Aliev announces army deployment in Lachin August 26, 2022 19:23 The Azerbaijani Army has entered the town of Lachin and took control over the villages of Zabukh and Sus, Azeri President, Ilham Aliev, has announced.
Prisoner dies after shooting at Tbilisi psychiatric clinic August 26, 2022 19:18 Guram Svanidze, a prisoner from the Gldani Prison (in Tbilisi), who was wounded during a shootout at a psychiatric clinic, has died from his wounds at hospital.
Execution of Djokhar Tsarnaev postponed August 26, 2022 19:15 The execution of the death sentence of Djokhar Tsarnaev, a native of Chechnya, convicted of a terror act in Boston, has been postponed until his complaint is considered, his advocate has informed.
Azerbaijan announces opening of road bypassing Lachin within a week August 26, 2022 18:50 Armenia has failed to finish its section of the road alternative to the Lachin Corridor, but Azerbaijan undertook it at the request of the Armenian community of Karabakh. This was announced by the Azeri State Highway Agency (ASHA) that promised to open the new road for traffic within the next week.
Resident of Novorossiysk detained on suspicion of discrediting army August 26, 2022 11:34 In the city of Novorossiysk, a local resident was detained for posting a video in the social network with statements discrediting the Russian Army.
Mother of schoolboy beaten by Volgograd law enforcers demands to transfer case to Moscow August 26, 2022 11:30 The 14-year-old schoolboy who was beaten up by Volgograd policemen was recognized as a victim. According to the family's advocate, there were many controversial and strange points in the case.
Kadyrov orders not to pay social allowance to families of those who refused to serve August 26, 2022 11:10 Ramzan Kadyrov has stated that families of low-income residents of Chechnya, whose young people refused to be enrolled in the new Chechen military units, should be deprived of social benefits. The leader of Chechnya called the refuseniks parasites.
Analysts announce presence of Azerbaijani security forces in Lachin August 25, 2022 23:48 The security forces of Azerbaijan have entered the town of Lachin and the villages of Sous and Zabukh, but this has not yet been officially announced due to the delay in the opening of the alternative road between Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia, Baku analysts say.
Authorities report about at least 200 residents of Dagestan perished in Ukraine August 25, 2022 23:08 Officials reported about 200 natives of Dagestan perished in Ukraine, and the same death toll is recorded among natives of the Southern Federal District, follows from the statistics run by the “Caucasian Knot” on the basis of the information officially announced by the authorities of regions and municipalities.
In Azerbaijan, raised prices of bread hit budget of villagers August 25, 2022 23:04 An increase in the cost of bread forced residents of Azerbaijani villages to reconsider their expenses. The increase in the prices of flour and bread affected the socially unprotected groups of the population, economists confirmed.
Rights defenders comment on reports about Chechen Tepsurkaev's murder August 25, 2022 14:49 Salman Tepsurkaev's death was predefined after he read verses that insulted the mother of an influential republic's person, Ruslan Kutaev believes.
Twenty families from Akhavno and Berdzor accommodated in Syunik Region August 25, 2022 14:28 Most of the residents of the dwelling settlements of the Lachin Corridor, who were ordered to leave their houses before August 25, decided to settle in the Syunik Region of Armenia; 20 families have already been settled there, local authorities have informed.
Rights defender Kalyapin hospitalized after beating August 25, 2022 14:25 Igor Kalyapin, the founder of the "Committee against Torture"* (CaT) was taken to the hospital with a suspected concussion after being beaten up.
After border violation, US citizen expelled from South Ossetia August 25, 2022 14:19 South-Ossetian law enforcers have handed Frank Yanez, a US citizen, who was detained for violating the border, over to Georgia.
Social network users demand apology for tourist's dance in dress at entrance to Grozny August 25, 2022 02:13 The video showing a man in a pink dress dancing at the entrance to Grozny has outraged network users. Some commentators on the Instagram* insist that he should apologize for his behaviour; others indicated that tourists should be explained the rules of behaviour in Chechnya.
Defence points to inconsistencies in case of activist Magsud Aliev August 25, 2022 02:04 The protocol on disobeying a policeman drawn up against Magsud Aliev, an Azerbaijani activist, contains no proofs of his guilt, his advocate asserts.
Dagestani native Shamil Bekbolatov complains about being beaten by law enforcers August 24, 2022 23:43 Shamil Bekbolatov, a father with many children from the Kayakent District, complained that law enforcers were beating him during his detention, including beating him on his head with a stone, and that as a result he ended up in a hospital.
Azerbaijani activist Ragimova charged with slander August 24, 2022 22:37 In Baku, a court has begun considering a complaint filed by a policeman, who considered a post left on a social media outlet by Gyulnara Ragimova, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), to be slander and an insult.
A rally demanding registration of “Azerbaijan Democracy and Welfare” Party held in Baku August 24, 2022 22:31 Members of the “Azerbaijan Democracy and Prosperity” Party have held a picket in front of the building of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Azerbaijan because of its third refusal to register the opposition organization. The protestors believe the grounds for refusal in registration are untenable.
Complaint of Chechen villagers to Kadyrov reminds of practice of public apologies August 24, 2022 22:28 Residents of the village of Gikalo asked the leader of Chechnya to help connect to the gas pipeline and electricity networks. According to the villagers, their appeals to local officials do not bring any results. Instagram* users suggested that the appeal to Ramzan Kadyrov could be followed by an apology from the villagers.