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10:43, 10 February 2020

Social network users demand to punish law enforcers after "honour killing" in Ingushetia

A resident of Ingushetia killed his sister after a leak of the video of Isa Altemirov's detention into the Internet, Facebook and Instagram users have noted. It was the leak that has provoked him, commentators assert.

Memorial 'Exodus and homecoming' in Elista, December 28, 2019. Photo: press service of the head of Kalmykia. http://glava.region08.ru/ru/soobscheniya-dlya-pressy/12990-pr.html#!prettyPhoto[gallerydbde2adecd]/0/

12:05, 9 February 2020

Activists condemn Elista Mayoralty for refusing to sanction action against justification of Kalmyks' deportation

The Elista Mayoralty has refused to sanction a rally demanding to bring to justice Vladimir Shtygashev, the Speaker of the Khakassian Parliament, for his words about the Stalinist deportation of Kalmyks. The organizers of the action would not agree with officials' arguments.

11:39, 9 February 2020

IBA former head asks court for leniency

Djakhangir Gadjiev, a former board chairman of the International Bank of Azerbaijani (IBA), has referred in his appeal to the legislative amendments that had reduced prison terms under the articles imputed to him.

Azerbaijani servicemen in near-front zone, December 2018. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, https://mod.gov.az/ru/news/rukovodstvo-ministerstva-oborony-nahoditsya-v-prifrontovoj-zone-video-25326.html

11:25, 9 February 2020

NKR accuses Azerbaijan of 190 shelling attacks during week

Since February 2, Azerbaijani soldiers fired about 1200 rounds at positions of the Defence Army, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has reported.

Marina Dubrovina (left) and Elena Milashina. Collage made by the Caucasian Knot using screenshots from videos: https://youtu.be/Tike0SC4rgw и https://youtu.be/GL0PmG9ZdGY

18:31, 8 February 2020

Residents of Chechnya criticize attack on Milashina and Dubrovina

It is unacceptable for a Chechen to attack a woman and a guest, Instagram users said in response to statements of local publics asserting that republic's residents had supported the attack on Elena Milashina, an observer of the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper, and Marina Dubrovina, an advocate. The authorities are behind the attack, residents of Chechnya have suggested.

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18:08, 8 February 2020

Chechen resident publicly apologizes for his panic coronavirus message

A video with an apology of Rustam Amaev, a Grozny resident, for inventing an epidemic that has overwhelmed Chechnya was recorded under pressure, local residents believe.

Armenian soldiers. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia, http://www.mil.am

17:27, 8 February 2020

Azerbaijan fixes 22 shelling attacks on the frontline

Positions of the Azerbaijani Army were shelled on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today.

Screenshot from Alexander Fedorov's documentary "They Also Dreamed: Stories of Dagestani Women"

17:14, 8 February 2020

Director of film about Dagestani women calls to revise mountain traditions

Alexander Fedorov, the director of the film "They Also Dreamed" has stated it is necessary to abandon such traditions of Dagestani mountain villages like referring certain physically difficult occupations to the category of specifically female labour.

Chechen refugees at a rally in Vienna. Photo courtesy of Ibragim Nikarkho

12:57, 8 February 2020

At actions in Europe, Chechen refugees demand to punish Aliev's killers

Protest actions related to the assassination of Imran Aliev were held at Russian Embassies in Austria and Germany. The picketers demanded from law enforcement agencies of these countries to find and punish those responsible for the blogger's murder, as well as ensure the safety of other Chechen refugees.

Southern District Military Court. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot

12:32, 8 February 2020

Native of Ingushetia convicted for preparing terror act at World Cup-2018

The court has sentenced Zalimkhan Bogatyryov to 14 years in prison, after having found him guilty of involvement in the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court, and of preparing a terror act during the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Irakli Shotadze. Screenshot from video posted at: https://1tv.ge/ru/news/iraklij-shotadze-vyrazil-gotovnost-vstretitsja-s-otcom-ubitogo-na-ulice-khorava-davida-saralidze/

12:19, 8 February 2020

Amid protests, Irakli Shotadze presented as Georgia's GPO head

By majority of votes, the Prosecutorial Council has nominated Irakli Shotadze to the post of Public Prosecutor General of Georgia, although human rights defenders have opposed his return to the post. The opposition has criticized this decision.

Tangim Mosque in Makhachkala. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the Caucasian Knot

08:50, 8 February 2020

MIA explains raid at Tangim Mosque by safety concerns

Dozens of law enforcers were examining believers' documents after the Friday (February 7) prayer in the "Tangim" Mosque in Makhachkala. Policemen were ensuring safety in a crowded place, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has assured.

Philip Kirkorov. Screenshot from video by Irina Ermakova https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wwxtgkopSM

08:35, 8 February 2020

Persons accused of preparing terror act at Kirkorov's concert claim being tortured

Confessions to plotting an explosion in Makhachkala were obtained under torture, all the four defendants have stated.

Elena Milashina. Screenshot from video posted at HRC 'Memorial' YouTube Channel, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-BkcWQP5L0

08:25, 8 February 2020

Milashina associates attack in Grozny with Islam Nukhanov's case

Elena Milashina, an observer of the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper, believes that she and Marina Dubrovina, a lawyer from the Krasnodar Territory, were beaten up in Grozny in connection with their attending the trial of Islam Nukhanov, the author of the video depicting Chechen officials' luxurious life.

Law enforcer. Photo: © Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru

22:41, 7 February 2020

Resident of Dagestan tells about the fate of his son wounded by law enforcers

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has awarded 80,000 euros to Gasan Baisultanov, a resident of Dagestan, whose wife was shot dead during a special operation in 2006. Gasan himself was seriously wounded and lost his ability to move; his father intends to seek compensation to his son for his disability, and punishment of law enforcers.

Magas law enforcers during rally in Magas, October 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

22:16, 7 February 2020

Ingush activist's defence achieves inquiry into law enforcers' actions

After watching the video from the rally in Magas, the court has granted the motion that demanded to initiate a criminal case against an employee of the "Rosgvardia" (Russian National Guard), who threw a chair at the protesters.

Elena Milashina and Marina Dubrovina. Collage by the Caucasian Knot. Photo: press service of the HRC 'Memorial', http://www.memo.ru/, Anna Artemjeva / Novaya Gazeta

22:02, 7 February 2020

Police react to attack on Milashina and Dubrovina

The Grozny police have registered the application about the attack on the journalist, Elena Milashina, and the advocate, Marina Dubrovina. Over the past four years, in Grozny, this is the second attack on people involved in human rights activities with the use of violence.

Detained attacker on Pskov paratroopers in 2000. Screenshot from video posted by press service of the Russian Investigative Committee, https://ok.ru/video/1729931973050

18:33, 7 February 2020

Human rights defenders see no sense in appeal to Kadyrov filed by Dudiev's and Donashev's brothers

Brothers of Nazhmudin Dudiev and Ibragim Donashev, who were charged in a case on an attack on Pskov paratroopers in 2000, appealed to the leader of Chechnya with the claim that their relatives were not guilty and asked him to come to the men's defence. Ramzan Kadyrov is not interested in interfering in the situation, note human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

Armenian soldier. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia, http://www.mil.am

18:19, 7 February 2020

Azerbaijan claims 23 shelling attacks from Armenia

The positions of the Azerbaijani troops were shelled, including in two border areas, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.

Banners prepared by relatives of Derbent residents accused of terrorism. Screenshot from video posted by the Caucasian Knot, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8ME3thrbLw&feature=emb_logo

13:52, 7 February 2020

Relatives of Derbent residents accused of terrorism request to transfer case outside Dagestan

On February 6, relatives of three residents of Derbent accused of terrorism met Alexander Stepanov, the chief federal inspector for Dagestan, and asked for his assistance in transferring to the federal level the investigations into case on torture used against detainees.

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