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Chechen law enforcers at the border with Ingushetia. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBZF7pB7kwM

17:48, 26 November 2021

Law enforcers note unique nature of exercises near borders of Chechnya for National Guard of Russia

According to the experts interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot”, the manoeuvres of the Chechen Department of the National Guard of Russia cause concern, since the goals of such a large-scale operation are unclear, and it has no analogues.

17:31, 26 November 2021

Salekh Rustamov refuses dry hunger strike

An advocate and relatives of Azerbaijani activist Salekh Rustamov managed to persuade him not to go on a dry hunger strike. However, the activist still refuses food, and doctors assess his condition as extremely severe, the advocate reports.

Special service agents during CTO. Photo: NAC press service, http://nac.gov.ru

14:28, 26 November 2021

CTO in KChR is the first in almost six years

The today's counterterrorist operation CTO) in the Karachay Distict, during which law enforcers have killed two alleged militants, is the second after the CTO conducted in several districts of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) back in December 2015.

Servicemen of the Armenian Army. Screenshot of the video posted by the press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia, https://mil.am/hy/news/10107

13:54, 26 November 2021

Baku hands captured soldier over to Yerevan

A soldier who was captured during the hostilities on the border, as well as a civilian who got lost and ended up in the Agdam District, were handed over to Armenian authorities, their Azerbaijani counterparts have informed.

13:40, 26 November 2021

Publication by Azeri journalist on Armenian border sparks polemics in social media

Khadija Ismayilova, an Azerbaijani journalist, has called for accounting the international law when defining the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, referring to the country's map, recognized by the United Nations (UN). In their comments, Facebook users argued about the relevance of the map.

Magomed Khazamov. Photo: Idris Yusupov, ndelo.ru

12:28, 26 November 2021

Suspect of killing Kamalov tells "Chernovik" details of his torture

Magomed Khazamov, accused of assassinating the founder of the "Chernovik" (Draft) portal, gave an interview at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) to Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the portal, and told about the prolonged torture after detention.

Stage at the Rustavi prison. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot

11:58, 26 November 2021

Saakashvili demands to admit his supporters to hospital

Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili, the third president of Georgia, has demanded to let the MPs from the oppositional parties to visit him. He has stated that otherwise he will refuse taking the medicines prescribed by his doctors for recovering from the hunger strike.

Barbed wire at a pre-trial prison. Photo: Elena Sineok / Yuga.ru

08:49, 26 November 2021

Inmates of Volgograd SIZO wound themselves in protest

Detainees of Volgograd SIZO-4 (pre-trial prison) attempted suicide in protest against the actions of the administration, Igor Nagavkin, a human rights defender, told the "Caucasian Knot".

Sarazhdin Sultygov. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnFP7P6wcMo

08:28, 26 November 2021

Sultygov takes Daudov's threats seriously

The fate of a number of Kadyrov's critics in Europe does not allow ignoring threats pronounced by Magomed Daudov, the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament, Sarazhdin Sultygov, a co-chairman of the NGO "Mekkh-Khel", has stated.

Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: press service of Grozny-Inform, https://www.grozny-inform.ru/

23:06, 25 November 2021

Kadyrov threatens to seize part of lands from Ingushetia with help of Kremlin

If the Ingush side is dissatisfied with the border agreement, Chechnya, with the help of the Russian federal authorities, will achieve a decision in its favour and return eight more villages from Ingushetia, Ramzan Kadyrov announces.

A rally against the chairman of the "Russia" collective farm in the Stavropol Territory. Screenshot: https://twitter.com/asilikedem/status/1463794818937675781

22:52, 25 November 2021

In Stavropol Territory, law enforcers disrupt a villagers’ protest action

A rally against the chairman of the “Rossiya” collective farm in the Stavropol Territory and an attempt to elect a new leader ended in a harsh detention of an activist. Administrative protocols were drawn up against several other protesters.

In the hall of the Supreme Court where an open session is being held on the lawsuit of the Prosecutor General's Office on the liquidation of the "International Memorial"*. Photo courtesy of the HRC "Memorial"*, https://twitter.com/hrc_memorial

18:01, 25 November 2021

Supreme Court rejects all motions filed by defence of “International Memorial”*

A judge refused to involve representatives of the NGOs affiliated with the “International Memorial”* as co-defendants. The number of activists detained near the courthouse has reached three persons.

An employee during protest action at Rospotrebnadzor. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVgKoDfuyCU

17:41, 25 November 2021

Number of fined protesters against QR codes in Volgograd reaches three

A court fined Natalia Aparina 3000 roubles for taking part in a protest action against QR codes together with two other activists at the building of the “Rospotrebnadzor” (Russian Federal Agency for Consumer Supervision) Department in Volgograd.

People wishing to attend an open meeting on the claim of the Prosecutor General's Office on the liquidation of the "International Memorial" in the Supreme Court of Russia. Screenshot: https://t.me/polniypc/282

17:12, 25 November 2021

Picketers in support of “International Memorial”* detained in Moscow

The police have detained activists Olga Bakst and Aleksei Belenkin, who took to pickets in front of the building of the Supreme Court (SC) of Russia, where the trial on the lawsuit to liquidate the “International Memorial”* has been started today.

Baku airport. Photo: Anar Aliyev (PR at Azerbaijan Airlines) https://ru.wikipedia.org/

14:31, 25 November 2021

Twelve natives of Azerbaijan returned from Syria

Twelve natives of Azerbaijan have been returned to their homeland from a refugee camp in the Syrian city of Jarabulus, the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has informed.

Reconciliation of feudists. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CWnewbKI6X_/

14:02, 25 November 2021

Reconciliation of feudists in Chechnya sparks discussion in social network

Authors of some comments have treated the forgiveness of the driver who fled the scene of the accident as inappropriate; their opponents pointed out that reconciliation of feudists improves the rule of law.

Zarifa Sautieva delivers her last plea in the court. Screenshot: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cZFCsql6LM

13:39, 25 November 2021

In their last plea, Ingush activists explain background of protests

The defendants in the "Ingush case" have compared their prosecution to repressions of Stalin's time and named the underlying reasons for the mass protests that gripped the republic in 2018.

11:09, 25 November 2021

Yerevan protesters demand to abandon border delimitation

Activists of the "Liberation Movement" have called on residents of Armenia not to allow the Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, to sign documents on border delimitation with Azerbaijan, because this would "put an end to" Nagorno-Karabakh.

Law enforcement units of Chechnya. Screenshot: https://t.me/rybar/22687

10:56, 25 November 2021

Analysts assess nature of Chechen law enforcers' exercises on Ingush border

The activities of Chechen law enforcers on the border will not turn into any armed clashes, since the exercises are mainly of a demonstrative nature, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

08:51, 25 November 2021

Website of Chechen opposition movement 1ADAT blocked by court decision

The "Roskomnadzor" (Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media) has restricted access to the website of the 1ADAT movement, which harshly criticizes Chechen authorities. Activists of the movement intend to challenge the court ruling to block its Internet resources.

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