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The policemen in Armenia who have blocked the road during the march. April 22, 2016, Yerevan. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

21:47, 22 April 2016

Armenian police report on 42 detained protesters

42 people, detained during a protest march in the centre of Yerevan, have failed to obey to the legal demand of law enforcers. This was reported by a police official.

21:36, 22 April 2016

Persons accused of preparing terror act in "Kirghizia" sentenced to 11-13 years

Fifteen persons, including natives of the North-Caucasian and Southern Federal Districts (NCFD and SFD), were found guilty of preparing a terror act in the Moscow cinema "Kirghizia" and sentenced to prison terms from 11 to 13 years.

18:38, 22 April 2016

HRC "Memorial": advocate not admitted to Imam Magomedov

Rights defenders have reported that the advocate Israfil Gadadov had complained to the Prosecutor's Office about his non-admission to the SIZO (pre-trial prison) to the Salafi Imam of a mosque in Khasavyurt Magomednabi Magomedov.

The Cathedral Mosque of Nalchik. Photo http://kbrria.ru/obshchestvo/premer-posetil-sobornuyu-mechet-nalchika-110

17:33, 22 April 2016

Imams of Kabardino-Balkaria dedicate their Friday sermon to fight against IS

A special appeal of theologians of Kabardino-Balkaria, calling on residents of the region not to give in to the propaganda of the "Islamic State" (IS), was read out by Imams in all republic's mosques.

Yevgeny Kruglov, the head of the archeological department of the Volgograd Regional Organization (VRO) "All-Russian Society for Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments", at the press conference. Volgograd, April 22, 2016. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"

17:07, 22 April 2016

Volgograd experts state inadmissibility of changing borders of "Bald Mount"

The construction of the road in the territory of the cultural heritage sire named "Bald Mount" is unacceptable, said in the Volgograd Regional Organization (VRO) "All-Russian Society for Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments".

To the right: an advocate Fatima Salpagarova, Leyla Arkelova and an advocate Kurman-Alm Bolatchiev in the Cherkessk City Court 21.04.2016. Photo by Asya Kapaeva for the "Caucasian Knot"

16:11, 22 April 2016

Leyla Arkelova declares in court her innocence of defamation

Leyla Arkelova, a mother of many children, has denied the charges of defamation in the course of the debate at the court hearing in Cherkessk. Private prosecutor Zulfiya Bostanova has asked the court to dismiss the appeal filed by Leyla Arkelova.

Magomedgusen Nasrutdinov. Photo http://www.riadagestan.ru/

11:47, 22 April 2016

Magomedgusen Nasrutdinov sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment

Today, the Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan has sentenced Magomedgusen Nasrutdinov, the former Deputy Prime Minister of Dagestan, to 5 years of imprisonment and a fine of 1 million roubles.

The residents of Chechnya. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"

09:58, 22 April 2016

Residents of Chechnya are concerned about mass poisoning with water

In the past two days, information was circulated among users of WhatsApp in Chechnya about the mass poisoning with drinking water in the Gudermes District. Local residents say that they fear to drink water from the tap. Chechen authorities have refuted this information; and law enforcers began searching for those who spread these rumours.

Khazan (Aza) Bataeva, a Chechen singer, and her husband. Screenshot of a video by the user Chechnya 95 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX2wxtPmYFQ

08:41, 22 April 2016

Since December 2015, police possess information about Khazan Bataeva's whereabouts in Syria, a source reports

Yet at the end of 2015, the law enforcement bodies of Chechnya had the information that Khazan (Aza) Bataeva, a well-known Chechen singer, might be in Syria. This was reported by an official from the Chechen law enforcement bodies.

The village of Djuli of the Tabasaran District of Dagestan. Photo: Tazhutdin Ramazanov http://odnoselchane.ru/

07:38, 22 April 2016

Rasmin Magomedov's house blown up, residents of Djuli village report

The house of Rasmin Magomedov, suspected of setting on fire a school building in the village of Djuli, collapsed after law enforcers had defused a bomb inside it. This was reported by local residents.

A law enforcer during the special operation carried out in Musov Street. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/

07:16, 22 April 2016

In Nalchik, damage from special operation in Musov Street estimated at 2.3 million roubles

The problem of compensation for the damage caused by the special operation carried out in Nalchik in August 2015 has been solved. About 2.3 million roubles are allocated for the above purpose. 1.45 million roubles are planned to be paid to citizens who have lost their properties.

A border transit point of the Republic of South Ossetia. Photo Sputnik/Mikhail Voskresensky http://sputnik-ossetia.ru/docs/about/terms_of_use.html

04:10, 22 April 2016

Political analysts associate question for referendum on South Ossetia's entry to Russia with position of Moscow

The formulations of the question for the referendum on the entry of South Ossetia to Russia will not affect the position of the Kremlin, which is not going to accept a new region right now. This opinion was expressed by political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

22:03, 21 April 2016

Rasmin Magomedov suspected of setting Dagestani school on fire

Rasmin Magomedov, a resident of Dagestan, who has committed arson of a school building in the village of Djuli, is a militant of the "Southern" grouping. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement bodies.

21:04, 21 April 2016

Judicial investigation into case against Karpyuk and Klykh completed

The judge has scheduled for May 4 the pleadings in the case against Ukrainian citizens Nikolai Karpyuk and Stanislav Klykh. This was reported by advocate Dokka Itslaev.

Svetlana Gannushkina and the advocates of the suspects of plotting terror act in Moscow at the press conference. Moscow, April 21, 2016. Photo by Vyacheslav Feraposhkin for the "Caucasian Knot"

20:49, 21 April 2016

Relatives of suspects of plotting terror act in Moscow declare their innocence

The case against a group of Muslims, mostly natives of Northern Caucasus, accused of plotting a terror act at the "Kirgizia" cinema, has been completely fabricated. This was declared at the press conference in Moscow by relatives and advocates of the defendants.

Closure of the Grozny Central City Library. Photo: Seda Magomedova / KAVPOLIT

17:49, 21 April 2016

Human rights defenders treat closure of library in Grozny as a blow to culture

After the distribution of the book funds of the Grozny Central City Library, the institution itself will not be saved. The Central City Library is closed because of the high cost of its premises. This opinion was expressed by the human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

Cropland. Photo: Mikhail Stupin / Yugopolis

17:35, 21 April 2016

In Kabardino-Balkaria, villagers fined after protest action on field

In Kabardino-Balkaria, 40 residents of the village of Verkhny Akbash were brought to the local ROVD (District Interior Division) and wrote explanatory letters on self-acquisition of land plots. Protocols on administrative violations were drawn up against 16 villagers.

14:30, 21 April 2016

Armenia reports on its three beheaded soldiers during escalation of Karabakh conflict

The bodies of three Armenian military men were found beheaded during the April combat actions in Nagorno-Karabakh, reports the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD). According to human rights defender Larisa Alaverdyan, those incidents contain signs of a war crime and genocide.

Carp trying to respire in the clean water during the drought in summer of 2015. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

12:54, 21 April 2016

Ecologists report on reduction in number of animals in Volga-Akhtuba floodplain after years of drought

With the start of the spring flood, the Volzhskaya Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) began to discharge water. According to experts, the spring water discharges will not result in flooding of villages and towns and will have a positive impact on the state of the environment.

The village of Djuli of the Tabasaran District. Photo: http://odnoselchane.ru/?page=photos_of_category&sect=1658&init_id=65402&com=photogallery

11:15, 21 April 2016

School building burned down in Dagestani village

Last night, in the village of Djuli of the Tabasaran District, unidentified persons set fire to an empty school building and robbed a shop. This was reported by sources from the law enforcement bodies. According to them, the attacks involved militants.

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