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July 14, 2021 09:24

• Topics of film about women "Unclenching The Fists" sparks disputes in North Ossetia

  The film director, Kira Kovalenko, in her Ossetian-language film "Unclenching The Fists", has raised the problem of women's lack of freedom in a patriarchal society; the topic is in demand in the West, but not urgent for North Ossetia, Alik Pukhaev, a blogger, and Diana Sokaeva, a philologist, have noted.

July 14, 2021 08:58

• Court refuses to commute sentence to Circassian activist Martin Kochesoko

  The Supreme Court (SC) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has dismissed the complaint lodged by the defence of Martin Kochesoko. His advocate intends to appeal against this decision.

July 13, 2021 23:59

• Activist Manapov files a lawsuit against Dagestani law enforcers

  Dagestani activist Murad Manapov has filed a lawsuit against law enforcers who used force against him at a police station during his detention in April.

July 13, 2021 23:44

• Widow demands to investigate killing of Kabardino-Balkarian resident by law enforcers

  Relatives found signs of torture on the body of Anzor Barazov, which law enforcers gave out to them after a special operation in Nalchik and Baksan. Anzor Barazov’s family members request the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) to conduct an investigation.

July 13, 2021 21:29

• Azerbaijani journalist Polad Aslanov goes on hunger strike in penal colony

  Azerbaijani journalist Polad Aslanov went on a hunger strike to protest against the pressure on him and extortion of money in a penal colony. According to his spouse, the convicted journalist also urged diplomats to visit him.

July 13, 2021 21:25

• Two natives of Chechnya charged in case of Basaev’s attack on federal troops

  A case against Aslanbek and Salambek Idalov brothers, accused of banditry and an attack on the Russian federal troops in the Shelkovsky District of Chechnya in 1999, has been submitted to the court.

July 13, 2021 21:19

• Some priests support protest in Georgia

  Many priests of the Georgian Orthodox Church have accused the organizers of the "Tbilisi Pride" of the July 5 incident and regard that the use of violence was justified. However, some priests called violence against any people unacceptable.

July 13, 2021 15:19

• Georgian analysts predict consequences of attacks on journalists in Tbilisi

  The attacks of LGBT opponents on journalists in Tbilisi could turn into a media vs. authorities confrontation, which will exacerbate the political crisis. The incident has affected the "Georgian Dream" ratings; while the West may impose sanctions and suspend economic aid to the country, Georgian analysts believe.

July 13, 2021 15:11

• Two persons receive traumas at rally in Tbilisi

  A journalist and an oppositionist, who were detained on July 12 during a protest action near the office of the "Georgian Dream" Party, were injured; one of them was hospitalized.

July 13, 2021 14:22

• Twelve persons detained at rally in Tbilisi

  At the rally held near the office of the "Georgian Dream" Party, law enforcers detained 12 people. Protesters promise to come there again until their demands – the resignation of Prime Minister, Irakli Garibashvili, and the government; and the investigation into the death of Lekso Lashkarava, a cameraman of the "TV-Pirveli" Company – are satisfied.

July 13, 2021 13:41

• Resident of Ingushetia suspected of aiding militants

  A 27-year-old resident of Ingushetia provided food and transport to members of an illegal armed formation (IAF), and also kept a bomb and a grenade at home, investigators assert.

July 13, 2021 13:33

• Defence of Azerbaijani activist, Razi Gumbatov, to appeal against his arrest

  Razi Gumbatov, an activist of the "Muslim Unity" movement, who was arrested within a drug dealing case, was deprived of the opportunity to contact his family and invite a lawyer of his choice, his defence has stated in an appeal complaint against his arrest. Gumbatov had been conducting an anti-drug campaign in his dwelling settlement by warning young people against drug use, the movement has stated.

July 13, 2021 13:28

• On July 5-11, one person perished in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from July 5 to July 11, 2021, at least one person perished during the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from open sources.

July 13, 2021 11:33

• Tbilisi rally commemorates killed cameraman Lekso Lashkarava

  The protesters have commemorated the cameraman of the "TV-Pirveli" Company, who died after being beaten up, demanded resignation of the Georgian government and read out the names of the journalists who had been beaten up while covering the gay pride parade in Tbilisi.

July 13, 2021 11:31

• Guide of Karabakh rescuers blown up by a mine

  The guide of a search group of the Emergency Situations Service (ESS) of Nagorno-Karabakh has lost his leg by stepping on a mine while searching for the casualties' bodies and remains in the battle zone.

July 12, 2021 23:59

• Pilgrims visit Karabakh monasteries being accompanied by peacekeepers

  Peacekeepers ensured the safety of pilgrims from Stepanakert during their visits to the Amaras and Ganzasar monasteries on the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh controlled by Azerbaijan, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) reported.

July 12, 2021 23:57

• Oppositionist Yagublu claims he banned from leaving Azerbaijan for political reasons

  Tofig Yagublu, a member of the Coordination Centre for the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF), was banned from flying from Azerbaijan to Georgia to attend his mother’s funeral. The decision was made at the level of the country’s authorities and is biased, the oppositionist says.

July 12, 2021 23:55

• Number of suspects accused of attack on Lashkarava rises to five

  The Georgian police detained David Kutaladze, who became the fifth suspect accused of beating up Lekso Lashkarava, a cameraman of the “TV Pirveli” TV Company.

July 12, 2021 23:53

• Azerbaijani resident injured in a cluster bomb explosion

  34-year-old driver Elshan Eivaz oglu Khalilov was injured as a result of a bomb explosion in the village of Garakhanbeili in the Fizuli District, the regional Prosecutor’s Office reported.

July 12, 2021 15:34

• Rights defender point to risks for blackmail victims of intimate photo in Northern Caucasus

  The victims of blackmailing by means of intimate photos are facing threats to their lives in Northern Caucasus. At the same time, Russian social networks fail to react to demands to remove the photo; while policemen are not always ready to investigate blackmail cases, human rights defenders assert.