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August 20, 2020 19:15

• Analysts argue about Kalimatov's chances to reduce militant activity in Ingushetia

  In Ingushetia, the number of reports about attacks on law enforcers increased after the republic was headed by Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov, human rights defenders note. The increase in the number of armed incidents will not affect the Kremlin's attitude towards Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov, since the Ingush leader is not able to change the situation, Caucasus expert Akhmet Yarlykapov believes.

August 20, 2020 13:51

• PFPA activist Orkhan Salimzade arrested

  Orkhan Salimzade, an activist of the youth committee of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was arrested for 30 days on charges of disobeying the police. The party treats the accusation as far-fetched, and the reason for the arrest – as political.

August 20, 2020 13:41

• Chechen Diaspora in France condemns brawl in Saint-Dizier

  The natives from Chechnya, who were plotting revenge for their fellow countryman in Saint-Dizier, revealed excessive cohesion; after the new incident, French authorities will certainly limit the provision of asylum, the members of the Chechen Diaspora interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

August 20, 2020 10:31

• Absence of publicity gives rise to distrust of results of special operations in Dagestan

  Dagestani law enforcement bodies provide the population with insufficient information on the ongoing special operations and the involvement of the accused in terrorism, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

August 20, 2020 10:16

• Lawyers doubt chances of changing the conclusions of inquiry into Umaeva's death

  The case of the death of Madina Umaeva, a resident of Gudermes, will get new direction under recommendations of the regional branch of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation, Svetlana Gannushkina, a human rights defender, has hoped. However, the lawyers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe that investigators will carry out all the required actions, but there are no guarantees that the inquiry into the case will really restart.

August 20, 2020 08:48

• HRW demands to release arrested opposition activists in Azerbaijan

  After the unsanctioned rally in support of the Azerbaijani Army in Baku, authorities have arrested opposition activists and leaders on false criminal charges, the Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international human rights organization, has stated, demanding the release the detainees.

August 20, 2020 08:36

• Dagestani Muftiate explains its Fatwa on female circumcision by journalists' interest in the topic

  The Fatwa on female circumcision was issued due to journalists' requests; and there were no victims' applications or requests for clarification received from residents in connection with this topic, Naira Makhmudova, the press secretary of the Dagestani Muftiate, has explained.

August 19, 2020 22:00

• Father of Georgian footballer accused of murder threatens with suicide

  Tamaz Khomasuridze has been holding a hunger strike for the second day in front of the building of the General Prosecutor's Office of Georgia. The protestor insists that his son was not involved in the murder of football player Giorgi Shakarashvili. The protester threatens to move to more drastic measures and commit suicide if his son is not tested on a polygraph.

August 19, 2020 21:48

• Mekhti Ibragimov to be transferred to house arrest

  In Baku, the court granted the defence motion to transfer Mekhti Ibragimov, a son of Mamed Ibragim, a member of the Presidium of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, to house arrest. Today, Mekhti Ibragimov has stopped his hunger strike which he started on August 10.

August 19, 2020 18:54

• Amulsar defenders accuse authorities of silencing environmental threat

  The authorities of Armenia ignore the situation with the Amulsar gold mine, despite massive protests, participants of a flash mob in Yerevan claim.

August 19, 2020 18:41

• Hiding with ammunition found in Chechnya

  In the Urus-Martan District of Chechnya, a hiding with firearms was found and liquidated, the National Guard of Russia reported.

August 19, 2020 14:11

• Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling attacks on five villages

  The positions of the Azerbaijani troops in the villages on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled 40 times over 24 hours, including from large-calibre machine guns and sniper rifles, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports today.

August 19, 2020 13:59

• Georgian NGOs call on authorities to help Abkhazia after COVID-19 outbreak

  Six Georgian NGOs have appealed to the country's government with a request to provide humanitarian and medical assistance to Abkhazia after reports about shortage of medical personnel and an outbreak of coronavirus.

August 19, 2020 11:23

• Maskhadov's son links pressure on relatives in Chechnya with his criticism of authorities

  Countering Chechen authorities' propaganda has led to pressure on his relatives, said Anzor Maskhadov, son of Aslan Maskhadov, the president of Ichkeria*, killed in Chechnya in 2005.

August 19, 2020 10:58

• Defence of Azerbaijani activist claims violation of his rights in SIZO

  Ismail Gasanov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), continues his hunger strike at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) for the third day, but he was provided with no medical care. Gasanov is still not allowed to call his relatives, although two calls a week are allowed for arrested persons by the law.

August 19, 2020 08:40

• 400 people taken to Azerbaijan from tent camp near Kullar

  The Azerbaijani authorities have increased the passage to the country for their citizens returning from Russia across the land border. 400 citizens of Azerbaijan were sent home from the tent camp organized in the Dagestani village of Kullar.

August 19, 2020 08:28

• Azerbaijani oppositionist Fuad Akhmedli released

  On August 18, Fuad Akhmedli, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was released from the colony after his four-year prison term. He claims to have been convicted on trumped-up and politically motivated charges. Akhmedli said he would continue his political struggle.

August 19, 2020 08:18

• Law enforcers hit trail of killers of "Rosgvardia" fighter in Ingushetia

  After examining the alleged militants killed near Galashki, law enforcers found a service pistol that could have belonged to Uvais Aliev, a Rosgvardia" (Russian National Guard) serviceman shot dead three weeks ago, sources have informed.

August 18, 2020 22:12

• Chechen investigators recommended finding causes of Madina Umaeva's death

  The Chief Investigating Department for the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) recommended to review the refusal to institute a case on the death of Madina Umaeva, a resident of Gudermes, but did not question the unbiased approach of Chechen investigators.

August 18, 2020 21:59

• Two suspects killed by law enforcers near Galashki village, sources report

  Today, while searching for militants in the Sunzha District of Ingushetia, law enforcers have killed two persons who offered armed resistance to them, sources report.