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Searches in the areas of battlefield in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by the press service of the State Emergency Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Nagorno-Karabakh http://rs-nkr.am/content.php?contid=3177

12:07, 12 July 2021

Remains of three servicemen found in Gadrut District

Karabakh rescuers found remains of three more persons who perished in battlefield in Nagorno-Karabakh. The total number of bodies and remains of Armenian militaries found has reached 1604.

Visaitovsky District of Grozny where policemen were attacked. Screenshot of a video by the Prefecture of the Visaitovsky District https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ8iPwvIIbz/

11:43, 12 July 2021

Stabbing law enforcers in Grozny was the eighth attack in NCFD since May 2018

The armed incident in Grozny was at least the eighth attack on policemen with knives in Northern Caucasus since May 2018. Five attacks were committed in 2019.

A rally to support journalists. Tbilisi, July 6, 2021. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"

11:34, 12 July 2021

TV operator dies after being beaten up at anti-LGBT action in Tbilisi

Relatives found Lekso Lashkarava, a cameraman of the "TV-Pirveli" Company, who was beaten up during riots at actions against the gay parade in Tbilisi, dead.

A mosque. Photo: Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Karachay-Cherkessia

11:51, 11 July 2021

In KChR mosques collective prayers suspended due to COVID-19

All the collective and Friday namazes (prayers) have been suspended in the mosques of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) by the decision of the republic’s Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) due to the spread of coronavirus. Believers are advised to hold the Eid al-Adha prayers in mosque yards or in spacious places.

Police car in Grozny. Screenshot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBL-u2jTFcQ

11:27, 11 July 2021

Armed incident in Chechnya is the second in 2021

The attack by a man with a knife on policemen in Grozny was the second armed incident in Chechnya since the start of 2021.

11:13, 11 July 2021

Armenia refutes information about shelling Azerbaijani militaries

The information of the Azerbaijani party about the shelling of the positions of its militaries stationed in the Gadabay District by Armenia has nothing to do with reality, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

Protesters attack journalists in Tbilisi. Screenshot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rik8355eRSg&t=3s

17:06, 10 July 2021

Four suspects of attacking journalists detained in Tbilisi

Four detainees in Tbilisi within the case of attacking journalists are charged with obstructing the work of media professionals, as well as with using insults and physical violence, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has informed.

16:31, 10 July 2021

Azerbaijan accused Armenia of shelling its border positions

In the evening on July 9, positions of the Azerbaijani Army deployed in the border Gadabay District were shelled from Armenia, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today.

High-mountainous Tusheti region Photo: CC BY-CA 2.0 / Flikr / Andrzej Wojtowicz / Tusheti Omalo

15:40, 10 July 2021

Georgian village cut off from the outside world by landslide

The only road leading to the high-mountainous Georgian village of Omalo has been blocked by a landslide.

A child brought back from Syria has been returned to his relatives. Screenshot: http://www.instagram.com/p/CRFChUqL9VV/

15:11, 10 July 2021

After returning from Syria, Dagestani children handed over to relatives

Thirteen children brought back from Syria have been handed over to their relatives in Dagestan, said Marina Ezhova, the children’s ombudsperson in the region.

Aftermath of the July 4 hurricane in Sukhumi. Photo: press service of the Ministry for Emergencies of Abkhazia, http://www.mchsra.info/novosti/item/1799-okolo-sta-sotrudnikov-mchs-byli-zadeistvovany-v-likvidasii-posledstvij-stikhii

12:29, 10 July 2021

Residents of Abkhazia reproach authorities for delay with compensations after disasters

The help to victims of natural calamities will be allocated from the reserve fund of the President of Abkhazia, the authorities have informed. However, some residents of Abkhazia, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", complain that issues of help allocation are solved for months.

12:16, 10 July 2021

Two person kidnapped in Ingushetia

Mikail Gorchkhanov and Anzor Pliev have been kidnapped from the village of Plievo, their relatives have informed.

12:02, 10 July 2021

Vorotan village head detained within case of bribing voters

Investigators have detained Suren Ogandjanyan, the head of the Vorotan village community, who was accused of providing financial support to villagers provided they vote for “Aiastan” bloc.

Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev at a press conference dedicated to the issue of journalists' security, Makhachkala, January 14, 2013. Photo by Svetlana Svistunova for the Caucasian Knot

08:51, 10 July 2021

Akhmednabiev’s killers remain unpunished for eight years

During eight years, investigators have failed to find either the executor or the customer of the murder of the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev, who was shot dead in Dagestan on July 9, 2013.

Policemen detain an activist. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot

08:37, 10 July 2021

Rights defenders explain new wave of activists’ persecutions in Azerbaijan

The detentions of activists, Djalil Zabidov and Razi Gumbatov, was the expected authorities’ reaction to the growth of protest moods in the network, indicating a trend towards "tightening the screws", the human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" assert.

'Heart of Chechnya' Mosque named after Akhmat Kadyrov, Grozny, Chechnya. Photo: Vyacheslav Angenberg

08:25, 10 July 2021

Residents of Chechnya denied entry to mosques without vaccination certificates

Policemen checked the presence of vaccination certificates on those wishing to attend the Friday prayers; believers were allowed to enter mosques only with certificates, local residents have informed.

Law enforcers. Photo: Gennady Anosov/Yugopolis

22:54, 9 July 2021

Akhmed Khupsergenov requests police to investigate killing of his brother

Relatives of Khasanbi Khupsirgenov, who was killed during a special operation in Kabardino-Balkaria, requested the police to investigate the circumstances of his death after they had discovered signs of torture on his body, human rights defenders said.

Action organized by opponents of the gay pride parade in Tbilisi, July 6, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze

22:40, 9 July 2021

Four LGBT opponents arrested for attacks on journalists in Tbilisi

Today, a court has pronounced a pre-trial restriction measure for four men accused of using violence and obstructing the professional activities of journalists during the actions organized by opponents of the gay pride parade in Tbilisi on July 5-6.

Nikol Pashinyan at a polling station in Yerevan during parliamentary elections, June 20, 2021. Photo: Lusi Sargsyan/Photolure via REUTERS

17:53, 9 July 2021

In Yerevan, protestors demand to recognize election results

Today, the “For the Sake of the Republic” Party has held a rally in front of the building of the Constitutional Court of Armenia, which is considering claims of the opposition demanding to cancel the results of the parliamentary elections. Participants of the protest action called on the judges not to try to encroach on the power of the people.

Mikhail Benyash. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru

17:28, 9 July 2021

EU urges Russian authorities to close case against advocate Benyash

In its appeal to the Russian authorities, the European Union claims that the criminal prosecution of Krasnodar advocate Mikhail Benyash violated his right to unhindered protection of people. Intervention by the European Union may convince judges to hold court hearings in the case open for journalists, the advocate himself suggests.

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