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January 17, 2021 12:19

• Kantemir Balagov invited to film HBO serial

  Kantemir Balagov, a film director from Kabardino-Balkaria will film at the Hollywood the first episodes of the serial "Some of Us", the producer of the serial has stated, comparing Balagov's creative success with the Cinderella story. In his turn, the young filmmaker called the work on this serial his dream.

January 17, 2021 12:03

• Azerbaijan states at the ECtHR about Armenia's war crimes

  Azerbaijani authorities have applied to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) with a complaint about Armenia's actions during the Karabakh conflict. Baku has accused Yerevan of expelling Azerbaijani population from the region in early 1990s, and of bombing cities in the fall of 2020.

January 17, 2021 11:46

• Chechen authorities blame USA of information war against Kadyrov

  The blocking of the YouTube channels of the "Akhmat" Football Club (FC) and the "Akhmat" MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) Absolute Championship fighting organization is violating the rights of information recipients and is part of a hybrid information war against Ramzan Kadyrov, the Chechen Press Minister has stated.

January 17, 2021 11:32

• Parents of Armenian conscripts achieve meeting with Pashinyan

  The Prime Minister of Armenia has met the parents protesting against sending their sons-conscripts to Nagorno-Karabakh. Nikol Pashinyan made no promises and intends to answer questions at the next meeting.

January 16, 2021 22:14

• Tbilisi: more than 10 activists detained at protest action

  In Tbilisi, supporters of the Georgian opposition have come out to an action against the results of the parliamentary elections. Policemen detained more than ten persons after they tried to block the road, the organizer of the action has informed.

January 16, 2021 22:10

• Adler authorities distance off from incident with destruction of popular memorial

  The Mayoralty and communal services of the city of Adler, a Sochi District, were not involved in the destruction of the popular memorial in the place of the dismantled memorial sign "Monument to Russian Soldiers' Feat" in Adler, local authorities assert. The unauthorized demolition of a monument is called vandalism, a lawyer has explained.

January 16, 2021 21:59

• Social networks criticize authorities' statement on family eviction from Tarki

  People start solving problems on their own when the law is inactive, Instagram users assert. They reacted to the speech of Sergey Melikov, the Acting Head of Dagestan, in connection with the eviction of Ullubiy Amirov's relatives from the Makhachkala dwelling settlement of Tarki. Some commentators note that relatives should not be held responsible for the actions of their family members.

January 16, 2021 21:53

• Pashinyan's supporters block road for oppositional vehicles in Gyumri

  Residents of the Shirak Region of Armenia have come out to a protest action against the country's opposition. In his turn, Vazgen Manukyan, the oppositional candidate for prime minister, asserts that protesters' actions had been paid for by the ruling party.

January 16, 2021 21:38

• Political analysts assess PR effect from Aliev's trips to Karabakh

  By his frequent trips to the conflict zone, Ilham Aliev, President of Azerbaijan, has glorified his role in regaining control over the Karabakh territories and is taking revenge from his opponents who had criticized him for the unsolved problem, political analysts believe.

January 16, 2021 11:27

• Rights defenders urge ECtHR to protect Dagestani woman from domestic violence

  An urgent request has been sent to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) with a request to oblige Russian authorities to ensure security of the safety of Gulli Kazanbieva, a resident of Dagestan, after her ex-husband convicted of beating her up will be back at large, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has informed.

January 16, 2021 11:25

• Law enforcers resume their raids at "Tangim" Mosque in Makhachkala

  In Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, policemen have raided the "Tangim" Mosque for the first time in several weeks, by copying the personal data of some of its parishioners. At least 40 law enforcers took part in the raid, Idris Yusupov, a journalist, has informed.

January 15, 2021 23:02

• 34,000 people left homeless in Nagorno-Karabakh

  The conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh has been followed by a humanitarian crisis, and a programme for the resettlement of refugees has been launched in the region, announces Mane Tandilyan, Minister for Employment, Social and Migration Issues of Nagorno-Karabakh. 8000-10,000 premises are needed to accommodate people who lost their homes as a result of the war.

January 15, 2021 22:54

• In Guria, Muslims abandon a mosque project after a conflict with fellow villagers

  In Georgia, Christians and Muslims of the Buknari village in the Guria District have settled a conflict over plans regarding the mosque construction. Muslims will have the possibility to pray in the village, but they will not demand the construction of a mosque.

January 15, 2021 21:57

• Russian MoD begins to vaccinate peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh against coronavirus

  Military doctors have begun to vaccinate Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh against coronavirus, and about 2000 doses of the "Sputnik-V" vaccine have been delivered for them.

January 15, 2021 21:41

• YouTube blocks channels of Chechen sports organizations "Akhmat"

  The US sanctions have resulted in the blocking of the YouTube channels of the "Akhmat" Football Club (FC) and the "Absolute Championship Akhmat" (ACA) MMA organization. The top managers of the promotion organization said they were not involved in human rights violations.

January 15, 2021 15:01

• Armenian analysts argue about consequences of Putin-Aliev-Pashinyan summit

  Moscow will not be able to support Nagorno-Karabakh's independence and its belonging to Azerbaijan for a long time. Although the parties have signed a ceasefire agreement, the conflict has not been settled; and the OSCE Minsk Group may soon start discussing the status of the unrecognized republic, political analysts have suggested.

January 15, 2021 14:50

• Djabiev's case triggers political crisis in South Ossetia

  The death case of Inal Djabiev after interrogation at the police has become the trigger and central element of a large-scale political crisis in South Ossetia, Ruslan Totrov, a journalist, has stated. The political instability has been embodied in a boycott by most of the MPs of parliament sessions demanding the resignation of the Public Prosecutor General, David Sanakoev, an MP, has stated.

January 15, 2021 14:44

• Chechnya: Timurzievs' story continues practice of rejecting advocates

  The relatives of the murdered Timurziev brothers, detained in Chechnya, were kept in the building of a power structure, her relative has reported. They should have turned to an advocate to find out the reasons of their detention, but the practice of rejecting advocates' services is widespread in Chechnya, says Oleg Orlov, the head of the Hot Spots programme of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

January 15, 2021 14:09

• Chechen blogger Tumso compares himself with Navalny

  Tumso Abdurakhmanov, a blogger from Chechnya, has called on the Swedish authorities to react to the mild, in his opinion, sentence to the figurants in the assassination attempt on him in the same way as European countries reacted to the murder of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili and the poisoning of Alexei Navalny.

January 15, 2021 11:22

• Stepanakert residents commemorate victims of Baku pogroms

  At the service in the Stepanakert temple, parishioners have prayed for the repose of victims of pogroms of Armenians in Baku. There are about 30,000 refugees from Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh; up to 500 families need housing, a member of the Union of Armenian Refugees has stated.