News

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 10, 2022 11:39

• Two Chechen women publicly condemned for occultism

  Adam Elzhurkaev, the head of the Centre for Islamic Medicine, has scolded two female residents of Chechnya who were detained by police for providing occult services.

January 10, 2022 11:34

• Chechen blogger Tumso promises to avenge his kidnapped relatives

  The numerous kidnappings of relatives of Kadyrov's critics living in Chechnya and Astrakhan have become an unprecedented method of combating the dissent; and there will be retribution for the abducted women, the Chechen blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, has promised at a rally in Strasbourg.

January 10, 2022 11:24

• Ombudsperson states use of violence against Armenian POWs in Azerbaijan

  Armenian citizens held captive in Azerbaijan are subjected to violence for their religious beliefs, Arman Tatoyan, the Armenian Ombudsperson, has stated. Armenian authorities are doing nothing to bring Azerbaijan to responsibility for the cruel treatment of prisoners of war (POWs), human rights defenders assert.

January 09, 2022 11:46

• At rally in Strasbourg, emigrants condemn illegal detentions in Chechnya

  On January 8, the French city of Strasbourg hosted a rally in front of the Council of Europe building held against mass kidnappings of relatives of the activists and bloggers oppositional to Chechen authorities, as well as against using torture in Russian jails.

January 09, 2022 11:22

• Saakashvili's supporters announce disobedience actions

  On the 100th day in custody of Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili, the third president of Georgia, his supporters, while holding during a rally near the Rustavi Prison, announced the formation of disobedience groups and the start of anti-government rallies throughout the country.

January 09, 2022 11:04

• Chechen authorities' attempt to refute kidnappings outrages Kadyrov's critics

  Akhmed Dudaev, the Minister of Press and Information of Chechnya, has posted a story refuting the kidnappings of relatives of critics of Chechen authorities by showing a video with relatives of Khasan Khalitov and Akhmed Zakaev. In response, Khalitov has stated that it was a show staged by Chechen authorities, while he still has no information about the whereabouts of his relatives.

January 08, 2022 17:08

• Police prevents Giyas Ibragimov's action at Aliev's residence in Baku

  In front of the residence of the President of Azerbaijan in Baku, Giyas Ibragimov, a youth activist, took a canister with some liquid out of his backpack, then took a lighter in his hand and went to the residence building. Presidential security guards took the canister and lighter away from him, and detained the activist.

January 08, 2022 15:01

• Georgia's MFA treats Lashkarava's inclusion into UNESCO list as unjustified

  The UNESCO (UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) has included Lekso Lashkarava, a cameraman of the "Pirveli" TV Company, on the list of killed journalists, without having experts' conclusions on the reasons for his death, the Georgia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has stated.

January 08, 2022 12:46

• Chechen emigrants call to support rally in Strasbourg

  Bloggers and activists have called on all those not indifferent to take part in the action "Chechen lives matter" dedicated to human rights violations in Chechnya.

January 08, 2022 12:33

• Court in Chechnya refuses to release Magamadov and Isaev

  The Chechen Supreme Court (SC) has left Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev in custody until March 26.

January 08, 2022 12:17

• Tbilisi protesters supported those in Kazakhstan

  The deployment of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) troops in Kazakhstan because of the protests underway in the country is unacceptable, protesters in Tbilisi have stated.

January 08, 2022 08:34

• Tbilisi: "Alilo" march held as motor rally

  Due to the anti-covid restrictions, the traditional "Alilo" Christmas march was held in Tbilisi in the form of a car rally; priests aspersed streets from inside cars. In Kutaisi and Kvareli, the marches took place in the traditional format.

January 08, 2022 08:17

• UNESCO adds Lekso Lashkarava to list of murdered journalists

  Lekso Lashkarava, a cameraman of the Georgian "Pirveli" TV Company, has been included by the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) into the list of killed journalists.

January 07, 2022 22:56

• Rights defenders appeal to Putin in connection with kidnappings of relatives of Kadyrov’s critics

  Russian and international human rights organizations appealed to the Russian President with a request to do everything possible to end the repressions in Chechnya, ensure that human rights violations, committed by the Chechen authorities, are investigated and that all those responsible are brought to justice.

January 07, 2022 22:33

• Journalist Polad Aslanov goes on hunger strike in prison

  On the evening of January 6, Polad Aslanov, an imprisoned director of the “xeberman.com” website, went on a hunger strike. The convicted journalist demands a reconsideration of his case and protests against the delay in the consideration of his complaint by the Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan.

January 07, 2022 18:40

• Baku analysts assess consequences of CSTO troops entering Kazakhstan

  Analysts from Baku believe that the deployment of the Collective Security Treaty Organization troops to Kazakhstan will aggravate the political crisis in the country and strengthen the anti-Russian sentiments and the desire of society to withdraw from the CIS institutions.

January 07, 2022 18:17

• Armenia sends 100 soldiers to Kazakhstan

  The Armenian military forces will ensure the protection of facilities of strategic importance, the Ministry of Defence of Armenia reports.

January 07, 2022 14:09

• Prosecutor asks 11 years in prison for Eldar Gasanov

  The prosecution has demanded from the court to sentence Eldar Gasanov, a former Azerbaijani Public Prosecutor General and Ambassador to Serbia, to 11 years in prison, as well as to confiscate his property.

January 07, 2022 13:30

• Politicians dispute on probability of Kazakh scenario in Azerbaijan

  Mass protests such as those underway in Kazakhstan are possible in Azerbaijan if the authorities fail with democratic reforms, oppositionists believe. Mass actions in Azerbaijan have been ruled out due to people's high trust in the president, a member of the ruling party is sure.