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May 05, 2021 06:50

• Azerbaijan hands three POWs over to Armenia

  On May 4, three Armenian prisoners of war (POWs) kept by Azerbaijan were taken by plane from Baku to Yerevan and sent to the hospital for examination.

May 05, 2021 06:49

• Investigators ban relatives' visits to Chechen gays Magamadov and Isaev

  Because of a resolution about state protection, Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev, arrested in Chechnya, have been transferred to another block of the SIZO (pre-trial prison), in which video recording is made in the corridors, while because of the threat of an "honour killing" investigators have prohibited their relatives to visit them.

May 05, 2021 06:47

• Pashinyan's threats voiced out despite opposition's observance of obligations

  The parliamentary opposition gave no reason to doubt its compliance with the agreements with the Armenian authorities; and the acting Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, fully controls the situation in the country, political analysts believe.

May 05, 2021 06:46

• Three KBR residents publicly apologize for beating up alcohol lovers

  In a video posted in the social network, young men have asked to forgive them for attacking, in the Tersky District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), two men who were drinking alcohol.

May 05, 2021 06:45

• Magomed Khazbiev reports about blood feud declared by Chechen leaders

  Magomed Daudov, the speaker of the Chechen parliament, and Adam Delimkhanov, a member of the State Duma, declared a blood feud after a video criticizing the Chechen authorities for their harsh reaction to the terror act in Grozny, Ingush activist Magomed Khazbiev reports today.

May 04, 2021 23:58

• Human rights defenders call on President Aliev to pardon political prisoners

  More than 100 political prisoners remain in Azerbaijani prisons, announces the human rights organization “Line of Defence”. The NGO urges President Ilham Aliev to time the pardoning of political prisoners to the holy month of Ramadan. Other human rights defenders supported the call.

May 04, 2021 23:51

• Makhachkala picketers demand to free Abdulmumin Gadjiev

  On May 3, in Makhachkala, two solo pickets demanding freedom for Abdulmumin Gadjiev, the arrested journalist of the "Chernovik" (Draft) weekly, were held by his colleagues Magomed Magomedov and Magdi Kamalov. During the pickets, Magomedramazan Abdulkerimov, a Dagestani MP, called on the head of Dagestan to pay attention to the emergency state of rural schools.

May 04, 2021 21:57

• At "Artdocfest", documentary about Chechen gay awarded Grand Prix

  The film "Quiet Voice" about the fate of a homosexual from Chechnya has won the Grand Prix of the "Artdocfest" documentary film festival. In Russia, the screening of the film, the premiere show of which was disrupted, never took place, the organizers of the festival have reported today.

May 04, 2021 13:50

• Dismantling of church domes in Shusha sparks concern in Nagorno-Karabakh

  In the city of Shusha that came under Azerbaijan's control after the last autumn Karabakh conflict aggravation, the domes of the Surb Kazanchetsots Church were dismantled. The city may lose its Armenian appearance, residents of Nagorno-Karabakh are concerned.

May 04, 2021 13:46

• Police disrupt student protest in Baku

  In Azerbaijan, university students have held an action against the new exam system, which, in their opinion, has aggravated the students' situation. Five protesters were detained.

May 04, 2021 13:45

• Armenian General Movses Akopyan accused of disclosing state secrets

  Colonel-General Movses Akopyan, the former head of the military control service of the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD), who had criticized the authorities in connection with the fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh, is under recognizance not to leave on charges of divulging state secrets.

May 04, 2021 12:34

• Activists organize online flash mob for Revival Day of Karachai People

  On the Revival Day of Karachai People, residents of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) are using the Instagram for posting stories about their relatives who had survived the 14-year-long exile. Family stories about those who returned to their homeland after deportation are posted under the hashtag #we'erback.

May 04, 2021 11:31

• Armenian human rights defenders mention names of 19 people killed in captivity

  Complaints have been sent to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) about the killings of 19 Armenian citizens who had been captured by Azerbaijan. Among them, seven were military and other 12 were civilians, reports Artak Zeinalyan, who represents the interests of Armenian citizens at the Strasbourg Court.

May 03, 2021 23:59

• In Dagestan, City Mayor explains dismantling of Stalin bust

  In the town of Dagestanskie Ogni, a bust of Joseph Stalin has been dismantled, because local Communists installed it without a sanction from the authorities, the Mayor reports. The Stalin bust will be returned to the pedestal when the documents for its installation are completed, the leader of the CPRF (Communist Party of the Russian Federation) faction in the Dagestani parliament promises.

May 03, 2021 23:56

• Remains of a soldier found in area of Gadrut

  Karabakh rescuers found the remains of a soldier killed during the combat actions. The total number of found bodies of combatants from the Armenian side reached 1553.

May 03, 2021 23:55

• MPs reject Pashinyan’s candidacy for post of prime minister of Armenia

  Following an agreement with the ruling faction, oppositional members of the Armenian parliament, did not elect Nikol Pashinyan as the prime minister in order to provide conditions for the dissolution of the Armenian parliament and early parliamentary elections.

May 03, 2021 23:53

• Karabakh refugees demand help from Armenian government

  Today, refugees from the Kashatag District have held a protest action in front of the Armenian government building. The protestors demand to fulfil the decisions on assistance to forced migrants already approved by the government.

May 03, 2021 22:58

• Peacemakers escort six Azerbaijani military columns in Nagorno-Karabakh

  During the last 24 hours, Russian peacemakers accompanied four columns of Azerbaijani military servicemen along the Lachin Corridor, and two columns on the route from Shusha to Kadjar and back, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

May 03, 2021 14:42

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of April 26-May 2, 2021

  Celebration of May Day and Easter; large road accident in the Stavropol Territory, which killed children from Volgograd; closure of markets near Rostov-on-Don after police raids; beginning of the trial in a case against “Magas”, leader of the Ingush militants; termination of the boycott of the Georgian parliament’s work by the opposition and the pardoning of Giorgi Rurua, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of April 26-May 2, 2021, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

May 03, 2021 11:36

• From April 26 to May 2, one person perished during armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from April 26 to May 2, 2021, one person died during the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.