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August 12, 2021 15:16

• Selection of Kadyrov's rivals highlights uncontested nature of elections in Chechnya

  Khalid Nakaev, a member of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), and Isa Khadjimuradov from the "Spravedlivaya Rossia (Fare Russia)-Patriots-For Truth" Party have been registered as candidates for the head of Chechnya, along with Ramzan Kadyrov. Both candidates are just technical; there is no talk of a struggle for the post of head of the republic, Ruslan Kutaev, Svetlana Gannushkina and Isa Magomadov believe.

August 12, 2021 15:15

• BBC discloses participation of North-Caucasian native in "Wagner Group"

  Militants of the Russian "Wagner" Private Military Company (PMC) are involved in the massacres of civilians during hostilities in Libya, the BBC Russian Service has suggested after publishing information about the participation of a native of Northern Caucasus in PMC's operations. During the above hostilities, up to 1000 "Wagner" PMC fighters were in Libya, former mercenaries have informed.

August 12, 2021 15:13

• Political analysts explain aims of CSTO Secretary General's visit to Armenia

  The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) prepares ground for placing peacemakers in the Karabakh and Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict zones, and seeks to keep Armenia from turning to international structures, political analysts said after the visit of the CSTO's Secretary General to Yerevan.

August 12, 2021 15:09

• Social media users criticize awarding Kadyrov as "mobile reporter"

  The "Grozny" TV Channel has awarded Ramzan Kadyrov with a prize as a "mobile reporter". This has surprised social network users, who could not understand for what merits the head of Chechnya has received the award.

August 12, 2021 11:59

• Court refuses to stop prosecuting activists for Baku action

  The court has refused to satisfy the motion demanding to stop prosecuting activists within the case of an unsanctioned march in Baku. Activists claim that there are no proofs of their guilt.

August 12, 2021 11:56

• Three sappers wounded while demining village in Nagorno-Karabakh

  Three sappers have been hospitalized after a bomb exploded when they were demining the territory of one of the villages in the Martuni District of Nagorno-Karabakh.

August 11, 2021 23:54

• Azerbaijan: Armenia transfers its troops to Karabakh

  Baku claims a violation of the ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh signed on November 10, 2020. Armenia is transferring its soldiers to the territory where the Russian peacekeepers are deployed, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports.

August 11, 2021 23:51

• Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of using combat UAVs

  Today, attack unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been used to attack the positions of the Defence Army, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh reports.

August 11, 2021 23:49

• Russian vaccine becomes an obstacle to small Hajj to Mecca and Medina

  According to Hajj operators, the mass performance of a small Hajj pilgrimage by Russian citizens is possible only if the Russian vaccine against COVID-19 is recognized by the Saudi Arabian authorities. The Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia has requested the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to legalize Sputnik V vaccine.

August 11, 2021 23:47

• Relatives of POWs stop their picket after meeting with Pashinyan’s secretary

  Participants of a protest action held in front of the Armenian government building left the place after a meeting with the press secretary of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Azerbaijan admits keeping 45 Armenian citizens, while the Armenian side has collected data about 280 prisoners of war (POWs), human rights defender Artak Zeinalyan notes.

August 11, 2021 23:45

• Relatives report stabilization of health condition of Azerbaijani rights defender, Ogtai Gyulyalyev

  The state of health of Ogtai Gyulyalyev is assessed as stably grave, but doctors note some positive dynamics. He remains unconscious, but already reacts to appeals, his relatives have informed.

August 11, 2021 22:58

• Azerbaijan claims shelling in NAR direction

  Armenian militaries have shelled the positions of their Azerbaijani opponents stationed near the Heydarabad settlement in the Sadarak District of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR), the Azeri Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

August 11, 2021 12:18

• Defence demands to question Evkurov under the case of Ingush protest leaders

  At the court session, an advocate asked the court to summon Yunus-Bek Evkurov, a former head of Ingushetia, and Zyalimkhan Evloev, a former Prime Minister of Ingushetia, as witnesses in the case of Magas protesters. Ten defence witnesses have confirmed the defendants' innocence.

August 11, 2021 12:14

• Chechen SC finds refusal to investigate abduction of queer girl legitimate

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has found legitimate the investigator's refusal to investigate the girl's abduction by her relatives, from whom she tried to hide, the Russian LGBT Network* has informed. The girl asserted that her family had learned about her sexual orientation; and her life was in danger.

August 11, 2021 12:05

• Court demands from investigators to assess law enforcers' actions against activist Iritov

  Based on the application submitted by Aslan Iritov, the head of the NGO "Volny Aul" (Free Village), about his beating by policemen, a Nalchik court has obliged investigators to check the information.

August 11, 2021 11:58

• Makhachkala resident accused of extremism

  In Dagestan, a local resident will appear before the court, as investigators treat him as a member of the banned religious association "At-Takfir Wal-Hijra"*.

August 11, 2021 11:55

• Residents of South Ossetia dispute on relevance of actions on "Five Day War" anniversary

  South Ossetia has held events in memory of the victims of the "Five-Day War" that began on August 8, 2008. Residents of Tskhinvali, who refused to attend these events, prefer to personally share their memories with their descendants. Those who attended them believe that such events are important for the next generations to remember the history.

August 10, 2021 23:59

• Prosecutor requests 10 years of imprisonment for Azerbaijani Deputy Minister of Culture

  Public prosecutor asked the court to sentence Rafig Bairamov, the former Azerbaijani Deputy Minister of Culture, to 10 years of imprisonment for abuse of power. The defence demanded to remove the arrest from the Rafig Bairamov’s bank account and claimed he was not guilty.

August 10, 2021 23:59

• Election commission registers Kadyrov as a candidate to lead Chechnya

  Ramzan Kadyrov got a certificate of the candidate from the “Edinaya Rossiya” (United Russia) Party in the election for the leader of Chechnya, scheduled for September 19.

August 10, 2021 23:52

• Karabakh villagers demand a reaction from authorities to shelling attacks

  The Azerbaijani armed forces used their positions in the city of Shushi to shell the Armenian positions near the villages of Mkhitarashen and Shosh, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh reported. Villagers asked for peacekeepers to be deployed in the area, and the recent shelling attacks have again highlighted the security concerns, local residents complain.