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НАСТОЯЩИЙ МАТЕРИАЛ (ИНФОРМАЦИЯ) ПРОИЗВЕДЕН И РАСПРОСТРАНЕН ИНОСТРАННЫМ АГЕНТОМ ООО “МЕМО”, ЛИБО КАСАЕТСЯ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ ИНОСТРАННОГО АГЕНТА ООО “МЕМО”.

August 16, 2022 23:25

  • The body of the former head of the Gulkevichi district, Leonid Gutrits, was found near the building of the local prosecutor's office. August 16, 2022. Image made from video posted by Kub Mash Telegram channel Former Kuban official blames investigators for his death

    Today, the body of Leonid Gutrits, the former head of the Gulkevichi District, was found near the building of the local prosecutor’s office, and the media reported that the official left a suicide note. Lawsuits have been going on against the official for several years in a case on fraud and a case on the death of a child in a water park, local advocate Sergey Zemtsov reports.

August 16, 2022 19:15

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  • A beach in Derbent. Photo: https://riadagestan.ru/news/incidents/in_makhachkala_checked_a_recreation_area_on_the_shore_of_the_caspian_sea/ Social media users ask about punishment for inappropriate behaviour of Chechens on vacation

    Information about the raids of Chechen law enforcers on the resorts of Northern Caucasus frightened residents of Chechnya, and part of the vacationers decided to return home. This was reported by an author of a comment on the “Caucasian Knot”. Several social media users suggested that young people who did not follow the rules of conduct prescribed in Chechnya on vacation could be expected to be sent to Ukraine.

August 16, 2022 15:21

  • The Code of Administrative Offences. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru Family from Elista fined for picketing in defence of freedom of speech

    The Elista City Court has fined a local resident and her daughter by 10,000 roubles each, and her son – by 20,000 roubles for their pickets in defence of the freedom of speech that were not sanctioned by the authorities. All the family members were charged with violating the rules for holding a rally.

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  • Elnur Shakhverdiev. Screenshot: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2258092297605029&set=ecnf.100002128411058 Azerbaijan: opposition party activist arrested for 30 days

    Elnur Shakhverdiev, a member of the Astara district branch of the oppositional Republican Alternative (ReAl) Party, has been arrested on charges of drug use. The activist's relatives and a party representative have doubted the credibility of charges, suggesting that Shakhverdiev was persecuted for criticizing authorities.

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  • Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of August 8-14, 2022

    Persecution of pacifists in the southern regions of Russia; explosion in a shopping centre in Yerevan; events in Georgia and South Ossetia on the occasion of the 14th anniversary of the start of the “Five-Day War”; complaints about torture from convicts after an attack on prison warders in Kalmykia; completion of the construction of a road along the new route of the Lachin corridor, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of August 8-14, 2022, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

August 15, 2022 19:36

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  • A tourist who tried to find a deserted place to spend time with a woman in the mountains of Dagestan apologizes to the Dagestanis. Screenshot: https://vk.com/wall-91185437_1764502?z=video-91185437_456262757%2F1aed310c0d0dffc7e0%2Fpl_post_-91185437_1764502 Video of a tourist’s apology to Dagestani residents provokes a discussion on social media

    A tourist who tried to find a deserted place to spend time with a woman in the mountains of Dagestan posted a video with an apology to residents of the republic. Guests of Dagestan should respect local customs, some users of the “VKontakte” media outlet point out. Their opponents considered unacceptable the behaviour of local residents who rudely scolded the couple.

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  • Border check point ‘Kazbegi’. Photo: geomigrant.com Georgian political analysts support visas for Russians

    The uncontrolled inflow of Russian citizens is a threat to Georgia's security and economy, since it is not known what goals they pursue when coming into the country, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.

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