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July 31, 2021 23:49

• Armenia sends letter to the UN Security Council

  The Azerbaijan's aggression is accompanied by territorial claims, threats of war and hate speech based on ethnicity, the Armenia's UN permanent representative has stated in a letter addressed to the UN Security Council.

July 31, 2021 10:57

• Rights defenders treat ban on Yagublu's leaving the country as politically motivated

  The court in Baku refused to allow Tofig Yagublu, an oppositionist, to travel to Georgia to take part in his mother's funeral. His defence intends to appeal against the ban.

July 31, 2021 10:52

• Armenian analysts suggest reasons for local hostilities near Gegarkunik and Eraskh

  Intensive shootouts in the direction of Gegarkunik on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border are caused by weak fortification of this area; while those in the direction of Eraskh are caused by Azerbaijan's desire to take control over the strategic road to Iran, Armenian analysts have suggested.

July 31, 2021 10:47

• ECtHR awards EUR 60,000 to sister of KBR resident killed by law enforcers

  Policemen had poorly prepared the operation to detain Khyzyr Begiev in Nalchik, and just shot the suspect dead, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has concluded.

July 31, 2021 10:44

• "Alternativa" explains sustainability of slavery labour in the Caucasus

  The people, who are freed from labour slavery, are not accustomed to defend their rights; they are afraid of revenge; therefore it allows their recruiters and exploiters to remain unpunished, the "Alternativa" movement has pointed out after the liberation of two residents of Southern Russia. In Northern Caucasus, slavery was the norm until the beginning of the twentieth century, Olga Shafranova, an ethnographer, has noted.

July 31, 2021 09:12

• Human rights defenders report details of kidnapping of Dagestani native Abakarov

  Before the disappearance of Timurlan Abakarov, law enforcers tried to force him to testify against a person unknown to him, relatives of the Makhachkala resident told the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”*. According to the unofficial information, Timurlan Abakarov was detained along with another local resident.

July 31, 2021 09:10

• Relatives of Ossetian blogger Djikaeva alarmed by her transfer to a psychiatric hospital

  Malika Djikaeva, a blogger from North Ossetia, was transferred from a penal colony to a psychiatric hospital without warning. This was reported by a mother of the blogger sentenced for drug trafficking. Malika Djikaeva is afraid of being forced to self-incrimination under the influence of drugs.

July 30, 2021 23:52

• A resident of Makhachkala kidnapped, his relatives complain

  For the third day, Makhachkala resident Timurlan Abakarov has not been contacting his relatives and friends, and extremist posts appear on his page on a social media platform. Law enforcers are fabricating a criminal case against Timurlan Abakarov, his relatives suggest.

July 30, 2021 23:47

• OSCE calls on Baku and Yerevan to abide by ceasefire agreement

  The authorities of Azerbaijan and Armenia should completely abide to the ceasefire agreements, notes OSCE Chairperson Ann Linde amid more frequent armed incidents on the border between the two countries.

July 30, 2021 15:08

• Oppositional Azerbaijani blogger found dead in Tbilisi

  Khusein Bakikhanov, an Azerbaijani blogger, who had criticized Azerbaijani authorities, has died in Tbilisi. At his homeland, Bakikhanov was persecuted by law enforcers, Afghan Mukhtarly, a journalist, has informed.

July 30, 2021 14:54

• Number of detainees in Tbilisi riots case rises to 31

  Policemen have detained two more suspects of attacking journalists in Tbilisi during the July 5 protest. The overall number of detainees within the riot is now 31, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has informed.

July 30, 2021 14:48

• Baku refutes Yerevan's statement about downed UAVs at border

  The Armenia's information that Azerbaijani unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), or drones, were shot down on the border of the Gegarkunik Region has nothing to do with reality, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

July 30, 2021 14:24

• Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of violating the air border

  The Armenian militaries have thwarted attempts of Azerbaijani drones to penetrate the airspace of the Gegarkunik Region, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

July 30, 2021 14:17

• Court upholds verdict to Ingush activist Magomed Khamkhoev

  The Stavropol Territorial Court has upheld the verdict to Magomed Khamkhoev, a participant in the rally in Magas, who was convicted of inciting an attack on law enforcers. His defence intends to appeal against the decision.

July 30, 2021 14:01

• Military experts exclude Russia's interference in Armenian-Azerbaijani border conflict

  The priorities of Russian foreign policy are outside Southern Caucasus, therefore, Moscow will ignore Yerevan's call to place Russian military posts on the Azerbaijani border, experts have noted. Neither party is interested in the war, political analysts believe.

July 30, 2021 11:58

• Memo with dress code for tourists sparks disputes in Dagestan

  When visiting Dagestan, female tourists should not wear tight jeans or short skirts, while men are advised not to wear shorts, the authors of the memo for tourists coming to the republic have noted. Some Internet users found these recommendations reasonable; their opponents have pointed out that residents of Dagestan themselves often fail to follow this dress code.

July 29, 2021 23:27

• Human rights defenders call on Armenian authorities to ask for UN and OSCE assistance

  According to nine NGOs, violation of territorial integrity and threat to security give the Armenian authorities grounds to appeal to the UN Security Council and OSCE.

July 29, 2021 23:25

• Sokurov’s school becomes a key to success of young directors from Kabardino-Balkaria

  According to film industry activists, Kabardino-Balkaria owes the appearance of several well-known film directors to Alexander Sokurov, who created a school, selected students, and revealed their talent. Alexander Sokurov’s students have to choose topics with an eye to the trends of world festivals.

July 29, 2021 23:24

• Azerbaijani website editor kidnapped, his relative claims

  Several people in civilian clothes kidnapped Arshad Ibragimov, an editor of the “dunyanınsesi.az” (Voice of Peace) website, and his whereabouts are unknown, a journalist’s brother claims.

July 29, 2021 23:22

• Thirteen Armenian soldiers sentenced in Baku on terrorism charges

  The Baku Court on Grave Crimes sentenced 13 Armenian citizens to six years of imprisonment. The defendants were accused of creating an armed grouping, terrorism, and illegal crossing of the Azerbaijani border near the town of Gadrut.