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23:18, 27 January 2014

On January 20-26, fourteen persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

At least 14 people suffered from the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus during the week from January 20 to January 26, 2014; of them, nine persons were lost and five wounded. These are the results of the calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Spectators at the welcoming ceremony of the Olympic Flame at the "Anji Arena" Stadium. Dagestan, Kaspiysk, January 27, 2014. Photo by Timur Isaev for the "Caucasian Knot"

21:30, 27 January 2014

Dagestan: Olympic Flame was welcomed by 20,000 spectators (video)

In Dagestan, the welcoming ceremony of the Olympic Flame was held at the "Anji Arena" Stadium, in the presence of about 20,000 spectators, the spokesman of the relay organizing committee told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

Spectators in the stalls of of the "Anji Arena" during the ceremony of honouring the Olympic Flame. Dagestan, January 27, 2014. Photo http://www.anji-arena.ru/olimpijskij-ogon-na-anzhi-arene/

18:01, 27 January 2014

Dagestani students report that they were sent to Olympic Torch Relay to increase the crowd

In Dagestan, at the "Anji Arena" Stadium the ceremony of honouring the Olympic Flame was over. Students of the Kaspiysk Medical College were sent to the event as spectators in order to increase the audience, young people report.

Railway bridge in Sovetsky District of the Stavropol Territory. Photo: http://dorogisk.ru/

16:17, 27 January 2014

Security detained in Stavropol Territory on suspicion of killing policemen

Investigators have detained an employee of a private security company and declared his two more colleagues wanted on suspicion of killing two policemen in the Stavropol Territory, representatives of law enforcement bodies of the region have reported.

The Moscow City Court. Photo: http://www.allcourts.ru/

14:45, 27 January 2014

At the trial of Politkovskaya's murder five jurors excluded

At the trial dealing with the murder of the journalist Anna Politkovskaya, five members were excluded from the jury. This was announced at the first session on the merits on Monday at the Moscow City Court.

Nagorno-Karabakh, Stepanakert, view of the Central Stadium. January 14, 2013. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"

12:23, 27 January 2014

FH's list of free countries has none from Southern Caucasus

The International human rights organization "Freedom House" (FH) with the headquarters in the United States has published its annual report on the situation of political rights throughout the world. According to the FH, by the end of 2013, none of the South-Caucasian countries is free.

12:17, 27 January 2014

Pavel Astakhov reports to UN experts on absence of violations of children rights in Chechnya

Pavel Astakhov, Russian Commissioner for Children Rights, has reported to the experts of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) on the situation of children in Chechnya. He has stated the absence of violations. The assessment of the situation expressed by Pavel Astakhov does not coincide with the earlier expressed opinions of officials and human rights defenders, who paid attention to the lack of places in kindergartens in Chechnya and refusals to let children to stay with their mothers in case of parents' divorce.

Club "Mayak" on the Primorskaya embankment. Sochi, November 2013. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

11:04, 27 January 2014

Visitors of gay clubs refute Anatoly Pakhomov's statements about absence of sexual minorities in Sochi

Sexual minorities have denied the statement made by Anatoly Pakhomov, Mayor of Sochi, who declared the absence of gays in the capital of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. One of the gay clubs is situated not far from the house, where Anatoly Pakhomov lives. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by regular visitors of the gay clubs.

Olympic Torch Relay. Astrakhan, January 26, 2014. Photo by Yelena Grebenyuk for the "Caucasian Knot"

09:15, 27 January 2014

In Dagestan, bikers and riders participate in Olympic Torch Relay

On Sunday, on the 113th day of the Olympic Torch Relay, the torch has arrived in Dagestan. The length of the stage was 6.7 kilometres. This was stated by Olga Gorlova, a member of the organizing committee for the preparation and holding of the Olympic Torch Relay.

Olympic Torch Relay in the Belokamenny Kremlin in Astrakhan. January 26, 2014. Photo by Yelena Grebenyuk for the "Caucasian Knot"

05:05, 27 January 2014

Astrakhan completes Olympic Torch Relay

On January 26, Astrakhan hosted a stage of the Olympic Torch Relay. The torch was carried by 112 persons, and the event was ended with a concert and fireworks.

Special operation in Sovetsky District of Makhachkala on January 20, 2014. Photo by NAC, http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2014/01/21/spetsoperatsiya-v-prigorode-makhachkaly-zavershena-neitralizovany-troe-bandito.html

03:53, 27 January 2014

Suspected militants killed in Makhachkala are identified

Three suspected members of illegal armed formations (IAFs), killed during a special operation in Dagestan's capital, have been preliminary identified. This was reported by a source from the Makhachkala law enforcement bodies.

Chechnya, Grozny, sector of the Olympic Torch Relay route. January 26, 2014. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"

07:47, 26 January 2014

Chechnya significantly cuts Olympic Torch Relay route

The Chechen authorities have reduced the Olympic Torch Relay route in the republic from 34 to 16 kilometres and reduced the number of viewers, who will be involved in the festive event.

05:25, 26 January 2014

Azerbaijani activist Omar Mamedov arrested on charges of selling drugs

Omar Mamedov, a 19-year-old activist of the Civil Solidarity Party (CSP), a co-founder of the educational movement "Akhyn" (Flow), was arrested for three months on charges of selling drugs on a large scale in Azerbaijan. This was reported by Samir Asadli, Chairman of the CSP's executive committee.

Five-storey building collapsed onto Geidar Aliev Avenue in Baku, January 25, 2014. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

18:48, 25 January 2014

Five-storey building falls down on roadway in central Baku, killing people

A dismantled five-storey building collapsed onto the roadway in the centre of Baku, in Geidar Aliev Avenue. Two people were lost. The police have identified them as Djavid Adalat oglu Bairamly, born in 1992, and Asiman Salman oglu Alekperov, born in 1988.

16:05, 25 January 2014

Residents of Untsukul District of Dagestan report they were not admitted to meeting with Abdulatipov

Today, in the Untsukul District, the head of Dagestan Ramazan Abdulatipov held a meeting with local residents. However, the locals who came to meet him assert only employees of the administrations and employees of budget organizations of the district were admitted to the meeting with Abdulatipov.

Screenshot of Rusana Ibragimova’s photo from http://www.blogsochi.ru/content/terroristka-smertnitsa-razyskivaetsya-v-olimpiiskom-sochi

15:30, 25 January 2014

FSB denies presence in Sochi of potential suicide bomber Ibragimova

The information about the arrival in Sochi of Ruzanna Ibragimova, a suicide bomber, who is preparing a terror act, is not true, but the person of Ibragimova is real, said the spokesman of the Sochi regional FSB office. The city police have also stated that there are no grounds to worry about the presence of suicide bombers in Sochi.

13:30, 25 January 2014

OSCE Minsk Group is concerned about incidents in conflict zone

Elmar Mamedyarov and Edward Nalbandyan, the heads of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFAs) of Azerbaijan of Armenia, respectively, held a meeting with the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group on the settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The Co-Chairs expressed their concern about the recent incidents at the demarcation line of armed forces on both sides of the conflict.

Participant of the rally in support of the Ukrainian Euromaidan. Yerevan, January 24, 2014. Photo by Armine Martirosyan.

10:56, 25 January 2014

In Armenia, Euromaidan supporters call on Ukrainian authorities to stop violence

On January 24, the participants of the rally in Yerevan in support of the Ukrainian Euromaidan voiced against the use of violence against protesters in the cities of Ukraine and urged the law enforcers "to join the people."

06:56, 25 January 2014

Consulate of Czech Republic in Moscow rejects Abkhazians of students' visas

Seven students of the Abkhaz State University who planned to go for training to the Czech Republic were denied visas at the consulate of this country in Moscow on the grounds that their passports had been issued by the Russia's Embassy in Abkhazia.

03:27, 25 January 2014

70 illegal migrants evicted from Chechnya in 2013

During 2013, only seventy illegal migrants were deported from Chechnya for violating migration laws. The local Federal Migration Service (FMS) believes that the problem of illegal migration in Chechnya has been minimized.

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