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June 07, 2021 11:25

• Count of pupils who left Ninotsminda boarding school is 20

  NGOs have welcomed the court's decision to spread the pupils of the boarding school named after Saint Nino in Ninotsminda among other institutions and relatives. By the evening of June 6, the number of children who left the boarding school reached 20.

June 07, 2021 11:13

• Georgian authorities promise houses to 130 refugee families

  Within the coming three months, refugees and forced migrants can choose a house with a land plot bought in rural areas at the expense of the state, the head of the Georgian Agency for Refugees announced on June 6.

June 07, 2021 10:58

• Reconciliation of blood feudists in Chechnya sparks controversy over laws and Adats

  The village of Makhkety, Vedeno District, has seen a ceremony of reconciliation of the families-participants in a road accident, in which two villagers perished. Many social network users have welcomed the families' reconciliation. Others have doubted that the accident perpetrators should not be punished under the law for criminal offenses.

June 07, 2021 10:42

• Analysts assess Melikov's risks in addressing Chechen border issue

  Vladimir Vasiliev, a former head of Dagestan, froze the work on clarifying the border with Chechnya because of the threat of losing his authority; and his successor, Sergey Melikov, is under risk, when addressing this issue, of facing the discontent of residents of border villagers, Dagestani analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

June 06, 2021 12:02

• Azerbaijani journalists blown up by a mine buried

  The funerals of the journalists, Siradj Abishov and Magerram Ibragimov, who perished in the Karabakh conflict zone, took place in the Apsheron District and on the Martyrs' Alley in Sumgait.

June 06, 2021 11:59

• Court rules to transfer all pupils from the church boarding school in Ninotsminda

  All the pupils of the Saint Nino boarding school for orphans should be distributed among families and family-type shelters, the court has ruled after considering the human rights defenders' request. The UN Children's Fund has offered help to Georgian authorities.

June 06, 2021 11:55

• Tbilisi hunger-strikers complain of health worsening

  Residents of the village of Shukruti are on a dry hunger strike for the second day at the US Embassy in Georgia, seeking compensations from the Georgian Manganese Company for their damaged houses. The activists have stated that they could no longer stand on their feet because of weakness.

June 06, 2021 11:52

• Armenia accuses Azerbaijani soldiers of stealing herd at border

  Azerbaijani militaries opened fire at a shepherd in the Gegarkunik Region and captured a cow herd from him; then, there was a shootout with Armenian soldiers, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

June 05, 2021 16:06

• Ombudsperson claims violation of pupils' rights at Ninotsminda boarding school

  A video with pupils of the orphanage in Ninotsminda appeared in social networks, which violates their privacy rights, the Georgian Ministry of Public Health has stated. It follows from the video that the boarding school managers ignored children's needs and violated their rights, Nino Lomdjariya, the Georgian Ombudsperson has stated.

June 05, 2021 16:03

• Armenia blames Azerbaijan for attempts to erect border fortifications

  Armenian militaries have opened a warning fire to suppress Azerbaijani soldiers' attempts to build some fortifications near the border in the territory of Armenia, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

June 05, 2021 13:37

• At exhibition in Yerevan, Nagorno-Karabakh presents new tourist routes

  Instead of the historical and cultural sights that remained in the territories occupied by the Azerbaijani Army, about 20 new objects have been presented to tourists, Gevorg Arakelyan, the head of the tourism department under the Ministry of Economy of the unrecognized republic, said at the "Intour Expo" international exhibition in Yerevan.

June 05, 2021 13:14

• Azerbaijan starts reconstructing reservoir in Sugovushan

  The first rehabilitation phase of the Sugovushan reservoir has begun. After reconstruction, it will provide 96 hectares of arable land with water, said Rafig Aslanov, deputy chairman of the Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) "Melioration and Water Management".

June 05, 2021 13:07

• Footballer's apologies for "Akhmat" players coincide with political situation in Chechnya

  Lechi Sadulaev, a footballer of the "Akhmat" FC, has apologized for the brawl with players of the "Lokomotiv" FC not on his own initiative; it was a political decision of Chechen authorities, Akhmet Yarlykapov, a Caucasian expert, and Svetlana Gannushkina, a human rights defender, have suggested.

June 05, 2021 13:04

• Officials begin taking children out of Orthodox orphanage in Ninotsminda

  The employees of the Agency for Regulation of Medical Activities have removed six children from the Saint Nino orphanage boarding school. Ten more children expressed their desire to leave.

June 05, 2021 13:02

• Baku and Yerevan resume talks on POW return

  At Russia's mediation, Armenia and Azerbaijan have resumed negotiations on the return of six Armenian soldiers detained at the border. Arsen Torosyan, the head of the Armenian Prime Minister's Office, has expressed hope for a positive outcome of the discussions in Moscow.

June 04, 2021 23:59

• "Project": mansion in Grozny changes its owner after post about Kadyrov

  After the released investigation into the secret real estate owned by people from among the Ramzan Kadyrov’s associates, an owner of a luxurious mansion in Grozny was changed, the “Project” online edition reports.

June 04, 2021 23:57

• In Armenia, investigators disclose details of case on storage of soldiers’ remains

  A case on the improper storage of the dead bodies of the Armenian soldiers killed during the combat actions in the autumn of 2020 is being investigated under the article on abuse of power. After the war, the number of forensic medical examinations rose sharply and there was not enough space for storing dead bodies, an expert explained.

June 04, 2021 23:55

• ECtHR refuses to request maps of minefields from Armenia

  The Azerbaijan’s authorities sent a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) about the Armenia’s refusal to provide maps of minefields in the territories that came under the control of Azerbaijan. The ECtHR rejected the request to apply measures to secure the complaint, the Armenian representative unit at the European Court reports.

June 04, 2021 23:53

• Prosecution witness testifies in favour of Dagestani journalist Gadjiev

  A prosecution witness questioned in court positively described Abdulmumin Gadjiev and his posts, an advocate reported. Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft), is involved as a defendant in a case on financing of terrorism.

June 04, 2021 23:49

• Human rights defenders discuss problems of rehabilitation of women and children returned from Syria

  Participants of a seminar held in Moscow note that the authorities recognize the need to return wives and children of militants, including natives of Northern Caucasus, from Syria. However, the problems of their rehabilitation and social adaptation are urgent.