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13:58, 26 November 2016

Bodies of all missing paratroopers found in Krasnodar Territory

The search operation in the Kuban River is over; today, the bodies of two other paratroopers, who perished during exercises, were found.

Boyanka Kostova. Screenshot of video record from Kostova's workout, TV Channel 'All Things Gym', Youtube.com

12:25, 26 November 2016

IOC annuls Olympic result of weightlifter from Azerbaijan

The International Olympic Committee has annulled the fifth place of Azerbaijani athlete Boyanka Kostova, achieved by her at the Olympic Games in London.

09:33, 26 November 2016

Chechen resident accused of publishing singer Timur Mutsuraev's songs

On his page on the social network "VKontakte", Shamil Erzanukaev has posted one of the songs written by Timur Mutsuraev included in the list of extremist materials. The resident of Chechnya faces a fine or administrative arrest, reports the Chechen law enforcement bodies.

04:18, 26 November 2016

Court arrests FSO General detained in Sochi

Today, on November 26, the court has pronounced the decision to arrest Gennady Lopyrev, the chief of the North-Caucasian Department of the Federal Protective Service (known as FSO), who was detained in Sochi on suspicion of taking a bribe on a large scale.

01:31, 26 November 2016

ECtHR grants complaints filed by six Azerbaijani oppositionists

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found violation of rights of six Azerbaijani oppositionists who were detained for involvement in a mourning procession in 2014 and then arrested. The ECtHR obliged Azerbaijan to pay in favour of activists the compensation in the total amount of 78,000 euros.

Rally "Against Abusing Women", Yerevan. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the 'Caucasian Knot'.

19:46, 25 November 2016

Activists in Yerevan stand against abusing women

Today, the coalition "Against Abusing Women" has organized a march in Yerevan within the campaign against gender violence.

17:42, 25 November 2016

Editor of Azerbaijani website accused of assaulting woman

Afgan Sadygov, the founder and editor of the website "azel.tv", having social and political orientation, has been arrested in the Jalilabad District of Azerbaijan. He is accused of assaulting a woman.

17:27, 25 November 2016

Three natives of Northern Caucasus accused of plotting terror act in Moscow

The criminal case against Aslan Baisultanov, a native of Chechnya, and two members of his grouping, accused of preparing an explosion in Moscow, has been sent to the court.

Video appeal to Ramzan Kadyrov by entrepreneurs working in marketplace in Kaluga. Photo from video posted by user: Skuadra News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTr4KyM3zx8

15:51, 25 November 2016

The tough methods of ruling used by Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Chechnya, do not make him an outsider of the popularity rating among Russians, since the society have a demand for a "strong hand" in dealing with problems. This is confirmed by the appeal of Kaluga traders for help to Kadyrov, said the experts, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

15:02, 25 November 2016

FSB reports 24 residents of Adygea, who joined the IS

The number of residents of Adygea, who went in the past two years to the territory, controlled by the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist grouping banned in Russia, has reached 24, the regional Department of the Russian Federal Security Bureau (FSB) has reported.

Police officers, Baku. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the 'Caucasian Knot'.

13:50, 25 November 2016

Azerbaijan: journalist states provocations against him

Teimur Kerimov, a correspondent of the Azerbaijani Internet-TV-Kanal-13, has stated that when he was preparing a report about the problems of forced migrants, he was attacked by an unknown man; however, at the police station the man stated that it was the journalist who had beaten him up.

Khaiser Djemilev in the court room. Photo: http://allnews.com.ua/15532-rossiya-podtverdila-ukrainskoe-grazhdanstvo-syna-mustafy-dzhemileva

13:06, 25 November 2016

Khaiser Djemilev released from Astrakhan penal colony

Khaiser Djemilev, a son of Mustafa Djemilev, one of the leaders of the Crimean Tatar movement, is released from the Astrakhan penal colony IK-10 after he had served his sentence in the case of involuntary manslaughter of a family friend.

CTO. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-nazrani-v-hode-kto-neytralizovany-dvoe.html

12:14, 25 November 2016

Suspected terrorist killed near Azerbaijan-Dagestan border

Today, as a result of a special operation carried out by the Azerbaijani secret services in the village of Dyuztakhiroba, located near the border with Russia, Ramiq Nazir oglu Ragimov, a local resident, was killed. According to the State Security Service (SSS) of Azerbaijan, the killed man was a leader of militants, who fought in other countries.

Policemen during detention. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru

12:11, 25 November 2016

In case on caliphate, defendant's mother complains about torture of her son at police station

On November 24, at a hearing on the case of an attempt to create a caliphate in Kabardino-Balkaria, the North-Caucasian Military Court questioned Arina Balkarova, the mother of defendant Akhmed Balkarov. The woman told the Court about the search in her house and also stated that her son's advocates confirmed he had been subjected to torture at a police station.

Telethon-2016 intro. Photo: http://www.armenianfund.org

11:30, 25 November 2016

Armenian Telethon raises 15.4 million US dollars

This year, the annual Telethon organized by the All-Armenian "Hayastan" Foundation has raised 15,428,777 US dollars, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

"Country of Udekhe", film frame. Photo: "Country of Udekhe".

03:37, 25 November 2016

Grand Prix of "Kunaki" festival goes to "Country of Udekhe"

In Sukhumi, the 10th North-Caucasian Open Film and TV Festival "Kunaki" has been closed. The main prize of the festival went to Ivan Golovnyov, the director of the 26-minute film "Country of Udekhe", the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

15:13, 24 November 2016

Woman leaves blocked house in Nazran

At inspecting the house, where the militants killed today in Nazran were hiding, law enforcers found a hideout with weapons, the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) has reported. According to a law enforcement source, the casualties were the father and son Iliev. The fact that they had released a woman was confirmed by Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the Ingush leader.

Mustafa Gadjibeili. Photo: http://minval.az/news/23942

15:07, 24 November 2016

ECtHR recognizes torture of Azerbaijani journalist Gadjibeili

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has satisfied the complaint lodged by the Azerbaijani journalist Mustafa Gadjibeili against inhuman treatment towards him. The ECtHR has decided to pay him a compensation of moral harm in the amount of 10,000 euros, and other 3000 euros to compensate his judicial costs.

13:23, 24 November 2016

Investigator denies pressure on Karaulova

Varvara Karaulova was questioned in the presence of her advocates; nobody put any pressure on her, said Sergey Aguzarov, the head of the team of investigators, thus denying the defendant's words that she had given her confessions under investigator's persuasion.

Law enforcer during CTO. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-kbr-unichtozhen-bandit-prichastnyy-k-rasstrelu.html

11:30, 24 November 2016

Two law enforcers killed during CTO in Nazran

Today, at 6:30 a.m. Moscow time, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime was introduced within a part of the territory of the city of Nazran. Law enforcers cordoned off a private house in Abadiev Street. Two militants who were blocked in the house refused to surrender and were killed in the shootout. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement bodies.

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