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21:22, 9 October 2019

After plot reports, Chechen officials vow allegiance to Kadyrov

Apti Alaudinov, the boss of the Chechen Police, and Valid Abdureshidov, the head of the administration of the Urus-Martan District, have publicly stated that they had not betrayed Ramzan Kadyrov. Alaudinov voiced threats against journalists who wrote about a conspiracy against the head of Chechnya.

Tbilisi, Georgia. Photo: Reuters/Peter Cziborra

19:32, 9 October 2019

Georgia estimates damage from ban on flights to and from Russia at 113 million US dollars

The Georgian National Tourism Administration calculated losses for July and August caused by termination of direct flights to and from Russia and also noted a decrease in the number of tourists in September. The "Georgian Airways" announced filing a lawsuit to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) for the recovery of 25 million US dollars from the Russian Ministry of Transport.

Law enforcers take part in CTO in Kabardino-Balkaria. Photo: Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btU6LQaAeZ0&feature=youtu.be

19:14, 9 October 2019

ICRF declares detained Baksan residents to be members of IS financing network

A brother and a sister detained in Kabardino-Balkaria transferred six million roubles raised in different regions of Russia to militants in Syria, investigators have reported today.

Elena Nadtoka. Photo http://hragents.org/person/nadtoka/

18:51, 9 October 2019

ECtHR awards compensation to Novocherkassk journalist posthumously

On October 8, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) obliges Russia to pay over 3000 euros of compensation to Novocherkassk journalist Elena Nadtoka, who was fined in 2007 under the City Mayor's lawsuit on protection of honour.

Flag of Georgia. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the Caucasian Knot

14:25, 9 October 2019

Georgian authorities extend dual citizenship

The deadline for preservation of the Georgian citizenship for those who received it in another country has been extended until December 31, 2020. This year, a total of 9348 people applied for the return of Georgian citizenship, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has reported.

Participants of the action at "Hayeli" press club. Screenshot from video posted by Hraparak daily https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGS2PwwY4E0&feature=youtu.be

14:05, 9 October 2019

Armenian journalists condemn attack on "Mirror" editorial office

The activists, who threw eggs at the editorial office of the "Hayeli" (Mirror) portal, were released on recognizance not to leave, the Armenia's Investigating Committee (IC) has reported. The country's journalist organizations have condemned the attack and demanded from the authorities and the opposition to persuade their supporters to be restrained and tolerant.

Young women in Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot

11:26, 9 October 2019

Islamic scholars find it impossible to legalize polygamy in Chechnya

The proposal of an official from Ramzan Kadyrov's retinue to legalize polygamy in the Muslim republics of Russia is legally impossible, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

11:16, 9 October 2019

Georgian activist Levan Djikuri released on bail

The Tbilisi City Court has released, on bail in 2000 laris, Levan Djikuri, detained within the case of June protests.

Banner in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot

08:29, 9 October 2019

Abdulmumin Gadjiev's brother refuses to testify

Relatives of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, the arrested journalist of the "Chernovik" (Draft) weekly, were summoned for questioning within his case. Gadji Gadjiev, Abdulmumin's brother, wrote a written refusal to testify and demanded explanations from the investigator why they prohibit relatives from visiting the journalist.

European Court of Human Rights. Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

08:23, 9 October 2019

ECtHR awards over 500,000 euros to families of missing residents of Chechnya

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has made its decision on the case "Khakimova et al versus Russia", obliging Russian authorities to pay compensations to relatives of seven missing residents of Chechnya.

Residents of Chechnya who went to North Ossetia to visit fortuneteller. Screenshot from video posted by ‘Grozny’ TV Company, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7oXz5S94KI&feature=youtu.be

22:36, 8 October 2019

In Chechnya, psychic hunt leads to persecution of clients

Several residents of Chechnya, who went to North Ossetia to visit a fortune-teller, repented on the air of the Chechen state-run TV Company after a local theologian criticized their behaviour from the point of view of Islam and threatened them with hell. In the TV story, the women vowed that they would no longer address people providing occult services.

Detention of activists in Baku, October 8, 2019. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot

22:22, 8 October 2019

In Baku, opposition holds picket amid detentions of activists

In Baku, law enforcers let only 50 people to attend a rally in defence of freedom of assembly. About 20 activists who tried to break through the police cordon were detained, oppositionists report.

Beslan Isaev. Photo: press service of Wsport-Shatoy, http://wsport.su/beslan-isaev-otpravilsya-v-ssha-v-klub-blackzillians/

17:18, 8 October 2019

Fans call on Chechen MMA fighter to leave ring after his rival's death

Today, Uzbek athlete Bekzod Nurmatov who died after a fight in Grozny will be buried in his homeland. Users of social networks expressed their hope for the completion of the sports career of his rival Beslan Isaev, a fighter of mixed martial arts (MMA), and also demanded to ban the sport.

Meeting hall of the European Court of Human Rights. Photo: http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki

17:10, 8 October 2019

ECtHR awards 400,000 euros of compensation to families of persons disappeared in Northern Caucasus

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) obliged Russia to pay 80,000 euros to families of each of five natives of Chechnya, Ingushetia, Dagestan, and Kabardino-Balkaria, who were kidnapped in 2007-2001.

In the police department. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru

14:45, 8 October 2019

Law enforcers publicly reproach two Chechen residents for their posts in social networks

Messages on social networks about the kidnapping of a child in Kurchaloi became a pretext for an "explanatory conversation" with two local residents at the building of the police department. Instagram users criticized law enforcers for the public reproach.

Serviceman of the Azerbaijani Army. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, http://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/?gid=28651

14:35, 8 October 2019

Azerbaijan registers 20 shelling attacks in conflict zone

Positions of the Azerbaijani troops in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled from sniper rifles, reports today the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan.

Relatives of those sentenced in the Terter case. Screenshot from video posted by Talk TV Azerbaijan, http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=331&v=ztfECv8_xyo

14:23, 8 October 2019

In Barda, protesters demand to release convicts in Terter case

On October 7, at an action in Barda, relatives of soldiers killed and sentenced in the Terter case demanded to rehabilitate the deceased defendants and release the imprisoned relatives.

Photo: screenshot from 'Beanpole' trailer posted by iVideos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWeOWB-0T34

11:14, 8 October 2019

"Beanpole" by Kantemir Balagov included in Oscar longlist

The film "Beanpole" directed by Kantemir Balagov from Kabardino-Balkaria became one of 93 Oscar nominations in the Best International Feature Film category.

11:03, 8 October 2019

Georgian NGO criticizes case on dispersal of protests in June

The authorities took a selective approach while investigating the case on dispersal of a protest rally in Tbilisi on June 20 and avoided the indicative punishment of the responsible persons, suggests the NGO "International Transparency-Georgia".

Polling station during elections in Azerbaijan. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot

10:52, 8 October 2019

Activists call for removing barriers to fair elections in Azerbaijan

The basic rights and freedoms that guarantee holding of fair municipal elections are limited in Azerbaijan by the current electoral legislation, concludes the Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Centre (EMDS).

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