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November 16, 2021 00:19

• Academicians and artists oppose liquidation of “Memorial”*

  According to a petition signed by 65 members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the activities of the “Memorial”* to preserve the memory of victims of repression is superior to the results of public research institutions and the liquidation of the “Memorial”* cannot be allowed. A similar petition was signed by over 100 artists, politicians, and human rights defenders.

November 16, 2021 00:07

• Azerbaijan suspends searches for remains of those killed in Karabakh

  The search for the bodies of those killed in the territories that came under the control of Azerbaijan after the war has not been carried out since October 18, the State Emergency Service of Nagorno-Karabakh reports.

November 15, 2021 21:32

• Georgian penitentiary service refuses to bring Saakashvili to court

  While explaining the refusal to bring Mikhail Saakashvili to a Tbilisi court, the penitentiary service claimed that the presence of the politician at the trial in his case would create additional risks to his health.

November 15, 2021 21:17

• Dagestani law enforcers disrupt picket in support of journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev

  Law enforcers did not let colleagues of journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev hold a picket and took Magomed Magomedov, the deputy editor-in-chief of the weekly “Chernovik” (Rough Draft), to the Makhachkala police department. This was reported by journalist Idris Yusupov.

November 15, 2021 20:40

• Azerbaijani oppositionist Gumbatov sentenced to 10 years in prison

  A Baku court has found Agil Gumbatov, a member of the oppositional Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), guilty of hooliganism and sentenced him to 10 years of freedom deprivation.

November 15, 2021 20:28

• Poland: two natives of Chechnya accused for illegal migration

  Natives of Chechnya and a citizen of Ukraine have organized illegal transportation of migrants from Middle East to Germany via Poland, the Polish Prosecutor's Office (PO) has informed.

November 15, 2021 20:15

• Kadyrov treats protest of Ingush residents against works on Fortanga bank as provocation

  The protest against the works of strengthening the Chechen bank of the Fortanga River was organized in Ingushetia by "a handful of provocateurs," Ramzan Kadyrov has stated. In their turn, his critics believe that Chechen authorities should have warned the Ingush party of the planned works in order to avoid unrests in the neighbouring republic.

November 15, 2021 20:02

• Petition in defence of "Memorial"* has over 11,000 signatories

  The authors of the petition call on the civil society to unite in defence of the "International Memorial"* and the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"* and prevent the closure of these organizations. Facebook users have responded to the call to support human rights defenders and publish their posts with the hashtag #WeMemorial.

November 15, 2021 19:49

• Azerbaijani post creates problems for residents of six Armenian villages

  An Azerbaijani customs post has been set up on the Kapan-Chakaten road. Residents of six villages of the Syunik Region must cross the border or take a 150-kilometre-long detour. Villagers may face problems with movement and buying foodstuffs, said the head of the Chakaten community. Azerbaijani militaries' actions have violated villagers' rights, the Armenian Ombudsperson has stated.

November 15, 2021 19:38

• Tbilisi: several hundred people rally in support of Saakashvili

  The "Sirtskhvili" (means "It's Shame") movement has held a rally near the Georgian parliament building with a demand to transfer Mikhail Saakashvili to a civil clinic and hold early elections.

November 15, 2021 14:11

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of November 8-14, 2021

  Publication of video evidence of violence and torture against natives of the Caucasus in the Saratov prison hospital; anniversary of the end of the “autumn war” in Nagorno-Karabakh and new armed incidents in the conflict zone; protests by Saakashvili’s supporters in Georgia; debate at the trial against leaders of the Ingush protest; conflict at the border between Chechnya and Ingushetia provoked by the changed channel of the Fortanga River, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of November 8-14, 2021, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

November 15, 2021 10:59

• Armenia announces stabilization of situation on Azerbaijani border

  The situation on the eastern section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, where the shootout took place on November 14, has stabilized, the parties are negotiating, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

November 14, 2021 12:49

• Makhachkala: over hundred people come to opening of monument to victims of political repressions

  On November 13, a ceremony of opening a monument to victims of political repressions was held in the Reduktorny dwelling settlement of Makhachkala. The monument looks like a heart split in two parts, installed on a pedestal. The halves of the heart are in different colours – black and white. According to the authors' idea, it symbolizes the light and dark sides of the life.

November 14, 2021 12:01

• Azerbaijani rights defenders urge president to help in releasing of Rustamov

  Salekh Rustamov, an activist, who has been on hunger strike for eight days, is risking his life, but will not back down if his demands for release are not met, human rights defenders assert. They called on the head of Azerbaijan to help in releasing the activist.

November 14, 2021 11:38

• Readers of Chechen publics blame Ingushes for blowing up conflict

  The work of the "Chechenavtodor" (the Chechen Highway Ministry) performed on the bank of the Fortanga River could in no way affect the border line with Ingushetia, Magomed Daudov, the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament, has stated. He was supported by users of the Chechen segment of the Instagram, who have criticized Ingushes for artificially escalating the conflict.

November 13, 2021 19:15

• Policeman convicted of beating KChR resident

  A former district policeman of the Prikubansky ROVD (District Interior Division) of the Branch for the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has been sentenced to four year of conditional imprisonment for beating up a local resident.

November 13, 2021 18:50

• Azerbaijan reports three wounded servicemen near Shusha

  As a result of a grenade explosion near Shusha (the Armenian name is Shushi), Khafiz Nasibov, an additional service sergeant of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, and two other military servicemen were wounded, the Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) have reported, treating the incident as a terror act.

November 13, 2021 18:26

• Georgian rights defenders demand to ensure respect for Saakashvili's rights

  About 20 Georgian NGOs have appealed to the Committee for the Prevention of Torture of the Council of Europe (CoE) with a joint statement, in which they demand to ensure the observance of the rights of Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili, a former Georgian President.

November 13, 2021 15:47

• Nagorno-Karabakh resident detained after explosion at checkpoint near Shushi

  In Nagorno-Karabakh, Russian peacemakers have detained a local resident who threw a grenade at Azerbaijani militaries at a checkpoint near the city of Shushi, sources have reported. The authorities of the unrecognized republic have announced the start of an inquiry into the incident.

November 13, 2021 13:50

• Analysts point to threat of escalation of Ossetian-Ingush conflict

  The Ossetian-Ingush conflict will drag on for decades if it is not resolved now by the comprehensive efforts of the authorities, activists and the society, the North-Ossetian analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have stressed.