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Celebration of Christmas during the pandemic; return of refugees, demining of territories, and search for the bodies of the people killed in the Karabakh conflict zone, arrangement of Shusha city by the Azerbaijani side; reconciliation of the Ingush teip members with relatives of the policemen attacked in Grozny; decision to evict the family of a man suspected of murder from the Makhachkala village, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of January 4-10, 2020, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

During the week of January 4-10, 2021, it became known about three casualties of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from open sources.

Rizvan Ibragimov, a writer, who was persecuted in Chechnya on charges of extremism after he was criticized by republic's authorities, has passed away.

Residents of the village of Nrnadzor cannot use about 200 hectares of gardens and pastures due to the proximity of Azerbaijani militaries, Armen Tatoyan, the Armenian Ombudsperson, has stated.

Nikol Pashinyan cannot represent Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh at the meeting in Moscow; any decision that infringes on their interests will be recognized as illegitimate. This was stated by Vazgen Manukyan, a candidate from the oppositional "Salvation Committee" for the post of Prime Minister.

The teip (family clan) of Timurziev-Sultygov must stop criticizing Ramzan Kadyrov in Ingushetia, otherwise Chechen authorities will have to stop it, Magomed Daudov and Adam Delimkhanov said at a meeting on the occasion of reconciliation of the blood feudists in Grozny.

The explanations of the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) about the need to send conscripts (regular soldiers) to Nagorno-Karabakh failed to convince soldiers' parents; they have announced new rallies.

For three weeks in a row, law enforcers have conducted no raids in the vicinity of the "Tangim" Mosque located in Omarov Street in Makhachkala, believers report. A source from the mosque told about the strict observance of coronavirus prevention measures during prayers.

The total number of bodies of those who perished in the battlefield in the conflict zone taken out by rescuers has reached 1197, the rescuers of Nagorno-Karabakh have informed.

Because of Abkhazian authorities' refusal from the help offered by Georgia, the nature of the resort region has suffered significantly from the fire. The Abkhazia's emergency services lack sufficient resources to efficiently combat the large-scale forest fires, social network users assert.

This year, it is planned to start the construction of a railway from Fizuli to Shusha, the Azerbaijani President, Ilham Aliev, has stated.

Peacemakers have escorted another bus column with refugees from Yerevan to Stepanakert, making the total number of returnees to Nagorno-Karabakh exceeding 48,000, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

The "My Step" faction, headed by Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, has lost another MP: Sofia Ovsepyan has stated that she will continue working as an independent MP.

The protesters in the Pankisi Gorge have urged MPs to mitigate the punishment for the locals convicted of aiding Chataev's terrorist grouping.

Social network users have called on to support the mother of Inal Djabiev, who died after being interrogated by the police; the mother has been holding a protest action in a square of Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, for more than five weeks, demanding to punish those responsible for her son's death.

The twelve families evicted from their houses located in the eastern part of the village of Shurnukh on the demand of Azerbaijan will receive new houses, the Armenian government has assured.

The Imam of the mosque located in the dwelling settlement of Tarki (a part of Makhachkala) has announced the decision of local Alims (Muslim experts) to evict the family of the suspect in the commission of a murder from the settlement. The reanimation of community traditions has sparked both delight and criticism from Internet users.

Today, in Yerevan, a protest action has been held in front of the Ministry of Justice building (MoJ). The protestors claim it is unacceptable to conclude any agreements with Azerbaijan until the provisions of the peace agreement on the exchange of prisoners of war have been fulfilled.

In Tbilisi, about a dozen activists went to a protest action near a house of Giorgi Rurua, a co-owner of the "Mtavari Arkhi" TV Company. The protesters demanded to release political prisoners and conduct political reforms.

Today, Fuad Guseinov, the deputy chairman of the Azerbaijan State Committee for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), has announced that forced migrants must agree to return to Nagorno-Karabakh, otherwise they will be deprived of their status.