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July 24, 2020 13:45

• Azerbaijani MFA urges to strengthen guarding of its citizens abroad

  Azerbaijani authorities have demanded from the police of the EU countries and the USA to ensure the guarding of Azerbaijan's diplomatic missions and Azerbaijani citizens after Armenians' protest actions.

July 24, 2020 13:30

• Tbilisi protesters demand resignation of MIA head and government

  The murders of young people in Georgia are investigated inefficiently, protesters in Tbilisi have stated. They demanded resignation of the head of the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) and the government.

July 24, 2020 11:57

• Confession of Umarov's relatives is excuse for Chechen authorities

  Relatives of the blogger, Mamikhan Umarov, assassinated in Vienna, took his death upon themselves by following the authorities' instructions; therefore, they won't be punished. The Chechen leadership equates criticism addressed thereto with unworthy behaviour, which is treated as an excuse for intra-family repressions, the human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

July 24, 2020 11:42

• Georgian tour operators reported losses due to absence of tourists

  There are few local tourists in Georgian hotels; most of them don't use the services of tour operators; therefore, the industry is on the brink of bankruptcy, the businessmen interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

July 24, 2020 08:42

• Statement by Umarov's relatives gives rise to inquiry in Chechnya

  The video appeal made by relatives of the blogger, Mamikhan Umarov, killed in Vienna, cannot be equated to a confession, but should trigger a check of their involvement in the crime. Such a check should be conducted by Chechen law enforcers, the advocates interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

July 24, 2020 08:28

• Instagram users distrust of law enforcers after CTO in KBR

  Counterterrorist operations (CTOs) against alleged militants end with the killing of all suspects; but no convincing proofs of casualties' guilt is provided to the public, Instagram users have noted in their comments to the law enforcers' operative video from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR).

July 23, 2020 22:13

• Putin supports Kadyrov by awarding him rank of Major General

  On July 22, Vladimir Putin awarded Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya, the military rank of Major General. This was announced by the leader of the region himself.

July 23, 2020 21:56

• Armenian MoD reports death of severely wounded soldier

  Today, Arthur Muradyan, a regular soldier, who was severely wounded on July 14 during the confrontation on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, has died in a military hospital, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reports.

July 23, 2020 18:38

• In Moscow, four activists detained at solo pickets in support of Mordasov and Sidorov

  Law enforcers detained participants of solo pickets held in front of the building of the Supreme Court (SC) of Russia, which scheduled for today a consideration of a cassation appeal against the verdicts to Rostov-on-Don residents Vladislav Mordasov and Yan Sidorov.

July 23, 2020 18:26

• Suspect in case on Mamikhan Umarov's murder in Austria left under arrest

  In Austria, a court has extended until August 20 the term of arrest for one of the suspects in a case on the murder of Chechen blogger Mamikhan Umarov, and the second suspect will be kept in prison until January 2021, an official from the Prosecutor's Office reports. Investigators will take into account a video appeal of the blogger's relatives who took the blame for his murder, the police say.

July 23, 2020 18:12

• In Abkhazia, hotel owners lose earnings because of closed border

  No tourists come to Abkhazia because of the closed border with Russia. According to local residents working in the tourism sector, they found themselves on the brink of survival.

July 23, 2020 15:21

• Azerbaijani and Armenian MoD claim shelling in border districts

  During the last 24 hours, positions of Azerbaijani militaries were shelled for 47 times. The Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) reported six attacks and a subsequent relative calmness at the border.

July 23, 2020 15:08

• Protesters in Tbilisi and Batumi demand to investigate high-profile murders

  Several dozen people have held protests in Tbilisi and Batumi, demanding an efficient investigation into the recent murders of a football player and a young woman. Three participants of the rally in Tbilisi were detained for disobeying the police, but were soon released.

July 23, 2020 11:14

• Residents of Chechnya treat authorities' reaction to new sanctions against Kadyrov as excessive

  At an emergency parliament session, Magomed Daudov, the Chairman of the Chechen Parliament, has called on the US State Department to put the entire population of Chechnya together with Ramzan Kadyrov into the sanctions list, while Salakh Mezhiev, the republic's Mufti, declared the US State Department "terrorist organization No. 1." Social network users and residents of Chechnya have ridiculed the Mufti's statement and accused the republic's authorities of trying to hide behind the population.

July 23, 2020 10:59

• Action in USA turns into conflict of citizens of Armenia and Azerbaijan

  A policeman and seven Azerbaijanis received traumas during a conflict with Armenian citizens at an action in Los Angeles, the Azerbaijani Consulate General has reported.

July 23, 2020 10:42

• Estemirova's colleagues complain to ECtHR about detentions for memory action

  The memory action held on the 10th anniversary of the murder of Natalia Estemirova in Moscow was peaceful, but law enforcers detained its participants, while the court considered the case in the absence of the state prosecutor, says the complaint sent by Alexander Cherkasov and Svetlana Gannushkina, the chairman and a board member of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", respectively, to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

July 23, 2020 03:05

• Chechen authorities allocate 10 million roubles on Kadyrov orders and medals with diamonds

  The authorities of Chechnya, which is a subsidized Russian region, has allocated 10.2 million roubles for orders and medals named after Akhmat Kadyrov. The awards should be made of gold and decorated with precious stones, as it follows from the public procurement website.

July 23, 2020 02:43

• Son of Azerbaijani oppositionist accused of spreading COVID-19

  After the protest action in Baku, Mekhti Ibragim, a son of Mamed Ibragim, a member of the Presidium of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was arrested for three months on charges of spreading the coronavirus infection. The oppositionist treats the accusation as far-fetched and links the persecution of his son with his father's political activities.

July 22, 2020 21:53

• ICRF confirms report about four militants killed in Kabardino-Balkaria

  Today, in the Chegem District, four members of a terrorist organization have been killed during the detention. The suspects were plotting a terror act, the FSB reported.

July 22, 2020 21:41

• In Chechnya, relatives of Mamikhan Umarov take the blame for his murder

  Men from among relatives of blogger Mamikhan Umarov, a critic of the Chechen authorities, who was killed in Vienna, recorded a video appeal. In the video, the men apologized for the statements the blogger had voiced. Furthermore, the relatives declared themselves guilty of his murder. Users of social networks believe the apology had been made under pressure.