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The members of the band "Hay Art" with their parents. Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the "Caucasian Knot"

19:35, 27 June 2016

Children from Armenia cannot leave Sochi for three days

Since June 25, 25 members of the band "Hay Art" cannot travel through Georgia to Armenia, since a section of the Georgian Military Road is closed. The children have to raise money to pay for tickets for a "Comet" ship to travel to Batumi, and thus they organize concerts on beaches of Sochi. This was reported by their teachers.

Valentina Cherevatenko. Screenshot of a video by the user Vadim Karastelev https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOuJXHegmg0

19:26, 27 June 2016

"Union of Don Women" resumes its activities after search

The defence of Valentina Cherevatenko, the chair of the public organization "Union of Don Women", has received an order on initiation of criminal proceedings against the human rights defender.

An issue of the newspaper "Azadlyg". Photo: Azadliq.info

18:14, 27 June 2016

Closure of Azerbaijani newspaper "Azadlyg" postponed

The release of the opposition newspaper "Azadlyg" has been extended for two weeks after the edition office had partially repaid the debts to the publishing house "Azerbaijan". This was stated by the deputy editor-in-chief of the newspaper.

The protesters. Makhachkala, June 27, 2016. Photo by Murad Muradov for the "Caucasian Knot"

17:48, 27 June 2016

Fire victims from Tsuntin District stop their protest action

In Makhachkala, fire victims from the Tsuntin District have decided to stop their protest action after the meeting with the Deputy Prime Ministers of Dagestan, who promised to pay compensation. According to the fire victims, in the case if the promises are not fulfilled, they will resume their protests.

Kadyrov. Photo http://www.kavkaz-uzel.ru/articles/284828/

16:54, 27 June 2016

Ramzan Kadyrov and six leaders of Southern Russia put on pre-election list of "Edinaya Rossiya" Party

The pre-election list of the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party includes the leaders of Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria and the acting leaders of the Chechen Republic and Karachay-Cherkessia. Besides, the list of the "Edinaya Rossiya" Party includes the Governor of the Rostov Region and the leader of Adygea.

Luca Volonte. Photo http://ru.saqinform.ge/news/10263/luka-volonte-prizival-ne-staviti-pod-somnenie-rezulitati-viborov.html

14:44, 27 June 2016

Italian politician accused of receiving bribes from Azerbaijani agents

In Italy, Luca Volonte, the former head of the European People's Party in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), is charged of receiving 2.39 million euros from the accounts of the company "Baktelecom" for the support of the Azerbaijani government officials.

11:55, 27 June 2016

Armenian activists protest against air defence agreement

In Yerevan, during the protest action held in front of the Parliament of Armenia, protesters have voiced the demand to abandon ratification of the Armenian-Russian agreement on the unified air defence system. The protest action takes place against the background of the discussion of the agreement at the Parliament.

The collapsed house in the village of Sachada of the Charoda District of Dagestan. Photo: http://www.riadagestan.ru/news/disasters_and_catastrophes/chastnyy_dom_rukhnul_v_charodinskom_rayone_pogibla_zhenshchina_/

09:05, 27 June 2016

Dagestan: local woman killed in house collapse

In Dagestan, an elderly woman was killed in the collapse of a private house in the village of Sachada of the Charoda District. Her 14-year-old granddaughter was hospitalized.

Miners of the city of Gukovo in Rostov Region demand to repay wage arrears, June 21, 2016. Photo: Grigoryay Buklin http://www.svoboda.org/archive/radio-svoboda-news/2/016564/16564.html?id=27811919

00:05, 27 June 2016

Miners of Rostov Region demand to repay wage arrears

In Gukovo, miners and employees of the enterprises of the "Kingcoal" group of companies hold pickets every weekday. The recent protest action held on June 24 gathered about 40 people, who demanded to repay the arrears of wages and coal rations for the past two years in the amount of 300 million roubles to the team of 2000 people.

Isamudin Radjabov, a member of the ensemble "Lezginka". Photo lezginka.com/sostav-ansamblja/radzhabov-isamudin-radzhabovich.html

21:49, 26 June 2016

"Lezginka" dancer killed in Dagestan

After a conflict, a resident of Dagestan had stabbed Isamudin Radjabov, a member of the ensemble "Lezginka", with knife about 20 times. The suspect surrendered to the police, reports an official from the law enforcement bodies of Dagestan.

The protesters held up posters with slogans: "Lyashenko must be resigned!", "Our national leader Putin supports the development of the village!". Dubovka, June 26, 2016. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"

13:13, 26 June 2016

In Dubovka, protestors reproach officials for their desire to save money on school children

Officials deprive teachers of their jobs and send school children to another educational institution, unfamiliar for them, in order to save two million roubles of the budget. This is stated by the local residents, who are seeking to save the school in the city of Dubovka of the Volgograd Region.

Valentina Cherevatenko. Photo: http://www.donwomen.ru/category/1_news/

01:15, 26 June 2016

Defence of leader of "Union of Don Women" intends to challenge resolution on initiation of criminal proceedings

During a search conducted at the office of the "Union of Don Women", law enforcers seized documents. The resolution to open a criminal case against Valentina Cherevatenko, the chair of the "Union of Don Women", will be challenged after receipt of the document at hand. This was reported by the advocate of Valentina Cherevatenko.

Apti Aukhadov. Photo: http://chechensport.com/apti-auhadov-chempion-mira/

23:38, 25 June 2016

Doping test of Chechen weightlifter Aukhadov was positive

The Russian weightlifting national team may be disqualified for a year because of a positive doping test of the weightlifter Apti Aukhadov.

22:16, 25 June 2016

Linguist states methodology violation in examining Brinikh's case

When examining the article by Valery Brinikh "The Silence of the Lambs", the expert of the forensic centre of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) made gross methodology mistakes in examining the article for extremist statements, Elizaveta Tolstunova, a linguist from Nizhni Novgorod, has stated at the Maikop City Court.

City beach of Kaspiysk. Photo: Kaspiysk.org

14:01, 25 June 2016

Residents of Dagestan complain about restricted access to Caspian Sea beaches

On the eve of the opened beach season, the Prosecutor's Office of Makhachkala conducted a check of the accessibility of the Caspian Sea coast for holidaymakers, and revealed numerous violations, a source from the Prosecutor's Office told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

11:07, 25 June 2016

NKR blames Azerbaijan for new shelling

Last night Azerbaijani troops were shelling positions of the Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) from small arms, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the unrecognized republic has stated today.

New village in Vedeno District of Chechnya. Screenshot of the video record posted on Ramzan Kadyrov’s Vkontakte page, Vk.com/ramzan

10:44, 25 June 2016

Chechen families settled in village built in a hurry

Members of 17 families from the village of Tsa-Vedeno, who lost their homes as a result of a landslide, are settled in the new houses, built during less than two weeks. Employees of the construction sector interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" express their concern that the accelerated pace of the construction of the houses may have a negative impact on their quality.

08:46, 25 June 2016

Azerbaijan reports on nine cases of shelling from Armenian side

During the past day, the Armenian side has violated the ceasefire regime on the contact line nine times. This was reported by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan.

Parliament of Georgia, June 24, 2016. Photo: Parliament.ge

08:10, 25 June 2016

Parliament of Georgia adopts law on amnesty of elderly prisoners

On June 24, the Parliament of Georgia adopted the draft law stipulating exemption from criminal liability for 116 elderly prisoners, including those jailed for serious crimes.

00:47, 25 June 2016

Two persons detained in Abkhazia in case of hiding with weapons

Staff members of the State Security Service have discovered a hiding with weapons, ammunition, and explosive substances in the Abkhaz village bordering with Georgia.

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