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May 21, 2022 23:56

• Yerevan refutes Baku's allegation about border shelling

  The statement that Armenian military servicemen have shells the positions of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces deployed in the Kelbadjar District has nothing to do with reality, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

May 21, 2022 12:20

• Nalchik townspeople light candles in memory of Caucasian War victims

  101 candles were lit by the participants of the mourning events in Nalchik, held at the "Tree of Life" monument, dedicated to the victims of the Caucasian War.

May 21, 2022 12:17

• "Muslim Unity" activist arrested in Baku

  The court has placed Agali Yakhyaev in custody for 30 days, finding him guilty of hooliganism and disobedience to the police at an action held in support of Razi Gumbatov, an activist of the "Muslim Unity" movement, in Baku.

May 21, 2022 12:15

• Two KBR residents accused of discrediting army

  The cases initiated against Islam Zhanov, a resident of the Urvan District, and Boris Dzagalov, a native of Nalchik, accused of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces, have been brought to court.

May 21, 2022 12:04

• Activists criticize authorities for cancelling march on Adygs' Remembrance Day

  The authorities' refusal to sanction the mourning march in memory of the victims of the Caucasian War indicates their desire to destroy Adygs' historical memory and their national self-identification, Adam Bogus, a Circassian activist, believes.

May 21, 2022 12:03

• Court in Egypt acquits Ingush student Ali Dzeitov

  After a lengthy consideration, a court in Egypt has declared the charges against Ali Dzeitov, a native of Ingushetia, untenable and decided to acquit him.

May 21, 2022 11:57

• International forum held in Yerevan amid protests

  In Yerevan, opposition supporters held a protest action in front of a hotel which hosted an international forum with the participation of Nikol Pashinyan and Western diplomats. Agents of the State Guard did not let opposition MPs into a conference hall.

May 21, 2022 11:53

• Police detain critic of Azerbaijani authorities

  In Baku, the police have detained blogger Rashad Ramazanov, who criticizes the Azerbaijani authorities on the social media, a spouse of the blogger’s reports.

May 21, 2022 11:44

• “Muslim Unity” activist sentenced to six years of imprisonment in Azerbaijan

  In Baku, a court found Razi Gumbatov, an activist of the “Muslim Unity” movement, guilty of drug trafficking and sentenced him to six years of imprisonment.

May 21, 2022 11:38

• Activists note a decrease in number of Azerbaijani refugees from Ukraine

  The flow of ethnic Azerbaijanis wishing to return to their homeland from Ukraine has decreased, activists involved in their evacuation point out. The Azerbaijani consulate in Kharkov has resumed its work and provides assistance primarily to Azerbaijani citizens.

May 20, 2022 23:50

• Armenian opposition warns of consequences of opening border with Turkey

  At a protest action in Yerevan, participants have stated it is pro-government oligarchs who will benefit from the opening of the Armenian-Turkish border, while farms, unable to withstand competition in the market with Turkish goods, will go bankrupt.

May 20, 2022 15:25

• Activists resume disobedience actions in Yerevan

  Armenian oppositionists have held a protest march in Yerevan near the residence of the country's president, where the latter is meeting his Lithuanian colleague. Activists have called on the European Union (EU) to pay attention to human rights violations in Armenia.

May 20, 2022 15:13

• More Caucasian natives perished in Ukraine than in NCFD armed conflict in eight years

  In Ukraine, at least 224 natives of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) have perished since the start of the special operation, while over the past eight years of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, a total of 143 law enforcers have perished, the "Caucasian Knot" has calculated.

May 20, 2022 15:07

• Ukraine: former head of security division of ASUACE perishes in hostilities

  During the special military operation in Ukraine, Andrei Khaustov, a former head of the security division of the Astrakhan State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (ASUACE), has perished, the university administration has inormed.

May 20, 2022 15:04

• Body of Georgian volunteer delivered to Tbilisi

  The body of Rati Shurgaya, a Georgian volunteer, who perished in Ukraine, was brought to Tbilisi. His funeral will be held on May 24.

May 20, 2022 14:58

• Dagestani woman detained in Moscow for picket demanding to punish her brother's killers

  A sister of Gasan Abdullaev, a resident of Makhachkala, who was killed in August 2021, came out with a poster to the FSB's reception office in Moscow, demanding that those responsible for the murder be found and punished.

May 20, 2022 14:03

• Relatives of Ingushetia native who perished in Ukraine wait for compensation

  The family of Captain Salam Merzhoev, who perished in Ukraine, has submitted documents to receive the payments promised by the president; but no money has arrived yet, a Salam's brother has stated. Salam Merzhoev has left his wife and two children behind.

May 20, 2022 13:53

• Dismissed "Rosgvardiya" fighters explain refusal to take part in special operation

  The fighter of the "Rosgvardiya" (Russian National Guard) from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), dismissed after leaving the special operation zone in Ukraine, have stated that they had not violated their contracts, since the command failed to order to continue combat actions.

May 19, 2022 23:59

• Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of a shelling attack near border

  Today, the Armenian armed forces have shelled the positions of the Azerbaijani army in the Kelbadjar District, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports. Armenia denies the accusation.

May 19, 2022 23:56

• Instagram users* call to punish a Chechen teacher for beating children

  The Prosecutor’s Office of Chechnya has launched an investigation after a post with a video in which a man was beating children on a sports ground. Social media users considered the behaviour of the teacher to be excessively cruel and called for punishment.