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War in Syria. Photo: REUTERS/Erik De Castro

16:15, 9 October 2017

Insiders report thousands of Russian mercenaries in Syria

According to participants of the hostilities in Syria, the number of mercenaries from the private military company "Wagner's PMC" killed in September battles may be "much higher" than 12 people whose dead bodies were delivered to Rostov-on-Don on September 28, the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" reports today.

Road conflict between staff members of the "E" Centre and inspectors of the patrol-and-post service in Makhachkala, October 7, 2017. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVbDOpWw_oA

13:29, 9 October 2017

MIA starts investigation into policemen’s fight in Makhachkala

The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Dagestan has confirmed a claim of an eyewitness that staff members of the "E" Centre were involved in a conflict with inspectors of the patrol-and-post service (known as PPS) in Makhachkala.

Special forces’ vehicles. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/antiterroristicheskie-ucheniya/operativnym-shtabom-tomskoy-oblasti-provedeno.html

09:40, 9 October 2017

On October 2-8, 2017, seven persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week of October 2-8, 2017, seven persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, six were killed and another was injured. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Policeman. Photo: http://nnm.me/blogs/Supertramp1720/policeyskie-i-borcy-s-ekstremizmom-ustroili-potasovku-so-strelboy-v-mahachkale/

08:39, 9 October 2017

Eyewitness reports fight of law enforcers in Makhachkala

In the capital of Dagestan, policemen opened fire as a result of a conflict with staff members of the Centre for Combating Extremism (CCE). This was reported on October 8 by an eyewitness of the incident.

A young woman wearing Georgian costume at Tbilisoba Festival. Photo: © Sputnik / Alexander Imedashvili

05:08, 9 October 2017

Moscow residents make wine at Tbilisoba Festival

On October 7, the Tbilisoba Festival (Tbilisi City Day) was celebrated in the Moscow Hermitage Garden for the seventh time, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

Sultan Belkhoroev. Photo: http://bakdar.org

02:57, 9 October 2017

Over 3000 people attend Sultan Belkhoroev’s funeral

In Ingushetia, Sultan Belkhoroev, an elder of the religious concept (Wird) for followers of Batal-Khadji Belkhoroev, died after a short illness and was buried.

00:48, 9 October 2017

In Telavi, office of "European Georgia" Party attacked

In the city of Telavi, a man attacked an office of the "European Georgia" Party and threatened to use weapons. After his detention, it turned out that his pistol was a model of combat weapon.

Dmitry Titkov. Photo from Facebook personal account

18:45, 8 October 2017

Dmitry Titkov, Navalny’s supporter released from Sochi police

Today, Dmitry Titkov's advocate managed to release the activist from the police, where Titkov was brought in the previous evening from his solo picket in support of Alexei Navalny. The activist said that he had spent 16 hours in the dungeon (punishment cell) without food, water and chance to go to the toilet.

Anti-corruption rally in Baku, October 7, 2017. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucaisian Knot.

16:42, 8 October 2017

Six opposition activists arrested in Baku

The Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) has treated the arrests of its activists, detained on the eve of the rally held in Baku on October 7, as politically motivated.

Photo of one of the house blown up by power agents on October 1, 2017, Kizlyar District of Dagestan. Photo taken from 'Memorial' website.

15:26, 8 October 2017

Dagestan resident complains of power agents’ threats to blow up his house

Power agents planted drugs on Dinmagomed Magomedov, a resident of Dagestan, and demanded to confess of keeping them, threatening to blow up the family's house, his father said. The court ruled to arrest Magomedov.

Rainbow flags. Photo: https://www.svoboda.org/a/28496059.html

13:26, 8 October 2017

Activists raise 300,000 euros for gays’ evacuation from Chechnya

Since April 2017, they managed to raise 300,000 euros to evacuate gays from Chechnya and to render psychological aid to them, the Russian LGBT Network reports.

06:07, 8 October 2017

Two Dagestanis inform power agents about found bomb and subjected to torture

Two young men found a bomb in Makhachkala, reported to power agents, and were detained. According to Shuai Magomedov, the father of one of the young men, after the detention, they were tortured.

Picket of Alexei Navalny’s supporters in Volgograd, October 7, 2017. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the Caucasian Knot.

00:22, 8 October 2017

Volgograd picketers demand to admit Navalny to election (+video)

In Volgograd, a picket of Alexei Navalny’s supporters passed with a minimum number of policemen, but under the supervision of young participants’ parents.

Advocate Mikhail Benyash is not allowed to visit the special detention facility in Sadovaya street where the detained activists are kept. Krasnodar, October 7, 2017. Photo courtesy of the oppositionist's regional office

22:11, 7 October 2017

Navalny's office reports about 30 detainees in Krasnodar

At least 30 people were detained at an action in support of Navalny in Krasnodar. They are not allowed to be visited by an advocate, the oppositionist's office reported.

The participoants of the opposition rally. Baku, October 7, 2017. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

17:44, 7 October 2017

In Baku, protesters demand to stop corruption and release political prisoners

At the today's rally, the Azerbaijani opposition has accused the country's authorities of corruption and human rights violations. The protesters demanded to investigate the facts of corruption, punish the guilty persons and release political prisoners.

Ziyavudin Magomedov and Khuchbar Khuchbarov, the Director of the "Summa" Group Representative Office in Dagestan. May 30, 2017. Photo: press service of the "Summa" Group

17:04, 7 October 2017

A new carpet for ancient Juma Mosque delivered to Derbent

A carpet with an area of 1300 square meters, made especially for the Derbent Mosque, will replace the current covering of 1500 carpets.

A hunter with a killed griffon vulture, https://econews.am/?p=9194&l=am

11:09, 7 October 2017

Armenian police identify a man guilty of shooting and killing rare birds

The police reported it was Pogosyan, a resident of the Armavir Region, who was hunting for two griffon vultures. The Armenian Ministry of Nature Protection believes a fine for killing the endangered bird should be increased.

05:54, 7 October 2017

Experts: Azerbaijan unlikely leaves CE

The withdrawal from the CE will deprive Azerbaijani citizens of the right to apply to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and will complicate the receipt of Schengen visas, and the authorities will face political and, perhaps, economic problems. This opinion is expressed by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

The blown-up house of the Yusupov family. Photo by the Human Rights Centre "Memorial"

05:45, 7 October 2017

HRC "Memorial": photos of killed militants stuck to gate of destroyed Yusupovs' house

Rights defenders have confirmed that in the Kizlyar District of Dagestan, houses of militants' family members were blown up. The house of the Adjiniyazov family was partially destroyed, and the house of the Yusupov family was almost completely destroyed.

Zelimkhan Bakaev. Photo: screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljtYNAL8Ir0

03:09, 7 October 2017

Zelimkhan Bakaev's mother spreads open appeal to her son

The mother of Chechen singer Zelimkhan Bakaev has addressed her son with a request to return home to save his parents' life. Attempts to find contact with Zelimkhan did not succeed, said his acquaintance.

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