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Mosque in Hungarian Fighters Street, Makhachkala, Photo: Daniel Turovsky / ‘Meduza’, https://meduza.io/feature/2016/02/24/mecheti-v-kotorye-opasno-hodit

03:17, 29 March 2016

Detained parishioners of mosque in Makhachkala are back at large

The parishioners, delivered from the Salafi mosque in Hungarian Warriors Street to the police, have been released. In total, power agents detained no more than 20 people, said a mosque-goer. A police source has explained that operative agents carried out their searching operations in the area of the mosque.

00:35, 29 March 2016

On March 21-27, two persons suffered in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week from March 21 to March 27, 2016, two persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus: one perished and one was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Intigam Aliev after being released. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

23:57, 28 March 2016

Intigam Aliev decides to continue his human rights activities

Despite the repression, the Azerbaijani civil society continues struggling for democracy, Intigam Aliev, an Azerbaijani rights defender, has stated after his release from colony.

Moscow Regional Court. Photo by Yulia Buslavskaya for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

19:31, 28 March 2016

Member of Gagiev's grouping sentenced to 22 years in prison

Robert Bagaev, a resident of North Ossetia, who was a member of Aslan Gagiev's grouping, has been convicted by the Moscow Regional Court for banditry, an attempted murder, killing of several citizens, illegal deprivation of freedom, and illegal arms circulation.

Motor rally on the Day of Revival of the Balkar Nation, Khasanja village, Kabardino-Balkaria, March 27, 2016. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

17:40, 28 March 2016

KBR residents commemorate deportation victims

Today, on the Day of Revival of the Balkar Nation, the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) is hosting festive events, exhibitions and a motor rally. Villagers of Khasanya have stated the need to preserve the memory of the victims of the Balkars' deportation.

Farm work. Photo: https://www.yuga.ru/news/391876

17:22, 28 March 2016

Kuban farmers achieve creation of working group to deal with their complaints

Today, the working group, which should inspect, within the coming month, all the districts of the Krasnodar Territory (also known as "Kuban" by the name of the main river), from where farmers' complaints has been received, has held its first sitting.

15:48, 28 March 2016

ICRC closes its office in Khasavyurt

At the end of March, the office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Dagestan will be closed. After that, in Northern Caucasus, the Red Cross offices will remain only in Nalchik and Grozny.

Chechnya residents take part in rally in Grozny, January 22, 2016. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

13:25, 28 March 2016

Ramzan Kadyrov to be re-elected leader of Chechnya, local residents believe

On March 26, cities and towns of Chechnya held celebrations on the occasion of the Ramzan Kadyrov's appointment the acting leader of Chechnya. The cities and towns held concerts and festivities, during which officials stated that Ramzan Kadyrov would receive overwhelming support of the population at the upcoming September election.

Intigam Aliev. Photo: Daniel Janik (RFE/RL)

13:19, 28 March 2016

Azerbaijani SC releases Intigam Aliev

Today, the Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan has made a decision to replace the Intigam Aliev's prison sentence for the conditioned sentence and to release the human rights defender.

Police cordon in Brussels at terror act scene. Photo: Editor-in-chief, https://www.flickr.com/photos/133374212@N02/25390840434/in/photolist-EEd74G-EFGGfW/

10:41, 28 March 2016

Marat Yunusov denies his involvement in Brussels terror acts

Marat Yunusov, a native of Dagestan, whose possible involvement in the terror acts in Brussels has been earlier reported by the media, states he is not familiar with people who express radical thoughts.

Soldiers of Azerbaijani Armed Forces. Screenshot of the video posted at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4eugPUg-js

09:29, 28 March 2016

Two Azerbaijani militaries killed in conflict zone

The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) reports on the prevention of an attempt of diversion on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, as a result of which an officer and a soldier of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan were killed.

Tractor race. Photo Victor Demidov, https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Трактор#/media/File:Bizon-Treck-Show_Russia_Rostov-on-Don_2009_may-5.JPG

08:42, 28 March 2016

Kuban farmers abandon tractor run

The tractor run to Moscow, organized in protest against forcible land seizures in the Krasnodar Territory and scheduled for today, has been cancelled after farmers met a member of the All-Russia People's Front.

Psychologist talks to relatives of people killed in airplane crash in Rostov-on-Don. Photo: Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations.

04:37, 28 March 2016

"Kommersant": pilots of crashed Boeing quarrelled several seconds before crash

The crash of Boeing 737-800 of the "FlyDubai" in Rostov-on-Don could be caused by a quarrel between the pilots, the newspaper "Kommersant" reports.

Gas flare Photo: © Sputnik/ Ilya Pitalev, http://sputnik-georgia.ru/economy/20160304/230459312.html

02:02, 28 March 2016

Experts discuss policy of "Gazprom" in Southern Caucasus

In Tbilisi, activists held civil hearing on the topic "'Gazprom' as a Moscow's lever of pressure on Southern Caucasus". The event was held on March 26. The public hearing was attended by about 30 people, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

Rally against rising prices in Volgograd, March 27, 2016. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

18:02, 27 March 2016

Volgograd: people protest against price growth

At the action organized by the CPRF (the Communist Party of the Russian Federation), residents of the city of Volgograd, the town of Volzhsky and a number of rural areas have demanded to stop the growth of prices for food, utilities, and gas services. According to the organizers, the protest action was attended by 300 people.

Special forces officer. Photo: © Vladimir Anosov, Yuga.ru, https://www.yuga.ru/news/393682/

16:58, 27 March 2016

CTO legal regime cancelled in Dagestani village of Andi

In Dagestan, the operational headquarters has made a decision to lift the counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime, which was introduced in the village of Andi of the Botlikh District on March 25.

Burtunai village, Kazbek District, Dagestan. Photo: http://burtunai.ru/istoriya/fotogalereya/

11:16, 27 March 2016

Resident of Dagestan demands to investigate alienation of his land plot

Visirpasha Musaev, a resident of Dagestan, has filed a complaint about the unfounded actions of the District Judge. Visirpasha Musaev is seeking the initiation of criminal proceedings on the alienation of a land plot in the centre of the village of Burtunai of the Kazbek District. According to an advocate of Visirpasha Musaev, the complaint about the Judge's actions was directed to the Qualification Board of Judges.

00:53, 27 March 2016

Armenia starts collecting signatures against police action during dispersal of protesters

In Freedom Square in Yerevan, the "Armenian Women’s Front" have started collecting signatures against police violence and in support of Ruzanna Egnukyan, who got a head injury during the dispersal of the protest action on March 24.

23:11, 26 March 2016

Volgograd residents hold picket against demolition of their houses

On March 25, residents of Volgograd, living in Avtotransportnaya Street in the Voroshilov District, held a picket in Lenin Square against the decision of the authorities to demolish their houses and blocks of flats, apartments in which were purchased by tenants in compliance with all the respective regulations.

16:19, 26 March 2016

Kulaeva: in Europe, natives from Caucasus are indiscriminately accused of terrorism

The terror acts in Belgium and France have exacerbated Europeans' negative attitude toward the North-Caucasian Diaspora, said Sasha Kulaeva, head of the Division of Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH), in her interview to the "Caucasian Knot".

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