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September 08, 2020 14:34

• Kadyrov's practice of educating Chechens prompts Yakutia residents to appeal to head of Ingushetia

  The authors of the appeal to the head of Ingushetia because of the brawl at a wedding in Yakutia expect Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov's reaction in the style of Ramzan Kadyrov. However, as analysts believe, the practice of punishing offenders adopted in Chechnya only demonstrates the collapse of Russia's legal institutes.

September 08, 2020 14:26

• Chechen woman suspected of links with IS

  Farida Khadjieva, a 26-year-old resident of Chechnya, has left for Syria, where she joined the militants of a terrorist organization, law enforcers have suggested.

September 08, 2020 12:38

• Chechnya: observance of mask regime is quite formal

  The residents of Chechnya interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have admitted that, despite the strict demands to observe the mask regime, they follow it just formally and use the same mask for a long time.

September 08, 2020 12:20

• Advocate of Bachaliashvili family reports new circumstances in Tamar's murder case

  The examination of the car of Tamar Bachaliashvili, a programmer who perished in Georgia, revealed drops of blood and DNA traces of two unknown persons inside the car. The blood appeared as a result of the injection of a lethal dosage of some drug injected into the young woman's vein, the advocate has suggested.

September 08, 2020 12:17

• Six solo picketers support journalist Gadjiev in Makhachkala

  Makhachkala townspeople have actively supported the picketers in support of the arrested journalist, Abdulmumin Gadjiev; and one passer-by joined the action, said Magomed Magomedov, a deputy editor-in-chief of the "Chernovik" (Draft) weekly.

September 08, 2020 11:52

• Ingush activist Chakhkiev rejects any political motives of his actions at Magas rally

  The prosecution has unreasonably deprived the Ingush activist, Akhmed Chakhkiev, of the right to have his case considered in the special order by adding a political component to his indictment, his advocate has stated.

September 08, 2020 11:44

• Political prisoner Emin Sagiev continued his hunger strike despite relatives' requests

  The diseases of Emin Sagiev, who has been on his hunger strike in the Azerbaijani colony for 21 days, have aggravated. His wife says that his heart problems have worsened.

September 07, 2020 23:45

• In Yakutia, Ingush community promises to investigate incident at wedding party

  The police launched a check after a woman had been beaten at a wedding party in Yakutia. The leader of the Ingush community promised to reprimand his fellow countryman involved in the incident and called it excessive to involve the republic's authorities to solve the problem.

September 07, 2020 19:25

• Social network users criticize absence of masks at wedding party of Kadyrov's nephew

  Guests, including the leader of Chechnya, ignored the mask regime at a wedding party of Abubakar Kadyrov, note local residents who watched a video about the sumptuous celebration.

September 07, 2020 19:20

• Dagestani resident Timur Muritov's second complaint about torture filed to ECtHR

  According to a new complaint filed to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in a case against Timur Muritov, who was sentenced for recruiting people into the "Islamic State" (IS, a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court, – note of the "Caucasian Knot"), his right to a fair trial was violated despite his complaint about torture.

September 07, 2020 19:12

• Azerbaijani oppositionist Tofig Yagublu not to stop hunger strike despite health threat

  Tofig Yagublu, who is continuing a hunger strike to protest against his conviction, has lost a lot of weight and experiences difficulties with walking, his advocate reports. Relatives of Tofig Yagublu demanded permission to call him every day.

September 07, 2020 15:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of August 31-September 6, 2020

  Coronavirus infection spread statistics in the Caucasus; mourning events in connection with the anniversary of the terror act in Beslan; Day of Knowledge with enhanced sanitary measures; scheduling of parliamentary elections in Georgia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of August 31-September 6, 2020, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

September 07, 2020 14:23

• On August 31-September 6, no victims of during armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were recorded

  During the week from August 31 to September 6, 2020, no information was received about the victims of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from open sources.

September 07, 2020 14:21

• Companion of oppositionist Ali Insanov detained in Azerbaijan

  Rashad Abbasly, a member of the board of the "Law and Justice" Party created by Ali Insanov, a former Minister of Public Health of Azerbaijan, was detained by unknown persons. His relatives know nothing about his whereabouts.

September 07, 2020 14:19

• Azerbaijan claims machine gun and sniper attacks in conflict zone

  During the last 24 hours, the positions of Azerbaijani troops stationed in four villages on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled for 50 times, including from machine guns and sniper rifles, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.

September 07, 2020 10:59

• South-Ossetia policeman arrested for torturing detainees

  A court in Tskhinvali has ruled to detain Atsamaz Naniev, a policeman, as a suspect in the case of torturing detainees; it was done after the attempt on the life of the head of the South-Ossetian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

September 07, 2020 10:56

• Authorities warn residents of Georgia against crowded weddings

  New coronavirus infections in the Georgian Region of Guriya have to do with a crowded wedding, said Amiran Gamkrelidze, the head of the National Centre for Disease Control. Authorities have urged the population to refrain from large-scale celebrations.

September 07, 2020 10:53

• PFPA activist Orkhan Salimzade left under arrest

  The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has upheld the arrest of Orkhan Salimzade, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA). The party treats his arrest as politically motivated; and the defence intends to complain to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

September 06, 2020 12:08

• Woman from Grozny worried about her son's disappearance after detention

  Movsar Umarov, a resident of Grozny, was detained for watching the broadcasts of Tumso Abdurakhmanov, a critic of Chechen authorities, and then disappeared, his mother has stated. The woman was told that her son had fled from law enforcers.

September 06, 2020 11:51

• Tofig Yagublu's health condition worsens due to hunger strike

  On the fourth day of his hunger strike, the oppositionist, Tofig Yagublu, has health problems, his daughter said. The USA, Great Britain and the EU have criticized his verdict and called on the Azerbaijani authorities to reconsider his case.