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08:44, 20 July 2021

Armenia announced shelling on border with Nakhichevan

Azerbaijani militaries have shelled Armenian positions near the village of Eraskh in the Nakhichevan direction; the Armenian Armed Forces entered into a shootout, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

Khalimat Taramova. Photo: anokhinabesit / Instagram

08:31, 20 July 2021

Rights defenders publicize Taramova's story about "expulsion of jinns"

Relatives of Khalimat Taramova, a resident of Chechnya, tried to change her sexual orientation by the ritual of "expulsion of jinns"; after the visit of exorcist, the family started having problems with law enforcers, the "Russian LGBT Network"* has informed.

Armenian serviceman at combat positions. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia

00:00, 20 July 2021

Azerbaijani military wounded during shelling

An officer was wounded in Nakhichevan as a result of shelling from the Armenian side, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed today.

Activist holding a poster at a rally demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister and the government of Georgia, Tbilisi, July 17, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze

21:32, 19 July 2021

Journalists demand to preserve European vector of Georgia’s development

In Batumi and Tbilisi, protesters accused the ruling “Georgian Dream” Party of trying to retract the Georgia’s European integration.

21:17, 19 July 2021

Instagram users discuss sincerity of appeal recorded by Tseretilova’s son

A boy, whose disappearance was claimed by Nina Tseretilova, said that he wanted to live together with his father in Dagestan. Some Instagram users suggested that a video message was recorded under pressure.

LGBT opponents rally against searches. Screenshot of Stringer's page, http://www.newsgeorgia.ge

20:06, 19 July 2021

LGBT opponents protest against police searches in case on disruption of gay pride parade

Today, at an action in Batumi, activists dissatisfied with the police searches in a case on riots during the protests against the gay pride parade have claimed that only military parades should be held in Georgia. The action has been timed to coincide with the visit to Georgia of Charles Michel, President of the European Council.

Polad Aslanov, http://doshdu.com/reportery-bez-granic-prizvali-vlasti-azerbaijdzhana-otkazatsja-ot-presledovanija-polada-aslanova/

19:52, 19 July 2021

Polad Aslanov stops his hunger strike in penal colony

Today, Azerbaijani journalist Polad Aslanov has reported that on July 18, he stopped his hunger strike in connection with the termination of pressure on him in the penal colony.

Detention of a suspect. Photo: press service of the National Antiterrorism Committee of Russia, http://nac.gov.ru/sites/default/files/styles/universal_view/public/1_1397.jpg

19:40, 19 July 2021

On July 12-18, 2021, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week of July 12-18, 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.

13:38, 19 July 2021

Azerbaijani authorities used spyware to shadow journalists

Human rights defenders have found out that the software of the Israeli NSO Group Company was used by intelligence services of a number of countries to spy on journalists, lawyers and politicians. The list of those who were shadowed included Azerbaijani journalists Khadija Ismayilova and Sevindj Vagifgyzy.

Nina Tseretilova. Screenshot: http://www.instagram.com/p/CRbb0e_ojj1/

13:03, 19 July 2021

Nina Tseretilova reports kidnapping of her son

In Saint Petersburg, the eldest son of Nina Tseretilova, a resident of Dagestan, has disappeared; she suspects that her ex-husband, whom the court had earlier restricted in his parental rights, was involved in the son's disappearance.

Esav Sargsyan, a resident of the Martuninsky District of Nagorno-Karabakh, July 17, 2021. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot

11:17, 19 July 2021

Karabakh refugees tell about post-war wanderings

After the war, families with children from Nagorno-Karabakh had to wander among relatives, refugees have complained.

Believers praying in a mosque. Photo: REUTERS/Alexey Nasyrov

11:01, 19 July 2021

Makhachkala residents plan to visit mosques during Eid al-Adha

Contrary to recommendation not to visit mosques because of the pandemic, some believers in Makhachkala are planning to perform collective namazes (prayers) during the holiday of Eid al-Adha, but decided to give up visiting relatives and making mass sacrifices.

Law enforcers in Chechnya. Screenshot from video posted by Telegram Videos at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy0BMTNv3c0

10:48, 19 July 2021

Rights defenders assess attempts to speed up vaccination in Chechnya by police raids

The examining of motor drivers in Chechnya for the presence of vaccination certificates is quite in line with the behaviour of local authorities, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe. In their opinion, this may have to do with an attempt to please the Kremlin.

An Armenian soldier. Photo from the official website of the Armenian Ministry of Defence https://mil.am/hy/news/9641

11:25, 18 July 2021

Azerbaijan claims shelling of its positions along Armenian border

From their positions located in the Vardenis, Berd and Vedi Districts, Armenian soldiers have shelled the positions of Azerbaijani militaries deployed in the Kelbadjar, Tovuz and Sadarak Districts, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

Anti-LGBT protesters at a rally in Tbilisi. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"

11:21, 18 July 2021

Two protesters against gay parade in Tbilisi arrested

A Tbilisi court has ruled to arrest two persons accused of attacking Lekso Lashkarava, a cameraman of the "TV-Pirveli" Company, and a passer-by with a rainbow flag. Journalists have demanded from the Georgian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) to punish the organizers of the rally against the "March of Dignity", who were released after interrogation.

A machine gun. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-kbr-unichtozheny-dvoe-boevikov-prichastnyh-k.html

22:26, 17 July 2021

Servicemen perishes in Armenia

A colleague of a 20-year-old conscript fired at him as a result of careless firearm handling, the soldier died from the received wound.

20:14, 17 July 2021

Analysts doubt peacemakers' ability to react to all shelling of civilians in Nagorno-Karabakh

Armenavan, a suburb of Stepanakert, located a few kilometres from Shushi, is systematically shelled, local residents have complained. Karabakh human rights defenders demand peacemakers' reaction.

Screenshot of a video https://www.instagram.com/p/CRYUFFeqT6X/

19:53, 17 July 2021

Two teenagers publicly scolded in Dagestan for stealing bicycles

Policemen have publicly chastised two teenagers in Khasavyurt for stealing bicycles and initiated a theft case against them. Some Instagram users have criticized law enforcers for posting videos showing interrogation of children.

15:13, 17 July 2021

Activists treat apologies by Azerbaijani blogger Pantural as insufficient

An application to the police has been prepared against the Azerbaijani director Tural Safarov, who runs his blog under the pseudonym "Pantural", demanding to punish him for his statement about women who dress openly. Safarov has apologized, but it hasn't convinced the authors of the petition.

Kira Kovalenko. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh2Qg2v3L0c

15:05, 17 July 2021

Kira Kovalenko's film about North Ossetia awarded Grand Prix in Cannes

The documentary "Unclenching The Fists", filmed in North Ossetia by Kira Kovalenko, a director from Kabardino-Balkaria, has won the Grand Prix of the "Un Certain Regard" author's film contest at the Cannes Film Festival.

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