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December 09, 2020 15:31

• Investigators link Eldjarkiev's murder with large embezzlement in Ingushetia

  Yakub Belkhoroev, a former head of the Ingush branch of the Social Insurance Fund, accused of embezzling 19 million roubles, is checked for involvement in the murder of Ibragim Eldjarkiev, the head of the Centre "E" in Ingushetia, and other terror acts, Rostislav Rassokhov, Deputy Head of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), has informed.

December 09, 2020 15:15

• Over past 24 hours, more than 1100 refugees returned to Nagorno-Karabakh

  Russian peacemakers have escorted over 36,000 refugees from Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh, including 1136 over the past 24 hours, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

December 09, 2020 10:44

• Analysts confirm Armenian blogger's calculations of losses suffered by parties in Karabakh War

  The losses of both parties during the aggravation of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh are approximately equal, the total death toll will be approximately 10,300, the blogger of the "Caucasian Knot" has counted. Military observers have agreed with these estimates.

December 09, 2020 10:33

• Acquittal of Anzorov in report by "Grozny" ChGTRK reveals Kadyrov's inconsistency

  Kadyrov disowned Anzorov after the latter had murdered the French teacher, but then allowed to bury him into the family cemetery in Chechnya, trying to please the moods of some Muslims, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

December 09, 2020 10:19

• Armenia notes difficulties in POWs' exchange

  Azerbaijan has confirmed the list of prisoners of war (POWs), but Armenia s receiving more and more information about those in captivity, said Artak Beglaryan, the Ombudsperson of Nagorno-Karabakh.

December 09, 2020 08:38

• After Nagorno-Karabakh conflict aggravation, USA has questions to Turkey

  The transfer of foreign militants and the delivery of weapons to the war zone in Nagorno-Karabakh raise questions about Turkey's role in the Karabakh conflict, Philip Thomas Reeker, the acting assistant to the US Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, has stated.

December 09, 2020 08:26

• Moscow Imams point to specificities of perception of niqabs by Russian society

  Wearing a niqab, which was sharply criticized by the Mufti of Chechnya, is undesirable in Russia because it attracts attention and contributes to Islamophobia, the Moscow Imams interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

December 08, 2020 23:54

• South-Ossetian MPs demand resignation of General Prosecutor

  In their address to the leader of the region, MPs of South Ossetia claimed that Uruzmag Djagaev, General Prosecutor of South Ossetia, must resign, since there was no progress in the investigation into a case on the death of Inal Djabiev.

December 08, 2020 23:26

• Catholicos Garegin II urges Nikol Pashinyan to resign

  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan must resign in order to prevent clashes and avoid shocks and tragic consequences after Nagorno-Karabakh had lost most of its territory, Catholicos Garegin II says.

December 08, 2020 19:42

• Kremlin condemns "Grozny" TV Channel for justifying murder of French teacher

  Today, Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary for the President of Russia, has commented on a report prepared and broadcasted by the "Grozny" ChGTRK (Chechen State TV and Radio Broadcasting Company), in which the murderer of a French teacher appeared as a God-fearing young man. The Russian President's press secretary has said that state-run TV channels highlight different points of view, but it is not acceptable to justify the crime committed by Abdullah Anzorov.

December 08, 2020 19:25

• In Armenia, opposition announces starting protest actions

  In Yerevan, supporters of the opposition came to protest actions, and activists block streets in different parts of the city. In a TV appeal, Ishkhan Sagatelyan, a member of the "Dashnaktsutyun" Party, stated that Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan must resign.

December 08, 2020 19:08

• Relatives of Abdullah Anzorov killed in France call him a victim of provocation

  Abdullah Anzorov, who was shot dead by the police in France after murdering teacher Samuel Paty, was a God-fearing young man and was forced to react to the discussion of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, his relatives said in a TV report prepared and broadcasted by the "Grozny" state-run TV Company.

December 08, 2020 15:43

• During the last 24 hours, over 700 refugees returned to Nagorno-Karabakh

  On December 7, 778 residents of Nagorno-Karabakh returned from Armenia accompanied by peacemakers, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

December 08, 2020 14:51

• Berdzor townspeople claim there's no prospect for life in the city

  The Armenian population of Berdzor, who will decide staying in the city after the transfer of the Lachin Corridor, will still be forced to leave, the local residents interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe. According to their version, the city is unsafe, despite the presence of Russian peacemakers.

December 08, 2020 14:31

• Djabiev's relatives refuse to stop protest in Tskhinvali

  For the fourth day in a row, the central Tskhinvali sees the endless protest action held by relatives of Inal Djabiev, who died during interrogation at the South-Ossetian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). Law enforcers did not allow setting up a tent in the square; they hamper with bringing fuel for the kerosene heater, and prohibit the nearby cafés and shops to sell food to the protesters, but the latter stay in the square.

December 08, 2020 11:15

• Anzorov's funeral reveals double standards of Chechen leadership

  Ramzan Kadyrov has allowed to bury Abdulak Anzorov, the killer of the French teacher, into the ancestral cemetery in Chechnya, but at the same time refuses to give out bodies of alleged terrorists to their relatives, Oleg Orlov, a human rights defender, has stated. The actions of the Chechen authorities can be seen as a direct expression of support for the murder of the French teacher, Dmitry Piskunov, a human rights activist, believes.

December 08, 2020 11:02

• Yerevan political analysts exclude Pashinyan's resignation due to transfer of Lachin Corridor

  The issue of the transfer of the Lachin Corridor to Azerbaijan is not related to the political future of the Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, and will not lead to street protests, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

December 08, 2020 08:49

• Week from November 29 to December 6 passed without victims of North-Caucasian conflict

  During the week from November 29 to December 6, 2020, there was no information about the victims of the conflict of law enforcers with the armed underground in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the monitoring conducted by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own information and data from open sources.

December 08, 2020 08:39

• "Novaya Gazeta": Anzorov buried in Chechnya with authorities' approval

  Chechen authorities have made a national hero out of Abdulak (Abdulla) Anzorov, and facilitated the return of his body to his homeland for burial. This is the conclusion of Elena Milashina in her material published by the "Novaya Gazeta".

December 08, 2020 08:28

• On 34th day of hunger strike, Afghan Sadygov's health condition is still worse

  Afghan Sadygov, a journalist, has been on his hunger strike at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) for 34 days already; and doctors have noted that his health condition has worsened, said his advocate, while his colleagues have noted that his persecution is clearly political in nature.