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August 04, 2022 10:53

• Stavropol activists leave Russia after law enforcers' threats

  The spouses Darya Andreeva and Ilya Nikonorov from Georgievsk, fined under the article on discrediting the Russian Army, had to leave Russia due to law enforcers' pressure. The pressure was caused by the spouses' posting leaflets with pacifist statements, Darya Andreeva said.

August 04, 2022 08:50

• Apti Alaudinov awarded title of Hero of Russia

  On August 3, Apti Alaudinov, the Secretary of the Security Council of Chechnya, who in March headed a group of volunteers sent from Chechnya to Ukraine, received the stars of the Hero of Russia and the Hero of the LPR (Lugansk People's Republic).

August 04, 2022 08:41

• Baku threatened to toughen its actions in Nagorno-Karabakh

  Azerbaijan has demanded an immediate removal of Armenian militaries from Nagorno-Karabakh and threatened "even more destructive countermeasures" in case of provocations on the contact line separating the troops. The Nagorno-Karabakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has demanded the reaction of the world community to Baku's actions.

August 04, 2022 08:28

• Adoption of Islam by volunteers emphasized Chechnya's role in training special operation fighters

  Forcing to convert to Islam or deciding to convert to Islam for money would be the height of cynicism, the Caucasian scholars interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have pointed out, not ruling out the fact that volunteers themselves have decided to convert to Islam in Chechnya before departing to Ukraine. In their opinion, such volunteers' initiative has stressed the Chechnya's special role in training fighters for the special military operation.

August 03, 2022 22:23

• Nagorno-Karabakh announces partial mobilization

  Today, after the aggravation of the situation on the line of contact with Azerbaijan, the President of Nagorno-Karabakh has signed a decree on partial mobilization.

August 03, 2022 22:12

• Kadyrov awarded Order of Alexander Nevsky due to his loyalty to Kremlin

  The socio-economic development of Chechnya, which receives multibillion-rouble subsidies, does not look like a serios reason for awarding Ramzan Kadyrov with an order, political analyst Dmitry Oreshkin points out. With that award, the Kremlin encouraged Ramzan Kadyrov for supporting the special military operation in Ukraine, suggests Ruslan Kutaev, a Caucasian expert.

August 03, 2022 21:53

• Nagorno-Karabakh MoD reports about death of a military man

  The Azerbaijani army used unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) on the line of contact, and as a result, a military man of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army was killed, and there were also wounded militaries, included one in severe condition, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh reported.

August 03, 2022 18:22

• Chechen community of Yugra refuses claims to Ilyaskhanov

  A representative of the Chechen authorities in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra has assured that there are no plans to send Arthur Ilyaskhanov, a native of Dagestan, to Chechnya for the insulting statements voiced by him on behalf of Chechens.

August 03, 2022 18:07

• Opposition accuses Armenian authorities of arbitrariness

  During a protest action in Yerevan, activists stated that the government chaired by Nikol Pashinyan was lobbying the interests of Turkey and Azerbaijan.

August 03, 2022 17:50

• Azerbaijan reports about a soldier perished in Lachin District

  As a result of intense shooting in the direction of the Lachin District, an Azerbaijani soldier was killed, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.

August 03, 2022 13:33

• Stepanakert states Baku's demand to use highway bypassing Lachin Corridor

  Azerbaijan has demanded from Nagorno-Karabakh authorities to organize traffic along the new route bypassing the Lachin Corridor, the president of the unrecognized republic has stated.

August 03, 2022 13:16

• Restrictions on flights to cities of Southern Russia extended by a week

  The restriction regime on sending and receiving flights by the airports of Anapa, Gelendjik, Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don and Elista has been extended until August 11, the "Rosaviatsiya" (Russian Federal Air Transport Agency) has informed.

August 03, 2022 13:01

• GPO updates list of Azerbaijani victims of mine explosions

  In the period from November 10, 2020, to August 2, 2022, in Azerbaijan, seven military servicemen and 32 civilians perished as a result of mine explosions in the Karabakh conflict zone, the Azeri General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has informed.

August 03, 2022 11:37

• Armenia complains to ECtHR about Azerbaijan's actions in border villages

  A complaint has been lodged to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) about Azerbaijan's actions in the villages of Parukh and Khramort in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Armenia's official at the ECtHR and the International Court of Justice has stated.

August 03, 2022 11:19

• Peacemakers confirm truce violation by Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh

  In responsibility zone of Russian peacemakers in Nagorno-Karabakh, three violations of the ceasefire regime by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces have been recorded; as a result of which a Karabakh soldier was wounded, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

August 03, 2022 08:33

• Opposition calls on Georgian authorities to introduce visas for Russians and Belarusians

  Georgian authorities should introduce a visa regime for citizens of Russia and Belarus, while the term of a tourist visa should not exceed 30 days, the oppositional "Lelo" Party has stated.

August 03, 2022 08:21

• Mutallim Orudjev complains about custody conditions at Baku SIZO

  Mutallim Orudjev, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), who was arrested after his extradition from Germany, is kept in an overcrowded cell, where detainees lack beds, human rights defenders and his advocate have stated.

August 02, 2022 23:00

• YouTube blocks video mocking Zelensky feat. Kadyrov

  The YouTube video hosting has blocked one of the parody videos that ridiculed Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, blogger Max KomikazdZe reports. The deleted video was the first part of a series of several videos starring Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya.

August 02, 2022 22:48

• Economists link availability of petrol to level of salaries of residents in Northern Caucasus

  The rating, according to which residents of Ingushetia can buy only 570 litres of petrol per month with their income, does not indicate the high cost of petrol, but low incomes of the population, while it is impossible to measure the real incomes of residents due to the high level of the shadow economy, economist Natalia Zubarevich points out.

August 02, 2022 19:28

• A video of a girl being beaten in Chechnya provokes a discussion on social media about children upbringing and traditions

  When commenting on a video in which an adult woman attacked a 12-year-old girl, some users pointed out that parents should take better care of their children upbringing. Other users noted in their comments that such behaviour by an adult woman was unacceptable and failed to comply with Chechen traditions.