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November 19, 2024 21:33

November 04, 2024 23:47

  • Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of October 28-November 3, 2024

    Explosion in Cherkessk, drone attacks, Gadjiev’s case, parliamentary elections in Georgia, and official data on the natives of Southern Russia who perished in Ukraine, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of October 28-November 3, 2024, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

October 22, 2024 23:05

  • ECtHR finds Russian law on foreign agents as violating ECHR

    The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found the complaints lodged by 107 individuals and organizations, including the "International Memorial"* and the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"*, to be justified, concluding that inclusion of them into the register of foreign agents has violated their right to the freedom of expression and the freedom of association.

October 09, 2024 20:54

  • Blogger from Kuban apologizes to Christians for incorrect wordings

    An Islamic blogger from Ust-Labinsk was fined by 15,000 roubles and arrested for two weeks for inciting hatred and enmity, and for disobeying the police. He has stated that in his channel he made an unfortunate statement about Christianity and the belonging of Adyg lands, and apologized.

October 05, 2024 21:52

October 03, 2024 20:12

  • In Adygea, conscript accused of evading military service

    A resident of the Maikop District has been accused of evading conscription for the military service, and the case has been sent to court, the Investigating Department for Adygea of Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) reports.

September 27, 2024 23:41

September 22, 2024 17:30

  • Analysts comment on Govt's decision to reject "hijab law"

    The political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have disagreed on the prospects of the bill proposed by Vladislav Davankov, a former presidential candidate, which gives schools and municipalities the right to ban the wearing of religious clothing.

September 21, 2024 18:58

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Navalny’s volunteers: paid up PR-campaigns or a new political power?

Navalny’s volunteers: paid up PR-campaigns or a new political power? Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny intends to run for presidency in the upcoming elections to be held on March 18, 2018. His team has already opened 63 regional campaign offices. The "Сaucasian Knot" correspondent visited five offices in Astrakhan, Volgograd, Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don, and Stavropol. The correspondent also met Navalny’s opponents in the regions - representatives of the Communist Party and the movement "All-Russian People's Front". They analyzed the work of the volunteers and Navalny's campaign offices, and expressed their opinions about what prompts young people to take part in the movement, and how this relates to the volunteers' families and friends. Read about that in the material of the "Caucasian Knot".
Relatives of Chechen young men shocked by secret verdict

"Safari in Syrian Way": A tale of a former militant who escaped from the ISIL*

Safari in Syrian Way: A tale of a former militant who escaped from the ISIL A native of Dagestan, who was successful in Moscow, tells why he had quitted his job, home, family and went to Syria, where he joined the ranks of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (banned in Russia). The story of the battles, in which the base of the 17th Division of the Syrian Army was defeated; about how militants organized the "Safari in Syrian Way" by hunting the retreating soldiers of al-Assad in the desert; why those who come to Syria later get disappointed in militants’ ideas, – read about all that in the material of the "Caucasian Knot". *IS, ISIL has been recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in Russia.

Bring back alive: from Dagestan to ISIL* to return the son

Bring back alive: from Dagestan to ISIL to return the son Inside glimpse into realities of Islamic State and illegal border crossing business. Motivations of young people going to Syria and factors affecting such decisions by Dagestani youth. What are the true values of Islam, parental duties, nuances of family relations — Kazim Nurmagomedov, who managed to return his son from ISIL, talks about these topics in his interview with the ’Caucasian Knot’. *IS, or ISIL has been recognized a terrorist organization; its activities are forbidden in Russia.
WEEK IN THE CAUCASUS

October 28, 2024 23:58

The site of an attack on law enforcers in Chechnya. Screenshot of a video posted on October 24, 2024 https://www.rbc.ru/politics/24/10/2024/671a89b99a7947250f0d7f8d

The killing of a fighter of the “Rosgvardiya” (National Guard of Russia) in Chechnya may indicate the activation of the armed underground, but it is unlikely to affect the reputation of Ramzan...

October 25, 2024 22:12

Law enforcer at the car after shelling. Screenshot of the photo posted on the Telegram channel RusNews on October 24, 2024 https://t.me/rusnews/61330

An attack on a car with fighters of the “Rosgvardia” (National Guard of Russia) in Chechnya was preceded by an attack on a policeman in the Achkhoi-Martanovsky District in February. The information...

October 24, 2024 15:39

Vladimir Atamanchuk, an activist from Sochi, is serving a sentence within a slander case as a janitor at the hospital where he had worked as a doctor before retirement. A new case against...

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