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Razi Alyshov. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YStS11eRBQM

23:53, 3 June 2022

Opposition announces new wave of political repressions in Azerbaijan

Pardoning a number of political prisoners was a small concession to Western demands for respect for human rights in Azerbaijan, but a new wave of political repression has begun in the country, and European institutions should intervene, the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) states.

A Georgian border checkpoint. Screenshot of the post https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd79ocLMP1e/

22:52, 3 June 2022

Natives of Northern Caucasus complain about bans on crossing Georgian border

Some natives of Ingushetia, Chechnya, and Dagestan are not allowed to cross the Georgian border without explanation, tourists complain. There is no national subtext in the actions of Georgian border guards, the Ministry of National Policy of Ingushetia reports.

An Armenian soldier. Photo by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defence https://mil.am/hy/news/8733

15:29, 3 June 2022

Azerbaijan claims shootout on Armenian border

From the border area of the Vardenis District, Armenian militaries shelled the positions of Azerbaijani soldiers located in the Kelbadjar District, after which a return fire was opened, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

Nazran. Photo by Adam Sagov https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/admin/articles/377797/edit

15:25, 3 June 2022

In Nazran, court orders forced migrants to move out of barrack

A court in Magas has satisfied the demand of the Nazran Mayoralty to evict eight families of forced migrants from a barrack. Their advocate asserts that evicting disabled people who have no other housing is contrary to the law.

A disabled person. Photo: ru.freepik.com/photos/woman'>Woman created by freepik - ru.freepik.com"

15:16, 3 June 2022

Baku: war veterans demand from authorities to recognize them as disabled persons

War veterans have held an action, where they condemned bureaucrats' formalism in the work of medical and social care commissions.

Protesters on the square in Yerevan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

14:52, 3 June 2022

Pashinyan's opponents call on Yerevan townspeople to rally before extraordinary parliament session

For June 3, the opposition has initiated a parliamentary session on the critical issues of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. On the same day, the "Resistance" movement gathers its supporters in France Place.

Khadji-Murad Donogo. Screenshot of the video on the "Dag Istorik" (Dag Historian) YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SrneoiCgPo

14:50, 3 June 2022

Dagestani historian links his dismissal with scientific activities

Khadji-Murad Donogo has suggested that his dismissal from the Dagestani National Museum was due to his scientific works and speeches in which he expressed his viewpoint that mismatched the official history. The persecution of a scientist for his scientific views is unacceptable, journalists believe.

Philip Kozlov. Screenshot of Philippenzo's personal page https://vk.com/philippenzo?z=photo-1669071_457239729%2Falbum-1669071_0%2Frev

14:42, 3 June 2022

Volgograd painter accused of discrediting army

Volgograd law enforcers have drawn up two protocols against a street painter under an article on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.

14:07, 3 June 2022

Court refuses to suspend liquidation of "Memorial"*

The Moscow City Court (MCC) has failed to satisfy the motion to suspend the liquidation of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"* until the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on the complaint against the law on foreign agents.

23:52, 2 June 2022

“Musavat” Party activist Badalov arrested by political motives, his party colleagues suggest

Zabit Badalov, an activist of the opposition “Musavat” Party, was arrested for eight days on the charge of failing to pay a bank debt. The arrest of Zabit Badalov is illegal, and before he was summoned to court, the law enforcement bodies had demanded from him to stop his political activities, party colleagues of Zabit Badalov say.

The "Wanted" notice with the Chechen native Khamzat Dokuev. Photo: https://www.sabah.com.tr/galeri/turkiye/son-dakika-haberi-mit-6-kisilik-suikast-hucresini-cokertti-iste-hedeflerindeki-isimler/8

23:49, 2 June 2022

Former militaries become targets for Chechen killers in Istanbul, Turkish newspaper reports

Among the possible targets of a group led by Chechen native Khamzat Dokuev, who was detained in Turkey in March 2021, were former officials Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) arrested in absentia in a case on illegal timber sales, the newspaper “Sabah” reports.

An armoured personnel carrier hit by a grenade launcher. Photo © Telegram / the National Guard of Russia

19:00, 2 June 2022

National Guard of Russia reports about death of a native of Chechnya in Ukraine

Adam Bisultanov, a native of Chechnya, perished in a clash with a group of foreign mercenaries in Ukraine, the National Guard of Russia reported. Since the beginning of the special military operation, the information about at least 10 natives of the republic perished in Ukraine has been officially confirmed.

The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR). Photo: EN.ANGI.RU

18:48, 2 June 2022

Analysts rule out impact of fuel supplies to Kiev on Azerbaijani-Russian relations

The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) provides humanitarian assistance to Ukraine by supplying fuel free of charge. However, according to analysts, this fact does not affect relations between Baku and Moscow.

Magomed Isakov, the head of the city of Izberbash (in the center), with the parents of Paizula Bagomedov who has perished in Ukraine. Screenshot of the post on Magomed Isakov's Telegram channel https://t.me/s/glavaizberbasha/466

18:27, 2 June 2022

Izberbash head announces officer's death in Ukraine

Senior Lieutenant Paizula Bagomedov has perished in Ukraine, the head of the city of Izberbash has informed. Since the start of the special operation, the deaths of at least 132 natives of Dagestan in Ukraine have been officially confirmed.

18:20, 2 June 2022

Dagestani historian accused of nationalism and fired

Khadji-Murad Donogo, a deputy director of the Dagestani National Museum, was forced to leave his post after the Association of Special Forces Veterans wrote a complaint against him to the head of the republic, Sergey Melikov.

Tural Sadygly. Photo: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2314557455244815&set=a.435924103108169&type=3&theater

17:54, 2 June 2022

Police stop protest rally of parents of political emigrant Tural Sadygly in Baku

The parents of Tural Sadygly, an Azerbaijani political emigrant and blogger, went out to a protest in front of the presidential administration building in Baku, but the police did not allow them to hold it.

Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili. Photo: Special Penitentiary Service of Georgia https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=410894323838316&ref=sharing

17:50, 2 June 2022

Council of doctors criticize Saakashvili's treatment at clinic

Members of the alternative doctors' council who are monitoring the health condition of the third president of Georgia, Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili, are studying the history of his illness and treatment.

Deveral dozen parents of the military servicemen who perished in the autumn war of 2020 near the Armenia's Investigating Committee building. Photo http://arka.am/ru/news/politics/roditeli_pogibshikh_v_44_dnevnoy_artsakhskoy_voyne_voennosluzhashchikh_trebuyut_vstrechi_s_glavoy_vs/

02:59, 2 June 2022

Relatives of perished Armenian soldiers achieve open trial on their complaint

The consideration of the complaint against the refusal to bring Nikol Pashinyan to criminal responsibility will be held in the open mode, the mother of a soldier who perished in Nagorno-Karabakh has stated.

Lieutenant Mizamudin Zulfikarov and Corporal Yamudin Aslanov. Photo http://vesti-khiv.ru/news/media/2022/6/1/glava-hivskogo-rajona-yarmet-yarmetov-vyirazil-soboleznovanie-v-svyazi-s-gibelyu-zemlyakov-na-ukraine/

02:56, 2 June 2022

Authorities of Khiva District report deaths of two militaries in Ukraine

Lieutenant Mizamudin Zulfikarov and Corporal Yamudin Aslanov have perished in Ukraine, the Khiva district administration has informed. Since the start of the military operation, at least 131 natives of Dagestan have been confirmed as perished there.

02:50, 2 June 2022

Defence of convicted KBR resident achieves inquiry into his kidnapping by law enforcers

In the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), a criminal case has been initiated into the kidnapping in September 2014 of Aslan Khagundokov, a local resident, who is serving his sentence for killing a Rostov businessman.

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