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Maxim Martynov in the court. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot

10:59, 15 August 2018

Prosecution states Martynov's plans to blow up a synagogue

Maxim Martynov, the defendant in the case of preparing a terror act in the Novocherkassk shopping centre, had initially planned, together with his accomplice, to blow up a synagogue, but later decided to change the object of the terror act, the prosecutor asserts.

Rally in front of the residence of Armenian Prime Minister, August 14, 2018. Photo: "Free Robert Kocharyan" Factbook group, https://www.facebook.com/freepresidentkocharyan/

08:36, 15 August 2018

Kocharyan's supporters demand to protect court from pressure

Supporters of the second president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan, accused within the case of dispersal of protest in 2008, gathered in front of the residence of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and asked him to protect judges from pressure.

Hideout with ammunition. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-dagestane-obnaruzhen-banditskiy-taynik.html

08:27, 15 August 2018

Six militants' hideouts found in Chechnya since the start of the year

The detection of a hideout with weapons and ammunition, reported by Chechen law enforcers on August 11, became the sixth one in 2018 in this region.

22:42, 14 August 2018

Person accused of preparing terror act in Novocherkassk pleads guilty

Today, at a trial at the North-Caucasian District Military Court, Maxim Martynov, a defendant in the case of preparing a terror act in the shopping centre of Novocherkassk, has completely admitted his guilt.

Cotton growers, Azerbaijan, June 2018. Photo: Meydan TV.

22:11, 14 August 2018

Meydan TV points to link of cotton growers' poisoning with Baku ambitions

The drop of oil prices has forced Azerbaijan to look for alternative sources of filling in the budget; and the authorities have "staked on cotton," despite the threat to people's health, the Meydan TV has reported today after examining the situation with mass workers' poisonings in cotton fields.

Azerbaijani Army. Photo: https://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/?gid=23840

21:41, 14 August 2018

Azerbaijan counts 88 bombardments in the conflict zone

The positions of the Azerbaijani Army in the Karabakh conflict zone were fired from large-calibre machine guns, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today.

Robert Kocharyan. Photo: Robert Kocharyan's Administration

18:35, 14 August 2018

Activists disrupt Kocharyan's press conference

Today, in Yerevan, protesters have achieved cancellation of the press conference of Robert Kocharyan, after which they marched to the buildings of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) and the Supreme Judicial Council of Armenia. They demanded to dismiss the judge, who had freed the former president of Armenia.

Aftermath of the special operation in the Dagestani settlement of Vremenny, 2014. Photo: https://memohrc.org/ru/news/dagestan-itogi-specoperacii-v-poselke-vremennyy-foto

18:24, 14 August 2018

Residents of Vremenny are without compensations for almost four years

Since September 2014, residents of the Dagestani settlement of Vremenny are seeking compensations from the authorities for their housing destroyed during a special operation. Lawyers of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" have appealed against the judgement of the court, which in July this year refused to recognize the authorities' inaction.

18:17, 14 August 2018

Resident of Ingushetia convicted despite his complaint about torture

Today, the court has sentenced Abdulmalik Albagachiev, a resident of Ingushetia, to nine years in colony, having found him to be a participant in the conflict in Syria. His relatives intend to appeal against the verdict.

In the press centre of the "Erebuni Plaza" Hotel. Photo: Sputnik / Asatur Yesayants https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/incidents/20180814/13848590/uchastniki-akcii-protesta-vorvalis-v-zdanie-gde-prohodit-press-konferenciya-kocharyana.html

14:39, 14 August 2018

Activists demand to return Kocharyan to custody

In Yerevan, protesters have come to the building, where the former president of Armenia's press conference is scheduled, and demanded to cancel the decision to release Robert Kocharyan from custody.

Presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan at V Caspian summit. Photo: http://kremlin.ru/events/president/trips/58300/photos

14:31, 14 August 2018

Convention on Legal Status of Caspian Sea fails to remove marine contradictions for Baku

The signing of the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea in general meets Azerbaijani interests. However, the document has failed to remove all the sea contradictions, the Azerbaijani experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

14:21, 14 August 2018

Advocate specifies reason for Dudurkaeva's arrest

The arrest in Istanbul of Seda Dudurkaeva, a daughter of the former head of the Chechen Branch of the Federal Migration Service (FMS), was caused by a suspicion of using a false passport, and not by links with Syrian militants, her advocate has explained.

At the site of the crash of Boeing 737-800 aircraft, Rostov-on-Don, March 19, 2018. Photo: Press Service of the Governor of Rostov Oblast https://ru.wikipedia.org

10:59, 14 August 2018

Relatives of victims of Rostov air crash win lawsuit against FlyDubai

The court of the Dubai Emirate has ordered the "FlyDubai" Airline to pay about 217,000 US dollars as compensation to children of the victims of the plane crash in Rostov-on-Don.

Special forces of Azerbaijan. Photo: mətbuat xidməti,https://ru.sputnik.az/incidents/20180721/416319020/sgb-azerbaijan-prestupnik-gjandzha-likvidacija.html

10:48, 14 August 2018

Participant in Ganja riots shot dead in Azerbaijan

Law enforcement bodies have reported the murder of a suspect in organizing riots in Ganja. The casualty, as Azerbaijan law enforcers assert, professed radical religious views. He became the fifth person, killed by law enforcers after the riots in Ganja.

"Verkhny Lars" checkpoint. Photo: Akhmed Aldebirov for the Caucasian Knot

08:35, 14 August 2018

Tourists demand to fire customs officers because of queues in Verkhni Lars

The many-hours-long queues on the Russian-Georgian border have been created artificially; and the Russian customs officials guilty of that should be dismissed, said the author of the electronic petition, which was signed by more than 2400 people.

08:28, 14 August 2018

Resident of Dagestan convicted for belonging to militants

Russian court has found a resident of Dagestan to be a member of the "Makhachkala" armed grouping and sentenced him to 11 years in colony.

Ilgar Mamedov at home. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot

08:19, 14 August 2018

Ilgar Mamedov returns home

Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the Republican Alternative (ReAl) Party, who was conditionally released from prison, is back at home and intends to continue his oppositional political activities.

Wounded women from South Ossetia in Tskhinvali hospital, August 10, 2008. Photo: REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov

21:39, 13 August 2018

Jubilee of end of Five-Day War recalls civilians' tragedy

The Five-Day War, which ended on August 12, 2008, brought untold sufferings to many residents of South Ossetia and Georgia, the journalists, who witnessed the events of ten years ago, have recollected.

Robert Kocharyan. Photo: http://www.2rd.am/hy/photo/page/5

21:08, 13 August 2018

Kocharyan released from custody

The Court of Appeal (CoA) has cancelled the decision to place Robert Kocharyan behind bars, referring to his inviolability as the former president of Armenia. However, the accusations of dispersing the oppositionist rally have not been dropped from him, said his advocate.

Law enforcer, Ingushetia. Photo: REUTERS/Kazbek Basayev

17:26, 13 August 2018

Week from August 6 to August 12 passed without victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week of August 6-12, 2018, there were no recorded events related to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. There were no reports of victims or casualties. 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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