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August 17, 2021 23:10

• Resident of Kabardino-Balkaria sentenced for trying to join Syrian militants

  In Rostov-on-Don, the Southern District Military Court found Zalim Atalikov, a resident of Kabardino-Balkaria, guilty of trying to join the Syrian militants and sentenced him to four years of imprisonment in a high-security penal colony.

August 17, 2021 18:33

• Oppositionists demand to restore work of public transport in Georgia

  The ban on the operation of public transport does not reduce the number of cases of coronavirus infection, and it has only worsened the social situation of Georgian residents, as they face more difficulties while getting to work, protesters in Tbilisi claim today.

August 17, 2021 18:21

• In Kabardino-Balkaria, activists call on Putin to stand up for Karagulov

  In their appeal to the Russian President, authors note that Khusein Karagulov, a scientist from Kabardino-Balkaria, was unjustifiably accused of the industrial production of drugs, whereas the purpose of his development was research activities. The activists ask Vladimir Putin to intervene in the situation.

August 17, 2021 18:09

• Eldar Gasanov accuses investigators of biased attitude

  Former ambassador of Azerbaijan Eldar Gasanov called the charges of embezzlement and other crimes brought against him unfounded and ordered.

August 17, 2021 14:02

• Law enforcers brought into Dagestan village due to threat of mass brawl

  A threat of a mass conflict has appeared in the village of Agvali in the Tsumada District of Dagestan after a brawl of the Imam of the local mosque with a villager. Armed law enforcers have arrived in the village; policemen took control over the entrances to Agvali.

August 17, 2021 13:26

• Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling

  Armenian militaries have shelled the Azerbaijani positions stationed in the Sadarak District of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR), as well as in the Kelbadjar and Gadabay Districts, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

August 17, 2021 10:18

• Azerbaijani court sentences Yunis Safarov to life imprisonment

  In Baku, a court has sentenced Yunis Safarov, accused of an attempt on the life of the head of Ganja, to life imprisonment. Nine other defendants within this case have been sentenced to prison terms from 18 to 20 years.

August 17, 2021 09:47

• Border villages of Armenia and Azerbaijan come under fire

  Azerbaijani militaries have shelled the villages of Kut and Norabak, Yerevan has reported. However, Baku has refuted this information and accused Armenian militaries of shelling the positions of Azerbaijani military servicemen in the village of Yukhary, Airym, Kelbadjar District.

August 17, 2021 09:27

• At Magas Airport, Musa Evloev was welcomed by riders and bikers

  About 3000 people – politicians, relatives and friends, bikers and horsemen from the "Wild Division" – came to the Magas Airport to meet Musa Evloev, the Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling who won a gold medal in Tokyo.

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.