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Alexi Petriashvili. Photo: Saeimas Sabiedrisko, Wikimedia.org

20:58, 8 March 2016

Petriashvili refutes version on domestic nature of attack on him

The Georgian oppositionist Alexi Petriashvili has stated that the attack on him could not be of domestic character; thus, refuting the version of the defence of the suspect Levan Mekvabishvili.

The participants of the mourning rally in Nalchik. March 8, 2016. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the "Caucasian Knot"

18:29, 8 March 2016

Nalchik: rally participants treat rehabilitation of Balkar people as incomplete

Till present, the right of the Balkar people to land has not yet been restored, and residents of Kabardino-Balkaria still face very difficult economic situation. This was reported by participants of the rally held in memory of the Balkars repressed in 1944.

The participants of the market traders' protest action in Khasavyurt. March 8, 2016. Photo courtesy of the blogger Rasul Abu Asad for the "Caucasian Knot"

16:53, 8 March 2016

Khasavyurt market traders complain about too high price for rent

New top managers of the "Terek" Market have ignored the agreement with market traders on the price for the rent. This was claimed by participants of the protest action in Khasavyurt. According to the protestors, they are simply not able to rent commercial premises at the new price.

Beshumi, Adjaria. Photo: A. Mukhranov, http://www.travelgeorgia.ru/22/25/2/1173/

12:33, 8 March 2016

Project to update Beshumi resort presented in Adjaria

The project for rehabilitation of Beshumi, a mountain resort, provides the modernization of road infrastructure and water and sewage systems. This was reported by the Department of Tourism and Resorts of Adjaria.

The memorial to victims of political repression in Nalchik. Photo: http://nalchik360.ru/?id=15

12:20, 8 March 2016

Residents of Nalchik pay tribute to memory of repressed Balkars

In Nalchik, the Memorial complex to victims of political repression has become a centre of the mourning events held in memory of the events which took place 72 years ago.

Nadezhda Savchenko in the Donetsk City Court, February 2016. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the "Caucasian Knot"

11:08, 8 March 2016

Kiev physicians to examine Nadezhda Savchenko in SIZO

Ukrainian diplomats have received the permission from the Russian side for the examination by Kiev physicians of Nadezhda Savchenko, who declared a hunger strike in the SIZO (pre-trial prison) in the Rostov Region.

A copy of a "spiritual and moral questionnaire." Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent

09:41, 8 March 2016

Residents of Chechnya report on "spiritual certification" in schools and universities

In Chechnya, schools and secondary and higher educational institutions have started "spiritual and moral certification" of young people in the age from 14 to 35 years old. This was reported by local residents. According to teachers, no one refused to fill in a questionnaire.

Buynaksk, Dagestan. Photo: Eldar Rasulov http://www.odnoselchane.ru/

03:54, 8 March 2016

Magomed Akhmeddibirov arrested on suspicion of murder and placed to Buynaksk IVS

In Dagestan, Magomed Akhmeddibirov, a resident of the village of Nizhnee Kazanische, whose disappearance after the release from the detention facility in Makhachkala was claimed by his relatives, was placed to the IVS (temporary detention facility) of Buynaksk.

The Georgian advocate Gela Nikolaishvili. Photo: Mziya Saganelidze, RFE/RL http://www.ekhokavkaza.mobi/a/25383782.html

23:22, 7 March 2016

Defence finds verdict on recruitment of residents of Pankisi Gorge too harsh

Four residents of the Pankisi Gorge of Georgia, convicted for recruiting militants and belonging to the terrorist "Islamic State" (IS), decided to appeal against the verdict of the Tbilisi City Court, said the advocate Gela Nikolaishvili.

The police detains Ilgar Mamedov. 2012. Photo by Turkhan Karimov from Radio Azadlyg archive (RFE/RL), www.radioazadlyg.org

16:11, 7 March 2016

Advocate was not admitted to colony to Ilgar Mamedov

At the Azerbaijani colony, where the oppositionist Ilgar Mamedov is serving his term, the personnel demanded from his advocate Fuad Agaev a permit from the managers of the Penitentiary Service to meet his client. The lawyer has treated this demand as a violation of the law.

The activists who came to congratulate Khadija Ismayilova on the Women's Day near the colony. Baku, March 7, 2016. Photo by Parvana Bayramova for the "Caucasian Knot"

15:02, 7 March 2016

Activists claim ban on visiting Ismayilova

The colony administration has not allowed to visit the journalist Khadija Ismayilova, and refused to receive bouquets and gifts addressed to her, said activists of the "Civil Society Platform" (CSP).

War in Syria. Photo by the user Kurdishstruggle https://www.flickr.com/

12:11, 7 March 2016

Imam in Georgia convicted for recruiting people into IS

Four residents of the Pankisi Gorge in Georgia, including Imam Ayuf Borchashvili, have been sentenced to terms from one to 14 years in prison for recruiting militants and belonging to the terrorist "Islamic State" (IS).

10:19, 7 March 2016

Resident of Chechnya convicted for involvement in IAF

The court has sentenced Ramzan Tershiev, a resident of the Vedeno District of Chechnya, to two years in a colony-settlement for participating in an illegal armed formation (IAF).

Giorgi Papuashvili. Photo http://azertag.az/ru/xeber/Georgii_Papuashvili_Mezhdu_sudami_Azerbaidzhana_i_Gruzii_sushchestvuyut_davnie_cvyazi-103715

07:01, 7 March 2016

Chairman of Georgian CC states threats to spread compromising materials about him

Giorgi Papuashvili, the Chairman of the Constitutional Court (CC) of Georgia, asserts that his ill-wishers plan to publish photos and videos against him.

A representative of the human rights organization, the advocate Leonid Yerchenko, Leya Khamitova, Khamitova's brother (to the right). Sochi, March 2016. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

05:44, 7 March 2016

Woman accused of girl's death in Sochi water park denies guilt

Sochi has launched a trial of the death of a three-year girl who drowned in the water park "Mountain Beach" on July 19, 2015. The female-employee, who is charged under the case, has declared that the responsibility for the safe rest in the water park was on the resort managers, who have disappeared.

02:13, 7 March 2016

During period from February 29 to March 6, 2016, no victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were recorded

During the week from February 29 to March 6, 2016, in the course of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus no information about casualties and victims was recorded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

01:15, 7 March 2016

Student detained in Sochi on suspicion of having links with IS

The detainee is a native of Ingushetia and studies at one of Sochi universities.

Nemat Panakhly. Photo http://minval.az/news/123508959

00:15, 7 March 2016

Nemat Panakhly transferred to prison hospital

Nemat Panakhly, the leader of the National Statehood Party, who is serving his term at the Gobustan closed prison, has been transferred to the medical facility of the Azerbaijan Ministry of Justice (MoJ). His wife fears for his health condition.

A charity action 04.03.2016. Photo by Magomed Tachiev for the "Caucasian Knot"

22:38, 6 March 2016

Ingushetia: 200 large families receive help from anonymous donator

In the course of a charity action, 200 large families in more than 20 settlements of Ingushetia received foodstuffs from an anonymous donator.

The 63-year-old pensioner Angelina Sokolskaya (in the photo) lives in the house with three adult children and a young granddaughter. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

06:51, 6 March 2016

Tenants of destroyed house in Sochi demand new housing

Family members of Angelina Sokolskaya from Sochi have complained about the city Mayoralty to the Prosecutor's Office. They live in a dilapidated house, built 110 years ago, and assert that the Mayoralty fails to fulfil the resolution "on resettling residents from shabby houses into comfortable housing."

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