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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”.

October 27, 2021 19:13

• Kadyrov’s assistant detained in Saint Petersburg on drug case

  The police detained an employee of the Chechen representative office in the Northwestern Federal District within an investigation into a drug purchase case.

October 27, 2021 18:33

• Saakashvili’s Ukrainian advocate denied entry to Georgia

  Yevgeny Grushovets, an advocate of former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, complained that he flew to Tbilisi, but Georgian border guards sent him back to Ukraine without explaining any reasons for their actions.

October 27, 2021 13:54

• "Novaya Gazeta": young Dagestani women try to overcome patriarchal pressure

  In Dagestan, young women's rights are systematically violated. Girls can be subjected to pressure in families; they are often forced into marriage, but some of them manage to defend their opinions, Dagestani girls told the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper.

October 27, 2021 13:18

• Analysts explain wave of persecution of Shiites in Azerbaijan

  Shiite theologians are being persecuted in Azerbaijan because of the mistakenly formed stereotype about their pro-Iranian viewpoints, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

October 27, 2021 11:23

• Lekso Rapava goes on hunger strike

  Lekso Rapava, a former police boss in the town of Khobi, has announced a hunger strike in protest against his detention, said Tengiz Gunava, an office employee of the Georgian Ombudsperson. Rapava's advocate and his family treat his detention as revenge of the "Georgian Dream" Party for his cooperation with the opposition.

October 27, 2021 11:08

• Relatives of victims of "Dubrovka" terror act call on to investigate hostages' deaths

  19 years after the tragedy at the "Dubrovka" Theatre Centre, authorities still fail to reveal the reason of deaths, many of the victims have diseases of toxic origin, victims' relatives said on the anniversary of the storming.

October 27, 2021 09:02

• Witness identifies person accused of killing Khangoshvili

  The man accused of killing Zelimkhan Khangoshvili is Vadim Krasikov, an agent of Russian special services, who had been a member of Vladimir Putin's inner circle, a Krasikov's relative stated on October 26, during his second testimony at a Berlin court. He explained that earlier he had not identified Krasikov out of fear.

October 27, 2021 08:50

• Georgian rights defenders urge to hospitalize Saakashvili

  Fourteen Georgian NGOs have called on the authorities to resolve the issue of the hospitalization of Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili, who has been on a hunger strike for the 26th day in Rustavi Prison. Saakashvili himself has categorically refused to be transferred to the prison hospital located in Gldani.

October 27, 2021 08:33

• Tortured Grozny resident fears extradition to Russia

  Salman Mukaev, a native of Grozny, was forced to flee Chechnya after being tortured. Now, he is in Armenia; in Russia, he has been declared wanted and fears that he could be extradited.

October 26, 2021 23:48

• A woman from Karachay-Cherkessia suspected of involvement in ranks of Syrian militants

  A woman from Karachay-Cherkessia moved to Syria in 2012 and joined militants, investigators suggested. The woman was put on the international wanted list.

October 26, 2021 23:17

• Theologian Akhliman Rustamov released by special services

  Late in the evening, Shiite theologian Akhliman Rustamov, detained on October 25, was released without charge after being interrogated by the State Security Service of Azerbaijan.

October 26, 2021 19:26

• Kadyrov’s five-year-old son awarded first place for reading Koran in kindergarten

  Abdullakh Kadyrov, a son of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, became the winner of the contest for reading the Koran in a kindergarten, which was the first for him, the leader of the region announced.

October 26, 2021 19:11

• Chechen Instagram public accounts criticize Mitsaeva’s appeal to Abdurakhmanov

  In her video appeal to Tumso Abdurakhmanov, Rubati Mitsaeva, who lives in Berlin, has supported Ramzan Kadyrov, who permitted her to return to Chechnya, and joined in criticizing the blogger. Instagram users consider the appeal of the Akhmed Zakaev’s former comrade-in-arms to be emotional and insufficiently reasoned.

October 26, 2021 15:14

• Khasavyurt court releases Chechen law enforcer Bakarov under house arrest

  Khusein Bakarov, a Chechen law enforcer, who was detained in August in Khasavyurt, has been released under house arrest until November 3. He will stay at his home in Gudermes.

October 26, 2021 14:59

• Saakashvili's opponents hold action near Rustavi Prison

  Opponents of Mikhail Saakashvili gathered in front of the Rustavi Prison and demanded severe punishment for the third president of Georgia and apologies from him.

October 26, 2021 11:40

• After memorandum with USA, analysts assess prospects of Georgia's joining NATO

  The visit of the US Secretary of Defence and the signing of a memorandum on strengthening Georgia's defence potentials have indicated NATO's interest in Georgia; however, no concrete steps are being taken in this direction (Georgia's accession to the NATO), since there is no political consensus among NATO members on this issue, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

October 26, 2021 11:28

• Gifts to Chechen law enforcers show Kadyrov's hierarchical consciousness

  Ramzan Kadyrov finds it necessary to encourage only the law enforcers' elite close to him; therefore only commanders received expensive cars as gifts for maroon berets, the human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.

October 26, 2021 11:13

• Shiite theologian Rustamov detained in Azerbaijan

  Akhliman Rustamov, a Shiite theologian, has been detained in Azerbaijan; a search was conducted in his house, and religious literature was seized. Azeri authorities are using the tension in relations with Iran to put pressure on Shiites, the activists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

October 26, 2021 08:28

• Despite scandal, Chechen authorities award maroon beret holders

  Sharip Delimkhanov, the head of the Chechen branch of the "Rosgvardiya" (Russian National Guard), has awarded medals and certificates of honour to local military servicemen and "Rosgvardiya" fighters, who had received the right to wear maroon berets after being accused of dishonestly passing the tests thereto in the Stavropol Territory.