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February 19, 2020 11:00

• Milashina demands from Bastrykin to investigate attack on her

  On February 18, Elena Milashina, an observer of the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper, submitted an application to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) with a demand to investigate the attack on her and the lawyer Marina Dubrovina, committed in Grozny.

February 19, 2020 08:37

• Ingush activist, Zelimkhan Bapkhoev, convicted

  A court in the Stavropol Territory has sentenced Zelimkhan Bapkhoev, a participant in clashes with law enforcers in Magas, to one and a half years in a settlement colony. He will be back at large on March 2, his advocate has stated.

February 19, 2020 08:24

• Georgian villagers block road to manganese mines

  Most of the manganese ore mines have stopped working, because of the protest action launched by residents of the village of Shukruti, who are seeking compensation from the "Georgian Manganese" Company for their damaged houses.

February 19, 2020 00:00

• Three Dagestanis disappear in Chechnya after posting video near mosque building

  Relatives of three residents of Derbent reported their disappearance in Grozny. One of the disappeared persons criticized the authorities of Chechnya, and shortly before their disappearance, the Derbent residents posted a video on social networks with them smoking in front of the "Heart of Chechnya" Mosque. Instagram users suggested that fact became the reason for their disappearance.

February 18, 2020 23:00

• Irakli Shotadze approved as General Prosecutor despite protests

  The Parliament of Georgia supported the appointment of Irakli Shotadze to the position of General Prosecutor of Georgia. Opposition MPs boycotted the parliament meeting.

February 18, 2020 22:06

• "(Un)safe city": being a hipster means to endanger one's life in Chechnya

  In Grozny, five hipsters have told authors of the project "(Un)safe city" that non-standard clothes, rap enthusiasm or atheistic views cause condemnation in the Chechen society and may become a reason for detention of a person by law enforcers.

February 18, 2020 21:56

• Ingush activist Akhmed Nalgiev sentenced to 21 months of imprisonment

  Today, in the Stavropol Territory, a court has found Ingush activist Akhmed Nalgiev guilty of attacking law enforcers during protests against the border agreement with Chechnya. The defence did not agree with the verdict of guilty.

February 18, 2020 17:14

• Court sentences Dagestani resident Shavri Gadjiev to eight years of imprisonment

  Today, the Dorogomilovsky District Court of Moscow has pronounced a verdict in a case on financing terrorists. Shavri Gadjiev, a resident of Makhachkala, who is accused of transferring 10,000 roubles to terrorists, was sentenced to eight years of imprisonment in a high-security penal colony.

February 18, 2020 17:04

• Polad Aslanov associates his prosecution with journalistic activities

  Azerbaijani journalist Polad Aslanov, accused of treason, has testified at a trial in the Baku Court on Grave Crimes. The defendant denies the charges brought against him and claims that he is being prosecuted for his professional journalistic activities.

February 18, 2020 14:37

• Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of 24 shelling attacks

  The positions of the Azerbaijani troops were shelled, including from sniper rifles, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports today.

February 18, 2020 14:26

• Ganja riot trial postponed indefinitely

  During the hearings in a case against Yunis Safarov and other persons accused of participating in the Ganja events, the defence requested the court to transfer the trial to Ganja or the Baku Court on Grave Crimes. The court pronounced a decision to send the motion to the Ganja Court of Appeal for consideration and postponed the trial indefinitely.

February 18, 2020 11:21

• Historians treat Ambassador Erkhov's words about Circassians as unscientific

  The statement of Alexei Erkhov, the Russian Ambassador to Ankara, about the voluntary resettlement of Circassians to Turkey during the Caucasian War and about their criminal way of life fail to reflect the historical reality, the historians interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" assert.

February 18, 2020 11:09

• Rights defenders criticize sentence to Talysh activist Abbasov

  In Azerbaijan, Fakhraddin Abbasov has been sentenced to 16 years in prison on charges of appealing against the integrity of the state, treason and incitement to hostility. The sentence cannot be called objective, human rights defenders assert.

February 18, 2020 10:57

• Journalists confirm links of Khangoshvili's alleged killer with FSB's special fighters

  The phone billing of the person, arrested on suspicion of killing Zelimkhan Khangoshvili in Berlin, confirms his multiple calls to special agents of the Russia's FSB (Federal Security Bureau), a joint investigation conducted by The Insider, Bellingcat and Der Spiegel reveals. In their turn, former special agents treat these journalists' findings as fake and provocation.

February 18, 2020 08:39

• Tour operators explain rise in Hajj prices for North-Caucasians

  The introduction of the visa fee is the main reason for the increase in the cost of a Hajj travel, representatives of the accredited tour operators have explained.

February 18, 2020 08:20

• Congress of Dagestani Chechens in Khasavyurt arouses interest in Chechnya

  The Eleventh Congress of Dagestani Chechens was dedicated to restoration of the Aukh District and ended with the announcement of a nationwide rally. Residents of Chechnya have supported the idea.

February 17, 2020 21:40

• Law enforcers try to disrupt protest near Georgian parliament

  In Tbilisi, oppositionists started an action in front of the parliament building to protest against the appointment of Irakli Shotadze the General Prosecutor of Georgia. As a result, a clash occurred between protesters and law enforcers.

February 17, 2020 21:28

• In Southern Russia, bookstores support rally against verdict in 'Network' case*

  In Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar, and Stavropol, three bookstores suspended their operation to support the "Book Strike" in protest against the verdict in a case against the "Set" (Network)*.

February 17, 2020 18:05

• On February 10-16, 2020, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of February 10-16, 2020, no information on persons killed or wounded in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus was reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

February 17, 2020 17:51

• Opposition demands to cancel election results in Azerbaijan

  In Baku, organizers of a protest rally released a rally resolution with the demand to cancel the voting results and schedule new parliamentary elections.