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December 29, 2020 11:10

• Rights defenders agree with conclusions of report on torture of Azerbaijani militaries

  The report about acts of torture of prisoners of war (POWs) during the autumn aggravation of the Karabakh conflict is intended to inform the international community about the war crimes committed against Azerbaijani military servicemen, said Akhmed Abbasbeili, the head of the NGO named "Development of Society and Civil Relations".

December 29, 2020 11:05

• Expert reveals specifics of exorcism in Chechnya and Dagestan

  In Dagestan and Chechnya, Islamic exorcists are expelling genies out of local residents and visitors and fight sorcerers who bedevil local residents. This was reported by Vladimir Sevrinovsky, a journalist, who published a study on clinics of Islamic medicine.

December 29, 2020 11:02

• Azerbaijan demands to investigate crimes of Armenian militaries

  The Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) is seeking an inquiry into the war crimes committed against Azerbaijani militaries and civilians during the hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh. The International Criminal Court in The Hague has accepted the Azerbaijan's application.

December 29, 2020 10:58

• Local authorities urge to arm villagers in Syunik Region of Armenia

  After the definition of the Armenian and Azerbaijani positions, the roads in the Syunik Region of Armenia became unsafe; local residents should be allowed to carry weapons in case of possible incidents, the heads of dwelling settlements have stated.

December 29, 2020 10:50

• Rights defenders treat "Ingush case" as largest political persecution in modern Russia

  The leaders of the Ingush protest movement, accused of creating an extremist community, have committed no crimes – they are prosecuted for their high authority among people, Sergey Davidis and Lev Ponomaryov, rights defenders, have stated.

December 29, 2020 10:46

• Tbilisi activists demand from authorities to take measures to fight famine

  The Tbilisi townspeople, who lost their jobs due to restrictions amid coronavirus, have nothing to feed their families, the NGO "United Youth of Georgia" has stated.

December 28, 2020 23:15

• Peacekeepers report new stage of POW exchange between Armenia and Azerbaijan

  Four prisoners of war (POWs) were transferred to Armenia and two POWs were returned to Azerbaijan, the commander of the Russian peacekeeping contingent reported. The total number of prisoners of war returned to Armenia reached 57, and to Azerbaijan – 14.

December 28, 2020 23:11

• In Chechnya, militants kill law enforcers for second time in 2020

  A shootout in Grozny has become the second armed incident in Chechnya in 2020 with casualties among law enforcers. Both incidents occurred in the fourth quarter of 2020.

December 28, 2020 23:00

• Shootout in Chechnya becomes fifth armed incident since early 2020

  According to the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot", a shootout between law enforcers and suspected militants in Grozny became the third armed incident in Chechnya in December and the fifth armed incident since the early 2020.

December 28, 2020 22:51

• Police arrest men suspected of plotting a terror act in Makhachkala

  The court pronounced a decision to arrest for two months four suspects detained in a case on plotting of an explosion and an attack on law enforcers in Dagestan.

December 28, 2020 22:32

• Eight persons detained at a protest in Yerevan

  Law enforcers detained opponents of Nikol Pashinyan who came to a protest action in front of the Armenian parliament building, including the leaders of the "Dashnaktsutyun" Party. A quarrel between the protesters with MP Sisak Gabrielyan ended in a fight.

December 28, 2020 21:45

• Armenia declares messages about battles in Hadrut District as "fake"

  The Armenian side did not violate the ceasefire regime, and the information about new battles near the village of Tog in the Hadrut District of Azerbaijan is false, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenian declares.

December 28, 2020 15:38

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 21-27, 2020

  Return of refugees, help for people who lost their homes, and search for dead bodies in the Karabakh conflict zone; detention of suspected terrorists in Dagestan and meeting of the region leader with the parents of the killed Gasanguseinov brothers; protest actions with the demand of the Armenian Prime Minister's resignation; approval of the Georgian government composition amid the protests, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of December 21-27, 2020, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

December 28, 2020 13:25

• On December 21-27, no information was received about any victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of December 21-27, 2020, no information was received about any casualties or wounded persons during the 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 open sources.

December 28, 2020 13:19

• Azerbaijani soldier killed in Nagorno-Karabakh

  One military serviceman was killed, another one was wounded in Nagorno-Karabakh in an attack of a detachment of six people; all the attackers were killed, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

December 28, 2020 11:39

• In Nagorno-Karabakh, peacemakers escort eight columns of Azerbaijani militaries

  Russian peacemakers have escorted eight convoys of Azerbaijani militaries through the Lachin Corridor and the Shusha-Krasny Bazar-Kadjar highway section, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

December 28, 2020 11:31

• South-Ossetian President responds opposition's claims about Djabiev's death

  Anatoly Bibilov, the president of South Ossetian, has announced an attempt by some politicians to promote themselves on the tragedy of the Inal Djabiev's family.

December 28, 2020 11:25

• Thirteen Armenian militaries arrested in absentia for war crimes

  A court in Baku has arrested in absentia 13 Armenian military servicemen accused of war crimes committed in Azerbaijan.

December 27, 2020 12:22

• Social network users criticize Kadyrov family for violating mask regime

  At the creative party organized by the Ministry of Culture of Chechnya, the wife and two daughters of Ramzan Kadyrov were without medical masks, although the authorities demand to wear them even in cars, Instagram users were outraged.

December 27, 2020 12:07

• Despite absence of highway from Fizuli, reconstruction of Shusha begins

  Azerbaijan will need up to two years to restore the city of Shusha, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe. The necessary materials and equipment are already being transported along the unfinished road; the infrastructure is being established in the city.