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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.

Return of refugees, negotiations on the exchange of prisoners of war, and the exchange of bodies of the soldiers killed in the Karabakh conflict zone; ECtHR's response to the complaints lodged by the men sentenced in a case on the attack on Nalchik; protests in Armenia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of November 30-December 6, 2020, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Russian peacemakers have organized visits of medical teams to serve patients in the villages of the Askeran District of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Chechnya, Dagestan, Ingushetia and Kabardino-Balkaria are among the five top Russian regions, whose residents are least susceptible to bad habits, including the use of alcohol and tobacco.

About 500 Azerbaijani citizens are waiting departure home in Dagestan. Many residents of the "Ogonyok" (Spark) camp in Dagestan have run out of money and cannot buy the necessary things, one of them has told.

The authorities should give a clear explanation to residents of the city of Berdzor and the Karabakh villages of Agavno and Sus about the status of these dwelling settlements located near the positions of Azerbaijani troops, residents of Berdzor and Agavno have stated at their protest in Yerevan on December 6.

Law enforcers would not allow the participants of the round-the-clock protest action held in central Tskhinvali to buy hot drinks and set up a tent, said Oksana Sotieva, Inal Djabiev's widow.

If the Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, fails to resign by December 8, actions of disobedience will start throughout Armenia, the organizers of the rally in Yerevan have stated. Vazgen Manukyan, the oppositional candidate, nominated for the Premier, has called for the formation of an interim government.