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September 17, 2021 12:32

• Campaigning for Kadyrov violated federal law

  The clergy's participation in campaigning for Ramzan Kadyrov is a direct violation of the Russian federal law, but it is a long-standing and widespread practice in Chechnya, Roman Udot, a co-chairman of the All-Russian Public Movement for the Protection of Voters' Rights "Golos" (Vote)*, and Ruslan Kutaev, President of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations, have stated.

September 17, 2021 12:16

• Two activists of "Girchi" Party detained at protest in Tbilisi

  On September 16, at a rally in protest against mass surveillance and wiretapping held near the building of the Georgian State Security Service (SSS) in Tbilisi, activists of the "Girchi-More Freedom" Party crashed a Škoda Octavia car, treating it as a symbol of this special service. The police detained two protesters.

September 17, 2021 08:38

• Residents of Chechnya claim administrative pressure before elections

  Under the threat of dismissal, teachers in Chechnya were forced to participate in pre-election rallies and were obliged to come to the polls, local residents have complained.

September 17, 2021 08:24

• Customs problem is a result of fuzzy Yerevan-Baku agreements

  Azerbaijan is unilaterally regulating the traffic on the Goris-Kapan highway, since no specific mechanisms of post-war interaction with Armenia have been stipulated, political analysts assert.

September 16, 2021 22:37

• In Stavropol Territory, opposition complains about unequal conditions of election race

  According to members of the Stavropol branch of the “Yabloko” Party, the TV airtime is mainly devoted to the PR of the party in power, and almost no time was allocated for debates. Members of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) complained about the intentional destruction of leaflets and the unwillingness of advertising companies to cooperate with the opposition.

September 16, 2021 22:01

• Azerbaijani police checks on Goris-Kapan road do not affect Armenian drivers

  On the road from Goris to Kapan, Azerbaijani policemen do not inspect cars with Armenian state registration numbers, but residents of border regions prefer to use an alternative road. There are complaints against Azerbaijani policemen for their rough treatment, the Vice Mayor of Goris reports.

September 16, 2021 18:25

• Court allows comic Mirzalizade’s return to Russia

  The Zamoskvoretsky Court of Moscow has suspended an order of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) on a life-long ban on the return to Russia of ethnic Talysh Idrak Mirzalizade.

September 16, 2021 18:09

• Defence associates Khoroshilov’s arrest with his journalistic activities

  Rostov journalist Igor Khoroshilov is under investigation, since top-ranking officials consider him involved in critical posts on Telegram channels, journalist’s advocate Yevgeny Berkovich believes.

September 16, 2021 13:42

• Villagers block road from Sotk to Vardenis

  Today, residents of the villages in the Gegarkunik Region have blocked the road from the village of Sotk to the town of Vardenis. They demand to cancel the decision to unite the Gegamasar community with Vardenis. The protestors fear that the enlargement of the community will lead to an outflow of the population from the border zone.

September 16, 2021 13:28

• Kuban voters claim being forced to vote at work

  In Kuban, public sector employees and workers of enterprises are being forced to detach themselves from the polling stations at their places of residence and to vote at their places of work, which makes it possible to control the voter turnout, members of political parties claim.

September 16, 2021 13:10

• Advocates doubt chances of amnesty for opponents of quarantine in North Ossetia

  Advocates interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot” see practically no chances for an amnesty for arrested and convicted participants of a protest action against the self-isolation regime in Vladikavkaz in April 2020.

September 16, 2021 11:54

• Azerbaijani law enforcers detain drivers from Iran on road from Goris to Kapan

  Two Iranian truck drivers who were transporting cement were detained on the road from Goris to Kapan near the village of Vorotan, Armenian media report. The detained truck drivers illegally crossed the border of Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan claims.

September 16, 2021 11:41

• Kadyrov threatens Zakaev with reprisal

  The leader of Chechnya promised to burn Akhmed Zakaev, living in Great Britain. Ramzan Kadyrov stated that Akhmed Zakaev promised to return to Chechnya from emigration, but did not keep his word.

September 16, 2021 08:41

• Three law enforcers suspected of torturing tourist in Abkhazia

  Policemen have exceeded their powers by using violence when detaining and interrogating a Russian tourist, the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Abkhazia has stated.

September 16, 2021 08:29

• Chechen clergy join campaigning for Kadyrov

  At the actions held in different districts of Chechnya with the participation of state servants, Salakh Mezhiev, the Mufti of Chechnya, and other religious leaders called to come to the polls and support the policy pursued by the current authorities.

September 15, 2021 23:42

• Conflict over headscarves highlights extreme points of school dress code in Dagestan

  In Dagestan, some schools violate the schoolgirls’ rights by the requirement to wear a headscarf, while other schools, on the contrary, prohibit wearing a hijab, report journalist Svetlana Anokhina and blogger Maryam Alieva.

September 15, 2021 22:56

• A relative of a deceased soldier detained at a picket in Yerevan

  The police detained a resident of Armenia, who went to a picket with a demand to abandon the solemn celebration of the Independence Day of Armenia and observe the mourning for those killed during the war in Nagorno-Karabakh.

September 15, 2021 17:26

• In Baku, Court of Appeal recognizes arrest of journalist Aslanov’s brother as lawful

  The Baku Court of Appeal refused to grant a complaint filed by Niyameddin Aslanzade about his administrative arrest. Niyameddin Aslanzade was taken into custody as a warning to his brother, Azerbaijani journalist Polad Aslanov, not to complain about the violation of the rights of prisoners, a spouse of Polad Aslanov suggests.

September 15, 2021 17:15

• Law enforcers explain death of a detainee in Gagra by suicide

  Anri Ateiba, a resident of Abkhazia, died in a hospital a month after a suicide attempt in a temporary detention facility, the Prosecutor’s Office reported. Relatives of the deceased young man believe that law enforcers were involved in his death.

September 15, 2021 15:26

• Chechen writer criticizes court’s refusal to recognize him as a co-author of “Avatar”

  In Moscow, a court has again dismissed a claim of Chechen writer Ruslan Zakriev, who requested to recognize him as a co-author of the film “Avatar”. The writer considered the court’s decision to be ordered, and his lawyer intends to file an appeal.