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February 14, 2022 19:58

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

  Public outcry from the signatures under the petition for the resignation of Ramzan Kadyrov; shelling attacks in the Karabakh conflict zone and near the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan; reports of law enforcers about the prevention of terror acts in Northern Caucasus, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of February 7-13, 2022, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

February 14, 2022 18:07

• On February 7-13, 2022, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of February 7-13, 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.

February 14, 2022 17:54

• Karachay-Cherkessia becomes worst region of Southern Russia in terms of quality of life

  In the rating of the Russian regions in terms of quality of life, the Krasnodar Territory took the fifth place, and Karachay-Cherkessia became the 84th.

February 14, 2022 14:10

• "Union of Veterans and Youth" declares distrust to President of Abkhazia

  The public organization "Union of Veterans and Youth of Apsny" has declared itself as oppositional, explaining this by the loss of confidence in the President of Abkhazia, Aslan Bzhaniya.

February 14, 2022 13:57

• Moscow deputy apologizes to elderly Chechen woman

  The Internet has posted a video by Alexander Zakuskin, the head of the council of deputies of the Meschansky District of Moscow, in which he apologizes to an elderly Chechen woman, Salima Yusupkhadjieva, for the conflict that occurred near the mosque. Because of the received death threats, the deputy was forced to change his residence and wrote an application to the police.

February 14, 2022 11:36

• 473 flash mob posts for Kadyrov against 210,000 signatures on his resignation

  The number of signatures to the online petition for the resignation of Ramzan Kadyrov increased by more than 5500 in almost two days and has reached 210,000, while the number of posts on the Instagram with the hashtag #YapekhotinetsKadyrova (I'm Kadyrov's infantry soldier) as part of the flash mob in support of Kadyrov increased by 45 over the same period.

February 14, 2022 11:25

• Four high-ranking militaries arrested in Baku within embezzlement case

  A court in Baku has sent four high-ranking officers of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) into custody on charges of embezzling the equivalent of nearly USD 6 million.

February 14, 2022 11:12

• After his reaction to incident with Chechen woman, Delimkhanov reminded of Musaeva's case

  Adam Delimkhanov, an advisor to the head of Chechnya, and Mansur Soltaev, the Chechen Ombudsperson, have criticized Alexander Zakuskin, a Moscow deputy, for the latter's conflict with an elderly Chechen woman; however, they had reacted completely differently to the kidnapping of Zarema Musaeva by Chechen law enforcers, Instagram users and readers of the "Caucasian Knot" have pointed out.

February 14, 2022 10:59

• Resident of Dagestan accused of blackmail blames law enforcers of torturing

  A resident of the Khasavyurt District, detained on a complaint from a Makhachkala woman about extorting eight million roubles from her, has stated that he was tortured with electric current, by means of which law enforcers tried to obtain a confession from him, Shamil Khadulaev, a member of the Public Chamber of Dagestan, has stated.

February 13, 2022 12:31

• Delimkhanov justifies threats against deputy after his conflict with Chechen woman

  Alexander Zakuskin, a Moscow deputy, has admitted, in his conversation with Adam Delimkhanov, a State Duma MP from Chechnya, that he "overdid it" during the incident with an elderly Chechen woman and announced his apology. Delimkhanov, in response to Zakuskin's words about the threats, said that they would not end until the issue was resolved.

February 13, 2022 12:28

• Dagestani believers ignore restrictions on Friday prayers

  On February 11, collective Friday prayers were held in Makhachkala mosques, despite the recommendation of the "Rospotrebnadzor" (Russian Federal Service for Supervision in the Field of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing) not to hold worship services with believers' crowds.

February 13, 2022 12:25

• Health condition of Ingush elders worsens at SIZO

  The Ingush activists convicted within the Magas protest case are studying the case files in order to challenge the verdict, their advocates have informed. Malsag Uzhakhov has new health problems while at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), while Akhmed Barakhoev's chronic illness has worsened, the advocates have added.

February 12, 2022 19:28

• Yerevan: activists hold action in support of political prisoners

  At the building of the representative office of the European Union (EU) in Yerevan, several dozen activists of the youth wing of the ARF (Armenian Revolutionary Federation) "Dashnaktsutyun" have held an action, expressing support for political prisoners and urging the EU to pay attention to the human rights situation in Armenia.

February 12, 2022 19:25

• Azerbaijani President approves Shusha declaration

  Ilham Aliev has signed a law approving the Shusha declaration on alliance with Turkey. The Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has also approved the document, which includes an agreement on mutual military assistance.

February 12, 2022 18:58

• Number of signatories to petition demanding Kadyrov's resignation exceeds 200,000

  Within a week, the electronic petition addressed to Vladimir Putin and demanding the resignation of the head of Chechnya gained more than 200,000 signatures.

February 12, 2022 18:51

• After refusal to soften Musaeva's freedom restriction measure, Yangulbaev shames judges

  In Chechnya, judges rule under orders received from Ramzan Kadyrov's administration; and there is completely no judiciary in the republic, Saidi Yangulbaev, a retired Russian federal judge, has commented on the refusal of the Chechen Supreme Court (SC) to transfer his wife, Zarema Musaeva, under house arrest.

February 12, 2022 18:28

• Houses of two Nagorno-Karabakh communities damaged by shelling

  On Friday (February 11), Azerbaijani militaries shelled residential buildings in the communities of Tagavard and Karmir Shouka (Red Bazaar), in which they damaged windows, roofs and walls; however, the situation in the villages is calm, Gegam Stepanyan, the Nagorno-Karabakh Ombudsperson, has informed.

February 12, 2022 15:29

• Osechkin reminds Delimkhanov about Chechens' torture in jails

  Akhmed Dudaev, the Minister for National Policy, Foreign Relations, Press and Information of Chechnya, has treated the statement about the impending assassination attempt on Vladimir Osechkin as absurd. In his turn, Osechkin thanked the Chechens, who had informed him about the prepared attempt, and invited Adam Delimkhanov to personally discuss the claims against the work of human rights defenders.

February 12, 2022 15:21

• Musaeva assesses her health condition as pre-mortal

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has ignored the words of Zarema Musaeva, who asked to place her under house arrest due to her poor health. The arrest of Musaeva, who suffers from severe diabetes, is against Russian law, her son Abubakar Yangulbaev has stated.

February 12, 2022 04:14

• Supporters of Kadyrov respond with a flash mob to a petition for his resignation

  About 400 posts with the hashtag # YapekhotinetsKadyrova (“I’m Kadyrov’s infantryman) appeared on Instagram as part of a flash mob launched by an assistant to the leader of Chechnya. The petition for the Ramzan Kadyrov’s resignation has already gained 200,000 signatures.