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April 18, 2021 11:12

• Shoigu reproaches UN for non-helping in demining Karabakh

  Russia called on the United Nations to take part in demining the territories involved in the Karabakh conflict, but received no response, Sergey Shoigu, the Russian Defence Minister, has stated.

April 18, 2021 10:57

• Stepanakert protesters demand to protect Armenian monuments

  On April 16, on the initiative of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Nagorno-Karabakh, a rally was held near the Cathedral of the Most Holy Theotokos in Stepanakert, where the participants called on the international community to take practical measures to prevent the destruction of Armenian historical monuments located in the territories occupied by Azerbaijan, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

April 17, 2021 19:57

• Law-makers of Canadian Alberta Province recognize Armenian Genocide

  Members of the Canadian Alberta Provincial Legislature have adopted a resolution in which they recognized and condemned the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Turkey.

April 17, 2021 19:21

• Analysts point to the decrease of OSCE Minsk Group's role in solving Karabakh problems

  Azerbaijan has put an end to Karabakh conflict without any involvement of the OSCE Minsk Group; and an attempt to resume its work in Nagorno-Karabakh is caused by the West-Russia rivalry, after the latter has deployed its peacemakers in the region, the Azeri analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have suggested.

April 17, 2021 18:17

• Georgian activists announce fundraising to free oppositionist

  A group of activists has announced a collection of funds to release the opposition leader, Giorgi Mumladze, on bail; he was arrested after a protest held at the office of the "Georgian Dream" Party in Tbilisi.

April 17, 2021 15:39

• Peacemakers report demining farmland in Nagorno-Karabakh

  In Nagorno-Karabakh, military engineers have cleared fields and vineyards from unexploded ordnances. In total, 2000 hectares have been demined during the peacemaking mission, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.

April 17, 2021 13:03

• Demand to get vaccinated under threat of firing shows intimidation atmosphere that reigns in Chechnya

  The audio record, in which an official from the healthcare system demands from medical workers of the kindergartens of the Nadterechny District to ensure their employees' visiting the polyclinic for vaccinations and accompanies his order with threats of dismissal, reflects an atmosphere of intimidation that has formed in Chechnya, the human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

April 17, 2021 12:35

• Karabakh rescuer wounded by mine explosion

  The rescuer who has blown up himself by a mine while searching for the bodies of those killed in the places of hostilities in the Karabakh conflict zone has been operated on and is in the intensive care unit.

April 17, 2021 12:20

• Two residents of Stavropol Territory accused of bride-abducting

  Two residents of Stavropol Territory are accused of abducting a woman from the city of Neftekumsk with the aim of her marriage and kept her by force in a private house in a neighbouring city. The case has been sent to court, the territorial prosecutor's office has informed.

April 17, 2021 08:50

• Rights defenders link Eldar Gasanov's persecution with his political ambitions

  The charges brought against Eldar Gasanov are unconvincing; the real reason for his arrest was the active work to build up his political influence, the rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

April 17, 2021 08:35

• Three elderly Azerbaijani women go on hunger strike

  The residents of the Baku dwelling settlement of Turkan, who had been declared dead, are seeking the return of the land plots, as well as the release of the local resident who tried to help them solve the problem, the "Meydan.TV" has reported.

April 17, 2021 08:22

• Rights defenders urge to render medical care to Crimean activist kept at Rostov SIZO

  Oleg Prikhodko, a pro-Ukrainian activist, recognized as a political prisoner, is kept at the Rostov-on-Don SIZO (pre-trial prison) and needs urgent medical care, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"* has reported.

April 16, 2021 23:17

• Police report release of hostages in Tbilisi

  The law enforcement bodies have detained an armed man who has taken hostages today at a branch of the Bank of Georgia in Tbilisi. None of the hostages is injured.

April 16, 2021 22:18

• Ibragim Gadjiev estimates damage from police actions at a million roubles

  Ibragim Gadjiev, a witness in a case against Ashikov brothers, filed a lawsuit to the Sovetsky District Court of Makhachkala. Ibragim Gadjiev requested the Court to declare unjustified the actions of law enforcers during a search in his house. The man also requested compensation for moral damage in the amount of one million roubles to be collected from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

April 16, 2021 18:52

• Tagir Galaev sentenced in case on Magas rally

  The Zheleznovodsk City Court recognized Tagir Galaev as a participant of an attack on law enforcers in the course of a rally in Magas and sentenced him to seven months of imprisonment. At the same time, taking into account the period of time spent by Tagir Galaev in custody, the Court pronounced a decision to release the defendant at the courtroom, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”* reports today.

April 16, 2021 18:32

• In Armenia, villagers demand not to launch a mine operation

  Today, residents of the Margaovit village have come to a street protest against mining developments. The protestors suggest that the operation of a copper mine will worsen the environmental situation in the Lori Region.

April 16, 2021 15:06

• Attack on Ablyakimov in Makhachkala turns into criminal case

  In Makhachkala, policemen have begun investigating a criminal case of an attack on Ruslan Ablyakimov, an activist from the local Alexei Navalny's office, who himself said it today.

April 16, 2021 14:52

• Tulip Festival in Kalmykia attracts tourists amid pandemic

  An influx of tourists is expected to the Tulip Festival scheduled in the Tselinny District of Kalmykia; all the tickets for the cruise train from Moscow have been sold out; and hotel rooms have been booked, the organizers report. Tourist professionals have noted that because of the pandemic, Kalmykia has favourable conditions for the development of domestic tourism.

April 16, 2021 11:39

• Woman from Nalchik blames developer of trying to destroy her house and seize land plot

  The workers engaged in the demolition of dilapidated houses in Nalchik have damaged the nearby house owned by Tamara Tlevasova, a local resident. The house was deliberately damaged in order to later recognize it as an emergency structure and alienate the land plot, Tamara has stated in her complaint addressed to the Public Prosecutor of Kabardino-Balkaria.

April 16, 2021 10:23

• Nina Tseretilova states kidnapping of her children

  Former relatives of Nina Tseretilova, a resident of Makhachkala, have failed yet to fulfil the court's judgement of March 24 that ordered the return her three children to her.