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Azerbaijan has confirmed the list of prisoners of war (POWs), but Armenia s receiving more and more information about those in captivity, said Artak Beglaryan, the Ombudsperson of Nagorno-Karabakh.

The transfer of foreign militants and the delivery of weapons to the war zone in Nagorno-Karabakh raise questions about Turkey's role in the Karabakh conflict, Philip Thomas Reeker, the acting assistant to the US Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, has stated.

Wearing a niqab, which was sharply criticized by the Mufti of Chechnya, is undesirable in Russia because it attracts attention and contributes to Islamophobia, the Moscow Imams interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

In their address to the leader of the region, MPs of South Ossetia claimed that Uruzmag Djagaev, General Prosecutor of South Ossetia, must resign, since there was no progress in the investigation into a case on the death of Inal Djabiev.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan must resign in order to prevent clashes and avoid shocks and tragic consequences after Nagorno-Karabakh had lost most of its territory, Catholicos Garegin II says.

Today, Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary for the President of Russia, has commented on a report prepared and broadcasted by the "Grozny" ChGTRK (Chechen State TV and Radio Broadcasting Company), in which the murderer of a French teacher appeared as a God-fearing young man. The Russian President's press secretary has said that state-run TV channels highlight different points of view, but it is not acceptable to justify the crime committed by Abdullah Anzorov.

In Yerevan, supporters of the opposition came to protest actions, and activists block streets in different parts of the city. In a TV appeal, Ishkhan Sagatelyan, a member of the "Dashnaktsutyun" Party, stated that Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan must resign.

Abdullah Anzorov, who was shot dead by the police in France after murdering teacher Samuel Paty, was a God-fearing young man and was forced to react to the discussion of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, his relatives said in a TV report prepared and broadcasted by the "Grozny" state-run TV Company.

On December 7, 778 residents of Nagorno-Karabakh returned from Armenia accompanied by peacemakers, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

The Armenian population of Berdzor, who will decide staying in the city after the transfer of the Lachin Corridor, will still be forced to leave, the local residents interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe. According to their version, the city is unsafe, despite the presence of Russian peacemakers.

For the fourth day in a row, the central Tskhinvali sees the endless protest action held by relatives of Inal Djabiev, who died during interrogation at the South-Ossetian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). Law enforcers did not allow setting up a tent in the square; they hamper with bringing fuel for the kerosene heater, and prohibit the nearby cafés and shops to sell food to the protesters, but the latter stay in the square.

Ramzan Kadyrov has allowed to bury Abdulak Anzorov, the killer of the French teacher, into the ancestral cemetery in Chechnya, but at the same time refuses to give out bodies of alleged terrorists to their relatives, Oleg Orlov, a human rights defender, has stated. The actions of the Chechen authorities can be seen as a direct expression of support for the murder of the French teacher, Dmitry Piskunov, a human rights activist, believes.

The issue of the transfer of the Lachin Corridor to Azerbaijan is not related to the political future of the Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, and will not lead to street protests, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

During the week from November 29 to December 6, 2020, there was no information about the victims of the conflict of law enforcers with the armed underground in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the monitoring conducted by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own information and data from open sources.

Chechen authorities have made a national hero out of Abdulak (Abdulla) Anzorov, and facilitated the return of his body to his homeland for burial. This is the conclusion of Elena Milashina in her material published by the "Novaya Gazeta".

Afghan Sadygov, a journalist, has been on his hunger strike at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) for 34 days already; and doctors have noted that his health condition has worsened, said his advocate, while his colleagues have noted that his persecution is clearly political in nature.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Armenia requests Ankara to withdraw the Turkish armed forces and "terrorist groupings" from the Karabakh conflict zone. The statement of the Armenian MFA came against the background of the Recep Erdogan's sharp criticism of the French parliament for calling for recognition of the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh.

In Zheleznovodsk, the City Court has found Zakri Bopkhoev guilty of attacking two law enforcers and sentenced him to six months of imprisonment, but released him taking into account the period of time the defendant had spent in custody. This is the 31st verdict in a case on the rally in Magas.

Participants of a round-the-clock protest action with the demand to punish the persons responsible for the death of Inal Djabiev stretched polyethylene films after the police banned them from setting up a tent.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has accepted the complaint lodged by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" and Alexander Cherkasov about the fines imposed after an inspection by the Ingush FSB Department, human rights defenders report.