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May 26, 2022 08:32

• Pashinyan reports 39 Armenian POWs kept in Azerbaijan

  A total of 39 Armenian citizens are still kept in Azerbaijani captivity, the Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, has informed, offering to involve the international community in the returning of them.

May 25, 2022 22:27

• Activist Pyunkhan Kerimli pleads not guilty in court

  Today, in Baku, a court has started a trial against Pyunkhan Kerimli, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, who was arrested on a drug case after being deported from Germany.

May 25, 2022 22:11

• Internet users argue about use of force against a Chechen driver who apologized

  An apology for driving in a state of alcoholic intoxication and trying to run away from a policeman is not enough to treat the incident as closed, some social media users point out after a video of a conversation with the offender was posted on the Internet. The policeman used excessive force during the detention of the drunk driver, other users noted.

May 25, 2022 21:54

• Oppositionists unblock streets of Yerevan

  Activists of the “Resistance” movement unblocked the streets of Yerevan and returned to Square of France. The opposition insists on holding an extraordinary session of the parliament, MP Ishkhan Sagatelyan says.

May 25, 2022 18:28

• Two children repatriated from Iraq to Azerbaijan

  Two children kept in a penitentiary institution in Iraq have been repatriated to Azerbaijan. The total number of Azerbaijani citizens repatriated from Iraq has reached 290.

May 25, 2022 18:11

• Azerbaijani oppositionist Agil Magerramov released from prison

  Agil Magerramov, a member of the presidium of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, has been released from prison after spending four years in custody. The activist has promised to continue his political struggle for democratic changes in Azerbaijan.

May 25, 2022 13:15

• Lawyers treat persecution of schoolgirl and her mother in Izberbash as unjustified

  The pacifist slogan voiced out by a graduate of an Izberbash school at the "Last Bell" ceremony does not fall under the article on discrediting Russian militaries, the lawyers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

May 25, 2022 13:03

• Protesters' clashes with law enforcers occur in Yerevan

  Yerevan policemen tried to squeeze protesters away from the gates of the blocked residence of the Armenian President, after which clashes broke out.

May 25, 2022 11:40

• Oppositionists note weak reaction of Chechen authorities to beating former police boss

  Chechen authorities have failed to focus on the beating up of the former head of the police division in Turkey; only Chengiz Akhmadov, the head of the "Grozny" ChGTRK (Chechen State TV and Radio Broadcasting Company) reacted to the video and stated that there had been "enmity" between the attackers and republic's authorities. Recently, the latter have diverted their attention from the persecution of opponents' relatives, focusing on the events in Ukraine, Ruslan Kutaev has noted.

May 25, 2022 11:27

• Armenian political analysts point to opposition's errors

  Dissatisfaction with authorities has matured in the society, but due to the opposition's inefficient tactics, it failed to make use of this resource, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

May 25, 2022 08:47

• Kadyrov admits problems with disabled veterans' rights in Chechnya

  The information about problems with the observance of the rights of relatives of perished security officials and disabled veterans who were seriously wounded during service was pronounced at a sitting with the participation of Ramzan Kadyrov.

May 25, 2022 08:36

• Ali Dzeitov's relatives are waiting for his return to Ingushetia

  The mother of Ali Dzeitov, an Ingush student, who was acquitted within the case of extremism, is waiting for her son to return, but it is not yet known how he will be sent home from Cairo.

May 24, 2022 21:56

• A protester detained in Yerevan

  Today, a supporter of the opposition has been detained during protest actions near the Armenian government building, the police report.

May 24, 2022 21:38

• Lawyers point to need to apply Geneva Conventions to Ukrainian combatants

  Soldiers of the “Azov” regiment, who surrendered to the Russian troops, have the status of prisoners of war under the Geneva Convention, and their prosecution for war crimes against Russian militaries or civilians is not ruled out. This opinion has been voiced by lawyers interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot”.

May 24, 2022 18:04

• Kremlin distances itself from referendum in South Ossetia

  Russia is not taking any steps to annex South Ossetia, and the very formulation of the issue submitted to the referendum on the republic’s accession needs to be finalized from the legal point of view, announces Russian presidential secretary Dmitry Peskov.

May 24, 2022 17:50

• IRFS calls for release of Azerbaijani blogger Rashad Ramazanov

  The Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety condemned the authorities of Azerbaijan for the “politically motivated” arrest of blogger Rashad Ramazanov and called on for his immediate release. The Rashad Ramazanov’s defence filed an appeal against his arrest.

May 24, 2022 14:17

• Armenian oppositionists claim searches in their associates' homes

  Armenian authorities are trying to intimidate opposition protest leaders by conducting searches in homes of their associates in a number of cities across the country, members of the Armenian opposition have informed.

May 24, 2022 14:04

• Karabakh Armenians see threat in new road construction

  The appearance of a new road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia threatens to leave the Lachin Corridor, Berdzor and Akhavno unprotected by peacemakers, local residents fear.

May 24, 2022 13:50

• Oppositionists block MFA building in Yerevan

  Today, since early morning, the Armenian opposition has resumed protest actions in Yerevan. Activists have blocked the government building, where the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is located.

May 24, 2022 11:23

• Yerevan journalists doubt success of meeting in Brussels

  The progress following Ilham Aliev's meeting with Nikol Pashinyan in Brussels has been only at the level of statements, the political observers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.