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11:20, 9 March 2020

Residents of Chechnya express polar opinions on March 8 celebrations

Some residents of Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, refused to celebrate the International Women's Day for religious reasons and out of respect for the memory of the victims of Balkars' deportation, which was undertaken on that day in 1944. Other Grozny residents took March 8 as an occasion to congratulate women.

Ibragim Zakriev, the head of the administration of the head and government of Chechnya, and Aishat Kadyrova. Screenshot of the post on Instagram kadyrov._95 https://www.instagram.com/p/B9cic2HoOCL/

11:15, 9 March 2020

Awarding a medal to Kadyrov's daughter taken with scepticism in Chechnya

After the show in Paris of the clothes of the "Firdaus" Fashion House, headed by Aishat Kadyrova, Ramzan Kadyrov awarded his daughter the medal "For Merits to the Chechen Republic". Some residents of Chechnya have doubted the justification of the award.

Feminists' march in Baku. March 8, 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

11:08, 9 March 2020

Baku: female activists demand to stop discriminating women (+video)

Participants of a feminists' march held in Baku pointed out to the authorities the problem of domestic violence. Policemen detained several of them.

Constitution of the Russian Federation, post stamp, 1995. Author: Russian Post Office, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7771183

12:03, 8 March 2020

KBR scientists speak out against amendments to Russian Constitution

Employees of the Institute for Humanitarian Studies (IHS) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) have criticized the amendments to the Russian Constitution for the wording of support for compatriots and the state-forming nation.

Soldier of the Defence Army. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Nagorno-Karabakh, http://www.nkrmil.am/news/view/2101

11:45, 8 March 2020

NKR counts 160 shelling attacks in the conflict zone over the week

Since March 1, Azerbaijani soldiers fired more than 1700 shots at positions of the Defence Army, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has informed.

19:06, 7 March 2020

Second in three days Azerbaijani border guard dies

Eltun Garaev, a soldier, was mortally wounded on the border with Armenia. Like Orkhan Pashazade, another border guard, who died on March 5, Garaev was on an alert duty in the Gazakh District of Azerbaijan.

Aslan Sadaliev. Screenshot from video posted by the "Grozny" ChGTRK on March 6, 2020, at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQkaNFjkkws

18:22, 7 March 2020

Resident of Chechnya publicly apologizes for coronavirus fake

The author of the resonant message that urged people to stock up on foodstuffs because of the coronavirus epidemic threat said on the air of the "Grozny" ChGTRK (Chechen State TV and Radio Company) that he was repenting of his act.

Rally in Magas, March 26, 2019. Photo by Umar Yovloi for the Caucasian Knot

18:06, 7 March 2020

Akhmed Chakhkiev, a rally participant in Magas, arrested

The Nalchik City Court has ruled to arrest Ahmed Chakhkiev, a participant in the rally held in Magas. He was detained by law enforcers the day before, and then placed into the isolation facility.

Zarifa Sautieva. Photo: Magomed Suleimanov, https://fortanga.org/

17:53, 7 March 2020

Zarifa Sautieva claims that investigators have no proofs

At a session of the Yessentuki City Court, where her custody was extended by three months, Zarifa Sautieva, an Ingush activist, stated that investigators had no proofs of her guilt in the use of violence against a state official and participation in an extremist community.

Young people wearing medical masks. Photo: http://pikadmin.ru/

12:47, 7 March 2020

Coronavirus quarantine lifted in NKR schools

The Ministry of Public Health of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has lifted the quarantine introduced earlier in educational establishments. Pupils will resume classes on March 9, the Ministry of Education (MoE) has confirmed.

12:23, 7 March 2020

Woman detained under Tumso's attack case in Sweden

The Swedish Prosecutor's Office (PO) believes that a woman, a Russian citizen, was involved in the attack on the Chechen blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov.

12:01, 7 March 2020

Residents of Abkhazia support hunger-strikers' demands

With the support of activists from Abkhazian regions, the Sukhumi hunger-strikers, who demand to ratify the article on illegal enrichment of the UN Convention against Corruption, have collected 1800 signatures in support of the anti-corruption law.

Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot: video posted by ChGTRK 'Grozny' at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wuo-YxS6U6A

11:43, 7 March 2020

Anti-alcohol campaign is element of Kadyrov's image

The campaign against drinking alcoholic beverages unleashed in Chechnya is mainly aimed not at countering drunkenness, but at supporting the authorities' image as defenders of traditional values, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

Tangim mosque in Makhachkala. Photo by Magomed Akhmedov for the Caucasian Knot

08:39, 7 March 2020

Visitors to Makhachkala mosque voice out problems related to "prophylactic registration"

On March 6, law enforcers conducted their regular raid in the vicinity of the "Tangim" Mosque in Makhachkala. Believers said that because of the entry into the database of extremists, law enforcers are subjecting them to checks at stationary posts.

Protest action in Tbilisi, November 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze

08:27, 7 March 2020

Georgian law enforcers significantly tighten control over protest actions

The protest actions held in Tbilisi in February 2020 were attended by more law enforcers than protesters, employees of the Institute for Democracy Studies have informed.

Murtazali Gasanguseinov (left) holds solo picket in Makhachkala, March 5, 2020. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot

08:15, 7 March 2020

Gasanguseinov applied for 58th time for a rally in Makhachkala

For the third day in a row, Murtazali Gasanguseinov, the father of the murdered shepherd brothers, has held his solo picket in Makhachkala demanding an efficient investigation of the murder case. He has notified the Dagestani Ministry of Justice (MoJ) about an intended mass protest action.

Policemen. Photo: Denis Yakovlev / Yugopolis

21:25, 6 March 2020

In Moscow, Chechen native hospitalized after clash with law enforcers

In Moscow, policemen wounded Zelimkhan Yusupov, a native of Chechnya, who was armed with a knife. The man has been hospitalized. He is suspected of trying to attack the policemen.

Rumina Sautieva and Asya Gazdieva, older sisters of Zarifa Sautieva, Marc 6, 2020. Photo by Asya Kapaeva for the Caucasian Knot

21:14, 6 March 2020

Relatives complain about ban on visits to Zarifa Sautieva

Investigators do not allow visits of relatives to Zarifa Sautieva at a SIZO (pre-trial prison), and today, due to the fact that the court was declared to be held behind closed doors, only participants of the trial were allowed to attend the court hearing, relatives of the Ingush activist report.

Mine sweeper. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia, http://mil.am/hy/news/7546

17:09, 6 March 2020

Armenian soldier wounded on border with Azerbaijan

A soldier got a slight wound as a result of an act of sabotage in the north-eastern direction of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reports.

Ismail Denilkhanov, the chairman of the Chechen Public Chamber. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/B9XAxLPo-ih/

16:57, 6 March 2020

Social network users call on to punish author of fake on coronavirus epidemic in Chechnya

Ismail Denilkhanov, the chairman of the Chechen Public Chamber, appealed to residents of the republic and called reports of the alleged coronavirus epidemic in the region a fake. Instagram users supported the Ismail Denilkhanov's statement. They also called on to put amendments to the law on dissemination of false information on social networks.

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