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October 23, 2021 13:43

• Turkish authorities appoint state guards to leaders of Chechen Diaspora

  After a special operation conducted by Turkish law enforcers, who detained six foreigners accused of espionage and plotting attempts on lives of Chechen oppositionists, authorities decided to provide state security to activists of the Chechen Diaspora living in Turkey have. Chechens in Turkey have strengthened their own security measures, Diaspora members have noted.

October 23, 2021 12:08

• Users of Chechen public dispute about apology practice

  You can't force people to respect one's faith; and forcing a girl in Krasnodar to make a public apology, when she repented to the camera of offending believers' feelings, can provoke an action in her support, Instagram users have noted. However, most users have found that public apologies help to defend Islam.

October 22, 2021 23:59

• Armenian and Azerbaijani analysts agree on assessment of détente between Baku and Tehran

  Iran tried to restrict air traffic between Azerbaijan and the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR), but those measures are ineffective, expert Azad Isazade notes. Iranian cargo carriers will not have any conflicts with Azerbaijani border guards on the road from Goris to Kapan, because they will wait for the opening of an alternative road, Armenian experts for Iranian studies suggest.

October 22, 2021 23:57

• After scandal with maroon berets, Chechen law enforcers granted cars by Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation

  After the exams in the Stavropol Territory, two fighters of the Chechen Department of the National Guard of Russia got not only the right to wear maroon berets, but also Mercedes Benz cars from the Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation. The Chechen Press Minister explained that the fighters received the expensive gifts as an award for passing the exams impeccably.

October 22, 2021 23:54

• Relatives associate detention of a Georgian law enforcer with his support of Saakashvili

  Giorgi Datiashvili, the former deputy chief of the Georgian Constitutional Security Department, is suspected of making and transporting firearms, ammunition, and explosive devices. An advocate and family members associate the detention of Giorgi Datiashvili with his participation in a rally in support of Mikhail Saakashvili.

October 22, 2021 23:51

• Georgian MoJ refuses to transfer Saakashvili to a private clinic

  If necessary, Mikhail Saakashvili, who has been on a hunger strike for the 22nd day, will be placed in a prison hospital, and not in a private clinic, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) announces its decision.

October 22, 2021 14:11

• Director of Chechen Philharmonic Society voices out threats to amateur singers

  Only cultural workers have the right to sing and act as performers, while the creativity of amateur singers will be suppressed, Dina Shagidaeva, the director of the Grozny State Philharmonic Society, has stated. In their turn, residents of Chechnya have objected by stating that singing songs is a way of self-expression.

October 22, 2021 14:09

• Law enforcers report terror act prevention in Stavropol Territory

  A suspect of preparing a terror act in the Stavropol Territory has been detained; explosives and striking elements for a bomb were found in his house.

October 22, 2021 13:52

• Advocates assess chances of efficient inquiry into Muslim Kuriev's death after ECtHR's decision

  The decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) allows victims to seek bringing the law enforcers involved in the murder of Muslim Kuriev to justice, Magomed Gagiev, an advocate, believes. Kuriev, a resident of the village of Plievo, was killed in the counterterrorist operation (CTO).

October 22, 2021 13:47

• Analysts explain persecution of streamers by Chechen authorities

  The harassment of bloggers in the Chechen Instagram public at the initiative of Magomed Daudov, the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament, is caused by authorities' desire for total control over all spheres of life, analysts believe. The administrators of the public have posted two new videos with "education" of girls and promised that the demand from men "will be still greater."

October 22, 2021 13:40

• Injustice triggers scandal with applicants for maroon berets from Chechnya

  Maroon berets, unlike military ranks, used to be awarded transparently and fairly. In the situation with the applicants from Chechnya, military servicemen were outraged by the violation of the traditions, since many owners of maroon berets had deserved them with great difficulty, experts have noted.

October 22, 2021 13:31

• Seven figurants in Tbilisi riot case left in custody

  The court has extended the custody of seven defendants, opponents of the gay parade in Tbilisi, accused of attacking journalists.

October 22, 2021 12:55

• Azerbaijani theologian Babaev accused of treason

  Sardar Babaev, a Shiite theologian and a member of the public association "Spiritual Workers of Azerbaijan", has been arrested for four months and charged with treason. The relatives of the other four detained members and supporters of the association are unaware of their fate.

October 21, 2021 23:21

• Forced apology to Muslims in Krasnodar contradicts Sharia law

  In connection with the public apology voiced by a young woman in Krasnodar, experts have noted that the Islamic norms do not provide for any forceful influence on non-Muslims if they offend religious feelings.

October 21, 2021 23:19

• ECtHR dismisses claims of South-Ossetian residents against Georgia for violation of human rights

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) dismissed the complaints filed by residents of South Ossetia about the violation of human rights by Georgian militaries during the conflict in 2008. The Strasbourg Court explained its decision by the fact that the Georgian authorities had lost control over the region.

October 21, 2021 23:15

• Analysts note subsiding tension in relations between Baku and Tehran

  Tension in relations between Baku and Tehran is subsiding, and the release of Iranian truck drivers and an order for Iranian carriers to stop travelling to the zone of responsibility of Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh will contribute to the normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Iran, Azerbaijani analysts suggest.

October 21, 2021 22:57

• Azerbaijan hands two detained drivers over to Iran

  The two drivers detained earlier for smuggling and illegal border crossing have been released and handed over to the Iranian party, Azerbaijani authorities have informed.

October 21, 2021 13:47

• Six people arrested in Turkey for preparing attack on Chechen oppositionists

  Four Russians, a citizen of Ukraine and a citizen of Uzbekistan have been detained in Istanbul on charges of plotting an attack on opposition figures from Chechnya.

October 21, 2021 13:44

• Chechen Speaker's statement triggers persecution of social network users

  After Magomed Daudov, the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament, criticized the users of the TikTok and Bigo Live, a public has appeared on the Instagram containing threats to particular users of these services.

October 21, 2021 13:38

• Rights defenders dispute about effect of jokes about public apologies in Chechnya

  Chechen authorities will ignore the jokes performed by participants in the humorous show "Igra" (Game) on the TNT TV Channel about public apologies to Kadyrov; the efficiency of this practice as an instrument of pressure on critics will not go down, human rights defenders believe.