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April 19, 2022 16:31

• South-Ossetian law enforcers report detention of 20 border violators in a month

  This March, a total of 20 persons were detained for violating the border; eight of them have already been fined; four others have been expelled from South Ossetia, the republic's State Security Committee (known as the KGB) has informed.

April 19, 2022 16:19

• Police ban activists from setting up tent in Yerevan square

  Opponents of the discussion of the Nagorno-Karabakh status have spent the second night in the Yerevan square, where the police again did not allow them to set up a tent for holding an endless protest action. The health condition of the two activists who are on a hunger strike has not worsened yet, one of them has informed.

April 19, 2022 09:40

• Krasnodar resident fined under article on army discrediting

  A fine of 30,000 roubles for discrediting the Russian Army has been imposed on a resident of Krasnodar, who set fire to a sofa in the street, writing a word with letter Z next to it.

April 19, 2022 09:35

• Rights defenders demand to punish policemen for using violence against journalists in Tbilisi

  The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) must compensate the material damage and moral harm suffered by 24 journalists during the rally of opponents of the LGBT parade in Tbilisi in July 2021, the NGO "Transparency International-Georgia" has stated.

April 18, 2022 23:57

• On April 11-17, 2022, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of April 11-17, 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.

April 18, 2022 23:52

• Human rights defender Oleg Orlov fined for picketing in Moscow

  A court fined human rights defender Oleg Orlov 15,000 roubles under the article on violating rules of picketing.

April 18, 2022 23:48

• Two activists go on hunger strike in a square in Yerevan

  Nver Kirakosyan and Arthur Avagyan joined a protest action held by Nikol Pashinyan’s opponents in a square in Yerevan and went on a hunger strike to draw the attention of Armenian residents to the problem of the status of Nagorno-Karabakh.

April 18, 2022 23:45

• Oppositionist Elkhan Aliev re-detained after being released from custody

  Elkhan Aliev, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, who served a 30-day arrest, was detained upon leaving the detention facility.

April 18, 2022 16:27

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of April 11-17, 2022

  Results of the presidential election in South Ossetia; arrival of refugees in Southern Russia, death in Ukraine of military personnel from the southern regions of Russia, persecution of pacifists; mitigation of the sentence in the case on the Tskaev’s death at the Vladikavkaz police department; return of children of natives of Adygea and Dagestan from Syria to Russia; FSB’s report about the prevention of a terror act in Stavropol, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of April 11-17, 2022, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

April 18, 2022 15:44

• Pashinyan's opponents spend night in Yerevan square

  In Yerevan, several dozen oppositionists held their night protest against Nikol Pashinyan's policy towards Nagorno-Karabakh.

April 18, 2022 15:37

• FSB reports prevention of terror act in KChR

  Three persons were detained in the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) on suspicion of having links with the "Islamic State" (IS)* and preparing a terror act in the republic, the FSB has reported.

April 18, 2022 15:33

• Authorities of Kulinsky District report death of officer in Ukraine

  Lieutenant Colonel Dibir Dibirov from the village of Tsovkra-2 have perished in Ukraine, the district administration has informed. Since the start of the special operation in Ukraine, the deaths of at least 85 natives of Dagestan have been officially confirmed.

April 18, 2022 12:05

• Nagorno-Karabakh residents welcome Easter with prayers for peace

  The Easter services were held in 10 churches of Nagorno-Karabakh; after the abolition of anti-COVID restrictions, many believers have visited them, the diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church has informed.

April 18, 2022 12:00

• Peacemakers fix ceasefire violation in Nagorno-Karabakh

  In Nagorno-Karabakh, a violation of the ceasefire regime by the Armenian party was recorded; there were no victims, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

April 18, 2022 11:55

• Opposition launches action against Armenian authorities

  In Yerevan, opposition activists and veterans of the Karabakh war are holding an endless protest action. They support Nagorno-Karabakh and criticize the policies of Nikol Pashinyan, the Premier. Four oppositionists were detained because of a clash with the police.

April 18, 2022 11:52

• Solidarity action with Ukraine held in Baku

  In Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, activists of the "Musavat" Party have held an action in support of Ukraine.

April 17, 2022 11:45

• Information about registering those wishing to perform Hajj interest Dagestani residents

  This year, Saudi Arabia will accept foreigners as pilgrims; and the "Marva-Tour" company has already begun the pre-registration process of the Daghestanis wishing to make the Hajj.

April 17, 2022 11:31

• Dagestani police report liberation of rehabilitation centre patients

  Law enforcers have detained 14 people at the rehabilitation centre located in a Makhachkala suburb, where chains and handcuffs were used as methods of treating drug addiction and alcoholism; patients thereof said they were held there by force, the Dagestani police have reported.

April 17, 2022 11:18

• Armenian political analysts voice out risks of changing Nagorno-Karabakh's status

  The autonomy of Nagorno-Karabakh within Azerbaijan will lead to the exodus of the Armenian population from this territory; while the signing of a peace treaty with transferring Nagorno-Karabakh under Azerbaijan's control will spark mass protests in Armenia, the Armenian political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have pointed out.

April 16, 2022 17:02

• Court upholds verdict to convicts under "Ganja case"

  The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has upheld the verdict against Yunis Safarov and other convicts in the case of the attempt on the head of Ganja. The defence has expressed its disagreement with this decision and will appeal against at the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan, the advocates have stated.