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Alexander Lapshin (in the centre) in the Baku airport. Photo: Sputnik / Murad Orujov

16:45, 24 July 2017

Defence calls Alexander Lapshin's extradition impossible before decision on his appeal

The extradition of blogger Alexander Lapshin, sentenced for illegal crossing of the Azerbaijani border, will become possible after the court's decision comes into force. Alexander Lapshin has not yet decided whether he will appeal against the verdict. This reported by advocate Eduard Chernin.

15:17, 24 July 2017

Trial of Imam Yaraliev starts

The court has begun considering the case of Imam Yaraliev, a former Mayor of Derbent, accused of transferring federal land plots to a municipality.

The Al-Aqsa Mosque in Israel. Photo: Andrew Shiva / Wikipedia

14:04, 24 July 2017

Chechnya's SAM explains its attitude towards jihad against Israel

Residents of Chechnya have considered the Chechen Mufti's appeal to the Israeli authorities with the demand to restore the access for Muslim to the Al-Aqsa Mosque as a readiness for jihad. The head of the Chechen Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) called on the Israeli authorities to peacefully resolve the conflict, the Muftiate explained.

Malgobek, Ingushetia. Photo: Timur Agirov, http://timag82.livejournal.com/219689.html

13:43, 24 July 2017

Two persons disappear in Ingushetia

20-year-old Ilyas Teboev and 19-year-old Khavzh-Bagaudin Kurtoev, residents of Malgobek, disappeared on July 19. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Ingushetia addressed citizens with a request to help in their search.

The wedding of the daughter of Judge Elena Khakhaleva. Photo from Rep.ru

13:05, 24 July 2017

Check of wedding spending of Judge Khakhaleva turns into claims to advocate

The Board of Judges of the Krasnodar Territory has checked the reports about the expenses for the wedding of the daughter of Judge Elena Khakhaleva and concluded that they "were completely untrue." The actions of the advocate, who had disseminated those reports, should be given a legal evaluation, said Vladimir Kislyak, the Chairman of the Board of Judges.

Screenshot of the film "Squeeze" (Tesnota) directed by Kantemir Balagov. Photo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU1ep4kO5XM&feature=youtu.be&t=1m3s

12:52, 24 July 2017

Balagov's statement about Kabardian identity provokes users of social networks

Adyg people have criticized the statement of film director Kantemir Balagov, according to which he does not consider himself to be a Kabardian, although he is a representative of this nationality.

Special operation. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/

11:46, 24 July 2017

On July 17-23, 2017, there were no victims of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week from July 17 to July 23, 2017, there were no casualties or wounded persons in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Askar Askarov. Photo http://www.riadagestan.ru

10:52, 24 July 2017

Dagestani wrestlers win silver at Surdolympics

Four Dagestani judo wrestler-members of the Russian national team took the second place in the team event at the Surdolympics – competition of deaf athletes.

Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

09:33, 24 July 2017

Ramzan Kadyrov accuses rights defenders of creating hype around Chechnya

Russian and foreign human rights organizations try to cause an artificial response to the violation of human rights in Chechnya and ignore actual problems. This was stated by the leader of the Chechen Republic.

Archaeologiс survey in the village of Tulu in the Balakan District. Photo: https://ru.sputnik.az

06:29, 24 July 2017

Christian temple of early Middle Ages discovered in Azerbaijan

An Albanian temple of the early Middle Ages has been found in the village of Tulu in the Balakan District.

Football fans at the match of the "Akhmat" Club with the "Rostov" FC. Rostov-on-Don, July 23, 2017. Photo by Valery Lyugaev for "Caucasian Knot"

00:35, 24 July 2017

Fans of "Akhmat" FC report their voluntary arrival in Rostov-on-Don

After the victory of the "Akhmat" Football Club (FC) over the "Rostov" FC, fans of the Grozny football team reported that they came to the match voluntarily. They did not chant slogans during the game.

The rally against xenophobia, organized by the "European Georgia" Party. Tbilisi, July 23, 2017. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for "Caucasian Knot"

23:36, 23 July 2017

In Tbilisi, Nationalists throw eggs at opponents of "Russian fascism"

The rally against xenophobia, organized by the "European Georgia" Party, went without clashes, although supporters of the "March of the Georgians" tried to disrupt the rally and threw eggs and plastic bottles at the activists.

22:04, 23 July 2017

Circassian educational project for schoolchildren finishes in Nalchik

During a week, participants of the international educational project "Zhyg shlagyum" in Kabardino-Balkaria were indulging in the Circassian culture in the Kabardian language. Madina Khakuasheva, a co-organizer of the project, and expert Naima Neflyasheva expressed the hope that the project would be continued.

12:31, 23 July 2017

Anazor Arslanuk avoids deportation to Syria

Student Anazor Arslanuk left the detention centre for foreign citizens and stateless persons in the Krasnodar Territory and went to Abkhazia. He managed to avoid deportation to Syria due to obtaining the citizenship of Abkhazia. This was reported by his advocate.

Leyla Mustafaeva at the rally "Give us freedom instead of apartments!". Photo: Ali Gulaliyev. http://www.contact.az/ext/news/2017/7/free/Social/ru/64259.htm

06:19, 23 July 2017

In Tbilisi, protestors demand to release journalists arrested in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani activists and journalists living in Georgia have held an action in honour of the National Press Day. They have demanded to release arrested journalists.

The riots in the Nardaran village. November 26, 2015. Photo by Aziz Karimov for "Caucasian Knot"

05:20, 23 July 2017

Four figurants of "Nardaran case" placed to dungeon

Fuad Gakhramanly, Deputy Chairman of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), Talekh Bagirzade, the leader of the "Muslim Unity", and Abbas Guseinov and Ali Nuriev, two other persons sentenced in the "Nardaran case", are placed to a punishment cell.

23:31, 22 July 2017

"Sasna Tsrer" members go on hunger strike in jail

They demand to recognize all the persons arrested within the "Sasna Tsrer" case political prisoners and place them into separate cells in the Nubarashen Prison.

Congress of Jehovah's Witnesses (organization has been found to be extremist; its activities in Russia are banned by the court). Photo by Yulia Kasheta for the Caucasian Knot.

23:08, 22 July 2017

Rights defenders see ROC's influence in judicial ban of Jehovah's Witnesses*

The ban of religious organizations of Jehovah's Witnesses by the Supreme Court (SC) of the Russian Federation has to do with the increased influence of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), headed by Patriarch Kirill, on the policy of Russian authorities, Lyudmila Alekseeva, the head of the Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG), is convinced.

Military drills in Azerbaijan, June 2017. Photo from website of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence

19:43, 22 July 2017

Parties to Karabakh conflict release shelling statistics since start of 2017

Overall, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has fixed over 20,000 ceasefire violations on the contact line in the Karabakh conflict zone since the start of 2017. The statistics was announced by Vagif Dargyakhly, the spokesman of the Azerbaijani MoD.

15:56, 22 July 2017

Head of Armenian village reports shelling from Azeri side

Last night, during two hours, the Azerbaijani armed forces shelled the village of Barekamavan in the Tavush Region of Armenia. No one was injured, the village head reported.

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