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14:31, 5 October 2016

Varvara Karaulova refuses to plead guilty

The Moscow District Military Court has started to consider on the merits the case against Alexandra Ivanova (Varvara Karaulova). The defendant pleaded not guilty.

The relatives of disappeared Dagestani residents in the central square of Makhachkala. 03.10.2016. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"

12:07, 5 October 2016

In Makhachkala, relatives of disappeared Dagestani residents come to protest action (+video)

In the centre of Makhachkala, about 50 people took part in the action, demanding from the authorities to reveal the whereabouts of Gashim Uzdanov, Pakhrudin Makhaev, Islam Magomedov, and Shamil Djamalutdinov. Their relatives believe that the disappeared men were detained by law enforcers.

The miners near the office of the "Kingcoal" group of companies. Photo by Valery Lyugaev for the "Caucasian Knot"

09:42, 5 October 2016

Property of "Kingcoal" subsidiary to be auctioned off in Rostov Region

The bankruptcy supervisor of the Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Coal Company "Almaznaya" (a subsidiary of the "Kingcoal"), which went bankrupt, placed on auction the company's buildings. The initial value of the company's property amounts to 50 million roubles.

The participants of the protest action of the "Nairit" factory workers. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

03:59, 5 October 2016

Human rights defenders call on Armenian authorities to adopt anti-discrimination law

In Armenia, the absence of anti-discrimination laws and the proper implementation of existing norms on gender equality have a negative impact on women. This is stated in the report of the anti-discrimination centre "Memorial" and the Institute of Civil Society, prepared by the UN Committee session on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.

The participants of public hearings. Sochi, October 3, 2016. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

01:07, 5 October 2016

In Sochi, participants of public hearings find project of mountain cableway harmful for city environment

The project of reconstruction of the alpine cableway "Psekhako-D", prepared by Limited Liability Company (LLC) "Gazprom Sotsinvest", can contaminate sources of drinking water of the city of Sochi and inflict damage to specially protected areas of the National Park and the Caucasus Biosphere Reserve.

One of the private houses located in Lysaya Gora Street near the new multi-apartment building. Sochi, October 4, 2016. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

00:24, 5 October 2016

Sochi residents accuse developers of using tactics of "scorched earth"

In Sochi, at the gathering, tenants of the houses located in Lysaya Gora Street have claimed that developers use the tactics of "scorched earth" to build multi-apartment buildings instead of single-storey houses of local residents living there for a long time.

A landscape of Kabardino-Balkaria. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent

23:39, 4 October 2016

In case of caliphate in Kabardino-Balkaria, two witnesses retract their statements

Witnesses, who testified at trial in the case of an attempt to create a Sharia state in Kabardino-Balkaria, have retracted their statements that they allegedly saw how grenades and other items of physical evidence had been seized from detainee Kantemir Zheldashev.

21:48, 4 October 2016

Relatives of four Dagestani residents appeal to human rights defenders for help in search for them

Relatives of Gashim Uzdanov, Pakhrudin Makhaev, Islam Magomedov, and Shamil Djamalutdinov have appealed to the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" with a request to help finding them.

Judge Makhach Aliev. Photo derbent.ru/politics/664-brata-pervogo-prezidenta-dagestana-muhu-alieva-peredadut-v-sledstvennyy-komitet-rossii.html

17:54, 4 October 2016

Judge Makhach Aliev calls criminal proceedings against him a provocation

The criminal proceedings against federal Judge Makhach Aliev are not of political nature, and they are not connected with his brother Mukhu Aliev, the first president of Dagestan. This opinion was voiced by Dagestani journalists Gadjimurad Sagitov and Milrad Fatullaev.

The protest action of the ex-workers of the "Nairit" factory. An inscription on a banner: "Resume of "Nairit"". Yerevan, September 2016. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

17:14, 4 October 2016

Workers of "Nairit" Factory demand to resume its operation

At their protest action, workers of the "Nairit" Chemical Factory have demanded to resume the activities of the plant. They want to bring the issue of the "Nairit" Factory for discussion at the Parliament.

Zaurbek Sadakhanov, the advocate of Khamzat Bakhaev, interviewd by the journalists. Moscow, October 3, 2016. Photo by Yuliya Buslavskaya for the "Caucasian Knot"

15:12, 4 October 2016

Witness reports no conflicts between Chechen authorities and Boris Nemtsov

Boris Nemtsov collected signatures against war in Chechnya, and he had no conflicts with top-ranking officials of the republic. This was reported by Sergey Ageev, the first witness questioned in the case of the politician's assassination.

A plate on the bulding of the "Memorial" office. Photo http://ruspolitics.ru/article/read/zajavlenie-pravozacshitnogo-centra-i-rossijskogo-obcshestva-memorial.html

14:57, 4 October 2016

"International Memorial" recognized as a foreign agent

The Russian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has included the International Historical, Educational, Charitable and Human Rights Society "Memorial" in the register of foreign agents.

Irakli Okruashvili. Photo http://sputnik-georgia.ru/georgia/20140310/216426910.html

14:18, 4 October 2016

Attack on Irakli Okruashvili preceded by his intervention in lawsuit over "Rustavi-2" TV Channel

Irakli Okruashvili, a candidate to the Parliament, claims that the attack on him was controlled by a brother of the wife of Kakha Kaladze, another candidate to the Parliament, a member of the "Georgian Dream" Party. The conflict between the candidates arose in September and prompted Irakli Okruashvili to make public the documents, which led to re-consideration of the lawsuit on transfer of the "Rustavi-2" TV Channel.

A protest action "Tractor march". Photo: RFE/RL

13:53, 4 October 2016

Farmer's suicide in Kuban not connected with raiders' seizures, investigators assert

Nikolai Gorban, the director of Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) "Kolos" in the Timashyovsk District of the Krasnodar Territory, who committed suicide, had no relation to the "tractor marches" of farmers, and his death was not related to raiders' seizures. This was reported by an official from the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

Faradj Kerimli. Photo: http://minval.az/news/57271

12:20, 4 October 2016

Azerbaijani oppositionist Faradj Kerimli released by amnesty

Today, Faradj Kerimli, an activist of the "Musavat" Party, sentenced on the charge of drug trafficking and recognized as a political prisoner by human rights defenders, has been early released. He fell under the amnesty declared by the Parliament of Azerbaijan.

The village of Kenkhi of the Sharoi District in Chechnya. Photo: Ibragim Estamirov http://www.grozny-inform.ru/

11:10, 4 October 2016

Chechnya completes reconstruction of Sharoi District launched after Ramazan Djalaldinov's complaint

In Chechnya, for five months, the Sharoi District repaired 300 houses and eight schools, built two kindergartens, a hospital, a water supply pipeline and roads. This was reported by the Chechen authorities. The repair works in the Sharoi District were launched after Ramazan Djalaldinov, a resident of the village of Kenkhi, had appealed to Vladimir Putin.

Political analyst Ruben Megrabyan. Photo: http://www.armenianreport.com/pubs/129029/

09:57, 4 October 2016

Armenian experts doubt revision of election outcome

To cancel the results of the elections to local self-administration bodies, the opposition should present strong evidence of massive violations. This was stated by Armenian experts. According to them, the available facts are not enough for political forces to appeal against the election outcome.

Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: screenshot of a video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtBJiVCI3zY

08:52, 4 October 2016

Ramzan Kadyrov laughs off reports on attempt of his assassination

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has used social networks to announce as a joke that he is allegedly not aware of an impending attempt on his life. Earlier, he has confirmed the prevention of an attack on him.

A public event held by the Krishnaites. Photo: www.pravtaganrog.ru

07:40, 4 October 2016

Organizer of Krishna event fined in Taganrog

Igor Gaivoronsky, a resident of Taganrog, is fined for holding a religious ceremony, declared as "promotion of healthy way of life." The court found a public event held by the Krishnaites as "carrying a substantial threat to the public interest."

Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: http://www.ramzan-kadyrov.ru/

03:52, 4 October 2016

Political analysts: for own peace, Kremlin to keep Ramzan Kadyrov as head of Chechnya

The failure of Ramzan Kadyrov to fulfil fundamental conditions of a tacit contract with the Kremlin on the Chechnya's compliance with the Russian laws in all spheres of life will not result in his resignation. This opinion was voiced by political analysts, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

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