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Relatives of the victims in the attack on Nalchik are looking at their pictures. Nalchik, November 29, 2005. Photo: REUTERS/Viktor Korotayev

18:58, 9 August 2021

Two convicts for attack on Nalchik challenge Russia's arguments at ECtHR

Law enforcers used torture to obtain confessions of participation in the attack on Nalchik in 2005, two convicts indicated in their answers to the questions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), despite Russian authorities' assurances that they had not been tortured.

After Russian airstrikes in Gori. August 8, 2008. Photo: REUTERS / Gleb Garanich

11:42, 9 August 2021

On anniversary of "five-day war", residents of Georgia commemorate casualties

On the 13th anniversary of the start of the 2008 "five-day war", relatives of those who perished therein have visited the fraternal cemetery and memorials in Tbilisi. Five European states have made statements in support of the territorial integrity of Georgia.

Vadim Krasikov (Vadim Sokolov), Zelimkhan Khangoshvili. Photo: https://govzalla.com/post/158763/s-sanktsii-kremlia; screenshot of the report by the BBC News Russian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STddYJhfbvI

11:40, 9 August 2021

Relative claims Krasikov looking like person accused of killing Chechen Khangoshvili

The person accused of killing Zelimkhan Khangoshvili looks like Vadim Krasikov, said a latter's relative, but could not confidently identify him. The relative has refrained from identifying the defendant out of fears for his safety, Hristo Grozev, the head of the Bellingcat's investigation division, has written.

11:38, 9 August 2021

Oppositionist detained in Georgia

Law enforcers have detained Giorgi Chaladze, a leader of the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party, for disobeying law enforcers. The oppositionist has linked his detention with his political activities.

11:39, 8 August 2021

Health condition of Azerbaijani rights defender Gyulyalyev shows improvement

Doctors of the EGE-Hospital clinic have found out that the reason for the deterioration in the health condition of Ogtai Gyulyalyev, an Azerbaijani human rights defender, was in an infection in the abdominal cavity. His health condition has somewhat improved after the treatment prescribed in the clinic, his wife said.

11:38, 8 August 2021

Azerbaijan reports shootout in NAR direction

Azerbaijani military have suppressed the fire delivered by Armenian units on the border with the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR), the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed. The Armenian organization "Security and Democracy" complained to international structures about deliberate arsons of fields in this border section.

Stepanakert. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

23:46, 7 August 2021

Stepanakert authorities state drinking water deficit

Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, suffers from water supply outages. Due to the intense heat, rivers have dried up; and the stock of drinking water at purification facilities has decreased.

23:44, 7 August 2021

Azerbaijani activist, Alizamin Salaev stops hunger strike after meeting colony boss

On August 6, Alizamin Salaev, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has ended his hunger strike after the colony bosses assured him that in the coming days he would be transferred to a medical unit or prison hospital.

Prize-winners of the contest named in honour of Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev in 2021. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot"

23:41, 7 August 2021

Results of Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev contest organized by "Caucasian Knot": in 2021, we see more nominees

In 2021, the jury of the annual contest named in honour of the assassinated journalist of the "Caucasian Knot", Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev, considered 50 materials about the Caucasus. The first place was awarded to Alexei Pivovarov for the video report "Why Dagestan has become a hot spot on the epidemic map".

The State Security Service (SSS) of Georgia. Photo © Sputnik / Alexander Imedashvili https://sputnik-georgia.ru/reviews/20170413/235599889/Osnovnye-napravlenija-raboty-SGB-Gruzii-v-2016-godu.html

11:31, 7 August 2021

Georgian rights defenders demand to check information about wiretapping of activists

The "Mtavari Arkhi" TV Channel has reported that the State Security Service (SSS) was wiretapping politicians and activists, after which human rights defenders demanded from the Prosecutor's Office to conduct an investigation. The Georgian Parliament should take the work of special services under its control, the Georgian NGOs have demanded.

Igor Kalyapin,. Photo: http://president-sovet.ru/presscenter/news/read/2922/

11:30, 7 August 2021

Inquiry into CaT's activities alerts rights defenders

The persecution of the "Committee against Torture" (CaT) and Igor Kalyapin, the head thereof, is a consequence of the work of this organization engaged in investigating human rights violations, including those committed in Northern Caucasus, human rights activists said.

Russian peacemakers in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by the press service of the Ministry of Defence of Russia https://mil.ru/russian_peacekeeping_forces.htm

11:27, 7 August 2021

Russian peacemakers are the only guarantor of status quo in Nagorno-Karabakh

The Nagorno-Karabakh Army is unable to fulfil its functions, since it has lost a significant part of its military equipment, Tigran Grigoryan, a political analyst, has noted. It is beneficial for Armenia to attract UN or OSCE peacemakers to the region, but Russia is hindering this, Naira Airumyan, a political observer, believes.

Ogtai Gyulyalyev. Screenshot Toplum.tv https://toplum.tv/az/oqtay-gulaliyev-bas-prokurorluu-mehkemeye-vermek-niyyetindedir/#.Xbk7T2sueUk

11:25, 7 August 2021

Doctors treat condition of Ogtai Gyulyalyev, Azeri rights defender, as stably grave

Ogtai Gyulyalyev was transferred to the intensive care unit; he is very weak, his son has informed. Clinics are afraid of responsibility for his health condition; as public attention is riveted to him, said Mekhman Aliev, the director of the "Turan" News Agency.

Alizamin Salaev. Screenshot of the video https://www.facebook.com/elzamin.salayev/videos/158496345182695/

23:59, 6 August 2021

Azerbaijani opposition leader Alizamin Salaev denied CER

The court dismissed a motion for conditional early relief (CER) filed by Alizamin Salaev, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), and the defence of the oppositionist will challenge the above court’s decision. Alizamin Salaev said that he was on hunger strike for the third day because of the lack of medical assistance.

23:57, 6 August 2021

Chechen native sentenced to life imprisonment for murder of blogger criticizing Kadyrov

In Austria, a court sentenced Sarali Akhtaev to life imprisonment in a case on the murder of Mamikhan Umarov, a blogger, well-known for criticizing Ramzan Kadyrov.

19:02, 6 August 2021

Affinity with Kadyrov’s friend helps Chechen law enforcer detained in Dagestan

On suspicion of illegal possession of firearms, a person may be detained for at least three days, but in the case of a Chechen law enforcer in Khasavyurt, his relationship with the Deputy Prime Minister of Chechnya played its role, veterans of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) suggested.

18:57, 6 August 2021

Armenia and Azerbaijan exchange accusations of shelling attacks

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reported about a shelling attack in the direction of the Yeraskh village, while the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan claimed a shelling attack on its positions in the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR).

An employee of the Azerbaijani Demining Agency. Photo by the press service of the Azerbaijani Demining Agency (known as ANAMA) https://www.facebook.com/official.anama.gov.az/

18:53, 6 August 2021

Azerbaijani sapper wounded by mine explosion

An employee of the Azerbaijani Demining Agency has suffered at an anti-personnel mine explosion in the Karabakh conflict zone.

An Armenian soldier. Photo by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defence

15:46, 6 August 2021

Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of border shelling

Screenshot of the post on the page "News Ingushetii Official" on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/newsingushetii/?ref=page_internal"

11:29, 6 August 2021

Ingush activist Magomed Khamkhoev is back at large

Magomed Khamkhoev, an activist, convicted of inciting an attack on law enforcers during mass protests in Magas, has been released from the Pyatigorsk SIZO (pre-trial prison).

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