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March 01, 2022 10:51

• Elista law enforcers take anti-war poster away from picketer

  In Elista, the capital of Kalmykia, law enforcers took the picketer, Alexander Lot, to the city police department and confiscated an anti-war poster from him.

March 01, 2022 10:39

• Stepanakert commemorates victims of Sumgait pogroms

  The ceremony of laying flowers at the monument to the victims of pogroms of the Armenian population in the city of Sumgait was held in Stepanakert. Human rights defenders called on the international community to give a proper legal assessment of the violence committed in Sumgait in February 1988.

March 01, 2022 08:35

• Astrakhan activist goes on hunger strike after arrest

  The trial of Elena Baibekova, charged with disobedience to the police, was held in the absence of an advocate; and policemen exerted pressure, Elena has reported. According to her story, in protest, she decided to go on hunger strike for the entire five-day period of her administrative arrest.

March 01, 2022 08:23

• Over million sign petition against hostilities in Ukraine

  The petition demanding to stop the military operation in Ukraine, posted on February 24 on the Change.org platform, has gathered more than a million signatures. Portal users also put their signatures to the petition demanding to disclose data on losses of Russian militaries in Ukraine and stop sending conscripts there.

February 28, 2022 23:00

• Astrakhan activist arrested for five days after anti-war picket

  The Sovetsky District Court of Astrakhan sentenced activist Elena Baibekova to administrative arrest for five days for disobeying the police.

February 28, 2022 22:32

• Supporters of “International Memorial”* angered by its liquidation

  Today, supporters of the “International Memorial”* have come to the building of the Supreme Court (SC) of Russia to support the organization, They considered the decision of the Court of Appeal to liquidate the NGO as a political order and pressure on civil society.

February 28, 2022 19:17

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 21-27, 2022

  Russian military operation in Ukraine and its echo in the southern regions of Russia; reaction of the countries of Southern Caucasus to the events in Ukraine; 78th anniversary of the deportation of Chechen and Ingush people, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of February 21-27, 2022, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

February 28, 2022 18:15

• Three natives of Azerbaijan wounded near Ukrainian-Russian border

  Natives of Azerbaijan, who were transporting agricultural products from Ukraine to Russia, were injured during a shelling attack near the border.

February 28, 2022 18:01

• “International Memorial”* liquidated

  The Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal filed by the defence about the decision to liquidate the “International Memorial”*.

February 28, 2022 13:52

• Chechen Mufti treats his fellow countrymen's involvement in Ukrainian conflict as jihad

  The Chechen fighters who left for Ukraine to take part in the military conflict "have gone to jihad" and are fighting for the sake of Allah, Salakh Mezhiev, the Mufti of Chechnya, has announced.

February 28, 2022 13:26

• Protesters in Georgian cities express support for Ukraine

  Actions were held in Tbilisi, Batumi, Kutaisi and Zugdidi, where the participants demanded to stop hostilities in the territory of Ukraine, where, in their opinion, the fate of Georgia and Europe is also being decided.

February 28, 2022 13:07

• Demonstrators in Baku support Ukraine

  The participants of the action held in Baku have demanded to stop hostilities in Ukraine. The police tried to limit the number of participants.

February 28, 2022 11:32

• Protesters in Yerevan demand to stop hostilities in Ukraine

  On February 27, an action was held in Yerevan against the hostilities in Ukraine, which was attended by employees of the Ukrainian Embassy in Armenia, members of the European Party of Armenia and of the "National Democratic Pole", member of the Ukrainian community in Armenia and other activists. The action was organized by the Embassy of Ukraine to Armenia, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

February 28, 2022 11:13

• Russian MoD admits loss of its military personnel in Ukraine

  Among the Russian servicemen involved in the special military operation in Ukraine, there are dead and wounded ones, for the first time the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has admitted, without specifying the figures.

February 28, 2022 11:01

• Nemtsov's anti-war activities was main memory of him on his murder anniversary

  The situation in Ukraine and possible consequences thereof became the main discussion topic among those who gathered on February 27 in central Moscow on the bridge where the politician Boris Nemtsov was shot dead seven years ago.

February 28, 2022 10:48

• More than 6400 medics oppose war in Ukraine

  Hundreds of Russian doctors have signed an open letter to President Vladimir Putin demanding an end to hostilities in Ukraine, the "Meduza"* has reported.

February 27, 2022 12:30

• Kadyrov announces Chechen law enforcers' mission in Ukraine

  Chechen fighters have left for Ukraine in order to fulfil orders of President Vladimir Putin and protect the Ukrainian people, the Chechen leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, has stated, treating another mission of Chechen militaries as "settling personal religious scores."

February 27, 2022 12:28

• Karabakh villagers complain about threats from Azerbaijani militaries

  Demands to residents of the village of Khramort to leave their homes have been broadcast from Azerbaijani posts for three days; the villagers are threatened with the use of force, the residents of the community have reported. According to their version, they have asked for protection from Nagorno-Karabakh authorities and peacemakers.

February 27, 2022 12:24

• Political analysts exclude Turkey's participation in hostilities in Ukraine

  Turkey has no legal grounds to take part in the military conflict in Ukraine by supporting one of the parties, political analysts have noted. Besides, Turkish authorities prioritize the development of economy, not geopolitics.

February 27, 2022 12:20

• Kadyrov's Instagram account blocked

  The page of Ramzan Kadyrov's assistant on the Instagram, which the head of Chechnya used to circumvent sanctions after his personal account in the social network was blocked, is now inaccessible.