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April 12, 2021 18:30

• POWs’ parents demand a meeting with Pashinyan

  Relatives of the prisoners of war (POWs) and soldiers missed in action during the autumn war in the Nagorno-Karabakh gathered in front of the building of the government and the residence of the President of Armenia. Participants of the protest action near the government building are seeking a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in the presence of the media.

April 12, 2021 17:53

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of April 5-11, 2021

  Change of the leader in North Ossetia; films about residents of Southern Russia and Southern Caucasus at the “Artdocfest” documentary film festival; Nikol Pashinyan’s meeting with Vladimir Putin and protests in connection with the failed attempt to return home Armenian prisoners of war, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of April 5-11, 2021, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

April 12, 2021 13:27

• After machine gun attack, police strengthen guarding of Karabakh village

  The operation mode of police checkpoints near the village of Sarushen has been strengthened after two civilians were shelled from the Azerbaijani side, the Nagorno-Karabakh Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported, promising to notify the peacemakers about the incident.

April 12, 2021 13:01

• Week of April 5-11 passed without victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of April 5-11, 2021, during the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, no information about any casualties or wounded persons was reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

April 12, 2021 11:43

• Police remove tents of opponents of Namakhvan HPP

  Law enforcers have banned setting up tents by protesters against the construction of the Namakhvan hydroelectric power plant (HPP), arguing that the Rioni River is overflowing its banks.

April 12, 2021 11:32

• Law enforcers take Gadaev out of Novy Urengoy to Chechnya

  After deportation from France, Magomed Gadaev was handed over to Chechen law enforcers, who took him to Chechnya in connection with a criminal case on storing weapons, Oleg Orlov, a human rights defender, has informed.

April 12, 2021 11:18

• Activist Ataev heads Navalny's office in Makhachkala

  An Alexei Navalny's office has been launched in the capital of Dagestan; it is coordinated by Eduard Ataev, a local activist.

April 12, 2021 11:07

• After deporting to Russia, native of Chechnya Artsuev disappears

  French authorities have handed Lezi Artsuev, a native of Chechnya, over to Russia, after which he disappeared, Elena Milashina, a journalist, has reported. According to sources, after deportation, Artsuev was taken to the city of Gudermes.

April 11, 2021 11:46

• Defence claims fabrication of case against Dagestani resident through use of torture

  A court in Dagestan began considering a criminal case against Murad Mirzakhanov, a resident of Makhachkala, accused of keeping weapons and drugs. His defence and relatives assert that the illegal objects found on him had been planted; and psychological and physical violence was used against Mirzakhanov, as a result of which he has incriminated himself.

April 11, 2021 11:44

• Azerbaijan reports start of building road in Nagorno-Karabakh

  The Gadrut-Djebrail-Shukyurbeili highway will pass through 20 dwelling settlements of Nagorno-Karabakh that have passed under Azerbaijan's control.

April 11, 2021 11:39

• Karabakh residents commemorate victims of Maraga tragedy

  Participants of the action in Stepanakert held on the occasion of the 29th anniversary of the massacre of residents of the village of Maraga have called on the international community to assess the actions of Azerbaijani militaries. Former Maraga villagers told that as a result of the conflict escalation in 2020, they again became forced migrants.

April 11, 2021 11:37

• Resident of Chechnya publicly apologizes for words about forced vaccination

  Vakha Kagermanov from the village of Goity has recorded a video in which he admitted that his statement that those who refused from vaccination against coronavirus would be deprived of their pensions was a lie. Instagram users expressed compassion with the man.

April 11, 2021 02:22

• Two residents of Azerbaijan detained for violating ban on visiting Karabakh

  The residents of Azerbaijan, Zamir Akhmedov and Zamig Farzaliev, have penetrated into the territory of the Fizuli District to collect non-ferrous scrap metals. While trying to escape from law enforcers in a car, the driver ran into a policeman and two militaries, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has informed.

April 11, 2021 02:18

• Rights defenders criticize custody conditions in Azerbaijani jails

  Many Azerbaijani prisons are overcrowded; most of them fail to meet modern standards; the food is bad; and inmates have to pay for everything that is due to them by the law. The use of torture against convicts also remains an urgent problem, human rights defenders assert.

April 11, 2021 02:16

• Chechen refugee Magomed Gadaev released

  Magomed Gadaev, a refugee from Chechnya deported from France, who was kept at the airport after arriving in Moscow, was set free. This was announced by Igor Kalyapin, the chairman of the Committee against Torture (CaT).

April 10, 2021 12:39

• Chechen spectators assess positively film about protests in Ingushetia

  The viewpoint of Chechen people is not presented in the documentary "Border" by Maryana Kalmykova about the protests of Ingush residents against the border agreement with Chechnya. Khava Khazbieva, the film producer, has explained that the authors tried to show the depth of people's experiences and what has changed in their lives.

April 10, 2021 12:37

• Rights defenders worried about disappearance of Nurmagomed Mamuev in Chechnya

  The search for a native of Chechnya, deported from Germany and handed over to Chechen law enforcers has yielded no results yet, but human rights defenders continue searching for him, Oleg Orlov has stated. As a rule, a kidnapped person is forced to confess by means of threats and violence, and only after that relatives can learn about his fate, Magomed Alamov said.

April 10, 2021 12:36

• Border guards refuse to release Magomed Gadaev, deported native of Chechnya

  Magomed Gadaev, a native of Chechnya, deported from France, was left in the transit zone of Sheremetyevo Airport; he was not released by FSB agents, who intend to send him to Chechnya. Gadaev claims that he'll face torture and murder in his homeland.

April 10, 2021 12:34

• Georgian government announces mourning about death of four residents of Abkhazia

  In Georgia, April 10 will be a day of mourning in memory of four residents of Abkhazia who drowned while crossing the Inguri River, the Prime Minister of the country has ordered. Georgian police and Abkhazian law enforcers have launched an inquiry into the circumstances of people's death.

April 10, 2021 12:28

• Kremlin refuses commenting media reports on Kadyrov's incomes

  The Kremlin has more reliable data about the incomes of the heads of the regions than journalists; therefore, publications about Ramzan Kadyrov's and his entourage's property give no grounds for additional checks. This was stated by Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian President, Vladimir Putin.