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A conscript was killed in Gegarkunik Region after shelling from Azerbaijani positions, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) reported on November 22.

In Armenia, the opposition has no clear political agenda; and it casts doubt on any success of the protests against the delimitation of the Azerbaijani border through Russia's mediation, the Armenian political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

Russian authorities would make no concessions after the appeal of the European Commissioner for Human Rights in support of the "Memorials"*, since the criticism from the Council of Europe (CoE) carries practically no risks for the Kremlin, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

In Yerevan, supporters of the opposition “National Democratic Pole” alliance held an action with the demand to update the Treaty of Sevres on the Armenian-Turkish border, signed at the initiative of the United States in 1920. The United States, not Russia, is an Armenia’s natural ally, activists say.

Today, in Volgograd, Roza Razumova, a mother of Ravil Rasulov, who died in a SIZO (pre-trial prison), has held a solo picket in front of the building of the Russian president’s reception office. The woman demands to clarify the circumstances of her son’s death and institute a criminal case.

The health state of Salekh Rustamov, who has been on hunger strike for the 17th day in a prison in Azerbaijan, has worsened, but he intends to refuse water, his advocate reports today. According to human rights defender Novella Djafaroglu, there is no response to an appeal to the President of Azerbaijan for pardoning.

On November 21, the Chechen delegation arrived on the bank of the Fortanga River to resolve with the Ingush Council of Teips the issue concerning the belonging of the border lands in accordance with Sharia, but did not meet opponents, says Magomed Daudov, the speaker of the Chechen parliament.

During the week of November 15-21, 2021, no killed or wounded in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

The Chechen Parliament has submitted to the State Duma draft amendments to the law "On Mass Media", providing for a ban on the publication of information about the nationality and religion of people involved in crimes.

Yerevan townspeople have blocked several streets demanding from the Prime Minister not to admit the border delimitation with Azerbaijan. The police have reported detention of 18 protesters.

In the ranking of Russian regions in terms of wages, Kalmykia took the last place. Only 1.2% of residents of this republic get salaries over 100,000 roubles per month, while 19.6% residents get less than 15,000 roubles. The ten outsiders also include Karachay-Cherkessia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Chechnya, Ingushetia and Dagestan.

The United States should condemn Georgian authorities and impose sanctions for violations of human rights in the country, Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili has urged in his appeal.

The electronic petition demanding to prevent the closure of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial* and the "International Memorial"* was signed by 80,794 people.

The Ingush-Chechen border dispute should be resolved by the people who can do it fairly, according to Sharia, and will have powers delegated by both nations, the Council of Teips of Ingushetia has stated.

The court in Chechnya has unreasonably refused to transfer the case of the brothers, Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev, for consideration in another region, their defence has claimed. The advocated have called on the Russian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) to get involved in the trial, the "SK SOS" Crisis Group* has informed.

Moscow policemen have put the participants of a series of pickets against political repressions and the closure of the "Memorial" into a paddy wagon.

Siranush Saakyan, a human rights defender, is sure that the real number of Armenian soldiers taken prisoners of war (POWs) during the November 16 hostilities is more than reported by the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD).

Getting out of a hunger strike is very complicate; and, doctors have drafted a special diet for Saakashvili and are monitoring his health condition, said a member of the former president's health monitoring council. Nino Lomdjariya, the Georgian Ombudsperson, will monitor the quality of Saakashvili's treatment.

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), journalists and activists have called on the President of Azerbaijan to release Salekh Rustamov from prison, who has been refusing to eat for 14 days already. Rustamov has problems with his memory; he is very weak, his advocate asserts.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has decided to take interim measures in relation to Eldar Gasanov, a former Azerbaijani Prosecutor General and Ambassador to Serbia, in connection with his state of health. His defence claims it necessary to urgently hospitalize him.