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March 15, 2022 08:26

• Advocate tells about practice of using article on discrediting armed forces in Kuban

  Courts of the Krasnodar Territory (also known as Kuban by the name of the main river) have imposed fines on activists under the new article on discrediting the armed forces, while no hard proofs were presented at court sessions, Mikhail Benyash, an advocate, has stated.

March 14, 2022 23:15

• Mikhail Saakashvili announces results of his examination at a Tbilisi clinic

  In Tbilisi, doctors of a civilian clinic examined Mikhail Saakashvili and confirmed the diagnosis with serious illnesses found by doctors of the council, the former president of Georgia himself reported.

March 14, 2022 22:50

• Colleagues of Abdulmumin Gadjiev hold pickets in Makhachkala

  Today, Magomed Magomedov, a colleague of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft), has held a solo picket in Makhachkala with the demand to stop the criminal case against Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Dagestani journalist Idris Yusupov held a solo picket demanding the release of political prisoners.

March 14, 2022 19:57

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of March 7-13, 2022

  Echo in Southern Russia of the special military operation in Ukraine; aggravation of the situation in the Karabakh conflict zone; anniversary of the deportation of the Balkar people, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of March 7-13, 2022, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

March 14, 2022 17:48

• Video reports on Kadyrov and Delimkhanov’s trips to Ukraine become element of propaganda

  Analysts interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot” note that Ramzan Kadyrov and State Duma member Adam Delimkhanov are trying to demonstrate the important role of Chechen fighters in the special military operation by posting videos about their visit to Ukraine.

March 14, 2022 17:35

• Russian-speaking residents of Georgia confirm relevance of measures against xenophobia

  Russian-speaking residents of Georgia interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot” say that ethnic Russians, including citizens of Georgia, face manifestations of Russophobia. The residents consider it appropriate to toughen the law against xenophobia.

March 14, 2022 15:25

• Kadyrov reports about Delimkhanov's participation in hostilities in Ukraine

  Ramzan Kadyrov has confirmed the information about his own arrival in Ukraine and added that Adam Delimkhanov, a State Duma MP from Chechnya, was also there. He promised state awards to employees of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) working "for Russia."

March 14, 2022 15:11

• Two natives of Volgograd Region perish in Ukraine

  Evgeny Schegolkov, a native of the city of Serafimovich, and Sergey Miller, a native of the village of Korostino, Kotovsky District, have perished in Ukraine. Since the start of the special operation of the Russian militaries, at least ten military servicemen from the Volgograd Region have died.

March 14, 2022 14:57

• Sochi woman demands to investigate her son's death after detention by law enforcers

  The body of Semyon Ganshin was found in the Zavokzalny District of Sochi. The day before, according to his mother, Irina Ganshina, the son was detained by law enforcers, who then stated that there had been no detention.

March 14, 2022 11:40

• Video about Kadyrov's visit to special operation in Ukraine got into network

  Ramzan Kadyrov has met the Chechen law enforcers who are taking part in the Russian military operation in the territory of Ukraine, and announced their mission "to capture Kyiv"; it follows from the video posted on March 13 in a number of Telegram channels.

March 14, 2022 11:27

• Rights defenders report about 22 detained protesters in Southern Russia

  At least 22 people were detained at protests against the military operation in Ukraine held in Volgograd, Krasnodar, Sochi and Rostov-on-Don, the human rights project "OVD-Info"* has reported.

March 14, 2022 11:14

• In a week, petition for exchange of POWs and dead bodies with Ukraine gains over 23,000 signatures

  The petition to President Putin calling to exchange the prisoners of war (POWs) and casualties' bodies with Ukraine has gained over 23,000 signatures.

March 14, 2022 10:58

• Armenian rights defenders treat situation in Nagorno-Karabakh as humanitarian catastrophe

  Shelling, psychological pressure and absence of conditions for normal life have resulted in a humanitarian catastrophe in Nagorno-Karabakh, the human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.

March 13, 2022 12:15

• Kadyrov hands armoured vehicles over to Donbass

  The Fund named after Akhmat-Khadji Kadyrov, a Hero of Russia, has handed armoured vehicles over to the heads of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR); and 80 tons of foodstuffs – to townspeople of Melitopol, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has informed.

March 13, 2022 12:13

• Two natives of Dagestan perish in Ukraine

  Gadjimurad Farzaliev from the Khiva District and Malik Gadjiev from the Derbent District have perished in hostilities in Ukraine. Since the start of the military operation, at least 23 natives of Dagestan have perished in Ukraine.

March 13, 2022 11:48

• Stepanakert townspeople express concern about the tense situation in Nagorno-Karabakh

  The participants of the action held in Stepanakert have addressed the international community and Russia in writing, demanding to influence the Azerbaijan's behaviour and take more efficient steps towards restoring order in Nagorno-Karabakh.

March 13, 2022 11:45

• Georgia treats parliamentary elections in Abkhazia as illegal

  Tbilisi would not recognize the elections in Abkhazia and regards them as an illegal act against the sovereignty of Georgia, the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has stated.

March 12, 2022 18:52

• Azerbaijani MoD reports shootouts in Karabakh

  On March 11, the positions of the Azerbaijani army were shelled in different localities in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.

March 12, 2022 18:47

• Chechen woman detained for witchcraft

  The "Grozny" TV Channel has posted a report on the Instagram about a woman from the Nozhai-Yurt District of Chechnya, who was detained for occultism. The elderly woman was accused of practising witchcraft rites.

March 12, 2022 18:43

• Yerevan and Baku analysts dispute about escalation reasons in Nagorno-Karabakh

  The aggravation of the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh has to do with Armenia's and Azerbaijan's desire to evade negotiations on the status of the unrecognized republic, Andrias Gukasyan believes. The aggravation of the situation was also affected by international processes, in particular, the hostilities in Ukraine, Naira Airumyan has noted.