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Special operation in Ukraine. Photo: mil.ru

23:36, 12 August 2022

“Vyorstka” reports about pressure on military refuseniks from Dagestan

Natives of Dagestan, who refused to participate in the special military operation and returned to their homeland, are being sent to a guardhouse and threatened with a tribunal, the “Vyorstka” (Layout) publication reports today in the article “We understood that we were treated as cannon fodder and that we have nothing to do on a foreign land”.

19:04, 12 August 2022

Georgian Ombudsman demands to investigate threats received by Gogashvili

The Special Investigation Service should verify information about threats received by Soso Gogashvili, the former deputy chief of the State Security Service, from a top-ranking law enforcer, Georgian Ombudsperson Nino Lomdjariya states.

Pyunkhan Kerimli. Photo: https://usa.firenews.video/

18:34, 12 August 2022

Azerbaijani oppositionist Pyunkhan Kerimli challenges his verdict

After his deportation from Germany, oppositionist Pyunkhan Kerimli, sentenced in Azerbaijan to six years of imprisonment, filed an appeal against the verdict in a case on drug possession, a father of the activist has reported.

Ramzan Kadyrov, Ivan Sovetnikov. Photo: Kremlin press service, Rosselkhoz press service

14:15, 12 August 2022

Kadyrov criticizes "Rosleskhoz" boss for assessing efficiency of Chechen forestry

The methodology according to which the "Rosleskhoz" (Russian Federal Forestry Agency) placed Chechnya among the regions with the least efficient forestry management, was compiled "incompetently," Ramzan Kadyrov has stated, suggesting that the head of the agency heads the Ministry of Natural Resources of Chechnya and improves the indicators.

Members of the Armenian Red Cross Society. Photo by the press service of the Armenian Red Cross Society https://www.redcross.am/news/coronavirus-arcs-activities.html

14:03, 12 August 2022

In Armenia, Red Cross counts 303 persons missing after Karabakh war

A total of 303 residents of Armenia are listed as missing after the war in Nagorno-Karabakh, the republican delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has informed.

Soso Gogashvili. Photo: https://report.az/ru/v-regione/arestovan-byvshij-zamnachalnika-sgb-gruzii/

13:35, 12 August 2022

Advocates claim pressure on arrested deputy head of Georgia's SSS

Soso Gogashvili, a former deputy head of the Georgian State Security Service (SSS), who is in custody on charges of illegal possession of weapons, abuse of power and violation of the secrecy of personal data, has received threats demanding to give the necessary testimonies, his advocates have informed.

Murad Manapov. Screenshot of video posted by the Caucasian Knot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQJqqVyYs-4

11:05, 12 August 2022

Dagestani activist Manapov leaves Russia

Murad Manapov, an activist, has left for Poland, fearing persecution by law enforcers. He explained that he had left Russia after the arrest of Eduard Ataev, the coordinator of Navalny's office* in Makhachkala, whose assistant he has been earlier.

Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: https://chechnyatoday.com

10:51, 12 August 2022

Behaviour of Chechen youth in Izberbash angers Kadyrov

The head of Chechnya has instructed officials and policemen to stop cases of inappropriate behaviour of "individual Chechen nationals outside the region." Ramzan Kadyrov's order appeared after reports in social networks about Chechen girls' dancing during a seaside holiday in Izberbash.

The Criminal Code. Photo: Valentina Mischenko / Yugopolis

02:36, 12 August 2022

Advocate treats law enforcers' guilt of torturing two Nalchik townspeople at police station as proved

The proofs of the guilt of the three policemen accused of violence against Alexander Knyazev and Valery Levdik are the victims' traumas, as well as the fact that the policemen did not challenge their dismissal after an internal audit, the advocate has stated.

Wreckage of the Armenian military helicopter was found in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: https://apa.az

02:31, 12 August 2022

Debris of Armenian military helicopter found in Karabakh

Wreckage of a military helicopter of the Armenian Armed Forces, shot down during the autumn 2020 war, was found in Nagorno-Karabakh.

The community of Akhavno and the Akhavno River, Kashatag District of Nagorno-Karabakh. August 2022. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"

23:59, 11 August 2022

Residents of Akhavno and Berdzor reproach authorities for demanding urgent evacuation

After being resettled from the Lachin corridor, residents of the communities of Akhavno and Berdzor will receive apartments in Nagorno-Karabakh or certificates for housing in Armenia, the authorities promise.

Mount Buzdukh. Photo: https://musavat.com

23:53, 11 August 2022

Azerbaijani MoD announces work at key heights in Karabakh

Engineering work and road construction are underway on Mount Buzdukh and other heights that came under the control of Azerbaijan as a result of the “Retribution” operation, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports.

Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"

19:59, 11 August 2022

Russian MFA rejects criticism of peacekeepers in Karabakh conflict zone

Criticism of the Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh is unjustified, as the peacekeepers are helping to stabilize the situation, states Ivan Nechaev, a spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).

Advocate Alexander Nemov. Screenshot of the video from the SOTA channel https://t.me/sotaproject/44577

19:53, 11 August 2022

Advocates succeeds in visiting Chechen native Salekh Magamadov in prison

Today, prison administration has allowed an advocate to visit Chechen native Salekh Magamadov, but their conversation was controlled by a warder, advocate Alexander Nemov says. This is reported by the “SOTA” project in its Telegram channel.

Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili (on the right) in the courtroom. Screenshot of the video from the Channel One News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtb5QF28d6Q

18:58, 11 August 2022

Neurologist treats Saakashvili's health condition as critical

Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili's illness is progressing; his condition causes fear for the politician's life, a neurologist from the "Empathy" Centre has stated. US and Swiss doctors will join the examination of the ex-president of Georgia, his advocate has informed.

The construction of the road bypassing the Lachin Corridor. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"

14:35, 11 August 2022

Azerbaijan announces completion of road bypassing Lachin

The construction of the road along the new route of the Lachin Corridor is over. The highway is ready for traffic, Baku has announced.

Evgeny Kochegin. Photo by Fyodor Kunitskiy

14:29, 11 August 2022

Volgograd activist claims violation of his right to defence in court

The Volgograd Regional Court has dismissed the complaint lodged by Evgeny Kochegin, an activist, who is suspected of disseminating deliberately false information about the actions of the Russian Army.

A pre-trial detention centre. Photo: Fyodor Obmaykin / Yugopolis

14:24, 11 August 2022

Dagestan: four policemen convicted for beating detainee

A court in Dagestan has sentenced the head of the criminal investigation the Buynaksk District and three police detectives accused of abuse of power and beating up a detainee.

Azerbaijan is rapidly building a road in the village of Mets Shen, Shusha region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"

14:14, 11 August 2022

Wording of agreement on Nagorno-Karabakh gives rise to conflict escalation

By having built a section of the road bypassing the Lachin Corridor, Azerbaijan, did not violate the terms of the agreement on Nagorno-Karabakh, while the escalation of the Karabakh conflict was provoked by the Armenian party, Russian and Azerbaijani analysts have pointed out.

Armenian soldiers. Photo: https://mil.am

14:05, 11 August 2022

Analysts treat shootouts in Nagorno-Karabakh after "Retribution" as insignificant

After the Azerbaijani operation "Retribution" conducted in the Karabakh conflict zone, there were no active hostilities; shootouts were local in nature, analysts have pointed out, however, not ruling out a possible further conflict escalation.

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