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Azerbaijani journalist, Afghan Sadygov, has been on hunger strike at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) for 30 days. A court in Baku has scheduled the consideration of a motion for his transfer to house arrest for December 4.

Criticism of women for niqabs in Chechnya is especially inappropriate during the pandemic, when it is prescribed to wear face-covering masks, Instagram users have pointed out. Others found it odd that the spiritual leader of the region spoke out against a Muslim tradition.

About 300 Russian citizens stay in Azerbaijan and await to be sent home, while about 400 citizens of Azerbaijan stay in Dagestan, the authorities of the republic report.

The Mufti of Chechnya required from men over 65 not to attend Friday prayers and urged residents of the republic to limit attendance at memorial gatherings.

The authorities of Chechnya will impose high fines for residents and entrepreneurs who neglect the prevention of the coronavirus infection spread, announces Magomed Daudov, the chairman of the Chechen parliament.

In the period from September 27 to November 9, 2783 Azerbaijani soldiers were killed in the battles in the Karabakh conflict zone, and 1245 others undergo medical treatment, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports.

The anti-epidemiological restrictions adopted by the Georgian authorities are discriminatory for non-Orthodox organizations, 11 religious communities have stated. Believers asked not to violate the freedom of religion and not to create obstacles to charitable services.

During the past 24 hours, Russian militaries defused about 100 ammunition units in Stepanakert, and cleared a school of explosives, after which it resumed classes.

The signing of the agreement, according to which the Kashatag (Lachin) District of Nagorno-Karabakh passes over to Azerbaijan, was quite a surprise for local residents. After the mass exodus, forced migrants found refuge with their relatives. They have admitted that the resettlement problem was mostly on their shoulders.

It is difficult and expensive to travel to Yessentuki, where the case of the Ingush activists accused of creating an extremist community is being considered; and because of the quarantine introduced because of the epidemic, a limited number of people are let into the courtroom, defendants' relatives have complained.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh has added 34 names to the list of soldiers, who perished during the conflict escalation, bring the total number thereof up to 1746.

The vacations granted to Armenian regular soldiers, who had fought in Nagorno-Karabakh, will reduce tensions in the army, while their parents' protests were emotional and will not affect the domestic political situation, Armenian human rights defenders and political analysts believe.

No guilt of Giorgi Guev, a native of North Ossetia, has been proven, but law enforcers do not want to admit their mistake, states the NGO "Mothers of Beslan". Activist Alan Zoloev announced new car rallies with the demand to release Giorgi Guev.

The Victory Day will be celebrated annually in Azerbaijan on November 10, the day of the conclusion of the trilateral peace agreement. The Day of Remembrance of the Deceased will be marked on September 27, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev announces.

Soldiers Zhirair Matevosyan and Gegam Ovannisyan, both born in 2001, were killed while performing their official duties on mine clearing, the authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh reported.

According to the information of relatives and the videos posted on the Internet, 60 soldiers and about 40 civilians are still being held in Azerbaijani as captives, reports Artak Beglaryan, Ombudsman of Nagorno-Karabakh.

In Adjara, a protest action in front of the Government House escalated into a clash with law enforcers. The police detained at least two activists.

The Georgian victims of the August 2008 war will receive 600,000 euros for medical treatment and rehabilitation, the International Criminal Court (ICC) Foundation in The Hague has announced.

After returning from Syrian refugee camps, three girls have been handed over to relatives in Ingushetia; their grandparents will take care of their upbringing, said Zarema Chakhkieva, the Children's Ombudsperson.

By publicly reprimanding girls for wearing niqabs, the Mufti of Chechnya is provoking a conflict, Leonid Syukiyainen, an Islamic scholar, believes. According to Adats, only senior men in the family have the right to such criticism, said Ruslan Kutaev, the head of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations.