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July 16, 2020 13:20

July 16, 2020 13:17

  • Azerbaijan claims voluntary border crossing by resident of Armenia

    Narek Sardaryan, a resident of Armenia, has crossed the border with the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR) and asked for Azerbaijani citizenship, the authorities of this country report. Armenia, in its turn, denies Sardaryan's voluntary crossing of the border, stating that he disappeared a few days ago.

July 16, 2020 11:20

July 15, 2020 23:59

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  • Chechen authorities' promises to punish blogger Zelimkhanov questioned

    The statements about a severe punishment of the Chechen blogger, Zelimkhan Zelimkhanov, for assaulting his opponent, Svyatoslav Kovalenko, may turn out into mere words. Whether Zelimkhanov will be punished depends on how close he is to Kadyrov, Ruslan Kutaev, the president of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations, believes.

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Navalny’s volunteers: paid up PR-campaigns or a new political power?

Navalny’s volunteers: paid up PR-campaigns or a new political power? Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny intends to run for presidency in the upcoming elections to be held on March 18, 2018. His team has already opened 63 regional campaign offices. The "Сaucasian Knot" correspondent visited five offices in Astrakhan, Volgograd, Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don, and Stavropol. The correspondent also met Navalny’s opponents in the regions - representatives of the Communist Party and the movement "All-Russian People's Front". They analyzed the work of the volunteers and Navalny's campaign offices, and expressed their opinions about what prompts young people to take part in the movement, and how this relates to the volunteers' families and friends. Read about that in the material of the "Caucasian Knot".
Relatives of Chechen young men shocked by secret verdict

"Safari in Syrian Way": A tale of a former militant who escaped from the ISIL*

Safari in Syrian Way: A tale of a former militant who escaped from the ISIL A native of Dagestan, who was successful in Moscow, tells why he had quitted his job, home, family and went to Syria, where he joined the ranks of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (banned in Russia). The story of the battles, in which the base of the 17th Division of the Syrian Army was defeated; about how militants organized the "Safari in Syrian Way" by hunting the retreating soldiers of al-Assad in the desert; why those who come to Syria later get disappointed in militants’ ideas, – read about all that in the material of the "Caucasian Knot". *IS, ISIL has been recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in Russia.

Bring back alive: from Dagestan to ISIL* to return the son

Bring back alive: from Dagestan to ISIL to return the son Inside glimpse into realities of Islamic State and illegal border crossing business. Motivations of young people going to Syria and factors affecting such decisions by Dagestani youth. What are the true values of Islam, parental duties, nuances of family relations — Kazim Nurmagomedov, who managed to return his son from ISIL, talks about these topics in his interview with the ’Caucasian Knot’. *IS, or ISIL has been recognized a terrorist organization; its activities are forbidden in Russia.
WEEK IN THE CAUCASUS

July 06, 2020 10:58

Anzor Umarov. Screenshot from YouTube Channel 'ANZOR TSCHARTO BECK MARTIN': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7YTN6Ass0w

The murder in Vienna of the blogger, Mamikhan Umarov, was a punishment for insulting and criticizing the Chechen leadership, Instagram users believe. Umarov's brother was killed; his mother was...

July 06, 2020 10:18

Screenshot from the "Anzor Tscharto Beck Martin" YouTube channel with videos criticising the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, and his relatives

Mamikhan Umarov, whose murder in Vienna on July 4 was reported by sources, became famous for his harsh criticism and insults to the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, his relatives and his adviser...

July 03, 2020 11:29

Fountains Square in Baku used to be crowded before the quarantine. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

A total of 572 new cases of COVID-19 infection have been diagnosed in Azerbaijan; the total number of those infected has reached 18,684. Amid this situation, authorities have extended the strict...

July 02, 2020 21:56

A ballot recount. Photo: REUTERS/Anton Vaganov

According to the official statistics, Chechnya showed the highest voter turnout in the Russian Federation at the voting on amendments to the Constitution. In Southern Russia, ten regions registered...

July 02, 2020 11:38

An entrance to a polling station. July 1, 2020. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"

In Makhachkala, voters for constitutional amendments liked patriotic music and the fact that disposable masks, gloves and pens were handed out at the polling stations. Well before the end of the...

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