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September 02, 2021 10:13

• Tbilisi protesters condemn government for refusing to cooperate with EU

  At the protest held in front of the office of the ruling "Georgian Dream" Party, activists of the "Shame" movement claimed that it is inadmissible to reject cooperation with the European Union (EU).

September 02, 2021 08:41

• Rights defenders count 122 political prisoners in Azerbaijan

  The human rights Union "For Freedom of Political Prisoners of Azerbaijan" (UFFPPA) has listed a total of 122 persons – those who had been subjected to politically motivated criminal prosecution.

September 02, 2021 08:21

• Memorial watch participants urge not to forget Beslan terror act

  On the anniversary of the Beslan terror act, residents of North Ossetia traditionally bring toys, flowers and water bottles to the school gym – the tragedy venue; they light candles in memory of the victims. The participants of the three-day-long memorial watch come with their children to commemorate the terror act victims.

September 01, 2021 22:06

• On anniversary of Beslan terror act, Dudieva demands to speed up its investigation

  Today, at a press conference in North Ossetia, the head of the “Mothers of Beslan” Committee has stated that the investigation into a case on the seizure of a school by terrorists on September 1, 2004, in Beslan should be intensified and take into account the materials of the Strasbourg Court.

September 01, 2021 21:47

• Baku rejects accusations of death of Armenian soldier

  Today, the Azerbaijani armed forces have not opened fire in the direction of the village of Yeraskh and have not been involved in the death of an Armenian soldier, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports.

September 01, 2021 21:33

• Fighter Arthur Kulitsky apologizes to Ramzan Kadyrov

  Russian freestyle fighter Arthur Kulitsky has apologized to the leader of Chechnya for criticizing Kadyrov’s subordinates. The fighter attributed his remarks to the influence of YouTube bloggers and the effects of alcohol.

September 01, 2021 19:09

• Armenian contract soldier killed at border with Azerbaijan

  Soldier Gegam Saakyan got a fatal wound as a result of a shelling attack from the Azerbaijani side, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reports today.

September 01, 2021 18:51

• Prosecutor’s Office of Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of torturing a civilian

  The Nagorno-Karabakh police have launched an investigation into a criminal case on torture motivated by ethnic hatred of a resident of the village of Machkalashen, who in July got lost in the area of the demarcation line and entered the territory controlled by Azerbaijan, the General Prosecutor’s Office of Nagorno-Karabakh reports today.

September 01, 2021 18:29

• Lavrov’s statements about Stalin become part of “Edinaya Rossiya” Party’s election campaign

  The statements about Joseph Stalin voiced by Sergey Lavrov, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, are designed to ensure support for the “Edinaya Rossiya” (United Russia) Party among Stalinists, many of whom live in the Volgograd Region, political analysts suggest.

September 01, 2021 15:25

• Memory watch for Beslan terror act victims launched in North Ossetia

  The three-day mourning events in North Ossetia have begun with a memorial service and laying flowers at the Beslan school, which was seized by terrorists 17 years ago.

September 01, 2021 14:57

• Analysts assess consequences of Georgia's refusal from EU's help

  The Georgian authorities' refusal from the financial help of the European Union (EU), which was offered in exchange for reforms, threatens with a loss of balance in relations with the West and is at odds with the needs of the country's economy, which because of this risks to face investment outflow and unemployment increase, the Georgian analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" assert.

September 01, 2021 11:23

• Moscow: debaters disappointed by ECtHR's decision on Estemirova's murder case

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has failed to find Russia responsible for the death of Natalia Estemirova due to political reasons, human rights defenders assert.

September 01, 2021 11:07

• Armenian Ombudsperson warns of fires threatening villages of Gegarkunik Region

  The fires that onset on August 29 near the villages of the Gegarkunik Region on the border with Azerbaijan are spreading and threatening dwelling settlements; it is difficult to extinguish them due to the terrain relief and weather conditions; and residents of Armenian villages are afraid of getting under shelling, Arman Tatoyan, the Armenian Ombudsperson, has stated.

September 01, 2021 08:39

• Authorities react to refusal of Dagestani villagers to take children to school

  Parents of children from the village of Nichras, Tabasaran District of Dagestan, have refused to send their children to a new school, because it has no water and sewage system. The prosecutor's office has announced the start of a check.

September 01, 2021 08:27

• Rights defenders assess ECtHR's decision on Estemirova's murder

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), after finding the absence of any efficient inquiry into the murder of Natalia Estemirova, has awarded her sister compensation for moral harm in the amount of 20,000 euros. Human rights defenders have expressed regret that the ECtHR failed to recognize Russia responsible for Estemirova's death.

August 31, 2021 22:09

• Polad Aslanov’s brother released after five days of arrest

  Niyameddin Aslanzade has served the administrative arrest imposed on him after a complaint from the Ombudsman Office and intends to appeal against the court’s decision.

August 31, 2021 21:47

• Supreme Court upholds verdict to Giorgi Guev

  Today, the cassation court has dismissed an appeal against the verdict to Giorgi Guev, a resident of North Ossetia, who was sentenced to six years of imprisonment on the charge of financing terrorism.

August 31, 2021 19:06

• Baku court refuses to consider activist’s claim against President of Azerbaijan

  When explaining his refusal to accept the claim of Bakhtiyar Gadjiev, the head of the NGO “Positive Changes” and the director of the “Human Capital Consulting” LLC, a judge has referred to the fact that the President of Azerbaijan, due to discrepancies in the claim itself, cannot act as a defendant. The activist has appealed to court again.

August 31, 2021 18:47

• ECtHR finds investigation into Estemirova’s assassination ineffective

  Today, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has noted that the Russian authorities provided it with an incomplete copy of the case file on the murder of human rights defender Natalia Estemirova, but there is reason to doubt the effectiveness of the investigation into the case on the murder. The ECtHR requested Russia to find and punish the persons guilty of the murder.

August 31, 2021 14:07

• Caucasian experts exclude any influence of crime growth in Chechnya on election outcomes

  In Chechnya, the crime rate indicators are beneficial for law enforcers to demonstrate their work, but they will not affect the outcome of the presidential election, as this outcome is predefined, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have suggested.