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18:44, 13 April 2021

Advocate: Artsuev’s relatives refuse help for fear of deportation

Relatives of Lezi Artsuev, a native of Chechnya, deported from France to Russia, refused the help of an advocate after it turned out that Lezi Artsuev had been taken to Gudermes, his former defender reported. The advocate associates the decision of the Lezi Artsuev’s relatives with their fear of being deported as well.

A man praying. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot

18:28, 13 April 2021

Beginning of Ramadan highlights ban on sale of alcohol in Dagestan

In Dagestan, the ban on the sale of alcoholic drinks during the month of Ramadan infringes on the rights of residents, some local residents note on Facebook. However, their opponents consider the ban justified.

Mikhail Kreindlin, Roman Domaschenko. Photo: http://ecodelo.org/rossiyskaya_federaciya/45103-k_gubitelyam_prirody_besposhchaden/, press service of the Law Bureau 'Domashchenko and Partners'

13:24, 13 April 2021

Greenpeace criticizes plans to build "Dolina Vasta" resort in Sochi

The construction of the new "Dolina Vasta" (Vasta Valley) ski resort in Sochi is illegal, the Russian branch of the environmental Greenpeace has stated. The construction of a new ski resort on the lands of the Sochi National Park will lead to the destruction of natural complexes, ecologists assert.

Participant of a solo pickets holds a banner in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, January 2021. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the Caucasian Knot

13:03, 13 April 2021

Gadjiev's colleagues hold pickets in his support

At their solo pickets held in Makhachkala, Magomed Magomedov and Magdi Kamalov, the deputy editor-in-chief and the founder of the "Chernovik" (Draft) weekly edition, accordingly, demanded to set the journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev free and put an end to the practice of unjustified arrests.

Magomed Gadaev. Photo: http://rus.azattyq.org/a/31199695.html

11:14, 13 April 2021

Chechen Diaspora accuses French authorities of Gadaev's illegal deportation

The deportation of the Chechen-born Magomed Gadaev to Russia is illegal; his life is in danger, the Assembly of Chechens in Europe has stated blaming Gerald Darmanin, the French Interior Minister, for Gadaev's fate.

Hands of a Muslim praying. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot

10:55, 13 April 2021

Muslims of Southern Russia welcome Ramadan

In the evening on April 12, believers in Southern Russia held collective prayers in mosques in honour of the onset of the holy month of Ramadan.

Still frame from the video "Who is fighting the rules of the most closed region of Russia?" Special reports on Youtube

08:34, 13 April 2021

"Such are the matters": women in Ingushetia are defenceless against domestic violence

In Ingushetia, it is shameful to be a divorced woman, and it is not customary to complain about domestic violence, while the teip (family-clannish) structure of the society keeps victims from going to the police and seeking psychological support, the founder of the "ING-Attention" fem group asserts.

Participants of a protest action on the road leading to the construction area of the Namakhvan hydroelectric power plant, March 4, 2021. Screenshot: JAMnews

08:17, 13 April 2021

Clashes with police break out in Namakhvani

Policemen have set up a cordon and would not let protesters against the construction of the hydroelectric power plant (HPP) near the village of Namakhvani, who tried to break through the cordon. One of the women-defenders of the Rioni River Gorge lost consciousness in the clash.

Eduard Ataev (left) and his assistant Murad Munapov. Photo courtesy of Alexei Navalny's office in Makhachkala

22:39, 12 April 2021

Two activists of Navalny’s office disappear in Dagestan

Eduard Ataev, a coordinator of an Alexei Navalny’s office, disappeared after opening an office in Makhachkala. Today, Murad Munapov, an assistant to Eduard Ataev, has also stopped contacting his relatives and friends.

Hostages are taken in a clothing store in Vladikavkaz, April 12, 2021. Photo by Toma Agkatseva for the Caucasian Knot

21:32, 12 April 2021

Police rescue hostages in Vladikavkaz

Today, hostages have been taken in a clothing store in Vladikavkaz. The police detained a suspect, who threatened with an explosion, and the hostages were not injured, sources from the law enforcement bodies report.

Magomed Gadaev. Screenshot: http://www.kavkazr.com/a/31197680.html

21:15, 12 April 2021

Gadaev’s whereabouts still unknown after his detention in Novy Urengoy

An advocate and human rights defenders are not aware of the whereabouts of Magomed Gadaev, who was handed over to Chechen law enforcers in Novy Urengoy a day ago, reports today Oleg Orlov, a member of the Council of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”*.

18:49, 12 April 2021

Human rights defenders appeal against refusal to investigate extrajudicial executions in Chechnya

The details of the extrajudicial killings in Chechnya made public by Suleiman Gezmakhmaev give grounds to cancel the decision to refuse to institute a criminal case on the killings of 27 people, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”* announces today. The human rights defenders request the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) to study the testimony of the former Chechen law enforcer and question his colleagues.

Police at the government building in Yerevan, March 2021. Screenshot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCBqr47t8UU

18:30, 12 April 2021

POWs’ parents demand a meeting with Pashinyan

Relatives of the prisoners of war (POWs) and soldiers missed in action during the autumn war in the Nagorno-Karabakh gathered in front of the building of the government and the residence of the President of Armenia. Participants of the protest action near the government building are seeking a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in the presence of the media.

17:53, 12 April 2021

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of April 5-11, 2021

Change of the leader in North Ossetia; films about residents of Southern Russia and Southern Caucasus at the “Artdocfest” documentary film festival; Nikol Pashinyan’s meeting with Vladimir Putin and protests in connection with the failed attempt to return home Armenian prisoners of war, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of April 5-11, 2021, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Policeman stands at the tractor shelled near the village of Sarushen. Photo: Hunan Tadevosyan's Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/hunan.tadevosyan.3/posts/1767204726774468

13:27, 12 April 2021

After machine gun attack, police strengthen guarding of Karabakh village

The operation mode of police checkpoints near the village of Sarushen has been strengthened after two civilians were shelled from the Azerbaijani side, the Nagorno-Karabakh Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported, promising to notify the peacemakers about the incident.

Special operation in Dagestan. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru

13:01, 12 April 2021

Week of April 5-11 passed without victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week of April 5-11, 2021, during the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, no information about any casualties 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 other open sources.

Participants of a protest action on the road leading to the construction area of the Namakhvan hydroelectric power plant. Screenshot: JAMnews

11:43, 12 April 2021

Police remove tents of opponents of Namakhvan HPP

Law enforcers have banned setting up tents by protesters against the construction of the Namakhvan hydroelectric power plant (HPP), arguing that the Rioni River is overflowing its banks.

Magomed Gadaev. Photo courtesy of Amnesty International

11:32, 12 April 2021

Law enforcers take Gadaev out of Novy Urengoy to Chechnya

After deportation from France, Magomed Gadaev was handed over to Chechen law enforcers, who took him to Chechnya in connection with a criminal case on storing weapons, Oleg Orlov, a human rights defender, has informed.

Eduard Ataev, coordinator of Alexei Navalny's office in Makhachkala. Screenshot from the video posted by the Caucasian Knot: http://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/videos/6658

11:18, 12 April 2021

Activist Ataev heads Navalny's office in Makhachkala

An Alexei Navalny's office has been launched in the capital of Dagestan; it is coordinated by Eduard Ataev, a local activist.

Lezi Artsuev. Screenshot: http://t.me/s/IADAT/5936

11:07, 12 April 2021

After deporting to Russia, native of Chechnya Artsuev disappears

French authorities have handed Lezi Artsuev, a native of Chechnya, over to Russia, after which he disappeared, Elena Milashina, a journalist, has reported. According to sources, after deportation, Artsuev was taken to the city of Gudermes.

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