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Hideout with the firearms found in the village of Surkhakhi of the Nazran District of Ingushetia. October 16, 2015. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/

20:08, 20 October 2015

Three Ingush residents arrested on charges of involvement in armed underground

Tagir, Abo and Abdul-Kadyr Bogatyryov, residents of the village of Surkhakhi, detained during the counterterrorist operation (CTO), became defendants in the criminal cases on involvement in an illegal armed formation (IAF). Alikhan Bogatyryov, a fourth detainee, is under administrative arrest, after which he will be allowed to go home.

19:26, 20 October 2015

Terek resident complains about police inaction

No criminal proceedings were initiated about the fact of beating of former policeman Artyom Khatukhov in the city of Terek, and no measures were taken against a suspect. This was reported by the victim. Artyom Khatukhov applied to the prosecutor's office, in which he demanded to deal with the inaction of law enforcement officers.

Akhmet Yarlykapov. Photo by Natalya Krasnova for the "Caucasian Knot"

15:45, 20 October 2015

Experts: militants in Caucasus can be controlled from outside

In Northern Caucasus, militants actively use Internet. This opinion was expressed by political analyst Akhmet Yarlykapov. His colleague Yana Amelina believes that militants have no need to use modern means of communication.

The law enforcers during the special operation conducted in Dagestan. Photo: http://mahachkala-news.ru/stories/695

11:52, 20 October 2015

Bodies of Sardarov brothers buried outside village of Novy Kurush, local resident reports

The bodies of the people killed during the special operation in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan have been given out to their relatives. This was reported by a local resident.

Law enforcers in the streets of Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"

10:24, 20 October 2015

Chechnya upholds verdict against Arbi Dikaev

The Supreme Court (SC) of the Chechen Republic has upheld the verdict against 19-year-old Arbi Dikaev sentenced to five years of imprisonment for attempting to go to Syria to join the "Islamic State", recognized in Russia as a terrorist organization.

A poster with the independent candidate from the 17th Yamasal election district Elshad Gasanov on the door of a bakery. Baku, October 19, 2015. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

08:59, 20 October 2015

In Azerbaijan, opposition complains about reduction of opportunities for election campaign

At the elections to the National Assembly of Azerbaijan, opposition candidates are refused in registration. The opposition is also deprived of access to TV shows and other opportunities for election campaigning. This was reported by members of the parties.

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

08:51, 20 October 2015

Head of Buynaksk City Council complains about threats from Mayor's relatives

Zaur Shakhverdiev, Chairman of the Buynaksk Council of Deputies, has filed to the Russian FSB Department for Dagestan a complaint, in which he reported on threats voiced against him and another deputy by a relative of the City Mayor.

Russian military plane in Syria. Photo: Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation

00:21, 20 October 2015

Law officials deny information about death of Abu Bakr al-Shishani

Abu Bakr al-Shishani, a Chechen-Kist, a native of the Pankisi Gorge of Georgia, was not injured during an airstrike in Syria. This was reported by a source in the law enforcement bodies of Chechnya. According to the source, Abu Bakr al-Shishani is a close relative of Seyfullah al-Shishani (Ruslan Machalikashvili), who was killed in 2014.

Tea Tsulukiani, the head of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Georgia. Photo: justice.gov.ge

21:33, 19 October 2015

Head of Georgia's MoJ asks UNM members in Ukraine to help in inquiring torture video leak

A video record of raping a detainee, which was stored in the archives of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), has appeared online in the Ukrainian website; and the Georgian natives-members of the "United National Movement" (UNM), working with the Ukrainian authorities, can help to investigate the circumstances of the leak, said Tea Tsulukiani the head of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Georgia.

Darya Polyudova. Screenshot of a video by the user Open Russia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awVTP1AgjfI

19:28, 19 October 2015

Polyudova's trial postponed indefinitely

After the consideration of the case of the Krasnodar activist Darya Polyudova was postponed for the second time due to the illness of her advocate, the court decided not to appoint a new date of the session until the sick leave of the advocate is over.

The police in the central city street. Buynaksk, October 16, 2015. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"

19:20, 19 October 2015

Local MPs complain about beatings during rally in Buynaksk

During the dispersal of the rally in Buynaksk, seven deputies of the local City Assembly suffered and lodged their written complaints against policemen to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), FSB and the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), said one of the deputies Gasan Malikov.

Nadezhda Savchenko at the Donetsk City Court with her own drawings on October 19, 2015. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the "Caucasian Knot"

17:19, 19 October 2015

Witness names Savchenko ideology leader of "Aydar" battalion

Being one of the leaders of the "Aydar" battalion, Nadezhda Savchenko was notable for special cruelty, Evgeny Kolomiets, an adviser to the head of the self-proclaimed People's Republic of Lugansk (PRL) and a witness for the prosecution, said at the Donetsk City Court.

The building of the Office of the Judicial Department of the Supreme Court of the Chechen Republic. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"

17:05, 19 October 2015

Judge of Chechen SC disagrees with verdict on MIA's lawsuit against rights defenders

Polina Daurkina, a Judge of the Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya, expressed her "dissenting opinion" after approval by the appeal instance of the decision of the lower court on the suit on protection of reputation of the republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) against rights defenders and Murad Amriev, who stated that he had been tortured by policemen.

Railway station "Krasnodar-1". Photo: Ivan Zhuravlyov / Yugopolis

15:30, 19 October 2015

Special services declare prevention of terror act in Krasnodar Territory

Special agents detained a Russian citizen, who campaigned in social networks in favour of terrorism, prepared an explosion in an electric train in the Krasnodar Territory and planned to go to Syria to join the "Islamic State" (IS), the Russian FSB reports.

14:15, 19 October 2015

Polish court refuses to extradite native of Chechnya to Russia

A native of Chechnya, who was granted the refugee status in Poland, is accused Russia of involvement in combat operations in Chechnya in 1995-2003. He managed to convince the court that he has no chance of a fair trial at home.

A girl with a camera. Photo by Kheda Omarkhadzhieva http://genderpage.ru/?p=1818"

02:55, 19 October 2015

Children from mountainous villages of Northern Caucasus invited to participate in Boell Foundation's photo contest

About 20 schoolchildren from remote villages of Dagestan, Chechnya and Ingushetia will receive photo cameras to capture their daily life and thus narrate about their childhood. Best works, to be defined by online voting on the Internet, will be presented at an exhibition in Moscow.

CTO in Dagestan. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/10/14/v-dagestane-neitralizovany-boeviki-iz-gimrinskoi-bandy.html

01:59, 19 October 2015

On October 12-18, at least 8 persons suffered in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week of October 12-18, 2015, at least 8 persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, seven persons were killed, and one person 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.

Akhmet Yarlykapov. Photo: http://dochronika.ru/load/intervju_i_besedy/islamskoe_gosudarstvo_doshlo_do_dagestana/21-1-0-9591

20:05, 18 October 2015

Experts: power agents should be ready for increased terror threat from IS

The "Islamic State" (IS), banned and found a terrorist organization, has declared jihad on Russia. Experts believe that the activities of the IS in the Caucasus will continue; however, the number of terror acts will not increase in the near future.

Rashid Magomedov. Photo courtesy of Akhmed Magomedov, a brother of the disappeared man

16:16, 18 October 2015

Relatives of Dagestani resident cannot locate him

Since September 22, relatives of Rashid Magomedov, a resident of the Botlikh District, cannot locate him.

Firearms found at the place of CTO in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan on October 17. Photo: https://05.mvd.ru/news/item/6633124/

15:25, 18 October 2015

Investigators identify suspected militants killed in Dagestan

All four militants killed in the Khasavyurt District are identified. This was reported by the Investigating Department for Dagestan of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF). According to investigators, apart from Rasul and Alkhasov Sardarov, Yasim Batraev and Djumart Shikhragimov were also killed in the course of the counterterrorist operation (CTO).

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