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Yusup Aliev at the musical contest "You are super!": https://www.ntv.ru/video/1709234/

11:32, 9 June 2019

Residents of Chechnya criticize Kadyrov's awarding teen title of Honoured Artist

By Ramzan Kadyrov's decree, Yusup Aliev, a 15-year-old semi-finalist of the musical contest "You are super!" was awarded the title of Honoured Artist of Chechnya. This decision devalues the title, local cultural workers and social network users believe.

Martin Kochesoko. Screenshot of Martin Kochesoko's Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsh4ROQFRbL/

11:20, 9 June 2019

Circassian activist Martin Kochesoko detained in Nalchik

On June 8, policemen searched the office of the NGO "Khabze" and detained its head Martin Kochesoko and other activists, sources told the "Caucasian Knot".

Fuad Abbasov. Screenshot from video by Paxlava Production https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaYRKcRFd9w

11:06, 9 June 2019

Fuad Abbasov goes on hunger strike

The Azerbaijani journalist, Fuad Abbasov, who was found by the Russian court to be an infringer of the migration legislation, has been placed, instead of being deported, into a temporary detention centre for foreigners located near Moscow. Abbasov has treated it as unjustified deprivation of freedom and went on a hunger strike.

20:01, 8 June 2019

NKR accuses Azerbaijan of 250 shelling attacks per week

On June 2-8, Azerbaijani servicemen shelled positions of the Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) from small arms, mortars and grenade launchers, the NKR's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

19:40, 8 June 2019

GPO refuses to lift ban on journalist's leaving Azerbaijan

The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Azerbaijan gave a formal reply to the request of the journalist, Shakhveled Chobanoglu, to lift the ban on his leaving the country, which is in force for the fifth year already, his advocate has stated.

North-Caucasian District Military Court. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot

19:26, 8 June 2019

Witness in Timur Tumgoev's case denies his testimony

Only one of the four witnesses has confirmed his earlier testimony against Timur Tumgoev, a native of North Ossetia, accused of links with Syrian militants. One of the witnesses said that he had slandered Tumgoev under pressure, fearing for his own life.

Soldier of the Azerbaijani Army. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, https://mod.gov.az

19:07, 8 June 2019

Azerbaijan counts 19 shelling attacks from Armenian side

During the last 24 hours, positions of the Azerbaijani Army were shelled for 19 times in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone and on the border with Armenia, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

Artyom Besedin and Vlad Yanyushkin. Collage by the Caucasian Knot

12:27, 8 June 2019

Editors-in-chief of Krasnodar media come out in support of Golunov

Artyom Besedin and Vlad Yanyushkin, the editors-in-chief of the "Yuga.ru" and "Free Media", have held solo pickets in Krasnodar in support of the journalist Ivan Golunov arrested in Moscow.

3D model at the exhibition "The Voice of Stones. Experience of reading and broadcasting Kala-Koreish. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the Caucasian Knot

12:15, 8 June 2019

Experts report uniqueness of exhibition of 3D-models of Kala-Koreish monuments

An exposition of 3D-models of monuments from the hard-to-reach ancient village of Kala-Koreish is held in Makhachkala. This project helps not only to fix and preserve the monuments, but also contributes to popularization of them, scientists believe.

Barakh Chemurziev. Screenshot from video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=BffEJ1Vw4do

12:03, 8 June 2019

Arrest of Barakh Chemurziev, Ingush activist, extended

The Nalchik City Court has extended, until September 25, the arrest of Barakh Chemurziev, one of the leaders of Ingush protests. His defence demanded to disqualify the judge, but the motion was rejected.

11:49, 8 June 2019

Journalist-researcher of Kadyrov's entourage detained in Moscow

Colleagues of Ivan Golunov, a "Meduza" journalist, detained in Moscow on suspicion of drug dealing, associate his persecution with his professional activities.

Minutka Square in Grozny. Screenshot from Denis Makrushin's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRWC989OWU4

08:29, 8 June 2019

Grozny residents distrust outcomes of prosecutor's check of woman's death

The Chechen Prosecutor's Office has refuted the media version that in Grozny, in order to hide a road accident, a woman's body was dropped from a high-rise building. However, local residents have pointed to precedents, when perpetrators of road accidents were whitewashed by means of frauds.

00:00, 8 June 2019

Infographics. Statistics of victims in Northern Caucasus in March 2019 under the data of the Caucasian Knot

21:45, 7 June 2019

Prosecutor demands 6.5 years in jail for Azerbaijani journalist

At the trial in the Baku Court of Grave Crimes, the prosecutor asked to sentence Ikram Ragimov, the editor-in-chief of the "Realliq.info" website, to 6.5 years in prison. The journalist denies the charge and believes that his case is customized and related to his publications.

Believers praying in Mecca. Photo: REUTERS/Waleed Ali

21:11, 7 June 2019

Muslims of Southern Russia criticize high cost of Hajj

The quotas for the regions of Southern Russia for pilgrimage to Mecca, provided within last year's amounts, have not been fully bought out yet. Residents of Chechnya and Dagestan are outraged by the rising prices for the 2019 Hajj.

Malsag Uzhakhov. Screenshot from Fortanga Org video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfFMlE02KJw

19:00, 7 June 2019

Arrest of Ingush elder Malsag Uzhakhov extended

A Nalchik court has extended, until September 25, the arrest of Malsag Uzhakhov, the head of the Council of Teips (family clans) of the Ingush People. The arrest is telling negatively on Uzhakhov's health, because he cannot take medicines regularly, his defence has stated.

18:44, 7 June 2019

Azerbaijani journalist Fuad Abbasov is prepared for deportation from Russia

The advocate of the Azerbaijani journalist, Fuad Abbasov, said that his client would be expelled from Russia today.

A small hydropower plants (HPP) built on the Gegarot River. Photo by Samvel Pipoyan https://www.ecolur.org/ru/news/energy/vgegharotv-small-hpp-monitoring-results-photos/7521/

14:34, 7 June 2019

Armenian villagers threaten to change riverbed to stop two HPPs

The operation of two small hydropower plants (HPPs) built on the Gegarot River led to a deterioration of water quality. If the authorities fail to stop the HPPs, the river bed will be changed, local residents have threatened.

The team of South Ossetia at the opening of the ConIFA Championship in Stepanakert. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"

14:24, 7 June 2019

South Ossetia reached final at ConIFA Championship

At the European Football Championship of the Confederation of Independent Football Associations (ConIFA), which is underway in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), finalists have been defined: the teams of South Ossetia and Western Armenia.

Screenshot of post on arson of Jehovah's Witnesses' building in Prokhladny

10:41, 7 June 2019

Jehovah's Witnesses'* Hall in KBR set on fire amid persecutions of believers

Jehovah's Witnesses* have reported the arson of a building in the dwelling settlement of Prokhladny, where religious services had been held before the ban of the religious organization. The arson was the result of an information campaign launched by official media, said a representative of the European Association of Jehovah's Witnesses (the organization has been banned in Russia by the court).

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