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September 30, 2020 19:10

• Rights defenders see no effect in investigation into genital mutilation case in Ingushetia

  An investigation into a case on the genital mutilation procedure, to which a girl from Chechnya was subjected in Magas, is proceeding too slowly, and, moreover, a number of mistakes have been made during the investigation, activists from the project "Legal Initiative" state.

September 30, 2020 18:56

• Facebook marks post about downed Azerbaijani helicopter as fake

  An author of a popular post presented an image of a helicopter shot down in Syria as evidence of the destruction of the helicopter during the hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, concluded the Reuters Fact Check project team. The post has been marked by Facebook as not untrustworthy.

September 30, 2020 14:14

• Lawyers find Constitutional Court of Ingushetia undesirable for regional authorities

  An attempt to abolish the Constitutional Court of Ingushetia is a political step that can lead to a favourable environment for corruption, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

September 30, 2020 13:54

• Azerbaijani MoD announces continuation of fighting in conflict zone

  In the Karabakh conflict zone, battles are ongoing along the entire frontline; on September 29, the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system of the Armenian Army was destroyed in the Khojaly District, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported today.

September 30, 2020 13:43

• Social network users outraged by shooting at wedding in Chechnya

  The video clip with a man shooting from a submachine gun at a wedding party posted on the Instagram has angered the users.

September 30, 2020 11:38

• Yerevan analysts outline threats of Karabakh conflict's expansion

  The shelling of the Armenian territory has highlighted the risk of involving Russia and Turkey in the Karabakh conflict, the military experts in Yerevan, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", believe.

September 30, 2020 11:26

• Georgia's GPO gets interested in demarcation of Azerbaijani border

  Experts of the commission on the demarcation and delimitation of the state borders of Georgia are suspected of having coordinated sections of the border with Azerbaijan to the detriment of the country's interests, the General Prosecutor's Office has stated.

September 30, 2020 11:14

• Poll on domestic violence in North Ossetia reveals distrust of police

  The "Khotae" (Sisters) Project has published data of an anonymous polling on domestic violence in North Ossetia. Almost 42% of respondents have experienced some type of domestic violence, mostly by a husband or wife.

September 30, 2020 08:37

• Azerbaijan claims 12 perished civilians

  12 people perished and 35 others were hospitalized as a result of the shelling of Azerbaijani settlements by Armenian militaries, the Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has reported.

September 30, 2020 08:27

• Azerbaijanis' departure to homeland from Kullar cancelled due to hostilities

  In connection with the warfare in the Karabakh conflict zone, another cross-border travel for Azerbaijanis waiting in Dagestan has been cancelled. More than 600 people stay in the border area, the Derbent District Administration has informed.

September 29, 2020 21:53

• Court fines "Novaya Gazeta' for Milashina's article about coronavirus in Chechnya

  The Tver District Court of Moscow recognized as a "fake" the Elena Milashina's article about the spread of the coronavirus infection in Chechnya posited by the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta". The court also obliged the newspaper to pay a fine for the publication of the above article.

September 29, 2020 21:33

• Armenia reports loss of SU-25 attack aircraft

  A SU-25 attack aircraft of the Armenian air force was shot down by a Turkish F-16 multirole fighter, and the pilot of the SU-25 did not survive, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reports today. The Turkish authorities denied the above information, while the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan stated that the country's air forces had no F-16 fighters.

September 29, 2020 21:18

• Human rights defenders demand to find Salman Tepsurkaev

  The Russian investigating bodies are to identify and find the persons responsible for the violence used against Chechen resident Salman Tepsurkaev, to find the very young man, and to investigate other crimes against critics of the authorities of Chechnya, members of nine human rights organizations declare.

September 29, 2020 19:00

• MoDs of Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Armenia report losses of military vehicles

  Today, the Azerbaijani troops have lost an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a helicopter, as well as some armoured vehicles, the Ministries of Defence (MoDs) of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh reported. The Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan reported about destruction of two enemy tanks and denied the information about the loss of a helicopter.

September 29, 2020 18:42

• "1Adat" discloses scale of kidnappings in Chechnya

  Since the early September, 53 people have been kidnapped in Chechnya, of whom at least one was killed and 20 others were released, reported the movement "1Adat", for cooperation with which Salman Tepsurkaev was humiliated.

September 29, 2020 18:31

• Armenian MoD reports about shelling attacks on Vardenis

  The Azerbaijani troops shelled a civilian bus and a military unit in the Armenian city of Vardenis, there were no casualties, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) of Armenia report.

September 29, 2020 13:51

• Consideration of Tofig Yagublu's complaint postponed indefinitely

  The case of the Azerbaijani oppositionist Tofig Yagublu has been returned to the Nizami District Court to familiarize the advocates with the protocols of the court sessions, and the trial itself was postponed indefinitely.

September 29, 2020 13:23

• Azerbaijan reports intense fighting in conflict zone

  Hostilities in the Karabakh conflict zone continued at night and this morning, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported, informing about the opponent's losses.

September 29, 2020 11:24

• Military experts assess risks for Russia in aggravation of Karabakh conflict

  Azerbaijan had been preparing well in advance for an operation in the Karabakh conflict zone, the Russian military experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe. In their opinion, it will not be possible to quickly stop the flared up confrontation, but Russia can enter the warfare only if the Turkish Army crosses the Armenian border.

September 29, 2020 11:08

• Azerbaijani civilians killed in shelling of two districts

  Four people were killed and three others more were wounded during the shelling of dwelling settlements located in the Terter and Agdam Districts of Azerbaijan. The shells have damaged gas pipelines and power lines in five districts, authorities have reported.