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11:05, 18 August 2019

Azerbaijani oppositionist reports detention by police

On August 17, Reshad Dadashev, an activist of the Hajiqabul branch of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was detained by the local police. He was released two hours later, after warning about the inadmissibility of holding a pre-planned meeting of local activists of the party.

At the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot

10:54, 18 August 2019

NKR counts over 120 shelling attacks within a week

During the week, Azerbaijan violated the ceasefire on the troops contact line for more than 120 times, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has informed.

Sultankhan Ibragimov, Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot

15:50, 17 August 2019

Defence demands to increase compensation to Ibragimov for persecution

The advocate has challenged the amount of compensation awarded by the court in Makhachkala to Sultankhan Ibragimov, who was acquitted after accusation of two murders.

15:36, 17 August 2019

Azerbaijan accused Armenia of sniper shelling

The Armenian Armed Forces have violated the ceasefire for 21 times by using sniper rifles, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today.

Lyudmila Churyumova. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the Caucasian Knot

14:53, 17 August 2019

Authorities plan demolishing shelter for stray animals in Volgograd

Volgograd authorities plan to demolish a pet shelter located in the territory of a former car park; in case of demolition, 40 homeless animals will scatter around the city, said Lyudmila Churyumova, a zoo defender.

13:18, 17 August 2019

Ingush MPs to go on litigating on Chechen border issue

A group of MPs of the Ingush Parliament will continue appealing at higher judicial instances the vote outcomes on the bill on the border with Chechnya, their advocate has informed.

Azerbaijani tanks. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, https://mod.gov.az

13:03, 17 August 2019

Military experts warn about danger of Karabakh conflict escalation

The advance of Azerbaijani border guards into the territory of the Gazakh District indicates the President Ilham Aliev's intent to resume negotiations with Armenia on Nagorno-Karabakh; however, a change in control over border sections can lead to a conflict escalation, the political analysts and military observers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" assert.

Imam Shamil and Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: Public heritage, Kremlin press service: kremlin.ru. Collage by the Caucasian Knot

12:53, 17 August 2019

Kadyrov's criticism of Imam Shamil voiced out amid reassessment of Chechen history

The Chechen society is rethinking its history, and the debate about Imam Shamil initiated by Ramzan Kadyrov is an embodiment of this process, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

Polad Aslanov. Screenshot from video posted at Amerikanın Səsi Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-8biHhxt2M

12:40, 17 August 2019

Wife of journalist Aslanov states restriction of his right to visits

At the SIZO (pre-trial prison), Azerbaijani journalist Polad Aslanov, accused of treason, is restricted in his rights to meet his relatives and to make phone calls, his wife has stated. According to her story, the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has begun checking the complaint about the violation of her husband's rights in custody and a biased investigation.

Ramzan Kadyrov and Magomed Daudov. Photo: press service of FC 'Terek', http://old.fc-terek.ru/index.php?option=com_datsogallery&Itemid=88888927&func=detail&catid=125&id=2519

08:33, 17 August 2019

People from Kadyrov's retinue become his representatives in sectors of Chechnya

Ramzan Kadyrov has split Chechnya into sectors and appointed law enforcers and officials from his close encirclement to control the work of municipalities. Kadyrov has strengthened the manual ruling regime by copying the Russian administrative system at the republic's level, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.

Ikram Ragimov. Screenshot from video posted by Reportyor info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7Np1jNOlWg

08:27, 17 August 2019

Azerbaijan: hunger-striking journalist Ragimov states serious health deterioration

Journalist Ikram Ragimov, who is on a hunger strike at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), has reported, in a telephone conversation with his cousin, that he continues his protest action despite a serious deterioration of his health.

08:18, 17 August 2019

MIA reports abduction of minor bride in Ingushetia

A young man abducted a 13-year-old girl in the city of Nazran aiming to marry her, the republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has informed. Law enforcers returned the girl to her parents.

Participants of protest action in Magas. Photo by Umar Yovloi for the Caucasian Knot

21:48, 16 August 2019

Law enforcers associate "Legal Initiative" with protests in Magas

The rallies in Magas and recent protests in Moscow are backed up by same people, who organize mass riots, the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has stated. The searches conducted in the Moscow and Ingush offices of the "Legal Initiative" were associated with this version, rights defenders assert.

Screenshot from video posted by Tumso Abdurakhmanov, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSm-g-l8HJo

21:36, 16 August 2019

Tumso invites head of Chechnya to dispute about Kadyrov Senior

The blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov has invited Ramzan Kadyrov to discuss the historical role of Akhmat Kadyrov, warning that he would ask "uncomfortable questions."

Ingush girl playing with her in the Leonid Roshal Clinic. Screenshot of Anna Kuznetsova's post at: https://www.instagram.com/p/B08n2Jil6Yf/

18:25, 16 August 2019

Lawyers voice conditions for return of Ingush girl to her parents

The authorities had the legal right to appoint a guardian for an Ingush girl who suffered from violence, and the return of the child to her parents now depends on the decision of the guardian, state family law specialists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

18:09, 16 August 2019

Azerbaijan claims sniper shelling attacks in conflict zone

Within the last 24 hours, the positions of the Azerbaijani troops in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled for 22 times, including from sniper rifles, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reported.

Servicemen of the Nagorno-Karabakh Army. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot

13:57, 16 August 2019

Gazaryan's desertion to Azerbaijan raises questions to Karabakh officers

There were no soldiers' complaints about discipline in the military unit, where Araik Gazaryan had served; however, the officers of the Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) are indirectly responsible for the fact that their soldier occurred on the side of Azerbaijan, the rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

13:45, 16 August 2019

"Legal Initiative" reports new search of its office

The second search in three days of the office of the NGO "Legal Initiative", which was launched today by law enforcers in the city of Nazran, has to do with the defence of the interests of Ingush activists, rights defenders have suggested.

Banner of opponents of gold mining at the Amulsar mine. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot

11:58, 16 August 2019

After cancellation of meeting with Pashinyan, gold mining opponents appoint protest action

The meeting of opponents of gold mining at the Amulsar mine with the Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, was postponed because of the workload of the Armenian Premier, activists have reported. Residents of the city of Jermuk said they would hold a one-day strike demanding to ban the exploitation of the goldfield.

Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot from video posted by BBC News – Russian service: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp65fNM4Mj8

11:47, 16 August 2019

After dispute about Imam Shamil, Kadyrov intensifies efforts of his father's heroization

Ramzan Kadyrov has told Chechens from Jordan about the exceptional role of his father in ending the war and his conversation with Putin. The new efforts to glorify Kadyrov Senior have been caused by a dispute about the person of Imam Shamil, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

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