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18:12, 26 May 2015

Dagestan resident accused of aiding militants

The case of the resident of Makhachkala named Alkhasov has been sent to the court today. He is accused of helping members of the armed underground and keeping weapons and explosives.

16:57, 26 May 2015

23 women awarded on 100th anniversary of Armenian Genocide

Today, the premium of the President of Armenia was granted to 23 women, born before 1915, who survived the events of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire, and to the American Fund, which helped refugees and orphans during the genocide.

15:22, 26 May 2015

ECtHR accepts complaint of Krasnodar activist Martynyuk to consideration

The complaint, lodged by the lawyer Alexander Popkov against the illegal detention of the Krasnodar activist Leonid Martynyuk, has been registered by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg.

Gas station. Photo: Fyodor Obmaikin / Yugopolis

13:34, 26 May 2015

Armenia: three persons injured by explosion at gas station

This morning, an explosion occurred at a gas-filling station, located on the highway running to the city of Echmiadzin in Armenia. Three injured persons were taken to hospital.

09:54, 26 May 2015

"Kommersant": in case of Boris Nemtsov's murder, investigators search for unidentified witnesses to crime

In Moscow, two women, who were at the place of the Boris Nemtsov's murder, could witness the crime. Investigators and an advocate of one of the defendants are engaged in the search for the possible witnesses, the "Kommersant" reports today.

03:17, 26 May 2015

Circassian activist Adnan Khuade reports on searches at work and home

On May 25, in Adygea, searches were conducted at the house and the working place of Adnan Khuade, a member of the movement "Patriots of Circassia". One more Circassian activist, Ruslan Kesh, was detained on May 23 and was kept at the police for several hours.

02:50, 26 May 2015

"SOCAR" prepares defamation claim against Azerbaijani human rights defender

The Azerbaijani state-owned company "SOCAR" intends to initiate a lawsuit against human rights defender Bakhtiyar Mamedov. Lawyers of the "SOCAR" accuse the human rights defender of spreading the information, which discredits the company.

The Terek river got reddish hue due to the lilac water discharged from the pipe near the Krasnogvardeisky Bridge. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

22:02, 25 May 2015

Prosecutor's Office of North Ossetia finds source of pollution of Terek River

The Prosecutor's Office of North Ossetia has identified a source of pollution of the Terek River in Vladikavkaz: it is a workshop for the production of carbon dioxide located in an abandoned part of the territory of the "OZATE" plant not far from the Krasnogvardeisky Bridge.

21:50, 25 May 2015

Advocate of Dagestani residents detained during CTO allowed visiting his clients

Today, advocate Murad Velikhanov has visited two residents of the Suleiman-Stalsky District of Dagestan, detained during the counterterrorist operation, who are being kept at the IVS (detention facility) of the District Interior Division.

19:02, 25 May 2015

Court of Makhachkala arrests Mukhammad Magomedov for ten days

Today, the Lenin District Court of Makhachkala has announced the pre-trial restriction measure in the form of 10-day arrest against Mukhammad Magomedov, one of the leaders of the public organization "League of the Just".

Portrait of Kadyrov at the May Day demonstration in Grozny, 2015. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

14:42, 25 May 2015

"Open Russia" posts film about Ramzan Kadyrov on Internet

The "Open Russia", a public organization led by Mikhail Khodorkovsky, shot the film "Family" about Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. The film has been posted to open access at YouTube.

A brawl between Cossaks and Pussy Riot band. Photo by Mikhail Mordasov, Yugopolis.

14:17, 25 May 2015

"Pussy Riot" members appeal to ECtHR to challenge law enforcers' refusal to investigate attack in Sochi

In their complaint filed to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), members of the "Pussy Riot" punk group have stated that the law enforcement agencies violated the right to freedom of speech and fair trial when they refused to institute a criminal case against Cossacks, who allegedly attacked the "Pussy Riot" members in Sochi.

13:33, 25 May 2015

In Krasnodar, residents of 700 multi-storey buildings deprived of hot water supply for three weeks

Starting from May 12, more than 150,000 Krasnodar residents, living in four districts, are deprived of hot water supply. The long interruption in hot water supply is explained by delayed repair works at the city thermal power plant (TPP).

Dagestani preacher Nadir Abu Khalid (right) and Abu Jihad. Screenshot from the video posted by user kazim samu, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC_SB4cGcl0

13:25, 25 May 2015

Dagestani preacher Nadir Abu Khalid swears to IS leader

Nadir Medetov (Nadir Abu Khalid), a well-known Salafi preacher from Dagestan, has sworn to the leader of the "Islamic state", which was recognized terrorist organization, and urged his supporters to follow his example. In Dagestan, before Nadir Abu Khalid, only militant leaders have publicly sworn to the IS.

The reddish hue of the Terek River. May 18, 2015. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the "Caucasian Knot".

13:10, 25 May 2015

In North Ossetia, Public Chamber concerned over pollution of Terek River in Vladikavkaz

Members of the Public Chamber of North Ossetia have appealed to the environmental agencies with a request to investigate the pollution of the Terek River in Vladikavkaz. They have also reported they are ready to hold hearings on the issue.

Board of Trustees members carrieы out inspection at the Sochi arboretum "Southern Plants", Sochi, May 2015. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

11:38, 25 May 2015

Board of Trustees announces violations during repair in territory of Sochi arboretum (+video)

The Board of Trustees of the Sochi arboretum "Southern Plants" has revealed a number of violations during the inspection of the repair works carried out at the park. However, according to Olga Kozinskaya, the Chair of the Board, the managers of the arboretum fail to listen to the recommendations.

09:00, 25 May 2015

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of May 18-24

EaP summit in Riga; participation of singers from Southern Caucasus in "Eurovision-2015"; mourning events on Memory Day of Caucasian War Victims, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of May 11-17, 2015, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

03:53, 25 May 2015

Bikers cordon off hospital with Deni Mirzoev

In Moscow, about a hundred bikers are on duty near the 20th hospital, where Deni Mirzoev, a resident of Grozny, receives medical treatment. Deni Mirzoev was involved in the road traffic accident in Kutuzovsky Avenue in Moscow, as a result of which a biker was killed.

02:14, 25 May 2015

Readers of "Caucasian Knot" discuss opening of representative offices of DNR and LNR in Tskhinvali

Readers of the "Caucasian Knot" have expressed different opinions concerning the possible consequences of the opening of representative offices of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic and Donetsk People's Republic (LNR and DNR, respectively) in Tskhinvali.

Special operation in Dagestan. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/05/09/nak-aktivnaya-faza-spetsoperatsii-v-makhachkale-zavershena-otkazavshiesya-sl-0.html

01:40, 25 May 2015

On May 18-24, at least four persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week of May 18-24, 2015, at least four persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, two persons were killed, and two 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.

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