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Office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" in Ingushetia after fire. Photo: HRC "Memorial"

11:19, 17 January 2018

Oleg Orlov associates arson of "Memorial" office with prosecution of Titiev

An attack on the office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" in Ingushetia and the pressure on the "Memorial" office in Chechnya are connected, believes Oleg Orlov, a member of the board for the HRC "Memorial".

Office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" after fire. Photo: HRC "Memorial" http://stagram.online/share/BeCuWZsldPI

10:53, 17 January 2018

HRC "Memorial" treats arson of its office in Nazran as a terror act

Last night, a fire broke out in the office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" on the second floor of a two-storey building in Nazran. PCs and furniture were destroyed by the fire, while no people were injured.

Detention during special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru

10:10, 17 January 2018

"Novaya Gazeta": Chechen woman detained for investigating "extrajudicial execution"

For more than a week, the fate of Aminat Avturkhanova, who was looking for her husband, whose name appeared on the lists of the people executed in Chechnya at night on January 26, 2017, is unknown, the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" reports today.

Andrei Rudomakha. Photo: Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus, https://vk.com/rudomakha

05:48, 17 January 2018

Andrei Rudomakha put under state protection after attack on him

Investigators have granted a motion to grant state protection for Andrei Rudomakha, a coordinator of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch), who received anonymous threats after he had been beaten in Krasnodar. This was reported by his advocate. The activist himself claimed he felt bad.

00:33, 17 January 2018

Marik Dudaev killed in South Ossetia

Marik Dudaev, a resident of South Ossetia, released from detention in Georgia in 2013, was shot dead in his native village of Artsev.

18:18, 16 January 2018

Armenian Parliament condemns genocide of Yazidis in Iraq

Today, the Armenian Parliament has approved the draft statement "On condemnation of the Yazidi genocide on the territory controlled by terrorist groupings in Iraq in 2014", the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports with reference to the online broadcast of the meeting on the Armenian Parliament's website.

At the place where Alexei Omaev was killed, Kaspiysk, January 15, 2018. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot.

18:11, 16 January 2018

Relatives of assassinated Omaev doubt he could attack law enforcers

Alexei Omaev, who was shot dead by law enforcers in Kaspiysk, could not attack policemen as he was partially paralyzed, his relatives told the "Caucasian Knot".

Oyub Titiev. Photo: Yulia Orlova / HRC 'Memorial'

16:30, 16 January 2018

Oyub Titiev pleads not guilty in his appeal to Russian President

In his appeal to President Putin and the chiefs of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) and the Russian FSB, rights defender Oyub Titiev, arrested in Chechnya, has claimed a fabrication of the criminal case against him and forgery of evidence.

Law enforcers. Photo: NAC press service, http//nac.gov.ru

15:10, 16 January 2018

Law enforcers call suspect killed in Kaspiysk a militant recruiter

Alexei Omaev, killed in Kaspiysk, was suspected of acting as a militant intermediary and recruiting young people for the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) banned in Russia by the court. This was reported by sources from the law enforcement bodies.

Combat position in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot.

14:15, 16 January 2018

Soldier dies in Nagorno-Karabakh

Investigators are studying the circumstances of the death of the serviceman Arutyun Khachatryan, who was mortally wounded this night, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh has reported.

Village of Plievo, Ingushetia. Photo: Targimov, https://ru.wikipedia.org

10:45, 16 January 2018

Participant of conflict with policeman's murder shot dead in Ingushetia

In the evening on January 15, a resident of Ingushetia was killed in the village of Plievo. The murder could be motivated by revenge of relatives of a policeman killed as a result of a domestic conflict in Magas in 2016, a source in the security forces said.

Madina Alieva. Photo: press service of 'Grozny' State TV Company, https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=ZEG9ihdhttw

10:41, 16 January 2018

Residents of Chechnya see pretence in authorities' help to long-liver

The authorities of Chechnya have reported the delivery of keys from a new house to 104-year-old Madina Alieva, who was found in Azerbaijan. Local residents interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have suggested that the Chechen authorities use the story of the elderly woman for self-promotion.

Mikhail Saakashvili. Photo: REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

07:32, 16 January 2018

UNM demands making state expenses for Mikhail Saakashvili public

Zaza Bibilashvili, one of the leaders of the opposition "United National Movement" (UNM), has filed an appeal to the administration of the Georgian President with the demand to make public the expenses of the State Security Service for the period for which former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili is accused of embezzlement.

Dairy products. Photo: © Sputnik/ Asatur Yesayantshttps://ru.armeniasputnik.am/society/20170406/6932760/kurit-vredno-pit-protivno-ceny-v-armenii-rastut.html

06:45, 16 January 2018

Armenians criticize authorities for price growth

Residents of Armenia have complained about the rise in prices for many goods. The opposition bloc "Elk" has urged citizens to go to protest against the growth of prices.

04:38, 16 January 2018

Lithuania imposes sanctions against Ramzan Kadyrov

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and some of his subordinates have been included by Lithuania in the Magnitsky List of sanctions.

Screenshot of a Chechen woman’s video appeal to Ramzan Kadyrov published on ANTI MASSACRE KADYROV YouTube Channel.

02:47, 16 January 2018

Chechen natives claim danger for author of video appeal to Ramzan Kadyrov

A woman who posted on YouTube video appeals to Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and his mother is in danger. This opinion was voiced by natives of Chechnya interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondents.

Alexei Tyurin holds solo picket in support of Maxim Panfilov. Photo by Elena Grebenyk for the Caucasian Knot.

01:48, 16 January 2018

Astrakhan activists hold solo pickets in support of Maxim Panfilov

Astrakhan activists Alexei Tyurin, Mikhail Anisenko, and Igor Stenin have held solo pickets in support of Maxim Panfilov, who was sentenced in the case of involvement in mass riots in Bolotnaya Square.

00:47, 16 January 2018

Man killed in shootout in Kaspiysk

Police have killed the man who opened fire on them in Kaspiysk, a source from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) has reported.

00:45, 16 January 2018

Video on behalf of IS* reminds of special services' role in killing rights defenders

The video spread in social networks on behalf of the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by a court decision, calling to kill Russian rights defenders, will help the authorities to reload responsibility for such killings on extremists and marginalized people, the experts, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", believe.

21:47, 15 January 2018

Former National Guard commander shot dead in Georgian marketplace

Samson Kutateladze, a former high-ranking military and a Georgian MP, was found dead today in his office on the "Istanbul" marketplace in the city Rustavi.

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