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October 29, 2021 18:24

• In Kizlyar, tightening of anti-COVID measures provokes a strike of minibus drivers

  In Kizlyar, drivers of minibuses went on strike. They protest against fines that could be imposed on them when their passengers fail to comply with the mask regime.

October 29, 2021 14:07

• Two Georgian citizens detained in South Ossetia

  The Georgian citizens were detained near the village of Lopani on South-Ossetian border, the Georgian State Security Service (SSS) has informed.

October 29, 2021 13:07

• Kadyrov's representative arrested in Saint Petersburg on drug charges

  Islam Khizriev, the head of the Chechen mission in the Russian North-Western Federal District (NWFD), detained in St. Petersburg on suspicion of possession of drugs, was placed under house arrest until December 25.

October 29, 2021 12:23

• Saakashvili agrees to doctors' help

  The administration of the prison, where Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili is serving his prison term, satisfied his demands and returned the opportunity to fully communicate with his advocates, as a result of which he agreed to give medical tests.

October 29, 2021 12:11

• Baku analysts assess Erdogan's visit to Fizuli

  The Turkish President's visit to Fuzuli and other territories over which Azerbaijan gained control after the autumn war of 2020 became a demonstration of Ankara's growing influence in the region, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

October 29, 2021 08:48

• Mitsaeva treats her return to Chechnya as unresolved

  Despite the permit received from Ramzan Kadyrov, Rubati Mitsaeva, an emigrant, said that she had not yet agreed on her return to Chechnya.

October 29, 2021 01:42

• MoJ toughens Saakashvili's communication with visitors

  A solid glass wall has been installed in the meeting room of the Rustavi Prison, where Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili, the third president of Georgia, communicates with his visitors. Saakashvili said that he can no longer exchange documents with his advocates. The Georgia's Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has explained the new restrictions by the fight against coronavirus.

October 28, 2021 21:12

• Four soldiers injured in Armenia

  Four militaries were injured because of careless handling of ammunition, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reported.

October 28, 2021 21:00

• Court refuses to return Cheldiev’s case to prosecutor’s office

  Today, the Rostov Regional Court has found the absence of a motive in a case against Ossetian opera singer Vadim Cheldiev as insufficient grounds to suspend the trial.

October 28, 2021 18:28

• In Tbilisi, teachers go on strike after dismissal of school principal

  The Tbilisi authorities dismissed a school principal, a relative of an opposition candidate for deputy, and decided to replace her with a supporter of the “Georgian Dream” Party, teachers on strike explained their protest.

October 28, 2021 17:49

• Azerbaijani theologian Babaev refuses to plead guilty of high treason

  In Baku, a court refused to release from custody Shiite theologian Sardar Babaev, accused of high treason. According to his advocate, Sardar Babaev called the charges politically motivated.

October 28, 2021 14:43

• About 40 children brought from Iraq to Azerbaijan

  The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has reported about transporting home 38 children who had been kept in correctional institutions and orphanages in Iraq.

October 28, 2021 14:27

• Adjamatov's defence claims inconsistencies in prosecution's version

  Ivan Oreshkov, a prosecution witness, who testified within the case of Alikhan Adjamatov, a native of Dagestan, accused of assisting terrorists, had communicated with him a year before he himself joined terrorists, an advocate has stated at trial. Two defence witnesses have stated that they had been exposed to pressure with the aim to testify against Adjamatov.

October 28, 2021 11:25

• Political analysts treat authorities' actions in Saakashvili's case as short-sighted

  The action of supporters of Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili, held in front of the Rustavi Prison, brought together more than 200 people. They demanded to release the third country's president and criticized Georgian authorities for the rejection of entry to the country of the Ukrainian journalist, Dmitry Gordon, who wanted to visit Saakashvili.

October 28, 2021 11:12

• Rally in Zugdidi demands Saakashvili's release

  Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili should be the last political prisoner in Georgia, supporters of the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party have stated at their rally held in the city of Zugdidi.

October 28, 2021 08:44

• PFPA activist arrested

  Mutallim Orudjev, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), is accused of illegal drug dealing. The PFPA believes that his criminal case has been fabricated for political reasons.

October 28, 2021 08:31

• Scandal with maroon berets raises doubts on expediency of holding tests in Northern Caucasus

  The information that after the scandal with pretenders from Chechnya, no further tests for the right to wear maroon berets will be held in Northern Caucasus looks like a fake, Sergey Goncharov, a special troop veteran, is sure. The retired Colonel Gennady Gudkov, a former FSB employee, believes that this option is being studied.

October 27, 2021 23:43

• Saakashvili refuses medical assistance

  On the 27th day of the hunger strike, Mikhail Saakashvili, the third president of Georgia, refused medical procedures and tests, while his health state worsened. An intensive care unit is on duty at the door of the prison.

October 27, 2021 23:17

• Migrants from Karabakh demand refugee status from Armenian authorities

  In Yerevan, forced migrants from the regions of Nagorno-Karabakh that came under the Azerbaijani control held a rally and a march with the demand to officially recognize them as refugees. The Armenian government fails to deliver on promises of social support, protesters claim.

October 27, 2021 22:58

• Special operation in Stavropol continues trend for uninformative reports about prevented terror acts

  The FSB’s version about the preparation of a terror act in the Stavropol Territory arouses mistrust because of the implausible and scare information disseminated by the law enforcement body, note lawyers and journalists interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot”.