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July 19, 2021 19:52

• Polad Aslanov stops his hunger strike in penal colony

  Today, Azerbaijani journalist Polad Aslanov has reported that on July 18, he stopped his hunger strike in connection with the termination of pressure on him in the penal colony.

July 19, 2021 19:40

• On July 12-18, 2021, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of July 12-18, 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.

July 19, 2021 16:58

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of July 12-18, 2021

  Tightening of anti-COVID measures in Southern Russia; military incidents on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan and in the Karabakh conflict zone; approval of the parliamentary election results in Armenia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of July 12-18, 2021, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

July 19, 2021 13:38

• Azerbaijani authorities used spyware to shadow journalists

  Human rights defenders have found out that the software of the Israeli NSO Group Company was used by intelligence services of a number of countries to spy on journalists, lawyers and politicians. The list of those who were shadowed included Azerbaijani journalists Khadija Ismayilova and Sevindj Vagifgyzy.

July 19, 2021 13:03

• Nina Tseretilova reports kidnapping of her son

  In Saint Petersburg, the eldest son of Nina Tseretilova, a resident of Dagestan, has disappeared; she suspects that her ex-husband, whom the court had earlier restricted in his parental rights, was involved in the son's disappearance.

July 19, 2021 11:17

• Karabakh refugees tell about post-war wanderings

  After the war, families with children from Nagorno-Karabakh had to wander among relatives, refugees have complained.

July 19, 2021 11:01

• Makhachkala residents plan to visit mosques during Eid al-Adha

  Contrary to recommendation not to visit mosques because of the pandemic, some believers in Makhachkala are planning to perform collective namazes (prayers) during the holiday of Eid al-Adha, but decided to give up visiting relatives and making mass sacrifices.

July 19, 2021 10:48

• Rights defenders assess attempts to speed up vaccination in Chechnya by police raids

  The examining of motor drivers in Chechnya for the presence of vaccination certificates is quite in line with the behaviour of local authorities, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe. In their opinion, this may have to do with an attempt to please the Kremlin.

July 18, 2021 11:25

• Azerbaijan claims shelling of its positions along Armenian border

  From their positions located in the Vardenis, Berd and Vedi Districts, Armenian soldiers have shelled the positions of Azerbaijani militaries deployed in the Kelbadjar, Tovuz and Sadarak Districts, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

July 18, 2021 11:21

• Two protesters against gay parade in Tbilisi arrested

  A Tbilisi court has ruled to arrest two persons accused of attacking Lekso Lashkarava, a cameraman of the "TV-Pirveli" Company, and a passer-by with a rainbow flag. Journalists have demanded from the Georgian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) to punish the organizers of the rally against the "March of Dignity", who were released after interrogation.

July 17, 2021 22:26

• Servicemen perishes in Armenia

  A colleague of a 20-year-old conscript fired at him as a result of careless firearm handling, the soldier died from the received wound.

July 17, 2021 20:14

• Analysts doubt peacemakers' ability to react to all shelling of civilians in Nagorno-Karabakh

  Armenavan, a suburb of Stepanakert, located a few kilometres from Shushi, is systematically shelled, local residents have complained. Karabakh human rights defenders demand peacemakers' reaction.

July 17, 2021 19:53

• Two teenagers publicly scolded in Dagestan for stealing bicycles

  Policemen have publicly chastised two teenagers in Khasavyurt for stealing bicycles and initiated a theft case against them. Some Instagram users have criticized law enforcers for posting videos showing interrogation of children.

July 17, 2021 15:13

• Activists treat apologies by Azerbaijani blogger Pantural as insufficient

  An application to the police has been prepared against the Azerbaijani director Tural Safarov, who runs his blog under the pseudonym "Pantural", demanding to punish him for his statement about women who dress openly. Safarov has apologized, but it hasn't convinced the authors of the petition.

July 17, 2021 15:05

• Kira Kovalenko's film about North Ossetia awarded Grand Prix in Cannes

  The documentary "Unclenching The Fists", filmed in North Ossetia by Kira Kovalenko, a director from Kabardino-Balkaria, has won the Grand Prix of the "Un Certain Regard" author's film contest at the Cannes Film Festival.

July 17, 2021 15:03

• Zaurbek Dzaurov, convicted within case of Ingush protests, released

  Zaurbek Dzaurov, a resident of Ingushetia, convicted within the case of mass protests in Magas, has been released from SIZO (pre-trial prison).

July 17, 2021 15:01

• Azerbaijani MoD reports deployment of military units around Karabakh

  In the Agdam District, which has come under the Azerbaijan's control after the last autumn war in Nagorno-Karabakh, a new military unit has been stationed; two other units were deployed in this district in June. In total, at least 25 units of the Azerbaijani Army have been formed in the territories around Karabakh.

July 17, 2021 14:51

• Number of persons accused of riots against Tbilisi gay parade reaches 24

  Charges of group violence have been brought against two attackers on the cameraman, Lekso Lashkarava, and a member of the LGBT community, as well as against 22 other detainees. 41 people have been recognized as victims, the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Georgia has informed.

July 17, 2021 05:53

• Relatives of two arrested Dagestani residents claim problems with medical care in SIZO

  Islam Barzukaev, a native of Derbent, needs two surgeries, but did not receive medical treatment because of his transfer to a Rostov SIZO (pre-trial prison), while Gasan Kurbanov received medical assistance only partially due to a shortage of doctors, relatives of the defendants reported.

July 17, 2021 05:51

• Hunger strike of Azerbaijani journalist Aslanov in prison attracts attention of ICRC

  Azerbaijani journalist Polad Aslanov, who has been on a hunger strike in penal colony for the fifth day, refused the offer of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to help with the transfer to another penitentiary institution. The pressure on Polad Aslanov is being ordered by the authorities, so the change of the penal colony will not change anything, a prisoner’s wife explains.