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Ogtai Gyulyalyev in a hospital ward. Photo https://www.trend.az/azerbaijan/society/3170907.html

14:43, 11 July 2022

Azeri Prosecutor's Office again refuses to open case against doctors who treated Gyulyalyev

The Nasimi District Prosecutor's Office has again refused to open a criminal case against the doctors who had treated the human rights defender, Ogtai Gyulyalyev. His family intends to continue steps in order to hold the doctors accountable.

Kakha Gogol. Photo: screenshot t.me/NGnewsgeorgia

11:55, 11 July 2022

Details of Georgian volunteer's death in Ukraine become known

Kakha Gogol, a volunteer from Georgia, has perished in the Lugansk Region as a result of an air strike.

The remand centre of the Directorate of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) for the Rostov Region. Photo https://61.fsin.gov.ru/structure/fku_si_1/

11:53, 11 July 2022

FSIN checks rights defenders' data about execution threat of convict in Rostov-on-Don

The Directorate of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) for the Rostov Region has appointed a check against the colonel, whom human rights defenders accused of threatening to execute a convict.

Believers in the Grand Mosque in Makhachkala, July 9, 2022. Image made from video posted at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5nPP-SPDmY

11:01, 10 July 2022

During Eid al-Adha, North-Caucasian Muslims note increase in number of mosques visitors

After the lifting of all coronavirus restrictions, the number of mosque visitors during the Eid al-Adha holiday has greatly increased, believers from various North-Caucasian regions have stated.

Tourists in Grozny. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxYJlYXW4uc

10:47, 10 July 2022

Social network users dispute about rules of conduct for tourists in Chechnya

In Chechnya, tourists must respect the republic's customs, including wearing modest clothes, some users have pointed out in their comments to the Instagram* post containing rules of conduct for visitors to the region. Other commentators have objected that tourists can dress as they please, and besides, locals do not always follow these rules themselves.

Shalva Khanikaev, son of a victim of the Beslan terror act, who died while awaiting hospitalization to the North-Caucasian Medical Centre. Image made from video posted by Mash Gor on June 27, 2022, https://t.me/mash_gor/1994.

10:30, 10 July 2022

Victims of Beslan terror act complain about obstacles in obtaining medical care

The son of Zaur Khanikaev, a victim of the Beslan terror act, who died while awaiting hospitalization to the North-Caucasian Medical Centre, has filed complaints with the investigating committee and the prosecutor's office. Other survivors of the Beslan school attack have also complained about obstacles in receiving the planned medical care.

17:02, 9 July 2022

After feeling worse, Elchin Mamed stops his hunger strike in colony

Elchin Mamed, an Azerbaijani journalist and human rights defender, has stopped his hunger strike in the colony due to a sharp deterioration in his health, his relatives have informed.

Adam Aushev. Image made from video posted at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sfvnK5JJsI

16:33, 9 July 2022

After his criticism of elders, Ingush teip rejects blogger Adam Aushev

The blogger, Adam Aushev, has insulted the Ingush elders, after which the Aushev teip (family clan) abandoned him, Akhmet-Bashir Aushev, the teip elder, has informed.

Combat position of the Armenian Army. Photo courtesy of the press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia, https://mil.am/hy/news/8402

16:12, 9 July 2022

Yerevan refutes Baku's statement about shelling

Today, the Azeri party has stated that in the evening on July 8, Armenian militaries shelled Azerbaijani soldiers' positions stationed in the Kelbadjar District.

15:47, 9 July 2022

Opposition accuses Georgian authorities of anti-European rhetoric

Georgian authorities have promised to lower the electoral threshold for parties at the parliamentary elections if the European Union (EU) grants the country the status of an EU candidate. Putting forward an ultimatum looks like an attempt to derail the course towards European integration, the opposition has reacted.

11:55, 9 July 2022

Rights defenders comment on incident at Krasnodar children's centre

The forced haircutting on a 9-year-old girl is equated to physical violence, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" assert.

11:17, 9 July 2022

Abdulmumin Gadjiev's arrest extended by three months

The Southern District Military Court has left Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist from the "Chernovik" (Draft) outlet, accused of financing terrorism, in custody until October 28.

A rally organized by the Armenian opposition. Image made from video posted by Yerkir Daily, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xphoem9UcDY

08:48, 9 July 2022

Opposition accuses Pashinyan of lobbying Turkish and Azeri interests

Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister, and his team are promoting the Azerbaijani and Turkish agendas to the detriment of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, the participants in the march held in Yerevan have stated.

Funeral of Inal Djabiev, August 2020. Photo: https://respublikarso.org

08:37, 9 July 2022

Prosecutor claims Inal Djabiev's non-involvement in attempt on MIA head

Inal Djabiev, who died after being interrogated by law enforcers, and Nikolai Tskhovrebov were not involved in the attempt on the life of Igor Naniev, a former head of the South-Ossetian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), the prosecutor stated on July 8, demanding to sentence Tskhovrebov to conditional imprisonment for arms trafficking.

A video clip with Kadyrov and an actor performing Zelensky. Screenshot: https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/2515

08:23, 9 July 2022

Kadyrov's serial fits into trend of discrediting Ukrainian authorities

Ramzan Kadyrov has repeatedly criticized the President of Ukraine and the filming of the "serial" about Zelensky has become a continuation of the federal trend of making attacks against Ukrainian authorities, although the videos clips with Kadyrov "starring" should be treated mainly as entertainment, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.

Rustavi metallurgical plant. Photo: Helios40 http://wikimapia.org

21:53, 8 July 2022

Workers of Rustavi metallurgical plant stop their strike

Wages of Rustavi metallurgical plant employees will gradually increase by the equivalent of 85 US dollars, the wage rate will be increased in July, a trade union representative reports. According to him, the workers have already stopped their strike and resumed work.

Alizamin Salaev. Screenshot: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=557490281792370&set=a.108531503354919&type=1&theater

21:28, 8 July 2022

Azerbaijani oppositionist Alizamin Salaev arrested for 30 days

Alizamin Salaev, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, was placed under arrest for 30 days for failure to obey the police. The activist tried to hold a protest action but was detained, his son said.

Arthur Stepanyan, a refugee from Gadrut. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot

18:54, 8 July 2022

Refugees from Gadrut and Shushi demand from UN to grant them refugee status

Participants of a protest action held in front of the UN office in Yerevan demanded to grant refugee status to people who left the territories that came under the control of Azerbaijan as a result of the 2020 war.

Residents of the Khynalyg village in Azerbaijan. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot

18:41, 8 July 2022

Analysts point to low incomes of Azerbaijani residents

According to a joint study conducted by the Baku Human Rights Club and the International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), most of Azerbaijani residents are deprived of normal housing and access to quality medical services because of their low incomes.

Lake Ritsa, Abkhazia. Photo: https://abxa.ru/ozero-rica/

14:54, 8 July 2022

Distrust in authorities triggers scandal with investment project in Abkhazia

The behind-the-scene format of discussing a large investment project for the construction of a dwelling settlement has caused resonance in Abkhazia. Residents demanded not to sell land to foreigners, as they perceived a threat of frauds with investments, because of which their amount could then become a burden on the republic's budget, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have pointed out.

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