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10:49, 29 May 2015
In Azerbaijan, law enforcers have detained Elchin Mamed, the Chairman of the NGO "Legal Education of Sumgait Youth" and the editor-in-chief of the on-line edition "Yukselish Namine" (In the Name of Revival). This was reported by Elchin Gasanov, an assistant of Elchin Mamed.
05:49, 29 May 2015
In the case of the murder of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, investigators have appointed a number of new examinations, including phonographic, forensic psychological, molecular and genetic, and ballistic examinations. The latter is to reveal whether the ammunition found in the house of Zaur Dadaev, a defendant in the case, and the items found at the place of the murder are identical.
04:25, 29 May 2015
In Kalmykia, two policemen are accused of abuse of power with the use of violence against a person detained for an administrative offence. The case has been brought to the court.
02:43, 29 May 2015
In Tbilisi, Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, a resident of the Pankisi Gorge, who was involved in the second Chechen campaign, was hospitalized with gunshot wounds got as a result of an attempt on him.
21:55, 28 May 2015
Magomed Suleimanov, also well-known as Abu Usman of Gimry, has assumed his duties as the Amir of the "Imarat Kavkaz", and his election will be soon formally announced. This was reported by an informed source with reference to a relative of Magomed Suleimanov.
20:46, 28 May 2015
The international human rights organization "Freedom House" has expressed concern about the health status of Intigam Aliev, a rights defender arrested in Azerbaijan, and urged the authorities to immediately provide him with the necessary medical care.
19:39, 28 May 2015
Arms were planted on Kurban Askandarov, Deputy Imam of a Makhachkala mosque, his mother Malikat wrote in her application filed today to the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
16:51, 28 May 2015
The Krasnodar Regional Court has upheld the judgement of the Krasnoarmeiskiy District Court, which sentenced the local activist Darya Polyudova to 10 days of administrative arrest for disseminating leaflets.
12:31, 28 May 2015
Kurban Askandarov, the deputy imam of the mosque located in Kotrov Street in Makhachkala, has been detained. This was reported by mosque-goers. In their turn, officials from the Soviet ROVD (District Interior Division) of Makhachkala did not confirm the information about the detention.
11:20, 28 May 2015
On May 27, two young men suspected of aiding and abetting members of the armed underground were detained by the police in the Nadterechny District of Chechnya. This was reported by the spokesman of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Chechnya.
08:58, 28 May 2015
In Chechnya, the Court of Urus-Martan has announced the verdict against a 23-year-old local resident, accused of involvement in the Syrian war on the side of the militants.
00:20, 28 May 2015
Magomed Suleimanov (Abu Usman of Gimry), a Sharia militants' judge and the leader of the armed underground in Dagestan, has been appointed the new leader of the "Imarat Kavkaz" recognized in Russia as a terrorist organization. This was reported by Geidar Djemal, the Chairman of the Islamic Committee of Russia.
20:43, 27 May 2015
The data on the number of casualties of the shootout in the Kurakh District of Dagestan was updated by the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation. Earlier, two killed persons were reported.
19:23, 27 May 2015
The preacher Nadir Abu Khalid (Medetov), who has sworn to the terrorist "Islamic State", will not return to Dagestan, said the experts, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot"; they predict that preacher's supporters will followed his call and emigrate to the Middle East conflict zone.
15:42, 27 May 2015
The oath brought by the preacher from Dagestan Nadir Abu Khalid (Medetov) to the terrorist "Islamic State" (IS) aims to recruit new IS supporters in the Caucasus. The case should be dealt with by special services, which, however, need to understand that any repressions against Muslims are radicalizing them. Thus was the opinion of the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".