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May 10, 2021 17:38

• Internet users argue about Grozny residents’ apologies for a joke about law enforcers

  The public apology became an excessive punishment for two residents of the Chechen capital for a joke report about an alleged detention of policemen, note Instagram users who watched a report released by the “Grozny” TV Channel. YouTube users found the joke of the Grozny resident provocatively inappropriate.

May 10, 2021 16:07

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of May 3-9, 2021

  Celebration of Victory Day; voting in the Armenian parliament for the Nikol Pashinyan’s candidacy for the post of prime minister; workers’ strikes in Georgia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of May 3-9, 2021, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

May 10, 2021 13:22

• Kadyrov demands apologies from Israeli authorities for clashes with Palestinians

  The clashes of Israeli policemen with Palestinians, in which believers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque were injured, should be followed by apologies from the Israeli authorities to Muslims, Ramzan Kadyrov has stated.

May 10, 2021 13:09

• Court leaves Eldar Gasanov in custody

  The Baku Court of Appeal (CoA) has rejected the complaint lodged by Eldar Gasanov, a diplomat, whose arrest was extended until August 3, 2021, despite his deteriorating health, the "Turan.az" wrote on May 8 with reference to his advocate, Djavad Djavadov.

May 10, 2021 11:53

• Mass rally in support of Kocharyan's electoral bloc held in Yerevan

  A rally of supporters of the new pre-election bloc "Armenia", headed by Robert Kocharyan, the second president of the country, was held in Yerevan. The leaders of the bloc, which, according to the organizer, gathered tens of thousands people at the rally, declared the incapacity of the country's current government, the collapse of the economy and the hazy future of Nagorno-Karabakh.

May 10, 2021 11:38

• Volgograd activist holds picket in support of Navalny

  In Volgograd, Vladimir Telpuk, an activist, went out to a picket demanding to release Alexei Navalny from colony.

May 10, 2021 11:24

• Chalaev awarded "Hero of Russia" despite data about his involvement in human rights violations

  President Putin has awarded the title of "Hero of Russia" to Zamid Chalaev, the commander of the Akhmat Kadyrov regiment, whose involvement in gross violations of human rights in Chechnya was claimed by Caucasian experts and journalists from the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper.

May 10, 2021 11:13

• Construction of houses for Karabakh refugees launched in Armenian village

  The foundations of the first two houses for refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh have been laid in the border village of Nrnadzor, the Syunik Region. In total, it is planned to build a district of 30 houses at the expense of benefactors.

May 09, 2021 12:06

• Georgian authorities agree with UNESCO on restoration of Gelati Monastery

  A UNESCO expert has been invited to draw up a plan for the reconstruction of the roofing of the main cathedral in the Gelati Monastery Complex, the Minister of Culture of Georgia has informed.

May 09, 2021 12:05

• Mother of Dagestani resident accused of terrorism demands to return her son from dungeon back to cell

  The mother of Islam Barzukaev, a resident of Derbent, accused of terrorism, has held a picket against the placement of her son into the dungeon (punishment cell). Islam Barzukaev and Gasan Kurbanov, arrested within the same case, need medical care, a member of the Public Oversight Commission (POC) of Dagestan has stated.

May 09, 2021 12:01

• Azerbaijan updates death toll in Karabakh

  In the course of hostilities in the fall of 2020 in Nagorno-Karabakh, 2895 Azerbaijani soldiers perished; 19 more are regarded as missing, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.

May 09, 2021 11:59

• Film about Dagestani islanders wins Canadian festival

  The jury of the "Hot Docs" International Festival has found the film about the Chechen Island in Makhachkala to be the best full-length documentary. "Ostrov – Lost Island" tells about the life of people forgotten by the authorities and forced to engage in poaching.

May 08, 2021 23:59

• MoD reports on end of building of peacemakers' base in Karabakh

  Military builders have finished setting up 30 modular townships to accommodate peacemakers in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

May 08, 2021 23:57

• Azerbaijani soldier found dead in military unit

  The body of a soldier with a gunshot wound was found in a military unit of the Zagatala frontier detachment.

May 08, 2021 19:49

• Nagorno-Karabakh: peacemakers accompany six Azerbaijani military columns

  Russian peacemakers have helped four columns of the Azerbaijani Army to drive through the Lachin Corridor, and two columns – along the route from Shusha to Kadjar and back, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

May 08, 2021 14:30

• "Freedom of Conscience" Committee calls to stop persecuting Ezhaev

  The investigative actions conducted by law enforcers in the apartment of Aslambek Ezhaev, the director of the "Umma" publishing house, who is suspected of financing terrorism, were accompanied applying disproportionate force, members of the "Freedom of Conscience" Committee have stated demanding Ezhaev's fair trial and release.

May 08, 2021 12:25

• Fans criticize Ismailov's words about victory of Ramzan Kadyrov's son

  Out of fear, Aslan Bittirov's coaches announced his defeat from Adam Kadyrov at the "Time of Legends" tournament, the fighter, Magomed Ismailov has suggested, refusing to comment on the version of the staged nature of the fight. Ismailov was afraid to express his opinion, fans assert.

May 08, 2021 12:23

• Speaker of Chechen Parliament treats reports about threats to Ingushes as provocation

  Magomed Daudov, Speaker of the Chechen Parliament, has demanded to present proofs of his threats to Magomed Khazbiev and Magomed Bekov. Chechen authorities are trying to oppose the Ingush activists who continue challenging the border agreement with Chechnya, said Akhmed Buzurtanov, a journalist.

May 08, 2021 12:18

• Law enforcers' raids affect attendance of "Tangim" Mosque in Dagestan

  During their raid on Friday (May 7), law enforcers checked believers' documents at exits from the Makhachkala "Tangim" Mosque. Believers are afraid that after the raids they will be placed under the so-called "prophylactic registry"; therefore, they visit the mosque less often, a mosque employee has stated.

May 07, 2021 23:59

• Rescuers find body of a missing Azerbaijani officer

  In the Djabrail District, rescuers discovered the remains of Abulfaz Rakhmatov, Captain of the Azerbaijani army, who disappeared during the first days of the autumn battles in Nagorno-Karabakh. Today, his body has been buried in the captain’s native village.