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Appeal to Donald Trump on the facade of the presidential palace in Helsinki. Photo is provided by Human Rights Campaign https://twitter.com/HRC/status/1018673219853783040

22:10, 16 July 2018

Activists call on Presidents Trump and Putin to stop violence in Chechnya

Before the meeting of the US and Russian Presidents in Helsinki, activists of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) called on Donald Trump to condemn the persecution of gays in Chechnya during his conversation with Vladimir Putin.

Ramazan Aliev. Photo: press service of the Dagestani Administration and Government

21:56, 16 July 2018

Dagestan: Ramazan Aliev's arrest extended

Ramazan Aliev, the former deputy Prime Minister of Dagestan, has been charged with abuse of authority, and his arrest has been extended up to two months, reports a source from the Dagestani law enforcement bodies.

Mine. Photo: https://pixabay.com/en/coal-black-mineral-underground-1626368/

17:39, 16 July 2018

Georgian authorities stop Mindeli Mine operation after miners' deaths

The Georgian government has pronounced the decision to suspend the operation of the Mindeli Mine in Tkibuli. Today, according to the preliminary version voiced by investigators, a methane explosion has occurred and four persons have been killed. The trade unions believe the authorities pronounced the decision to stop the mine operation too late.

Special operation. Photo: press service of National Anti-Terrorism Committee, http://nac.gov.ru

17:32, 16 July 2018

On July 9-15, 2018, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week of July 9-15, 2018, no one fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Mine. Photo: Sputnik / Alexei Kudenko
https://sputnik-georgia.ru/incidents/20180716/241228056/Tragedija-v-Tkibuli-ugolnye-shahty-mozhet-perejti-gosudarstvu.html

14:37, 16 July 2018

Four miners perish in Tkibuli

The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has launched an investigation into an accident at the Mindeli mine, as a result of which four persons have been killed and six others have been injured today.

Residents of Kumakhov Street in the village of Vtoroy Lesken. Screenshot from video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwGPtL8ygxw

14:30, 16 July 2018

In Kabardino-Balkaria, villagers complain of long-standing problems with water

In the village of Vtoroy Lesken, residents of Kumakhov Street have disseminated a video appeal with a complaint about the long absence of water supply. According to the villagers, they are willing to pay for the necessary work to restore the water supply, but the local authorities ignore their proposal.

Mohamed Salah (centre), a player for the Egyptian national team, takes part in Saudi Arabia v Egypt match. Photo: REUTERS / Ueslei Marcelino

14:19, 16 July 2018

Muslims of Egypt and Iran got no support from Caucasus at FIFA World Cup

The participation of Muslim teams, namely, of the national teams of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Iran, in the FIFA World Cup aroused no surge of interest in Northern Caucasus, even taking into account the accommodation of the Egyptian team in Chechnya. This opinion was voiced by the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

Natalia Estemirova. Photo: HRC 'Memorial' Telegram Channel

11:20, 16 July 2018

Rights defenders mark anniversary of Natalia Estemirova's murder

On the ninth anniversary of the death of Natalia Estemirova, a member of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" in Chechnya, rights defenders have declared their willingness to continue fighting to release their colleague Oyub Titiev, accused of drug possession.

An alleged member of an Armenian reconnaissance and sabotage grouping. Photo is provided by the press service of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence, https://mod.gov.az/ru/news/na-gosudarstvennoj-granice-presechena-provokaciya-razvedyvatelno-diversionnoj-gruppy-armenii-23428.html

11:12, 16 July 2018

Azerbaijani MoD reports detention of Armenian saboteur

On July 15, at the border, according to the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD), Azerbaijani soldiers detained a member of an Armenian reconnaissance and sabotage grouping, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reported.

Participants of protest held at Iraqi Embassy in Moscow, April 5, 2018. Photo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=62&v=_URlbSxm_nE

10:59, 16 July 2018

Mothers of Russian women captured in Iraq ask Putin to return their daughters home

About 50 women from Dagestan, Chechnya, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Adygea, and other regions of Russia appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a request to return their daughters and grandchildren from Iraqi prisons.

10:38, 15 July 2018

Fifty families blocked in Georgian mountains after bridge collapse

Residents of the highland region of Racha are cut off from the outside world after the river high water after downpours washed off the bridge, said Archil Djaparidze, the governor of the Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Region.

A mental hospital in the village of Darbankhi, Chechnya. Screenshot of a TV spot "Complete newscast on July 9, 2018" by the Grozny TV Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_K5dUEqkL4

10:38, 15 July 2018

Version of appealer to Kadyrov's illness reminds public humiliations practised in Chechnya

Public humiliations of Ramzan Kadyrov's critics and announcement of the persons turning to the head of Chechnya to be crazy make one doubt the mental disorder of the local resident, who has declared vegetables grown in the republic as harmful. This is the opinion of experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

Participants of a rally against the bill on the voluntary study of native languages. Elista, July 14, 2018. Photo by Badma Byurchiev for the "Caucasian Knot"

10:36, 15 July 2018

Rally in Kalmykia regards law on native languages unconstitutional

A rally against the bill on the voluntary study of native languages was held in Elista, the capital of Kalmykia, in parallel with the sports and entertainment events arranged by the Mayoralty in the same place. The participants of the rally treated the authorities' actions as an attempt to disrupt the rally.

A beach in Makhachkala. Photo from the city's official website, https://www.mkala.ru

10:28, 15 July 2018

Report on infection in Makhachkala arouses interest among social networks users

They are actively discussing the information about Makhachkala children's poisoning because of dirty water in the Caspian Sea. However, there is no official confirmation of this data.

Soldiers of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army. Photo by Ilya Pitalyov https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/karabah/20180410/11361722/karabakh-armiya-oborona-proisestviya.html

20:59, 14 July 2018

Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of 170 cases of shelling per week

On July 8-14, the Azerbaijani armed forces fired more than 1500 shots on the positions of the Defence Army, reported the Nagorno-Karabakh Ministry of Defence (MoD).

RBC issue on the "New Media". Screenshot https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1915954931759731&set=a.336538206368086.81215.100000357278781&type=3&theater

20:58, 14 July 2018

Media investigation poses risk to owner of popular "Stalingulag" Telegram channel

Alexander Gorbunov, a native of Makhachkala, mentioned by the RBC as an author of the "Stalingulag" channel in Telegram, may be subjected to persecution.

14:48, 14 July 2018

Residents of Chechnya complain about detention of six fellow villagers

Law enforcers have refused to explain the reasons for the detention of six villagers in the Shelkovskoy District of Chechnya and do not allow relatives to visit them, fellow villagers of the detainees report.

Night shelling of the Azerbaijani armed forces. July 2018. Photo by the press service of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence https://mod.gov.az

14:48, 14 July 2018

Azerbaijan claims 92 cases of shelling from Armenian side

Over the past day, the Armenian armed forces violated the ceasefire regime by using large-calibre machine guns, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) reported.

10:52, 14 July 2018

Seven people fall victim to large-scale accident in Dagestan

One person perished and six others were injured in the collision of four cars in the Babayurt District of Dagestan.

The NATO flag. Photo: REUTERS/Reinhard Krause

08:17, 14 July 2018

NATO summit justifies expectations of Southern Caucasus countries

The declaration adopted at the NATO summit on recognizing the territorial integrity of Georgia and Azerbaijan meets the expectations of these countries, political analysts have stated. The visit of the Armenian Prime Minister to Brussels allowed reminding the West of the need for a peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict, the Armenian expert believes.

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