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21:39, 21 June 2022

At least 150 law enforcers from Dagestan perish in Ukraine

Awards were handed over to parents of Azamat Gaibullaev and Makhach Saikumov, who perished in Ukraine, the administration of the Buynaksk District has announced today. Since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, the authorities have confirmed the information about at least 150 perished natives of Dagestan.

Handcuffs. Photo by Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru

18:02, 21 June 2022

Human rights defenders: religious activists in Azerbaijan punished too severely

Three religious activists detained in Sumgait for writing on a wall in support of the Talekh Bagirzade’s demands were sentenced to ten days of imprisonment under the charge of petty hooliganism. Human rights defenders called such a punishment too harsh.

Special operation conducted by FSB. Photo: FSB press service

17:42, 21 June 2022

FSB reports about detention of arms manufacturers in Southern Russia

According to the FSB, law enforcers carried out an operation against illegal “gunsmiths” in 38 regions of Russia, including Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kalmykia, North Ossetia, the Stavropol Territory, the Rostov and Volgograd Regions.

A soldier. Photo courtesy of the press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia, http://www.mil.am/ru/news/8097

17:25, 21 June 2022

Yerevan denies Baku’s statement about shelling attack

The information that the Armenian troops fired at the positions of the Azerbaijani army in the Kelbadjar and Lachin Districts does not correspond to reality, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reports.

A rally in support of Georgia’s accession to the EU. Screenshot: https://sputnik-georgia.ru/

14:26, 21 June 2022

Supporters of European integration hold rallies in Tbilisi and Zugdidi

Several hundred residents of Tbilisi took part in a rally at which they supported Georgia's accession to the European Union (EU). A similar action was held in Zugdidi.

Armenia serviceman. Photo courtesy of the press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia, https://mil.am/hy/news/10257

14:07, 21 June 2022

Azerbaijan reports shootout on Armenian border

Last night, Armenian militaries shelled the positions of the Azerbaijani Army stationed in the Kelbadjar and Lachin Districts, after which Azerbaijani militaries opened a return fire, the Azeri Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

Insa Lander. Photo: https://twitter.com/rednalasni

13:44, 21 June 2022

Advocate comments on Insa Lander's attempt to escape to Georgia

An attempt of Insa Lander, a blogger from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), to escape to Georgia may have to do with the judicial practice on similar cases – for the entire time this article was applied, there was not a single acquittal, Dmitry Zakhvatov, an advocate, believes.

Olga Borisova. Photo: https://twitter.com/borissssova/status/1538997979650179073

10:50, 21 June 2022

"Pussy Riot" member not let into Georgia

Olga Borisova was returning via Turkey from the European tour of the "Pussy Riot" group to Georgia, where she lives, but border guards at Tbilisi Airport would not let her enter the country.

Strikers at the Borjomi factories. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUkkU6HfA_k

10:29, 21 June 2022

"Borjomi" workers end their strike

The managers of the "Borjomi" Company have agreed with the striking employees to end the strike, by agreeing to pay off the two-month wages debts and reinstate 48 out of 50 laid-off workers.

10:11, 21 June 2022

Opposition claims political motives of shooting in Armenia

The conflict with shooting in Nigavan, which killed two people and wounded five others, broke out between supporters and opponents of Nikol Pashinyan, oppositional MPs have stated.

A protest action in front of the Parliament, December 28, 2021. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot

08:34, 21 June 2022

Venice Commission urges Azerbaijan to bring media law closer to European standards

On June 17-18, at its 131st plenary session, the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe discussed and adopted its 22-page opinion prepared by four experts of the commission on the media law now in force in Azerbaijan.

Murad Saidov’s son and Yulia Paevskaya. Collage made by the Caucasian Knot. Photo: Yulia Paevskaya’s Faccebook page, image made from video: https://strana.today/news/396083-v-rossii-razhoraetsja-skandal-vokruh-osvobozhdennoj-iz-plena-tajry.html

08:19, 21 June 2022

Kadyrov refutes exchange of Saidov's son for Ukrainian Paevskaya

The reports that the son of Murad Saidov, a deputy Chechnya's permanent representative in Crimea, was exchanged for a Ukrainian woman, Yulia Paevskaya, are not true, Ramzan Kadyrov has stated, accusing the report authors of dishonesty.

Kantemir Balagov. Photo: vk.com/kant_balag

22:15, 20 June 2022

Balagov announces shooting of a film about Circassian Diaspora in New York

Kantemir Balagov, the film director from Kabardino-Balkaria, who left Russia, decided to transfer the action of his new film about the Circassians from Nalchik to New York.

Erzi reserve in Ingushetia. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAWdOFjPpkc

21:57, 20 June 2022

Idea of creating a national park on Chechen-Ingush border raises questions of social media users

The idea to create the “Daimokhk” National Park arises from the desire of the Chechen side to gain control over the lands of the nature reserve in Ingushetia, residents of Ingushetia share their fears on Instagram*.

19:49, 20 June 2022

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of June 13-19, 2022

Echo of Ukraine in Southern Russia: deaths of the militaries and persecution of pacifists; creation of a new organization based on liquidated HRC “Memorial”*; protests in Armenia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of June 13-19, 2022, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

Taleh Bagirzade is being escorted by policemen. Image made from video posted by haqq sunna: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPjaXBsKwD4

19:37, 20 June 2022

Activist arrested in Azerbaijan for inscription on wall in support of Bagirzade’s demands

Three religious activists were detained in Sumgait after they wrote on a wall in a public place the slogan reading: “Punish those who insult Allah!” in support of Talekh Bagirzade’s demands. One of the activists were sentenced to ten days of arrest, and two others are being kept in Sumgait police departments.

19:24, 20 June 2022

Entering neutral zone makes Insa Lander dependent on Georgian authorities

Insa Lander, a blogger from Kabardino-Balkaria, who escaped from house arrest to Georgia, but got stuck on neutral zone between the countries, has no right to leave for a third country without the permission of the Georgian authorities. This was noted by experts interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot”.

Anti-terrorist exercise "Atom-21" in Chechnya, February 2021. Photo courtesy of the press service of the National Anti-Terrorism Committee, http://nac.gov.ru/antiterroristicheskie-ucheniya/operativnym-shtabom-v-chechenskoy-respublike-0.html#&gid=1&pid=3

19:08, 20 June 2022

On June 13-19, 2022, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week of June 13-19, 2022, no killed or wounded in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Nika Gvaramiya. Photo: http://comandir.com/

14:36, 20 June 2022

Protesters in Rustavi demand to release Nika Gvaramiya

Activists of the movement "For Georgia" have held a protest action near the prison in Rustavi, where Nika Gvaramiya, a former head of the "Rustavi-2" TV Channel, is kept; during their protest, they demanded to release him.

Money in a woman’s hands. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the Caucasian Knot

14:22, 20 June 2022

Ingushetia is outsider in rating of Russian regions in terms of population incomes

29.7% of the population of Ingushetia lives below the poverty line; it follows from the data of the "Rosstat" (the Russian Federal State Statistics Service). This is the worst indicator among all Russian regions. While in terms of the population's income to expenditures ratio, the republic turned out to be the penultimate one in the rating.

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