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February 03, 2021 18:10

• Police recognize a Moscow journalist as a protestor

  Dmitry Nikitin, a correspondent of the "Open Media" who covered a spontaneous protest action held by Alexei Navalny's supporters in Moscow, was detained and charged with violating the procedure for holding a public event.

February 03, 2021 17:56

• Taganrog activists to challenge fines for participation in protest action

  In Taganrog, a court recognized five local residents as violators of the procedure for holding a public event on January 31 and imposed fines on them. The activists refused to plead guilty and decided to find money to hire an advocate to appeal against the court's decisions on fines.

February 03, 2021 15:07

• Allowances appointed to families of perished Azerbaijani militaries

  More than 7000 family members of the military servicemen, who perished during the last autumn aggravation of the Karabakh conflict will receive social benefits, the Azerbaijan Ministry of Labour has announced.

February 03, 2021 14:50

• Opposition activists detained at action in Yerevan

  At a protest action held by opposition supporters who demanded to cancel a discussion by Parliament of amendments to the Armenian Judicial Code, policemen detained several activists.

February 03, 2021 14:37

• "Rosgvardia" agents drop their claims against Ingush activists

  Two law enforcers, questioned in court under the case of Ingush activists accused of creating an extremist community, have stated that they have no claims against the defendants, the advocate has informed.

February 03, 2021 11:23

• Resident of Azerbaijan dies after mine explosion

  Three residents of the Fizuli District have blown themselves up by a mine. One of them died and two others were wounded, the ANAMA demining agency has reported.

February 03, 2021 11:05

• Over last 24 hours, 111 refugees return to Nagorno-Karabakh

  Other 111 refugees have arrived in Nagorno-Karabakh from Armenia accompanied by peacemakers, making, by the evening of February 2, the total number of returnees in excess of 52,000, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

February 03, 2021 09:06

• Journalist Aslanov continues his hunger strike at SIZO despite health problems

  For the second day, Polad Aslanov, an Azerbaijani journalist, has been on a hunger strike demanding to objectively consider his appeal against the verdict in a high treason case. 19 months he spent at SIZO (pre-trial prison), have undermined his health, his wife asserts.

February 03, 2021 08:55

• Navalny's support actions show increase in protest moods in towns of Southern Russia

  Participation of residents of small towns of Southern Russia in actions in support of Alexei Navalny indicate a penetration of protest moods deep into the country, by analogy with Belarus, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.

February 02, 2021 21:29

• Facebook users outraged by idea of "special forces tours" to Chechnya on February 23

  Two Chechen travel agencies offered their clients to present their friends a "special forces tour" to the republic on February 23. No such events are acceptable on the anniversary of the deportation of the Vainakh people, Facebook users note.

February 02, 2021 21:18

• Disappeared Grozny resident Akhmed Kabilov found in SIZO

  Akhmed Kabilov, a resident of the capital of Chechnya, who was detained on December 29, 2020, is found at a SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Grozny. He is charged under the article on illegal possession of weapons, the HRC "Memorial"* reports.

February 02, 2021 19:51

• Wife of Nazran detainee calls in question investigators' version

  Adam Khashiev, one of the men detained during a special operation in Nazran, was unreasonably accused of aiding and abetting terrorists, since he is engaged in the wholesale of food and had an intention to expand his business, says a spouse of Adam Khashiev. In her address to human rights defenders, the woman called them on not to allow fabrication of criminal case against her husband.

February 02, 2021 19:35

• Ingush religious leaders decide to expel drug traffickers from Islamic communities

  The Ingush Council of Alims (Islam experts) made a decision to expel drug dealers from religious communities after the leader of the republic had called them on to join in solving the problem of drug trafficking.

February 02, 2021 19:21

• Circassians' appeal to Navalny surprises Adyg activists

  An open letter to Alexei Navalny with gratitude for his investigation about a palace built on the historical lands of Circassians near Gelendzhik has been signed by people not known to the Circassian public, and there are doubts about its authenticity, activists Ramazan Tlemeshok and Asker Sokht note.

February 02, 2021 14:52

• Azerbaijan accused Armenia of border provocation

  This morning, units of the Armenian Armed Forces have violated the ceasefire for 20 times by opening machine gun fire at the territory in the direction of the border combat point, the Azerbaijani State Border Service has stated. The Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has refuted this statement.

February 02, 2021 14:26

• Chechnya: law enforcers scold violators of traffic rules

  The police have posted a video clip on the Instagram showing a talk of policemen of the Urus-Martan District with the drivers who had violated traffic rules. Social network users have reproached law enforcers for violating the mask regime.

February 02, 2021 11:18

• Nine activists arrested in Krasnodar after action for Navalny

  The Leninsky District Court of Krasnodar has considered the cases of 14 activists detained in connection with the action in support of Alexei Navalny held on January 31.

February 02, 2021 11:06

• Journalist Polad Aslanov goes on hunger strike in courtroom

  While the court was considering his appeal against a 16-year sentence in a high treason case, Polad Aslanov, an Azerbaijani journalist, announced a hunger strike. At the court of appeal, he claimed protraction of his case consideration, demanded a fair trial and transfer to house arrest.

February 02, 2021 10:50

• Film by KBR filmmaker included into US festival programme

  The film "Goryanki" (Female Highlanders) by a film director from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has been chosen to take part in the American documentary film contest.

February 02, 2021 08:47

• CaT's lawyers arrested after Pyatigorsk protest

  Magomed Alamov, the head of the North-Caucasian branch of the Committee against Torture (CaT), and Konstantin Gusev, a Committee's lawyer, were arrested for ten days after they observed an action in support of Alexei Navalny, held on January 31 in Pyatigorsk.