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Vladimir Osechkin talks via video link with advocate Aza Alieva. Image mage from video posted by Gulagu.net at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0D4evAKieA

13:27, 18 August 2022

Details of Muslims' torture in Kalmyk colony give rise to appeal to Kadyrov

Natives of Dagestan told advocates new details of torture in the Kalmyk colony and stated that they and other Muslims were not allowed to pray and read the Koran. Vladimir Osechkin, the head of the "Gulagu.net" project, has called on Ramzan Kadyrov, who positions himself as a defender of Muslims, to intervene in the situation.

A scene of violence. Photo: Julien VI https://flickr.com

12:41, 18 August 2022

Dagestan woman tells about her escape from Russia due to domestic violence

Patimat Idrisova, a native of Dagestan, was subjected to domestic violence and forced treatment. With the help of human rights defenders, she managed to escape from the country and change her name, as reported by Svetlana Anokhina in her article "How Patimat became Victoria. Story of a girl from Dagestan who fled from her family to freedom", posted on August 17 by the "Cherta" (Line) outlet.

Aslan Bjaniya, territory of the "Pitsunda" state dacha. Photo: the Kremlin press service Kremlin.ru, screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CXdC0sUcTU

12:19, 18 August 2022

Abkhaz president calls on MPs to ratify agreement on "Pitsunda" state dacha

The agreement on the transfer of the "Pitsunda" state dacha to Russia assumes no sale of land, Aslan Bjaniya, President of Abkhazia has assured, urging the MPs to ratify the agreement. He believes that refusal to ratify the agreement could worsen relations with Russia.

Houses in the village of Akhavno. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot

08:39, 18 August 2022

Azerbaijan insists on removal of Armenian population from Lachin and two villages

The Armenian population of Lachin and the villages of Akhavno and Sus must leave these territories, the Azerbaijani President, Ilham Aliev, has stated.

08:26, 18 August 2022

Telegram users disbelieve Deputy Mufti's conclusions on situation in Kalmyk colony

In the Kalmyk colony, where a FSIN (Russian Federal Penitentiary Service) employee was killed, the Muslims' rights are respected, and the convicts voiced only everyday complaints, the Deputy Mufti of Kalmykia has stated following his visit to the colony. However, commentators of Dagestani Telegram channels have objected stating, if there had been no torture and bans on praying, there would have been no murder.

A girl came to a grocery store in Vladikavkaz wearing too small shorts. Screenshot: https://t.me/chp_kavkaz/9440

22:27, 17 August 2022

Video of a half-naked tourist in Vladikavkaz provokes disputes in social media

The behaviour of a young woman in extremely short shorts who came to buy groceries in Vladikavkaz was unacceptable, but none of those around her reprimanded her, users of the Telegram channel noted.

Residents of a village in the Shirak Region temporarily block Artik – Alagyaz road. Photo: https://news.am/rus/news/716369.html

22:09, 17 August 2022

In Armenia, farmers demand to solve problem with water

Residents of a village in the Shirak Region have temporarily blocked the road from Artik to Alagyaz. The protestors demand from the authorities to solve the problem with irrigation water.

A burning landfill in Malgobek. Photo: https://fortanga.org/2022/08/samaya-bolshaya-svalka-ingushetii-gorit-vse-leto-i-travit-lyudej-vlasti-potratili-na-nee-bolshe-milliarda/

18:04, 17 August 2022

Residents of Malgobek complain about smoke from a burning garbage landfill

Since July, local residents have been complaining about smoke coming from burning waste at a Malgobek landfill. However, the requests for elimination of fires addressed to the regional operator “Ecosystem”, which is an owner of the Malgobek landfill, remain unanswered.

13:24, 17 August 2022

Rights defenders call to help a native of Chechnya in Romania

Amina Gerikhanova, a native of Chechnya, who was detained at the Romanian border, will not be able to leave the country after being released from custody, since the issue of her extradition to Russia has not been resolved, the "Vayfond" human rights association has stated. Human rights defenders call on volunteers to help find housing for Gerikhanova in Romania.

13:03, 17 August 2022

Early exclusion of "Memorial"* from register of legal entities challenged

Legal representatives of the liquidated Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"* have filed a complaint against the early exclusion thereof from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, which prevented the HRC from paying off its debts, human rights defenders have informed.

Cleaning the aftermath of the explosion at the ‘Surmalu’ shopping center in Yerevan, August 14, 2022. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot

12:47, 17 August 2022

Two persons are still missing after explosion in "Surmalu"

Fifteen out of sixteen casualties of the explosion in the "Surmalu" shopping centre in Yerevan have been identified. Two persons are still listed as missing, the Armenian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has informed.

Image made from video appeal of cancer patients in Nalchik: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flcmMFgKpTQ

12:29, 17 August 2022

Patients of oncology hospital in KBR demand to dismiss chief physician

At the Nalchik oncology dispensary, patients are not receiving the proper treatment; they are prescribed low-quality drugs, which is why they have to go to other cities for treatment. This was stated in patients' appeal to President Vladimir Putin. They demanded to dismiss the chief physician and provide cancer patients with due medical care.

Zarema Musaeva. Image made from video posted by ChGTRK ‘Grozny’

12:12, 17 August 2022

Court refuses to transfer Zarema Musaeva's case to another region

The judge has dismissed the advocate's petition to change the territorial jurisdiction of the case of Zarema Musaeva, who is accused of a fraud and assault on a law enforcer.

The village of Akhavno (Kashatag District of Nagorno-Karabakh). Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot

11:55, 17 August 2022

Authorities hurry residents of Akhavno and Berdzor to move out

Residents of the town of Berdzor and the village of Akhavno in Nagorno-Karabakh must leave their houses by August 20, from that day on communications will be cut off the settlements, local authorities have announced.

08:43, 17 August 2022

Armenia announces two-day mourning

Nikol Pashinyan, the Armenian Prime Minister, has declared August 17 and 18 to be the days of mourning over those who perished in the "Surmalu" shopping centre. Three people remain on the list of missing persons; the fire in the shopping centre is completely extinguished, the Armenian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has informed.

Andzor Kudaev. Photo: press service of the HRC ‘Memorial’* https://memohrc.org/ru/news_old/zhitel-kbr-zhaluetsya-na-pytki-i-fabrikaciyu-protiv-nego-ugolovnogo-dela-o-posobnichestve

08:31, 17 August 2022

Rights defenders criticize prosecution in Kudaev's case

A court in Rostov-on-Don began considering the case of Andzor Kudaev, a native of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), whom investigators have accused of aiding terrorists and possessing weapons. In their turn, human rights defenders assert that the indictment is based on Kudaev's confessions obtained under torture.

Two men, standing in trash cans in front of a wall with barbed wire, apologize for stuffing their friend into the same trash can. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/ChT98NGJhdq/

23:37, 16 August 2022

Humiliation of a young man leads to public apologies of Chechen residents in garbage cans

Two men, standing in garbage cans against the background of a wall with barbed wire, apologized for stuffing their acquaintance into a similar garbage can.

The body of the former head of the Gulkevichi district, Leonid Gutrits, was found near the building of the local prosecutor's office. August 16, 2022. Image made from video posted by Kub Mash Telegram channel

23:25, 16 August 2022

Former Kuban official blames investigators for his death

Today, the body of Leonid Gutrits, the former head of the Gulkevichi District, was found near the building of the local prosecutor’s office, and the media reported that the official left a suicide note. Lawsuits have been going on against the official for several years in a case on fraud and a case on the death of a child in a water park, local advocate Sergey Zemtsov reports.

Clearing a minefield at the Sarybaba height. Photo: https://apa.az/ru/armiya/minoborony-na-vysote-sarybaba-obnaruzena-991-mina-ustanovlennaya-clenami-armyanskix-nezakonnyx-vooruzennyx-formirovanii-490451

19:15, 16 August 2022

Azerbaijan reports discovery of minefield at Sarybaba height

A minefield was discovered at the Sarybaba height, which was returned under the control of Baku during the “Retribution” operation on August 3.

A beach in Derbent. Photo: https://riadagestan.ru/news/incidents/in_makhachkala_checked_a_recreation_area_on_the_shore_of_the_caspian_sea/

18:46, 16 August 2022

Social media users ask about punishment for inappropriate behaviour of Chechens on vacation

Information about the raids of Chechen law enforcers on the resorts of Northern Caucasus frightened residents of Chechnya, and part of the vacationers decided to return home. This was reported by an author of a comment on the “Caucasian Knot”. Several social media users suggested that young people who did not follow the rules of conduct prescribed in Chechnya on vacation could be expected to be sent to Ukraine.

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