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March 10, 2020 18:59

• Analysts consider renewal of Azerbaijani parliament a "change of scenery"

  For the first time in the history of independent Azerbaijan, a woman was elected the speaker of the legislative body, and a representative of the parliamentary minority was elected one of the vice speakers of the parliament. However, analysts questioned the effectiveness of the new leaders. According to the analysts, the new faces are reactionaries and not reformers.

March 10, 2020 18:54

• Residents of Chechnya criticize awarding of Ramzan Kadyrov's relatives

  Agazert Daaeva, an aunt of the Chechen leader, was awarded the Order of Akhmat Kadyrov, and Medni Kadyrova, a spouse of the leader of Chechnya, was awarded the Badge "For Distinction in the Fight against Terrorism." The authorities of the republic demonstrate that relatives of Ramzan Kadyrov make up a special caste, local residents note.

March 10, 2020 18:50

• Native of Chechnya complains of beating in Mordovian colony

  For more than two weeks, the Prosecutor's Office fails to react to the application about the beating of a native of Chechnya, Ibragim Bakaniev, in a Mordovian colony, his advocate has stated. Rights defenders believe that the colony, where Bakaniev was beaten up, is notable for the general bias against Muslims.

March 10, 2020 18:42

• Veterans of Georgian-Abkhaz war support Sukhumi hunger-strikers

  At a meeting in Sukhumi in support of the hunger-strikers, who demand to adopt laws against corruption, veterans of the Georgian-Abkhaz war decided to convoke a nationwide meeting, if the local MPs fail to adopt the amendments to the anti-corruption law.

March 10, 2020 11:47

• Georgian authorities argue with opposition over political prisoners

  An agreement on a system for holding parliamentary elections will be valid, provided the release of all political prisoners, oppositional activists have stated and gave a list of particular names. However, Georgian authorities have objected, arguing that the agreement assumes no particular prisoners.

March 10, 2020 11:42

• Swedish special services investigate attack on Tumso Abdurakhmanov

  The inquiry into the attack on the Chechen blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, committed in the Swedish city of Gävle, has been transferred to the special service that deals with threats to state security.

March 10, 2020 11:14

• Georgian activists stand up for "Adjara TV" journalists

  Teona Bakuridze, a news presenter at the "Adjara TV", has been removed from work; and this continued the series of decisions made by the new director of the TV channel and aimed at suppressing the freedom of speech. This was stated by the NGO "Centre for Human Rights Training and Monitoring" (CHRTM), which demanded to reinstated the fired reporters of the news division.

March 10, 2020 10:56

• Instagram users argue about museum of Islamic culture in Nalchik

  The Museum of Islamic History and Culture will be created on the basis of the Islamic University in Nalchik, the Muftiate of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has informed. Some subscribers to the local public have suggested to spend the money on roads, and help to children and elderly people. Their opponents emphasize the importance of getting to know the Islamic culture.

March 10, 2020 10:45

• Medal to Kadyrov's daughter shows biased awarding in Chechnya

  A fashion show in Paris is not a reason to granting the medal "For Merit to Chechnya" to Aishat Kadyrova, Ramzan's daughter, however, any awards in Chechnya are granted by a sole decision of the republic's head, analysts believe. The award mismatches the status of the daughter and the ethical norms of Islam, readers of the "Caucasian Knot" have pointed out.

March 09, 2020 22:15

• On March 2-8, 2020, one person fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of March 2-8, 2020, one person was killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

March 09, 2020 22:07

• In Dagestan, picketers demand to release journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev

  No visits are allowed to Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a relative of the journalist reports.

March 09, 2020 21:57

• Chechen court's decision to leave children with father causes debates on social network

  In Chechnya, contrary to the decision of a Moscow court, a court obliged children of a Moscow woman to live with their father. Instagram users argued about the reasons for such a decision of the court.

March 09, 2020 21:49

• Three Georgian residents detained for kidnapping a bride

  With the help of his two friends, a resident of Georgia kidnapped a 19-year-old girl to marry against her will, the law enforcement bodies suggest.

March 09, 2020 18:56

• Azerbaijan reports shelling attacks on six villages in Karabakh conflict zone

  The positions of the Azerbaijani troops in villages on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled 31 times within 24 hours, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports.

March 09, 2020 18:53

• Ramzan Kadyrov denies US Congressmen's assumptions of his financial interests abroad

  Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has announced that he has no business in Russia or abroad and explained the ties with the Middle East by the business and economic interests of the republic.

March 09, 2020 18:48

• In Moscow, roundtable participants voice main problems of Caucasian women

  According to participants of a roundtable held in Moscow on March 5, women of Northern Caucasus face problems of education, "honour killings," mutilation surgeries (female genital circumcision), and the practice of polygamy.

March 09, 2020 13:33

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of March 2-8, 2020

  76th anniversary of deportation of Balkar nationals; special operation in Ingushetia; onset of coronavirus in the Caucasus; election of Dmitry Trapeznikov as Elista City Mayor; hunger strike in Sukhumi and hospitalization of oppositionist Aslan Bzhaniya, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of March 2-8, 2020, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

March 09, 2020 11:20

• Residents of Chechnya express polar opinions on March 8 celebrations

  Some residents of Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, refused to celebrate the International Women's Day for religious reasons and out of respect for the memory of the victims of Balkars' deportation, which was undertaken on that day in 1944. Other Grozny residents took March 8 as an occasion to congratulate women.

March 09, 2020 11:15

• Awarding a medal to Kadyrov's daughter taken with scepticism in Chechnya

  After the show in Paris of the clothes of the "Firdaus" Fashion House, headed by Aishat Kadyrova, Ramzan Kadyrov awarded his daughter the medal "For Merits to the Chechen Republic". Some residents of Chechnya have doubted the justification of the award.

March 09, 2020 11:08

• Baku: female activists demand to stop discriminating women (+video)

  Participants of a feminists' march held in Baku pointed out to the authorities the problem of domestic violence. Policemen detained several of them.