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15:47, 17 November 2021

Police get interested in third Ingush-Ossetian conflict in 12 days

In the village of Dachnoe, Prigorodny District, a fight broke out, which became the third conflict since November 4 with the participation of Ossetians and Ingushes. The fighters dropped their mutual claims, but the police will examine the incident, the North-Ossetian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has informed.

11:50, 17 November 2021

Azerbaijan and Armenia announce truce with Russia's mediation

The fighting in the area of Azerbaijani-Armenian border has stopped after negotiations of the heads of the Ministries of Defence (MoDs) of the two countries with Sergey Shoigu, the head of the Russian MoD, the latter has informed.

11:48, 17 November 2021

Analysts outline risks for Ingush leader amid conflict over Fortanga

The head of Ingushetia has refrained from commenting on the works on the Fortanga River, so as not to enter into an obviously losing conflict with Ramzan Kadyrov, but this position does not add Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov's popularity in the republic, analysts assert, noting that the new round of tensions on the Ingush-Chechen border may partly be associated with the approaching verdict in the trial of the leaders of Ingush protests.

10:47, 17 November 2021

Armenia requests Russia to intervene in conflict with Azerbaijan

The Security Council of Armenia called on Russia to intervene in the conflict with Azerbaijan and to protect the border area of Armenia from an attack. The fighting at the border continues, and four Armenian soldiers were wounded, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reports.

23:59, 16 November 2021

Armenian MoD reports casualties in battles at border

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reports casualties on the Armenian side in battles at the border with Azerbaijan. According to the Armenian MoD, 12 Armenian soldiers were taken prisoner.

23:56, 16 November 2021

Activists consider verdict against Agil Gumbatov politically motivated

The defence does not agree with the verdict against Agil Gumbatov, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), and will appeal against the decision of the court. Activists consider the verdict biased and believe that Agil Gumbatov is being prosecuted for criticizing the authorities.

23:54, 16 November 2021

Resident of Agdam District killed in a mine explosion

On November 15, Zaur Isa Agaev, a 41-year-old resident of the village of Tezekand in the Agdam District, was blown up by a mine while grazing livestock and died from the injuries he got.

23:52, 16 November 2021

Georgian singer Burchuladze goes on hunger strike in support of Saakashvili

Paata Burchuladze, an opera singer, has gone on a hunger strike demanding to transfer Mikhail Saakashvili, a former Georgian president, to a civilian clinic.

Salekh Rustamov. Photo from his account on Facebook

23:50, 16 November 2021

Rights defenders call for release of Azerbaijani activist Rustamov

The Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC) has called on Azerbaijani authorities to immediately release Salekh Rustamov, an activist who is on a long hunger strike from jail.

Azerbaijani soldiers. Photo by the press service of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence

23:48, 16 November 2021

Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of attacking border posts

Two Azerbaijani militaries were wounded in a shootout after an attempt of Armenian soldiers to capture the heights in the Kelbadjar and Lachin Districts, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

Mikhail Saakashvili's supporters at a protest action on November 15, 2021. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"

23:46, 16 November 2021

Saakashvili's supporters criticize Georgian Patriarch and president

In Tbilisi, Saakashvili's supporters have held a protest action despite the police warnings. According to organizers, the action was over 5000 strong. They criticized the Patriarch and president of Georgia, who, in their opinion, disregard the situation with the disgraced former president.

An Armenian soldier. Photo by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defence

21:13, 16 November 2021

Non-parliamentary parties urge Armenian authorities to appeal to the UN because of tensions on Azerbaijani border

Tensions on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and in Nagorno-Karabakh are growing, which threatens the resumption of hostilities, three non-parliamentary parties have stated in their open letter addressed to the Armenian government. They called on the authorities to immediately contact the UN Security Council with a request to intervene in the situation.

Magomed Magomedov and Shamil Magomedov (on the right). Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"

14:37, 16 November 2021

Dagestani journalist, Magomed Magomedov, released from police

Law enforcers have set Magomed Magomedov, a deputy editor-in-chief of the "Chernovik" (Draft) weekly, free after three hours of questioning about the picket in support of the journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Magomedov said he would file a complaint against law enforcers.

Ramzan Kadyrov (in the center) at the meeting on reconstruction of Galanchozhsky District. Photo: Rizvan Edilsultanov / IA "Grozny Inform"

14:23, 16 November 2021

Kadyrov's threats to seize land outrages Ingush social media users

Ramzan Kadyrov's words that he can take away the lands from Ingushetia that had passed to this republic under Djokhar Dudaev are backed up by the Kremlin, Ingush commentators in social networks believe. Many of them have treated the statement of the head of Chechnya as populism.

00:39, 16 November 2021

Relatives convince activist Salekh Rustamov not to go on a dry hunger strike

The health state of Russian citizen Salekh Rustamov, who has been on hunger strike for the tenth day in an Azerbaijani prison hospital, is close to critical, his advocate claims. Relatives convinced Salekh Rustamov not to stop drinking water, as he is extremely exhausted.

Law enforcers. Photo: press service of the National Antiterrorism Committee, http://nac.gov.ru

00:31, 16 November 2021

On November 8-14, 2021, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week of November 8-14, 2021, 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.

A poster in support of 'Memorial'. Astrakhan, November 14, 2021. Photo by Marina Mitalova for the Caucasian Knot

00:19, 16 November 2021

Academicians and artists oppose liquidation of “Memorial”*

According to a petition signed by 65 members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the activities of the “Memorial”* to preserve the memory of victims of repression is superior to the results of public research institutions and the liquidation of the “Memorial”* cannot be allowed. A similar petition was signed by over 100 artists, politicians, and human rights defenders.

00:07, 16 November 2021

Azerbaijan suspends searches for remains of those killed in Karabakh

The search for the bodies of those killed in the territories that came under the control of Azerbaijan after the war has not been carried out since October 18, the State Emergency Service of Nagorno-Karabakh reports.

Stage at the prison in Rustavi. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot

21:32, 15 November 2021

Georgian penitentiary service refuses to bring Saakashvili to court

While explaining the refusal to bring Mikhail Saakashvili to a Tbilisi court, the penitentiary service claimed that the presence of the politician at the trial in his case would create additional risks to his health.

Salim Khalitov continues a picket outside the police station, where journalist Magomed Magomedov was taken on November 15, 2021. Photo by Rasul Magomedov

21:17, 15 November 2021

Dagestani law enforcers disrupt picket in support of journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev

Law enforcers did not let colleagues of journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev hold a picket and took Magomed Magomedov, the deputy editor-in-chief of the weekly “Chernovik” (Rough Draft), to the Makhachkala police department. This was reported by journalist Idris Yusupov.

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