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August 05, 2020 18:22

• Inflow of Russian tourists creates threat of coronavirus outbreak in Abkhazia

  The authorities of Abkhazia and Russia are preparing for a possible worsening of the epidemiological situation after the opening of the border for Russian tourists, the Ministry for Public Health of Abkhazia reports.

August 05, 2020 18:07

• Sources report detainees in case on killing of Ingush law enforcer

  Two out of the three men suspected of attacking Uvais Aliev, a fighter of the National Guard of Russia, were detained in Ingushetia. The suspects were brought to a police station, sources reported.

August 05, 2020 14:20

• Public rebukes of Chechens for their behaviour in Moscow ironically commented by social network users

  Rebukes and coercion to public repentances practiced by Chechen authorities in relation to republic's natives returned from Moscow are inefficient and look like an attempt to earn political points, social network users assert.

August 05, 2020 13:43

• Yerevan military experts assess threat of Azerbaijani-Turkish joint exercises

  The Yerevan military experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" did not rule out provocations during the joint exercises of the armed forces of Azerbaijan and Turkey, but they doubt the reality of the latter's involvement in the conflict.

August 05, 2020 11:35

• Lawyers see law violation in neglecting masks by Chechen authorities

  The appearance of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, and his entourage in public places without medical masks required during the coronavirus epidemic can be treated as a violation, for which a fine is provided, lawyers believe.

August 05, 2020 11:24

• Fourteen people detained after protests in Amulsar

  The total number of those detained in Amulsar reached 14: ten activists and four employees of the "Lydian Armenia" Company.

August 05, 2020 11:10

• Orientalists dispute on Kadyrov's aims of spreading alms in Mecca

  The Orientalists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" expressed different opinions on the political aims pursued by the head of Chechnya by organizing the spread of sacrificial animals to residents of Saudi Arabia.

August 05, 2020 08:35

• After report from Volgograd action, "Caucasian Knot" correspondent summoned to police

  Volgograd law enforcers have opened an administrative case against the journalist, Tatiana Filimonova, who covered for the "Caucasian Knot" the rally in support of Khabarovsk protesters, held on August 1. At the venue of the rally, policemen were not interested in the journalist's ID, Ms Filimonova has noted.

August 05, 2020 08:24

• ECtHR communicates Eskerkhanov's torture complaint

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has asked the Russian authorities questions in connection with the complaint of Tamerlan Eskerkhanov, a native of Chechnya, about torture by law enforcers during and after the arrest within the murder case of Boris Nemtsov.

August 04, 2020 22:01

• Police detain Amulsar protestors

  The police called on opponents of the Amulsar gold deposit, who had gathered for a protest action, to clear the road. Then, the policemen began to force the protestors out of the roadway. There was a clash between them, and after that the policemen began to detain the activists.

August 04, 2020 21:46

• Doctors from Kamensk-Shakhtinsky hospital claim shortage of personnel amid pandemic

  In Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, medical officers from the city hospital who demanded the dismissal of the new head physician, filed letters of resignation. They claimed a significant reduction in their remuneration, despite the additional payments promised by Vladimir Putin for the treatment of coronavirus-infected patients.

August 04, 2020 18:12

• Residents of Chechnya publicly apologize to officials for their behaviour in Moscow

  The authorities of Chechnya forced to return from Moscow about a hundred natives of the republic, whom the law enforcement bodies consider to be drug addicts and lawbreakers. The returned young people publicly repented and were sent to community service.

August 04, 2020 17:57

• Baku residents express their dissatisfaction with partial lifting of quarantine restrictions

  Restrictions on the operation of public transport and catering outlets to be still in force after the easing of the quarantine regime caused discontent among Baku residents.

August 04, 2020 15:20

• Chechen authorities mobilize athletes to support Kadyrov

  Grozny has hosted a half-marathon race, in which more than 260 people took part. The participants of the demonstrative race for 1.5 kilometres carried the multi-meter-long banner with the inscription: "#MySemyaKRA" (We are the family of Kadyrov, Ramzan Akhmatovich) across the city centre.

August 04, 2020 14:56

• Azerbaijan counts 30 Armenian attacks

  The positions of the Azerbaijani Army located in five villages near the Armenian border were shelled, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today.

August 04, 2020 14:42

• Relatives of arrested Kullar protesters claim their innocence

  Relatives of the Azerbaijanis accused of violence during the protest action in the tent camp near the village of Kullar insist that Elmar Mekhtiev, Djeikhun Namazov and Anvar Muradov had committed no illegal actions and did not throw stones at policemen.

August 04, 2020 11:27

• Residents of Chechnya criticize Trump for emotional statements about Tsarnaev

  US President Donald Trump has treated the decision to revise the case against Djokhar Tsarnaev as absurd, and called the convict "a beast." Instagram users have expressed their outrage at the Trump's statement.

August 04, 2020 11:06

• Aimani Kadyrova contest accents authoritarian regime in Chechnya

  In the modern Chechnya, the exaltation of the ruler's mother, which was characteristic of some Middle Eastern monarchies in the past, serves to strengthen Ramzan Kadyrov's power, the Orientalists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.

August 04, 2020 10:52

• Red tape with sending Kullar camp tenants triggers criticism of authorities

  The next group of Azerbaijani citizens to be sent home from the tent camp in the Dagestani village of Kullar includes 250 people; most of them are those who have recently arrived there. Meanwhile, there are camp tenants who are waiting for departure for a long time, while the new arrivals leave for home just in a few days, the camp long-livers complain.

August 04, 2020 08:39

• Azerbaijani GPO questions "Defence Line" Director after his statement about activist's torture

  On August 3, Rufat Safarov, the executive director of the human rights organization "Defence Line", was summoned the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Azerbaijan and interrogated within the case of the July 15 unsanctioned rally. The GPO issued a warning to him in connection with the dissemination of information about the torture of Fuad Gakhramanly, who is accused within the same case.