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August 19, 2021 08:39

• Kadyrov's advisor explains his words about "handsome" Taliban fighters by wisdom

  Hanafi Maturidis, to which the Taliban refers, are "handsome guys," said Adam Shakhidov, an adviser on religious affairs to the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov. He has noted that this is a wise statement that not everyone can understand.

August 19, 2021 08:26

• Armenia calls on Azerbaijan to negotiate within OSCE Minsk Group format

  Yerevan is ready to resume negotiations with the participation of OSCE (Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe) officials, and treats these talks as a guarantee of restoring security in Nagorno-Karabakh, Nikol Pashinyan stated on August 18 and confirmed the Armenia's desire to start demarcating the border with Azerbaijan.

August 18, 2021 21:25

• Dagestani residents file a lawsuit to ECtHR about Irganai HPP

  In their complaint filed to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), residents of Dagestan claim that Russian federal officials acted ineffectively and failed to resolve the issue on compensation for the lands flooded because of the Irganai hydroelectric power plant (HPP).

August 18, 2021 21:04

• Human rights defenders prevent eviction of people from barracks in Nazran

  A court has agreed with the arguments of the lawyer of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”* that the city administration has no right to file such claims and refused to evict 25 families of forced migrants from barracks in Nazran.

August 18, 2021 20:52

• Ingush residents criticize Kadyrov for refusing to give out bodies of Timurziev brothers

  The leader of Chechnya acted cruelly and contrary to Muslim morality by not giving out the bodies of the Timurziev brothers killed in Grozny to their relatives. This opinion was expressed by Instagram users, who positioned themselves as residents of Ingushetia.

August 18, 2021 18:38

• Taliban’s* victory does not threaten to drastically destabilize Northern Caucasus

  The arrival of the Taliban* to power in Afghanistan did not provoke an unambiguous reaction among Muslims of Northern Caucasus and does not threaten the region with an increase in extremism, experts interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot” suggest.

August 18, 2021 18:26

• Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of a shelling attack on fire fighters

  The Azerbaijani side set fire to a field with grass and then opened fire on a team of Karabakh fire fighters, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh reports today.

August 18, 2021 15:25

• Sotk mine workers return to work after evacuation

  The Sotk gold mine, whose workers had been evacuated due to shelling from Azerbaijan, has resumed their work. The situation on this section of the Armenian border is calm today, the "GeoProMining Gold" Company has informed.

August 18, 2021 15:11

• Six Georgian citizens returned from Kabul

  Six Georgian citizens, who had worked in Afghanistan and were unable to leave Kabul after the Taliban seized the city, have returned to Tbilisi. Georgian authorities are trying to organize the evacuation of the rest of Georgian citizens, the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has informed.

August 18, 2021 14:56

• Azerbaijan claims shelling on Armenian border

  Armenian militaries have shelled the Azerbaijani positions located near the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR), as well as in the Gadabay and Kelbadjar Districts, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

August 18, 2021 11:05

• Caucasian scholars treat bride abduction custom as contrary to Sharia

  The bride abduction is in no way consistent with the Sharia, according to which parental consent is mandatory for marriage, the Caucasian experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.

August 18, 2021 10:47

• Increased fares in fixed-route minibuses anger Grozny townspeople

  In Chechnya, some fixed-route minivans have doubled their fares, local residents complain.

August 18, 2021 08:44

• Political analysts dispute about Taliban threat to Southern Caucasus

  The change of power in Afghanistan will not directly affect the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, Azerbaijani political analysts have suggested. The events in Afghanistan may lead to a strengthening of Turkey's role in the region and carry risks for Armenia, Armenian political journalists have noted.

August 18, 2021 08:30

• Rights defenders reproach Armenian authorities for restricting journalists' rights

  The staff of the Armenian Parliament has admitted the illegality of its actions and returned the accreditation to the photojournalist, Lilian Galstyan, but the restriction of the freedom of media over the past year and a half has become a trend, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have stated.

August 17, 2021 23:28

• Armenian soldier wounded in a shootout at border with Azerbaijan

  An Armenian soldier was wounded as a result of a shelling attack from Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reported. In turn, Azerbaijan accused Armenia of shelling attacks on three regions.

August 17, 2021 23:10

• Resident of Kabardino-Balkaria sentenced for trying to join Syrian militants

  In Rostov-on-Don, the Southern District Military Court found Zalim Atalikov, a resident of Kabardino-Balkaria, guilty of trying to join the Syrian militants and sentenced him to four years of imprisonment in a high-security penal colony.

August 17, 2021 18:33

• Oppositionists demand to restore work of public transport in Georgia

  The ban on the operation of public transport does not reduce the number of cases of coronavirus infection, and it has only worsened the social situation of Georgian residents, as they face more difficulties while getting to work, protesters in Tbilisi claim today.

August 17, 2021 18:21

• In Kabardino-Balkaria, activists call on Putin to stand up for Karagulov

  In their appeal to the Russian President, authors note that Khusein Karagulov, a scientist from Kabardino-Balkaria, was unjustifiably accused of the industrial production of drugs, whereas the purpose of his development was research activities. The activists ask Vladimir Putin to intervene in the situation.

August 17, 2021 18:09

• Eldar Gasanov accuses investigators of biased attitude

  Former ambassador of Azerbaijan Eldar Gasanov called the charges of embezzlement and other crimes brought against him unfounded and ordered.

August 17, 2021 14:02

• Law enforcers brought into Dagestan village due to threat of mass brawl

  A threat of a mass conflict has appeared in the village of Agvali in the Tsumada District of Dagestan after a brawl of the Imam of the local mosque with a villager. Armed law enforcers have arrived in the village; policemen took control over the entrances to Agvali.