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September 29, 2020 10:53

• Maxim Lapunov tells story of his kidnapping and torture in Chechnya

  Maxim Lapunov, who emigrated from Russia, told the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper about how he had ended up in Grozny and was tortured in a Chechen prison for his non-traditional sexual orientation.

September 29, 2020 08:54

• Commentators to wedding video treat groom's behaviour as shame for Dagestan

  The groom, who in the resonant video has behaved abusively towards his own bride, has dishonoured not only himself, but also his people, subscribers of Dagestani publics have noted.

September 29, 2020 08:30

• Baku townspeople feel no restrictions from martial law yet

  The first day under martial law had little effect on everyday life, residents of Baku, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", have stated.

September 28, 2020 22:18

• 14 activists hold pickets to support journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev

  In Makhachkala, friends and colleagues of Abdulmumin Gadjiev held a series of solo pickets with the demand to stop the criminal proceedings against him. The activists noticed an increase in the number of participants in the weekly protest action held in support of the journalist.

September 28, 2020 22:01

• Court refuses to fine Dagestani activist Malikat Djabirova

  In Makhachkala, a court ruled that the guilt of Malikat Djabirova, the chair of the board of the NGO "Mother and Child", in violation of the law on foreign agents has not been proven.

September 28, 2020 21:46

• Number of Karabakh soldiers killed in hostilities rises to 59

  Today, 28 soldiers of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army have been killed, and in total, 59 Karabakh soldiers were killed since the beginning of the conflict escalation, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh reports.

September 28, 2020 19:03

• Social network users criticize groom's behaviour at a wedding party in Dagestan

  In a video which caused a public outcry, a resident of Dagestan behaved insultingly towards his own bride, but did not receive a rebuff from her relatives, users of the social network "VKontakte" note.

September 28, 2020 18:43

• Stepanakert residents follow a call to hide in shelters from shelling attacks

  In Stepanakert, city residents were hiding from night shelling attacks in shelters. Today, air-raid sirens also call on the city residents to hide from new shelling attacks.

September 28, 2020 18:30

• HRC "Memorial" recognizes Bagavudin Omarov as a political prisoner

  Bagavudin Omarov, a native of Makhachkala, was unfoundedly accused of involvement in the "At-Takfir wal-Hijra"*, states the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial". The human right defenders urged the authorities to release Bagavudin Omarov.

September 28, 2020 15:56

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

  Hostilities in the Karabakh conflict zone; coronavirus infection spread statistics in the Caucasus; major military exercise in Southern Russia and Southern Caucasus, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of September 21-27, 2020, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

September 28, 2020 14:40

• Azerbaijan accused Armenia of shelling Terter

  Fights in the Karabakh conflict zone continue for the second day; the city of Terter was shelled from the territories controlled by the authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported. The Armenian MoD has accused the Azerbaijani side of using heavy flamethrowers.

September 28, 2020 14:10

• Armenia and Azerbaijan exchange statements on captured military equipment

  The Defence Army of Nagorno-Karabakh captured 11 armoured vehicles of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported. The Azerbaijani MoD, in its turn, has reported about the captured and destroyed Armenian armoured vehicles in the battlefield.

September 28, 2020 13:47

• On September 21-27, no victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were recorded

  During the week from September 21 to September 27, 2020, no information was received about any victims of 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 other open sources.

September 28, 2020 11:32

• Analysts assess prospects of Armenia's recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh independence

  Armenia can discuss the issue of recognizing the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh, Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, stated on September 27 at an emergency parliamentary session related to the discussion of the introduction of a state of emergency. The recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh independence by Armenia depends on the scale of aggression, analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

September 28, 2020 11:21

• Nagorno-Karabakh authorities close all educational establishments

  Lusine Karakhanyan, the Minister of Education of Nagorno-Karabakh, has announced the decision to close all the educational establishments since September 28 amid the ongoing hostilities. Local residents have supported the decision.

September 28, 2020 11:09

• Relatives of KBR law enforcers demand to check Nagoev's complaint about torture

  Female relatives of the detained colleagues of Yuri Nagoev, a former deputy chief of GIBDD (traffic police) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), have appealed to the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) with a demand to check Nagoev's complaint about torture and prevent the same treatment of their relatives.

September 28, 2020 10:55

• Amid aggravation of Karabakh conflict, Armenia announces general mobilization

  The Armenian government has announced the martial law and general mobilization in connection with the hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh. Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, announced this on September 27 in his Facebook page.

September 27, 2020 11:51

• At MP's funeral, Kadyrov ignores mask regime

  Ramzan Kadyrov and his entourage arrived in the village of Roshni-Chu for the funeral of Vakha Agaev, a Russian State Duma MP, who died from coronavirus; the whole group was without protective medical masks. At the crowded funeral, no sanitary rules, which are mandatory for ordinary citizens, were observed, residents of Chechnya have pointed out.

September 27, 2020 11:48

• Native of Chechnya killed in a brawl in France

  Law enforcers are investigating a street conflict in the northern French town of Evreux, during which a 27-year-old Chechen was shot dead.

September 27, 2020 11:45

• Dagestani native deported from Georgia despite defence's protests

  Georgian authorities have handed over to Russia a native of Dagestan, Batyr Magomedov, against whom a case had been initiated in Russia for involvement in the armed underground. The defence's arguments of the threat of his unjustified criminal prosecution were ignored, said Gela Nikolaishvili, an advocate.