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November 28, 2020 21:09

• Chechnya ranked third in North Caucasus by COVID-19 deaths increase

  Over the past 24 hours, 23 patients died from coronavirus in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD): 10 people died in Dagestan; seven – in the Stavropol Territory. Chechnya is in the third place; three deaths were recorded there for the last 24 hours. These three regions are still in the lead in the NCFD in terms of the daily increase in the number of infected persons.

November 28, 2020 18:22

• COVID-19 restrictions in force in Georgia

  From November 28 to January 31, 2021, mass events are prohibited in Georgia; catering facilities have been transferred to a remote operation mode; and the movement of public transport and pedestrians is limited.

November 28, 2020 17:51

• School work resumed in Stepanakert

  Russian peacemakers have demined the territory of one of the schools in Stepanakert; they have also resumed the heat and electricity supplies thereto, after which the school has resumed its work. During the last 24 hours, 2115 refugees returned to Nagorno-Karabakh.

November 28, 2020 17:33

• Grozny schoolchildren publicly repent for broken fence

  The "Grozny" TV Channel has posted a video on the Instagram with the repentance of four teenagers for a broken fence in the territory of a Grozny school.

November 28, 2020 13:15

• Law enforcers explain detention of Muslims in Astrakhan by search for criminals

  Law enforcers have let the Muslims detained near the Red Mosque go home. The police have stated that these were actions aimed at searching for people hiding from investigators and the court. Muslims were offended that such checks are carried out in mosques during the Friday prayer (namaz).

November 28, 2020 12:52

• Dagestani woman convicted for involvement in bride abduction

  The court has sentenced a female resident of a village in the Levashin District to three years of conditional imprisonment, having found her guilty of detaining her brother's bride, whom he forcibly took away from her home.

November 28, 2020 12:37

• Afghan Sadygov's wife holds protest against red tape with his complaint against verdict

  Sevindj Sadygova has held a solo picket near the Baku Court of Appeal (BCA), demanding that the authorities react to the hunger strike of her husband – Afghan Sadygov, the head of the Azeri website "Azel.tv".

November 28, 2020 08:33

• Operation of Sotk Mine suspended

  Today, the employees of the Sotk Mine were not allowed to go to work due to negotiations on the division of the mine territory between the Armenian and Azerbaijani parties. The interstate border line runs through the mine – part of it is located in the Armenian territory, while the other was earlier a part of Nagorno-Karabakh, and now it has come under Azerbaijan's control.

November 28, 2020 08:23

• Golden awards highlight Chechnya's proximity to Islamic monarchies

  The medals and orders named after Akhmat Kadyrov, which cost Chechnya tens of millions of roubles, are in line with traditions of Islamic monarchies, the Orientalists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

November 27, 2020 22:51

• Sources report blood feud murder in Ingushetia

  Unidentified persons shelled a car in the Ingush village of Ekazhevo. As a result, a man was killed, and a woman stays in severe condition. The victim was a brother of a member of the Batal-Khadji community.

November 27, 2020 22:36

• UNESCO announces terms for sending mission to Nagorno-Karabakh

  In the coming months, UNESCO cultural heritage specialists will be sent to Nagorno-Karabakh to compile a list of the most important cultural sites. The mission will be carried out with the support of the Minsk Group and OSCE, UNESCO reports today.

November 27, 2020 20:18

• In Astrakhan, law enforcers detain dozens of believers near a mosque

  Today, several dozen Muslims have been brought to police stations after namaz (prayer) in an Astrakhan mosque. The law enforcement bodies refused to explain the reasons for the police raid.

November 27, 2020 19:47

• Nagorno-Karabakh: death toll among soldiers rises to 1712

  The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh included 34 names more into the list of soldiers of the Defence Army killed during the escalation of the conflict.

November 27, 2020 19:36

• Armenian Investigating Committee announces version on Russian contract soldier's death

  In Gyumri, a contract soldier from the Russian military base died of natural causes, no criminal actions took place, Armenian investigators announced.

November 27, 2020 14:13

• France accepts Azerbaijan's claims on Nagorno-Karabakh's status

  On November 26, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) handed a note of protest to the French Ambassador in connection with the French Senate's resolution on the need to recognize the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh. France still does not recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as a republic, the MFA has assured.

November 27, 2020 13:48

• Afghan Sadygov's wife treats his health condition as critical

  The health condition of Afghan Sadygov, who has been on hunger strike for more than three weeks in the Baku SIZO (pre-trial prison), has deteriorated down to critical; while the date for considering his complaint against the verdict is being delayed, Afghan's wife said on November 26.

November 27, 2020 12:20

• Researches highlight problem of guarding Armenian monuments in Nagorno-Karabakh

  Most of the historical monuments in Nagorno-Karabakh are related to the Armenian culture; there are much fewer Muslim monuments, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.

November 27, 2020 12:08

• Georgian residents concerned about tighter COVID-19 restrictions

  Severe restrictions will worsen the economic situation in Georgia; and ordinary people will suffer as a result, the opposition has stated. Entrepreneurs fear that a new wave of restrictions will bankrupt them.

November 27, 2020 08:34

• Russian contract serviceman found dead in Armenia

  A serviceman from the Russian military base in Armenia was found dead; an investigation is underway, the press service of the Southern Military District of the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

November 27, 2020 08:23

• Stepanakert townspeople left without stable cellular telephony

  The mobile phone signal is very weak; it is almost impossible to use the mobile Internet, residents of Stepanakert have informed.