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May 22, 2021 14:35

• European Parliament calls on Baku to release Armenian POWs

  The European Parliament has adopted a resolution calling on Azerbaijan to release the Armenian prisoners of war (POWs) without any conditions. Azerbaijan should provide advocates, doctors and human rights defenders with access to Armenian POWs and cooperate with the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in investigating reports about inhuman treatment of them, the European Parliament has stated.

May 21, 2021 23:58

• Eleven Armenian soldiers injured in a fight with Azerbaijani soldiers

  After a fight with Azerbaijani soldiers near the village of Khoznavar, eleven Armenian soldiers were hospitalized. The Armenian armed forces threw back the Azerbaijani forces in this section of the border, the General Prosecutor’s Office reported.

May 21, 2021 23:52

• Yerevan female protester hospitalized after detention

  Policemen used force against Zarui Postandjyan, the head of the "Apricot Country" Party detained at a protest in Yerevan; after her release, she was taken to the hospital with traumas.

May 21, 2021 23:49

• Armenian MoD reports about conflict with Azerbaijani soldiers on border

  In the Black Lake region, Armenian and Azerbaijani soldiers clashed over a post with a video about the situation on the border, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) reported.

May 21, 2021 22:59

• Kadyrov explains high unemployment in Chechnya by laziness of local residents

  In Chechnya, despite the high rate of unemployment, there are enough vacancies with decent wages, Ramzan Kadyrov says. The leader of Chechnya called residents of the republic “lazybones.” Actual wages are much lower than those announced by Ramzan Kadyrov, and huge bribes are extorted for employment, Instagram users argue.

May 21, 2021 21:55

• Women and children evacuated from Armenian border village of Khoznavar

  The Azerbaijani military personnel advanced deep into Armenia and approached the village of Khoznavar in the Syunik Region. The villagers were left without access to pastures and the nearest source of drinking water. Local men demanded from the authorities to arm them.

May 21, 2021 20:58

• Law enforcer testifies against Dagestani journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev

  Israil Akhmednabiev, Director General of the "Ansar" Fund, was involved in financing terrorism; and he attracted the journalist. Abdulmumin Gadjiev, to cover the Fund's charitable activities, the prosecution witness has stated. All the defendants were aware of Akhmednabiev's help to militants, he has stated.

May 21, 2021 13:56

• Nine people detained in Yerevan at protest action against agreement with Azerbaijan

  The activists who blocked the avenue near the building of the Armenian Parliament in protest against the signing of the border agreement with Azerbaijan announced by Nikol Pashinyan have been detained for resisting law enforcers.

May 21, 2021 13:49

• Nagorno-Karabakh resident wounded in shelling

  An excavator operator was hospitalized after shelling near a village in the Askeran District. He was wounded by fragments of the glass, broken by shots, the Ombudsperson of Nagorno-Karabakh has stated.

May 21, 2021 13:35

• Armenia reports shooting on Azerbaijani border

  In response to the shots from the Azerbaijani side, Armenian militaries opened fire on the border section of the Gegarkunik Region, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed. The MoD has banned civilians from visiting the problem border areas because of the threat of conflict escalation.

May 21, 2021 13:29

• Hundreds of Armenian activists demand not to sign agreement with Azerbaijan

  Participants of the action held near the building of the Armenian Government have opposed the signing of an agreement with Azerbaijan announced by Nikol Pashinyan, the Premier. The police counted 800 protesters.

May 21, 2021 13:22

• Nalchik townspeople lit 101 candles to commemorate Caucasian War victims

  On Thursday (May 20), in Nalchik, at the "Tree of Life" monument dedicated to Circassians-victims of the Caucasian War, activists lit 101 candles, one for each year of the war. About a hundred people gathered at the monument.

May 20, 2021 23:57

• Apologies for a comment on Instagram to prove Kadyrov’s unlimited authority

  The apologies for an offensive comment addressed to Ramzan Kadyrov could be voiced by random people, and the leader of Chechnya needs something like that to demonstrate his force, human rights defenders suggest.

May 20, 2021 23:56

• Pashinyan counts about 600 Azerbaijani soldiers on territory of Armenia

  The situation on the Syunik and Gegarkunik sections of the border remains tense, and about 500-600 Azerbaijani soldiers still stay there, Nikol Pashinyan, the acting Prime Minister of Armenia, reports.

May 20, 2021 23:54

• Opponents of Namakhvani HPP to hold protests in Tbilisi

  The activists opposing the construction of the Namakhvani hydroelectric power plant (HPP) decided to hold a large-scale protest action in the centre of Tbilisi on May 23, organizers report.

May 20, 2021 23:52

• Dagestani social media users consider fellow countrymen’s apologies to Kadyrov forced

  Relatives of a teenager from Dagestan who called Ramzan Kadyrov a “shaitan” (demon) publicly apologized to the leader of Chechnya against their will, Dagestani Instagram users suggest.

May 20, 2021 23:50

• Armenia complains about Turkey to the ECtHR

  Yerevan has accused Turkey of sending mercenaries to Nagorno-Karabakh, who had fought for Azerbaijan there. Such complaint was submitted to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The European Parliament has also condemned sending mercenaries by Ankara.

May 20, 2021 17:23

• Film about feat of Beslenei residents interests Moscow spectators

  The film "Feat of Mercy" was created to exclude the repetition of such tragedies as the Holocaust, Askerbiy Nagaplev, the film director, has stated. The society needs films about the Caucasus made by Caucasian authors, Andzor Emkuzh, a film director from Kabardino-Balkaria, believes.

May 20, 2021 15:21

• Social network users treat Kadyrov's words about election as a threat

  Ramzan Kadyrov has stated that he would not participate in the upcoming election, if at least "a few percent of the population" opposed his candidacy. Those who fail to support Kadyrov's nomination will face persecution or reprisals, Instagram users have suggested.

May 20, 2021 15:19

• Armenian analysts name preconditions for border demarcation with Azerbaijan

  The demarcation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border is possible after the establishment of diplomatic relations by both countries, but first it is necessary to define the maps based on which the demarcation will be made.