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October 18, 2021 15:42

• On October 11-17, no victims of North-Caucasian armed conflict were recorded

  During the week of October 11-17, 2021, during the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, no information about the perished or wounded persons was reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from open sources.

October 18, 2021 15:40

• Saakashvili's opponents hold protest action in Rustavi

  At a protest action staged near the Rustavi Prison, where Mikhail Saakashvili, a former Georgian President, is kept, several dozen of his opponents recalled the law violations committed during his presidency.

October 18, 2021 11:43

• After riots in Vladikavkaz colony, 36 inmates transferred to Dagestan

  A group of the most active rioters in the Vladikavkaz colony was transferred to a correctional facility in Dagestan.

October 18, 2021 11:41

• Armenian Ombudsperson claims shelling of border village

  In the village of Yeraskh, Ararat Region, civilians' houses were shelled from the side of Azerbaijan, as a result bales of a villager's hay were burned down, Arman Tatoyan, the Ombudsperson of Armenia, has stated.

October 18, 2021 11:39

• Observers report violations at local elections in Armenia

  The country has finished voting at local elections. Observers have noted the use of administrative resources, recorded cases of transporting voters to polling stations by supporters of the ruling party, and violations of the requirements for visual campaigning.

October 17, 2021 10:49

• Three Saakashvili supporters detained during clashes with police

  The police prevented the protesters from placing stickers in support of Mikhail Saakashvili near the Tbilisi residence of the creator of the "Georgian Dream" Party; three activists were detained.

October 17, 2021 10:23

• Riots in Ossetian colony followed the change of local FSIN branch head

  The riots in the maximum security penal colony occurred a week after the appointment of a new head of the North-Ossetian branch of the Russian FSIN (Federal Penitentiary Service). The new bosses have toughened the attitude to inmates, sources have informed.

October 16, 2021 18:25

• Yerevan demands from UN International Court of Justice to close the trophy park in Baku

  At the session of the International Court of Justice of the United Nations, where the claim against Azerbaijan on racial discrimination was considered, an official representative of the Armenian government asked the Court to take measures to close the trophy park in Baku and drew attention to the exposition of helmets and dummies of Armenian soldiers therein.

October 16, 2021 16:04

• Derbent: "Promised Caucasus" Festival arouses tourists' interest

  The "Promised Caucasus" Festival ended in Derbent with a jazz concert and ethnic dances. Its rich programme has helped to get to know better the culture of mountain Jews; tourists from many Russian cities told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

October 16, 2021 15:39

• Court refuses to release David Tonoyan

  The Armenian Court of Appeal (CoA) has left David Tonoyan, a former Armenian Defence Minister, who is accused of embezzlement in supply of weapons, behind bars.

October 16, 2021 10:46

• Vladikavkaz colony inmates achieve meeting with Ombudsperson

  Tamerlan Tzgoev, the North-Ossetian Ombudsperson, has listened to the complaints of the prisoners of the Vladikavkaz colony, where riots has taken place, and handed over their proposals on how to settle the situation into the operative headquarters.

October 16, 2021 10:34

• Residents of Northern Caucasus mark Kosta Khetagurov's 162nd birthday

  Memorable events dedicated to the birthday of Kosta Khetagurov, a poet, a painter and the founder of the Ossetian literature, were held at the museum-estate in Stavropol.

October 16, 2021 10:19

• Natives of Chechnya suspected of attempted lynching of policeman after accident in Yugra

  Chechen natives are suspected of trying to lynch the policeman who collided with their compatriot's car; the road accident occurred in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug (KhMAO), investigators have informed.

October 16, 2021 07:57

• After voyage to Turkey, Kadyrov's assistant posts video with excuses

  Ramzan Kadyrov did not avoid meeting his critics during his trip to Turkey, Akhmed Dudaev, the Chechen Minister for Press, has stated in response to accusations against of the head of the republic of cowardice.

October 16, 2021 00:51

• Prisoners stage riots in Vladikavkaz colony

  About six hundred inmates have organized riots at the maximum security penal colony in North Ossetia because a conflict with the colony administration, sources have reported.

October 15, 2021 23:02

• Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of shelling a village

  Today, the village of Yeraskh and the nearby military positions have been shelled from the Azerbaijani direction, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reports.

October 15, 2021 22:41

• HRC “Memorial”* criticizes law enforcers after attack on its office

  Law enforcers who arrived at the Moscow office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”* after a report on an attempt to disrupt the screening, used force against employees of the HRC’s office and spectators and unreasonably kept them in the building for several hours, the NGO reported.

October 15, 2021 19:04

• Brother of blogger Khalitov condemns him and supports Kadyrov

  A brother of blogger Khasan Khalitov, living in Turkey, used harsh words to condemn him for criticizing the authorities of Chechnya.

October 15, 2021 18:41

• Karabakh war veterans claim difficulties with employment in Azerbaijan

  Veterans of the Karabakh war and family members of the killed soldiers and officers are offered by the Azerbaijani authorities the low-paid jobs as builders and waiters, and owners of cars and land plots are refused to be recognized as unemployed, participants of the combat actions in Nagorno-Karabakh complain.

October 15, 2021 18:27

• Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of shelling an ambulance

  This morning, the Azerbaijani armed forces have shelled a Karabakh military ambulance, no one was injured, the Ministry of Defence of the unrecognized republic reports. The Azerbaijani side claims that the ambulance was used for provocation.