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August 10, 2022 16:19

• Nagorno-Karabakh: partial mobilization cancelled

  The President of Nagorno-Karabakh has signed a decree on the demobilization of the citizens called up for service during the partial mobilization announced on August 3, the "News.am" writes with reference to the President's press service.

August 10, 2022 16:14

• Parents of Armenian militaries demand to name those responsible for their deaths

  The parents of the military servicemen who perished in the 2020 Karabakh went out to protest at the building of the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD).

August 10, 2022 15:24

• Female picketer in Tskhinvali asks for help in returning her housing

  Alina Djioeva, a resident of Tskhinvali, who was evicted from her housing by a court ruling, has called on authorities to help her return a part of the house that her uncle had sold to another person.

August 10, 2022 15:22

• Chechen gay Ismail Isaev re-placed in dungeon of Kuban colony

  On August 6, the administration of the colony in the Krasnodar Territory (also called Kuban by the name of the main river) released Ismail Isaev, a native of Chechnya, from the dungeon (punishment cell, also known as ShIZO), but on the same day he was again placed there.

August 10, 2022 15:12

• Court finds dismissal of museum employee in Georgia illegal

  A court in Tbilisi found the dismissal of Dinara Vachnadze, an employee of the National Museum, unlawful and awarded compensation to be paid to her. However, the head of the NGO "Centre for Social Justice" has stated that the compensation amount was understated and intends to challenge the court judgement.

August 10, 2022 14:59

• Two KBR residents accused of discrediting army

  The administrative cases on discrediting Russian militaries initiated against Murat Kumykov and Irina Slavkina have arrived in courts of the cities of Nalchik and Prokhladny.

August 09, 2022 23:59

• Azerbaijani oppositionist Ali Aliev complains about bias of court

  Ali Aliev, the leader of the “Citizens and Development” Party, has complained that judges are biased when considering his appeal against the verdict in the case on defamation. Ali Aliev refused to participate in court hearings. Colleagues of Ali Aliev called his case a political order.

August 09, 2022 23:57

• Two soldiers wounded in Nagorno-Karabakh

  Contract soldiers Gurgen Danielyan and Arthur Arushanyan were injured as a result of non-compliance with the rules for handling weapons. Their condition is assessed as severe.

August 09, 2022 23:54

• Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of shelling attacks

  Today, the Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army has reported that the Azerbaijani troops violated the ceasefire several times.

August 09, 2022 23:52

• Beating of a resident of Tskhinvali by militaries reminds of Djabiev’s case

  Azamat Djigkaev, a resident of Tskhinvali, was beaten by special forces fighters. The man has not filed a complaint to the law enforcement bodies, but an investigation into his case is underway.

August 09, 2022 17:28

• Analysts assess impact of "Five-Day War" on Abkhazia

  Should Georgia had achieved its goals in South Ossetia in August 2008, Abkhazia would have been next in line, Izida Chania, a journalist, believes.

August 09, 2022 17:24

• After night outdoor, relatives of Armenian POWs stop their protest

  Residents of Armenia, demanding the return of their relatives from Azerbaijani captivity, spent the night near the government building and stopped the action after they agreed to schedule a meeting with the Prime Minister.

August 09, 2022 17:18

• Relatives claims pressure on participant of incident in Kalmyk colony

  Magomed Atimagomedov, a native of Dagestan, accused of assaulting the staff of Colony No. 2 in Kalmykia, was forbidden to pray; he was subjected to physical pressure, his mother and brother have stated.

August 09, 2022 17:16

• "Gulagu.net" reports beatings of inmates after murder of employee in Kalmyk colony

  Over 100 inmates at in IK-2 (Corrective Colony) located in Kalmykia were beaten up by law enforcers under an unspoken command from Moscow in connection with the murder of a colony employee, the human rights project "Gulagu.net" has reported.

August 09, 2022 13:41

• Armenian soldier wounded on contact line

  As a result of a violation by Azeri militaries of the ceasefire regime in the Gegarkunik Region, an Armenian soldier was wounded, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

August 09, 2022 13:35

• Week of August 1-7 passed without victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from August 1 to August 7, 2022, there were no reports of any casualties or wounded persons in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from open sources.

August 09, 2022 13:31

• Protesters in Yerevan call on USA to ensure safety of Nagorno-Karabakh residents

  The United States must achieve the restoration of the 1994 status quo for Nagorno-Karabakh and resume negotiations, protesters in Yerevan have stated.

August 09, 2022 13:21

• Baku analysts assess importance of Mount Buzdukh capture for Azerbaijan

  Taking control over the Buzdukh height is of strategic value for the Azerbaijani Army and creates a springboard for new military operations in Karabakh, if they are necessary, Baku analysts assert. In their opinion, the Army can go on with the "Retribution" operation.

August 08, 2022 23:59

• Georgia holds mourning events on anniversary of beginning of “Five-Day War”

  Today, in Georgia, state flags have been lowered to half mast on administrative buildings in memory of the victims of the Five-Day War.

August 08, 2022 23:57

• Solo picket in support of journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev held in Makhachkala

  At a solo picket in Makhachkala, Magomed Magomedov, the deputy editor-in-chief of the weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft), demanded to release his colleague Abdulmumin Gadjiev.