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February 11, 2020 09:44

• "Chernovik" founder tells about interest in articles by arrested journalist Gadjiev

  On Monday, February 11, eight persons continued their solo pickets in Makhachkala in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, arrested under the case of financing terrorism. The articles written by him are very popular; they cause authorities' reaction, Magdi Kamalov, the founder of the "Chernovik" (Draft) weekly, has stated.

February 10, 2020 23:20

• OSCE casts doubt on election outcomes in Azerbaijan

  Violations at vote tabulation and facts of pressure on observers are casting doubt on the honesty of the parliamentary elections held in Azerbaijan, the OSCE (Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe) has stated.

February 10, 2020 23:14

• Georgian oppositionist sentenced to real prison term for embezzlement

  The court has sentenced Gigi Ugulava, a former Tbilisi Mayor and one of the leaders of the "European Georgia" Party, to three years and two months in prison.

February 10, 2020 22:58

• Aminat Lorsanova reports fleeing Chechnya after "treatment" for homosexuality

  After escaping from Chechnya, Aminat Lorsanova, a native of Grozny, broke all ties with her relatives who tried to "expel genies from her" by beating her with sticks. Islam does not practice treatment for homosexuality, notes Magomedrasul Omarov, the head of the Dagestani information and analytical centre "Fikr".

February 10, 2020 22:51

• Rights defenders treat attack on Milashina and Dubrovina as part of general campaign

  An attack on Elena Milashina and Marina Dubrovina was related to their professional activities, notes human rights defender Oleg Kozlovsky, whose kidnapping in Magas has been under investigation for more than a year.

February 10, 2020 21:51

• Regular soldier dies in military unit of Nagorno-Karabakh

  On February 9, a 19-year-old soldier of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army was found unconscious in one of the military units. He died in a hospital.

February 10, 2020 18:28

• On February 3-9, 2020, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of February 3-9, 2020, no one fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

February 10, 2020 13:30

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 3-9, 2020

  Parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan; attack on journalist Elena Milashina and advocate Marina Dubrovina in Grozny; new arrests of rally participants in Magas; resonance after a murder of a Chechen blogger in France; adoption of an anti-corruption law in Abkhazia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of February 3-9, 2020, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

February 10, 2020 10:54

• Children returned from Syria handed over to relatives in Chechnya

  A brother and a sister brought among other children from Syria to Moscow have been handed over in Grozny to their relatives, the Chechen Ministry for National Policy has reported.

February 10, 2020 10:51

• Two Georgian residents detained for bride abduction

  In the Georgian region of Kakheti, two young men have been detained on suspicion of abducting a 16-year-old girl with the aim to marry her, the police have reported.

February 10, 2020 10:48

• Observers name widespread violations at elections in Azerbaijan

  During the vote at the parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan, there were cases of ballot stuffing (throws-in), the so-called "roundabouts", observers' inadmissibility and other significant violations, which prevent from establishing the true voters' will, the NGO leaders have stated.

February 10, 2020 10:43

• Social network users demand to punish law enforcers after "honour killing" in Ingushetia

  A resident of Ingushetia killed his sister after a leak of the video of Isa Altemirov's detention into the Internet, Facebook and Instagram users have noted. It was the leak that has provoked him, commentators assert.

February 09, 2020 12:05

• Activists condemn Elista Mayoralty for refusing to sanction action against justification of Kalmyks' deportation

  The Elista Mayoralty has refused to sanction a rally demanding to bring to justice Vladimir Shtygashev, the Speaker of the Khakassian Parliament, for his words about the Stalinist deportation of Kalmyks. The organizers of the action would not agree with officials' arguments.

February 09, 2020 11:39

• IBA former head asks court for leniency

  Djakhangir Gadjiev, a former board chairman of the International Bank of Azerbaijani (IBA), has referred in his appeal to the legislative amendments that had reduced prison terms under the articles imputed to him.

February 09, 2020 11:25

• NKR accuses Azerbaijan of 190 shelling attacks during week

  Since February 2, Azerbaijani soldiers fired about 1200 rounds at positions of the Defence Army, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has reported.

February 08, 2020 18:31

• Residents of Chechnya criticize attack on Milashina and Dubrovina

  It is unacceptable for a Chechen to attack a woman and a guest, Instagram users said in response to statements of local publics asserting that republic's residents had supported the attack on Elena Milashina, an observer of the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper, and Marina Dubrovina, an advocate. The authorities are behind the attack, residents of Chechnya have suggested.

February 08, 2020 18:08

• Chechen resident publicly apologizes for his panic coronavirus message

  A video with an apology of Rustam Amaev, a Grozny resident, for inventing an epidemic that has overwhelmed Chechnya was recorded under pressure, local residents believe.

February 08, 2020 17:27

• Azerbaijan fixes 22 shelling attacks on the frontline

  Positions of the Azerbaijani Army were shelled on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today.

February 08, 2020 17:14

• Director of film about Dagestani women calls to revise mountain traditions

  Alexander Fedorov, the director of the film "They Also Dreamed" has stated it is necessary to abandon such traditions of Dagestani mountain villages like referring certain physically difficult occupations to the category of specifically female labour.

February 08, 2020 12:57

• At actions in Europe, Chechen refugees demand to punish Aliev's killers

  Protest actions related to the assassination of Imran Aliev were held at Russian Embassies in Austria and Germany. The picketers demanded from law enforcement agencies of these countries to find and punish those responsible for the blogger's murder, as well as ensure the safety of other Chechen refugees.