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July 20, 2021 10:58

• Rights defenders ask ECtHR to award compensation to Gulli Kazanbieva

  Representatives of Gulli Kazanbieva, a resident of Dagestan, have reported to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) new facts of violation of her rights, and asked to award compensation for suffered moral harm to her, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"* has informed.

July 20, 2021 08:44

• Armenia announced shelling on border with Nakhichevan

  Azerbaijani militaries have shelled Armenian positions near the village of Eraskh in the Nakhichevan direction; the Armenian Armed Forces entered into a shootout, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

July 20, 2021 08:31

• Rights defenders publicize Taramova's story about "expulsion of jinns"

  Relatives of Khalimat Taramova, a resident of Chechnya, tried to change her sexual orientation by the ritual of "expulsion of jinns"; after the visit of exorcist, the family started having problems with law enforcers, the "Russian LGBT Network"* has informed.

July 20, 2021 00:00

• Azerbaijani military wounded during shelling

  An officer was wounded in Nakhichevan as a result of shelling from the Armenian side, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed today.

July 19, 2021 21:32

• Journalists demand to preserve European vector of Georgia’s development

  In Batumi and Tbilisi, protesters accused the ruling “Georgian Dream” Party of trying to retract the Georgia’s European integration.

July 19, 2021 21:17

• Instagram users discuss sincerity of appeal recorded by Tseretilova’s son

  A boy, whose disappearance was claimed by Nina Tseretilova, said that he wanted to live together with his father in Dagestan. Some Instagram users suggested that a video message was recorded under pressure.

July 19, 2021 20:06

• LGBT opponents protest against police searches in case on disruption of gay pride parade

  Today, at an action in Batumi, activists dissatisfied with the police searches in a case on riots during the protests against the gay pride parade have claimed that only military parades should be held in Georgia. The action has been timed to coincide with the visit to Georgia of Charles Michel, President of the European Council.

July 19, 2021 19:52

• Polad Aslanov stops his hunger strike in penal colony

  Today, Azerbaijani journalist Polad Aslanov has reported that on July 18, he stopped his hunger strike in connection with the termination of pressure on him in the penal colony.

July 19, 2021 19:40

• On July 12-18, 2021, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of July 12-18, 2021, no killed or wounded in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

July 19, 2021 13:38

• Azerbaijani authorities used spyware to shadow journalists

  Human rights defenders have found out that the software of the Israeli NSO Group Company was used by intelligence services of a number of countries to spy on journalists, lawyers and politicians. The list of those who were shadowed included Azerbaijani journalists Khadija Ismayilova and Sevindj Vagifgyzy.

July 19, 2021 13:03

• Nina Tseretilova reports kidnapping of her son

  In Saint Petersburg, the eldest son of Nina Tseretilova, a resident of Dagestan, has disappeared; she suspects that her ex-husband, whom the court had earlier restricted in his parental rights, was involved in the son's disappearance.

July 19, 2021 11:17

• Karabakh refugees tell about post-war wanderings

  After the war, families with children from Nagorno-Karabakh had to wander among relatives, refugees have complained.

July 19, 2021 11:01

• Makhachkala residents plan to visit mosques during Eid al-Adha

  Contrary to recommendation not to visit mosques because of the pandemic, some believers in Makhachkala are planning to perform collective namazes (prayers) during the holiday of Eid al-Adha, but decided to give up visiting relatives and making mass sacrifices.

July 19, 2021 10:48

• Rights defenders assess attempts to speed up vaccination in Chechnya by police raids

  The examining of motor drivers in Chechnya for the presence of vaccination certificates is quite in line with the behaviour of local authorities, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe. In their opinion, this may have to do with an attempt to please the Kremlin.

July 18, 2021 11:25

• Azerbaijan claims shelling of its positions along Armenian border

  From their positions located in the Vardenis, Berd and Vedi Districts, Armenian soldiers have shelled the positions of Azerbaijani militaries deployed in the Kelbadjar, Tovuz and Sadarak Districts, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

July 18, 2021 11:21

• Two protesters against gay parade in Tbilisi arrested

  A Tbilisi court has ruled to arrest two persons accused of attacking Lekso Lashkarava, a cameraman of the "TV-Pirveli" Company, and a passer-by with a rainbow flag. Journalists have demanded from the Georgian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) to punish the organizers of the rally against the "March of Dignity", who were released after interrogation.

July 17, 2021 22:26

• Servicemen perishes in Armenia

  A colleague of a 20-year-old conscript fired at him as a result of careless firearm handling, the soldier died from the received wound.

July 17, 2021 20:14

• Analysts doubt peacemakers' ability to react to all shelling of civilians in Nagorno-Karabakh

  Armenavan, a suburb of Stepanakert, located a few kilometres from Shushi, is systematically shelled, local residents have complained. Karabakh human rights defenders demand peacemakers' reaction.

July 17, 2021 19:53

• Two teenagers publicly scolded in Dagestan for stealing bicycles

  Policemen have publicly chastised two teenagers in Khasavyurt for stealing bicycles and initiated a theft case against them. Some Instagram users have criticized law enforcers for posting videos showing interrogation of children.

July 17, 2021 15:13

• Activists treat apologies by Azerbaijani blogger Pantural as insufficient

  An application to the police has been prepared against the Azerbaijani director Tural Safarov, who runs his blog under the pseudonym "Pantural", demanding to punish him for his statement about women who dress openly. Safarov has apologized, but it hasn't convinced the authors of the petition.