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23:22, 19 January 2017
Tonight in Moscow a march was held to commemorate the slain lawyer Stanislav Markelov and the journalist of the "Novaya Gazeta" Anastasia Baburova.
16:55, 19 January 2017
The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has announced the detention of two Chechen natives, who, imitating his voice, tried to extort money from a businessman from Surgut into the Akhmat Kadyrov’s Fund. The video posted by Kadyrov shows the detainees’ confession. The police of the KhMAO (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District, where Surgut is located) said they did not take part in the detention.
11:06, 19 January 2017
Bodies of the militants killed in the Chechen capital on December 17-18, 2016 have not been finally given out to their family members, who learned that their killed relatives were buried in unmarked graves near Grozny. Meanwhile, the law enforcement agencies do not comment on the information.
02:26, 18 January 2017
When commenting on the first criminal case opened under Article 205.6 of the Russian Criminal Code, adopted in the framework of the "Irina Yarovaya's package of laws", lawyers have noted that the practice of criminal prosecution for failure to inform the police of a crime sharpens the contradictions between the law and the norms of legal culture and the specifics of tribal relations accepted among residents of the Caucasus.
19:33, 17 January 2017
In December of 2016, at least 39 people fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, 34 people were killed, and five others were wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
11:00, 17 January 2017
On January 16, Kurchaloi, a district centre in Chechnya, hosted a gathering, which participants made a decision to evict in future family members of militants from the republic. The gathering was held in Kurchaloi after five villagers had been detained in a special operation.
00:07, 17 January 2017
The experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have expressed their doubts concerning the statements voiced by the leader of Chechnya about the militants' plans to capture a tank unit and to attack Khankala. According to the experts, members of the armed underground have no resources to organize such large-scale attacks.
14:27, 16 January 2017
About 60 militants and their helpers, associated with the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court, have been detained in a special operation in Chechnya, the "Interfax" reports referring to its source in power agencies of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD).
12:20, 16 January 2017
In the Chechen town of Shali, three local residents were detained on suspicion of involvement in the armed underground. They have confessed to be members of a grouping led by Imran Datsaev. This was reported by the law enforcement bodies of Chechnya.
09:36, 16 January 2017
The main tasks of a grouping of militants, neutralized on January 11, were to capture a tank unit and to attack the village of Khankala. This was reported by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.
09:00, 16 January 2017
Resignation of the head of Adygea Aslan Tkhakushinov; clash in the Chechen village of Tsotsi-Yurt and subsequent special operation; attack on "Caucasian Knot" correspondent in Rostov-on-Don, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of January 9-15, 2017, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
01:26, 16 January 2017
During the week of January 9-15, 2016, seven persons were killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
03:05, 15 January 2017
Imran Datsaev, detained on January 14 in Grozny, is linked with the terrorist grouping "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia. Last autumn, Imran Datsaev killed a policeman by order of the terrorists. This was reported by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.
23:24, 14 January 2017
The suspected militant, who managed to escape after the armed clash in the Kurchaloi District of Chechnya, has been detained. The detention of two members of the grouping in Kabardino-Balkaria is also reported.