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10:16, 28 July 2014

During week of July 21-27, 2014, 6 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week of July 21-27, 2014, at least 6 persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, 5 persons were killed, and 1 person was wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

08:03, 28 July 2014

Levon Airapetyan's friend reports on deterioration of businessman's health at Moscow SIZO

Levon Airapetyan, one of the richest members of the Armenian Diaspora in Russia, who is being kept at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of Moscow because of his involvement in the "Bashneft" case, faces sharp deterioration of his health condition. This was reported by a businessman's friend. The Levon Airapetyan's doctor believes the pre-trial restriction measure to his patient is to be changed.

Refugees from Ukraine. Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

15:49, 27 July 2014

MfE: Rostov Region accommodates more than 40,000 Ukrainian refugees

The number of refugees from Ukraine, who stay in the Rostov Region since the conflict began, has exceeded 40,000 people. This was reported by the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) for the Rostov Region.

Soldiers of the Kadyrov Special Regiment. Photo: website of the Ministry of Interior for Chechnya, http://95.mvd.ru/press/VIDEOiFOTO/Fotoarhiv/Polku_PPSP_im._geroja_Rossii_A.A._Kadurova

11:15, 27 July 2014

On eve of Eid al-Fitr, Chechnya enhances security measures

Chechnya will hold the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr (Uraza Bayram) under enhanced security measures. This was reported by an official from the Chechen police. Local residents report on the enhancement of control measures by law enforcers.

06:49, 27 July 2014

Chechen woman suspected of financing members of Gakaev brothers' IAF

A female resident of the Vedeno District of Chechnya is to appear before the court on charges of financing members of the illegal armed formations (IAFs) that were parts of the Gakaev brothers' grouping. Earlier, investigators have already instituted and stopped criminal proceedings against the woman. However, the investigation was reopened at the request of the Prosecutor's Office.

05:14, 27 July 2014

Anaklia hosts rally in support of "KaZantip" Festival

A rally was held in the Georgian village of Anaklia. Participants of the rally spoke in support of the "KaZantip" Festival. They have stated that the event will contribute to the region's development and well-being of every family. The rally took place simultaneously with the Tbilisi rally, participants of which demanded to cancel the festival.

04:39, 27 July 2014

FSB: about 40 Ukrainian border guards get to Russia across Rostov section of Russian-Ukrainian border

In the evening of July 26, more than 40 Ukrainian soldiers crossed the Rostov section of the Russian-Ukrainian border, and two of them sought refuge and declared their intention to apply for the Russian citizenship. This was reported by the Spokesperson of the FSB Department.

Anaklia – new Georgia resort on the Black Sea. Photo: http://kazantipa.net/info/faq

23:48, 26 July 2014

Georgia protests against "KaZantip" Festival

In Tbilisi, about 200 people participated today in a protest action held in front of government office, demanding from the authorities to prohibit the "KaZantip" Festival in Georgia. The protesters gathered signatures to the petition and plan to hand it over on July 28 to the government office.

22:25, 26 July 2014

Azerbaijan: Faraj Kerimli, arrested activist of "Musavat" Party, stated his innocence

Faraj Kerimli, an activist of the "Musavat" Party, arrested for illegal possession and sale of drugs, has declared his innocence, report the human rights activists from the Committee against Torture, who visited Kerimli. His advocate Nemat Kerimli believes that his client may be exposed to pressure at the isolation facility.

21:26, 26 July 2014

Chechen authorities impose sanctions on five US and EU officials

On July 26, the Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov compiled his own sanction list, consisting of five officials from the USA and EU, who are denied entry into the republic. Kadyrov has accused leaders of the United States and the European Union "of state terrorism directed against countries and peoples."

17:40, 26 July 2014

In Dagestan, Abdulkadyrov's advocate cannot locate him

Arsen Radjabov, the advocate of Isa Abdulkadyrov, detained in Dagestan on suspicion of illegal possession of firearms, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that his client was taken by policemen to some unknown place, and he cannot find him.

Refugees from Ukraine in Volgograd Region. Photo: official site of the Governor and government of Volgograd Region, http://www.volganet.ru

16:22, 26 July 2014

Adzinov: 287 Ukrainian refugees have applied for temporary shelter in Volgograd Region

The Volgograd Regional Department of the Russian Federal Migration Service (FNS) has registered about 5,500 citizens of Ukraine, but as on July 25 only 287 of them had applied for temporary shelter, Kirill Adzinov, the head of the FMS Department, said during a press conference on July 25.

Victory Avenue, Grozny, Chechnya. Photo: http://grozny.eu/details.php?image_id=452

11:33, 26 July 2014

Chechen residents report sharp rise in food prices on the eve of 'Id al-Fitr (Uraza-Bayram)

Foodstuffs in Chechen marketplaces have become much more expensive on the eve of the completion of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, as local residents told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. Entrepreneurs say that prices were lifted by wholesalers; and retailers are forced to sell food products more expensive, in order not to remain at a loss.

07:48, 26 July 2014

Azerbaijan: teen hospitalized from Karabakh conflict zone with gunshot wound

Farid Mamedov, a minor resident of the village of Alibeili, Tovuz District of Azerbaijan, was wounded by gunfire from the positions of Armenian troops and hospitalized to the hospital in Baku, its doctors have reported today. Doctors have assessed the overall health condition of the teenager as satisfactory.

Abkhazian folk dance. Photo: Vkontakte page of Abkhazia folk dance ensemble ‘Sharatyn’, http://vk.com/club5097117

06:50, 26 July 2014

Diaspora will not affect essentially on the outcome of presidential election in Abkhazia, experts say

The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Abkhazia has approved the membership of the election commissions that will work outside the republic during the presidential election on August 24. The commissions will service the Abkhazians living in Russia and Turkey.

Governor of the Krasnodar Territory Alexander Tkachov. Photo: official website of Krasnodar Territory Administration, http://admkrai.krasnodar.ru/content/section/11/detail/34287

05:51, 26 July 2014

Heads of Chechnya and Krasnodar Territory are on EU's sanctions list

Alexander Tkachov, the Governor of the Krasnodar Territory, and the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov have been put on the list of persons exposed to sanctions of the European Union (EU) in the context of the worsening situation in the south-east of Ukraine and accession of the Crimea to Russia.

Russian soldiers taking part in the international competition ‘Warrior of Commonwealth’. Photo: official website of Russia’s Ministry of Defense, July 2014, http://function.mil.ru/news_page/world/more.htm?id=11969481@egNews

01:50, 26 July 2014

Law enforcers of Ukraine and Russia exchange accusations of shelling pre-border areas

The Ukrainian border checkpoint "Marinovka" was shelled from the territory of the Rostov Region, said the information centre of the National Security and Defence Council (NSDC) of Ukraine. Meanwhile, the Frontier Department of the Russia's FSB for the Rostov Region asserts that because of Ukrainian attacks they had to evacuate almost all the residents of the farm named Primiussky in the Kuibyshev District.

00:10, 26 July 2014

Baku police release detained anti-Israel protesters

By the evening on July 25, all the 44 detained believers, who protested outside the Israeli Embassy in Baku, were back at large. Four of them were fined administratively, others were warned, said the Islamic Party of Azerbaijan (IPA).

22:12, 25 July 2014

Family members of Azerbaijanis detained in Nagorno-Karabakh appeal to Russian President

Relatives of Dilgam Askerov and Shakhbaz Guliev, the natives of the Kalbadjar District of Azerbaijan, who were detained in Nagorno-Karabakh, have appealed to the Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian Ambassador in Baku Vladimir Dorokhin asking for assistance in releasing them.

21:09, 25 July 2014

Regular soldier from Kirov Region found dead in Dagestan

Alexei Aleturovich, a regular soldier, recruited from the Kirov Region, was found dead in a military unit in Buynaksk, the military prosecutor's office of the city has reported today. His relatives believe that Alexei could become a victim to the hazing in the army unit.

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