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March 22, 2022 14:12

• Dagestani authorities' report on price stabilization sparks criticism on Internet

  Authorities have managed to stabilize foodstuff and medicine prices, Abdulmuslim Abdulmuslimov, the head of the Dagestani government, has announced. In their turn, Telegram users have treated this statement as untrue and stated that prices continue rising.

March 22, 2022 14:08

• Over 15,000 refugees from Donbass arrive in Rostov Region within a day

  During the last 24 hours, more than 15,000 residents of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) have crossed the Russia border in the Rostov Region.

March 22, 2022 14:03

• Khodakovsky explains his words about Chechen law enforcers to Delimkhanov

  Alexander Khodakovsky, the commander of the "Vostok" (East) battalion of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), has explained to Adam Delimkhanov, an adviser to the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, that his criticism of the Chechen law enforcers who had arrived in Ukraine was caused by his first impression.

March 22, 2022 13:58

• Colleagues of journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev hold two pickets in Makhachkala

  Magomed Magomedov, a deputy editor-in-chief of the "Chernovik" (Draft) portal, and Idris Yusupov, the journalist of the "Novoye Delo" outlet, went out to pickets in Makhachkala demanding to stop Abdulmumin Gadjiev's criminal case and release political prisoners.

March 22, 2022 13:38

• Armenia's IC updates losses in battles for Nagorno-Karabakh

  The death toll during the hostilities was 3822; other 208 people, including 21 civilians, are regarded as missing, the Investigative Committee (IC) of Armenia has informed.

March 22, 2022 13:30

• Court denies lawsuit of comedian Idrak Mirzalizade against Russian MIA

  A Moscow court has denied the lawsuit lodged by Idrak Mirzalizade, a stand-up comedian, against the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) with a demand to declare illegal his ban to enter Russia for 14 years. In his lawsuit, Mirzalizade asked to reduce the entry ban down to a year.

March 21, 2022 23:59

• Court bans operation of Facebook and Instagram in Russia

  The Tverskoi Court of Moscow recognized the activities of social media Facebook and Instagram as extremist and banned their operation in Russia. The WhatsApp messenger, also owned by the Meta company, was not affected by the ban.

March 21, 2022 23:57

• Kadyrov’s statement about a thousand volunteers in Ukraine raises doubts about veracity of his words

  Some of the Chechen law enforcers, whom Ramzan Kadyrov declared to be voluntary participants in the special military operation in Ukraine, agreed to the action under pressure, human rights defender Svetlana Gannushkina and Caucasian expert Ruslan Kutaev suggested.

March 21, 2022 23:51

• On March 14-20, 2022, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of March 14-20, 2022, no killed or wounded in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

March 21, 2022 15:11

• Special fighter who perished in Ukraine buried in Dagestan

  The funeral of Junior Sergeant of Special Troops, Kurban Muradov, who died during the special military operation in Ukraine, was held in the village of Gamiyakh, Novolaksky District.

March 21, 2022 14:53

• Analysts point to specificities of Chechen fighters' training

  Chechen fighters of the "Rosgvardiya" (Russian National Guard) differ from ordinary law enforcers in the level of training, but it is still not enough to participate in hostilities, since the experience of fighting terrorism in the Caucasus is not applicable in the special operation in Ukraine, analysts have noted.

March 21, 2022 12:10

• Yerevan and Stepanakert condemn visit of UN officials to Shusha

  The Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has expressed its protested to the United Nations (UN) in connection with the participation of its officials in the events held in Shusha. The visit of UN officials was also criticized by Artak Beglaryan, the Nagorno-Karabakh State Minister.

March 21, 2022 12:06

• Rights defender Oleg Orlov accused of discrediting Russian Army

  Oleg Orlov, a board member of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"*, was detained in Moscow and charged with an offense under the article on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.

March 21, 2022 11:58

• Stepanakert: activists urge Russia to take steps protect Karabakh people

  An appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a request to ensure the safety of residents of Nagorno-Karabakh, up to an increase in the peacemaking contingent, was signed by 19 activists.

March 21, 2022 11:53

• Elkhan Aliev, PFPA activist, arrested

  Elkhan Aliev, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has been arrested for 30 days on charges of disobeying the police and petty hooliganism. Ali Kerimli, the PFPA leader, has stated that Aliev is being persecuted because of his active oppositional activities.

March 20, 2022 10:32

• Lawyers treat mitigation of restraint measure for Ramazan Dugiev as a good sign

  At the request of his employer, the court has softened the freedom restraint measure of Ramazan Dugiev, a participant in the 2019 Magas protests, Ramazan is one of the few sign language interpreters in Ingushetia; and his release from the SIZO (pre-trial prison) allows to hope for a reclassification of charges, the lawyers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have pointed out.

March 20, 2022 10:17

• After his arrest, Daniel Kurakin goes on hunger strike

  Daniel Kurakin, a Volgograd activist, has gone on a protest hunger strike after being arrested under the article of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.

March 19, 2022 17:21

• Gas is supplied into Nagorno-Karabakh homes

  The natural gas has begun arriving to more than half of Nagorno-Karabakh residents. Amid the cold weather, the outage lasted for 11 days due to an accident on the gas pipeline, Artak Beglaryan, the State Minister of the unrecognized republic, has announced.

March 19, 2022 17:02

• Maykop resident fined for discrediting militaries

  The Maykop City Court has fined a local resident by 50,000 roubles after finding him guilty of posting data in social networks that discredited the Russian Armed Forces.

March 19, 2022 16:28

• Homeless people in Batumi demand to give them apartments in squatter houses

  The residents of Batumi from among those, who have no housing, have held a protest action and demanded from the officials to transfer apartments in nine high-rise buildings into their ownership.