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February 17, 2020 17:39

• Election of Chechen woman as Bundestag member provokes disputes on Instagram

  Compatriots should be proud of the Bela Bach, who became the first Chechen woman among members of the German parliament, some users of the social network suggest. Bela Bach was born in Europe, and therefore she has no relation to the Chechen Republic, their opponents object.

February 17, 2020 16:59

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 10-16, 2020

  Publication of outputs of parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan and dispersal of those who disagree with them; toughening the sentence to Gigi Ugulava, former Tbilisi Mayor; sharp reaction to words of Russian Ambassador to Turkey about Circassians, – read the review of these and other events in the Caucasus over the week of February 10-16, 2020, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

February 17, 2020 13:05

• Ayk Asryan incited to suicide, investigators suggest

  A case on a death of Ayk Asryan, a contract soldier of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army, is being investigated under the article on incitement to suicide, the Investigating Committee of Armenia has reported.

February 17, 2020 12:52

• Karachay-Cherkessia becomes worst region in Southern Russia in life quality rating

  Karachay-Cherkessia occupied the last but one place among the regions of Russia in terms of quality of life. The top ten outsiders are also Ingushetia, Kalmykia, and North Ossetia. The best result among the regions of Southern Russia was shown by the Krasnodar Territory, which took the sixth place.

February 17, 2020 11:37

• Activists criticize Russian Ambassador for words about Circassians

  Alexei Erkhov, the Russian Ambassador to Ankara, has distorted the history with his words about the voluntary resettlement of Circassians to Turkey during the Caucasian War, Circassian activists assert.

February 17, 2020 11:22

• Activists count 55 detainees in Baku (+video)

  Law enforcers took dozens of opposition activists and their supporters detained in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, far out of the city and released there, activists report.

February 17, 2020 11:11

• Milashina rebukes Chechen law enforcers for unwillingness to investigate her beating

  Chechen policemen have failed to request videos from the surveillance cameras in the hotel, where Elena Milashina, an observer of the "Novaya Gazeta", and Marina Dubrovina, a Krasnodar lawyer, were beaten up, in order to identify the attackers, said Elena.

February 17, 2020 11:00

• Rise of Hajj tour cost worries residents of Chechnya

  Chechnya has stated accepting documents from believers who wish to make a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. This year, the cost of pilgrimage has grown up by almost 10% and amounts to 3600 US dollars, the Muftiate of Chechnya has informed. Some residents of the republic and Instagram users find the cost of the tour too high.

February 16, 2020 11:44

• Azerbaijani serviceman killed in conflict zone

  On Saturday, February 15, a serviceman of the Azerbaijani Army died from an opponent's shot on the troops contact line, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

February 16, 2020 11:42

• Law enforcers threatened to disperse oppositional rally in Baku

  Law enforcers have warned the organizers of a rally scheduled at the building of Azerbaijani Central Election Commission (CEC) that the unsanctioned action will be suppressed. Oppositionists treat the warning as unlawful.

February 16, 2020 11:39

• Circassian organizations outraged at Russian Ambassador to Turkey's statements about Circassians

  Alexei Erkhov, the Russian Ambassador, has distorted history and insulted the Circassian nation, the Federation of Caucasian Associations of Turkey (Kafkas Dernekleri Federasyonu – KAFFED) and the Federation of Circassian Associations have stated in response to Ambassador's words about Circassians' criminal way of life and their peaceful resettlement from Northern Caucasus to Turkey as a result of the Caucasian War.

February 16, 2020 11:26

• HRHF calls on authorities to investigate violence against journalists in Azerbaijan

  The Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF) has demanded from Azerbaijani authorities to allow peaceful meetings in central Baku, and to impartially investigate the excessive use of force by policemen during dispersal of the February 11 action.

February 15, 2020 18:09

• Residents of Chechnya disbelieve wage growth statistics

  In 2019, the average salary increased by 6% and reached 27,600 roubles, the "Chechenstat" has claimed. Most of employers offer much less salaries; and there were no bonuses or surpluses during the year, residents of the republic have stated.

February 15, 2020 18:04

• Journalist receive murder threat a week after she was beaten up in Grozny

  The author of a letter to the editorial board of the "Novaya Gazeta" has threatened the journalist, Elena Milashina, with a "death sentence" for her publications about Chechnya and Ramzan Kadyrov. In another threat posted in social networks, the recent attack on Milashina in Grozny is called a warning to the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

February 15, 2020 11:31

• Chechnya: Assembly of Caucasian Nations urges police to release detained invalid

  Ruslan Turaev, a resident of Grozny, disappeared on February 9, and, as his relatives report, law enforcers refused to confirm his detention. They said that without the proper medications, Turaev could fall into coma. The Assembly of Caucasian Nations has urged the head of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) to help to set Turaev free.

February 15, 2020 11:28

• Journalists demand to investigate actions of Azerbaijani police

  The Azerbaijani Prosecutor's Office (PO) has issued a warning of non-compliance with the professional ethics to four journalists because of their participation in the action on February 11. In protest, journalists have torn the PO's notifications into pieces and demanded to investigate the actions of the policemen who interfered with their work.

February 15, 2020 11:25

• Criticism of Kadyrov's cadre decisions forced him to find excuses

  Most of Kadyrov's relatives hold rank-and-file positions in law enforcement structures, the head of Chechnya himself has stated in response to criticism of his cadre decisions. At the same time, he admitted that the kinship with Akhmat-haji Kadyrov (Ramzan's father) promotes a career in Chechnya.

February 15, 2020 08:57

• Law enforcers refuse to disclose reasons for searches of rights defenders in Dagestan

  Law enforcers have associated the searches of the partners of the "Legal Initiative" conducted in Dagestan on February 13 with some operative-search activities, but failed to present specific grounds for such actions, Ksenia Babich, the press secretary of the "Legal Initiative", has informed.

February 15, 2020 08:54

• Contract soldier perishes in NKR

  Ayk Asryan, a contract soldier, has died from a gunshot wound, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has informed.

February 15, 2020 08:45

• Practice of public repentances strengthens fear in Chechnya

  Public repentances widespread in Chechnya cannot be legal proof of a person's guilt, lawyers assert. The aim of forcing people to apologize is to intimidate them with a threat of humiliation, Lev Levinson, a human rights defender, believes.