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September 07, 2020 19:12

• Azerbaijani oppositionist Tofig Yagublu not to stop hunger strike despite health threat

  Tofig Yagublu, who is continuing a hunger strike to protest against his conviction, has lost a lot of weight and experiences difficulties with walking, his advocate reports. Relatives of Tofig Yagublu demanded permission to call him every day.

September 07, 2020 15:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of August 31-September 6, 2020

  Coronavirus infection spread statistics in the Caucasus; mourning events in connection with the anniversary of the terror act in Beslan; Day of Knowledge with enhanced sanitary measures; scheduling of parliamentary elections in Georgia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of August 31-September 6, 2020, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

September 07, 2020 14:23

• On August 31-September 6, no victims of during armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were recorded

  During the week from August 31 to September 6, 2020, no information was received about the 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 open sources.

September 07, 2020 14:21

• Companion of oppositionist Ali Insanov detained in Azerbaijan

  Rashad Abbasly, a member of the board of the "Law and Justice" Party created by Ali Insanov, a former Minister of Public Health of Azerbaijan, was detained by unknown persons. His relatives know nothing about his whereabouts.

September 07, 2020 14:19

• Azerbaijan claims machine gun and sniper attacks in conflict zone

  During the last 24 hours, the positions of Azerbaijani troops stationed in four villages on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled for 50 times, including from machine guns and sniper rifles, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.

September 07, 2020 10:59

• South-Ossetia policeman arrested for torturing detainees

  A court in Tskhinvali has ruled to detain Atsamaz Naniev, a policeman, as a suspect in the case of torturing detainees; it was done after the attempt on the life of the head of the South-Ossetian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

September 07, 2020 10:56

• Authorities warn residents of Georgia against crowded weddings

  New coronavirus infections in the Georgian Region of Guriya have to do with a crowded wedding, said Amiran Gamkrelidze, the head of the National Centre for Disease Control. Authorities have urged the population to refrain from large-scale celebrations.

September 07, 2020 10:53

• PFPA activist Orkhan Salimzade left under arrest

  The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has upheld the arrest of Orkhan Salimzade, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA). The party treats his arrest as politically motivated; and the defence intends to complain to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

September 06, 2020 12:08

• Woman from Grozny worried about her son's disappearance after detention

  Movsar Umarov, a resident of Grozny, was detained for watching the broadcasts of Tumso Abdurakhmanov, a critic of Chechen authorities, and then disappeared, his mother has stated. The woman was told that her son had fled from law enforcers.

September 06, 2020 11:51

• Tofig Yagublu's health condition worsens due to hunger strike

  On the fourth day of his hunger strike, the oppositionist, Tofig Yagublu, has health problems, his daughter said. The USA, Great Britain and the EU have criticized his verdict and called on the Azerbaijani authorities to reconsider his case.

September 06, 2020 11:33

• FBI refused to help investigate Bachaliashvili's death

  The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will not take part in the high-profile death case of the programmer, Tamar Bachaliashvili.

September 06, 2020 11:15

• Emin Sagiev rejects doctors' help

  The state of health of Emin Sagiev, who has been on a hunger strike in an Azerbaijani colony since August 18, has worsened, but he rejects medical care assistance and claims to go on with his protest action until he is released.

September 05, 2020 17:05

• Lawyers see no grounds for mandatory vaccination of teachers in Chechnya

  According to the law, to date it is impossible to force a person to be vaccinated, but teachers, refusing vaccination against coronavirus, will risk losing their jobs, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted in their comments on the initiative of the Chechen authorities.

September 05, 2020 16:07

• Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling four villages

  During the past 24 hours, the positions of the Azerbaijani Army stationed in the villages situated on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled for 37 times, including from large-calibre machine guns, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported today.

September 05, 2020 15:43

• SAM of Stavropol Territory explains problems of building mosques

  The preparation procedure for the construction of a mosque is rather long; therefore, it is much easier to obtain a permit and build a prayer house by observing the requirements of the law, the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM, of Muftiate) of the Stavropol Territory has explained.

September 05, 2020 13:48

• Residents of Chechnya report forcing their relatives returned from Moscow to community works

  Residents of Chechnya, who were declared offenders and returned from Moscow, have been sent to public works, their relatives have informed.

September 05, 2020 13:23

• Tournament featuring Kadyrov's children is part of his cult

  The demonstrative victories of Ramzan Kadyrov's sons in tournaments are aimed at strengthening Kadyrovs' cult, but they look ridiculous, human rights defenders assert.

September 05, 2020 13:02

• Relatives of Beslan victims point to Russia's demonstrative non-fulfilment of ECtHR's decision

  Russia ignores the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and refuses to investigate the circumstances that had led to numerous deaths of hostages in the school seized by militants in Beslan 16 years ago, activists have stated.

September 05, 2020 08:49

• Dagestani activists demand protection from law enforcers' pressure

  Law enforcers are trying to intimidate advocates and human rights defenders, stated members of the "Solidarity and Freedom", outraged by the pressure on the advocate, Sapiyat Magomedova, and deputy chairman of the Dagestani Public Oversight Commission (POC), Uma Askerkhanova.

September 05, 2020 08:39

• Detainee in Ingushetia confess to involvement of preparing terror act

  The "Ingushetia" TV Company has aired a story about the confession of the man detained by law enforcers to preparing an explosion at a school assembly on September 1. The name of the detainee was not named, but his words coincided with the testimony given by Bagaudin Evloev, a resident of Ingushetia, who claimed being tortured.