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March 05, 2022 17:39

• Social network users demand to counter rising prices in Dagestan

  Sergey Melikov, the head of Dagestan, has promised to punish entrepreneurs for unreasonable increases in foodstuff prices. However, some Instagram commentators assert that the cost of goods was raised by suppliers, not sellers. Other commentators demanded to bring those who raise prices to responsibility.

March 05, 2022 17:20

• Azerbaijan claims shootout in Nagorno-Karabakh

  Last night, the positions of Azerbaijani militaries located in the Goranboy District were shelled from the territory controlled by Nagorno-Karabakh, after which a return fire was opened, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today.

March 05, 2022 16:46

• Closed sky regime extended in Southern Russia

  The restriction on flights over Southern Russia has been extended until March 14, the Russian Ministry of Transports has informed.

March 05, 2022 15:47

• Russian militaries announce silence regime in Ukraine

  The Russian party has opened humanitarian corridors and announced the introduction of the silence regime in Ukraine in order to evacuate residents of Mariupol and Volnovakha, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

March 05, 2022 12:02

• Kadyrov declares Chechen militaries' actions in Ukraine as jihad

  Fighters from Chechnya will punish everyone who had killed civilians in Donbass and Odessa, Ramzan Kadyrov has stated. He has treated the actions of Chechen law enforcers in Ukraine as jihad, noting that they are fulfilling the order.

March 05, 2022 11:37

• Analysts assess chances of Georgia's joining EU

  Georgia fails to meet the requirements for obtaining the status of a candidate member of the European Union (EU) due to a number of unresolved problems existent in the country, but new geopolitical realities may contribute to the positive decision, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted in their comments on the application for the membership in the EU signed by the country's prime minister.

March 05, 2022 11:14

• US Supreme Court upholds verdict to Tsarnaev

  The US Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the death penalty for Djokhar Tsarnaev, a Chechen convicted for committing the Boston terror act.

March 05, 2022 08:46

• Islamic scholars explain Chechen theologian's statement about wajib

  The words of Asvad Kharekhanov, a Chechen theologian, about the special operation in Ukraine are an explanation of the Mufti's statement about jihad and point to the mandatory participation of Chechen militaries therein, Islamic scholars have noted.

March 05, 2022 08:33

• Azerbaijani blogger Djamil Mamedli sentenced to 1.5 years of corrective labour

  After considering the complaint, lodged by Ziyaddin Aliev, the head of the executive power of the Guba District, an Azerbaijani court found Djamil Mamedli, a blogger and a journalist, guilty of libel and sentenced him to one and a half years of corrective labour. The journalist rejected the accusation and intends to appeal against it at the court of appeal.

March 04, 2022 23:19

• Baku police prevent rallies near Russian Embassy

  Today, law enforcers have not allowed the human rights organization “Line of Protection” holding a rally in front of the Russian Embassy in connection with human rights violations in Ukraine.

March 04, 2022 22:58

• Seven militaries buried in Ingushetia since start of military operation in Ukraine

  Today, Ingushetia has held funerals of six militaries killed during the special military operation in Ukraine. The families of the killed militaries were provided with assistance in the form of cash payments and organization of the funeral ceremony.

March 04, 2022 19:25

• “Memorial”* complains to ECtHR about searches in its offices

  Law enforcers did not mention the reason for the searches at the offices of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”* and did not let advocates in, the HRC reported. The lawyers from the HRC “Memorial” requested the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to oblige the Russian authorities to stop the searches.

March 04, 2022 18:49

• Kadyrov calls on Putin to order capture of Kiev and Kharkov

  The military conflict in Ukraine has been dragging on while Russian soldiers die there, Ramzan Kadyrov says. The leader of Chechnya has urged Vladimir Putin to order the capture of large Ukrainian cities.

March 04, 2022 14:49

• Volgograd citizen arrested after anti-war picket on Mamaev Kurgan

  The court has arrested Vladislav Lygin, an activist, for 10 days for holding a picket on Mamaev Kurgan against the military operation in Ukraine. His defence intends to challenge the ruling.

March 04, 2022 14:25

• IAEA urges to refrain from shelling near the Zaporozhye NPP

  The fire near the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), which, according to the Ukrainian authorities, started last night after shelling, has been extinguished; nobody suffered. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has called on the parties to refrain from hostilities near the NPP.

March 04, 2022 13:56

• Law enforcers come to search "Memorial"* and "Civil Assistance"*

  Searches are underway in Moscow offices of the human rights organizations "Memorial"* and "Civil Assistance"*, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"* has informed.

March 04, 2022 11:46

• In Ukraine, Kadyrov people try to use total check tactics

  In Ukraine, Chechen militaries are studying the content of refugees' smartphones, one of them reported in a video posted on Ramzan Kadyrov's Telegram channel. Checking photos and correspondence is a common practice in Chechnya, and Kadyrov people have used it in Ukraine, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have pointed out.

March 04, 2022 11:28

• Bagaudin Gaitukiev detained in Ingushetia

  In Ingushetia, law enforcers have detained Bagaudin Gaitukiev, a doctor and an activist.

March 04, 2022 08:45

• Russia and Ukraine agree on humanitarian corridors for civilians' evacuation

  Following the results of the second round of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations, the parties managed to agree on security measures at the evacuation of civilians and the supply of medicines and food to the cities, the heads of delegations have noted.

March 04, 2022 08:33

• Georgia applies for EU membership

  The Georgian Prime Minister, Irakli Garibashvili, has signed an application for the country's accession to the European Union (EU). The "Lelo" Party has called on the President of Georgia to personally lead the process of Georgia's accession to the EU.