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January 03, 2021 12:03

• Azerbaijani militaries give three days for residents of Shurnukh to move out

  An Azerbaijani military post has appeared in the village of Shurnukh in the Syunik Region of Armenia; and residents of a part of the village were ordered to move out by January 5, Akop Arshakyan, the village head, said.

January 03, 2021 12:01

• Azhgikhina's book reflects contribution of publications about Caucasus into journalism

  Journalism remains a service to the society, insists Nadezhda Azhgikhina, whose collection "Honest Word" includes interviews with Russian and foreign journalists, including those who wrote about the Caucasus. The author spoke about a new genre invented by Elvira Goryukhina while travelling to hot spots.

January 03, 2021 11:59

• Declaring blood feud against Ingush teips is contrary to Chechen traditions

  Relatives of the deceased policeman, Magomed Djabrailov, have no reason to declare a blood feud, since both attackers were killed, Ruslan Kutaev, the president of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations, has stated. The teip of the surviving policeman has announced only a quarrel, which cannot be treated as a blood feud, Zaurbek Sadakhanov, a lawyer, has noted.

January 03, 2021 11:57

• Ingush teip postpones reconciliation with relatives of victims of attack in Grozny

  Relatives of the Timurziev brothers killed in Grozny decided to come from Ingushetia to Chechnya when "emotions subside," Sarazhdin Sultygov, a member of the Ingush teip, has informed. The Council of Teips of Ingushetia has suggested that the Sultygov and Timurziev teips settle the conflict with relatives of Chechen law enforcers in accordance with the Sharia law.

January 03, 2021 02:17

• Armenian Ombudsperson demands return of all POWs with no additional conditions

  All the prisoners of war (POWs) must be immediately returned to their homeland without any conditions, Arman Tatoyan, the Armenian Ombudsperson, has stated. In his opinion, the words of Azerbaijani President, Ilham Aliev, about the fate of the captured Armenian militaries contradict the essence of the peace treaty.

January 03, 2021 02:14

• Bodies of seven Armenian soldiers found in Karabakh

  Seven Armenian military servicemen were found dead in the vicinity of the cities of Martuni and Fizuli. The number of bodies found in battlefields has reached 1145, the State Emergency Service of Nagorno-Karabakh has informed.

January 02, 2021 12:08

• Peacemakers report 47,000 returnees to Nagorno-Karabakh

  The total number of residents, who have returned to Nagorno-Karabakh with the support of Russian peacemakers, has exceeded 47,000, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

January 02, 2021 12:06

• Azerbaijan gives number of victims of mine explosions over the past year

  Six people perished and eight others were wounded last year as a result of explosions of mines in Azerbaijan and in the conflict zone, the Azerbaijani demining agency ANAMA has informed.

January 02, 2021 11:59

• Videos of attack on law enforcers in Grozny made public

  CCTV (Closed Circuit Television) cameras in Grozny captured the murder of the policeman, Magomed Djabrailov, and the wounding of his colleague, as well as the death of both attackers, the "Grozny" TV Channel has informed.

January 02, 2021 11:41

• Relatives of wounded Chechen law enforcer declare enmity with two Ingush clans

  Members of the Chechen teip (family clan) Ersno, to whom the policeman wounded in Grozny belongs, have announced that they are in a quarrel with the Timurziev and Sultygov teips from Ingushetia. The Ramzan Kadyrov's teip, Beno, has voiced out threats against these Ingush teips.

January 02, 2021 00:03

• Azerbaijani performances confirm Shusha's claims to status of cultural capital

  People's Artists of Azerbaijan have recorded music videos in the city of Shusha. The video records captured sights of the city damaged and survived during the shelling attacks.

January 01, 2021 23:53

• Azerbaijani resident blown up by a mine in conflict zone

  A citizen of Azerbaijan illegally entered the non-demined territory of the Fizuli District and was blown up by a mine. He lost both his legs in the explosion.

January 01, 2021 22:34

• Azerbaijan celebrates New Year under strict quarantine

  The quarantine conditions do not allow for crowded feasts, but some residents of Baku have found a way to bypass the restrictions and invite their relatives and friends. The holiday is overshadowed not only by the drop in incomes and the complicated epidemiological situation, but also by the grief over the thousands of deceased soldiers.

January 01, 2021 14:34

• IS claims responsibility for attack on policemen in Grozny

  The "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court, has claimed responsibility for the attack on law enforcers committed in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, as a result of which one policeman perished and another one was wounded.

January 01, 2021 14:28

• Inal Djabiev's relatives welcome New Year in at protest action

  Despite the New Year celebrations, the Djabiev family spent their 29th day of protest action in Tskhinvali. Social network users have expressed their support and once again demanded to punish those responsible for Inal Djabiev's death.

January 01, 2021 14:21

• Relatives of law enforcer killed in Chechnya declared blood feud to residents of Ingushetia

  Relatives of Magomed Djabrailov the policeman, who was killed in Grozny, have announced a blood feud to relatives of the two natives of Ingushetia, about which they had been warned earlier by Magomed Daudov, Speaker of the Chechen Parliament.

January 01, 2021 13:55

• Social network users link new resignations with Tskhinvali protests

  Instagram users have suggested that the resignations of Oleg Gagloev, the office manager of the South-Ossetian government, and Gulnara Kozaeva, the children's ombudsperson, have been caused by their support of the demands of Inal Djabiev's relatives. Social network users have also criticized the installation of a New Year tree in the square, where the protest action continues for 28 days.

December 31, 2020 22:27

• Ingush woman gets court decision on giving out of body of suspect killed in CTO

  The court granted a claim lodged by Madina Lolokhoeva and allowed to give out to her the body of her husband Aslangirei Gadaborshev, who was killed by law enforcers, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reported. Meanwhile, the court dismissed a similar claim lodged by the mother of killed Ibragim Lolokhoev.

December 31, 2020 22:25

• Muftiate of Dagestan let Muslims voice Happy New Year wishes

  A Muslim may wish other people a Happy New Year and even Merry Christmas, but with the selection of an appropriate format not to violate Islamic norms, the Fatwa Department of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Dagestan announces.

December 31, 2020 21:37

• Rights defenders: Ingush teips forced to abandon claims against Chechen authorities

  Analysts call in question that the Timurziev and Sultygov Ingush teips (family clans) sincerely admitted that they were wrong. The experts suggest it has been a unique case when members of the Ingush teips objected to Ramzan Kadyrov and requested to prove that the suspects killed in a special operation were terrorists.