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00:00, 6 September 2016
The criminal case on use of torture against Ayub Tuntuev, who worked in the security service of Akhmat Kadyrov and sentenced on the charge of involvement in a terror act, was instituted after the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) had sent a request to the Russian authorities in connection with the Ayub Tuntuev's complaints. This was reported by the "Legal Initiative".
23:36, 5 September 2016
The Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has prepared instructions for the people included by the police in the prevention registration lists. A manual compiled by lawyers includes detailed comments and examples of appeals to be filed to the Ministry Internal Affairs (MIA) and courts.
22:17, 5 September 2016
Law enforcers have worked out the ways to combat specific armed groupings; however, the problem of systematic recruitment of new fighters for militants remains unresolved. This was stated by editors-in-chief editor of the Dagestani editions, when they commented on a special operation in the Samur forest.
21:00, 5 September 2016
In a camp of the militants killed in the Samur forest, law enforcers found a saw of a local resident, who went to collect firewood and disappeared and who was found dead later. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement bodies of Dagestan.
17:23, 5 September 2016
Journalist Zhalaudi Geriev, sentenced in Chechnya, insists on his innocence. He claims that during the preliminary investigation, he testified under pressure. Relatives of the journalist associate his prosecution with his professional activities.
16:05, 5 September 2016
The Shali District Court of Chechnya sentenced journalist Zhalaudi Geriev, who collaborates with the "Caucasian Knot", to three years in prison on charges of drug possession. The defense claims that the prosecution's statement lacked evidence in the court.
10:17, 5 September 2016
On September 4, the "Grozny" TV Channel presented a report with the participation of political analyst Ruslan Martagov, who explained his disappearance by his visit to a friend. Local observers do not rule out that the report could be staged.
09:00, 5 September 2016
Mourning ceremonies dedicated to the anniversary of the terror act in Beslan and protest action of victims; disappearance in Chechnya of political analyst Ruslan Martagov, who criticized the authorities; prevention of a terror act at near a mosque in Ingushetia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of August 29-September 4, 2016, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
00:29, 5 September 2016
During the week from August 29 to September 4, 2016, five persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus: three were killed and two wounded. These are the results of calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
10:31, 4 September 2016
In the Magaramkent District of Dagestan, law enforcers have launched a special operation 20 days after the completion of the previous counterterrorist operation (CTO) in the district.
03:52, 4 September 2016
Human rights defenders associate the disappearance of Ruslan Martagov with his criticism of the Chechen authorities and comments concerning the third term of Ramzan Kadyrov as the leader of the republic, which were voiced by the political analyst to various media, including the "Caucasian Knot".
23:07, 3 September 2016
The police of North Ossetia have detained a local resident, suspected of an attack on the journalists of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" and the magazine "Takie Dela" in the yard of the school No. 1 in Beslan during the mourning ceremonies.
19:04, 3 September 2016
An unknown man attacked journalists Elena Kostyuchenko and Diana Khachatryan, when they were at the cemetery in Beslan, and began beating them. The policemen nearby stayed idle. This was reported by Diana Khachatryan.
16:39, 3 September 2016
Today, several young people have attacked journalists Elena Kostyuchenko and Diana Khachatryan, as well as Ella Kesaeva, the leader of the "Voice of Beslan". The attackers stole mobile phones from the victims and poured them with green paint.
15:12, 3 September 2016
Today, at 2:20 p.m. Moscow time, political analyst Ruslan Martagov, whose disappearance had been earlier claimed by his relatives, has called his sons and a daughter from his mobile phone. He has reported that he stays with friends and asked his relatives not to worry about him.