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September 15, 2021 15:04

• Soldier detained after shooting his colleagues in Armenia

  A soldier is suspected of killing his colleague and wounding another while on duty at a combat position, and he is detained, the Investigative Committee of Armenia reports.

September 15, 2021 14:21

• Relatives of convicted opponents of quarantine in North Ossetia appeal to President Putin for amnesty

  Relatives appealed to the Russian President with a request to pardon 38 arrested and convicted participants of protests against the self-isolation regime in Vladikavkaz in April 2020.

September 15, 2021 12:30

• Kadyrov raises topic of agreements with “Ichkerians” before election of republic’s leader

  Ramzan Kadyrov spent hours talking with former officials who in the 1990s and early 2000s spoke for the Chechnya’s independence. Over the past two days, the five-hour recording of the conversation was broadcast twice on the “Grozny” state-run TV Channel.

September 15, 2021 12:15

• Relatives of dead soldiers urge to cancel celebrations on occasion of Armenia’s Independence Day

  In their appeal to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, about 350 parents and relatives of soldiers who were killed in the 2020 autumn war in Nagorno-Karabakh, called on to cancel the celebrations timed to the Independence Day of Armenia.

September 15, 2021 08:44

• Analysts treat fight against extortions in Chechen schools as a show

  The dismissal of teachers in Argun evidences the desire of Chechen authorities to demonstrate the fight against extortions, and not to eradicate them, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

September 15, 2021 08:27

• Armenian MoD clarifies number of victims at combat post incident

  Apart from the perished sergeant, during the incident at a combat position in the south-eastern direction, another serviceman was wounded, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

September 14, 2021 22:05

• Prosecutor’s Office to check if an Uchkeken schoolboy forced to apologize

  In Karachay-Cherkessia, the Prosecutor’s Office began checking information that in Uchkeken, a school teacher forced a teenager to apologize on his knees for a quarrel with his female classmate.

September 14, 2021 21:49

• In Yerevan, police detain five opponents of construction in a park

  Today, in Yerevan, four defenders of a park in the “Fizgorodok” residential microdistrict have been detained during a protest action held in front of the City Mayoralty building. Another activist has been taken to a police station after trying to prevent vehicles from entering the construction area.

September 14, 2021 19:15

• Resident of Kabardino-Balkaria complains about torture and fabrication of criminal case

  Andzor Kudaev, an entrepreneur from Kabardino-Balkaria, stated that he was subjected to torture and threats and was forced to confess to possessing weapons illegally and aiding and abetting a terrorist organization, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”* reports today.

September 14, 2021 19:01

• Political analysts: Brooke’s murder case not to affect reputation of “Georgian Dream” Party

  The accusation of a member of the “Georgian Dream” Party in the murder of Australian teacher Shanae Brooke will not have an impact on the electorate of the ruling party and the results of the upcoming elections, Georgian political analysts interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot” note.

September 14, 2021 16:44

• Serviceman perishes in Armenia

  Sergeant Mkrtich Ovakimyan has perished in a combat position due to his violation of the rules for performing combat duty; an investigation is underway, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.

September 14, 2021 16:20

• Incident in Makhachkala college raises safety issues

  In a Makhachkala college, a conflict of two students ended in stabbing. Instagram users have expressed surprise at the fact that a minor managed to bring a knife into an educational establishment.

September 14, 2021 11:26

• Setting up post by Azerbaijani law enforcers sparks protests in Armenia

  An Azerbaijani post on the Goris-Kapan highway was set up in violation of international norms, Arman Tatoyan, the Armenian Ombudsperson, has stated. The opposition demanded to organize a parliamentary discussion of the situation with the participation of the director of the National Security Service (NSS) of Armenia.

September 14, 2021 11:12

• Colony staff explains placing Salaev into dungeon by quarantine

  The colony stuff has explained the placement of Alizamin Salaev, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), into the dungeon (punishment cell) by the quarantine needed before the court hearing of his complaint against the refusal to apply the conditional early relief (CER) to him, an advocate and a human rights defender informs.

September 14, 2021 10:56

• Leakage of priests' shadowing records sparks scandal in Georgia

  Record of shadowing priests of the Georgian Patriarchate were posted on the Internet and made public in the media. In the opinion of the opposition, the leakage of the records has to do with the "Georgian Dream" Party. In its turn, the ruling party has claimed another attack on the authorities and the clergy.

September 14, 2021 08:40

• Residents of Dagestan stand up for head teacher of Madjalis school

  Adamkadi Kurbankadiev, the head teacher of the school in Madjalis, who resigned after the scandal around the demand for schoolgirls to wear headscarves, performed his boss' order and was not guilty, pupils' parents believe.

September 14, 2021 08:26

• Urma villagers claim seizure of power by village head

  The powers of Osman Salmanov, the head of the village administration, expired 11 months ago, but he would not admit the new head to work, residents of the Urma village and rural deputies have stated at a protest action held in Makhachkala.

September 13, 2021 21:50

• Human rights defenders recognize Isaev and Magamadov as political prisoners

  Ismail Isaev and Salekh Magamadov were prosecuted for publicly criticizing the Chechen authorities and for their belonging to the LGBT community, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”* concludes.

September 13, 2021 21:34

• Gadjiev’s colleagues oppose prosecution of journalists

  In Makhachkala, participants of four pickets demanded to release Abdulmumin Gadjiev and to stop pressure on journalists and arrests without evidence.

September 13, 2021 21:16

• Persons sentenced in “Ganja case” appeal against their verdict

  Yunis Safarov and nine people, whom Azerbaijani human rights defenders recognized as political prisoners, have filed an appeal against the verdict in a case on the assassination attempt on the Ganja mayor.