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July 13, 2020 23:37

• Death toll of shelling attacks on border between Armenia and Azerbaijan reaches 13

  Three Armenian soldiers were hospitalized with shrapnel wounds after a shelling attack from the Azerbaijani side, the authorities of Armenia reported. The total number of deceased and wounded in shelling attacks which took place on July 12 and 13 on the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia reached 13 people.

July 13, 2020 21:48

• In Armenia, Khachaturyan sisters accused of killing their father by prior conspiracy

  The General Prosecutor's Office has approved the indictment against three Khachaturyan sisters. They are accused of killing their father by prior conspiracy. The case against the youngest of the sisters, who was recognized insane, will be considered separately, the TASS reports with reference to advocate Alexei Liptser.

July 13, 2020 21:42

• Armenian policemen wounded on border with Azerbaijan

  While on duty on the border in the Tavush District, two fighters of the police internal troops were slightly injured during a shelling attack from the Azerbaijani side, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reported.

July 13, 2020 15:09

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of July 6-12, 2020

  Statistics of the coronavirus infection spread in the Caucasus and impact of the pandemic on the everyday life of people living in the countries of Southern Caucasus and southern regions of Russia; armed clash on the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia; public outcry around the murder in Vienna of a blogger criticizing Ramzan Kadyrov, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of July 6-12, 2020, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

July 13, 2020 15:07

• Armenia reports new shelling attacks on Azerbaijani border

  Azerbaijani militaries continued shelling attacks on the border with the Tavush Region, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported. The shelling was carried out on the positions stationed near dwelling settlements, the country's ombudsperson has stated.

July 13, 2020 14:54

• Chechen law enforcer equates smokers to terrorists

  The residents of Chechnya-cigarette-smokers should be attracted to public works, a local police officer has announced. By comparing smokers to drug addicts and terrorists, he threatened them with public rebukes and forced cleaning of mosques.

July 13, 2020 11:29

• Sources report searches of relatives of murdered Ingush rights defender

  In Ingushetia, law enforcers are conducting searches of the homes of Musa Aushev and his nephews, who are relatives of the rights defender, Maksharip Aushev, killed in 2009.

July 13, 2020 11:26

• Coronavirus diagnosed in 28 Georgian militaries in Afghanistan

  The coronavirus was detected in the Georgian military servicemen, who were in Afghanistan within the "Strong Support" NATO's mission. They all returned to their homeland and are treated in hospital.

July 13, 2020 11:20

• Azerbaijan claims three casualties in battle on Armenian border

  Three soldiers perished and four others were wounded in a fight on the border with Armenia, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced.

July 12, 2020 11:39

• Georgy Guev's fellow countrymen rally in his support in Vladikavkaz

  Residents of Vladikavkaz, who were denied a motor rally in support of Georgy Guev, a native of North Ossetia, accused of financing terrorism, made a photo with posters "I/We Guev Georgy".

July 12, 2020 11:24

• Resident of Georgia injured in shootout with South-Ossetian border guards

  Zaza Kakheladze, a Georgian citizen, opened fire at detention; this is the first such incident in 12 years, the KGB (Committee of State Security) of South Ossetia has stated. The Georgian party has condemned the actions of South-Ossetian law enforcers.

July 12, 2020 11:11

• Azerbaijani journalist goes on hunger strike in SIZO

  Azerbaijan has completed a preliminary inquiry into the criminal case opened against Afghan Sadygov, the head of the "Azel.tv" website. He has gone on a hunger strike, insisting on his innocence, his wife has stated.

July 12, 2020 10:56

• Law enforcers publicly scold three residents of Chechnya for dangerous driving

  The fathers of the young men, caught by Chechen law enforcers for violating traffic rules, have stated to the camera that they felt disgraced by the behaviour of their sons. Law enforcers should have not humiliated the fathers, Instagram users and local residents have noted.

July 11, 2020 18:56

• Chechen Mufti's instructions about weddings surprise social network users

  It is recommended to invite minimum of guests to the wedding; while a wedding cortege should not consist of more than two cars, Salakh Mezhiev, the Mufti of Chechnya, has announced. His statement looks illogic amid the authorities' lift of ban on weddings, Instagram users believe.

July 11, 2020 18:15

• Azerbaijan reports 49 shelling attacks on the frontline

  During the last 24 hours, the positions of the Azerbaijani Army deployed in the Karabakh conflict zone and on the Armenian border were shelled for 49 times, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today.

July 11, 2020 17:49

• Abkhazia announces opening of humanitarian corridor on Georgian border

  The authorities of Abkhazia have decided to open the border from July 13 to July 17, so that local residents could return home from Georgia. All the returnees have to undergo health control.

July 11, 2020 17:32

• Chechnya's borders remain closed for tourists due to coronavirus

  This summer, the tourist season in Chechnya has not been opened; only local residents spend their vacations in the republic's resorts, because under the coronavirus epidemic the borders of Chechnya are closed for foreign tourists, the resort workers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" assert.

July 11, 2020 17:19

• Khasavyurt medics claim incomplete coronavirus statistics

  The bosses of the Khasavyurt ambulance station refuse to pay surcharges to medics, taking advantage of the fact that due to lack of tests, not all the infected persons were diagnosed the coronavirus, health workers claim.

July 11, 2020 12:41

• Elista restaurateurs threaten authorities with protests

  Owners of cafés and restaurants in Kalmykia are planning protest actions demanding to ease the restrictive measures in public catering and support the entrepreneurs who have to stay without incomes.

July 11, 2020 12:25

• Raip Ashikov claims compensation for infected with coronavirus at SIZO

  Raip Ashikov, a former head of Makhachkala police, accused of financing terrorism, went to court to demand compensation for the inhuman custody conditions. According to his story, when at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), he was infected with COVID-19 and failed to receive any treatment for more than 40 days.