Natalia Zubarevich: North-Caucasian region with plenty of armed incidents...
The unstable regions of Northern Caucasus, which have a high level of confrontation, may hope for more economic support, Natalia Zubarevich, an Associate Professor of the Higher School of Economics...
View Article"Caucasian Knot" is among TOP-30 most cited Russia's Internet resources
In 2014, the citation index of the "Caucasian Knot" more than doubled, which put the edition into the TOP-30 of most cited Russian Internet resources. According to its own data, the citation rate of...
View ArticleIn February, foodstuff prices in Southern Russia went up by 20%
Residents of the Southern Federal and North-Caucasian Federal Districts (SFD and NCFD) complain about the continuing rise in food prices. According to the territorial statistical bodies and the...
View ArticleWeek in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 9-15
Initiation of criminal case against head of Derbent, and gathering of his supporters; resignation of leader of the Party "Prosperous Armenia" (PPA) from the post of a member of National Security...
View ArticleTransparency International: Chechen MPs violate anti-corruption laws
None of MPs of the Chechen Parliament has published his/her tax declaration for 2013. This was reported by the Centre of Anti-Corruption Research and Initiatives "Transparency International-Russia"....
View ArticleWeek in the Caucasus: review of main events of March 30-April 5
Series of accidents on power lines and other emergencies in Southern Russia caused by hurricane; decision of Moscow City Court on complaints against arrest of figurants in Nemtsov's murder case;...
View ArticleTwo policemen in Elista accused of beating detainee
In Kalmykia, two policemen are accused of abuse of power with the use of violence against a person detained for an administrative offence. The case has been brought to the court.
View ArticleFilms about Chechnya and Kalmykia presented in "Kinotavr" film contest
The 26th International Film Festival "Kinotavr" runs in Sochi starting from June 7. Fourteen films are presented to the main contest of the film festival, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports. A...
View ArticleWeek in the Caucasus: review of main events of July 20-26
Special operation in Nalchik, resulting in killing six alleged militants; terrible road accident in mountains of Chechnya with 11 casualties; sentencing of Ilya Goryachev in the BORN case, – see the...
View ArticleWeek in the Caucasus: review of main events of August 17-23
Continuation of the pleadings and the final speeches of the defendants in the Amirov's case; special operation, assassination of the district police inspector, and attack on OMON fighter in Dagestan;...
View ArticleHouse burnt down in special operation in Kalmykia
The special operation, which resulted in the killings of the residents of Dagestan suspected of the attack on Moscow policeman Razudalov, was held 250 kilometres from the city of Elista, in the...
View ArticleEconomists predict growth of prices in southern Russia because of road tolls
In Russia, the introduction of tolls on federal highways for traffic of trucks will force carriers to increase the prices for their services, and that will ultimately result in the growth of prices...
View ArticleMan accused of aiding and abetting killers of policeman detained in Moscow
A man detained in Moscow is suspected of providing housing, transportation and means of communication to suspected killers of Lieutenant Viktor Razudalov of the Moscow Police.
View ArticleIn Kalmykia, prisoners go on hunger strike, human rights defenders report
At the penal colony IK-1, prisoners have declared the common hunger strike after the death of prisoner Dmitry Batyrev. This was reported by human rights defenders. Officials from the Department of the...
View ArticleWeek in the Caucasus: review of main events of November 16-22
Two special operations against militants in Kabardino-Balkaria; special operation in Kalmykia, during which suspected murderer of a Moscow policeman was killed; another arson of a ziyart in Chechnya,...
View ArticleTruckers from Volgograd Region start forming columns to go to Moscow
About 400 truck drivers from the Volgograd Region are going to demand the cancellation of tolling trucks for the use of federal highways in Moscow. This was reported by Alexei Ulyanov, the coordinator...
View ArticleIn Elista, law enforcers detain person involved in case of prisoner's death
In Kalmykia, the investigating authorities have reported on the detention of a suspect in the case of the death of prisoner Dmitry Batyrev at the Elista penal colony.
View ArticleIn Kalmykia, prisoners stop their hunger strike, Deputy Chair of POC reports
In Kalmykia, the protest action started by prisoners of the penal colony No. 1, who went on a hunger strike after the death of prisoner Dmitry Batyrev, lasted about one day. This was reported by the...
View ArticleColumn of truckers from Dagestan stopped in Kalmykia
The truckers, who were heading from the village of Manas to the protest action in Moscow, were stopped at the post of the road-and-post service (known as DPS) in Kalmykia, since power agents refuse to...
View ArticleWeek in the Caucasus: review of main events of November 23-29
Unrest in Nardaran, which killed seven persons; two CTOs in Dagestan; departure of protesting truckers from southern regions of Russia to Moscow; transfer to court of the case about the shooting of...
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