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August 06, 2021 18:57

• Armenia and Azerbaijan exchange accusations of shelling attacks

  The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reported about a shelling attack in the direction of the Yeraskh village, while the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan claimed a shelling attack on its positions in the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR).

August 06, 2021 18:53

• Azerbaijani sapper wounded by mine explosion

  An employee of the Azerbaijani Demining Agency has suffered at an anti-personnel mine explosion in the Karabakh conflict zone.

August 06, 2021 15:46

• Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of border shelling

  The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reported about a shelling attack in the direction of the Yeraskh village, while the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan claimed a shelling attack on its positions in the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR).

August 06, 2021 11:29

• Ingush activist Magomed Khamkhoev is back at large

  Magomed Khamkhoev, an activist, convicted of inciting an attack on law enforcers during mass protests in Magas, has been released from the Pyatigorsk SIZO (pre-trial prison).

August 06, 2021 11:26

• Armenian journalists demand to return Lilian Galstyan's accreditation in parliament

  The deprivation of Lilian Galstyan, a photojournalist of the "Panorama.am", of her accreditation at the Armenian Parliament indicates authorities' attempts to restrict the freedom of speech, Armenian journalist and public organizations have stated.

August 06, 2021 01:48

• Health condition of rights defender Ogtai Gyulyalyev worsens sharply

  Ogtai Gyulyalyev, an Azerbaijani human rights defender, who has been in a coma since November 2019, has been placed into the intensive care unit of a Baku hospital. Doctors assess his condition as critical.

August 06, 2021 01:33

• Fellow villagers report repeated disappearance of Ibragim Musaev

  Ibragim Musaev, a resident of the village of Sernovodsky, who returned home two days ago after his disappearing in June, disappeared again on August 4. His fellow villagers saw a police car with North-Ossetian license number plates near Musaev's house, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"* has informed.

August 05, 2021 23:13

• Defence claims attempts to conceal materials proving Ingush activists not guilty

  Advocates of the leaders of the Ingush protests have obtained the involvement in the case of the experts who did not find any extremist appeals in the statements voiced by the defendants. The defence claims that investigators concealed the results of the expert examinations.

August 05, 2021 22:56

• Stavropol law enforcers refuse to accept a symbolic golden toilet bowl

  After an arrest of the chief for the GIBDD (Road Police) Department for the Stavropol Territory, artist Alexander Chaplygin offered the police department an installation with a golden toilet bowl as a reminder of the punishment for bribery. Alexander Chaplygin was detained and complained that law enforcers threatened to institute against him a case for insulting a public officer.

August 05, 2021 19:39

• Two residents of Azerbaijan detained for violating ban on visiting Karabakh

  In the Kelbadjar District, the police detained two residents who tried to enter the areas not cleared of mines in the Karabakh conflict zone, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Azerbaijan reports.

August 05, 2021 19:24

• Sochi hoteliers claim outflow of tourists

  In Sochi, after the requirement of the vaccination had been imposed for tourists, the hotel occupancy rate has decreased by almost 1.5 times, and about a third of the resort’s guests refuse to be vaccinated, hotel owners complain.

August 05, 2021 14:02

• Alizamin Salaev goes on hunger strike in Azerbaijani colony

  Alizamin Salaev, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has announced a hunger strike in the colony, demanding to provide him with medical care. Salaev's health has worsened, his son has informed.

August 05, 2021 13:40

• Seven countries urge Russia to refuse recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia

  Seven Western countries have signed a joint statement calling on Russia to recall its recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia and to immediately withdraw its troops from there.

August 05, 2021 13:25

• Parents demand to complete building school in Karabulak

  Residents of the town of Karabulak in Ingushetia went out to a rally near the building of the unfinished school, which officials have promised to open for three and a half years. In protest, parents decided not to send their children to other schools on September 1, Zarema Akhilgova, the head of the parent committee, has stated.

August 05, 2021 11:03

• Bookmakers' ads jeopardize reputation of "Akhmat" FC among Muslims

  Under the terms of the sponsor's agreement, the "Akhmat" Football Club (FC) is now advertised by the "PariMatch" betting company, the logo of which is on the players' T-shirts. The cooperation with bookmakers will not improve the club's image among Muslims, since gambling is prohibited by Islam, experts have noted.

August 05, 2021 08:39

• Azerbaijani feminists blame authorities for death of domestic violence victim

  A group of feminists has held a rally in front of a police building in Baku aiming to draw attention to the death of Sevindj Magerramova, a resident of the settlement of Zira, who had complained of beating by her husband. The protesters poured paint on the building and were detained for half an hour.

August 05, 2021 08:20

• Azerbaijan claims shelling of its positions on Armenian border

  The positions of the Azerbaijani Army stationed in the Kelbadjar District have been shelled from Armenia, the press service of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

August 04, 2021 23:47

• Alizamin Salaev complains about lack of medical care in penal colony

  Alizamin Salaev, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has complained about the lack of medical assistance in a penal colony where he is serving his sentence. The activist suffers from heart disease and needs hospitalization, his son reports.

August 04, 2021 23:14

• ICRF to investigate non-admission of a child with autism to water park in Volzhsky

  Investigators have launched a check after employees of a water park in the city of Volzhsky refused to let a family with a disabled child in. The administration of the water park explained the ban by taking care of other children on vacation, but is ready to compensate for moral damage to the family.

August 04, 2021 19:10

• Chechen law enforcer detained in Dagestan, sources report

  A commander of a police squadron, a relative of the Deputy Prime Minister of Chechnya, was detained near Khasavyurt with a pistol, sources have reported.