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Rescue operation in mountains. Photo: press service of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies for Karachay-Cherkessia

15:02, 7 July 2018

Tourists evacuated from Gili-Su Gorge in Karachay-Cherkessia

Four tourists, who on July 5 got stuck in the Gili-Su Gorge in the Karachay District because of bad weather, were taken to the village of Khurzuk.

14:52, 7 July 2018

Journalist Afghan Sadygov detained in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Sadygov was detained 1.5 months after his release. At the moment, his relatives are not aware of his whereabouts.

11:16, 7 July 2018

Rostov Ombudsperson supports FSIN in Grib's case

Pavel Grib, a Ukrainian citizen, accused of terrorism, is held in Rostov SIZO (pre-trial prison) without violations; and he has no complaints about his custody conditions, the regional Ombudsperson stated on July 6.

Beach in Gelendzhik closed for bathing, July 6, 2018. Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the Caucasian Knot.

11:07, 7 July 2018

Tourists report sewage discharge into Gelendzhik bay

On the central beach of the city Gelendzhik, a sewage discharge occurred; for about an hour, the sewage was discharged into the sea; it was accompanied by an unpleasant smell, after which bathing was banned, tourists have reported. However, the Gelendzhik administration explained that the bathing ban was introduced because of a sharp drop in water temperature.

10:58, 7 July 2018

Court arrests Masis Mayor and his brother for attacking Pashinyan's supporters

David Ambartsumyan, the Mayor of the city of Masis, and his brother Gor Ambartsumyan were arrested on June 6 within the case of an attack on protesters in Yerevan, the Armenian Investigating Committee has stated.

Traffic jam at "Verkhni Lars" border checkpoint. Photo by Alan Tskhurbaev for the Caucasian Knot.

01:16, 7 July 2018

Large-scale jam on Russian-Georgian border is still larger

Today, the situation at the "Verkhni Lars" border checkpoint has worsened; the congestion of cars has increased, a source from the North-Ossetia Border Department and drivers have reported. According to Ministry for Emergencies (MfE), the waiting time is about five hours. In their turn, drivers assert that they have to wait for 9 hours or more.

00:57, 7 July 2018

Serzh Sargsyan's nephew wanted

Law enforcers have found in the apartment of Narek Sargsyan, a nephew of the third president of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, drugs and weapons. The country's National Security Service (NSS) has declared him wanted.

23:32, 6 July 2018

Sochi streets flooded on eve of FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match

In the Adler District of Sochi, the streets were flooded by water after the rain. Heavy rains will also fall on July 7, when a quarterfinal match of the FIFA World Cup between Russia and Croatia is to be held in Sochi.

Yunis Safarov. Photo: © Youtube / Xəzər Xəbər https://ru.sputnik.az/azerbaijan/20180706/416090838/gjandzha-azerbaijan-arest-pokazanija-policija.html

23:24, 6 July 2018

Law enforcers treat attack on Ganja Mayor as a terror act

Yunis Safarov, who attacked Elmar Veliev, the head of the Azerbaijani city of Ganja, planned to assassinate a number of well-known government officials to sow panic and seize power, the Azerbaijani power agencies report today.

Advocate Pyotr Zaikin. Photo: press service of HRC 'Memorial'

23:12, 6 July 2018

Defenders challenge refusal to consider Oyub Titiev's case outside Chechnya

Today, defenders of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" in Grozny, have filed a complaint against the decision pronounced by the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya, which refused to transfer the trial to another region.

South Ossetia-Georgia border. Photo: press service of the KGB of South Ossetia, https://sputnik-ossetia.ru/South_Ossetia/20170915/4862219.html

19:39, 6 July 2018

Georgian citizen detained near South-Ossetian border

A resident of the Georgian village of Arkhisi has been detained by law enforcers near the border with South Ossetia in the vicinity of the Zemo Artsevi village, the "1tv.ge" reports today with reference to local residents.

Territory of a vegetable storage base in Rostov-on-Don where a grenade exploded, July 6, 2018. Photo: press service of the MIA's Chief Department for the Rostov Region https://61.xn--b1aew.xn--p1ai/news/item/13733851/

19:31, 6 July 2018

MIA reports grenade explosion in Rostov-on-Don

Today, on the territory of a vegetable storage base in Rostov-on-Don, two persons have been injured in an explosion of a grenade, and not a gas cylinder, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) clarifies.

Resuscitation ward. Photo: Sputnik / Evgeniy Samarin https://sputnik-georgia.ru/incidents/20180706/241109684/Zjatja-prezidenta-Gruzii-prooperirovali-vinovnomu-v-ego-ranenii-grozit-do-6-let-tjurmy.html

19:21, 6 July 2018

Husband of Georgian President's daughter stays in stable condition, doctors report

Mindiya Gogochuri, a husband of a Georgian President's daughter, got four gunshot wounds. He underwent surgery and was placed to a resuscitation ward.

Ramazan Aliev. Photo: https://www.riadagestan.ru/mobile/news/the_government_of_the/ramazan_aliev_samoe_vazhnoe_chtoby_nikto_ne_postradal_osobenno_deti_/

19:12, 6 July 2018

Ramazan Aliev convoyed to Moscow

The former Vice Prime Minister of Dagestan has been placed to the Lefortovo SIZO (pre-trial prison), sources from the law enforcement bodies report today.

Military vehicles of the Azerbaijani Army. Photo: https://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/?gid=21578

14:29, 6 July 2018

Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling ten villages

During the past day, the Armenian armed forces 102 times violated the ceasefire in the conflict zone, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) reports today.

"Chernobyl victims" from Kabardino-Balkaria, February 2013. Photo by Luisa Orazaeva for the Caucasian Knot.

14:22, 6 July 2018

120 "Chernobyl victims" from Kabardino-Balkaria demand to review compensation

The decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has given hope to participants in the liquidation of the consequences of the Chernobyl accident, who seek for compensation, earlier recognized illegal by the court in Kabardino-Balkaria. 120 people filed claims to the Supreme Court (SC) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR).

Mindiya Gogochuri. Photo: Givi Avaliani, Netgazeti

10:32, 6 July 2018

Georgian President's son-in-law wounded in Tbilisi

Tonight, an armed attack was committed on Mindiya Gogochuri, a son-in-law of the Georgian President; he was taken to hospital with wounds.

10:21, 6 July 2018

Lawyer from Cherkessk reports threats received from law enforcers

Law enforcers threatened to punish the lawyer Kemal Kuscheterov, who had reported that he was beaten up during a search in Cherkessk, so that other lawyers did not interfere with their work, Kemal Kuscheterov and his colleague have stated.

Circassian language textbook. Photo: Madina Alieva / OS Media

08:32, 6 July 2018

ICA calls on to block the law on native languages

The cancellation of mandatory study of native languages at schools will finally bury the languages of minor nations and lead to the death of Circassian culture, the leaders of the International Circassian Association (ICA) have stated.

People stand in line to get water from a water truck, Dagestan, Makhachkala, October 2016. Photo by Makhach Akhmedov for the Caucasian Knot.

08:20, 6 July 2018

Makhachkala residents complain about water supply problems

Water is supplied to many Makhachkala districts with interruptions, and its low quality forces citizens to buy bottled water for drinking and cooking, Makhachkala residents informed the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

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