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July 18, 2020 10:08

• Makhachkala entrepreneurs treat Muftiate's claims to tourists as unjustified

  Residents of other Russian regions coming to Dagestan had observed the decency rules well before the Muftiate called upon them to observe the dress code. This was stated by owners of recreation and public catering entities working with tourists.

July 17, 2020 23:58

• Censorship of Chechen music provokes ironic comments on social networks

  In Chechnya, singers are not allowed to take part in festivities without approvals from the Chechen Ministry of Culture and a special commission engaged in verifying texts of Chechen songs, Ramzan Kadyrov has announced.

July 17, 2020 23:56

• "Memorial": Ramzan Kadyrov urges to praise authorities on social networks amid discontent of Chechen residents

  The authorities of Chechnya are trying to compensate for the growing discontent of people in the republic by voicing requests to praise the power in social networks and subscribe to accounts of state-run media, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" suggests.

July 17, 2020 23:54

• Nine victims of domestic violence during quarantine evacuated from Northern Caucasus

  The number of appeals for legal assistance from women of Northern Caucasus who suffered from domestic violence has doubled during the period of self-isolation. According to the report prepared by the "Legal Initiative" and human rights organizations, not all victims of domestic violence addressed doctors and the police, but appeals to the law enforcement bodies did not help the victims.

July 17, 2020 23:51

• Advocate claims violation of detainees' rights after protest in Baku

  On July 15, eight activists of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) were detained after a protest action in support of the army, the PFPA reported. The number of the detainees includes three journalists, and advocate Elchin Sadygov claimed a gross violation of their rights.

July 17, 2020 23:43

• In Chechnya, drivers with many children criticize road police

  In Chechnya, inspectors of the road police (known as GIBDD) carry out raids and fine drivers who violate the rules for transporting children. Car owners who have four or more children in their families are technically unable to install the required number of child seats in their cars, residents of the republic note.

July 17, 2020 18:14

• Police treat law enforcers' raids in Dagestan as routine preventive measures

  The checks in the village of Gubden have to do with law enforcers' reaction to the conflict in Manas, villagers have suggested. Ordinary preventive measures will take place in several republic's districts, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has explained.

July 17, 2020 17:53

• Tofig Yagublu's daughter states threat to his life in SIZO

  The arrested politician Tofig Yagublu was placed into a cell where people with infectious diseases are kept, his daughter has stated, expressing her fear that this could undermine her father's health.

July 17, 2020 11:36

• Armenia claims 39 wounded and four killed persons since conflict escalation

  In the Tavush Region of Armenia, the opponent's shelling wounded 36 military servicemen, two policemen and one local resident, the authorities have reported. As of July 16, the number of killed Armenian soldiers was four; while the total number of victims reached 43.

July 17, 2020 11:31

• Children and elderly Azerbaijani frontline villagers sent to relatives due to shelling

  On July 16, the warfare continued, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed. The villagers from the Tovuz District interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" were forced to evacuate their children and elderly relatives.

July 17, 2020 11:26

• Residents of Dagestan criticize Muftiate for dress code recommendations for tourists

  The Muftiate of Dagestan has urged those who come to the republic to respect local "traditions and foundations" with their behaviour and appearance. The clergy cannot dictate to the guests of the region how to dress, residents of the republic and social network users believe.

July 17, 2020 11:21

• Chechen law enforcer's threats to smokers raise doubts of legality thereof

  Smokers of tobacco in Chechnya cannot be legally brought to community works and public rebukes, since this habit is not a crime, Caucasian scholars and lawyers believe.

July 17, 2020 11:12

• Apologies of Chechen presenter pointed to threat of blood feud to her father

  The presenter Aiza Anokhina, who told about her father's work for special services and his involvement in the death of Djokhar Dudaev, has caused a threat of blood feud on her whole family. The videos with apologies will not affect this situation, residents of Chechnya believe.

July 16, 2020 23:47

• Resentment of Chechen residents grows due to practice of public humiliation

  The practice of public condemnations and apologies adopted in Chechnya is humiliating for residents of the republic, and it increases their discontent with the policy of the authorities, note human rights defender Svetlana Gannushkina and political analyst Ali Magomedov after the Chechen law enforcement bodies had posted a new video with apologies.

July 16, 2020 23:43

• In Dagestan, Gubden residents report about law enforcers' raids

  For the second time after a conflict in Manas, law enforcers are conducting a raid with visits to every house and yard in the Dagestan village of Gubden, local residents report.

July 16, 2020 23:35

• In Armenia, villager of Chinari wounded in shelling attack

  A resident of the border village of Chinari was seriously injured during a shelling attack by an Azerbaijani unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reported.

July 16, 2020 23:30

• Investigation into Ramzan Kadyrov's business ignored in Chechnya

  The investigation into the Ramzan Kadyrov's connections with big businesses did not cause any public outcry in Chechnya, since local residents have long been aware of the scheme of earnings for regional leaders, notes Ruslan Kutaev, the president of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations.

July 16, 2020 23:21

• Ukraine's statement on conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan leads to protest in Yerevan

  On July 15, the youth wing of the ARF "Dashnaktsutyun" Party held a rally in front of the Ukrainian Embassy in Armenia. The activists protested against the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Ukraine concerning the "territorial integrity of Azerbaijan" in connection with the aggravation of the conflict on the border. The protesters poured borsch over the building of the Ukrainian Embassy.

July 16, 2020 23:15

• Colleagues of Estemirova, killed 11 years ago, note enhanced atmosphere of fear in Chechnya

  Over the 11 years, during which the murder of Natalia Estemirova remains unsolved, the flow of appeals from residents of Chechnya to human rights defenders has decreased significantly amid the deterioration of the situation with human rights violations, claim colleagues of the murdered journalist. They associated the above fact with strengthening of the atmosphere of fear in the Chechen Republic.

July 16, 2020 22:39

• ECtHR recognizes violation of Yunus spouses' rights

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) recognized a violation of rights of Azerbaijani human rights defenders Leyla and Arif Yunus under several articles of the European Convention on Human Rights. The Strasbourg Court obliged the authorities of Azerbaijan to pay the human rights defenders the compensation in the amount of 51,000 euros.