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Half Chechen

Are there many half chechens in Europe? Or do they hide or keep quite because they fear of being mocked?

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2024/10/25
18:27 UTC

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Chechens

Is there any Chechens who live in Utah?

30 Comments
2024/10/04
15:49 UTC

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Ali Karimli article for The Economist “COP29 is Greenwashing a Dictatorship." : "People seek free elections and the rule of law, yet the authoritarian Aliyev regime instead stifles dissent through mass arrests, bringing Azerbaijan ever closer to Russia and the club of authoritarian heads of state…”

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2024/10/02
16:48 UTC

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“This family’s greed knows no bounds. Everything must belong to them. From oil to gas, from gas to cotton, from cotton to hazelnuts—they never had enough. From gold mines to sand quarries, from technoparks to agro parks, from flower plantations to sunflower fields—everything is theirs.”

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2024/09/25
03:00 UTC

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“Azerbaijan Accused of Hypocrisy After Calling for Global Ceasefire at COP29” published in The Guardian. Azerbaijan positioning itself as peacemaker but is accused of ethnic cleansing and imprisoning opponents…

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2024/09/25
02:59 UTC

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Frank Schwabe, head of Germany’s PACE delegation, urged Baku to stop blackmailing:“The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe certainly cannot be blackmailed. The conditions are crystal clear. Azerbaijan must comply with all the rules of the Parliamentary Assembly without any ifs and buts…”

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2024/09/25
02:59 UTC

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EU calling on Azerbaijan to ensure transparency and due process, provide decent and safe conditions for all prisoners, and guarantee full access to healthcare and independent legal services. It also stressed the need to address serious concerns related to torture, inhumane or degrading treatment...

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2024/09/15
00:13 UTC

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"The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has issued a ruling in the case of “Afgan Mukhtarli v Azerbaijan and Georgia.” According to the decision, the Georgian government is required to pay the journalist €10,000, while the Azerbaijani government must pay €6,000 as compensation for moral damages…"

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2024/09/10
21:33 UTC

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Lezginka pair dance meaning

Hi What does it mean when a man and a woman dance lezginka? Does it mean that they are a couple? Or developing feeling towards each other? Or what?

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2024/09/10
05:45 UTC

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Chairperson of the National Council of Democratic Forces Jamil Hasanli: "So far, this is the worst election in the last 30 years. As long as the “iron fist” hovers like a nightmare over the Azerbaijani people, things could get even worse…”

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2024/09/04
22:17 UTC

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Former political prisoner Giyas Ibrahim: “The reason for the recent detentions might be that there is a preparation for a new war, and in this case, the regime do not want any dissenting opinions to appear even on social networks, meaning they do not want any views contrary to regime propaganda…”

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2024/08/31
12:56 UTC

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What are your opinions when some use the term "Caucasian" to refer to "white people"

https://preview.redd.it/7ggcgkkzytld1.png?width=660&format=png&auto=webp&s=0cd8027e7e249e9a5b204a6bc262528ea35d8593

what are your thoughts when Jeremy the white American is referred to as "caucasian"
me personally? I hate it. its a blatant misuse of the term and was coined to refer to white people by a racist german scientist.
I think that its modern use degrades our(caucasian) lives, struggles, cultures, history, just everything.
as if caucasian people don't exist and its some ancient term meaning white or something idiotic like that.

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2024/08/30
16:51 UTC

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Samadov‘s case is part of a broader trend of increasing arrests of journalists, human rights activists, and civil society representatives in Azerbaijan since last year. The EU spokesperson called for the release of all individuals detained for exercising their fundamental rights.

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2024/08/29
19:47 UTC

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Caucasian interaction with Scythians

Is there any written text/legends of Caucasians (specifically ancestors of the Chechens, Georgians, and Circassians) interacting with Scythians or those nearby (Say maybe Medes, Persians, or Scythians north of the North Caucasus maybe around 500 BC 100 AD)?

Do we know how Scythians and others outside of the Caucasian mountains saw the Caucasians? What were the interactions?

Any source is fine, from Caucausian sources or others.

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2024/08/28
13:23 UTC

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INGUSH OSSETIA

What are the ingush people perspective on Ossetians

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2024/08/25
23:19 UTC

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The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) has issued a statement calling on the international community to increase pressure on the Azerbaijani government to release 23 journalists and media representatives who are unjustly imprisoned in Azerbaijan. This year, Azerbaijan is hosting the UN COP29…

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2024/08/24
06:23 UTC

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Spokesperson for the State Department: “We are deeply concerned about the ongoing repression against members of civil society and the political opposition." Adding "Those who exercise their human rights and fundamental freedoms, including freedom of expression, should not be subjected to pressure.”

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2024/08/22
08:30 UTC

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How could i get the adiga emoji?

İ want to use the emoji on public or etc. How could i get it?

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2024/08/20
19:24 UTC

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I made a mapped timeline of the wars in the North and South Caucaus (link to my video and channel)

My video covers the wars in the North and South Caucausus since the collapse of the USSR to the present day and not everything may be perfect in the video.

https://youtu.be/CpiJzBJVWx0?si=eeHd8-lAqmKwr_Kp

Comment what mistakes I did and what I can do to improve

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2024/08/10
18:51 UTC

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Confusion about Abkhazia and South Ossetia

I seem to feel like people from the North Caucasus dislike Georgians. As I frequently see them question whether or not Svans or Mingrelians (Megrelians) should be considered Georgians or whether they consider themselves Georgian. But as far as I know both Svans and Megrelians consider themselves Georgian. And Georgian doesn't seem to have this type of tribalism. It is strange to me to see people from the North Caucasus call for their own united confederation. But seem to object to Georgia having unity.

Another thing they'll say is Lazika and Colchis did not include Abkhazia in their domain or that these entities were Abkhazian and not Georgian.

Another interesting claim I've seen people from the North Caucasus make is that the West Georgians are actually Kartvelized Abkhaz.

There also seems to be debate on the Kingdom of Abkhazia which annexed Western Georgia. The debate stems from whether or not this political entity could be considered. It is known that the Bagration's inherited this Kingdom and would later form Georgia.

We know after this the Shervashidze family were the Eristavis of Sukhumi under Georgia. Sources seem to differ on this, but I am assuming Abkhazia was divided up into 2-3 entities throughout history? I guess further complicated by the Ottomans who occupied the coastal regions?

Even after the feudal fracturing of Georgia when it got divided up into different principalities. It appears that Georgians would still serve in an ecclesiastical function in Abkhazia.

We know the eldest branch of the Shervashidze were heavily Georgianized and the last member of this family died in Kutaisi. We also know the Dadiani's also heavily married into the Shervashidze family. And they'd have disputes over the Samurzakan region.

We now know of the 5 of the 8 Princely families in Abkhazia. Inal-Ipa, Dziapsh-Ipa, Shat-Ipa, Emukhvari and Shervashidze are all paternally related probably within 600 years according to DNA.

There is then the issue of the Circassian Genocide. It seems when looking at the archival records of the 1860's it is clear that Georgians still served in an ecclesiastical function in Abkhazia during this time. It also appears people with Mingrelian names also lived in Abkhazia during this period. But people dispute this and claim these people are Abkhaz with Mingrelian surnames.

It appears starting in the 1880's Georgians from throughout Georgia started settling in Abkhazia. This I'm assuming muddied the waters on which of these Georgians were original inhabitants. When it is pointed out that Mingrelians and Svans seem to be long time inhabitants of this region. Some point out these groups should not be considered Georgian. But I don't understand this logic, were Svans and Mingrelians not victims of the genocide?

I guess it's also muddied by the fact that the Georgians burned down the Abkhazian archives. But it also seems Abkhazians defaced monuments with Georgian frescoes and inscriptions.

The situation in Abkhazia in my opinion is similar to Northern Ireland and Ireland or Scotland with England.

Then there is South Ossetia. According to Georgian sources Ossetians have been living in Java region since 1600. According to Georgian sources the other areas Znaur, Leningor and Tskinvali district didn't have an Ossetian presence until 1800. However Ossetians claim they've been there longer. However just like Abkhazians, Ossetians base a lot of their history on folklore and legends. I've seen many theories presented on this. I've seen one version where Ossetians claim that Ossetians migrated from South Ossetia into North Ossetia. It is also strange that the vast majority of Ossetians have the g2a1 haplogroup. Showing they are paternally related to Georgians a few thousand years ago. Atleast paternally the majority of them seem to be Caucasians, but for some reason insist they are descendants of Nomads.

So, it's clear to me atleast the Znaur, Leningor, Tskinval, Samurzakan districts are clearly Georgian regions. But I guess the waters are muddied with Java and areas north of Samurzakan. If an ethnic minoritiy is the majority of a region for over 400 years, should they be given autonomy if they claim they were not subjugated by the georgian feudal system and were independent?

What about Abkhazia which was originally it's own republic, but later incorporated into the Georgian SSR. I believe this is one of the reasons they dispute. Because legally if this had not been the case I am assuming there would be no problem with them being independent.

What is your view on this?

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2024/08/04
16:35 UTC

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Anar Mammadli Campaign statement: “As COP29 Azerbaijan approaches, one thing is clear: there can be no climate justice without justice against repression…”

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2024/07/31
17:29 UTC

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The Georgian Tea Resurrection 🇬🇪🫖

1 Comment
2024/07/31
14:18 UTC

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