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October 21, 2017 13:53

• Two soldiers die in Nagorno-Karabakh

  On October 20, two soldiers of the Defence Army got fatal wounds because of improper handling of weapons, reported the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Nagorno-Karabakh.

October 21, 2017 12:58

• Political analysts: Armenia avoids worsening relations with Russia because of Airapetyan

  The Armenian authorities did not try to seek the release of businessman Levon Airapetyan because of fear to worsen relations with Russia. Political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe the Levon Airapetyan's death in a Mordovian penal colony will also not affect the Armenia-Russia relations.

October 21, 2017 10:08

• Chechen law enforcers detain father of fled National Guard regiment commander

  The detention of the father of a regiment commander from the National Guard of Russia (aka as "Natsgvardia") in Chechnya, dismissed for withholding money from his subordinates' salaries, may be a way to put pressure on the escapee. This was stated by a family friend.

October 21, 2017 06:58

• Nagorno-Karabakh holds mourning events in memory of Levon Airapetyan

  In Stepanakert, students held a march in memory of philanthropist Levon Airapetyan. Today, a mourning rally is planned to be held in the village of Vank, where Levon Airapetyan was born, and the Gandzasar Monastery will hold a memorial service in his memory, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

October 21, 2017 03:53

• Scientists argue about Caucasus borders

  Historians, sociologists, geographers, economists, and ethnographers have not yet determined where the borders of the Caucasus pass. The United States and the EU politically distinguish the Caucasus, including also as a territory for the transit of energy resources from Central Asia. This was noted by participants of a seminar held at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (known as MGIMO).

October 21, 2017 01:14

• Rights defender Svetlana Gannushkina denies claim of defamation against Chechen MIA

  The NGO "Civic Assistance Committee" cannot be a defendant in the claim for protecting business reputation filed after the Svetlana Gannushkina's post in Facebook, state lawyers of the NGO. They filed an appeal against the decision pronounced by the Shatoi District Court of Chechnya.

October 20, 2017 21:38

• "Russia's Revival" Party suggests referendum on direct elections in KChR

  The regional party's branch has submitted an application to the Central Election Commission (CEC) of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) to register its initiative group for holding a referendum on direct election of the head of the republic.

October 20, 2017 18:52

• Over 1000 people come to funeral of Armenian philanthropist Levon Airapetyan in Moscow

  Today, the burial service for Armenian philanthropist Levon Airapetyan, who died in a Mordovian penal colony, has been held in the Cathedral of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Moscow.

October 20, 2017 18:26

• Azerbaijani oppositionist Guseinov arrested for 10 days

  Radjab Guseinov, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), detained on October 18, was placed under administrative arrest, his advocate has found out.

October 20, 2017 17:57

• Tbilisi resident fined in South Ossetia

  Georgian citizen Shota Karkuzashvili was released after he had paid a fine for breaking the border, reported the South-Ossetian KGB (Committee for State Security).

October 20, 2017 09:47

• Five persons wounded in attack on "Georgian Dream" office

  Two out of five persons wounded in an armed attack on the party's election office in the Marneuli District of Georgia are in grave condition.

October 20, 2017 09:26

• Azerbaijan accused Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh of 143 bombardments

  On October 19-20, the ceasefire regime was violated on the Armenian border and in the Karabakh conflict zone with the use of heavy machine guns, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported today.

October 20, 2017 05:59

• NGOs: pre-election campaign in Georgia passes without criticism in media

  In Georgia, NGOs have released the data on monitoring carried out by the media, which covered the pre-election campaign. TV Channels showed only a small number of critical discussions, reported Nana Dzvelishvili, a member of the "Charter of Journalistic Ethics".

October 20, 2017 04:07

• Ramzan Kadyrov reports on 15 Russian citizens rescued from Syria

  Four women and 11 children were taken away from Syrian "hot spots" into the government-controlled territory, the leader of Chechnya has reported.

October 19, 2017 22:58

• Kremlin's position promises no return of direct elections in Northern Caucasus

  Since the start of 2017, in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), direct elections have been held only of the heads of 75 villages; almost all – in North Ossetia. The remaining heads of North-Caucasian municipalities were elected by local deputies.

October 19, 2017 19:49

• A soldier dies in Nagorno-Karabakh

  Tigran Khachatryan, a soldier of the Karabakh army, was killed by a shot from the Azerbaijani side, reported the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Nagorno-Karabakh.

October 19, 2017 19:19

• Ingushetia: attacker on policemen identified

  The man killed during his attack on GIBDD (traffic police) inspectors, committed in the village of Yandare, has been identified as Magomed Miziev, a 20-year-old resident of the city of Karabulak, a law enforcement source reports.

October 19, 2017 19:12

• Ingushetia: three policemen wounded in attack

  A driver hit a policeman with a car and injured two other policemen with a knife at a road police (known as GIBDD) checkpoint in the Yandare village, and after that he was killed.

October 19, 2017 18:11

• Dagestani resident accused of causing girl's death from electric current

  A criminal case against a resident of Dagestan who installed electricity supply to premises at a rural public spring shortly before the death of a six-year-old child was brought to court.

October 19, 2017 16:28

• KBR’s law enforcers report 11 cases of financing terrorism in 2017

  Since 2013, power agents of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) have established 53 cases of financing terrorists; 11 of them – in 2017, local law enforcers report.