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January 31, 2021 12:00

• Remains of 15 servicemen found in Nagorno-Karabakh

  Karabakh rescuers have found remains of 14 military servicemen in the Djebrail and Martuni Districts. The body of another soldier was handed over to them by Azerbaijan near Madagis, the Emergency Service of Nagorno-Karabakh has reported. The total number of bodies found in battle zones has reached 1344.

January 31, 2021 11:58

• Advocate links blogger Djikaeva's health worsening with her custody at SIZO

  Because of her arrest, Malika Djikaeva, an Instagram blogger from North Ossetia, is unable to take her regular treatment at hospital, which leads to auto-aggression bouts, Inara Bedoeva, her advocate, has stated. Malika has applied for her transfer from colony to SIZO (pre-trial prison) as she fears the unknown, Magomed Alamov, a human rights defender, has suggested.

January 31, 2021 10:59

• Woman from Chechnya publicly repents for practicing witchcraft

  Chechen law enforcers have detained Sheima Makhmueva after her neighbours complained that she was rendering magical services. After her conversation with Adam Elzhurkaev, a theologian, Makhmueva stated that she repented of her engagement in occultism, the "Grozny" TV Channel reports.

January 30, 2021 13:25

• Chechen authorities try to prevent republic's natives from participating in protests

  The intercession for Said-Mukhammad Djumaev has shown that Chechen authorities are trying to control the Chechen youth not only in the republic, but also abroad, according to Svetlana Gannushkina, the head of the Civil Assistance Committee, and Ruslan Kutaev, President of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations.

January 30, 2021 13:14

• Vaan Badasyan arrested in Yerevan

  Vaan Badasyan, the leader of the "United Armenia" Karabakh Party, was accused of calling to execute Nikol Pashinyan.

January 30, 2021 09:35

• Sister and daughter of murdered prosecutor Cheldiev's wife recognized as victims

  The murdered wife of a former prosecutor from North Ossetia, Igor Cheldiev, had complained of domestic violence to her friends and relatives, her sister, Kristina Anokhina, has stated. The problem of domestic violence is exacerbated in law enforcers' families, since the latter feel their impunity, said Agunda Bekoeva, a co-founder of the "Khotae" movement.

January 30, 2021 09:30

• Despite Daudov's criticism, Djumaev receives massive support in social networks

  Said-Mukhammad Djumaev, a student, had knowingly come to the protest action in Moscow, although a Chechen cannot support Alexei Navalny, Magomed Daudov, Speaker of Chechen Parliament, has stated. Daudov's subscribers have condemned Djumaev's "disobedience", since he had refused to use the help offered by Adam Delimkhanov. Other social media users have sympathizes with and admired Djumaev.

January 29, 2021 23:25

• Media disclose details of "Putin's palace" on Black Sea coast

  Until the early 2000s, the coast near Gelendzhik, where the "Putin's palace" is located, used to be a picturesque area of wild nature. At present, a unique sophisticated 16-level bunker is constructed in a rock on Cape Idokopas.

January 29, 2021 23:20

• In Yerevan, five protestors still kept in SIZO

  The Investigative Committee of Armenia launches an investigation into a criminal case on an attempt to seize the building of the Armenian government. Five participants of a protest action in Yerevan are detained.

January 29, 2021 23:14

• Kadyrov's critics report intensifying campaign in his support

  After the Chechen Minister of Information and Press had been replaced, the number of comments in defence of Ramzan Kadyrov under his opponents' posts increased, the opposition 1Adat Movement reports. Blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov has also noticed the above-mentioned trend: his video appeal to the leader of Chechnya gained dozens of critical comments.

January 29, 2021 21:11

• Lawyer of rights defender Timur Kuashev's family highlights new facts in investigations by The Insider and Bellingcat

  An investigation conducted by The Insider and Bellingcat has revealed new details in the case on the Nalchik human rights defender Timur Kuashev's death, a lawyer for the victim's family reports. The release of the journalistic investigation will not be a reason for law enforcers to reopen the investigation into his death, a father of Timur Kuashev suggests.

January 29, 2021 21:06

• Azerbaijani combat engineer blown up by a mine in Nagorno-Karabakh

  Today, 39-year-old Elmeddin Mirzoev has been injured during mine clearance in the Agdam District, and doctors had to amputate his foot, the Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan reported.

January 29, 2021 20:48

• Karabakh refugees demand compensation from Armenian authorities

  At a protest action in Yerevan, residents of the Kashatag District of Nagorno-Karabakh, who fled their homes after the autumn war, announced having problems with housing and demanded compensation for their lost property.

January 29, 2021 16:19

• Military experts treat Azerbaijani and Turkish exercises as related to Karabakh

  The announced February 2021 military exercises of Azerbaijan and Turkey evidence their readiness for a joint response in case of revenge from Armenia and Karabakh, analysts believe.

January 29, 2021 16:10

• Chechnya: lawyer's wife complains about financial difficulties after his detention

  A court in Chechnya has found the arrest of the lawyer, Sergey Marakov, accused of hooliganism, to be legitimate. Marakov repeatedly helped his clients and colleagues for free, but after his arrest his family has faced financial difficulties, since there is practically no support, said the lawyer's wife.

January 29, 2021 13:11

• Kutaisi townspeople demand to ease quarantine restrictions

  Protesters in Kutaisi have demanded to resume the work of public transport, and reopen marketplaces and shopping centres. People cannot afford to get to workplaces by taxi; and workers in marketplaces and shops are left without livelihood, they have stated.

January 29, 2021 13:05

• Nagorno-Karabakh residents commemorate war casualties

  In Stepanakert, on the Day of Armenian Army and Fatherland Defender, clergymen held a memorial service for those who perished in the recent war; and local residents laid flowers and wreaths to the Memorial Complex.

January 29, 2021 10:12

• Journalists report secret Moscow real estate of Kadyrov's relatives

  Chechen officials from among Ramzan Kadyrov's relatives own apartments in an elite Moscow residential complex, but fail to mention them in their declarations, as follows from the investigation of the "Important Stories" media project. By non-disclosing the data about the real estate, these officials risk being fired for a loss of trust, the anti-corruption centre Transparency International has explained.

January 29, 2021 10:08

• Armenia and Azerbaijan exchange POWs

  On Thursday (January 28), Azerbaijan returned five prisoners of war (POWs) to Armenia; and Yerevan handed one POW over to Baku, the commander of Russian peacemakers has informed. The total number of POWs returned to Armenia has reached 62, and to Azerbaijan – 15.

January 29, 2021 10:00

• Relatives of Chechen who brawled with law enforcers share his responsibility

  Responsibility for Said-Mukhammad Djumaev, a native of Chechnya, who was detained after a brawl with law enforcers at a rally in support of Alexei Navalny, rests on all his relatives, Djumaev's uncle told the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament.