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July 05, 2022 22:55

• Azerbaijani community rules out interethnic background of conflict in Murmansk Region

  A mass fight, which occurred in the town of Kovdor in the Murmansk Region and during which four persons were injured, has no interethnic background, members of the Azerbaijani community of the Murmansk Region say. The Ombudsperson for the Murmansk Region also believes that the conflict could be caused by a crime or property issues.

July 05, 2022 18:53

• Opposition accuses Pashinyan of violating Constitution of Armenia

  At a march in Yerevan, the “Resistance” movement demanded the Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation and pointed out that the authorities were ignoring the observance of the norms enshrined in the Constitution of Armenia.

July 05, 2022 18:36

• Political analysts see a PR attempt in MP’s statements on Kadyrov

  A statement voiced by Alexander Iltyakov, a State Duma member from the Kurgan Region, in which he condemned a Ramzan Kadyrov’s visit to the special military operation zone, is his own initiative and will likely raise his rating. If the Kremlin wanted to express an approach to Ramzan Kadyrov, it would have been done not through a State Duma member, whose words the leader of Chechnya is unlikely to heed, political analysts interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot” pointed out.

July 05, 2022 15:08

• KChR is last in local road quality rating among NCFD regions

  In the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), roads of local and regional importance are recognized as the poorest in quality in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD).

July 05, 2022 14:43

• Djansukh Adleiba accepts Bzhaniya's arguments on fuel prices

  Aslan Bzhaniya, the president of Abkhazia, has met Djansukh Adleiba, an activist, who had earlier held a hunger strike demanding lower fuel prices. Adleiba agreed that fuel companies could not drop prices immediately, while Bzhaniya promised that prices would come down during the first half of July.

July 05, 2022 11:06

• Trial on Avaz Khafizli's murder postponed

  A court in Baku has postponed until July 18 the consideration of the criminal case on the murder of Avaz Shikhmamedov (Khafizli), a reporter and LGBT activist. The court session was postponed because one of the judges went on vacation.

July 05, 2022 10:44

• "Georgian Dream" treats supporters of European integration as opposition's tool

  Despite attempts of the protesting supporters of European integration to disrupt it, the Georgia's Cabinet of Ministers has held its sitting. The "Georgian Dream" believes that these actions serve the interests of the "United National Movement" (UNM) that aims to return to power.

July 05, 2022 07:18

• Failures of protest movement aggravate crisis of political institutions in Armenia

  Arthur Gazinyan, an MP from the "Aiastan" oppositional faction, has announced refusal of his mandate. The faction has excluded any political disagreements, treating Gazinyan's decision as a tactical step. Suren Surenyants, a political analyst, believes that the failures of the protest movement have led to an institutional crisis of political blocs and formats.

July 05, 2022 07:04

• At picket, Gadjiev's colleagues urge to stop persecuting journalists

  At their solo pickets held in central Makhachkala, Magdi Kamalov, the founder of the "Chernovik" outlet, demanded to stop persecuting journalists, while Magomed Magomedov, a deputy editor-in-chief of the outlet, has called for the release of Abdulmumin Gadjiev.

July 04, 2022 23:35

• Workers of Rustavi metallurgical plant go on strike

  Today, about 130 employees of the armature production shop of the Rustavi metallurgical plant have refused to start work. They are seeking a 30% increase in their wages and better working conditions.

July 04, 2022 23:11

• Azerbaijani MoD announces a shelling attack on border with Armenia

  Today, the positions of the Azerbaijani army in the Kelbadjar District have been shelled from large-calibre weapons, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports. The information about a shelling attack on the positions of the Azerbaijani army does not correspond to reality, the Armenia reports.

July 04, 2022 22:54

• In Tbilisi, protesters disrupt government meeting

  A protest action held by supporters of European integration in front of the government building lasted for several hours. The activists were making noise and whistling to attract the attention of Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili. The participants of the action left the place only after it became known that the government meeting had not taken place.

July 04, 2022 19:03

• Opposition calls on European Union to evaluate events in Armenia

  Supporters of the “Resistance” movement called on the staff of the European Union (EU) office in Yerevan to be impartial in evaluating the current political and legal situation in Armenia. Actions of protest will be long-lasting, the opposition states.

July 04, 2022 18:36

• Chechen media report about a rally in support of special military operation in Ukraine

  A rally in support of the special military operation in Ukraine in Grozny was organized by the Public Chamber of the Republic of Chechnya. The rally was attended by 1500 people, Chechen publications reported.

July 04, 2022 18:21

• On June 27-July 3, 2022, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of June 27-July 3, 2022, no killed or wounded in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

July 04, 2022 18:14

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of June 27-July 3, 2022

  Echoes of Ukraine in Southern Russia: creation of institutions of the Ministry of Defence in Chechnya and Kalmykia, persecution of pacifists; verdict in a case on the Khadjimurad Kamalov’s murder in Dagestan; LGBT week in Tbilisi amid protests, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of June 27-July 3, 2022, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

July 04, 2022 13:51

• Tbilisi protesters spend night in central square

  The participants of the campaign "Home to Europe" have spent the last night in the Republic Square; it passed without incidents. In the morning, supporters of the European integration gathered in front of the building of the government of Georgia and demanded a number of reforms to be implemented in the country.

July 04, 2022 13:32

• Residents of Dagestan speak against collecting money for visiting mosques

  Tourists should be explained the rules of the dress code and behaviour in mosques, but not to take fees from them, the majority of Makhachkala believers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

July 04, 2022 11:03

• Internet users dispute on attracting students to Donbass restoration

  Students from the Volgograd Region have been invited on a paid basis to participate in the restoration of the Saur-Mogila (a monument complex) and territories of Donbass. Internet users dispute about the idea of involving students in these works; some advised to do better in restoration of monuments in the Volgograd Region, while others treat such help to students with earnings as appropriate.

July 04, 2022 10:42

• Kadyrov threatens participants of LGBT action in Berlin mosque

  The head of Chechnya has criticized the action in support of LGBT people organized in the Berlin mosque; Kadyrov has promised "hellish torments" to its participants, and claimed that German Muslims were responsible for what happened.