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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the "Islamic State", a terrorist organization, banned in Russia. Photo: http://rus.azattyq.org/content/news/27017479.html

15:12, 28 December 2016

IS makes public pre-mortal video of Grozny militants

Prior to attacking policemen in Grozny, militants of the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization, banned in Russia, recorded a video, showing 11 persons swearing to the IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and calls to commit terror acts in Russia, including against civilians. Today, IS supporters have posted the video on the Internet.

Advocate Elchin Sadygov. Photo: Minval.az

14:25, 28 December 2016

In Azerbaijan, defence challenges arrests of two detained IDPs at protest

Advocate Elchin Sadygov has challenged the arrests of two internally displaced persons (IDPs) who were arrested for involvement in a protest action against power interruptions in villages for IDPs. The advocate treats the arrest of the IDPs as violation of their right to freedom of assembly.

Alexei Knedlyakovsky. Screenshot of a video by the user Kublog Kublogov https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3PWytAAbFk

14:25, 28 December 2016

Hunger strike of blogger Knedlyakovsky in Krasnodar supported by activist Chirikov

Alexei Knedlyakovsky and Victor Chirikov, arrested for participation in the action near the monument to Dzerzhinsky in Krasnodar, have gone on a hunger strike, their advocates have reported. The advocate of Mr Chirikov said that a complaint had been lodged against the arrest. The advocate of Mr Knedlyakovsky is concerned about his client's health.

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

10:43, 28 December 2016

Chechnya's SC upholds verdict to Geriev

Today, the Supreme Court (SC) of the Chechen Republic has announced its decision on the case of Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent: the conviction passed by the Shali District Court of Chechnya was upheld.

09:05, 28 December 2016

On eve of decision announcement, Geriev's defence stated plans to appeal to ECtHR

In his last plea at the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya, Zhalaudi Geriev a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, presented evidence of his innocence. The last session before the debate was held in a raised voice; one of the panel judges raised his voice on Geriev and ran out of the courtroom, taking the case materials with him. In doing so, he failed to respond to the request of the presiding judge, said the advocate Alaudi Musaev.

Miners. Photo: http://profi-news.ru/society/20160812/305382/

02:26, 28 December 2016

Gukovo miners report receipt of 14 million roubles of salary debts

The promised payment of salary debts was made to 1000 miners from three companies of the "Kingcoal" Group, which unites 10 companies, the coordinators of miners' protests have reported. They noted that the authorities had offered to extend the repayment of debts until September 2017, to which protesters do not agree.

21:25, 27 December 2016

SHRC put on registry of foreign agents

The decision to include the Krasnodar-based public organization "Southern Human Rights Centre" (SHRC) on the registry of foreign agents has been made on the outcomes of the check, the Russia's Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has reported.

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

19:40, 27 December 2016

In his last plea, Geriev asks to acquit him

The defence of Zhalaudi Geriev, a correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot", and the defendant himself have called on the Chechen Supreme Court (SC) to cancel the verdict passed by the first-instance Shali District Court. The prosecutor asked to uphold this verdict.

19:05, 27 December 2016

HRC "Memorial" fined by court 300,000 roubles

Five materials posted by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" about political prisoners, in particular, about Oleg Sentsov, Alexander Kolchenko, Nikolai Klykh and Sergey Litvinov, were not labelled as materials posted by the organization recognized as a foreign agent, the court has stated and fined the HRC by 300,000 roubles.

The participants of mourning rally laid mourning wreaths and flowers at the edge of the sea pier. Sochi, December 27, 2016. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

18:40, 27 December 2016

Sochi: over 3000 people commemorate victims of Tu-154 crash

Today, the participants of mourning rally in Sochi have honoured the victims of the Tu-154 aircraft crash with a minute of silence and laid mourning wreaths and flowers at the edge of the sea pier. Residents and visitors of the city continue bringing flowers to the chapel at the airport.

Ruslan Gereev. Photo http://flnka.ru/digest-analytics/2189-ruslan-gereev-ubiystvo-adzhieva-eto-provokaciya.html

17:47, 27 December 2016

Experts find IS' reports about attacks in the Caucasus unreliable

Caucasian militants attack power agents on their own initiative, but under the brand of the "Islamic State" (IS) (banned in Russia, – note of the "Caucasian Knot"); and the IS itself is interested to be associated with as many attacks as possible, said the experts, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". They believe that many statements, in which the IS takes responsibility for armed incidents in the Caucasus, are unreliable.

People laying flowers at the embankment in Sochi. December 26, 2016. Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the "Caucasian Knot"

15:38, 27 December 2016

Aircraft crash in Sochi triggers disputes about sanctions for comments on victims

After the crash in Sochi of the Tu-154 aircraft of the Ministry of Defence (MoD), a number of popular users of social networks have posted their critical comments on the victims, condemning Russia's actions in Syria. Among such authors are the journalist Bozhena Rynska and her colleague Arkady Babchenko, a veteran of two Chechen wars.

15:26, 27 December 2016

ECtHR requests comments from Baku about non-transparency of state bodies

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg has started communicating on ten complaints lodged from Azerbaijan in connection with violations of the right of people to have access to information about the work of state institutions. The ECtHR has provided the Azerbaijani authorities with three months to answer its questions.

11:44, 27 December 2016

Court trying Geriev again bans video recording at sessions

The today's motion of the defence asking to allow video recording of the court session in Grozny, which considers the complaint lodged by Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, against his verdict, has been again rejected by the court.

A taxi driver in Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"

10:50, 27 December 2016

Relatives of militants killed in Grozny fear further detentions

Some of the relatives of the militants killed during a counterterrorist operation (CTO) in Grozny, who were repeatedly detained on December 26, are back at large, but their family members do not exclude new detentions. A man, one of the detainees, has told about beating up a younger brother of one of the killed militants at the police station.

A piece of a memorial for those who perished in the crash of Tu-154. Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the "Caucasian Knot"

23:57, 26 December 2016

Sochi residents commemorate victims of Tu-154 crash

Today, the resort city has held a church memorial service about those who perished in the crash of Tu-154 with the participation of victims' relatives, and mourning ceremonies held in Sochi squares and at sea berths.

A yard in Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"

22:26, 26 December 2016

Repeated detentions of relatives of killed militants undertaken in Chechnya

Tonight, relatives of the young people, killed in the counterterrorist operation (CTO) in Grozny, were urgently summoned to the police. Earlier, these relatives had been detained for a week and then released. For a few hours they are kept by the police, said their relatives.

18:10, 26 December 2016

Court examines investigators' refusal to open case on Geriev's kidnapping

The information about the kidnapping and application of violence to Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, was not confirmed, says the statement of the Investigating Department for Chechnya of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF). Earlier, the court refused to send the data about Geriev's kidnapping for examination outside Chechnya, the defence has reminded.

Flowers in memory of the victims of the Tu-154’s crash. Sochi, December 26, 2016. Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the "Caucasian Knot"

18:03, 26 December 2016

Experts explain why they find low-quality fuel as basic version of Tu-154’s crash

The fuel pipeline of the Sochi Airport has not been replaced for a long time; therefore, the crashed aircraft could be filled with contaminated fuel that caused explosion of the liner’s tanks. This was stated by the aviation experts, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

At the site of the explosion at the Djemikent checkpoint of the road police (known as GIBDD) in the Derbent District. February 15, 2016. Photo http://www.riadagestan.ru/

13:45, 26 December 2016

For the sixth time IS claims responsibility for attacks on power agents in Dagestan

The statement of the terrorist grouping "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russian, claiming responsibility for attacks on policemen, committed in Makhachkala and Kizilyurt on December 25, was the sixth one in Dagestan since September 2015, when the IS first reported its involvement in attacks on power agents. Typically, the IS claims more casualties among power agents as a result of its attacks.

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