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The students and professors of the Derbent Branch of the Dagestan State University (DSU). Photo: http://www.vujb.riadagestan.ru/news/g_derbent/v_derbentskom_filiale_dgu_proshla_aktsiya_v_podderzhku_zhiteley_kryma/

11:43, 12 January 2016

"Rosobrnadzor" bans to recruit students by DSU's Branch in Derbent

Recruiting entrants to the Derbent Branch of the Dagestan State University (DSU) is prohibited because of failure to fulfil the demands of the supervising authority – the Russian Federal Service for Supervision in Education and Sciences (Rosobrnadzor).

Seismometer reading. Photo: http://news.am/rus/news/305830.html

11:24, 12 January 2016

Residents of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh feel Azerbaijani earthquake

Residents of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh have felt a tremor registered in Azerbaijan. According to the preliminary information, there are no victims or destructions in all three regions of the South Caucasus.

Syria–Turkey border. Photo: http://russian.irib.ir/news/ближний-восток/item/265294-bild-о-турецких-закупках-нефти-у-игил-россия-оказалась-права

03:32, 12 January 2016

Russian MoD: Turkey provides assistance to IS

The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported that militants in Syria, including fighters from Northern Caucasus, receive assistance from the territory of Turkey. The Turkish media report about the detention of 33 people, who tried to join the grouping "Islamic State" (IS), including a female citizen of Russia.

Naryn-Kala Fortress. Derbent. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"

22:21, 11 January 2016

Victims of shelling in Derbent accuse law enforcers of inaction

Persons wounded in the shelling of Derbent are in need of financial assistance. This was claimed by victims and their relatives. According to them, during the first hours after the shelling, law enforcers did not dare to go up to the observation deck, and at the hospital, relatives of victims had to buy the necessary medicines.

Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge, a view near the Malaya Ordynka Street, where Nemtsov lived. Photo: Alessio Damato https://ru.wikipedia.org/

20:32, 11 January 2016

Advocate of Nemtsov family challenges court's refusal to toughen article in case of politician's murder

An advocate of the Nemtsov family members of murdered opposition politician Boris Nemtsov has filed a complaint to the Moscow City Court about the refusal to oblige investigators to investigate the case under Article "attempt on the life of a state or public figure".

A policeman. Photo: Denis Yakovlev / Yugopolis

19:57, 11 January 2016

Disappeared journalist Andrei Busygin not employed by "STV" TV Channel

Andrei Busygin, a freelance journalist, whose whereabouts is unknown since December 31, was not employed by the "STV" TV Channel. This was reported by the spokesperson of the "STV" TV Channel.

The multi-storey building collapsed in the explosion in Volgograd. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"

18:59, 11 January 2016

Experts abandon plans to blow up collapsed building in Volgograd

In Volgograd, the multi-storey building collapsed in the explosion will not be demolished through blasting. This was reported by an official of the administration of the Volgograd Region.

The village of Kvanada of the Tsumada District of Dagestan. Photo: Shamil Kuraev http://www.odnoselchane.ru/

18:45, 11 January 2016

Residents of Kvanada do not suffer from CTO legal regime

In the Dagestani village of Kvanada, local residents state that they still do not experience any restrictions in the area of counterterrorist operation. According to the locals, a special operation is being carried out in a small area only, and the village is not completely cordoned off.

Flowers brought to the sea by the residents of Baku during the mourning for the deceased oilmen from the platform. Baku, December 6, 2015. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

17:49, 11 January 2016

Rescue team finds eleventh deceased oilman from platform "Gunashli"

In the Caspian Sea, a rescue team has found the body of the 11th oilman, who died in a fire on the platform of the Azerbaijani oil field "Gunashli" in December 2015.

Khadis Bottaev. Photo http://kvedomosti.com/

16:03, 11 January 2016

In case of Bottaev's murder, informants promised double reward

Informants, who help solve the murder of MP Khadis Bottaev, the chief physician of the Republican Clinical Hospital in Kabardino-Balkaria, will receive rewards both from relatives of the killed man and from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

An automatic firearm. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/12/29/v-dagestane-v-khode-kto-neitralizovan-glavar-bandy.html

11:02, 11 January 2016

One person wounded in special operation in Dagestan

In the village of Kvanada of the Tsumada District of Dagestan, law enforcers are searching for accomplices of Magomed Abdulkhalikov, killed in a shootout. This was reported by the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC). According to the law enforcers, one of the militants was wounded.

09:00, 11 January 2016

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of January 4-10

Christmas celebrations by Orthodox believers; bad weather, which caused a number of emergencies in Southern Russia and countries of Southern Caucasus; increase in SARS and influenza incidence in Armenia; CBA's decision to change currency exchange rules; photo exhibition "Images of Old and New Sochi" in the resort city, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of January 4-10, 2016, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

One of the tenants of the multi-storey building destroyed by an explosion in Volgograd. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"

06:34, 11 January 2016

In Volgograd, tenants of collapsed building abandon plans to create public movement

In Volgograd, tenants of the multi-storey buildings destroyed by an explosion have abandoned the plans to create a public movement and a public organization to protect their rights. They have delegated the protection of their interests to the initiative group created earlier.

The participants of the rally. Photo: http://flnka.ru/novosti/11982-bolee-500-zhiteley-kizlyara-proveli-miting-v-godovschinu-vooruzhennogo-napadeniya-na-gorod-otryada-radueva.html

02:36, 11 January 2016

More than 500 Kizlyar residents attend rally on anniversary of Raduev's armed attack on Kizlyar

On January 9, on the 20th anniversary of the armed attack on Kizlyar committed on January 9, 1996, which killed more than 70 people, the city held memorial events. The regional museum has opened an exhibition presenting the personal belongings of the casualties.

01:40, 11 January 2016

On January 4-10, no victims were fixed in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week from January 4 to January 10, 2016, no victims were fixed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Gevorg Safaryan. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

22:08, 10 January 2016

In Armenia, investigators prepare materials about incident in Freedom Square

In Armenia, the special investigating service is preparing the materials on the basis of complaints filed by six supporters of the "New Armenia", including arrested Gevorg Safaryan. According to the complaints, during the New Year's incident in Freedom Square, policemen went beyond their official authority and used force.

22:41, 9 January 2016

Resident of Dagestan Gadjimurad Gazichilov arrested

On January 8, the court arrested Gadjimurad Gazichilov, a resident of Makhachkala, whose disappearance was earlier reported by his relatives. He is suspected of illegal possession of firearms and is kept at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), said a police source from the city of Buynaksk.

20:57, 9 January 2016

Tlyarata-Makhachkala Highway opened

The motor traffic on the section Tlyarata-Makhachkala in Dagestan is completely reopened; however, the risk of avalanches in the mountains is still present, the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) reports.

Inglab Kerimov. Photo: Facebook.com/inqlab.kerimov

15:35, 9 January 2016

Relative of PFPA Chairman announced wanted for calls to terrorism

Inglab Kerimov, a citizen of Azerbaijan, living in France, is spreading on the Internet calls for terrorist activities within the "Islamic State" (IS), said the Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office (GPO). Kerimov is a cousin of the chairman of the oppositional Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) Ali Kerimli.

14:23, 9 January 2016

Fishermen evacuated from ice floe in Krasnodar Territory

Rescuers have completed the evacuation of 90 fishermen from a separated ice floe in the Yeisk Estuary. According to the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE), nobody suffered.

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