Сhronicles

February 07, 2022 15:26

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of January 31-February 6, 2022

  Involvement by Kadyrov of the public in Chechnya into the fight against the Yangulbaev family; determination of a candidate for the post of President of Armenia; explosion at a mine in Tkibuli; sentence to a native of Dagestan in a case on the terror acts in the Moscow metro, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of January 31-February 6, 2022, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

January 31, 2022 20:15

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of January 24-30, 2022

  Kadyrov’s struggle with the Yangulbaev brothers and his allegation addressed to Kalyapin and Milashina; acceptance by the Armenian parliament of the resignation of Armen Sarkisyan from the post of president; preparations for the elections in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of January 24-30, 2022, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

January 24, 2022 14:30

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of January 18-23, 2022

  Kidnapping of a human rights defender Yangulbaev’s mother by Chechen law enforcers in Nizhny Novgorod; resignation of Armen Sarkisyan from the post of President of Armenia; strike of social workers in Georgia; public outcry after a conflict between a native of Dagestan and passengers of a bus in Moscow; report of the law enforcement bodies about the liquidation of crypto farms in Dagestan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of January 18-23, 2022, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

January 17, 2022 16:57

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of January 10-17, 2022

  Kadyrov’s ultimatum to the Ingush people; short-term aggravation of the situation near the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan; decisions of the European Court on the complaints filed by victims of the terror act in Beslan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of January 10-17, 2022, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

January 10, 2022 14:36

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of January 3-9, 2022

  Celebration of Epiphany and Nativity of Christ; echo in the Caucasus of anti-government protests in Kazakhstan; evacuation of residents of Kuban because of flooding, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of January 3-9, 2022, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

January 03, 2022 17:56

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 27, 2021-January 2, 2022

  New Year celebrations; courts’ decisions in the liquidation of the “Memorials”* NGOs, adoption of a notorious law on the media in Azerbaijan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of December 27, 2021-January 2, 2022, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

December 27, 2021 15:27

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 20-26, 2021

  Opposition protest action in Sukhumi; kidnapping of relatives of Ramzan Kadyrov’s critics in Chechnya; mass hunger strike of Mikhail Saakashvili’s supporters in Tbilisi; criminal case against the Mayor of Krasnodar, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of December 20-26, 2021, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

December 20, 2021 18:39

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 13-19, 2021

  Verdict of guilty against the leaders of the protest in Ingushetia; end of the Azerbaijani activist Salekh Rustamov’s hunger strike; arrival of migrant Rubati Mitsaeva in Chechnya, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of December 13-19, 2021, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

December 13, 2021 14:20

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 6-12, 2021

  Support by MPs in the regions of Southern Russia of a bill on QR codes amid protests; armed incidents near the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan; resonance from the Sokurov’s statements on the problems of Northern Caucasus; Geneva Discussions on the situation in Southern Caucasus; revocation of parliamentary powers of an activist in Yeisk, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of December 6-12, 2021, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

December 06, 2021 20:47

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of November 29-December 5, 2021

  Voting of MPs in Southern Russia for a bill on QR codes amid protests; death of 14 soldiers in a helicopter crash in Azerbaijan; dispersal of the protest action of Mikhail Saakashvili’s supporters in Tbilisi by the police, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of November 29-December 5, 2021, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

November 29, 2021 15:18

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of November 22-28, 2021

  Special operation in Karachay-Cherkessia; negotiations between the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Sochi; start of proceedings on the lawsuit for the liquidation of the “International Memorial”*; protests in Southern Russia against the introduction of QR codes; Kadyrov’s new threats against Ingushetia and the exercises of the Chechen law enforcement bodies near the border, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of November 22-28, 2021, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

November 22, 2021 20:54

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of November 15-21, 2021

  Aggravation of the situation at the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan; end of the Mikhail Saakashvili’s hunger strike after his transfer to a military hospital, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of November 15-21, 2021, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

November 15, 2021 14:11

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of November 8-14, 2021

  Publication of video evidence of violence and torture against natives of the Caucasus in the Saratov prison hospital; anniversary of the end of the “autumn war” in Nagorno-Karabakh and new armed incidents in the conflict zone; protests by Saakashvili’s supporters in Georgia; debate at the trial against leaders of the Ingush protest; conflict at the border between Chechnya and Ingushetia provoked by the changed channel of the Fortanga River, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of November 8-14, 2021, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

November 08, 2021 21:15

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of November 1-7, 2021

  Rallies in Georgia demanding fair elections and the release of Saakashvili; public outcry over the victory of Kadyrov’s son in a boxing tournament; amnesty in Azerbaijan timed to the Day of Victory in the Karabakh war, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of November 1-7, 2021, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

November 01, 2021 16:14

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of October 25-31, 2021

  Second round of municipal elections in Georgia; beginning of the unplanned holidays announced because of the coronavirus spread and the introduction of QR codes in Southern Russia; anniversary of the terror act during the “Nord-Ost” musical show; visit of the President of Turkey to Azerbaijan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of October 25-31, 2021, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

October 25, 2021 20:37

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of October 18-24, 2021

  Scandal with applicants for maroon berets from Chechnya; deterioration of the Mikhail Saakashvili’s health state during hunger strike; abduction of Dagestani women from a shelter in Kazan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of October 18-24, 2021, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

October 18, 2021 15:44

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of October 11-17, 2021

  Armed incidents in the Karabakh conflict zone; election of the leader of Dagestan; riot in a Vladikavkaz penal colony; actions of Saakashvili’s supporters and opponents in Georgia; communication by the ECtHR of a case on the murder of Akhmednabiev, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of October 11-17, 2021, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

October 11, 2021 21:51

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of October 4-7, 2021

  15th anniversary of the Anna Politkovskaya’s murder; Kadyrov’s inauguration as the leader of Chechnya; collapse of a five-storey building in Batumi, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of October 4-7, 2021, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

October 04, 2021 17:30

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of September 27-October 3, 2021

  Municipal elections and detention of Mikhail Saakashvili in Georgia; anniversary of the beginning of the Karabakh war in 2020; report by law enforcers on the prevention of a terror act and detention of gunsmiths in Southern Russia; pollution of the sea with oil products in Kuban, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of September 27-October 3, 2021, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

September 27, 2021 20:59

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of September 20-26, 2021

  Summing up the election results on a single voting day in Southern Russia; death of tourists on Mount Elbrus; Kadyrov’s threats against Zakaev, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of September 20-26, 2021, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.