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September 16, 2021 08:41

• Three law enforcers suspected of torturing tourist in Abkhazia

  Policemen have exceeded their powers by using violence when detaining and interrogating a Russian tourist, the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Abkhazia has stated.

September 16, 2021 08:29

• Chechen clergy join campaigning for Kadyrov

  At the actions held in different districts of Chechnya with the participation of state servants, Salakh Mezhiev, the Mufti of Chechnya, and other religious leaders called to come to the polls and support the policy pursued by the current authorities.

September 15, 2021 23:42

• Conflict over headscarves highlights extreme points of school dress code in Dagestan

  In Dagestan, some schools violate the schoolgirls’ rights by the requirement to wear a headscarf, while other schools, on the contrary, prohibit wearing a hijab, report journalist Svetlana Anokhina and blogger Maryam Alieva.

September 15, 2021 22:56

• A relative of a deceased soldier detained at a picket in Yerevan

  The police detained a resident of Armenia, who went to a picket with a demand to abandon the solemn celebration of the Independence Day of Armenia and observe the mourning for those killed during the war in Nagorno-Karabakh.

September 15, 2021 17:26

• In Baku, Court of Appeal recognizes arrest of journalist Aslanov’s brother as lawful

  The Baku Court of Appeal refused to grant a complaint filed by Niyameddin Aslanzade about his administrative arrest. Niyameddin Aslanzade was taken into custody as a warning to his brother, Azerbaijani journalist Polad Aslanov, not to complain about the violation of the rights of prisoners, a spouse of Polad Aslanov suggests.

September 15, 2021 17:15

• Law enforcers explain death of a detainee in Gagra by suicide

  Anri Ateiba, a resident of Abkhazia, died in a hospital a month after a suicide attempt in a temporary detention facility, the Prosecutor’s Office reported. Relatives of the deceased young man believe that law enforcers were involved in his death.

September 15, 2021 15:26

• Chechen writer criticizes court’s refusal to recognize him as a co-author of “Avatar”

  In Moscow, a court has again dismissed a claim of Chechen writer Ruslan Zakriev, who requested to recognize him as a co-author of the film “Avatar”. The writer considered the court’s decision to be ordered, and his lawyer intends to file an appeal.

September 15, 2021 15:04

• Soldier detained after shooting his colleagues in Armenia

  A soldier is suspected of killing his colleague and wounding another while on duty at a combat position, and he is detained, the Investigative Committee of Armenia reports.

September 15, 2021 14:21

• Relatives of convicted opponents of quarantine in North Ossetia appeal to President Putin for amnesty

  Relatives appealed to the Russian President with a request to pardon 38 arrested and convicted participants of protests against the self-isolation regime in Vladikavkaz in April 2020.

September 15, 2021 12:30

• Kadyrov raises topic of agreements with “Ichkerians” before election of republic’s leader

  Ramzan Kadyrov spent hours talking with former officials who in the 1990s and early 2000s spoke for the Chechnya’s independence. Over the past two days, the five-hour recording of the conversation was broadcast twice on the “Grozny” state-run TV Channel.

September 15, 2021 12:15

• Relatives of dead soldiers urge to cancel celebrations on occasion of Armenia’s Independence Day

  In their appeal to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, about 350 parents and relatives of soldiers who were killed in the 2020 autumn war in Nagorno-Karabakh, called on to cancel the celebrations timed to the Independence Day of Armenia.

September 15, 2021 08:44

• Analysts treat fight against extortions in Chechen schools as a show

  The dismissal of teachers in Argun evidences the desire of Chechen authorities to demonstrate the fight against extortions, and not to eradicate them, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

September 15, 2021 08:27

• Armenian MoD clarifies number of victims at combat post incident

  Apart from the perished sergeant, during the incident at a combat position in the south-eastern direction, another serviceman was wounded, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

September 14, 2021 22:05

• Prosecutor’s Office to check if an Uchkeken schoolboy forced to apologize

  In Karachay-Cherkessia, the Prosecutor’s Office began checking information that in Uchkeken, a school teacher forced a teenager to apologize on his knees for a quarrel with his female classmate.

September 14, 2021 21:49

• In Yerevan, police detain five opponents of construction in a park

  Today, in Yerevan, four defenders of a park in the “Fizgorodok” residential microdistrict have been detained during a protest action held in front of the City Mayoralty building. Another activist has been taken to a police station after trying to prevent vehicles from entering the construction area.

September 14, 2021 19:15

• Resident of Kabardino-Balkaria complains about torture and fabrication of criminal case

  Andzor Kudaev, an entrepreneur from Kabardino-Balkaria, stated that he was subjected to torture and threats and was forced to confess to possessing weapons illegally and aiding and abetting a terrorist organization, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”* reports today.

September 14, 2021 19:01

• Political analysts: Brooke’s murder case not to affect reputation of “Georgian Dream” Party

  The accusation of a member of the “Georgian Dream” Party in the murder of Australian teacher Shanae Brooke will not have an impact on the electorate of the ruling party and the results of the upcoming elections, Georgian political analysts interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot” note.

September 14, 2021 16:44

• Serviceman perishes in Armenia

  Sergeant Mkrtich Ovakimyan has perished in a combat position due to his violation of the rules for performing combat duty; an investigation is underway, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.

September 14, 2021 16:20

• Incident in Makhachkala college raises safety issues

  In a Makhachkala college, a conflict of two students ended in stabbing. Instagram users have expressed surprise at the fact that a minor managed to bring a knife into an educational establishment.

September 14, 2021 11:26

• Setting up post by Azerbaijani law enforcers sparks protests in Armenia

  An Azerbaijani post on the Goris-Kapan highway was set up in violation of international norms, Arman Tatoyan, the Armenian Ombudsperson, has stated. The opposition demanded to organize a parliamentary discussion of the situation with the participation of the director of the National Security Service (NSS) of Armenia.