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October 07, 2019 14:49

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events from September 30 to October 6, 2019

  Search of the Dagestan weekly "Chernovik"; exacerbation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border; bold escape of prisoner in Ingushetia, – read about these and other events in a September 30-October 6, 2019, weekly review of main events in the Caucasus prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

October 07, 2019 11:16

• Films about residents of Dagestan screened at "Kunaki" Film Festival in Nalchik

  On September 6, the "Kunaki" (Friends) Festival of Cinema and Television in Nalchik showed two films from Dagestan – "Parable of Lame Ram" and "Zada's Children". The first documentary tells about incorruptible policeman, who was fired from the law enforcement system, and the second one – about rural teacher who has raised about a hundred adopted children.

October 07, 2019 11:01

• NKR counts hundred shelling attacks by Azerbaijan within week

  Over the past seven days, the Azerbaijani side violated the ceasefire regime on the troops contact line by firing about 800 shots, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has stated.

October 07, 2019 10:50

• Researchers of Caucasus see no violations of Islam in Chechen "wedding" apologies

  The people forced to apologize for their behaviour at wedding ceremonies in Chechnya hadn't violated any Islamic norms; and Ramzan Kadyrov's claims to them is just part of his "political behaviour", the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

October 07, 2019 10:38

• Azerbaijan opens new border outpost at David Gareja Complex

  At the new border outpost, agents of the Azerbaijani State Frontier Service (SFS) have been instructed to "protect the historical-cultural heritage of the Azerbaijani people" on the border with Georgia.

October 06, 2019 11:44

• Social network users treat Guf's apology to Chechens as forced one

  The apologies of rapper Guf (Alexei Dolmatov) to Chechens were ambiguously perceived by social network users. One should respond for what he says, some commentators have noted. Guf has apologized under pressure, others considered, recalling the practice of public apologies in Chechnya and beyond.

October 06, 2019 11:40

• KChR student who died in Egypt prison buried there

  Alikhan Kazymov, a 22-year-old native of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), who was detained by Egyptian special services three months ago during a raid to identify illegal immigrants, has died in an Egyptian prison. On October 3, he was buried in a suburb of Cairo.

October 06, 2019 11:35

• Social network users perceive ban on vapes in Chechnya as total

  The law passed in Chechnya prohibits sale of electronic cigarettes (vapes) only to minors, but social network commentators believe that the ban also applies to adults. If vapes are not banned in Dagestan either, residents of Chechnya will buy them there, social network users point out.

October 06, 2019 01:15

• Iranian MFA promises to set free detained journalist

  Russian journalist Yulia Yuzik has been detained not as a suspect, but to clarify a number of issues; she will soon be released, the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has assured.

October 05, 2019 16:59

• Armenian soldier wounded on Azerbaijani border

  Armen Chakhmakhchyan, a contract soldier, was wounded by an Azerbaijani shot, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated. The soldier was hospitalized; his life is out of danger.

October 05, 2019 16:56

• Russian rapper Guf apologizes to Chechen people

  The indignation of some "persons" and social networks users has forced rapper Guf to apologize for his careless word addressed to female residents of the Caucasus. The performer used it in relation to different nationals, but stressed that he apologizes to Chechens first of all.

October 05, 2019 12:34

• Georgian NGO claims non-fulfilment by Russia of ECtHR's decision in favour of Georgians

  The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE) will check the enforcement of the decision of the of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg in favour of the Georgian citizens expelled from Russia in 2006. According to the NGO "Association of Young Georgian Lawyers", Russia has failed to enforcer the ECtHR's decision in time.

October 05, 2019 12:32

• "Musavat" Party reports pressure on activists throughout Azerbaijan

  Law enforcers are persecuting leaders of the "Musavat" Party, who meet party activists in the regions of Azerbaijan on the eve of the election of a new party leader. After meetings, local activists are summoned to the police.

October 05, 2019 12:28

• In Grozny, students and state servants forced to take part in subbotnik before City Day

  For two days in a row, employees of municipal organizations of Grozny were taken to remove construction waste in the new dwelling settlement of Ortsin-Mokhk; while students' classes were cancelled because of subbotniks.

October 05, 2019 08:54

• Decision to pay compensations to Chechens Tsetievs and Razhapov was promoted by public outcry

  The defence of the Chechen natives, Said-Magomed and Khusein Tsetiev and Khamid Razhapov has appealed against the court decision to reimburse their arrest on unfair charges, trying to increase the compensation amount. Public resonance will contribute to success in such cases, lawyers believe.

October 05, 2019 08:52

• Police treats raids at Makhachkala mosque as safety care

  On Friday, October 4, dozens law enforcers checked documents of the car drivers, who were driving away from the "Tangim" Mosque in Makhachkala after their Friday namaz (prayer). Law enforcers deny that they are collecting information with the aim to put believers on the "prophylactic registry", Idris Yusupov, a journalist, has stated.

October 04, 2019 23:39

• Residents of Kabardino-Balkaria support author of apologies to Ramzan Kadyrov

  A resident of Chechnya, who publicly apologized for crying at his sister's wedding party, called himself a Kabardian in a video; so, he should not have apologized for violating the Chechen wedding customs, residents of Kabardino-Balkaria note in social networks.

October 04, 2019 23:30

• Armenian ultras claim responsibility for incident at "Karabakh" match

  Football fans of the First Armenian Front claimed responsibility for launching a drone with a flag of Nagorno-Karabakh at a stadium in Luxembourg. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Association of Football Federations of the country insist on the punishment of the persons responsible for an incident.

October 04, 2019 17:50

• Author of book "Brides of Allah" detained in Tehran

  Russian journalist Yulia Yuzik, an author of books "Brides of Allah" and "Beslan Dictionary", was detained in the Iranian capital on suspicion of collaborating with Israeli secret services.

October 04, 2019 17:46

• North-Ossetian residents support project for victims of domestic violence after murder of woman by her ex-husband

  Over the several days of the "Xotae" project for rendering assistance to victims of domestic violence, created after the resonant murder of Regina Gagieva, its organizers noted an increase in addresses from victims and offers of help. Residents of North Ossetia found the project relevant for the republic, but doubted that women were ready to make their problems public.