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Olympic Games 2016 in Rio de Janeiro: Davit Chakvetadze (Russia) and Jan Beleniuk (Ukraine). Sputnik/Alexander Wilf

12:46, 16 August 2016

On tenth day of Olympic Games, natives of Caucasus win six medals

On August 15, natives of Northern and Southern Caucasus won six medals at the Olympic Games in Brazil. Three medals were won by athletes of the Russian national team, and each of the national teams of Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Belarus won one medal.

Paper-folder. Photo: http://ahtubatv.ru/

12:07, 16 August 2016

Suspected IS recruiter arrested in Astrakhan

The court has pronounced the decision to detain a 54-year-old resident of Astrakhan, suspected of aiding and abetting the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia by court.

"Premium" gym in Makhachkala. Photo: http://www.aerofit.ru/clients/premium.html

09:20, 16 August 2016

In Makhachkala, police detain gym visitors

According to policemen, in the evening of August 16, they detained visitors of a gym to check their IDs. This is not the first police raid around gyms in the city, the "Chernovik" (Draft) reports. Earlier, according to the edition, the police have explained similar raids by the fact that gyms were visited mainly by men with beards.

‘Nida’ movement supporters, Baku, May 2016. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

17:41, 15 August 2016

"Nida" activist arrested in Azerbaijan

Elgiz Gakhramanov, an activist of the Movement "Nida" (Shout), has been arrested on charges of drug dealing. His companions believe that he was arrested for political reasons.

Mosque, Tsumandin District of Dagestan. Photo: Kamal Kamilov, http://odnoselchane.ru/

17:01, 15 August 2016

"Legal Initiative": in Dagestan, female genital cutting is done with clergy's approval

Dagestan preserves the practice of traditional girls' genital cuttings (circumcision), performed with the support of the official clergy and considered by the population as their religious duty, says the study released by the "Legal Initiative for Russia" (LIfR) today on its website.

Intigam Aliev (left) and Khadija Ismayilova. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

15:54, 15 August 2016

Court upholds ban on Ismayilova to leave Azerbaijan

The Baku Court of Appeal (CoA) has dismissed the complaint lodged by journalist Khadija Ismayilova against the court judgement, prohibiting her to leave Azerbaijan.

Criminal case file. Photo: Valentina Mischenko / Yugopolis

14:21, 15 August 2016

Court delivers verdict on Kunizhev's murder

The court has sentenced Khomgot and Psabyda Evgamukov, accused of killing Mukhamed Kunizhev, an MP of the National Assembly of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) to 12 and 7 years, accordingly, in a high-security colony.

11:16, 15 August 2016

Caucasian athletes win six medals in Rio in three days

On August 12-14, athletes from Southern Russia and Southern Caucasus won three gold and three bronze medals at Olympics-2016 in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).

06:47, 15 August 2016

On August 8-14, 2016, 11 persons killed in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week of August 8-14, 2016, 11 persons were killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Khasan Khalmurzaev. Photo: http://postpredstvo.ru/2016/08/12/v-postpredstve-ingushetii-gotovyatsya-vstretit-olimpijskogo-chempiona-xasana-xalmurzaeva/

03:45, 15 August 2016

Moscow honours Olympic champion Khasan Khalmurzaev

At the "Sheremetyevo" Airport, the Olympic champion was met not only by representatives of the Ingush Diaspora, but also by numerous fans of judo, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

Road-and-patrol service car. Photo: http://topre.ru/2016/08/12/neizvestnie-obstrelyali-naryad-milicii-v-dagestane.html

03:03, 15 August 2016

Members of "Izberbash" grouping suspected of shelling policemen in Dagestan

The murder of two policemen in Izberbash involves members of a local terrorist grouping. Earlier, they attacked a group of tourists and killed two persons in the vicinity of the village of Sergokala, investigators report.

"Kavkaz" federal highway. Photo: http://pravitelstvori.ru/pda/detail.php?ID=24518

02:52, 15 August 2016

In Kabardino-Balkaria, three attackers on law enforcers flee place of incident

Law enforcers search for three men who were in a car together with Khizir Likhov, killed in a shootout with the police at night of August 14. In a boot of the car, in which the men involved in the incident were travelling, the law enforcers found a person whose hands were tied.

Participants of the tenants meeting shows empty flat in unfinished Olympic apartment building. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

19:11, 14 August 2016

In Sochi, Olympic settlers complain about being accommodated to unfinished buildings

In Sochi, for two years, families relocated after the Olympic Games to a multi-storey apartment house built for volunteers, are deprived of supply of hot water and heating. This was reported by tenants.

17:53, 14 August 2016

Man killed in Kabardino-Balkaria identified as Khizir Likhov

Khizir Likhov, treated by law enforcers as one of the militant leaders, was killed in Kabardino-Balkaria during a night attack on policemen. This was reported by the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).

Shoip Tutaev reads his statement of apology to Kadyrov. Screenshot of a story shown by the "Grozny" TV Channel, grozny.tv

16:07, 14 August 2016

Human rights defenders point to signs of torture used against Shoip Tutaev

Preacher Shoip Tutaev, who publicly renounced his criticism against Ramzan Kadyrov, was detained by law enforcers for a week, and his body bore signs of torture. This was reported by Svetlana Gannushkina, the leader of the Committee "Civil Assistance".

Mine workers at the rally in Gukovo, August 14, 2016. Photo by Valery Lyugaev for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

15:04, 14 August 2016

At rally in Gukovo, miners demand to pay off their wages

Workers from four mines of the company "Kingcoal" have stated that they had not yet received 300 million roubles of wage arrears. Besides, they have accused the authorities of ignoring their demands.

Irina Yarovaya. Photo from social network VKontakte, vk.com/yarovaya_ia

10:59, 14 August 2016

Petition against "Yarovaya's package of laws" gains 100,000 signatures

100,000 signatures were gained by the petition posted on the state-owned portal of initiatives and directed against the package of anti-terrorism laws relating to Salafis and other non-traditional religious groups.

08:49, 14 August 2016

Suspected militant killed in Dagestan

In the course of the shooting in the Magaramkent District of Dagestan, law enforcers killed a man who was put on the federal wanted list as a member of an illegal armed formation (IAF). This was reported by the regional law enforcement bodies.

Murat Aguzarov. Photo from the page of the candidate's supporters on "VKontakte", vk.com/murat.aguzarov

23:19, 13 August 2016

Murat Aguzarov to challenge refusal of registration for State Duma elections

Tomorrow, lawyers of Murat Aguzarov, a brother of Tamerlan Aguzarov, the former leader of North Ossetia, intend to complain to the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia about the refusal to register their client as a candidate to the State Duma.

The participants of the forum "Mashuk-2016". Photo from the official page of the forum on "VKontakte", Vk.com/forum_mashuk

21:21, 13 August 2016

"Mashuk-2016" launches its second shift

The preliminary outcome of the contest of projects of the first shift of the North-Caucasian Forum "Mashuk-2016" has been obtained. Participants have presented their ideas to experts of the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs and Regional Public Institutions.

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