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House on fire in Samegrelo, June 25, 2021. Screenshot: “Mtavari Arkhi” TV Company

17:43, 25 June 2021

Samegrelo residents set on fire house of men suspected of raping a child

In a village of Western Georgia, two residents were detained in a case on a rape of a minor. Villagers set on fire the house of the suspects, despite attempts by the police to prevent the arson.

Housing for socially vulnerable residents in Kutaisi. Photo: press service of the Kutaisi Mayoralty

13:40, 25 June 2021

Tenants of shelter for homeless in Kutaisi complain about eviction threat

Kutaisi city authorities have reduced the duration of stay in the local shelter built for socially vulnerable residents down to two years. Tenants of the shelter have stated that this period is not enough for them to improve their social status, and complained about the eviction threat.

13:21, 25 June 2021

Leninkent residents demand to solve water supply problem

There is no water supply in the dwelling settlement of Leninkent in Dagestan for about ten days due to a pump breakdown, local residents said during their gathering held on June 24. The participants threatened authorities to hold a protest action if the problem is not resolved in a short time.

The High Council of Justice of Georgia. Photo: High Council of Justice of Georgia

12:18, 25 June 2021

Rights defenders criticize judicial reform in Georgia

The assessment criteria that the High Council of Justice has applied in the selection of Supreme Court Judges are incomprehensible and raise questions, while the discussion of candidates was not public, the Coalition of Human Rights NGOs of Georgia has pointed out.

"Ogonyok" camp. Screenshot from the video posted by the Caucasian Knot

12:04, 25 June 2021

345 Azerbaijani citizens remain in Dagestani camp

On June 24, 115 people departed home from the temporary accommodation centre (TAC) deployed in the Kaitag District in the territory of the "Ogonyok" children's camp for those Azerbaijanis who are waiting for the chance to leave for their homeland. The procedure for compiling lists for the departure is unknown, the camp residents have noted.

08:32, 25 June 2021

LGBT opponents announce protests in Tbilisi

Since morning on July 5, opponents of the gay parade in Tbilisi intend to take control over Rustaveli Avenue in order to prevent the "March of Dignity" from being held. The organizers of the action have called on the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) to react to violence threats.

The World Congress of Chechen Nations. Photo: Grozny-Inform, http://grozny-inform.ru/news/analitics/129391

08:15, 25 June 2021

Analysts treat congress in Chechnya as demonstration of Kadyrov's populism

The events like the World Congress of Chechen Nations are usually held at the expense of the state budget and for the sake of a specific leader, said Ruslan Kutaev, President of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations. Ali Bazhaev spoke at the congress on behalf of Chechens of France, but Chechens in Europe know neither him nor the organization he represents, the blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, has pointed out.

The Criminal Code of Russia. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru

23:47, 24 June 2021

Derbent drug police officers accused of violence and fabrication of a criminal case

Dagestani law enforcers forced a not-guilty person to confess to selling drugs and demanded a million roubles from him, investigators suggest. A criminal case has been sent to court.

Water truck in Dagony. Screenshot: http://rgvktv.ru/obshchestvo/66728

23:30, 24 June 2021

Dagestanskie Ogni residents complain about interruptions in supply of water and electricity

In the town of Dagestanskie Ogni, local residents complain about experiencing regular electricity and water supply cuts. In connection with the problems with housing and communal services, a group of activists sent a notification to the authorities about a next protest action.

A man praying in a mosque. Photo: REUTERS/Viktor Korotayev

19:09, 24 June 2021

“Akhmat” FC sues Google

Today, the administration of the Grozny’s “Akhmat” football club (FC) has announced that it has filed a complaint against Google to the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) and to the United Nations for blocking the “Akhmat” FC YouTube channel due to US sanctions.

Timur Debishev. Screenshot of personal Instagram page

18:45, 24 June 2021

Rights defenders consider court’s decision in case on torture of Debishev to be a trick

Today, the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has cancelled the decision of a lower instance court that upheld the investigators’ refusal to institute a criminal case on a complaint about torture filed by Grozny theatre actor Timur Debishev. The transfer of the case for reconsideration does not allow appealing to a court of cassation outside the republic and to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), notes a lawyer of the “Committee against Torture” (CaT).

18:32, 24 June 2021

PACE reports unresolved problems with political prisoners in Azerbaijan

The Azerbaijan’s authorities did not recognize the problem with political prisoners, described in the PACE resolution in January 2020, and the problem remains unresolved, the PACE declares in its new report.

16:39, 24 June 2021

Dagestani residents oppose ban on mass worshiping

Dagestani believers have expressed the opinion that the ban introduced in the region on worshiping with the presence of people is unjustified, since most of the residents have had coronavirus, while another part has been vaccinated.

Protest action in the village of Ergneti, June 23, 2021. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the Caucasian Knot

16:19, 24 June 2021

Zaza Gakheladze's relatives hold protest action in Ergneti village

On June 23, in the village of Ergneti, oppositionists, activists and relatives of Zaza Gakheladze, who was convicted in South Ossetia for crossing the border, held a protest action demanding from Georgian authorities to take efficient actions to release him.

The Gegarkunik Region. Photo: Yuri Troitskiy, http://ru.wikipedia.org

11:33, 24 June 2021

Analysts treat Yerevan's influence on Azerbaijani border as minimal

The Armenian party discussed the deployment of Russian peacemakers on the border with Azerbaijan even before the parliamentary elections in Armenia, but the main negotiations on this issue are underway between Moscow and Baku, analysts in Yerevan believe.

11:16, 24 June 2021

Bobokvati residents announce endless protest action

In the village of Bobokvati, protesters set up a tent and organized round-the-clock on duty post in the land plot, which authorities plan to sell to investors through an auction. These lands were illegally confiscated from local residents, activists assert.

An unauthorized march in support of the Azerbaijani Army, Baku, July 14, 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot

11:04, 24 June 2021

Azerbaijani activists treat reasons for criminal prosecution as political

The conditional prison terms awarded to 12 members of the last group that took part in the rally in support of the army, held in July 2020 in Baku, have to do with the systematic persecution of the opposition, the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) has stated.

08:44, 24 June 2021

Political analysts treat Kadyrov's participation in election of head of Chechnya as predictable

The carte blanche issued by Putin to Kadyrov for taking part in the upcoming September elections has confirmed that Kadyrov's May statement about his readiness not to run for a new term was nothing more than ritual, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.

08:31, 24 June 2021

Three persons fall victim to shootout in Ingushetia

One man was killed, and two others wounded in an Ingush village in a shootout that followed after a land dispute, said an informed source.

Vladimir Putin (left) and Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS

21:55, 23 June 2021

Putin recommends Kadyrov to participate in election for leader of Chechnya

Vladimir Putin voiced a proposal to Ramzan Kadyrov to participate in the autumn election in order to continue to lead Chechnya. Earlier, the Ramzan Kadyrov has declared he is not willing to be elected for a new term as the leader of Chechnya if even “a few percent of the population” are against his candidacy.

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