Three sappers wounded while demining village in Nagorno-Karabakh August 12, 2021 11:56 Three sappers have been hospitalized after a bomb exploded when they were demining the territory of one of the villages in the Martuni District of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Azerbaijan: Armenia transfers its troops to Karabakh August 11, 2021 23:54 Baku claims a violation of the ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh signed on November 10, 2020. Armenia is transferring its soldiers to the territory where the Russian peacekeepers are deployed, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports.
Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of using combat UAVs August 11, 2021 23:51 Today, attack unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been used to attack the positions of the Defence Army, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh reports.
Russian vaccine becomes an obstacle to small Hajj to Mecca and Medina August 11, 2021 23:49 According to Hajj operators, the mass performance of a small Hajj pilgrimage by Russian citizens is possible only if the Russian vaccine against COVID-19 is recognized by the Saudi Arabian authorities. The Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia has requested the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to legalize Sputnik V vaccine.
Relatives of POWs stop their picket after meeting with Pashinyan’s secretary August 11, 2021 23:47 Participants of a protest action held in front of the Armenian government building left the place after a meeting with the press secretary of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Azerbaijan admits keeping 45 Armenian citizens, while the Armenian side has collected data about 280 prisoners of war (POWs), human rights defender Artak Zeinalyan notes.
Relatives report stabilization of health condition of Azerbaijani rights defender, Ogtai Gyulyalyev August 11, 2021 23:45 The state of health of Ogtai Gyulyalyev is assessed as stably grave, but doctors note some positive dynamics. He remains unconscious, but already reacts to appeals, his relatives have informed.
Azerbaijan claims shelling in NAR direction August 11, 2021 22:58 Armenian militaries have shelled the positions of their Azerbaijani opponents stationed near the Heydarabad settlement in the Sadarak District of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR), the Azeri Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
Defence demands to question Evkurov under the case of Ingush protest leaders August 11, 2021 12:18 At the court session, an advocate asked the court to summon Yunus-Bek Evkurov, a former head of Ingushetia, and Zyalimkhan Evloev, a former Prime Minister of Ingushetia, as witnesses in the case of Magas protesters. Ten defence witnesses have confirmed the defendants' innocence.
Chechen SC finds refusal to investigate abduction of queer girl legitimate August 11, 2021 12:14 The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has found legitimate the investigator's refusal to investigate the girl's abduction by her relatives, from whom she tried to hide, the Russian LGBT Network* has informed. The girl asserted that her family had learned about her sexual orientation; and her life was in danger.
Court demands from investigators to assess law enforcers' actions against activist Iritov August 11, 2021 12:05 Based on the application submitted by Aslan Iritov, the head of the NGO "Volny Aul" (Free Village), about his beating by policemen, a Nalchik court has obliged investigators to check the information.
Makhachkala resident accused of extremism August 11, 2021 11:58 In Dagestan, a local resident will appear before the court, as investigators treat him as a member of the banned religious association "At-Takfir Wal-Hijra"*.
Residents of South Ossetia dispute on relevance of actions on "Five Day War" anniversary August 11, 2021 11:55 South Ossetia has held events in memory of the victims of the "Five-Day War" that began on August 8, 2008. Residents of Tskhinvali, who refused to attend these events, prefer to personally share their memories with their descendants. Those who attended them believe that such events are important for the next generations to remember the history.
Election commission registers Kadyrov as a candidate to lead Chechnya August 10, 2021 23:59 Ramzan Kadyrov got a certificate of the candidate from the “Edinaya Rossiya” (United Russia) Party in the election for the leader of Chechnya, scheduled for September 19.
Prosecutor requests 10 years of imprisonment for Azerbaijani Deputy Minister of Culture August 10, 2021 23:59 Public prosecutor asked the court to sentence Rafig Bairamov, the former Azerbaijani Deputy Minister of Culture, to 10 years of imprisonment for abuse of power. The defence demanded to remove the arrest from the Rafig Bairamov’s bank account and claimed he was not guilty.
Karabakh villagers demand a reaction from authorities to shelling attacks August 10, 2021 23:52 The Azerbaijani armed forces used their positions in the city of Shushi to shell the Armenian positions near the villages of Mkhitarashen and Shosh, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh reported. Villagers asked for peacekeepers to be deployed in the area, and the recent shelling attacks have again highlighted the security concerns, local residents complain.
Azerbaijani oppositionist stops his hunger strike after hospitalization August 10, 2021 22:54 Lachin Veliev, a supporter of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, and a former member of the “Musavat” Party, was hospitalized on the ninth day of his hunger strike. After being forced to accept food, Lachin Veliev stopped the action he was holding in protest against the extension of his arrest.
Court refuses to change verdict to Azerbaijani citizens for aiding terrorism August 10, 2021 17:55 A Baku court has upheld the verdict to the Azerbaijani citizens who had earlier been found guilty of complicity with the "Islamic State" (IS or ISIL), a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court, and sentenced to terms ranging from two and a half to eight years in prison.
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling on NAR border August 10, 2021 17:52 On August 9, Armenian militaries shelled the positions of Azerbaijani troops stationed in the Sadarak District of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR), the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.
Azerbaijani activist Alizamin Salaev achieves transfer to colony medical unit August 10, 2021 12:59 On August 10, Alizamin Salaev, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), will be transferred to the medical unit of the colony where he is serving his term, his son has informed. However, the medical unit has no equipment and facilities for treating serious diseases, but the custody conditions there are better, human rights defenders have explained.
Gadjiev's colleagues hold pickets in Dagestan in his support August 10, 2021 12:56 Magdi Kamalov, the founder of the "Chernovik" (Draft) weekly, Magomed Magomedov, a deputy editor-in-chief of the edition, and the journalist, Idris Yusupov, came out to solo pickets in Makhachkala demanding to release Abdulmumin Gadjiev and all political prisoners.