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January 04, 2020 15:48

• YouTube users watch film about Chemurziev and express their support to Ingush activists

  In the documentary "Repressions", parents of Barakh Chemurziev, a leader of the protests in Ingushetia, spoke about his detention and called on people to fight for the "people's cause." YouTube users who watched the today's premiere of the film noted that the history of the Chemurziev family was typical for Ingushetia.

January 04, 2020 15:34

• Instagram users reproach young people for dances near New Year tree in Grozny

  A video with several couples waltzing in the centre of Grozny provoked social media claims about violation of the Chechen standards of behaviour. Users criticized both the dancers and the people who watched their dances and did not stop them.

January 04, 2020 15:14

• Azerbaijan claims 22 shelling attacks from Armenian side

  The positions of the Azerbaijani troops were shelled on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports today.

January 04, 2020 13:57

• Ilgar Mamedov demands suspending powers of Azerbaijan in the Council of Europe

  Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the "Republican Alternative" (ReAl) Party, has appealed to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe with a call to suspend the powers of the Azerbaijani government in this structure. He motivates his step by the failure of the authorities of the country to enforce the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in relation to him.

January 04, 2020 13:39

• Analysts point to similarity of Magas attack with other ones committed under IS* brand

  The attack on the road-and-patrol service (DPS) post in Magas fits into the global trend of actions that terrorists commit on behalf of the "Islamic State"*, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

January 04, 2020 13:22

• Slogan "Bachi-Yurt is force!" reveals hidden protest against Kadyrov's cult

  The chanting "Bachi-Yurt is force!" has become a hidden protest against the cult of the first president (Akhmat Kadyrov) imposed by Chechen authorities and the slogan "Akhmat is force!", Ruslan Kutaev has suggested. By publicly scolding young people for their first chant, law enforcers are involuntarily demonstrating that the cult of Akhmat Kadyrov has opponents, said Akhmet Yarlykapov.

January 04, 2020 08:35

• Road blocked for Delimkhanov outrages residents of Ingushetia

  On January 2, members of the influential Batal Khadji brotherhood blocked a street in Nazran in honour of the Chechen MP Adam Delimkhanov, who came to visit them. This was criticized by local residents.

January 04, 2020 08:25

• Events on Kunta-Khadji Kishiev's memory day split residents of Chechnya

  On January 3, Chechnya held religious events in honour of the holy Kunta-Khadji Kishiev revered in the republic. Some residents of Chechnya and Instagram users believe that Kishiev's person has been largely mythologized.

January 03, 2020 21:46

• Activist Lasha Chkhartishvili detained at Georgian parliament building in Tbilisi

  Today, the protest action held outside the building of the Georgian Parliament resulted in a skirmish of activists with policemen. Lasha Chkhartishvili, an activist of the Labour Party of Georgia, was accused of petty hooliganism and disobedience to a law enforcer.

January 03, 2020 21:27

• Chechen Instagram users oppose spending budget funds on New Year holidays

  Chechen authorities should not spend money on New Year festivities, some Instagram users believe. They and other social network users, and residents of Chechnya have criticized participants in the New Year celebrations.

January 03, 2020 19:02

• Opposition activist loses litigation on registration for Azerbaijani parliamentary elections

  The court has upheld the Central Election Commission (CEC), which cancelled the registration of Zaur Gurbanly, a member of the "Republican Alternative" (ReAl) Party, as a candidate for parliament of Azerbaijan.

January 03, 2020 18:49

• Azerbaijani journalist complains of worsened health during hunger strike

  On the sixth day of his hunger strike at Azerbaijani colony, Ikram Ragimov, the editor-in-chief of the "Realliq.info" website, has reported a deterioration of his health and custody conditions.

January 03, 2020 13:34

• Renaming of Grozny Judo Club continues trend of "Akhmatization" of Chechnya

  The "Edelweiss" Judo Sports Club in Chechnya has announced the creation of the "Akhmat" Club, for which the "Edelweiss" will play the role of the youth staff. This new renaming of the sports club did not surprise local residents, but caused their criticism.

January 03, 2020 13:02

• Azerbaijan counts 23 shelling attacks on frontline

  Within the past 24 hours, Azerbaijani positions on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled for 23 times, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed today.

January 03, 2020 11:58

• Media report Beterbiev's unwillingness to defend title in China because of Muslims' oppressions there

  Arthur Beterbiev, the light heavyweight champion in professional boxing versions of IBF and WBC, intends to refuse from defending his title in China in a fight with the Chinese, Meng Fanlong, because of this country's policy regarding Muslim Uyghurs.

January 03, 2020 11:46

• Law enforcers find fake bomb near priest's house in Ingushetia

  An examination has shown that a bomb-like object found in a street of Nazran is a fake explosive device, an informed source has stated.

January 03, 2020 11:35

• Residents of Chechnya rebuke authorities for opening restaurant instead of library

  The eldest daughter of the head of Chechnya has opened her "Paris" restaurant in the building of the closed city library of Grozny, where NGO activists used to gather in early 2000s, local residents told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. Instagram users have noted that the restaurant was opened amid unemployment and money deficit in Chechnya.

January 03, 2020 08:32

• Austrian law enforcers suspect Chechen natives of benefits fraud

  Two couples from Chechnya have illegally received 280,000 euros of benefits, the Austrian police have stated.

January 03, 2020 08:21

• Makhachkala residents ridicule reconstruction of central square for 350 million

  The funds donated to Makhachkala by the Mayor of Moscow have been spent inefficiently, local residents, who have criticized the quality of the work done, assert.

January 03, 2020 08:10

• Residents of Chechnya tell about forced attendance of mass New Year welcoming

  Over 120,000 people gathered in central Grozny on the New Year's Eve, the Chechen authorities have reported. Employees of budgetary organizations had to participate in festivities under the threat of layoffs, Grozny residents have told.