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12:43, 13 August 2022

UNM urges to restrict Russians' stay in Georgia

The stay of Russian tourists in Georgia should be cut down to one month and oblige them to confirm while crossing the border that they recognize the territorial integrity of Georgia, Levan Khabeishvili, one of the leaders of the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party, has stated.

Yuri Trubachov, a Category I disabled person, holds a picket against the landfill in the Poltavskaya rural settlement. Screenshot: https://vk.com/wall-209413558_13701?z=video-209413558_456239954%2F53a059ae2daf853694%2Fpl_post_-209413558_13701

12:18, 13 August 2022

Wheelchair invalid fined in Kuban for protest against dump

The court has imposed a fine of a thousand roubles on Yuri Trubachov, a Category I disabled person, who for several hours blocked the road to the landfill in the Poltavskaya rural settlement with a demand to close the dump.

Advocate Aza Alieva. Screenshot: https://www.radiomarsho.com/a/30988117.html

08:42, 13 August 2022

Atimagomedov's advocate reports threats against him

Magomed Atimagomedov has stated that he had planned to escape, as the employees of the Kalmyk colony threatened him with charges under a terrorist article, but he was not involved in the murder of the warden, and signed his testimonies under pressure. This was reported by Azu Alieva, his advocate.

A pre-trial prison. Yulia Simatova / Yugopolis

08:29, 13 August 2022

Advocate reports Daud Kuramagomedov's grave condition in Kalmyk SIZO

Daud Kuramagomedov was severely beaten up and is in a depressed psychological state; however, medical care was rendered to him only 10 minutes before the visit of his advocate, Snezhana Muntyan has informed.

Vladimir Pukhaev. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of South Ossetia

00:02, 13 August 2022

South-Ossetian Minister of Defence dismissed after special forces fighters beat a Tskhinvali resident

The President of South Ossetia dismissed Vladimir Pukhaev, the country’s Minister of Defence, in connection with the beating of Azamat Djigkaev, a resident of Tskhinvali, by special forces fighters, states a decree posted on the website of the leader of the republic.

Spouse of Agil Gumbatov and policemen. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQdycZNqKUU

23:51, 12 August 2022

Spouse of Azerbaijani oppositionist Gumbatov announces her husband’s hunger strike in prison

Agil Gumbatov, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment, declared a hunger strike. Today, his spouse has held a protest action in front of the building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) in Baku with the demand to reconsider the case of her husband and release him.

Special operation in Ukraine. Photo: mil.ru

23:36, 12 August 2022

“Vyorstka” reports about pressure on military refuseniks from Dagestan

Natives of Dagestan, who refused to participate in the special military operation and returned to their homeland, are being sent to a guardhouse and threatened with a tribunal, the “Vyorstka” (Layout) publication reports today in the article “We understood that we were treated as cannon fodder and that we have nothing to do on a foreign land”.

19:04, 12 August 2022

Georgian Ombudsman demands to investigate threats received by Gogashvili

The Special Investigation Service should verify information about threats received by Soso Gogashvili, the former deputy chief of the State Security Service, from a top-ranking law enforcer, Georgian Ombudsperson Nino Lomdjariya states.

Pyunkhan Kerimli. Photo: https://usa.firenews.video/

18:34, 12 August 2022

Azerbaijani oppositionist Pyunkhan Kerimli challenges his verdict

After his deportation from Germany, oppositionist Pyunkhan Kerimli, sentenced in Azerbaijan to six years of imprisonment, filed an appeal against the verdict in a case on drug possession, a father of the activist has reported.

Ramzan Kadyrov, Ivan Sovetnikov. Photo: Kremlin press service, Rosselkhoz press service

14:15, 12 August 2022

Kadyrov criticizes "Rosleskhoz" boss for assessing efficiency of Chechen forestry

The methodology according to which the "Rosleskhoz" (Russian Federal Forestry Agency) placed Chechnya among the regions with the least efficient forestry management, was compiled "incompetently," Ramzan Kadyrov has stated, suggesting that the head of the agency heads the Ministry of Natural Resources of Chechnya and improves the indicators.

Members of the Armenian Red Cross Society. Photo by the press service of the Armenian Red Cross Society https://www.redcross.am/news/coronavirus-arcs-activities.html

14:03, 12 August 2022

In Armenia, Red Cross counts 303 persons missing after Karabakh war

A total of 303 residents of Armenia are listed as missing after the war in Nagorno-Karabakh, the republican delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has informed.

Soso Gogashvili. Photo: https://report.az/ru/v-regione/arestovan-byvshij-zamnachalnika-sgb-gruzii/

13:35, 12 August 2022

Advocates claim pressure on arrested deputy head of Georgia's SSS

Soso Gogashvili, a former deputy head of the Georgian State Security Service (SSS), who is in custody on charges of illegal possession of weapons, abuse of power and violation of the secrecy of personal data, has received threats demanding to give the necessary testimonies, his advocates have informed.

Murad Manapov. Screenshot of video posted by the Caucasian Knot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQJqqVyYs-4

11:05, 12 August 2022

Dagestani activist Manapov leaves Russia

Murad Manapov, an activist, has left for Poland, fearing persecution by law enforcers. He explained that he had left Russia after the arrest of Eduard Ataev, the coordinator of Navalny's office* in Makhachkala, whose assistant he has been earlier.

Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: https://chechnyatoday.com

10:51, 12 August 2022

Behaviour of Chechen youth in Izberbash angers Kadyrov

The head of Chechnya has instructed officials and policemen to stop cases of inappropriate behaviour of "individual Chechen nationals outside the region." Ramzan Kadyrov's order appeared after reports in social networks about Chechen girls' dancing during a seaside holiday in Izberbash.

The Criminal Code. Photo: Valentina Mischenko / Yugopolis

02:36, 12 August 2022

Advocate treats law enforcers' guilt of torturing two Nalchik townspeople at police station as proved

The proofs of the guilt of the three policemen accused of violence against Alexander Knyazev and Valery Levdik are the victims' traumas, as well as the fact that the policemen did not challenge their dismissal after an internal audit, the advocate has stated.

Wreckage of the Armenian military helicopter was found in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: https://apa.az

02:31, 12 August 2022

Debris of Armenian military helicopter found in Karabakh

Wreckage of a military helicopter of the Armenian Armed Forces, shot down during the autumn 2020 war, was found in Nagorno-Karabakh.

The community of Akhavno and the Akhavno River, Kashatag District of Nagorno-Karabakh. August 2022. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"

23:59, 11 August 2022

Residents of Akhavno and Berdzor reproach authorities for demanding urgent evacuation

After being resettled from the Lachin corridor, residents of the communities of Akhavno and Berdzor will receive apartments in Nagorno-Karabakh or certificates for housing in Armenia, the authorities promise.

Mount Buzdukh. Photo: https://musavat.com

23:53, 11 August 2022

Azerbaijani MoD announces work at key heights in Karabakh

Engineering work and road construction are underway on Mount Buzdukh and other heights that came under the control of Azerbaijan as a result of the “Retribution” operation, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports.

Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"

19:59, 11 August 2022

Russian MFA rejects criticism of peacekeepers in Karabakh conflict zone

Criticism of the Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh is unjustified, as the peacekeepers are helping to stabilize the situation, states Ivan Nechaev, a spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).

Advocate Alexander Nemov. Screenshot of the video from the SOTA channel https://t.me/sotaproject/44577

19:53, 11 August 2022

Advocates succeeds in visiting Chechen native Salekh Magamadov in prison

Today, prison administration has allowed an advocate to visit Chechen native Salekh Magamadov, but their conversation was controlled by a warder, advocate Alexander Nemov says. This is reported by the “SOTA” project in its Telegram channel.

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