents of the Duisi village located in the Pankisi Gorge have conducted a protest action against the construction of a hydroelectric power plant (HPP) in the gorge. Local residents believe the construction of new HPPs in the Pankisi Gorge will pose a threat to the environment, agriculture, and tourism.

Bullet holes in windscreen, Krasnodar, August 28, 2017. Photo: Typodar / twitter.com/typodar

12:18, 21 July 2018

Shelling of a DPS service car becomes 15th IS* attack in Dagestan

In Dagestan, the killing of policemen in the Kizilyurt District has become the third incident since the beginning of the year, the responsibility for which was claimed by the IS*. Since 2015, it was reported about 15 attacks of IS militants in Dagestan.

At the place of attack on road-and-patrol service officers, Ingushetia, May 12, 2017. Photo: press service of the National Antiterrorist Committee, http://nac.gov.ru

11:55, 21 July 2018

IS* claims responsibility for attack on policemen in Dagestan

The terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) banned in Russia by the court has claimed the responsibility for shelling a car of the road-and-patrol service (known as DPS) in the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan, as a result of which two policemen had been killed.

Houses built for resettlers from the Novolak District. Photo by Patimat MAkhmudova for the Caucasian Knot

10:41, 21 July 2018

Residents of Dagestan associate searches in Novostroy with migrants' problems

The confiscation of documents from the administration building of the Novolak District located in the dwelling settlement of Novostroy was carried out by law enforcers, who arrived in several service cars accompanied by a military Ural truck; there were people in civilian clothes among them, Novostroy residents told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

10:33, 21 July 2018

Court denies CER for Azerbaijani oppositionist Akhmedli

The court has refused to apply the conditional early relief (CER) to Fuad Akhmedli, a member of the youth committee of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), said his father, promising to file a complaint against this refusal.

Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev, Ekaterina Sokiryanskaya. Collage by the Caucasian Knot

08:21, 21 July 2018

Laureates of 2017 Akhmednabiyev Award cover acute Caucasian problems

On July 21, the "Caucasian Knot" announced the laureates of the annual award set up in memory of the Dagestani journalist Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev.

08:10, 21 July 2018

Dagestan: two policemen attacked and killed

A car of the DPS (road-and-patrol service) was shelled on the "Kavkaz" Highway in the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan; two policemen were shot dead and one was wounded; the attackers managed to escape.

Abdusamad Gamidov. Photo: press service of Dagestani government

01:45, 21 July 2018

Court leaves Abdusamad Gamidov under arrest

Today, the Moscow City Court has dismissed a complaint about extension of the arrest for Abdusamad Gamidov, the former chair of the Dagestani government, and three other defendants, accused of large-scale embezzlement of funds from the budget.

01:35, 21 July 2018

Two "Sasna Tsrer" members released from custody

Today, the defence of Tatul Tamrazyan and Gevorg Iritsyan, members of the unit "Sasna Tsrer" (Daredevils of Sassoun), has convinced the court to release them under recognizance not to leave.

Artur Movsisyan. Screenshot from Radio Liberty video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MtcjpHdmJk

01:22, 21 July 2018

A man sentenced in Zhirair Sefilyan's case goes on a hunger strike

Today, an advocate of Arthur Movsisyan, found guilty of transferring weapons to members of the movement "100th anniversary without regime", has reported that his client has started a hunger strike with a demand to release him from custody. 40 activists supported the Arthur Movsisyan's demand by blocking the entrance to the court building in Yerevan.

War in Syria. Photo: SANA/Handout via Reuters

14:53, 20 July 2018

Turkish media: a daughter of a Chechen official detained for involvement in IS*

Seda Dudurkaeva, a daughter of Asu Dudurkaev, the former chief for the Federal Migration Service (FMS) Department for Chechnya, left for Syria several years ago. She is detained in Istanbul on suspicion of having ties to the terrorist organization, the Turkish media reported.

Maria Lasitskene. Photo: TT News Agency/Christine Olsson via REUTERS

14:42, 20 July 2018

Maria Lasitskene wins Russian Championship

An athlete from Kabardino-Balkaria has won the gold medal of the Russian Athletics Championship. The silver medal went to Anna Chicherova, a Volgograd high jumper, who served a disqualification for violating anti-doping rules.

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