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March 19, 2021 23:05

• Experts call in question version on detention of a terrorist in Maikop

  According to veterans of the special services interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", a FSB video depicting the detention of a terrorist in the capital of Adygea looks staged. A version stating that terrorists decided to choose Maikop for an explosion in a shopping centre also raises doubts, Caucasian experts point out.

March 19, 2021 19:59

• CoE urges Russian authorities to investigate extrajudicial executions in Chechnya

  The Russian authorities should study the information made public by the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" about extrajudicial killings in Chechnya and protect the newspaper's journalists from possible harassment, states Dunja Mijatović, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe.

March 19, 2021 19:37

• "Kommersant" reports about dismissal of Chechen police chief

  Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the dismissal of Chechen Police Chief Apti Alaudinov, the "Kommersant" reports today.

March 19, 2021 16:04

• Political analysts treat parliamentary elections as way out of crisis in Armenia

  The political crisis in Armenia has not only led to opposition fragmentation, but also exacerbated social and economic problems; therefore, the agreement on holding parliamentary elections was the optimal decision, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

March 19, 2021 15:49

• Volgograd townspeople have to save on foodstuffs due to price growth

  Now, a trip to the store is much more expensive; people have to either reduce the number of purchased foodstuffs, or choose cheaper items to the detriment of their quality, the Volgograd residents interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" assert.

March 19, 2021 11:14

• Azerbaijani citizens in Dagestani camp lose hope of returning home

  Shakir Nazarov, an Azerbaijani citizen, needs medical treatment at home, but for two weeks he stays at the Dagestani camp "Ogonyok" (Flicker), awaiting to cross the border. The number of residents of the temporary accommodation centre (TAC) is constantly changing, as many are losing hope of returning home in the near future, Mr Nazarov himself has stated.

March 19, 2021 10:32

• "Sobesednik": winter "Putin's residence" in Krasnaya Polyana amazes with luxury

  The chalet "Achipse", which is believed to be Putin's residence, includes a personal cable car and a helipad. The residence itself is adorned with copies of medieval tapestries made by hand in Italy, gilded vases worth 187,000 roubles each and other luxury items from a trading house that has been a supplier to the Russian Imperial Court for 400 years, says the publication of the edition "Sobesednik" (Interlocutor).

March 19, 2021 10:14

• Refugees from Azerbaijan demand separate queue for housing in Stepanakert

  Before the war, Karabakh authorities promised housing to refugees from Azerbaijan, who had been on the waiting list for more than 30 years, but now officials have forgotten about them and are busy only with the housing problem of new forced migrants, refugees have complained.

March 19, 2021 08:42

• Chechen MPs treat Milashina's article as encroachment on Kadyrov's honour and dignity

  Vladimir Putin should organize a check of the activities of the "Novaya Gazeta", the Chechen Parliament has stated. After Elena Milashina's publication, Shamsail Saraliev, a State Duma MP, has appealed to the Russian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO).

March 19, 2021 08:30

• In Northern Caucasus, Hajj is prepared amid uncertainty

  The North-Caucasian Muftiates are accepting believers' applications for performing Hajj to Saudi Arabia, but because of the pandemic, the quotas for regions and the rules for making the pilgrimage have not been finally defined.

March 19, 2021 00:23

• In Chechnya, Saduev faces danger of being left without legal protection

  The Chechen law enforcement bodies promise that "everything will be fine" and try to persuade relatives of Ilyas Saduev, deported from France, to refuse hiring an advocate by agreement in order to deprive him of real defence in court, human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" suggest.

March 19, 2021 00:07

• Advocates report about detentions of two persons in a case on rally in Magas

  Today, two persons have been detained in a case on rallies in Magas, and one of them has got an injury during the detention, advocates Magomed Bekov and Djabrail Kuriev report.

March 18, 2021 20:06

• Journalists consider Chechen law enforcers' appeal a threat to them

  Human rights defenders suggest that the readiness to "stop insults" to Chechen law enforcers, which was demonstrated in their address to President Putin by colleagues of the former law enforcer, whose evidence was made public by the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta", should be regarded as a threat to the newspaper's correspondents.

March 18, 2021 19:41

• Nikol Pashinyan announces date of parliamentary elections

  Elections to the Armenian parliament will take place on June 20, and a relevant agreement has been reached after consultations with members of parliamentary parties, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan reports today.

March 18, 2021 19:23

• Kremlin dissociates itself from question on closure of "Novaya Gazeta"

  Fighters from the Akhmat Kadyrov special-purpose police regiment, who call on to close the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" because of its critical posts, should address their claims to a court, and not to Vladimir Putin, Russian President's press secretary Dmitry Peskov states.

March 18, 2021 13:54

• "Novaya Gazeta" reacts to claims of residents of Chechnya

  The journalists of the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper are ready to stop working if this is guaranteed by the cessation of human rights violations in Chechnya, the newspaper's press service reported in response to the demands of the rally participants in Chechnya to close the edition.

March 18, 2021 13:12

• Russian SAM finds using "Sputnik V" vaccine admissible

  On March 17, the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Russia adopted a fatwa, which recognizes the "Sputnik V" vaccine against coronavirus admissible from the viewpoint of the Sharia Law, said Ildar Alyautdinov, the Chief Imam of the Moscow Cathedral Mosque.

March 18, 2021 11:26

• At shooting in France, two natives of Chechnya were wounded

  Two natives of Chechnya have received gunshot wounds during a conflict in the French city of Rennes.

March 18, 2021 11:15

• Villagers in Stavropol Territory oppose construction of communication tower

  About 100 residents of the dwelling settlement of Progress in the Stavropol Territory came to a gathering demanding to move the cell tower, which is being installed in the settlement centre. They threatened to demolish the tower frame again if the local authorities fail to satisfy their demands.

March 18, 2021 11:03

• Exhibition in Batumi draws attention to transgender people's rights

  The art project "Gradation" in Batumi, dedicated to problems of transgender people in Georgia, was visited by more than 200 people in five days, organizers have reported. The exhibition allowed transgender people, who occurred especially vulnerable in the context of the pandemic and COVID-19 restrictions, to declare their rights, according to the people who took part in the project.