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Participants of a rally held on the Day of Russia. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent

20:25, 12 June 2018

Day of Russia reminds of Kadyrov's influence on anti-Russian sentiments

A mass rally with the participation of students and youth activists was held in Grozny, the Chechen capital, on the Day of Russia. Participants told about enforcement to participate in the event.

Oyub Titiev in the court room. Photo by the press service of the Human Rights Centre "Memorial"

17:35, 12 June 2018

On the eve of FIFA World Cup-2018, AI activists call for Oyub Titiev's release

On June 11, activists of the human rights organization Amnesty International (AI) threw soccer balls into the yard of the Russian Embassy in Belgium, demanding to restore justice in relation of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

Screenshot of a video of the song "Olé-Olé-Olé!" by Semyon Slepakov https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i63jWjoAWHE&feature=youtu.be

17:33, 12 June 2018

Song about Kadyrov, lamenting for Russian national team, becomes a hit

A satirical song about the failure of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, as the coach of the Russian national football team, scored more than 1.7 million views within 24 hours. According to the author, an actor Semyon Slepakov, even the tough methods practiced in Chechnya will not be able to help the team at the FIFA World Cup.

Zaza Saralidze near the Parliament of Georgia. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the 'Caucasian Knot'

12:12, 12 June 2018

A father of a teenager killed in Tbilisi suspends protests

The protests are suspended for a week to provide the authorities with the time sufficient to fulfil the protestors' demands to punish the persons responsible for the killing of two teenagers in Tbilisi and to dismiss ministers.

A search and rescue operation on the Volga river. Photo http://34.mchs.gov.ru/operationalpage/operational/item/7041145/

10:29, 12 June 2018

Eleven people killed in tourist catamaran accident near Volgograd

On the night of June 12, a catamaran and a barge collided on the Volga river in the Volgograd region. Five passengers of the catamaran managed to survive, ten people were killed.

The missile complexes "Polonez". Photo by Vladimir Blinov http://www.belta.by/society/view/v-belarusi-vpervye-provedeny-boevye-puski-rszo-polonez-197734-2016

08:53, 12 June 2018

Azerbaijan demonstrates new missile systems

The Armed Forces of Azerbaijan have received operative-tactical missile complexes (OTMC) "Polonez" and LORA, made, respectively, by Belarus and Israel.

Guests of all-nation iftar in Grozny. Photo by Musa Sadulaev

08:01, 12 June 2018

Residents of Chechnya criticize authorities for mass Iftars

According to the official information, about 20,000 people took part in the event.

Yunus-Bek Evkurov and Vladimir Putin. Photo: an online newspaper 'Ingushetia'

06:27, 12 June 2018

Conflict with elites is beneficial for Evkurov in Kremlin's eyes

The conflict with the Muftiate, disagreements with Ramzan Kadyrov, resonant trials of law enforcers and counterterrorist operations (CTOs) will not stop the Kremlin from reassigning Yunus-Bek Evkurov as the head of Ingushetia, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

23:47, 11 June 2018

Change of power in Armenia intensifies political struggle in regions

The past local elections in Armenia have shown that candidates for community heads try to distance off from their membership in the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA). The "Prosperous Armenia" Party seeks to seize new positions, while Nikol Pashinyan's "Civil Accord" Party has no support in villages, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

Ramzan Kadyrov with the Egyptian national football team players. Screenshot of the video report by the Grozny TV Channel on June 10, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCkgo4v_KnA

22:49, 11 June 2018

Chechen authorities use Egyptian footballers' workout for self-promotion

Not all of the 8000 spectators attended the open workout of the Egyptian national football team voluntarily, local residents said. Together with the participants of the FIFA World Cup, the leadership of Chechnya appeared at the stadium.

Screenshot of a trailer of the movie "Deep Rivers"

19:46, 11 June 2018

Film by director from Nalchik causes critics' controversy at "Kinotavr"

A film in the Kabardian language "Deep Rivers" made by Vladimir Bitokov, a film director from Nalchik, received the prize of the "Kinotavr" Film Festival for the best debut and polar opinions of critics. The film director himself believes that residents of Kabardino-Balkaria can give a strict assessment of his film.

Agvan Ovsepyan. Photo: Asatur Yesayants /Sputnik

14:54, 11 June 2018

Head of Armenia's Investigating Committee resigns

Agvan Ovsepyan, the head of the Investigating Committee of Armenia, has announced his resignation, not specifying the reason, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

12:43, 11 June 2018

On June 4-10, three persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week from June 4 to June 10, in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, at least three persons were killed. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Zviad Kuprava and Zaza Saralidze at a protest action. Photo by Mzia Saganelidze (RFE/RL)

11:55, 11 June 2018

In Tbilisi, an organizer of protests detained

In Tbilisi, rights defender Zviad Kuprava and three protesters were detained for failure to obey to the police.

Azerbaijani soldiers. Photo by the press service of the Ministry of Defence for Azerbaijan https://mod.gov.az/ru/news/provoditsya-sorevnovanie-za-zvanie-luchshego-vzvoda-zashity-ot-oruzhiya-massovogo-porazheniya-22898.html

11:00, 11 June 2018

Four Azerbaijani villages shelled, MoD reports

Over the past day, the Armed Forces of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh 97 times violated the ceasefire regime in the conflict zone, the Ministry of Defence for Azerbaijan reports

Zaza Saralidze. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"

19:07, 10 June 2018

Father of the schoolboy killed in Tbilisi demands resignation of two ministers

Giorgi Gakhariya, the Georgian Interior Minister, and Teya Tsulukiani, the Justice Minister, should leave their posts, Zaza Saralidze, the father of one of the stabbed schoolboys, has stated at the protest action.

The "Akhmat Arena" Stadium in Grozny. Photo: REUTERS/Said Tsarnayev

18:01, 10 June 2018

Residents of Grozny complain about traffic jams caused by arrival Egyptian footballers

Policemen gave blocked streets at the "Akhmat Arena" Stadium and the Grozny Airport several hours before the arrival of the national football team of Egypt, thus created traffic jams, the townspeople have reported.

A screenshot of the "Direct line" with Vladimir Putin held on June 7, 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwAgepeEw3k&t=4541s

05:30, 10 June 2018

Reproach addressed to Kadyrov at "Direct line" with Putin shows Kremlin's discontent

The reproach to Kadyrov for his appointment of a relative to the post of the Grozny police boss was not accidentally pronounced on air of the "straight line" with Vladimir Putin. The Chechen cadre policy has long been raising questions in the Kremlin, political analysts believe.

23:25, 9 June 2018

Official of Georgia's GPO admits guilt of schoolboys' murder

Today, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has disclosed the inquiry details into the pressure on witnesses of the murder of two schoolboys in Tbilisi; however, protesters have retained their ultimatum on the June 10 protest action.

22:26, 9 June 2018

Sentsov declares his condition normal

Doctors have examined Oleg Sentsov, a citizen of Ukraine, convicted in Rostov-on-Don, the local branch of the Russian Penitentiary Administration (known as FSIN) has reported today.

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