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Carol service at the Orthodox Church of the Holy Wives-Peace-Lovers. Baku, January 7, 2014. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

18:48, 7 January 2014

Orthodox Christians in Northern and Southern Caucasus celebrate Christmas

Today, believers of the Russian, Georgian, Jerusalem and Serbian Orthodox Churches celebrate their Christmas. Hundreds of thousands people took part in the services, held at night on January 7 in the temples of the regions and countries of Northern and Southern Caucasus.

15:56, 7 January 2014

In Dagestan, landmine explosion wounded two policemen

Two policemen were wounded by the explosion that occurred yesterday en route of a police KamAZ truck in Dagestan, the press service of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) reports today.

15:02, 7 January 2014

Ministry of Public Health: condition of children-victims of Volgograd terror acts is better

As reported by Veronika Skvortsova, the Russian Health Minister, the children who suffered in the Volgograd terror acts and were transported to Moscow for treatment are on the mend.

13:01, 7 January 2014

PACE Co-Rapporteurs in Azerbaijan demand transparency in Mamedli's case

Pedro Agramunt Font de Mora and Joseph Debono Gresh, Co-Rapporteurs of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), have urged the Azerbaijani authorities to reconsider the decision to arrest Anar Mamedli, the head of the Centre for Election Monitoring and Democracy Training (CEM&DT).

11:31, 7 January 2014

Suspected suicide bombers from Dagestan, wanted in Moscow and Voronezh, live in Egypt, users of social networks report

Djavid Kurugliev, a native of Dagestan, and his common-law wife Viktoria Fursa, who are suspected of terrorism are studying in Cairo. This was stated during the discussions in the open group of the Dagestani Regional Public Organization (DRPO) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy) on the Facebook.

11:15, 7 January 2014

Sochi launches Olympic Media Centre

Sochi has opened the main Olympic Media Centre that can accommodate more than 6500 journalists. This was reported by the 2014 Olympics organizing committee.

10:38, 7 January 2014

In Chechnya, two women injured by fire

In the afternoon of December 6, in the high-mountainous Shatoi District of Chechnya, two women were injured as a result of a fire in the shopping pavilion. Experts are to reveal the causes of the inflammation.

Valery Rogachov near the gates of the Central District Sochi Court. December 2013. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

07:24, 7 January 2014

In Sochi, pensioner claims being unlawfully detained and his car being seized by policemen

Starting from mid-December, in Sochi, 64-year-old pensioner Valery Rogachov cannot get his car, which was seized by policemen. He believes the policemen unlawfully seized the vehicle and broke the law by falsifying a case of offence.

‘Akbar’ store suffered from the explosion of improvised explosive device. Khasavyurt, January 6, 2014. Photo by Makhach Akhmedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

01:45, 7 January 2014

Owner of store, blown up in Khasavyurt, complains about police inaction in protecting his family

Owner of the "Akbar" store that was blown up in Khasavyurt on January 4 claims that the explosion was not the first attack on his family committed by members of illegal armed formations (IAFs). The man expresses his concern over the safety of his family members and complains about the inaction of law enforcers to protect them.

01:07, 7 January 2014

In Azerbaijan, leader of Committee against Torture visits arrested youth activists

On January 6, young activists, who were arrested in Baku after the protest actions held on December 29 and who went on hunger strike in detention, were visited by Elchin Bekhbudov, the leader of the Azerbaijani Committee against Torture.

21:51, 6 January 2014

Sochi tightens security from January 7

Starting from tomorrow, January 7, special measures are introduced in Sochi to ensure security at Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. Restrictions will be applied both to visitors and residents of the city.

19:46, 6 January 2014

Rostov Region: ex-candidate for Zverevo Mayor stops his hunger strike

Today, Valery Dyakonov, a former candidate for the post of the Mayor of the city of Zverevo, Rostov Region, who was on hunger strike in protest against violations at the September 8, 2013, elections of heads and deputies of municipal formations, has stopped his action because of health problems.

18:11, 6 January 2014

Daily Star: Cameron endorses exchange of data among British and Russian special services before 2014 Olympic Games

The British Prime Minister David Cameron has ordered MI6 agents, in order to prevent terror acts at the Olympic Games in Sochi, to share their confidential data with their Russian colleagues, the British Daily Star has reported today.

15:14, 6 January 2014

Special aircraft sent from Moscow to pick up another victim of Volgograd terror acts

A special aircraft of the Russian Federal Medical-Biological Agency (FMBA) was sent from Moscow to Volgograd to take another victim of the terror acts committed in Volgograd on the eve of the New Year for treatment in Moscow, the regional government has reported.

15:09, 6 January 2014

Landmine goes up en route of police KamAZ truck in Dagestan

Nobody has suffered from a landmine explosion on the way of a police KamAZ truck in Dagestan, a source from the local law enforcement bodies reports.

13:53, 6 January 2014

Volgograd: policeman kills a pedestrian in traffic accident

In the Tsentralny District of Volgograd, a policeman knocked down a pedestrian with his car; the victim later died in hospital, reports the press service of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for the Volgograd Region.

12:05, 6 January 2014

During Olympic Games in Sochi, Prosecutor's Office of Krasnodar Territory to open temporary receptions and hotline

In Sochi, during the Olympic and Paralympic Games, to protect the rights of citizens, the Prosecutor's Office of the Krasnodar Territory will open temporary receptions and organize hotline phone. Citizens will have an opportunity to visit the temporary receptions from January 7 to March 16, 2014.

Counterterrorist operation in Chegem, Kabardino-Balkaria, December 30, 2013. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

07:40, 6 January 2014

On December 30-January 5, 2014, 26 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week of December 30-January 5, 2014, at least 26 persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, 16 persons were killed, and 10 persons were wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Schoolchildren from seven Ossetian and Ingush schools of the Prigorodny District of North Ossetia took part in the children's New Year party. Oktyabrskoe village, December 25, 2013. Photo provided by Yulia Chardina, the leader of the project "Harmonization of Interethnic Relations in Prigorodny District through small business development".

06:28, 6 January 2014

North Ossetia organizes children's New Year celebration within programme for harmonization of interethnic relations

Schoolchildren from seven Ossetian and Ingush schools of the Prigorodny District of North Ossetia took part in the children's New Year party organized within the project of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" and the Committee "Civil Assistance" entitled "Harmonization of interethnic relations in Prigorodny District through small business development".

Rally demanding to restore order in the housing and communal services and administration of the city. Sochi, January 5, 2014. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

21:28, 5 January 2014

In Sochi, protestors express their dissatisfaction with activities of city authorities (video)

Today, Sochi hosts the rally demanding to restore order in the housing and communal services and administration of the city. The rally voiced a call for the resignation of the mayor and ensuring free elections, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

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