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Volgograd residents commemorated the terror act victims. December 30, 2016. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"

15:05, 30 December 2016

Volgograd residents commemorate terror act victims

Today, those, whose relatives perished in the blasted trolley bus on December 30, 2013, held a rally at the monument to victims of the terror act in Volgograd. During the action, an Orthodox priest held a prayer service. On December 29, a memorial rally was also held at the railway station, where a terror act was also committed three years ago.

During CTO. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-hode-kto-v-dagestane-neytralizovan-glavar.html

13:49, 30 December 2016

Suspected militant killed in Kaspiysk

A man, who opened fire on law enforcers, was shot dead in Kaspiysk, said a law enforcement source.

Magomed Magomedov. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"

10:37, 30 December 2016

Policeman failed to justify putting journalist Magomedov on prophylactic registry

The former policeman, questioned prior to debates and making a decision on the claim of Magomed Magomedov against the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan, whose report was one of the grounds for putting the journalist on the so-called "prophylactic registry", could not tell the court about any conducted operative activities.

Detention. Photo http://www.hibiny.com/news/archive/123738

10:00, 30 December 2016

Natives of Caucasus detained in Moscow on suspicion of assaulting policemen

Last night, in the area of New Moscow, an attack on policemen was committed; two law enforcers were wounded; one of them later died. Eight suspected attackers were detained by "hot pursuit". At least five of them are natives of Northern Caucasus, said a law enforcement source.

Zhalaudi Geriev in the courtroom. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"

03:07, 30 December 2016

RWB: Geriev convicted on trumped-up charges

The decision of the Supreme Court (SC) of the Chechen Republic, which upheld the verdict to Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, should be repealed in view of the fabrication of the case, the international organization "Reporters without Borders" (RWB) has stated.

A miner. Photo http://bloknot-rostov.ru/news/dolgi-po-zarplate-nachali-pogashat-shakhteram-gk-k-774184?sphrase_id=190500

22:28, 29 December 2016

Gukovo miners confirm receipt of 50 million roubles

In December, about 1600 employees of the "Kingcoal" bankrupt company received their salary debts in the amount of 50 million roubles. However, the workers of the companies related to the "Kingcoal" receive no payments, the workers said at a rally in Gukovo.

Magomednabi Magomedov, an Imam of the "Eastern" mosque of Khasavyurt. Photo http://ikunak.ru/news/2016/10/25/163712

21:33, 29 December 2016

Complaint against verdict to Imam Magomedov to be considered by military judicial board

The legality of the sentence passed to Magomednabi Magomedov, an Imam of the "Eastern" mosque of Khasavyurt, will be considered by the military judicial collegium of the Russian Supreme Court (SC) on January 26, 2017, said his advocate Dagir Khasavov.

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

20:52, 29 December 2016

Source from Chechen MPH: three militants detained in Grozny are dead

The three persons, detained in the course of a special operation in Grozny and hospitalized with wounds, are no longer alive, said a source from the Chechen Ministry of Public Health (MPH). This information caused a resonance among residents of Chechnya, who admit that the point may be in extrajudicial executions. So far, there is no confirmation of this information from other sources.

The participants of the mourning rally in memory of the soldiers and officers killed in Nagorny Karabakh. Yerevan, April 10, 2016. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

15:20, 29 December 2016

Residents of Armenia are ready to financially support families of perished militaries

Armenian residents support the need to help the families of perished servicemen, despite the criticism of the law "on 1000 drams", a poll conducted in the streets of Yerevan has shown. According to political analysts, the negative perception of the law prescribing monthly deductions from salaries of Armenian citizens for supporting servicemen is based on people's distrust to the authorities.

14:58, 29 December 2016

Court in Makhachkala obliges MIA to remove journalist Magomedov from prophylactic registry (+video)

Magomed Magomedov, a former spokesman of the Salafi mosque in Makhachkala, has achieved his removal from the so-called "prophylactic registry", conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), in the category of "religious extremism". Today the court has upheld his lawsuit.

Law enforcers. Photo http://www.riadagestan.ru/

13:38, 29 December 2016

FSB announces detention of seven IS supporters in Dagestan

The militants of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia, who were detained in Dagestan, had been preparing terror acts in the region of the capital, the FSB said.

13:27, 29 December 2016

Court in Baku refuses to commute Mamed Ibragim's sentence

The Court of Appeal (CoA) has dismissed the complaint lodged by the Azerbaijani oppositionist Mamed Ibragim against court's refusal to mitigate his sentence. His advocate intends to submit an appeal against this ruling.

The soldiers on the front line report on the current situation. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"

10:15, 29 December 2016

Armenia states diversion attempt by Azerbaijan

This morning, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces attempted a sabotage penetration into the territory of Armenia, the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.

Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Chechnya. Photo http://islam-today.ru/novosti/2016/12/09/ramzan-kadyrov-oproverg-informaciu-ob-otpravke-v-siriu-cecenskogo-specnaza/

09:31, 29 December 2016

Kadyrov refutes information about imminent resignation of deputy head of Chechen MIA

Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Chechnya, has refuted the information that appeared on December 28 that he has demanded from Apti Alaudinov, the Deputy Interior Minister, to resign.

The North-Caucasian Military Court. Photo: http://www.armradio.am/ru/2015/02/27/

07:46, 29 December 2016

Witnesses in "Caliphate case" fail to confirm pressure on Miskhozhev

The session of the North-Caucasian Military Court, which considers the case of the attempt of creating a caliphate in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), the witness Alim Khatsukov and the criminal expert Zarina Djuzhueva were questioned; they stated that there was no pressure on the suspect during the investigatory actions.

Zhalaudi Geriev. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"

03:19, 29 December 2016

Key points in Geriev's case: from kidnapping to appeal (video)

On September 5, 2016, Zhalaudi Geriev, a Chechen journalist and a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, was sentenced to three years in a general-security colony on charges of drug possession.

Repatriates from Syria. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the "Caucasian Knot"

23:30, 28 December 2016

Syrian repatriates face main problem with employment, "Ochag" activists report

According to activists of the NGO "Ochag" (Hearth) and volunteers involved in rendering assistance to immigrants, the main problems of repatriates from Syria in Kabardino-Balkaria are the language barrier and the problems with employment.

22:30, 28 December 2016

In Dagestan, relatives of local resident complain about his kidnapping

Today, Umakhan Umakhanov, a resident of the village of Kokrek of the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, has been kidnapped by armed men in masks. This was reported to the "Caucasian Knot" by relatives of the kidnapped man.

The Donchi-ool spouses. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

22:00, 28 December 2016

Sochi police close case against Donchi-ool pensioners

The actions of Donchi-ool pensioners, charged with illegal felling of trees, contain no components of crime. This was reported by Dmitry Dopua, an investigator of the ROVD (District Interior Division) of the Central District of Sochi.

Handcuffs. Photo: Valentina Mischenko / Yugopolis

21:57, 28 December 2016

Oleg Miskhozhev's mother reports to Court about torture of her son at police station

At a hearing of the North-Caucasian Military Court in the case of an attempt to create a caliphate in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), the Court has questioned Marina Shogenova, the mother of defendant Oleg Miskhozhev.

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