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After the Chechen Minister of Information and Press had been replaced, the number of comments in defence of Ramzan Kadyrov under his opponents' posts increased, the opposition 1Adat Movement reports. Blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov has also noticed the above-mentioned trend: his video appeal to the leader of Chechnya gained dozens of critical comments.

An investigation conducted by The Insider and Bellingcat has revealed new details in the case on the Nalchik human rights defender Timur Kuashev's death, a lawyer for the victim's family reports. The release of the journalistic investigation will not be a reason for law enforcers to reopen the investigation into his death, a father of Timur Kuashev suggests.

Today, 39-year-old Elmeddin Mirzoev has been injured during mine clearance in the Agdam District, and doctors had to amputate his foot, the Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan reported.

At a protest action in Yerevan, residents of the Kashatag District of Nagorno-Karabakh, who fled their homes after the autumn war, announced having problems with housing and demanded compensation for their lost property.

The announced February 2021 military exercises of Azerbaijan and Turkey evidence their readiness for a joint response in case of revenge from Armenia and Karabakh, analysts believe.

A court in Chechnya has found the arrest of the lawyer, Sergey Marakov, accused of hooliganism, to be legitimate. Marakov repeatedly helped his clients and colleagues for free, but after his arrest his family has faced financial difficulties, since there is practically no support, said the lawyer's wife.

Protesters in Kutaisi have demanded to resume the work of public transport, and reopen marketplaces and shopping centres. People cannot afford to get to workplaces by taxi; and workers in marketplaces and shops are left without livelihood, they have stated.

In Stepanakert, on the Day of Armenian Army and Fatherland Defender, clergymen held a memorial service for those who perished in the recent war; and local residents laid flowers and wreaths to the Memorial Complex.

Chechen officials from among Ramzan Kadyrov's relatives own apartments in an elite Moscow residential complex, but fail to mention them in their declarations, as follows from the investigation of the "Important Stories" media project. By non-disclosing the data about the real estate, these officials risk being fired for a loss of trust, the anti-corruption centre Transparency International has explained.

On Thursday (January 28), Azerbaijan returned five prisoners of war (POWs) to Armenia; and Yerevan handed one POW over to Baku, the commander of Russian peacemakers has informed. The total number of POWs returned to Armenia has reached 62, and to Azerbaijan – 15.

Responsibility for Said-Mukhammad Djumaev, a native of Chechnya, who was detained after a brawl with law enforcers at a rally in support of Alexei Navalny, rests on all his relatives, Djumaev's uncle told the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament.

Organizers of protests demanding to lift coronavirus restrictions in the tourism sector have lost hope of reaching an agreement with the Georgian authorities. They are preparing a lawsuit to the Constitutional Court. Hotel owners complained about the lack of guests.

Opponents of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan did not manage to break into the building of the Armenian government. Twenty-six activists were brought to police stations.

A detained native of Chechnya was accused of using violence against law enforcers at a protest action in support of Alexei Navalny. In the course of the interrogation, the young man pleaded guilty, a source from the law enforcement bodies reported.

Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a correspondent of the Dagestani newspaper "Chernovik" (Rough Draft), accused in a case on financing of terrorism, refused to admit the charge brought against him and called it "abstract."

The Military Insurance Fund have paid compensations to 1527 military families, of which 1111 were families of the combatants who took part in the last autumn escalation of the Karabakh conflict.

Said-Mukhammad Djumaev, a native of Chechnya, who used violence against law enforcers at a Moscow rally in support of Alexei Navalny, was detained in the Pskov Region.

Early marriages in Northern Caucasus are promoted by parents' poverty; and family members usually bear no responsibility under the law in such situations, said Saida Sirazhudinova, the head of the "Caucasus. World. Development" Centre for Studying Global Issues of Modernity and Regional Problems.

The Armenian government has withdrawn from addressing Nagorno-Karabakh problems, including the issue of transport corridor via Karvachar. In fact, all issues of life of its residents are resolved by Azerbaijan and Russia, political analysts in Yerevan believe.

The law enforcers involved in the assassination attempt on Alexei Navalny had also poisoned the human rights defender, Timur Kuashev, in Kabardino-Balkaria, and were most likely involved in the death of the Dagestani activist, Ruslan Magomedragimov. This is stated in the journalistic investigation conducted by the Insider and the Bellingcat.