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22:47, 24 September 2018

A resident of Kabardino-Balkaria disappears after clashes, his relatives report

Since the morning on September 19, relatives of Rashid Pugoev from Prokhladny cannot contact him, reports a local group in Instagram. Users of the social network have expressed the opinion that the disappearance of the young man may be related to the conflict between Kabardian and Balkar people in the village of Kendelen.

Relatives of the killed Gasanguseinov brothers hold their action in the centre of Makhachkala, September 24, 2018. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot

22:32, 24 September 2018

Parents of Gasanguseinov brothers demand a meeting with Vladimir Vasiliev

Today, in Makhachkala, a father and a mother of the brothers-shepherds killed in the Dagestani village of Goor-Khindakh, have held a picket in the hope to meet the leader of the republic. The parents demanded to punish the persons who killed their sons, but no officials came out of the building to meet the Gasanguseinov spouses.

Oil production. Photo: REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

19:29, 24 September 2018

Economists report about unsolved conflict between Ramzan Kadyrov and Igor Sechin

After handing over the low-liquid "Chechenneftekhimprom" to the Chechen authorities, the "Rosneft" will retain its main asset in the republic, therefore the dispute between Ramzan Kadyrov and Igor Sechin will continue, economists reported.

Aslan Yandiev. Screenshot from video by Russia's FSB

18:44, 24 September 2018

Interpol accepts Aslan Yandiev's complaint about his search

The Commission for the Control of Interpol's Files (the CCF) has accepted for consideration the complaint filed by Aslan Yandiev, a native of North Ossetia, extradited from Slovakia to Russia. The complainant believes the search for him after the UN demand to suspend his extradition was ungrounded, the association "VayFond" reports today.

Community works in Grozny. Photo: http://grozmer.ru/events/v-groznom-proshel-ocherednoi-subbotnik.html

18:35, 24 September 2018

Residents of Grozny criticize results of million-rouble expenses for city improvement

In the centre of Grozny, builders have completed the reconstruction of yard areas and are to finish the improvement of streets till the 200th birthday of the city, the authorities reported. The construction works, which took 1.3 billion roubles only from extrabudgetary sources, are being conducted in a hurry, and that fact affects their quality, the local people complain.

Automatic rifle. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot

14:19, 24 September 2018

Azerbaijan claims shelling of its six villages in Karabakh conflict zone

Over the past day, the Azerbaijani positions in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled 89 times, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reports today.

Voting in Yerevan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot

14:08, 24 September 2018

"My Step" bloc wins elections to Council of Elders in Yerevan

The "My Step" bloc headed by comedian Hayk Marutyan gained 81.06% of the votes at the elections to the Council of Elders of Yerevan, the Central Election Commission (CEC) reported.

11:44, 24 September 2018

On September 17-23, 2018, three persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week of September 17-23, 2018, three persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Mikhail Benyash. Photo: facebook.com/mbenyash

11:37, 24 September 2018

Advocate Benyash detained for 48 hours in a criminal case

After the expiration of his administrative arrest, advocate Mikhail Benyash was not released from the special detention facility in Ust-Labinsk and was sent to Krasnodar. A criminal case was instituted against Mikhail Benyash under the article on using violence against a public official.

Rally against the pension reform in Makhachkala, September 23, 2018. Photo by provided to the Caucasian Knot by Ruslan Lugovoi

11:26, 24 September 2018

In Makhachkala, about 340 people protest against pension reform

In Makhachkala, about 340 people came to a rally against the pension reform sanctioned by the authorities. The event was organized by local Communists.

Yuri Khachaturov. Photo: © Sputnik / Asatur Yesayants

11:19, 24 September 2018

Azerbaijani MFA accuses CSTO Secretary General of abuse of power

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) for Azerbaijan has condemned the statement of CSTO Secretary General Yuri Khachaturov concerning the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. The Azerbaijani MFA has referred to the Armenian citizenship of the CSTO Secretary General and accused him of bias and abuse of authority, since the CSTO does not have a mandate for activities related to the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh.

11:33, 23 September 2018

Soldier killed in NKR

Artsakh Ovsepyan, a soldier of the Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) was killed by the shelling delivered from the Azerbaijani side, the NKR's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

Residents of the village of Kendelen. September 19, 2018. Photo by Tamara Gerieva for the "Caucasian Knot"

11:30, 23 September 2018

25 people are still under arrest in Nalchik after disorders in Kendelen

Eight out of the 33 persons, detained on September 19 after the Kabardinian-Balkar conflict in the village of Kendelen, were released from the Nalchik temporary isolation facility, a member of the Public Oversight Commission (POC) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has stated.

David Tarkhan-Mouravi, leader of the Alliance of Patriots of Georgia, and Irma Inashvili, General Secretary and a Vice-Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia. Collage from the website of the party http://patriots.ge

11:27, 23 September 2018

Georgia: parliamentary faction on verge of collapse due to scandal with Iberia

Nato Chkheidze, the founder of "Iberia" TV Company, has left the "Alliance of Georgian Patriots" Party, explaining it by the fact that the party had failed to support the TV Company in its conflict with the authorities. Ms Chkheidze's threatens to ruin the whole party's parliamentary faction.

Imam Makhmud Velitov (on the right). Screenshot of the video by the user БИЗНЕС Online
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQC_tbPJ0Vg

17:02, 22 September 2018

Imam Makhmud Velitov asks to replace rest of his sentence with a fine

Makhmud Velitov, the Imam of the Moscow mosque "Yardyam", has filed to the administration of the penal colony in Astrakhan a motion to replace the remained part of his sentenced with a fine. The defence treats such an option for his release as more favourable than the conditional early relief (CER).

The Yerevan Mayoralty. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

16:58, 22 September 2018

Political analysts argue about tension in pre-election campaign in Yerevan

In Yerevan, no mass bribing of voters will take place in the course of the elections to the Council of Elders, Armenian political analysts believe.

Azerbaijani soldiers during the exercises. September 21, 2018. Photo by the Ministry of Defence for Azerbaijan https://mod.gov.az

16:56, 22 September 2018

Azerbaijan claims machine-gun shelling from Armenian side

Over the past day, the armed forces of Armenia 112 times violated the ceasefire regime in the contact line of the troops and used large-calibre machine guns, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reported.

The monument to Azerbaijani poet Nizami Ganjavi in Derbent. Photo: the Facebook page of the community "Pearl of the South" 20.09.2018 https://www.facebook.com/myderbent/posts/1882199261869397?__xts__[0]=68.ARCTrYQJIAhVJc50rPluj8Z_LaorGV77xSNDYXsO3mGSDL_CE0a5I4tw6Iab9rzHzOy-hEWSMEPPKC7zPjFeR644svRNVNfrEidZqIFx_7FTcf5-xR1wJ1Cc-OeSs2WHACRZAPieDhnB7y7DkZft-7ivuprS-1hAvvLOfK51TM2ayFI5S3FRXg&__tn__=-R

12:33, 22 September 2018

Vandals damage monument to Azerbaijani poet Nizami in Derbent

Facebook users have reported that vandals have damaged the monument to Azerbaijani poet and thinker Nizami Ganjavi, installed in a park of the city of Derbent. Earlier, the monument was repeatedly attacked by vandals.

12:29, 22 September 2018

CSTO condemns shelling of Armenian-Azerbaijani border

Yuri Khachaturov, the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), has stated that the shelling of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and pre-border villages led to victims and threaten a new round of tension in the Karabakh conflict zone.

The LGBT community flag. Photo: REUTERS/Henry Romero

12:27, 22 September 2018

Pyatigorsk authorities repeatedly ban rally in defence of LGBT community

The Mayoralty of Pyatigorsk has treated the action demanding to observe the constitutional rights of members of the LGBT community as propaganda, dangerous for children, and refused to sanction it, activists have stated.

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