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March 01, 2021 21:04

• Four Azerbaijani residents detained for trying to enter Karabakh

  Two residents of the Terter District tried to avoid checkpoints and get to the village of Talysh, while two others tried to go to the Agdam District, despite the authorities' ban on visiting the non-demined territories of Nagorno-Karabakh, the police report.

March 01, 2021 20:49

• In Yerevan, activists burst into building of district administration

  Dozens of Nikol Pashinyan's opponents entered the administration building of the Kentron District of Yerevan, despite attempts by the police to stop them. The activists demanded from the directors of the district administration not to force public sector employees to participate in a pro-government rally.

March 01, 2021 20:38

• Residents of Armenia and Karabakh forced to participate in pro-government rally, opposition reports

  The authorities use the administrative resource in an attempt to ensure the mass nature of the rally scheduled for today in the centre of Yerevan, the opposition claim. The press service of the President of Nagorno-Karabakh announced that no public sector employees were sent to the rally initiated by Nikol Pashinyan.

March 01, 2021 18:59

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 22-28, 2021

  Seventy-seventh anniversary of the deportation of Chechen and Ingush people; massive actions held by opponents of the Armenian Prime Minister; appointment of the new Prime Minister of Georgia and the protests in Tbilisi, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of February 22-28, 2021, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

March 01, 2021 13:46

• Collection of signatures in support of Ara Sagatelyan launched in Yerevan

  The signatories of the petition in support of Ara Sagatelyan, a former chief of staff of the Armenian Parliament, who was arrested within the case of fakes during the aggravation of the Karabakh conflict, treat his arrest as a political persecution.

March 01, 2021 13:25

• On February 22-28, two people were wounded during armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of February 22-28, 2021, during the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, two people were wounded; there was no information about any casualties. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

March 01, 2021 11:22

• Victims of Sumgait pogroms commemorated in Yerevan and Stepanakert

  On February 28, the "National Democratic Pole" movement held a torchlight march timed to the 33rd anniversary of pogroms in Sumgait. The action began with a minute of silence in memory of the victims, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

March 01, 2021 11:10

• Djumaev's relatives release video with him from courtroom

  Relatives of Said-Mukhammad Djumaev, a Chechen, arrested for a brawl with law enforcers at a rally in support of Alexei Navalny in Moscow, managed to talk to him in the courtroom and make sure that he received their parcels, it follows from the videos posted by them in social networks.

March 01, 2021 10:54

• Rally in Yerevan calls for Pashinyan's resignation

  At a rally in central Yerevan, representatives of the intelligentsia and veterans of power structures have joined the opposition demanding the resignation of Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister.

February 28, 2021 12:28

• Spontaneous Nemtsov's memorial destroyed in Krasnodar

  Krasnodar activists have complained about the destruction of the spontaneous memorial of Boris Nemtsov 15 minutes after the end of their action. Passers-by were surprised that a large number of law enforcers were brought to a peaceful action without demands and posters.

February 28, 2021 12:20

• Activists threaten Pashinyan with Ceausescu's fate

  Narek Malyan, the leader of the "Veto" movement, is accused of inciting violence for staging the execution of Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu. He has admitted that the performance was addressed to the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan.

February 28, 2021 12:12

• Armenian analysts state the need to hold elections

  On February 26, in Yerevan, oppositionists, analysts and activists discussed the current political situation. The way out of the situation can be the holding of parliamentary elections and the creation of a new political force that will rally residents around and lead the country out of the crisis, the participants of the meeting believe.

February 28, 2021 11:59

• Nika Meliya's arrest worsens Georgia's image in western eyes

  The European Union (EU) and the USA have reacted negatively to the special operation aimed to detain Nika Meliya, an opposition leader, in Tbilisi and his arrest, 26 Georgian NGOs have stated. The tough authorities' actions against the opposition may complicate integration into the EU and NATO, Kakha Gogolashvili, a political analyst, has stated.

February 27, 2021 23:51

• Opposition supporters spend second night in Yerevan square

  The night at the venue of the action held in front of the parliament building in Yerevan passed without incidents; some 30 oppositionists stayed in the tent camp. Today, the opposition has planned another rally demanding resignation of Nikol Pashinyan.

February 27, 2021 23:48

• Opposition sets up tents in front of parliament building in Tbilisi

  In Tbilisi, protesters have set up a tent camp near the parliament building. Opposition supporters from regions intend to join them during the day. Should the situation deteriorate, protesters threaten to set up tents on the roadway.

February 27, 2021 12:37

• Azerbaijanis commemorate victims of Khojaly tragedy

  On February 26, residents of Azerbaijan honoured the memory of the victims of the Khojaly tragedy; some commemoration events were held online due to the pandemic. Refugees shared their memories of those events.

February 27, 2021 12:32

• Rights defenders assess Pogorov's role in Ingush case

  The detention of Akhmed Pogorov, the co-chairman of the World Congress of the Ingush People, within the case of the rally in Magas in 2019 will not affect the trial of the protest leaders, since the trial has already shown the inconsistency of charges against activists, human rights defenders believe.

February 27, 2021 12:25

• Batumi: forced migrants complain about housing problems

  In Batumi, in the dwelling settlement "Dream City", they began building three houses for forced migrants, regional authorities have announced. However, residents are not sure that the houses will be completed amid the ongoing political crisis in Georgia, while the available housing facilities are completely unfit for living, forced migrants have complained.

February 27, 2021 11:27

• Two colony employees detained after video of Vazha Bochorishvili's beating

  Employees of the penal colony in Yaroslavl have been detained within the case of beating up inmates after the video was posted showing the torture of Vazha Bochorishvili, a Georgian citizen, and another person.

February 27, 2021 11:19

• Circassian activist Martin Kochesoko treats his case as law enforcers' shame

  In his last plea in court, Martin Kochesoko has denied the charges of drug dealing and called his public activities the reason for his prosecution. Law enforcers fabricated the case unconvincingly; the public is confident in the activist's innocence, Kochesoko's supporters have stated.