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June 28, 2022 23:57

• PACE to report on threats to journalists and human rights defenders in Azerbaijan

  The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will prepare a report on threats to the lives and safety of journalists and human rights defenders in Azerbaijan.

June 28, 2022 23:55

• Adyg activist wants to bring law enforcers to justice for torture

  Adyg activist Kase Kik, who left Russia, plans to file a complaint to the law enforcement bodies about torture. A case on abuse of authority by law enforcers can be instituted also not at a request of the victim, if there are other sources of information about the crime, advocate Timofei Shirokov emphasizes.

June 28, 2022 23:52

• Orders handed over to parents of two Khasavyurt militaries perished in Ukraine

  Akhmed Tamazaev and Chingiz Mirzoev perished in Ukraine, and the Orders of Courage were handed over to their parents, the administration of the Khasavyurt District reported.

June 28, 2022 23:50

• Social media users ironize Kadyrov’s award for his contribution to dentistry

  Ramzan Kadyrov announced that he was awarded the Order of Merit for Dentistry. Users of the “VKontakte” social media outlet wonder what kind of merits helped the leader of Chechnya to receive the award.

June 28, 2022 23:45

• Court refuses to transfer blogger Ramazanov to house arrest

  The court has left Azerbaijani blogger, Rashad Ramazanov, in custody by rejecting the motion to transfer him to house arrest, Elchin Sadygov, an advocate, has informed. Rashad's wife has added that at his examination at the mental clinic, doctors diagnosed him with a neurological disorder.

June 28, 2022 23:25

• Kadyrov reports formation of "West-Akhmat" battalion

  The new battalion "West-Akhmat" has been already staffed by residents of Chechnya. It will subordinate to the Ministry of Defence (MoD), Ramzan Kadyrov has announced.

June 28, 2022 13:31

• Initiative with Chechen battalions raises Kadyrov's status in military system

  The new battalions, the formation of which was announced by the head of Chechnya, will become part of the "Rosgvardiya" (Russian National Guard), experts assert. In their opinion, it was Kadyrov's initiative; and it strengthens the position of his followers in the country's military-defence hierarchy amid the special operation in Ukraine.

June 28, 2022 13:28

• Readers of Chechen publics criticize idea of military contracts after school

  The Defence Committee of the Russian State Duma has offered to recruit school graduates for the army service under contract. Instagram* users have criticized the idea, stating that school graduates are too young for the contract military service.

June 27, 2022 23:58

• FSB reports about detention of a terrorist accomplice

  Abdurakhman Abdurakhmanov, a native of Dagestan, was arrested on the charge of involvement in the “Islamic State” (IS, a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court, – note of the “Caucasian Knot”). The suspect repeatedly made money transfers to IS members, the Russian FSB reports.

June 27, 2022 23:53

• Fifty-four media announce a boycott of Pashinyan’s press conference

  The number of publications that decided to boycott Nikol Pashinyan’s online press conference has grown to 54. Media representatives called on the chair of the Armenian government to return to the pre-pandemic format of press conferences to allow journalists asking questions in person.

June 27, 2022 23:50

• Nalchik resident gets a suspended sentence for discrediting Russian Armed Forces

  In Nalchik, a court sentenced Zaurbek Zhambekov to a two-year suspended sentence for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces and involving a child in a crime. Zaurbek Zhambekov was accused of forcing his daughter to tear away the letter Z from a car. The defendant pointed out that the sign Z is not an official state symbol.

June 27, 2022 23:45

• Azerbaijani human rights defender Elchin Mamed goes on hunger strike

  Azerbaijani human rights defender and journalist Elchin Mamed went on a hunger strike ahead of the consideration of his applications for conditional early relief (CER). He does not believe in the fairness of the court and wrote appeals to renounce Azerbaijani citizenship and grant him political asylum in the EU countries.

June 27, 2022 14:41

• Resident of Novocherkassk fined for discrediting army

  A court in Novocherkassk, Rostov Region, has fined a local resident for his comment in a social media criticizing the Z symbol and the people who use it. The human rights project "OVD-Info"* has reported about this on its Telegram channel.

June 27, 2022 14:37

• Policeman blows himself up on a mine in Azerbaijan

  Ilham Salmanov, a police sergeant, was hospitalized after a mine explosion in the village of Ashagy Seidakhmedli, Fizuli District. His state of health is assessed as satisfactory.

June 27, 2022 14:04

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of June 20-26, 2022

  Echoes of Ukraine in Southern Russia: fire at the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery and persecution of pacifists; transfer of Zarema Musaeva’s case to a court in Grozny; end of the strike at the “Borjomi” factories, and protest action against the current authorities in Georgia; refusal of the initiator of the protest movement in Armenia to participate in street actions, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of June 20-26, 2022, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

June 27, 2022 11:59

• "Muslim Unity" activist arrested in Jalilabad

  Rashad Aliev, a resident of the Azerbaijani city of Jalilabad, was sentenced to 15 days of arrest for disobeying the police's demands.

June 27, 2022 11:56

• Kadyrov announces formation of four military battalions

  Four military battalions "with an impressive number of personnel" will be formed in Chechnya, which will include "exclusively Chechen guys," Ramzan Kadyrov has stated.

June 27, 2022 11:44

• LGBT Week organizers demand security guarantees from Georgian authorities

  Authorities of Georgia must guarantee the safety of LGBT Week participants, as LGBT opponents threaten to disrupt the events, the organization "Tbilisi Pride" has stated.

June 27, 2022 11:39

• Idea of forming Ingush company to be sent to Ukraine sparks criticism in social network

  It is planned to form a company of volunteers in Ingushetia and send it to the military operation in Ukraine. Instagram* users have criticized this idea, suggesting officials to send their sons to Ukraine.

June 26, 2022 11:17

• Head of Chechnya reports sending new group of volunteers to Ukraine

  Amid criticism of the silencing the death toll in Ukraine, Ramzan Kadyrov has announced the sending of a new group of volunteers to the special military operation in Ukraine.