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January 20, 2022 15:09

• Gift to Mitsaeva continues Kadyrov Fund's trend of giving away cars

  On Rubati Mitsaeva's birthday, the Akhmat Kadyrov Fund has presented her with a car, Akhmed Dudaev, the Chechen Minister for National Policy, Foreign Relations, Press and Information, has informed. In their comments on the Instagram, residents of the region were outraged by the expensive gift for Mitsaeva, treating it as undeserved.

January 20, 2022 14:57

• Experts state that violence problem in Azeri schools and kindergartens is hushed up

  Cases of beating children up by employees of schools and kindergartens are quite frequent in Azerbaijan, but they are rarely made public and get authorities' reaction, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have stated in their comments on the recent resonant violence case against a child in a kindergarten.

January 20, 2022 11:18

• Chechen refugee in Germany faces deportation

  The German Constitutional Court is considering the case of Akhmed Seriev, a native of Chechnya, who left Russia after his brother Magomed was kidnapped in 2016; supposedly, Magomed fell victim to an extrajudicial execution. Akhmed and his mother applied for asylum in Germany, but were refused.

January 20, 2022 11:02

• Doctors call to provide Saakashvili with psychotherapy

  Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili is in depression; he has general weakness and anaemia; he is not provided with necessary psychological assistance, the panel of doctors has indicated in its conclusion; the panel was convoked on the initiative of the Georgian Ombudsperson.

January 20, 2022 10:48

• Activists state worsening of human rights situation in Azerbaijan

  In 2021, Azerbaijan faced a broader practice of violating citizens' civil, political and socioeconomic rights under the pretext of the COVID-19 pandemic, says the report by the non-governmental Centre for Election Monitoring and Democracy Education (CEMDE).

January 20, 2022 08:40

• Armenia's IC counts 3809 casualties in Nagorno-Karabakh autumn war

  During the hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh in the fall of 2020, a total of 3809 people perished, and 220 others are still missing; the data was released today by the Investigating Committee (IC) of Armenia.

January 20, 2022 08:27

• Pressure on Kadyrov's critics through kidnapping their relatives found failed

  Kidnappings of his relatives will not affect the position of the blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, and other critics of Chechen authorities; the campaign aimed to intimidate oppositionists by kidnapping their relatives turned out to be a failure, the human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

January 19, 2022 23:26

• Social media users demand an apology from Moscow driver for insulting a Dagestani man

  A driver of a Moscow bus who responded with insults to attacks of Dagestani native Shugaib Bolatukaev should also apologize for his words. This opinion was voiced by Instagram users after the native of Dagestan publicly apologized for his act.

January 19, 2022 23:05

• Trial in David Tonoyan’s case held amid protests

  Today, a court has started to consider a case against David Tonoyan, the former Armenian Defence Minister. Activists who gathered in front of the courthouse have demanded a fair trial. The court hearing was held behind closed doors, despite the motion filed by the defence.

January 19, 2022 18:21

• Polad Aslanov refuses to end his hunger strike until court decision

  Journalist Polad Aslanov continued his hunger strike, despite the assurances of the General Prosecutor of Azerbaijan about the unbiased and fair consideration of the journalist’s complaint in the Supreme Court (SC).

January 19, 2022 18:12

• Alizamin Salaev released due to amnesty

  Today, Alizamin Salaev, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has been released in accordance with the Amnesty Act. The activist complains that his health state deteriorated during the imprisonment.

January 19, 2022 13:36

• Canadian authorities recommend not visiting Northern Caucasus

  The Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has issued a memo recommending its citizens refrain from travelling to certain Russian regions.

January 19, 2022 13:21

• Activists link ecologist's arrest in Novokubansk with his defence of Lagonaki

  The Novokubansk District Court has ruled to arrest Sergey Stroganov, an activist from Novokubansk, for five days finding him guilty of spreading extremist materials. In their turn, eco-activists believe that prosecution of Stroganov has to do with his statements against the construction of a mountain resort in the territory of the Lagonaki Plateau.

January 19, 2022 11:52

• Ingush activist Bagaudin Myakiev achieves verdict cancellation

  The Fifth Cassation Court in Pyatigorsk has considered the complaint lodged by Bagaudin Myakiev, an Ingush activist, and overturned the sentence passed for an alleged use of violence against a state servant. The cancellation means sending the case for a retrial, Magomed Aushev, an advocate, has explained.

January 19, 2022 11:05

• Shepherd hits a mine in Goranboy District

  In the Goranboy District of Azerbaijan, a local resident was blown up by a mine; his left leg was amputated.

January 19, 2022 08:34

• Count of hostages from among relatives of Chechen oppositionists drops by 10

  As of today, the number of kidnapped relatives of the oppositional bloggers and human rights defenders still kept detained in Chechnya has decreased by at least 10 people; it follows from the data of the "Caucasian Knot" based on information from open sources and from Ramzan Kadyrov's critics themselves.

January 19, 2022 08:22

• Georgia: striking social workers demand meeting with MPH head

  On the second day of their strike, social workers continued their action near the building of the Ministry of Public Health (MPH) of Georgia, seeking a meeting with the minister. Apart from higher salaries, they demand annual indexing thereof with account of the inflation.

January 18, 2022 23:08

• “Georgian Airways” put up for sale because of losses amid pandemic

  The management of the “Georgian Airways” has announced a decision to sell the company for 150 million US dollars. The bankruptcy of the air carrier was caused by the losses associated with the closure of the Georgian borders during the pandemic, the court stated.

January 18, 2022 22:54

• Nikol Pashinyan wins case against Armenia in ECtHR

  National courts in Armenia did not provide sufficient evidence of the Nikol Pashinyan’s guilt in organizing mass riots in March 2008, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) reports today. The Strasbourg Court pointed to a violation of the complainant’s rights, but did not award compensation, since Nikol Pashinyan did not request it.

January 18, 2022 18:23

• CPJ calls on Azerbaijan’s authorities to release Polad Aslanov

  The New York-based International Committee to Protect Journalists expresses concern about the health state of Polad Aslanov, the editor of the “xeberman.com”, who is on a hunger strike in custody. The human rights defenders call on the Azerbaijan’s authorities to release the journalist.