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August 17, 2021 08:28

• Lawyers treat advocate's non-admission to SIZO as violation of Isaev's and Magamadov's rights

  Under the pretext of quarantine, the advocate of Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev was again denied a visit to his clients kept at the SIZO (pre-trial prison). During the quarantine, visits to detainees are prohibited, advocates have the right to communicate with them via telephone, the Moscow lawyers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" assert.

August 17, 2021 08:17

• Second Armenian soldier killed on Azerbaijani border within past 24 hours

  Arman Akopyan, a conscript soldier, was mortally wounded in an Armenian position located in the Gegarkunik Region during a shootout with Azerbaijani militaries. The Azerbaijani party also has losses, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated; however, this information was refuted by Baku.

August 16, 2021 23:31

• Azerbaijani oppositionist Gumbatov complains about beating by law enforcers

  Agil Gumbatov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, signed a confession after the beatings, an advocate of the oppositionist claimed to the Prosecutor’s Office.

August 16, 2021 22:58

• Derbent women request investigators to report actions on complaint of torture

  During a series of solo pickets, relatives of Derbent residents Islam Barzukaev, Gasan Kurbanov, and Mirzaali Mirzaliev have claimed that the promises voiced by the chief of the Investigating Department for Dagestan of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) to control the consideration of a complaint about torture are not credible. The picketers requested the clarifications with regard to the reasons for ten refusals to prosecute law enforcers.

August 16, 2021 19:23

• On August 9-15, 2021, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of August 9-15, 2021, no killed or wounded in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

August 16, 2021 19:05

• More than 20 Georgian citizens still stay in Taliban-occupied Kabul

  The Georgian authorities try to organize the evacuation of 23 citizens who worked in Afghanistan and found themselves unable to leave Kabul after the seizure of the city by militants, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Georgia reports.

August 16, 2021 14:42

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of August 9-15, 2021

  Deaths of nine patients in a Vladikavkaz hospital because of oxygen problems; flooding after downpours in Kuban; shelling attacks in the area of the Karabakh conflict and at the border of Armenia with Azerbaijan; tightening of COVID restrictions in Georgia; oil spill in the sea near Novorossiysk; arrest of officials from the government of North Ossetia in a case on embezzlement, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of August 9-15, 2021, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

August 16, 2021 14:19

• Armenian soldier killed on Azerbaijani border

  Vaan Tatosyan, a senior warrant officer, was killed today by a sniper shot from the Azerbaijani side, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

August 16, 2021 13:41

• Georgian activists alarmed by agreement of special services of Georgia and Belarus

  The cooperation agreement of Georgian and Belarusian special services endangers the safety of Belarusian citizens living in Georgia, Georgian activists believe, urging the authorities to cancel the agreement.

August 16, 2021 11:32

• Makhachkala native killed in shootout in Moscow

  As a result of a shootout in Western Moscow, Gasan Abdullaev, a 28-year-old native of Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, was shot dead, sources reported. The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has reported a start of inquiry.

August 16, 2021 11:17

• Social media users dispute about reasons of claims against tourists in Dagestan

  The criticism of a girl who appeared dressed in shorts in Dagestani mountains has angered some social media users, who stated that tourists have the right to dress as they please. In their turn, other commentators have noted that guests of Dagestan should respect the traditions that have developed in the local society.

August 16, 2021 10:59

• Volgograd activists demand to release Andrei Pivovarov

  The detention and arrest of Andrei Pivovarov, accused of collaborating with an undesirable organization, contradicts the democracy principles, activists have claimed at the solo pickets held in Volgograd.

August 16, 2021 10:47

• Incident in Grozny kindergarten sparks resonance in Chechnya

  After a complaint by the mother of one of the children, the Prosecutor's Office (PO) of Chechnya and the Chechen branch of the "Rospotrebnadzor" (the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing) have begun checking the information about violations in a private kindergarten.

August 15, 2021 12:13

• Georgian political analysts warn authorities against extradition of Belarus' citizens

  The special services of Georgia and Belarus have agreed on cooperation, including in countering crimes against the constitutional order. Georgian authorities should refrain from extraditing citizens of Belarus, as this may result in Western sanctions for aiding the Minsk political regime, Georgian political analysts have noted.

August 15, 2021 12:06

• Rights defenders claim life threat to Chechen gays Isaev and Magamadov

  The advocate of Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev did not believe the words of Chechen law enforcers that his clients had been transferred to quarantine, and filed a complaint about the refusal to let him meet his clients. The brothers are in danger, the "Russian LGBT Network"* believes.

August 15, 2021 12:03

• Wife of Azerbaijani oppositionist Gumbatov worried about his fate

  The whereabouts of Agil Gumbatov, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), is unknown, his wife said. She and the activist's party comrades have doubted the investigators' version that he had wounded a man, and linked his detention with his criticism of the authorities.

August 15, 2021 11:59

• Trial of Dagestani journalist, Abdulmumin Gadjiev creates threat of closing "Chernovik"

  Colleagues of the journalist, Abdulmumin Gadjiev, have no hope of a fair verdict and fear the closure of the "Chernovik" (Draft) weekly after the trial, the "Novaya Gazeta" has found out. Residents of Dagestan are afraid to go out to actions in defence of Gadjiev, but his support in social networks is growing, his wife has stated.

August 15, 2021 11:09

• Analysts rule out any transfer of Armenian militaries to Nagorno-Karabakh

  A transfer of troops from Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh is prohibited by the ban on entry of Armenian military columns into the unrecognized republic, but at the same time, the armistice agreement does not ban the Nagorno-Karabakh's right to ensure the safety of its local residents, Armenian analysts have stated.

August 15, 2021 11:07

• Azerbaijan blames Armenia for border shelling

  Last night, Armenian militaries shelled the Azerbaijani positions in the Tovuz District from the Armenian border territory, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

August 14, 2021 23:13

• Georgian authorities admit problems in ambulance work

  In Georgia, the load on the ambulance service has grown significantly amid the deteriorating epidemiological situation; therefore, calls are served with a delay, the country's Ministry of Public Health (MPH) has explained. Irakli Garibashvili, the Prime Minister, has stated that it is planned to make the vaccination against coronavirus mandatory.