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Participants of rally in Pasechnaya Street, Sochi. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

01:55, 15 August 2015

About 50 residents of Sochi rally against high-rise building

A rally of residents of Pasechnaya Street was held in Sochi, which, according to organizers, brought together about 50 people. They demanded to stop the construction of multi-storey buildings, threatening their houses, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

23:33, 14 August 2015

Aslambek Vadalov is main candidate to head "Imarat Kavkaz"

Out of the remaining influential militants in Northern Caucasus, Zalim Shebzukhov, the head of the Vilayat of Kabarda, Balkaria and Karachay, and Aslambek Vadalov, the head of the Vilayat Nokhchicho (Ichkeria), stand out, said the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". They believe that Vadalov has much higher chances to lead the "Imarat Kavkaz" (IK), recognized in Russia as a terrorist organization.

Military vehicles in Grozny streets, May 9, 2015. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

21:57, 14 August 2015

Grozny residents report sharp intensification of security measures

Reinforced posts of policemen and special fighters are deployed every night in Grozny after rumours appeared about concentration of militants on the Chechen border, local residents report. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) explains the reinforcement by the fight against infringers of traffic rules and preparations for holidays.

In the courtroom. Photo: Valentina Mischenko, Yugopolis.

19:47, 14 August 2015

Video clip with oath to IS found extremist

The Sovietskiy District Court of Makhachkala has found extremism in the video clip posted on the Internet and calling to join the "Islamic State" (IS), recognized as a terrorist organization by the court.

19:05, 14 August 2015

Explosion triggered near house of head of cancer institute in Rostov-on-Don

The explosion of an unidentified bomb caused no injuries and no damage, said the spokesman for the regional department of the MIA.

Special operation in the Untsukul District of Dagestan, August 11, 2015. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru

17:21, 14 August 2015

Residents of Untsukul District report shooting near Gimry

Power agents continue the active phase of a large-scale special operation in the Dagestani Untsukul District; since morning shooting could be heard near the village of Gimry. According to the police, law enforcers pursue militants in the area of the counterterrorist operation (CTO).

Participant of the funeral service for Boris Nemtsov holds candle and flowers. Moscow, March 3, 2015. Photo by Karina Gadzhieva for the "Caucasian Knot"

15:56, 14 August 2015

Investigation into Nemtsov's murder extended until November 28

Vadim Prokhorov, the advocate of Zhanna, Boris Nemtsov's daughter, has reported about a three-month extension of the inquiry.

13:25, 14 August 2015

Azerbaijani authorities reject criticism on verdict to Leyla and Arif Yunus

The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) condemns and treats as unacceptable the politicization of the verdict in the case of Leyla and Arif Yunus, said Khikmet Gadjiev, the head of the press service of the MFA. In their turn, officials of the United Kingdom and the United States link the verdict with human rights activities of the Yunus spouses.

Law enforcement officers, Chechnya. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

11:04, 14 August 2015

Zakan-Yurt residents state normalization of situation after incident with power agents

Both locals and MIA officials state normalization of situation in the Chechen village of Zakan-Yurt, where on May 30 young people blocked the local police station. According to the MIA, no complaints about policemen's actions were received.

05:28, 14 August 2015

Advocate of native of Chechnya refuses to get acquainted with case files on attack on MfE employees

The preliminary investigation into the case of three natives of Chechnya, accused of attacking employees of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) in the Moscow village of Vnukovo, is over. According to the advocate Tatiana Okushko, she refused to get acquainted with the case files, because the defence witnesses were not questioned.

Garbage dump in Dagomys, opposite Infectious Diseases Hospital situated on the river bank. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

03:38, 14 August 2015

Sochi activists complain about Mayor's decision to make temporary dumps

In Sochi, members of the movement "Law and Order" have asked the prosecutor of the region to take steps to cancel the decision of the Mayor on making temporary dumps of the waste generated after the flooding.

02:40, 14 August 2015

Armenian lawyers state possibility for Permyakov to serve his term in Russia

The General Public Prosecutors of Armenia and Russia will have to find a compromise solution on the military prisons where Valery Permyakov will serve his term, said the Armenian lawyers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". They consider it possible that the convict will serve his sentence in the Russian territory.

Leyla Yunus. Photo: http://minval.az/news/50553

22:23, 13 August 2015

Defence treats the verdict in Yunus case as death sentence

When sentencing Leyla and Arif Yunus, the Baku Court ignored their health status and age. Their imprisonment terms of 8.5 and 7 years are in fact death sentences for them, their advocates assert.

Apartment destroyed during special operation, Nalchik, August 3, 2015. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru

17:10, 13 August 2015

Firearms of killed power agents found in Nalchik

Among the weapons, found at the venues of the special operations against suspected militants, conducted on July 23 and August 3 in Nalchik, investigators found the pistols stolen from the slain prosecutor Marat Tokov and GIBDD (traffic police) inspector Aslan Mashukov.

16:24, 13 August 2015

Yunus spouses sentenced to long terms

The Azerbaijani rights defender Leyla Yunus has been sentenced to 8.5 years of imprisonment; her husband Arif Yunus has received 7 years in prison from the court. The guilty verdict was handed down despite the appeals of international human rights organizations, which demanded to release the spouses.

16:21, 13 August 2015

Resident of Ingushetia complains about violations during search

During a search, power agents planted narcotic drugs on her son, said a woman from the Ingush village of Troitskaya. The advocate said that in the autumn of 2014, Alikhan Bokov voluntarily surrendered to the authorities and figured in the case of helping militants; but that case is already closed.

Toys and candles at the gates of the Avetisyans’ house. Gyumri, January 20, 2015. Photo by Narek Tumasyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

13:20, 13 August 2015

Valery Permyakov's case transferred to Armenia

Under the earlier agreement with the Russian Federation, the case of Valery Permyakov, accused of desertion and massacring the Avetisyan family, has been handed over to Armenia.

Activists of the civil movement "Arise, Armenia!" in Yerevan, August 12, 2015. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

12:39, 13 August 2015

Activists of "Arise, Armenia!" collect over 3500 signatures for resignation of CRPS

Activists of the civil movement "Arise, Armenia!" have collected over 3500 signatures to the petition demanding resignation of the members of the Commission on Regulating Public Services (CRPS). On June 17, this Commission adopted a decision to increase the electricity tariff, which led to mass protests in Yerevan and other cities.

12:28, 13 August 2015

IS to focus on recruiting people from Caucasus and Central Asia

In the near future, the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) intends to move the recruiting of its new members from the Arab region to the Caucasus, Central Asia and Indonesia. This is stated in the report of the Chief Department for Religious Precepts of Egypt.

11:55, 13 August 2015

Arif Yunus feels bad again at court session in Baku

Today, the judge of the Baku Court of Grave Crimes has interrupted the session on the case of rights defender Leyla Yunus and her husband Arif Yunus after Arif Yunus felt bad.

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