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Case of Chechen native Djumaev; public outcry about a murder in Makhachkala; trial in a case against Ingush activists, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of February 1-7, 2021, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Return of refugees, post-war victims, and search for dead bodies in the Karabakh conflict zone; elite real estate apartments of the Kadyrov family in Moscow; crisis in South Ossetia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of January 25-31, 2021, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

A bill on the recognition of the Russian language as an official language along with the Armenian one has been brought into the parliament of Nagorno-Karabakh. The issue of the second official language in the unrecognized republic became especially acute after the 2020 autumn war of, Aram Arutyunyan, an MP, has explained.

On February 16, the Nagorno-Karabakh's Ministry of Defence (MoD) released a new list of servicemen who perished in the hostilities during the last autumn escalation of the conflict. The list includes 132 names of militaries, the "News.am" has reported.

The Azerbaijani party has handed the bodies of 106 people killed in the conflict zone over to the authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh, the president of the unrecognized republic has informed.

The Azerbaijani armed forces use small- and large-calibre weapons to shell the immediate vicinity of the villages in the Syunik Region of Armenia, the Ombudsman of Armenia claims today. The head of the Agarak village community also reports about the shelling.

Peacemakers have escorted another group of refugees from Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh. The total number of returnees has made up 52,545 persons, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

Doctors have rendered help to 25 residents of Armenia who complained of abrasions and bruises as a result of the earthquake. In its turn, the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has assured that no repetition of equally strong shocks in the near future is likely.

Rescuers have found remains of three soldiers in the Kashatagh District; the total number of remains and bodies found in the battle zone has reached 1374, the Emergency Service of Nagorno-Karabakh has reported.

The National Security Service (NSS) of Armenia has banned journalists from working in the border villages of the Syunik Region without special permits. This ban is contrary to the Armenian Constitution and points to possible new territorial concessions from Yerevan, journalists have stated.

Relatives of missing servicemen blocked traffic in the street near the building of the Armenian Government for an hour. They demanded from authorities to urgently approve the list of those who are still in Azerbaijani captivity.

Because of bureaucratic delays, not all the forced migrants from Karabakh have received monetary compensations in Armenia. For those who move to Stepanakert, the housing problem remains urgent – due to the deficit of housing facilities, refugees have to settle in offices and shops.

In Armenia, the reform of the law enforcement system is an attempt to take full control over power structures and can become an instrument for setting up dictatorship, the human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

Two officers and three soldiers were hospitalized in severe condition after a mine explosion in the Tartar District. Since November 10, 2020, the total number of Azerbaijani residents blown up on mines has reached 74, the General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan reported.

Today, members of the "Dashnaktsutyun" Party went out to a protest rally in Yerevan demanding the resignation of the government. Law enforcers brought dozens of protesters to police stations, activists report.