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October 05, 2021 12:47

• Police demand explanations from Gadjiev's colleagues about pickets in his support

  In Makhachkala, the picketers demanded to release Abdulmumin Gadjiev and all the political prisoners, as well as to stop arrests without proofs. The police did not interfere with the picketers, but requested written explanations from them, the colleagues of the arrested journalist have informed.

October 05, 2021 12:45

• Eyewitnesses report details of beating up "Spartak" fans in Grozny

  One of the two fans of the "Spartak" Football Club (FC), who were beaten with truncheons by servicemen of the Akhmat Kadyrov regiment at the Grozny stadium, was drunk, and the other only asked to let his comrade go, eyewitnesses assert.

October 04, 2021 23:58

• Georgian Prime Minister reports about Saakashvili’s plans to kill oppositionists

  Mikhail Saakashvili and his associates planned to organize riots in Tbilisi on October 3, during which several oppositionists would be killed, and then demand the resignation of the government, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili claimed.

October 04, 2021 23:48

• Sports journalists discuss sanctions against “Akhmat” FC after beating of fans in Grozny

  Fans of the “Spartak” FC (football club) may go to court with a request to punish Chechen law enforcers for beating people at the stadium, advocate Yevgeny Chernousov claims. The sports regulatory authorities do not intervene in off-field incidents, TV observer Alexei Durnovo notes.

October 04, 2021 21:39

• Armenian Investigative Committee reports number of victims killed in battles for Nagorno-Karabakh

  During the combat actions in Nagorno-Karabakh, 3788 people were killed, and other 246 people, including 22 civilians, are listed as missing, the Investigative Committee of Armenia reports.

October 04, 2021 21:04

• On September 27-October 3, 2021, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of September 27-October 3, 2021, no killed or wounded in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

October 04, 2021 19:33

• Two natives of Stavropol Territory accused in case on Basaev’s raid on Dagestan

  A case against Rasul Mailubaev and Zagir Yakubov, natives of the Stavropol Territory, accused of participating in an attack by the militant grouping led by Shamil Basaev and Amir Khattab on Dagestan in 1999, has been submitted to court.

October 04, 2021 19:28

• Fighters of "Kadyrov" regiment beat up "Spartak" fans

  During the break in the Russian Premier League (RPL) football of "Akhmat" FC versus Moscow "Spartak" FC that took place in Grozny, servicemen of the regiment named after Akhmat Kadyrov beat up two fans of the Moscow team with truncheons.

October 04, 2021 19:22

• Words of Chechen official Umarov in defence of apologies spark social network users' criticism

  The practice of public apologies should be spread everywhere; one's willingness to publicly repent is evidence of a person's decency, Djambulat Umarov, a Vice-Premier of Chechnya, has stated. In their turn, Instagram users have objected that forced public apologies are not always sincere.

October 04, 2021 19:14

• Saakashvili's return brings up issue of protecting Georgia's borders

  The crossing of the Georgia's state border by Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili, a former president of the country, has shown inefficient border defence; however, the incident will have no affect on the electoral support of the "Georgian Dream" Party, political analysts believe.

October 04, 2021 11:39

• Areni Wine Festival inspires Armenian winemakers

  More than 200 winemakers took part in a wine festival held in the Armenian village of Areni. Participation in the event allows increasing brand awareness and make useful contacts for increasing sales, winemakers believe.

October 04, 2021 11:34

• Chechen Bakaev treats his case as prosecution for his faith

  Ali Bakaev, a native of Chechnya, has stated that he was accused of organizing an attack on law enforcers in the village of Naurskaya not on the basis of proofs, but because of his affiliation to the Salafi trend of Islam. Russia is seeking Bakaev's deportation from Ukraine amid the massive inclusion of Caucasian natives there into sanctions lists, Evgeny Zakharov, the director of the Kharkov Human Rights Group, has stated.

October 03, 2021 11:24

• Social network users sceptical about prevented terror act in Cherkessk

  The detention in Cherkessk of a resident of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) with components for making a bomb is a performance staged by law enforcers for the sake of receiving benefits, social network users have suggested.

October 03, 2021 09:17

• "Georgian Dream" announces its victory at elections

  Without waiting for the official results from the Central Election Commission (CEC), Irakli Garibashvili, the Georgian Prime Minister, has congratulated the members of the ruling "Georgian Dream" Party on the victory at municipal elections.

October 03, 2021 08:02

• GYLA reports observers' expulsions from polling stations in Georgia

  The Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA) has stated that its observers came under pressure at polling stations where election violations were recorded. In three cases, observers were forced to leave polling stations.

October 02, 2021 22:14

• Observers claim violations at elections in Georgia

  At elections in Georgia, there were cases of observers' non-admission to polling stations and violations in drafting documents, the NGO named "Fair Elections" has stated.

October 02, 2021 21:53

• Analysts criticize results of Georgian CEC's check of placement "bloody banners"

  The Georgian Central Election Commission (CEC) has unreasonably recognized no violations of the law when placing "bloody banners" with images of oppositionists, Georgian analysts have stated.

October 02, 2021 21:24

• Historians doubt novelty of declassified materials about the execution of Jewish children from Teberda

  The case of the chief physician of the Teberda Resort in the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), who was involved in the murder of Jewish children in 1942, declassified by the Russian FSB (Federal Security Bureau), adds nothing new to what is already known, the historians interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have stated.

October 02, 2021 17:47

• Saakashvili's advocates complain about refusal to visit their client

  The administration of the Rustavi Prison is not letting the advocates of Mikhail Saakashvili, a former Georgian President, to visit him, despite the fact that he went on a hunger strike after detention.

October 02, 2021 13:41

• UN International Court of Justice schedules hearings on Armenian-Azerbaijani mutual claims

  The hearings on the claim on violations of the "International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination" lodged by Armenia against Azerbaijan will be held on October 14 and 15; and on the similar claim of Azerbaijan against Armenia – on October 18 and 19, the UN International Court of Justice has informed.