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June 10, 2021 08:04

• Azeri political analysts note the need to strengthen borders

  Amid the complicated relations with Armenia, where parliamentary elections are scheduled, border reinforcement is a must, but Azerbaijan needs no military actions either before the elections or after them, the Azerbaijani political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

June 09, 2021 23:20

• In Chechnya, Magomed Gadaev sentenced to 1.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony

  In Achkhoi-Martan, the court sentenced Magomed Gadaev, a native of Chechnya, who asked for state protection after being deported from France, to 1.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony in a case on possession of weapons.

June 09, 2021 22:47

• Rights defenders complain about refusal to investigate torture of Nalchik resident

  During four years, investigators almost two dozen times refused to launch investigation into a complaint about torture of Nalchik resident Timur Zhambekov, who, like his brother Rustam Kuchmenov, was sentenced on the charge of theft, the “Committee Against Torture” reported.

June 09, 2021 19:16

• Signers of petition to President Putin call Abdullaev a victim of lawlessness

  In their comments under the petition addressed to Vladimir Putin, Internet users note that the Russian President should ensure a fair investigation and demand to return to custody a police inspector, suspected of killing Azerbaijani Vekil Abdullaev.

June 09, 2021 18:56

• Ombudsman criticizes Pashinyan for speculation on POW topic

  Acting Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan instructed the authorities to send an official proposal to Azerbaijan to exchange prisoners of war (POWs) for his son, Nikol Pashinyan himself has announced today. The use of the topic on the return of POWs is a manifestation of disrespect for the military personnel and their families, and such a speculation complicates the return of soldiers to their homeland, Armenian Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan notes.

June 09, 2021 15:10

• Sources report search of Ingush village Imam

  Law enforcers have searched the home of Adam Maloroev, the Imam of the village of Srednie Achaluki, Malgobek District, who was earlier questioned as a witness in the case of Magas rally, sources have informed today.

June 09, 2021 14:53

• Forensic expert in Djabiev's case complains to MPs about investigators' pressure

  The certificate on the examination of Inal Djabiev's body was not a death conclusion; and the criminal case for abuse of power during the forensic examination was initiated unreasonably, Zarina Dzagoeva, a forensic expert, stated on June 8, asking South-Ossetian MPs to protect her from criminal prosecution.

June 09, 2021 11:34

• Azerbaijan returns lost soldier to Armenia

  The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has handed the soldier detained at the border over to the Armenian party; it happened after an additional investigation revealed that he had lost his way, the MoD has informed.

June 09, 2021 11:21

• Engineering works of Azerbaijani militaries raise concerns in Yerevan

  From the first days of the exacerbation of the situation, Azerbaijan has made attempts to gain a foothold on the border, but recently the works have been carried out using machinery, which may indicate Baku's far-reaching plans, said a source familiar with the situation.

June 09, 2021 11:05

• Video records confirm Ingush activists' innocence

  The video footage of the protest action in Magas that was watched at the trial contains no proofs of the fact that leaders of Ingush protests called for illegal actions or participated in the riots themselves, the defence has stated.

June 09, 2021 08:43

• Azerbaijani rights defenders criticize release of policeman Gusev

  The release from custody in Russia of the traffic police inspector, Alexander Gusev, who shot the Azerbaijani Vekil Abdullaev dead near Novosibirsk while trying to detain him, speaks of the law enforcers' disregard for the rule of law, the Azerbaijani rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

June 09, 2021 08:30

• Rights defenders assess chances of handing out Timurziev brothers' bodies

  The Timurziev brothers have not figured in any criminal cases under terrorist articles; therefore, authorities have no legal grounds to keep their bodies. The appeal of her father contains a reproach against Kadyrov, but underlines the scope of his power, the human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.

June 08, 2021 22:36

• Pashinyan promises to take revenge on his political opponents

  Nikol Pashinyan told the voters that he would perceive his victory in the elections as a “steel mandate” for a “personnel clean-up” and would remove from power the officials who used administrative resources against him.

June 08, 2021 22:21

• Petition to President Putin highlights problem of attitude towards Azerbaijanis in Russia

  The journalists interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot” pointed to the negative stereotypes about Azerbaijanis in Russia. They compared the death of Vekil Abdullaev with the murder of George Floyd in the United States.

June 08, 2021 17:43

• ECtHR awards 52,000 euros to sentenced Ingush resident

  The European Court of Human Rights considered a complaint of Magomed Tsechoev, sentenced in Ingushetia, about torture after his detention and obliged the Russian authorities to compensate the non-pecuniary damage to the complainant.

June 08, 2021 17:23

• Azerbaijan reports capture of an Armenian saboteur at border

  An Armenian reconnaissance and sabotage group tried to mine the territory of Azerbaijan, and one of the soldiers was detained, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported. Their Armenian counterpart claims that captured contract soldier Arthur Kartanyan simply got lost.

June 08, 2021 13:33

• Residents of Dagestan are sceptical about vaccination campaign in the region

  The vaccination campaign in Dagestan is of forced nature; and residents refrain from vaccination against coronavirus due to distrust of vaccines, residents of the republic and human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" assert.

June 08, 2021 13:16

• Protesters against Namakhvan HPP block Kutaisi street

  Protesters against the construction of the Namakhvan hydroelectric power plant (HPP) on the Rioni River have blocked a street near the "Enka" Company office in Kutaisi and sealed the doors into the building with Scotch tape.

June 08, 2021 10:55

• Azerbaijani activists demand from Putin to punish policeman

  In their open letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, more than 50 Azerbaijani politicians, human rights defenders and journalists have criticized the release from custody of traffic police inspector, Alexander Gusev, who shot dead the 19-year-old Azerbaijani Vekil Abdullaev near Novosibirsk while trying to detain him.

June 08, 2021 10:41

• Pupils share details of life at boarding school in Ninotsminda

  Four brothers told about their life at the Saint Nino boarding school for orphans in Ninotsminda. According to two of them, pupils were beaten up by both educators and older pupils; they were deprived of lunch and sleep. However, other brothers have refuted this information. In Tbilisi, an action was held in support of the head of the boarding school, Father Spiridon, whose participants demanded the dismissal of the Georgian Ombudsperson.