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Hunger-strikers in Makhachkala. Photo by the advocate Sapiyat Magomedova

02:01, 17 December 2015

Hunger-strikers in Makhachkala state deterioration of their health

Eight relatives of the residents of Khasavyurt, accused of raping a minor, continue their hunger strike in Makhachkala. They state deterioration of protesters' health.

01:18, 17 December 2015

Experts: IS benefits from economic crisis in Northern Caucasus

The aggravation of socio-economic situation in Russia, and further departure of elites away from ordinary people in Northern Caucasus create fertile soil for strengthening the position of the "Islamic State" (IS), recognized as a terrorist organization, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot of a video by the user PanaMediaProduction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgwEXRVd-ww

20:02, 16 December 2015

Kadyrov accuses Turkish media of publishing rumours about attempt on him

The head of Chechnya has stated that Turkish media are spreading information about an assassination attempt on him because of his "principled viewpoint on the downed aircraft."

A law enforcer during CTO. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/12/01/v-dagestane-neitralizovany-dva-bandglavarya-i-boevik-vernuvshiisya-iz-sirii.html

18:49, 16 December 2015

ICRF reports two casualties of shootout in Kizilyurt

In a shootout with policemen in Kizilyurt, Nuzhidin Zubairov and Shamil Gadjiev, suspected militants, were killed and, said the press service of the Department for Dagestan of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF); while earlier a law enforcement source had reported about three casualties.

17:56, 16 December 2015

Two KChR residents convicted for attempting to join IS

The Ust-Djeguta District Court of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) has sentenced Akhmat Seitov and Botash Botashov to 10 months in prison for their intention to go to Syria for joining the militants of the "Islamic State" (IS).

The 102nd Russian military base. Photo: RFE/RL

16:50, 16 December 2015

Ukrainian MoD finds colonel from Russian base in Gyumri in Donbas

The commander of one of the units fighting for the self-proclaimed People's Republic of Lugansk is Andrei Ruzinskiy, a colonel of the Russian Armed Forces. At the time of the massacre of the Avetisyan family in Gyumri, he was in command of the 102nd Russian military base, stationed in that Armenian city.

Fire-engines. Photo: Fyodor Obmaykin / Yugopolis

14:56, 16 December 2015

Doctors report no threat to lives of shelled fire-fighters

Two fire-fighters, who were attacked in the Derbent District of Dagestan, stay at the traumatology ward of the Derbent City Hospital.

13:50, 16 December 2015

Law enforcers identify men killed in Dagestan

The men killed during a shootout with law enforcers in the vicinity of Kizilyurt are identified as Nukhudin Zubairov, Shamil Gadjiev, and Magomed Khairullaev. According to a source from the law enforcement bodies, they rendered assistance to local militants.

A law enforcer during CTO. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/12/16/v-nalchike-pri-okazanii-vooruzhennogo-soprotivleniya-neitralizovan-bandit.html

13:03, 16 December 2015

Three suspected militants' accomplices killed in Dagestan

In the outskirts of Kizilyurt, in the course of an armed clash, law enforcers killed three armed accomplices of militants. This reported by sources from the law enforcement bodies.

Elena Kostyuchenko. Photo: http://www.rb.ru/report/39587/3.html

12:45, 16 December 2015

Elena Kostyuchenko awarded Sakharov Prize in Journalism

Elena Kostyuchenko, a special correspondent of the "Novaya Gazeta", has become the winner of the Andrei Sakharov Prize "For Journalism as a Deed" in 2015. In her materials, Elena Kostyuchenko often highlights problems of residents of the southern regions of Russia.

12:24, 16 December 2015

Prosecutor demands 7 years for Mirkadyrov

Imprisonment for 7 years was demanded by the prosecutor for Azerbaijani journalist Rauf Mirkadyrov accused of espionage in favour of Armenia. The final speech of his defence is scheduled for December 23.

Elton Guliev. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

12:00, 16 December 2015

Azerbaijani advocate and human rights defender Elton Guliev dies

In Azerbaijan, advocate Elton Guliev died. He was well-known as a defender of the rights of many activists and journalists subjected to prosecution. He was 58 years old, and he died from cancer.

The rehearsal of the days of Dagestan opening in Paris. Photo: http://www.riadagestan.ru/news/society/v_shtab_kvartire_yunesko_v_parizhe_proydut_dni_dagestana_posvyashchennye_2000_letiyu_drevnego_derbenta/

07:11, 16 December 2015

Paris welcomes days of Dagestan

In Paris, the exhibition "Culture. People. Dagestan" has launched the Days of Dagestan, which are devoted to the 2000th anniversary of Derbent.

Professor Anatoly Kudakin (to the left), Deputy of Sochi City Council Konstantin Gergishan / Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

06:50, 16 December 2015

Ecological Council of Sochi reports on negative effects of Olympics

In Sochi, activists of the Public Ecological Council have discussed the problems remaining after the Winter Olympic Games. According to the activists, the city has suffered from large-scale construction of various facilities, inefficient garbage collection, and imported pests.

Magomed Orudjev (to the left). Photo: http://dagpravda.ru/rubriki/politika/14632/

05:44, 16 December 2015

Orudjev's sentence results from his conflict with Dagestani Prosecutor, experts believe

Political analyst Albert Esedov sees no connection between the criminal case against Magomed Orudjev, who used to be the Prosecutor of the Soviet District of Makhachkala, and the criminal case against Said Amirov, the ex-Mayor of Makhachkala.

The strike of truck drivers against the "Platon" system in Stavropol. Photo by Eduard Kornienko, YUGA.ru https://www.yuga.ru

03:38, 16 December 2015

Volgograd truckers announce huge losses during protest action against "Platon"

The strike of truck drivers and entrepreneurs with the demand to abolish the "Platon" system has brought a lot of losses. This was stated by participants of the protest action in Volgograd, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

The federal highway "Kavkaz" between Khasavyurt and Toturbiykala. Photo by Murad Muradov for the "Caucasian Knot"

00:38, 16 December 2015

80 truckers keep striking near Khasavyurt

Drivers of 70-80 heavy vehicles continue truckers' strike in the Dagestan city of Khasavyurt. Protestors report no obstacles from the police.

Darya Polyudova at the Oktiabrskiy District Court of Krasnodar on December 21, 2015. Photo: https://twitter.com/plaxog

23:53, 15 December 2015

AI calls on to acquit Darya Polyudova

The international human rights organization "Amnesty International" (AI) has launched a campaign in support of Krasnodar activist Darya Polyudova.

22:18, 15 December 2015

IS unit leaders still stay in Northern Caucasus, experts assert

Reporter Orkhan Djemal and political analysts Akhmet Yarlykapov and Ruslan Martagov cast doubt on the FSB Chief's statements about the killing of 20 leaders of the "Islamic State" (IS) in Northern Caucasus. According to the reporter and the political analysts, the most authoritative and influential leaders of the IS have survived.

Azerbaijani soldiers during the war, 1992-1993. Photo: Ilgar Jafarov https://ru.wikipedia.org/

21:09, 15 December 2015

ICRC updates list of missing persons who disappeared during Karabakh conflict

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has presented to the parties to the Karabakh conflict an updated list of the persons disappeared in the conflict zone prior to the introduction of the ceasefire regime in 1994.

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