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January 02, 2025 22:34

• Volgograd resident fined for discrediting Russian Armed Forces

  A court fined Mikhail Bulatov, a resident of the Ilovlinsky District, finding him guilty of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.

January 02, 2025 20:15

• Energy crisis named as reason for Georgia to improve relations with Abkhazia

  Georgian authorities should help Abkhazia in solving its energy problems; this opens up opportunities for strengthening trust and restoring relations, Georgian analysts believe.

January 01, 2025 23:56

• On the 30th anniversary of storming Grozny, eyewitnesses share memories

  The New Year's assault of Grozny, launched by Russian militaries 30 years ago, forced residents to hide from shelling in basements and share leftover food with each other.

January 01, 2025 22:59

• In Tbilisi, protesters set up festive tables in front of parliament building

  In Tbilisi, participants of the protest campaign celebrated the New Year holiday at festive tables that they set up in front of the parliament building.

January 01, 2025 22:55

• Punishments for protesters have been tightened in Georgia

  Immediately after his inauguration, new President of Georgia Mikhail Kavelashvili has signed all the amendments to the Georgian laws that tighten the punishment for violations during protest actions and also simplify the process of dismissing and hiring persons for public service.

January 01, 2025 22:05

• Verdict to Kizilyurt law enforcers continues trend of lenient punishments for using torture

  The court ruling that sentenced two law enforcers to conditional sentences for beating a female detainee is another episode in the widespread Russian practice of lenient punishments in torture cases.

January 01, 2025 18:40

• Chechen MP Delimkhanov threatens to treat illegal crypto miners as terrorists

  Russian State Duma member Adam Delimkhanov has claimed that illegal cryptocurrency miners who create problems with the power supply of districts and cities in Chechnya will be treated as terrorists.

December 31, 2024 23:57

• Public prosecutors fail to present evidence of defendants’ guilt in case on riots at Makhachkala airport

  The case on the riots at an airport in Makhachkala should be further investigated, since at the next trial, public prosecutors presented evidence of defendants’ guilt with general wording, without examining the guilt and actions of each of the defendants. The above opinion has been voiced by advocates.

December 31, 2024 23:39

• Chechen authorities boast about activities of public sector employees on social networking services

  Over the past three months, more than 23.7 million reactions and comments have been left under the posts organized by the Chechen authorities on social networking services.

December 31, 2024 23:15

• During year, number of attacks on journalists in Georgia has increased fivefold

  In 2024, as compared with 2023, the number of attacks on journalists in Georgia has increased fivefold and exceeded 200 cases, the NGO (non-governmental organization) "International Transparency-Georgia" has informed.

December 31, 2024 21:33

• Analysts view Baku's statements on plane crash as warning to Russia

  Azerbaijan will seek Russia's recognition of responsibility for the plane crash, although persistence won't result in any serious problems in mutual relations. If Moscow fails to react, then some diplomatic response is possible.

December 31, 2024 19:31

• Aliev demands compensation from Russia for plane crash

  The Azerbaijani President, Ilham Aliev, has demanded from Russia to admit its guilt in the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) plane, punish those responsible and pay compensation.

December 30, 2024 23:56

• Stavropol townspeople hold support action for political prisoners

  In Stavropol, five people have taken part in the party of writing letters to political prisoners.

December 30, 2024 23:48

• Singer Sharlot*, who asked forgiveness from Kadyrov, sentenced to colony term

  The court has sentenced singer Eduard Sharlot* to 5.5 years in colony on charges of rehabilitating Nazism and insulting believers. In his final statement, the musician, who had earlier asked Ramzan Kadyrov for forgiveness, has apologized again for his video clips.

December 30, 2024 23:09

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 23-29, 2024

  Tragedy of the Baku-Grozny flight, pollution in Anapa, drone attacks, persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, protests in Georgia, victims of energy crisis in Abkhazia, and official data on the natives of Southern Russia who perished in Ukraine, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of December 23-29, 2024, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

December 30, 2024 22:58

• Ingush activist Zarifa Sautieva released from colony

  Zarifa Sautieva, an Ingush activist, has served her full custody term within the case of an extremist community and was released from her colony.

December 30, 2024 22:38

• Uzbek MP demands apology from Kadyrov

  Odiljon Tozhiev, an Uzbek MP, has condemned Ramzan Kadyrov's statements about the officials who had survived the assassination attempt; he has called on Kadyrov to apologize and help find the suspects. One of them, Bislan Rasaev, was accused of political murders and espionage in Turkey, but could have been released within prisoners' exchange.

December 28, 2024 23:49

• Social workers and IT specialists come to protest in Tbilisi

  On the 30th day of protests against the suspension of European integration, IT specialists, people of creative professions, and social workers took to the streets in Tbilisi. Social workers, in particular, demanded an end to dismissals for political reasons.

December 28, 2024 23:29

• Krasnodar resident accused of insulting Russian authorities and discrediting Army

  Four administrative protocols have been drawn up against Inna Tishkina, a resident of Krasnodar, who had to voice her public apologies after a denunciation by local MP Sergey Klimov.

December 28, 2024 22:27

• Native of Chechnya Selima Khadisova granted asylum in Europe

  The authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina granted asylum to Selima Khadisova, a native of Chechnya, who fled from domestic violence.