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July 31, 2021 09:10

• Relatives of Ossetian blogger Djikaeva alarmed by her transfer to a psychiatric hospital

  Malika Djikaeva, a blogger from North Ossetia, was transferred from a penal colony to a psychiatric hospital without warning. This was reported by a mother of the blogger sentenced for drug trafficking. Malika Djikaeva is afraid of being forced to self-incrimination under the influence of drugs.

July 30, 2021 23:52

• A resident of Makhachkala kidnapped, his relatives complain

  For the third day, Makhachkala resident Timurlan Abakarov has not been contacting his relatives and friends, and extremist posts appear on his page on a social media platform. Law enforcers are fabricating a criminal case against Timurlan Abakarov, his relatives suggest.

July 30, 2021 23:47

• OSCE calls on Baku and Yerevan to abide by ceasefire agreement

  The authorities of Azerbaijan and Armenia should completely abide to the ceasefire agreements, notes OSCE Chairperson Ann Linde amid more frequent armed incidents on the border between the two countries.

July 30, 2021 15:08

• Oppositional Azerbaijani blogger found dead in Tbilisi

  Khusein Bakikhanov, an Azerbaijani blogger, who had criticized Azerbaijani authorities, has died in Tbilisi. At his homeland, Bakikhanov was persecuted by law enforcers, Afghan Mukhtarly, a journalist, has informed.

July 30, 2021 14:54

• Number of detainees in Tbilisi riots case rises to 31

  Policemen have detained two more suspects of attacking journalists in Tbilisi during the July 5 protest. The overall number of detainees within the riot is now 31, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has informed.

July 30, 2021 14:48

• Baku refutes Yerevan's statement about downed UAVs at border

  The Armenia's information that Azerbaijani unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), or drones, were shot down on the border of the Gegarkunik Region has nothing to do with reality, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

July 30, 2021 14:24

• Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of violating the air border

  The Armenian militaries have thwarted attempts of Azerbaijani drones to penetrate the airspace of the Gegarkunik Region, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

July 30, 2021 14:17

• Court upholds verdict to Ingush activist Magomed Khamkhoev

  The Stavropol Territorial Court has upheld the verdict to Magomed Khamkhoev, a participant in the rally in Magas, who was convicted of inciting an attack on law enforcers. His defence intends to appeal against the decision.

July 30, 2021 14:01

• Military experts exclude Russia's interference in Armenian-Azerbaijani border conflict

  The priorities of Russian foreign policy are outside Southern Caucasus, therefore, Moscow will ignore Yerevan's call to place Russian military posts on the Azerbaijani border, experts have noted. Neither party is interested in the war, political analysts believe.

July 30, 2021 11:58

• Memo with dress code for tourists sparks disputes in Dagestan

  When visiting Dagestan, female tourists should not wear tight jeans or short skirts, while men are advised not to wear shorts, the authors of the memo for tourists coming to the republic have noted. Some Internet users found these recommendations reasonable; their opponents have pointed out that residents of Dagestan themselves often fail to follow this dress code.

July 29, 2021 23:27

• Human rights defenders call on Armenian authorities to ask for UN and OSCE assistance

  According to nine NGOs, violation of territorial integrity and threat to security give the Armenian authorities grounds to appeal to the UN Security Council and OSCE.

July 29, 2021 23:25

• Sokurov’s school becomes a key to success of young directors from Kabardino-Balkaria

  According to film industry activists, Kabardino-Balkaria owes the appearance of several well-known film directors to Alexander Sokurov, who created a school, selected students, and revealed their talent. Alexander Sokurov’s students have to choose topics with an eye to the trends of world festivals.

July 29, 2021 23:24

• Azerbaijani website editor kidnapped, his relative claims

  Several people in civilian clothes kidnapped Arshad Ibragimov, an editor of the “dunyanınsesi.az” (Voice of Peace) website, and his whereabouts are unknown, a journalist’s brother claims.

July 29, 2021 23:22

• Thirteen Armenian soldiers sentenced in Baku on terrorism charges

  The Baku Court on Grave Crimes sentenced 13 Armenian citizens to six years of imprisonment. The defendants were accused of creating an armed grouping, terrorism, and illegal crossing of the Azerbaijani border near the town of Gadrut.

July 29, 2021 23:19

• Dagestani activist sues law enforcers after his detention

  Eduard Ataev demanded to declare illegal the actions of the law enforcers who kept him at a police station. The rights of the activist were not violated, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan reported.

July 29, 2021 23:18

• Internet commentator publicly apologizes for insulting Kadyrov

  The author of an offensive comment on the Internet to the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has publicly apologized to him, explaining his behaviour by the fact that he was drunk, as it follows from the publication in Chechen Instagram-publics. Some social media users have criticized the young man for insulting Kadyrov; others treated his public scolding as inappropriate.

July 29, 2021 22:58

• Pashinyan urges Russia to intervene in conflict on Azerbaijani border

  In connection with the escalation of the border conflict, Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, has called on Russia to place its military strong points on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.

July 29, 2021 15:48

• Kadyrov ignores criticism for expensive gifts

  Residents of Chechnya criticize Ramzan Kadyrov for expensive gifts he makes to famous people, but the head of Chechnya had hardly expected to increase his personal popularity by giving a car to the blogger Khasbulla Magomedov. Kadyrov is indifferent to criticism of his generosity, even on the eve of elections, analysts believe.

July 29, 2021 15:46

• Tumso Abdurakhmanov reports kidnapping of Chechen blogger

  A native of Chechnya, known in social networks as Ayub Vakhaevich, has disappeared after posting a video criticizing local authorities, the blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, has informed. Ayub's subscribers on the YouTube are concerned about his fate.

July 29, 2021 13:23

• Azerbaijani oppositionist Yagublu intends to go abroad through the court

  Tofig Yagublu, an oppositional politician, sentenced to conditional imprisonment, has asked the court to allow him to travel to Georgia to attend his mother's funeral. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Justice (MoJ) opposed such a permit.