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May 20, 2021 23:57

• Apologies for a comment on Instagram to prove Kadyrov’s unlimited authority

  The apologies for an offensive comment addressed to Ramzan Kadyrov could be voiced by random people, and the leader of Chechnya needs something like that to demonstrate his force, human rights defenders suggest.

May 20, 2021 23:56

• Pashinyan counts about 600 Azerbaijani soldiers on territory of Armenia

  The situation on the Syunik and Gegarkunik sections of the border remains tense, and about 500-600 Azerbaijani soldiers still stay there, Nikol Pashinyan, the acting Prime Minister of Armenia, reports.

May 20, 2021 23:54

• Opponents of Namakhvani HPP to hold protests in Tbilisi

  The activists opposing the construction of the Namakhvani hydroelectric power plant (HPP) decided to hold a large-scale protest action in the centre of Tbilisi on May 23, organizers report.

May 20, 2021 23:52

• Dagestani social media users consider fellow countrymen’s apologies to Kadyrov forced

  Relatives of a teenager from Dagestan who called Ramzan Kadyrov a “shaitan” (demon) publicly apologized to the leader of Chechnya against their will, Dagestani Instagram users suggest.

May 20, 2021 23:50

• Armenia complains about Turkey to the ECtHR

  Yerevan has accused Turkey of sending mercenaries to Nagorno-Karabakh, who had fought for Azerbaijan there. Such complaint was submitted to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The European Parliament has also condemned sending mercenaries by Ankara.

May 20, 2021 17:23

• Film about feat of Beslenei residents interests Moscow spectators

  The film "Feat of Mercy" was created to exclude the repetition of such tragedies as the Holocaust, Askerbiy Nagaplev, the film director, has stated. The society needs films about the Caucasus made by Caucasian authors, Andzor Emkuzh, a film director from Kabardino-Balkaria, believes.

May 20, 2021 15:21

• Social network users treat Kadyrov's words about election as a threat

  Ramzan Kadyrov has stated that he would not participate in the upcoming election, if at least "a few percent of the population" opposed his candidacy. Those who fail to support Kadyrov's nomination will face persecution or reprisals, Instagram users have suggested.

May 20, 2021 15:19

• Armenian analysts name preconditions for border demarcation with Azerbaijan

  The demarcation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border is possible after the establishment of diplomatic relations by both countries, but first it is necessary to define the maps based on which the demarcation will be made.

May 20, 2021 15:16

• Court upholds arrest extension of Ingush activists

  A court in Stavropol has upheld the extension of the arrest of Ingush protest leaders accused of creating an extremist community. The defence intends to appeal against this decision.

May 20, 2021 15:12

• HRC "Memorial' demands to investigate kidnapping of Argun resident

  Akraman Tataev, a resident of the city of Argun, was kidnapped by law enforcers and ill-treated; he is exhausted and on the verge of suicide, his mother has stated.

May 20, 2021 15:09

• Armenia blames Azerbaijan for disrupting talks

  Azerbaijani officials have failed to appear at the next round of negotiations on the situation at the border, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated. Yerevan agrees to discuss the border demarcation only after complete withdrawal of Azerbaijani military from the disputed territories.

May 20, 2021 15:07

• Relatives of the author of comment to Kadyrov apologize

  A 15-year-old teenager from Dagestan who lives in the Moscow Region left a comment on Ramzan Kadyrov's live broadcast. Apologies for the poor upbringing of his son were brought by his father and other relatives, the "Grozny" TV Channel has informed.

May 20, 2021 11:35

• European Parliament calls on Turkey to recognize Armenian Genocide

  With the aim of further reconciliation of the two nations, the European Parliament has urged Turkey to recognize the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire.

May 20, 2021 11:25

• Rights defenders worry about fate of Chechen Ismailov, deported from France

  Mansur Ismailov, deported from France, risks his health and life in Russia, human rights defenders believe. They treat his extradition as illegal, since the man has been tortured in Chechnya, while the medicines he needs are available only in France.

May 19, 2021 23:59

• Human rights defenders consider Kadyrov’s answer to Instagram user a threat of murder

  Ramzan Kadyrov’s threats against a user who called him a “shaitan” (demon) fall under the murder threat clause. However, even if the Instagram user or human rights defenders file a complaint, the Chechen Prosecutor’s Office will ignore it, the human rights defenders note.

May 19, 2021 23:58

• Dagestani fighter Nurmagomedov ignores a challenge to a duel with an “Akhmat” fighter

  The leader of Chechnya says his proposal to Dagestani fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov to hold a duel with a fighter from the “Akhmat” league was a spontaneous move. In their comments, social media users note that the Ramzan Kadyrov’s statement about Khabib Nurmagomedov contained no insults. The fighter ignored the challenge.

May 19, 2021 13:41

• Defence points to bias of trial of Ingush activists

  More than half of the prosecution witnesses in the case of Ingush activists have abandoned their claims against the defendants; however, everything develops towards a guilty verdict to be passed by the court, said Djabrail Kuriev, an advocate.

May 19, 2021 13:38

• Russia offers mediation in demarcation of Armenian-Azerbaijani border

  To resolve the conflict, Armenia and Azerbaijan should set up a commission to fix the border; Moscow is ready to act as a mediator, said Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister.

May 19, 2021 12:42

• Azerbaijani political analysts predict peaceful settlement of Syunik conflict

  The rhetoric around the situation in the Syunik Region of Armenia will be followed by agreements, since the conflict escalation is out of the plans of either Yerevan or Baku, political analysts believe.

May 19, 2021 12:39

• Georgian rights defenders criticize Patriarchy for its position on Dmanisi conflict

  Dmanisi is a region with an unfavourable ethnic balance; while the conflict of Svans with Azerbaijanis was fuelled by external forces, said Andriy Djagmaidze, the spokesman for the Georgian Patriarchate. He was criticized by human rights defenders, who called on the Patriarchy not to incite ethnic hatred in the society.