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July 30, 2021 14:54

• Number of detainees in Tbilisi riots case rises to 31

  Policemen have detained two more suspects of attacking journalists in Tbilisi during the July 5 protest. The overall number of detainees within the riot is now 31, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has informed.

July 30, 2021 14:48

• Baku refutes Yerevan's statement about downed UAVs at border

  The Armenia's information that Azerbaijani unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), or drones, were shot down on the border of the Gegarkunik Region has nothing to do with reality, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

July 30, 2021 14:24

• Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of violating the air border

  The Armenian militaries have thwarted attempts of Azerbaijani drones to penetrate the airspace of the Gegarkunik Region, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

July 30, 2021 14:17

• Court upholds verdict to Ingush activist Magomed Khamkhoev

  The Stavropol Territorial Court has upheld the verdict to Magomed Khamkhoev, a participant in the rally in Magas, who was convicted of inciting an attack on law enforcers. His defence intends to appeal against the decision.

July 30, 2021 14:01

• Military experts exclude Russia's interference in Armenian-Azerbaijani border conflict

  The priorities of Russian foreign policy are outside Southern Caucasus, therefore, Moscow will ignore Yerevan's call to place Russian military posts on the Azerbaijani border, experts have noted. Neither party is interested in the war, political analysts believe.

July 30, 2021 11:58

• Memo with dress code for tourists sparks disputes in Dagestan

  When visiting Dagestan, female tourists should not wear tight jeans or short skirts, while men are advised not to wear shorts, the authors of the memo for tourists coming to the republic have noted. Some Internet users found these recommendations reasonable; their opponents have pointed out that residents of Dagestan themselves often fail to follow this dress code.

July 29, 2021 23:27

• Human rights defenders call on Armenian authorities to ask for UN and OSCE assistance

  According to nine NGOs, violation of territorial integrity and threat to security give the Armenian authorities grounds to appeal to the UN Security Council and OSCE.

July 29, 2021 23:25

• Sokurov’s school becomes a key to success of young directors from Kabardino-Balkaria

  According to film industry activists, Kabardino-Balkaria owes the appearance of several well-known film directors to Alexander Sokurov, who created a school, selected students, and revealed their talent. Alexander Sokurov’s students have to choose topics with an eye to the trends of world festivals.

July 29, 2021 23:24

• Azerbaijani website editor kidnapped, his relative claims

  Several people in civilian clothes kidnapped Arshad Ibragimov, an editor of the “dunyanınsesi.az” (Voice of Peace) website, and his whereabouts are unknown, a journalist’s brother claims.

July 29, 2021 23:22

• Thirteen Armenian soldiers sentenced in Baku on terrorism charges

  The Baku Court on Grave Crimes sentenced 13 Armenian citizens to six years of imprisonment. The defendants were accused of creating an armed grouping, terrorism, and illegal crossing of the Azerbaijani border near the town of Gadrut.

July 29, 2021 23:19

• Dagestani activist sues law enforcers after his detention

  Eduard Ataev demanded to declare illegal the actions of the law enforcers who kept him at a police station. The rights of the activist were not violated, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan reported.

July 29, 2021 23:18

• Internet commentator publicly apologizes for insulting Kadyrov

  The author of an offensive comment on the Internet to the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has publicly apologized to him, explaining his behaviour by the fact that he was drunk, as it follows from the publication in Chechen Instagram-publics. Some social media users have criticized the young man for insulting Kadyrov; others treated his public scolding as inappropriate.

July 29, 2021 22:58

• Pashinyan urges Russia to intervene in conflict on Azerbaijani border

  In connection with the escalation of the border conflict, Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, has called on Russia to place its military strong points on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.

July 29, 2021 15:48

• Kadyrov ignores criticism for expensive gifts

  Residents of Chechnya criticize Ramzan Kadyrov for expensive gifts he makes to famous people, but the head of Chechnya had hardly expected to increase his personal popularity by giving a car to the blogger Khasbulla Magomedov. Kadyrov is indifferent to criticism of his generosity, even on the eve of elections, analysts believe.

July 29, 2021 15:46

• Tumso Abdurakhmanov reports kidnapping of Chechen blogger

  A native of Chechnya, known in social networks as Ayub Vakhaevich, has disappeared after posting a video criticizing local authorities, the blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, has informed. Ayub's subscribers on the YouTube are concerned about his fate.

July 29, 2021 13:23

• Azerbaijani oppositionist Yagublu intends to go abroad through the court

  Tofig Yagublu, an oppositional politician, sentenced to conditional imprisonment, has asked the court to allow him to travel to Georgia to attend his mother's funeral. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Justice (MoJ) opposed such a permit.

July 29, 2021 11:49

• Observers predict impact of sentence to Tskaev on law enforcers' torture practicу

  The court judgement on the death of Vladimir Tskaev, a resident of Vladikavkaz, will not change the situation with torture in law enforcement bodies, Zarina Britaeva, a journalist, believes. The verdict will force law enforcers to think about the treatment of detainees, said the acquaintance of Tskaev's widow, in her turn.

July 28, 2021 23:51

• Armenia reports deaths of three soldiers in border hostilities

  Three Armenian soldiers perished and three more were wounded in battles on the border of the Gegarkunik Region, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed. Azerbaijani militaries have shelled two villages, Arman Tatoyan, the Ombudsperson has stated.

July 28, 2021 23:36

• Tskaev’s widow calls sentences to Ossetian law enforcers too lenient

  The verdict in a case on the death of Vladikavkaz resident Vladimir Tskaev is not fair, his widow concludes. Zemfira Tskaeva announced her intention to appeal against the court’s decision.

July 28, 2021 23:29

• Residents of Armenia sentenced in Baku on espionage case

  David Davtyan and Gevorg Sudjyan were sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment. The defendants pleaded guilty only to illegal crossing of the border of Azerbaijan. Gevorg Sudjyan claimed that he visited Nagorno-Karabakh for humanitarian purposes.