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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*.

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.

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

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.

Strike of the "Borjomi" workers, June 2022. Screenshot of Georgi Diasamidze’s Facebook post

14:06, 20 June 2022

"Tribune": strike at "Borjomi" factories could affect labour relations in Georgia

Trade union activists and strikers at the "Borjomi" factories believe that their struggle may have consequences for the entire Georgian society and for the future of the trade union movement in the country, an article of the British "Tribune" magazine has suggested.

South-Ossetian border sign on the demarcation line with Georgia. Photo by Edita Badasyan for the Caucasian Knot

11:09, 20 June 2022

Georgia condemns setting up new signs on demarcation line with South Ossetia

On June 18-19, within the "borderization" activities, in the territory under their control near the village of Khurvaleti, Gori Municipality, Russian troops installed illegal, according to the Georgian party, banner signs, the "News-Georgia" Agency has informed referring to the Georgian State Security Service (SSS).

Soldiers of the Armenian Army. Photo courtesy of the press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia

10:52, 20 June 2022

Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of sniper shelling

The positions of the Azerbaijani Army stationed on the Armenian border were shelled from sniper rifles and small arms, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) stated on June 19.

Ramzan Kadyrov criticized leaders of the CSTO, including the President of Kazakhstan. Image made from video posted by Ramzan Kadyrov’s Telegram Channel https://t.me/RKadyrov_95

10:37, 20 June 2022

Social network users remind Kadyrov of Kazakhs' help to deported Chechens

Ramzan Kadyrov, having reproached the President of Kazakhstan for his unwillingness to follow Russia and recognize the DPR and LPR (Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics), forgot about the help that Kazakhs rendered to Chechens after the latter's deportation in 1944, Instagram* users have indicated.

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

10:23, 20 June 2022

Opposition presents its vision of Armenia's future

The oppositional rally held in Yerevan has accused the country's Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, of a failed policy. In protesters' opinion, after the overthrow of Pashinyan's power, the country will have to reform many areas, as well as develop a new national security strategy.

12:57, 19 June 2022

Court upholds activist Saadat Djakhangir's ban on leaving Azerbaijan

Saadat Djakhangir, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) and an employee of the "Azadlyg" newspaper, has lost her complaint about the ban on leaving the country.

Aslan Naptugov. Screenshot of the video published on Naptugov's Facebook, February 26, 2022 https://www.facebook.com/naptugov/videos/989663278304020

12:55, 19 June 2022

Activist Aslan Naptugov rearrested after conflict with KChR's law enforcers

After six days of arrest, Aslan Naptugov, a Circassian activist, was arrested again for two months on charges of extremism. His acquaintance believes that Aslan is being pressured in order to obtain the testimony needed by investigators.

Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot of his video appeal on June 18, 2022 https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/2346

12:53, 19 June 2022

Kadyrov criticizes CSTO heads for non-supporting Russia

Countries in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) have received Russia's support, but their leaders, out of fear of sanctions, dare not publicly support Russia's actions in Ukraine, the head of Chechnya has stated.

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