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January 18, 2004 20:02

December 24, 2003 12:59

December 24, 2003 12:48

  • War in Caucasus, peace in Russia

    Some aspects of the influence of the armed conflict in Chechnya on Russia's home policy - and what's to be done about that? (Report abstract).

December 24, 2003 12:28

December 24, 2003 12:03

November 26, 2003 17:42

November 21, 2003 13:56

November 21, 2003 13:24

November 09, 2003 13:56

November 09, 2003 13:47

October 25, 2003 11:40

  • Nature abhors vacuum

    Some problems of assessing the situation with human rights and law enforcement practices in the armed conflict area in the Chechnya.

October 16, 2003 15:05

  • Dash from democracy. Warning

    After the Nord-Ost hostage taking in Moscow in late October 2002, Russia tried to follow the example of the USA when after September 11, 2001, America became less concentrated on human rights, more on security.

October 16, 2003 14:38

October 14, 2003 20:59

October 14, 2003 20:40

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June 26, 2003 04:44

June 10, 2003 17:00

June 09, 2003 17:26

June 09, 2003 12:00

Navalny’s volunteers: paid up PR-campaigns or a new political power?

Navalny’s volunteers: paid up PR-campaigns or a new political power? Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny intends to run for presidency in the upcoming elections to be held on March 18, 2018. His team has already opened 63 regional campaign offices. The "Сaucasian Knot" correspondent visited five offices in Astrakhan, Volgograd, Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don, and Stavropol. The correspondent also met Navalny’s opponents in the regions - representatives of the Communist Party and the movement "All-Russian People's Front". They analyzed the work of the volunteers and Navalny's campaign offices, and expressed their opinions about what prompts young people to take part in the movement, and how this relates to the volunteers' families and friends. Read about that in the material of the "Caucasian Knot".
Relatives of Chechen young men shocked by secret verdict

"Safari in Syrian Way": A tale of a former militant who escaped from the ISIL*

Safari in Syrian Way: A tale of a former militant who escaped from the ISIL A native of Dagestan, who was successful in Moscow, tells why he had quitted his job, home, family and went to Syria, where he joined the ranks of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (banned in Russia). The story of the battles, in which the base of the 17th Division of the Syrian Army was defeated; about how militants organized the "Safari in Syrian Way" by hunting the retreating soldiers of al-Assad in the desert; why those who come to Syria later get disappointed in militants’ ideas, – read about all that in the material of the "Caucasian Knot". *IS, ISIL has been recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in Russia.

Bring back alive: from Dagestan to ISIL* to return the son

Bring back alive: from Dagestan to ISIL to return the son Inside glimpse into realities of Islamic State and illegal border crossing business. Motivations of young people going to Syria and factors affecting such decisions by Dagestani youth. What are the true values of Islam, parental duties, nuances of family relations — Kazim Nurmagomedov, who managed to return his son from ISIL, talks about these topics in his interview with the ’Caucasian Knot’. *IS, or ISIL has been recognized a terrorist organization; its activities are forbidden in Russia.
WEEK IN THE CAUCASUS

September 19, 2021 10:59

A polling station in Sochi. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the Caucasian Knot

The data of the Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) on the number of voters at a number of polling stations in Sochi is from 1.5 to 2 times higher than the figures indicated in the protocols,...

September 19, 2021 10:42

A polling station in Dagestan. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot

In Makhachkala, an unidentified man has attacked Ibragim Nazhmudinov, a member of the election commission with an advisory vote from the "Yabloko" Party, by accusing him of obstructing the work of...

September 18, 2021 17:24

Election in Chechnya. Screenshot: http://www.instagram.com/p/CT7Q0xdM9b9/

In Chechnya, officials, teachers and businessmen are placing posts in social networks calling voters to go to the polls, residents of the region informed.

September 17, 2021 14:11

International Court of Justice in Hague. Photo: International Court of Justice, http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Международный_суд_ООН#/media/Файл:International_Court_of_Justice.jpg

Armenia has asked the UN International Court of Justice to oblige Azerbaijan to stop torture and killings of Armenian prisoners of war (POWs) and compensate for human rights violations.

September 14, 2021 11:26

Goris-Kapan highway. Photo from the Armenian Ombudsman official Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/Armenianombudsman/posts/1771473627906760

An Azerbaijani post on the Goris-Kapan highway was set up in violation of international norms, Arman Tatoyan, the Armenian Ombudsperson, has stated. The opposition demanded to organize a...

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