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March 23, 2022 12:44

• Decision on "International Memorial"* case confirms Russia's refusal from its international obligations

  The refusal of the Russian Supreme Court (SC) to enforce the demand of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to suspend the liquidation of the "International Memorial"* indicates Russia's neglect of its international obligations, human rights defenders have pointed out.

March 23, 2022 12:42

• Alliance causes soft reaction of Kadyrov's assistance to Khodakovsky's criticism

  Khodakovsky's refusal of his words about Chechen law enforcers without humiliation in his conversation with Delimkhanov is a unique case by the standards of the apology practice widespread in Chechnya, Svetlana Gannushkina, a human rights defender, has pointed out.

March 22, 2022 23:10

• Administration of Suleiman-Stalsky District of Dagestan reports about death of a compatriot in Ukraine

  Lieutenant Allaudin Babaev was buried in his native village of Kasumkent in the Suleiman-Stalsky District. Since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, it was reported about at least 41 perished natives of Dagestan.

March 22, 2022 23:07

• Residents of Nagorno-Karabakh call on peacekeepers to ensure control over gas supply

  Russian peacekeepers have begun negotiations with Azerbaijan to restore gas supply to Nagorno-Karabakh. Residents of the unrecognized republic note that all communications should be controlled by the Russian peacekeepers. Armenian human rights defenders call on international institutions to condemn Azerbaijan’s policy towards residents of Nagorno-Karabakh.

March 22, 2022 23:00

• ECtHR’s ruling in “Memorial” * case to be executed, a lawyer says

  Prior to a hearing of the Supreme Court of Russia on the case of the “International Memorial” * (International Historical Educational Charitable and Human Rights Society “Memorial”), lawyer Kirill Koroteev has noted that the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the case on the closure of the “International Memorial” * must be executed by the Russia’s authorities even after the exclusion of the country from the Council of Europe (CE).

March 22, 2022 22:57

• Russian SC refuses to postpone liquidation of “International Memorial” *

  The Supreme Court of Russia did not grant a request to suspend the liquidation of the “International Memorial” * (International Historical Educational Charitable and Human Rights Society “Memorial”) until the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on the complaint about the law on foreign agents.

March 22, 2022 14:12

• Dagestani authorities' report on price stabilization sparks criticism on Internet

  Authorities have managed to stabilize foodstuff and medicine prices, Abdulmuslim Abdulmuslimov, the head of the Dagestani government, has announced. In their turn, Telegram users have treated this statement as untrue and stated that prices continue rising.

March 22, 2022 14:08

• Over 15,000 refugees from Donbass arrive in Rostov Region within a day

  During the last 24 hours, more than 15,000 residents of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) have crossed the Russia border in the Rostov Region.

March 22, 2022 14:03

• Khodakovsky explains his words about Chechen law enforcers to Delimkhanov

  Alexander Khodakovsky, the commander of the "Vostok" (East) battalion of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), has explained to Adam Delimkhanov, an adviser to the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, that his criticism of the Chechen law enforcers who had arrived in Ukraine was caused by his first impression.

March 22, 2022 13:58

• Colleagues of journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev hold two pickets in Makhachkala

  Magomed Magomedov, a deputy editor-in-chief of the "Chernovik" (Draft) portal, and Idris Yusupov, the journalist of the "Novoye Delo" outlet, went out to pickets in Makhachkala demanding to stop Abdulmumin Gadjiev's criminal case and release political prisoners.

March 22, 2022 13:38

• Armenia's IC updates losses in battles for Nagorno-Karabakh

  The death toll during the hostilities was 3822; other 208 people, including 21 civilians, are regarded as missing, the Investigative Committee (IC) of Armenia has informed.

March 22, 2022 13:30

• Court denies lawsuit of comedian Idrak Mirzalizade against Russian MIA

  A Moscow court has denied the lawsuit lodged by Idrak Mirzalizade, a stand-up comedian, against the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) with a demand to declare illegal his ban to enter Russia for 14 years. In his lawsuit, Mirzalizade asked to reduce the entry ban down to a year.

March 21, 2022 23:59

• Court bans operation of Facebook and Instagram in Russia

  The Tverskoi Court of Moscow recognized the activities of social media Facebook and Instagram as extremist and banned their operation in Russia. The WhatsApp messenger, also owned by the Meta company, was not affected by the ban.

March 21, 2022 23:57

• Kadyrov’s statement about a thousand volunteers in Ukraine raises doubts about veracity of his words

  Some of the Chechen law enforcers, whom Ramzan Kadyrov declared to be voluntary participants in the special military operation in Ukraine, agreed to the action under pressure, human rights defender Svetlana Gannushkina and Caucasian expert Ruslan Kutaev suggested.

March 21, 2022 23:51

• On March 14-20, 2022, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of March 14-20, 2022, no killed or wounded in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

March 21, 2022 15:11

• Special fighter who perished in Ukraine buried in Dagestan

  The funeral of Junior Sergeant of Special Troops, Kurban Muradov, who died during the special military operation in Ukraine, was held in the village of Gamiyakh, Novolaksky District.

March 21, 2022 14:53

• Analysts point to specificities of Chechen fighters' training

  Chechen fighters of the "Rosgvardiya" (Russian National Guard) differ from ordinary law enforcers in the level of training, but it is still not enough to participate in hostilities, since the experience of fighting terrorism in the Caucasus is not applicable in the special operation in Ukraine, analysts have noted.

March 21, 2022 14:51

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of March 14-20, 2022

  Echo in Southern Russia of the special military operation in Ukraine; decision of the ECtHR on the complaint filed by the “Caucasian Knot” and Russia’s withdrawal from the Council of Europe; resumption of gas supply to Nagorno-Karabakh; preparations for the presidential election in South Ossetia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of March 14-20, 2022, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

March 21, 2022 12:10

• Yerevan and Stepanakert condemn visit of UN officials to Shusha

  The Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has expressed its protested to the United Nations (UN) in connection with the participation of its officials in the events held in Shusha. The visit of UN officials was also criticized by Artak Beglaryan, the Nagorno-Karabakh State Minister.

March 21, 2022 12:06

• Rights defender Oleg Orlov accused of discrediting Russian Army

  Oleg Orlov, a board member of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"*, was detained in Moscow and charged with an offense under the article on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.