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February 02, 2021 19:35

• Ingush religious leaders decide to expel drug traffickers from Islamic communities

  The Ingush Council of Alims (Islam experts) made a decision to expel drug dealers from religious communities after the leader of the republic had called them on to join in solving the problem of drug trafficking.

February 02, 2021 19:21

• Circassians' appeal to Navalny surprises Adyg activists

  An open letter to Alexei Navalny with gratitude for his investigation about a palace built on the historical lands of Circassians near Gelendzhik has been signed by people not known to the Circassian public, and there are doubts about its authenticity, activists Ramazan Tlemeshok and Asker Sokht note.

February 02, 2021 14:52

• Azerbaijan accused Armenia of border provocation

  This morning, units of the Armenian Armed Forces have violated the ceasefire for 20 times by opening machine gun fire at the territory in the direction of the border combat point, the Azerbaijani State Border Service has stated. The Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has refuted this statement.

February 02, 2021 14:26

• Chechnya: law enforcers scold violators of traffic rules

  The police have posted a video clip on the Instagram showing a talk of policemen of the Urus-Martan District with the drivers who had violated traffic rules. Social network users have reproached law enforcers for violating the mask regime.

February 02, 2021 11:18

• Nine activists arrested in Krasnodar after action for Navalny

  The Leninsky District Court of Krasnodar has considered the cases of 14 activists detained in connection with the action in support of Alexei Navalny held on January 31.

February 02, 2021 11:06

• Journalist Polad Aslanov goes on hunger strike in courtroom

  While the court was considering his appeal against a 16-year sentence in a high treason case, Polad Aslanov, an Azerbaijani journalist, announced a hunger strike. At the court of appeal, he claimed protraction of his case consideration, demanded a fair trial and transfer to house arrest.

February 02, 2021 10:50

• Film by KBR filmmaker included into US festival programme

  The film "Goryanki" (Female Highlanders) by a film director from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has been chosen to take part in the American documentary film contest.

February 02, 2021 08:47

• CaT's lawyers arrested after Pyatigorsk protest

  Magomed Alamov, the head of the North-Caucasian branch of the Committee against Torture (CaT), and Konstantin Gusev, a Committee's lawyer, were arrested for ten days after they observed an action in support of Alexei Navalny, held on January 31 in Pyatigorsk.

February 02, 2021 08:32

• New examination in Djabiev's case appointed without widow's consent

  The South-Ossetian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has appointed a new examination in Inal Djabiev's case; it will be conducted in Moscow. Experts who have already made their conclusions will have to justify their conclusions, Oksana Sotieva, Inal's widow, has explained.

February 01, 2021 22:27

• In Nazran, three persons detained in case on aiding and abetting terrorists

  Kureish Djandigov, Islam Zhandigov, and Adam Khashiev are charged with transporting weapons and providing housing and food to members of the "Imarat Kavkaz"*, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) reports. Relatives of Kureish Djandigov were also detained in Nazran, eyewitnesses said.

February 01, 2021 22:14

• Advocates claim violation of Krasnodar activists' right to defence

  In Krasnodar, cases against activists detained at a rally in support of Alexei Navalny are being considered simultaneously by nine judges, and as a result, some of the activists were left without defence, advocates note.

February 01, 2021 18:11

• Armavir teacher complains about his dismissal in connection with rally

  Teacher Alexei Romanov reports that school administration persuaded him to resign after a court recognized him as a participant of an unsanctioned rally in support of Alexei Navalny, which took place in Armavir on January 23.

February 01, 2021 17:06

• In Tbilisi, protestors demand to release political prisoners in Russia

  In Tbilisi, citizens of Russia, who on January 31 came to a protest action in front of the parliament building, spoke about the political persecution in their homeland and demanded to release political prisoners.

February 01, 2021 14:57

• Baku residents outraged by twofold increase of water supply tariff

  Azerbaijani authorities have approved a twofold increase in water supply prices from February 1 amid coronavirus restrictions, because of which many people lost their earnings, Baku townspeople are outraged.

February 01, 2021 14:27

• On January 25-31, no information arrived about any victims in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of January 25-31, 2021, there was no information about any casualties and wounded person in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

February 01, 2021 11:21

• Makhachkala: most protesters distance themselves from Navalny's support

  On January 31, about fifteen young people went out to a protest action in Makhachkala. Most of them explained their activeness not by support of Alexei Navalny, but by dissatisfaction with the authorities' policies.

February 01, 2021 11:05

• "Caucasian Knot" correspondent would not give fingerprints to Astrakhan policemen

  Despite the presented ID, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was detained at a protest action in Astrakhan, which she covered on the assignment of the editorial board. At the police station, they tried to force her to undergo fingerprinting.

February 01, 2021 10:52

• Volgograd: at protest action, townspeople express dissatisfaction with authorities

  In Volgograd, the organizers of the action in support of the Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, have estimated the audience at 500 people; some protesters were detained. Activists explained their decision to go out to protest by dissatisfaction with authorities' policies.

January 31, 2021 12:17

• Idea of opening consulates in Yerevan and Baku causes political analysts' scepticism

  The issue of mutual border crossing by citizens of Armenia and Azerbaijan can be resolved only after the definition of the status of Nagorno-Karabakh, political analysts have commented on the initiative of Georgy Vanyan, a human rights defender. So far, only the opening of transport communications for cargo transportation is possible, Mekhman Aliev, Director of the "Turan" News Agency, has noted.

January 31, 2021 12:07

• Eyewitnesses report special operation in Nazran

  In the evening on Saturday (January 30), law enforcers in armoured vehicles cordoned off a territory in Nazran, where the mobile Internet was turned off, local residents have reported.