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September 06, 2020 11:33

• FBI refused to help investigate Bachaliashvili's death

  The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will not take part in the high-profile death case of the programmer, Tamar Bachaliashvili.

September 06, 2020 11:15

• Emin Sagiev rejects doctors' help

  The state of health of Emin Sagiev, who has been on a hunger strike in an Azerbaijani colony since August 18, has worsened, but he rejects medical care assistance and claims to go on with his protest action until he is released.

September 05, 2020 17:05

• Lawyers see no grounds for mandatory vaccination of teachers in Chechnya

  According to the law, to date it is impossible to force a person to be vaccinated, but teachers, refusing vaccination against coronavirus, will risk losing their jobs, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted in their comments on the initiative of the Chechen authorities.

September 05, 2020 16:07

• Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling four villages

  During the past 24 hours, the positions of the Azerbaijani Army stationed in the villages situated on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled for 37 times, including from large-calibre machine guns, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported today.

September 05, 2020 15:43

• SAM of Stavropol Territory explains problems of building mosques

  The preparation procedure for the construction of a mosque is rather long; therefore, it is much easier to obtain a permit and build a prayer house by observing the requirements of the law, the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM, of Muftiate) of the Stavropol Territory has explained.

September 05, 2020 13:48

• Residents of Chechnya report forcing their relatives returned from Moscow to community works

  Residents of Chechnya, who were declared offenders and returned from Moscow, have been sent to public works, their relatives have informed.

September 05, 2020 13:23

• Tournament featuring Kadyrov's children is part of his cult

  The demonstrative victories of Ramzan Kadyrov's sons in tournaments are aimed at strengthening Kadyrovs' cult, but they look ridiculous, human rights defenders assert.

September 05, 2020 13:02

• Relatives of Beslan victims point to Russia's demonstrative non-fulfilment of ECtHR's decision

  Russia ignores the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and refuses to investigate the circumstances that had led to numerous deaths of hostages in the school seized by militants in Beslan 16 years ago, activists have stated.

September 05, 2020 08:49

• Dagestani activists demand protection from law enforcers' pressure

  Law enforcers are trying to intimidate advocates and human rights defenders, stated members of the "Solidarity and Freedom", outraged by the pressure on the advocate, Sapiyat Magomedova, and deputy chairman of the Dagestani Public Oversight Commission (POC), Uma Askerkhanova.

September 05, 2020 08:39

• Detainee in Ingushetia confess to involvement of preparing terror act

  The "Ingushetia" TV Company has aired a story about the confession of the man detained by law enforcers to preparing an explosion at a school assembly on September 1. The name of the detainee was not named, but his words coincided with the testimony given by Bagaudin Evloev, a resident of Ingushetia, who claimed being tortured.

September 05, 2020 08:27

• Gagieva finds her husband detained after CTO

  An investigator told Leyla Gagieva, a resident of Ingushetia, that her husband, who was detained after a counterterrorist operation (CTO), was kept at the temporary detention facility (known as the IVS).

September 04, 2020 23:16

• Four persons fell victim to explosion in centre of Tbilisi

  In Tbilisi, one person was killed and three others were injured in an explosion of an oxygen cylinder at the "Dejavu" club, where the repairing works were being carried out.

September 04, 2020 23:02

• Relatives of Tofig Yagublu request doctors' control over his hunger strike

  Opposition politician Tofig Yagublu, sentenced in a case on disorderly conduct, claimed that he would continue his hunger strike until he was released. The Azerbaijani authorities may reconsider the verdict under the pressure from the international community, believes Elshan Gasanov, the head of the Centre for Monitoring Political Prisoners.

September 04, 2020 18:26

• Muftiate of Chechnya curses "Charlie Hebdo" for caricatures of Prophet Muhammad

  Today, Salakh Mezhiev, the head of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Chechnya, has reacted with curses to the re-post of the caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad by the French satirical magazine "Charlie Hebdo".

September 04, 2020 18:07

• Human rights defenders condemn conviction of Tofig Yagublu

  The international human rights organizations "Human Rights Watch" (HRW) and "Amnesty International" condemned the conviction of Azerbaijani politician Tofig Yagublu. The human rights defenders called on the authorities of Azerbaijan to immediately release him.

September 04, 2020 17:52

• Social network users do not believe in victories of Kadyrov's children at boxing tournament

  In Grozny, three sons of Ramzan Kadyrov took part in fights at the "Time of Legends-5" boxing evening. Internet users have questioned the veracity of the victories of the Ramzan Kadyrov's sons in fights.

September 04, 2020 14:05

• Case against Azerbaijani activist Vafa Nagi closed

  The Neftchala District Court has terminated the criminal case initiated against Vafa Nagi, without explaining the reasons for such a decision, the activist herself has stated. She suggested that this was due to her exclusion from the municipal board.

September 04, 2020 13:47

• Azerbaijan claims shelling of six villages in conflict zone

  During the past 24 hours, the positions of the Azerbaijani Army stationed in the villages on the Armenian border and in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled for 57 times, including from large-calibre machine guns and sniper rifles, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported today.

September 04, 2020 10:47

• Tskhinvali residents commemorate victims of Beslan tragedy

  An action in memory of the victims of the terror act in Beslan was held in the Theatre Square of Tskhinvali. The day before, in the square, people lit candles, which were spread out on the ground. Anyone could come up and light a candle in memory of those killed in the terror act committed 16 years ago.

September 04, 2020 10:36

• Tsotne Gamsakhurdiya recognises those involved in the attempt on him

  Tsotne Gamsakhurdiya, a son of the first president of Georgia, who is in a clinic in Berlin, has shown by gestures to photographs of the people who had attacked him, said the advocate. After his coma, Tsotne can only communicate with gestures, his wife has explained.