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July 28, 2020 18:30

• Instagram users criticize video about Ramzan Kadyrov in White House

  The "Grozny" TV Channel released a humorous video about Ramzan Kadyrov breaking into the White House with machine guns. The video continued a series of statements voiced by the authorities of Chechnya concerning the US sanctions imposed against the leader of the republic. Some Instagram users found the video to be funny, while others made fun of its authors. Blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov mentioned "clowning" as a specific feature of the Chechen authorities' policy.

July 28, 2020 18:04

• Armenian authorities announce de-escalation on border with Azerbaijan

  Over the past night, the positions of the Armenian troops were shelled 17 times, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reported. The ceasefire violations still take place, but during the past two-three days, the number of shelling attacks has decreased, says Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

July 28, 2020 17:51

• Azerbaijan claims shelling of four villages near Armenian border

  During the last 24 hours, the positions of the Azerbaijani Army stationed in the Karabakh conflict zone and on the border with Armenia were shelled for 38 times, including from sniper rifles, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

July 28, 2020 11:24

• Georgian policeman fired after Azerbaijanis-Armenians conflict

  In the Georgian village of Sadakhlo, a conflict broke out of local Azerbaijanis with a visitor – a young man of Armenian origin. After the incident, the young man's father was fired from the police.

July 28, 2020 11:22

• Armenia: eight opponents of Amulsar field development detained

  Opponents of the development of the Amulsar gold deposit accuse the owner of the mine, the "Lydian Armenia" Company, of provocation.

July 28, 2020 11:20

• Instagram users treat dress code demand as dangerous for Dagestani tourism industry

  Tourists are ready to observe the dress code introduced for them in the Kazbekovsky District of Dagestan, as follows from the video posted on the "Mash" Telegram channel. Commentators to the video have criticized the demands put forward to tourists. Some have stated that the dress code could scare away tourists and could affect local residents' incomes.

July 28, 2020 11:18

• Six Azerbaijani activists remain under arrest

  The court session to consider the complaints against the arrest of five members of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) and Mekhti Ibragimov, a son of Mamed Ibragim, a member of the PFPA Presidium was held without the participation of the defendants. None of the complaints were satisfied.

July 27, 2020 23:59

• Media: Circassian activist Kochesoko claims contradictions in indictment

  According to Martin Kochesoko, law enforcers gave contradicting testimonies in a drug case against him, while during a search, attesting witnesses were false. The Circassian activist also spoke about the threats he got when law enforcers tried to force him to take the blame.

July 27, 2020 23:55

• Armenian soldier killed on border with Azerbaijan

  At night on July 27, while staying at a strongpoint, soldier Ashot Mikaelyan was killed by a sniper, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reported.

July 27, 2020 23:52

• Three residents of Chechnya apologize for video with air pistol

  Two young men detained in Chechnya repented for posting on the Internet a video in which they were posing with an air pistol. An older brother of one of the repenting young men promised to prevent a repetition in future of any incident of such kind. Instagram users saw no reason for a public apology in the video.

July 27, 2020 23:50

• ECtHR questions effectiveness of investigation into case on torture of Zaur Dadaev

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) obliged the authorities of Russia to report whether a complaint about torture used against Zaur Dadaev, sentenced in a case on the murder of Boris Nemtsov, had been effectively investigated.

July 27, 2020 23:48

• During the week of July 20-26, 2020, at least four persons killed in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of July 20-26, 2020, four suspected members of the armed underground fell victim to 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.

July 27, 2020 18:16

• Georgian villager released after being detained at border

  Malkhaz Lezhava, a resident of the village of Medjvriskhevi, detained at the border with South Ossetia, has been released and placed under quarantine in Georgia, the Georgian State Security Service (SSS) has reported.

July 27, 2020 18:12

• Billionaires Sarkisov and Nisanov urge their Armenian and Azerbaijani fellow countrymen to stop clashes

  Entrepreneurs, Sergey Sarkisov and God Nisanov, called on their fellow countrymen to stop clashes amid the aggravation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict. Sarkisov has promised to compensate for the damage caused to the Azerbaijanis' property in Moscow.

July 27, 2020 18:04

• Instagram users find video with relatives of Chechen killed in Austria unconvincing

  The mother and sister of Mamikhan Umarov, assassinated in Austria, who live in Argun, have refuted his earlier claims that the authorities had been putting pressure on them. Social network users and local residents have treated the video as a staged one.

July 27, 2020 11:59

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of July 20-26, 2020

  Spread of the coronavirus infection in the Caucasus; CTO in Kabardino-Balkaria; conflicts between natives of Azerbaijan and Armenia in Russia and other countries; confession voiced by relatives of Chechen blogger Mamikhan Umarov killed in Vienna; new sanctions imposed by the US Department of State against Ramzan Kadyrov, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of July 20-26, 2020, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

July 27, 2020 11:52

• Conflict of Kists with Kakhetians in Georgia escalates into mass brawl

  A conflict broke out among the Kist nationals living in the village of Duisi and Kakhetians from the village of Matani. Anzor Machalikashvili, the uncle of Temirlan Machalikashvili, killed in a special operation in Pankisi, suffered in the clash.

July 27, 2020 11:01

• Chechen budget-funded servants are forced to take part in pro-governmental flash mob under threat of firing

  Managers of budget-funded institutions are forcing, under a threat of dismissal, their employees to get registered in social networks and post their photos with the hashtag "#MySemyaKRA" (We are the family of Kadyrov, Ramzan Akhmatovich) in support of Ramzan Kadyrov, who occurred under US sanctions.

July 27, 2020 10:53

• Chechen MIA head's video addressed to US Secretary of State ridiculed in social networks

  Ruslan Alkhanov, the head of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), armed with hand-held grenade launchers, has stated, imitating Ramzan Kadyrov, who occurred under US, to the US Secretary of State that he "accepted the battle." Instagram users have treated the Minister's behaviour as frivolous.

July 27, 2020 10:49

• Baku: three oppositionists detained because of rally

  In Baku on July 15, Mamed Ibragim, a member of the Presidium of the oppositional Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), and two party activists, Elnur Yusubov and Sarvan Djumaev, were detained in connection with the action in support of the Azerbaijani Army. The PFPA has claimed 38 detained party members.