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02:57, 14 February 2016

Stepanakert: rally demands international recognition of NKR

In Stepanakert, more than 30 veterans have gathered in the central square of the city to mark the 28th anniversary of the first rally of activists of the national liberation movement. The participants of the gathering have voiced the demand to intensify the foreign policy of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

Lydia Petrova, a veteran of the World War II. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

01:23, 14 February 2016

In Volgograd, veteran of World War II complains about her eviction from apartment

In Volgograd, the Mayoralty intends to evict Lydia Petrova, a veteran of the World War II, from a one-room apartment. Officials claim that Lydia Petrova occupies the apartments illegally. The woman treats the requirement of the Mayoralty as unfair.

The soldiers with the shells for a howitzer D-30. Photo: Denis Mokrushin, a screenshot of a video at YouTube.com

20:21, 13 February 2016

Shell found in pre-border Armenian village

Sappers have defused an artillery shell, found in a village in the Tavush Region of Armenia.

The entrance to the hospital of Malgobek. Photo: Ingzdrav.ru

19:41, 13 February 2016

Ingushetia: court on Tangieva's lawsuit attracts investigator as third party

Khava Tangieva, a resident of Ingushetia, who lost her child in the hospital of Malgobek, is trying to adjudge compensation of the damage caused to her health. At the first session, the court decided to summon the investigator, who had run the inquiry into the events at the hospital, as the third party, and demanded to ensure the appearance of doctors.

18:40, 13 February 2016

Talekh Khasmamedov's mother reports her son placed into dungeon

Talekh Khasmamedov, the head of the organization "Rights and Law", was placed into the colony dungeon, after the wife issued a statement about his serious health problems, said Talekh's mother. The Alliance "Azerbaijan without Political Prisoners" has called on the Azerbaijani authorities to stop the inhuman treatment of Khasmamedov.

The entrance to the Malgobek hospital. Photo: Doctor06.ru

17:13, 13 February 2016

Ingushetia: judge obliges doctors to appear at trial on Doskhoevs’ lawsui

The court that considers the lawsuit of the Doskhoev family, whose new-born baby died in the Malgobek hospital, has demanded to present documents to confirm that doctors had been brought to disciplinary responsibility, as well as to ensure the appearance of doctors and the investigator.

The participants of a wedding ceremony in Georgia. Batumi, Adjaria. Photo by Yuliya Kasheta for the "Caucasian Knot"

16:04, 13 February 2016

Experts support toughening legislation on early marriage in Georgia

The main reasons for the spread of early marriages in Georgia are difficult social situation of families and poor awareness about human rights, experts believe.

13:01, 13 February 2016

CTO regime cancelled in Khasavyurt District

Law enforcers have completed their special operation in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, which was put under the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime, said the spokesman of the republic's operative headquarters. The results of the CTO are not reported.

The entrance to the Migrant Assistance Centre in Volgograd. Photo: Volgograd24.tv

06:31, 13 February 2016

Volgograd farmers criticize work of Migrant Assistance Centre

The Migrant Assistance Centre, opened in Volgograd, will minimize the time for obtaining work patents, the Centre claims. However, both employers and migrants complain about long queues and delays in issuance of medical certificates.

The wall of the Sukhumi Fortress. Photo: Turspeak.ru

05:42, 13 February 2016

Works on improvement of Sukhumi Fortress launched

The works on the improvement of the Sukhumi Fortress will be completed by the beginning of July. After that the fortress will be able to resume archaeological excavations, said Batal Kobakhiya, Deputy Minister of Culture and Preservation of Historical and Cultural Heritage of Abkhazia.

00:58, 13 February 2016

Resident of Dagestan detained for giving DNA assay released

Law enforcement bodies have set free Zurab Mamedov, a resident of Makhachkala, who informed his relatives after detention that he was forced to give blood for DNA analysis. The police denied the detention of Mamedov.

The parishioners of mosque in Shamkhala. Photo: Islamcenter.ru/

00:05, 13 February 2016

Parishioners of mosque in Shamkhala report about ban of Friday namaz

The Salafi mosque in Shamkhala, a suburban settlement of Makhachkala, earlier closed power agents, is now functioning, but neither on February 5, nor on February 12 the authorities did not allowed to hold the Friday namaz (prayer) there, said the congregation.

21:36, 12 February 2016

Relatives are searching for detained resident of Dagestan

Zurab Mamedov, a resident of Makhachkala, was taken to the police and told his relatives that he was forced to give a DNA assay. Law enforcement bodies deny Mamedov's detention.

20:45, 12 February 2016

Parishioners of Derbent mosque are put by power agents on database

Today, power agents have checked the parishioners of the Salafi mosque, delivered to the police of Derbent, by their database, questioned them about the reasons for their visiting the mosque, and then released them. Those, who had not been registered earlier, were recorded on special cards, said one of the detainees.

The pre-trial prison No. 2 (SIZO No. 2). Moscow. Photo http://wikimapia.org/

19:41, 12 February 2016

Court rejects claim of Karaulova's advocates against SIZO

The Lefortovo District Court of Moscow has found legitimate the actions of the administration of SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 2, who banned access to the arrested student of the Moscow State University (MSU) Varvara Karaulova (Alexandra Ivanova).

War in Syria. Photo: Freedom House https://www.flickr.com

18:22, 12 February 2016

Nine residents of Dagestan suspected of terrorism

The investigating bodies have started an inquiry into the case of nine residents of Dagestan, suspected of illegal involvement in warfare in Syria. One of them was detained.

Khasavyurt. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"

18:19, 12 February 2016

CTO has not affected daily life in Khasavyurt District

Villagers of Novomekhelta, Siukh and Pervomaiskoe said that they feel no restrictions because of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime announced in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan.

Derbent. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"

17:26, 12 February 2016

Parishioners of Derbent mosque report about mass detentions

Power agents detained those, who were going to the prayer to the Salafi mosque located in the neighbourhood named "Airport". The access road to the mosque was blocked, said the mosque-goers. At least 10 believers were taken for check to the Derbent GOVD (City Interior Division), but they are already at large, said a source from the GOVD.

Sergey Minasyan, political scientist. Photo http://www.panarmenian.net/

16:44, 12 February 2016

Experts doubt Russia's denunciation of treaty with Turkey

The initiative to denounce the Moscow Treaty is another Russia's attempt to exert pressure on Turkey in "Syrian issue", Armenian experts believe. According to their version, the cancellation of the Treaty "will lead to global problems for the countries of Southern Caucasus."

Ambulance in "Domodedovo". Moscow, January 24, 2011. Photo: Yuri Timofeyev (RFE/RL)

13:40, 12 February 2016

Prosecutor challenges arrest of "Domodedovo" bosses in case of terror act

The Prosecutor's Office has appealed against the decision of the court to arrest Vyacheslav Nekrasov, a former director of the Airport "Domodedovo"; Andrei Danilov, a former director of Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) "Domodedovo Airport Aviation Security"; and Svetlana Trishina, a former head of the Russian representative office of the company "Airport Management Company Limited", who are accused in the case of the 2011 terror act.

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