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01:10, 22 May 2016

Organizer of Circassian Memorial Day in Moscow released from police

In Moscow, Beslan Teuvazhev, detained near Moscow metro station on the Circassian Memorial Day, is released.

The participants of the rally in Istanbul were holding national flags of Caucasian republics. Istanbul, May 21, 2016. Photo by Magomed Tuaev for the "Caucasian Knot"

21:37, 21 May 2016

Memory Action of 152nd anniversary of Caucasian War held in Istanbul

A many-thousand march of Circassian activists in Istanbul is marching along Istiklal Street to the Russian General Consulate, where they plan to hold a rally in memory of the 152nd anniversary of the end of the Caucasian War.

Rally in the Adygs' Memory Day in Kabardino-Balkaria. Nalchik, May 21, 2016. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the "Caucasian Knot"

21:21, 21 May 2016

In KBR, people mark Circassian Memorial Day with march and rally

In the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), the events dedicated to the 152nd anniversary of the end of the Caucasian War, were held with enhanced security measures. A lot of law enforcers were accumulated at the places of the events, and the entire city centre was closed for vehicles.

A protest action in Istanbul. May 21, 2016. Photo by Magomed Tuaev for the "Caucasian Knot"

20:00, 21 May 2016

In Turkey, Circassians stand against prosecution of Adnan Khuade

More than 100 people gathered at the protest action in front of the Russian Consulate General in Istanbul in connection with the initiation of the criminal case against Adnan Khuade, an activist from Adygea.

19:23, 21 May 2016

Journalists call Muftiate a mainstay of "People Against Corruption" Party in Dagestan

The list of members of the "People Against Corruption" Party in Dagestan suggests that it is supported primarily by religious figures and resources of the Muftiate. This opinion was voiced by journalists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

19:12, 21 May 2016

Four Ingush residents detained on suspicion of having links with IS

In Ingushetia, members of a secret grouping, associated with the international terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) (banned in Russia), says the information centre of the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).

The head of the village of Kenkhi reading an appeal to Putin in front of the cameras. May 20, 2016. Screenshot of a video by the "Grozny" TV Channel

15:14, 21 May 2016

At village gathering, local residents accuse Ramazan Djalaldinov of inciting ethnic hatred

On May 20, a new rural gathering held in the village of Kenkhi, local residents have again publicly condemned Ramazan Djalaldinov, who complained to Vladimir Putin about corruption. An appeal was sent to the Russian President on behalf of the villagers. The appeal referred to attempts to foment ethnic hatred in the village of Kenkhi.

09:49, 21 May 2016

Opposition criticizes Armenian President for his position on Nagorno-Karabakh

The opposition has criticized the statement made by Serzh Sargsyan after the Armenian-Azerbaijani meeting held in Vienna. Oppositionists have called on to return the territories of the buffer zone, lost during the April escalation of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh.

The construction site of the house near the GPS "Kommunalnik". Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

07:47, 21 May 2016

Members of Sochi garden partnership ask to stop construction of apartment house

Members of the garden partnership (GPS) "Kommunalnik" have addressed the Mayor of Sochi asking to stop the construction of an apartment house, which was launched in the partnership. The division of municipal land control began a check of the GPS.

Attackers on Otkhozoriya fled the scene. Screenshot of a security camera record, YouTube.com

04:29, 21 May 2016

Prosecutor's Office of Abkhazia opens case on incident in Khurcha under article "Murder"

In Abkhazia, a criminal case has been initiated on the murder of Gigi Otkhozoriya on the border with Georgia. According to investigators, Otkhozoriya was killed in a fight with an Abkhaz border guard after the ban to cross the border.

Screenshot of a video record of Giga Otkhozoriya's murder caught on surveillance cameras, YouTube.com

22:44, 20 May 2016

Murder on Georgian-Abkhaz border recorded on video

Giga Otkhozoriya, killed on the border with Georgia, violated the passport regime and threatened an Abkhaz border guard. As a result, the latter was forced to use his service firearms. This was reported by the General Prosecutor of Abkhazia.

21:27, 20 May 2016

Ecologist Valery Brinikh again waives advocate appointed by court

The Maikop City Court has refused to consider the motion filed by ecologist Valery Brinikh to waive a public advocate.

Imam Yaraliev. Photo: http://www.m.www.riadagestan.ru/news/g_derbent/imam_yaraliev_prizval_gorozhan_prinimat_aktivnoe_uchastie_v_subbotnikakh/

20:27, 20 May 2016

Experts link search of Yaraliev's home with attempt to remove him from elections

The Federal Centre is putting pressure on Imam Yaraliev in order to eliminate his impact on the upcoming elections, said the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". According to their version, the former Mayor of Derbent is influencing the political situation in Southern Dagestan, which is raising fears in Moscow and Makhachkala.

18:22, 20 May 2016

MCC leaves Maxim Panfilov under arrest

The Moscow City Court (MCC) has upheld the arrest of Maxim Panfilov, a resident of the city of Astrakhan, accused of assaulting a policeman during the mass riots in Bolotnaya Square.

The Remembrance Day of the Victims of the Caucasian war, Nalchik, May 21, 2015. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the "Caucasian Knot"

17:07, 20 May 2016

Delegation of Turkish Circassians denied entry to Russia

The delegation, which was on its way from Turkey to mark the Remembrance Day of the Victims of the Caucasian War, was stopped at the border and had to go back, said Andzor Kabard, a Circassian activist.

Gevorg Safaryan. Photo http://news.day.az/world/750053.html

16:32, 20 May 2016

Court dismisses motion filed by Gevorg Safaryan's defence to withdraw judge

Judge Mnatsakan Martirosyan, chairing the trial against activist Gevorg Safaryan, has refused to disqualify himself despite the motion filed by advocate Tigran Airapetyan.

Alim Zankishiev, one of the leaders of the terrorist organization banned in Russia and some other countries. Photo: Federal Press http://fedpress.ru/news/society/news_crime/opoznan-unichtozhennyi-v-nalchike-boevik

14:46, 20 May 2016

Alim Zankishiev was among husbands of Karaeva executed by IS

Elvira Karaeva, a native of Karachay-Cherkessia, who, according to the "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia, was executed in Syria, had several times married militants. Her husbands, including Alim Zankishiev from Kabardino-Balkaria, perished, while she survived; and it aroused suspicion of the IS.

North Ossetia has sentenced Oleg Dzarakhokhov. May 20, 2016. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the "Caucasian Knot"

14:33, 20 May 2016

Oleg Dzarakhokhov sentenced to 19 years in prison

North Ossetia has sentenced Oleg Dzarakhokhov, accused of shooting people at the funeral in Beslan. The court sentenced him to 19 years in a strict-regime colony.

Police detains the participants of the unsanctioned opposition rally in Baku. November 17, 2012. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

14:13, 20 May 2016

Azeri Parliament adopts Amnesty Act for 10,000 people

The National Assembly (Parliament) of Azerbaijan has adopted the Amnesty Act, dated to the Republic's Day, celebrated on May 28. The amnesty will cover over 10,000 people, including 3500 of them, who will be released from jails. Civil society activists state the imperfections of the amnesty, since it has not affected political prisoners.

14:02, 20 May 2016

Arrest of Patimat Gadjieva extended for three months

The Solntsevo Court of Moscow has extended until August 20 the arrest of Patimat Gadjieva, a student from Dagestan, accused of public incitement to terrorism.

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