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May 15, 2021 08:27

• Rights defenders achieve hospitalization of deported Chechen

  Mansur Ismailov, a native of Chechnya, who was deported from France, has received emergency medical care at a hospital.

May 14, 2021 22:08

• South Ossetia extradites to Georgia a man sentenced for border violation

  Today, a 45-year-old Alan Djaparidze, who was detained at the border on January 10, has been handed over to the Georgian authorities, the KGB of South Ossetia reports. The Tskhinvali District Court found the man guilty of illegally crossing the border and sentenced him to a year of suspended imprisonment, the South-Ossetian KGB reported on its Facebook page.

May 14, 2021 21:52

• Armenia appeals to CSTO to solve conflict at border with Azerbaijan

  An official appeal has been sent to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in connection with the penetration of Azerbaijani soldiers into the territory of Armenia, Tigran Avinyan, acting Deputy Prime Minister, reports today.

May 14, 2021 21:38

• Social media users consider Kadyrov’s address to Khabib a provocation

  By his statements about Khabib Nurmagomedov, Ramzan Kadyrov provoked disputes between Chechens and Dagestanis, and the desire of the leader of Chechnya to stage a demonstration fight is inappropriate during the aggravation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Instagram users note.

May 14, 2021 17:24

• Instagram users find it illogical to cancel carnival in Gelendzhik

  While commenting on the ban imposed by the “Rospotrebnadzor” (Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare) on holding a traditional carnival in Gelendzhik, social media users noted that tourists from all over Russia came to the city for festivities and the cancellation of the outdoor event looked unjustified.

May 14, 2021 17:01

• Tbilisi City Mayoralty: WW2 veteran’s request to improve his housing conditions cannot be fulfilled

  Nikolai Chuyanov, a lonely World War II veteran, did not agree to an offer of the Tbilisi City Mayoralty to move to a nursing home, made after the “Caucasian Knot” had posted a video about the veteran’s complaints about his housing conditions. Officials from the Tbilisi City Mayoralty explain the city budget may not purchase the repairs of private housing.

May 14, 2021 14:48

• Baku explains situation on border with Armenia by redeployment of armed forces

  Azerbaijani border guards are changing their deployment in the Lachin and Kelbadjar Districts bordering on Armenia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Azerbaijan announced in response to accusations that Azerbaijani soldiers took up positions in the Syunik Region of Armenia.

May 14, 2021 14:31

• Human rights defenders secure an inspection of an orphan boarding school in Ninotsminda

  After requests from human rights defenders and a letter from the UN profile committee, officials from the Georgian Ministry for Public Health visited an orphan boarding school in the town of Ninotsminda to check information about child abuse.

May 14, 2021 11:41

• Baku military experts dispute about reasons for situation aggravation on Armenian border

  The Azerbaijani experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent have commented on the situation around the Syunik Region, while their opinions on Baku's intentions were different.

May 14, 2021 11:22

• Armenian analysts assess likelihood of conflict escalation in Syunik Region

  The unleashing of an armed conflict in the Syunik Region is unlikely; the Armenian party is trying to resolve the incident by diplomatic means, the Armenian military experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

May 14, 2021 08:36

• Those arrested within Djabiev's case go on hunger strike

  The law enforcers, arrested within the Inal Djabiev's death case, refuse to eat for five days and demand to meet South-Ossetian MPs and the Ombudsperson. They claim that investigators had failed to prove their guilt, the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has stated today.

May 14, 2021 08:23

• Rights defenders achieve criminal prosecution of law enforcer for beating Kuban resident

  A deputy head of a ROVD (District Interior Division) of Kuban (Krasnodar Territory) is suspected of beating up a detainee. Three persons were beaten up at once; they were forced to confess to a theft, human rights defenders assert.

May 13, 2021 23:12

• Armenia claims second violation of border by Azerbaijani soldiers within two days

  For the second time within two days, Azerbaijani soldiers attempted to advance deep into the Syunik Region, but were stopped, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) reports today.

May 13, 2021 22:56

• Rights defenders: Chechen native subjected to pressure after his deportation from France

  Agents of the Russian FSB have not let Mansur Ismailov, deported from France, to leave the Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow and are forcing him to fly to Chechnya, human rights defenders report. Mansur Ismailov is deprived of urgently needed medicines and complains of poor health state, his spouse states.

May 13, 2021 18:13

• Peskov rejects Putin’s connection to Kuban palace after BBC investigation

  Today, Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary for the President of Russia, has called a “fiddle” the BBC investigation concerning a palace located at Cape Idokopas in the Krasnodar Territory.

May 13, 2021 17:49

• Kadyrov offers Nurmagomedov a duel with “Akhmat” fighter

  The leader of Chechnya announces his willingness to pay Khabib Nurmagomedov any remuneration for the victory over a fighter from the “Akhmat” club. Ramzan Kadyrov reproaches the Dagestani fighter for performing under the auspices of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and not under the flag of Russia or Dagestan.

May 13, 2021 17:38

• “Nairit” plant workers threaten Armenian authorities with a non-stop protest action

  Today, at a protest action in Yerevan, activists have claimed that the Armenian government is to solve the problem of wage arrears to workers of the “Nairit” plant. The protestors threaten to continue their action non-stop.

May 13, 2021 13:11

• ECtHR accepts Meliya's complaint for consideration

  Nika Meliya, the head of the Georgian oppositional party "United National Movement" (UNM) has complained to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) about the violation of his rights during his detention in February, the Court has promptly accepted the complaint for consideration.

May 13, 2021 12:52

• Grozny townspeople note nuances of Eid al-Fitr celebration

  In Chechnya, celebrations of Eid al-Fitr (Uraza-Bairam) began on May 13, while Grozny residents began preparing for the holiday in advance. On May 11, women-civil servants were given a day off so that they could set festive tables.

May 13, 2021 11:10

• Incident in Syunik Region shows vulnerability of Armenian borders

  Azerbaijan takes advantage of the Armenian party's passivity and is making attempts to gain a foothold in more advantageous positions, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.