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September 09, 2020 12:02

• Journalist Asadli released from prison in Azerbaijan

  In Azerbaijan, Ziya Asadli, a correspondent of the "Azadlyg" newspaper, recognized as a political prisoner, is back at large after serving his prison term for hooliganism.

September 09, 2020 12:00

• Veterans of power structures disbelieve version about Umarov's escape

  The statements of Chechen law enforcers about the escape of Movsar Umarov are unconvincing, since nothing is known about the punishment of those who had guarded the detainee, former law enforcers assert. Ruslan Kutaev, the President of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations, has noted that watching Tumso Abdurakhmanov's videos, in connection with which Umarov was detained, is treated by law enforcers as a sign of disloyalty.

September 09, 2020 11:58

• HRC "Memorial" treats authorities responsible for bullying Chechen who sat down on bottle

  The Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has demanded from the police to find Salman Tepsurkaev, a resident of Chechnya, and conduct an investigation into the humiliation filmed on video.

September 09, 2020 11:55

• For 21 years, victims of house explosions in Moscow and Southern Russia have no authorities' support

  On September 8, Muscovites commemorated the victims of the terror act in Gurianov Street, where a residential building was blown up 21 years ago. September 1999 was notable for a series of terror acts committed in Moscow, Volgodonsk and Buynaksk. For more than 20 years, the victims thereof have been unable to achieve the adoption of a law that would oblige authorities to help them.

September 09, 2020 11:52

• Mask rejection stresses Kadyrov's indifference to Chechens' opinion

  Ramzan Kadyrov doesn't care about reaction of Chechen residents, outraged by officials' disregard for the mask regime, analysts assert. At the same time, Chechens would not follow Kadyrov, but act on the issue of wearing medical masks at their own discretion, the analysts believe.

September 08, 2020 23:59

• Activists demand to release Tofig Yagublu

  Ten female activists held an action in support of Azerbaijani oppositionist Tofig Yagublu, who was sentenced to four years of imprisonment. For their protest action, the activists dressed themselves as the goddesses of justice with their hands tied. For the seventh day, Tofig Yagublu has been continuing the hunger strike in protest against his conviction. However, he has not yet been transferred to a medical ward.

September 08, 2020 23:57

• Chechen residents condemn humiliation of opposition Telegram channel moderator

  Residents of Chechnya criticized authors of a video in which a naked man was supposed to sit on a bottle as punishment for cooperating with a Telegram channel criticizing the authorities. The authors of the "1ADAT" channel claimed that the moderator of their chat was kidnapped and humiliated by law enforcers.

September 08, 2020 23:55

• Mothers of Georgian prisoners go on hunger strike with demand of amnesty

  At a protest action in Tbilisi, activists demanded from the parliament to quickly pass a bill on a large-scale amnesty in Georgia.

September 08, 2020 21:54

• Caucasian experts call victories of Kadyrov's children a step in preparation of his successor

  While demonstrating the athletic achievements of his sons, Ramzan Kadyrov tries to form an image of winners who can replace him in the future as leader of Chechnya, analysts suggest.

September 08, 2020 21:38

• Investigators mitigate charges against two Azerbaijani oppositionists

  The charges with the violent seizure of power were removed from Mamed Ibragim and Fuad Gakhramanly, members of the Presidium of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA). At the same time, new charges were brought against them under a less serious article of a crime against a person.

September 08, 2020 14:34

• Kadyrov's practice of educating Chechens prompts Yakutia residents to appeal to head of Ingushetia

  The authors of the appeal to the head of Ingushetia because of the brawl at a wedding in Yakutia expect Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov's reaction in the style of Ramzan Kadyrov. However, as analysts believe, the practice of punishing offenders adopted in Chechnya only demonstrates the collapse of Russia's legal institutes.

September 08, 2020 14:26

• Chechen woman suspected of links with IS

  Farida Khadjieva, a 26-year-old resident of Chechnya, has left for Syria, where she joined the militants of a terrorist organization, law enforcers have suggested.

September 08, 2020 12:38

• Chechnya: observance of mask regime is quite formal

  The residents of Chechnya interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have admitted that, despite the strict demands to observe the mask regime, they follow it just formally and use the same mask for a long time.

September 08, 2020 12:20

• Advocate of Bachaliashvili family reports new circumstances in Tamar's murder case

  The examination of the car of Tamar Bachaliashvili, a programmer who perished in Georgia, revealed drops of blood and DNA traces of two unknown persons inside the car. The blood appeared as a result of the injection of a lethal dosage of some drug injected into the young woman's vein, the advocate has suggested.

September 08, 2020 12:17

• Six solo picketers support journalist Gadjiev in Makhachkala

  Makhachkala townspeople have actively supported the picketers in support of the arrested journalist, Abdulmumin Gadjiev; and one passer-by joined the action, said Magomed Magomedov, a deputy editor-in-chief of the "Chernovik" (Draft) weekly.

September 08, 2020 11:52

• Ingush activist Chakhkiev rejects any political motives of his actions at Magas rally

  The prosecution has unreasonably deprived the Ingush activist, Akhmed Chakhkiev, of the right to have his case considered in the special order by adding a political component to his indictment, his advocate has stated.

September 08, 2020 11:44

• Political prisoner Emin Sagiev continued his hunger strike despite relatives' requests

  The diseases of Emin Sagiev, who has been on his hunger strike in the Azerbaijani colony for 21 days, have aggravated. His wife says that his heart problems have worsened.

September 07, 2020 23:45

• In Yakutia, Ingush community promises to investigate incident at wedding party

  The police launched a check after a woman had been beaten at a wedding party in Yakutia. The leader of the Ingush community promised to reprimand his fellow countryman involved in the incident and called it excessive to involve the republic's authorities to solve the problem.

September 07, 2020 19:25

• Social network users criticize absence of masks at wedding party of Kadyrov's nephew

  Guests, including the leader of Chechnya, ignored the mask regime at a wedding party of Abubakar Kadyrov, note local residents who watched a video about the sumptuous celebration.

September 07, 2020 19:20

• Dagestani resident Timur Muritov's second complaint about torture filed to ECtHR

  According to a new complaint filed to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in a case against Timur Muritov, who was sentenced for recruiting people into the "Islamic State" (IS, a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court, – note of the "Caucasian Knot"), his right to a fair trial was violated despite his complaint about torture.