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December 27, 2020 11:48

• Source presents data on detainees in Dagestan

  On December 25, law enforcers detained four members of a unit of the "Islamic State", a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court, who had planned to detonate a bomb in Makhachkala, the Russian FSB (Federal Security Bureau) has reported. According to the FSB, weapons, an explosive device and ammunition were found on the detainees; and their phones contained correspondence with foreign coordinators.

December 26, 2020 23:55

• Russia's MfE reports delivery of humanitarian aid to Nagorno-Karabakh

  Another consignment of humanitarian aid has been delivered by rescuers from Russia to Nagorno-Karabakh. In particular, it contains about 5000 square meters of glass and almost 70 tons of metal profiles.

December 26, 2020 23:37

• Opposition disputes police data on detained activists in Yerevan

  Law enforcers have detained 28 protesters in Yerevan for disobeying, the Armenian Police has informed. The number of detainees exceeds the official figures, activists assert.

December 26, 2020 23:20

• Border demarcation deprives residents of two Armenian villages of houses and pastures

  After fixing the demarcation line between the two countries, some houses, pastures and fields in the villages of Vorotan and Shurnukh in the Syunik Region of Armenia have occurred in the territory of Azerbaijan.

December 26, 2020 10:48

• Social network users demand to punish those responsible for death of Gasanguseinov brothers

  The promises of the Acting Head of Dagestan to support Murtazali and Patimat Gasanguseinov are not enough. The authorities of Dagestan should start an investigation so that those responsible for the death of their sons are found and prosecuted, Instagram users insist.

December 26, 2020 10:30

• Over the last 24 hours, 540 refugees return to Nagorno-Karabakh

  Russian militaries have escorted a convoy of buses with 540 refugees from Yerevan to Stepanakert. The total number of residents who have returned to Nagorno-Karabakh with the support of peacemakers has reached 44,600, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

December 26, 2020 10:16

• Stepanakert and Baku assess Luxembourg Parliament's resolution on Karabakh

  On December 24, the Luxembourg Parliament unanimously adopted a resolution on Nagorno-Karabakh, Tigran Balayan, the Armenian Ambassador to the Netherlands and concurrently to Luxembourg, wrote in his Facebook page.

December 26, 2020 08:57

• "Sharia patrols" case arose amid conflict of secular vs. religious norms in Caucasus

  They often try to impose religious norms on believers in the Caucasus, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" in connection with the case of the so-called "Sharia patrols" in the village of Anzorei.

December 26, 2020 08:45

• Court of Appeal leaves Afghan Sadygov in custody

  The Sumgait Court of Appeal (CoA) has dismissed the defence's motion urging to transfer the journalist, Afghan Sadygov, who has been on his protest hunger strike for 55 days, under house arrest. Sadygov's health condition is critical, said his wife.

December 26, 2020 08:34

• Nikol Pashinyan announces early elections

  The Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, has offered the Parliament to hold early elections in 2021 to test the level of confidence in the current authorities.

December 25, 2020 23:20

• Investigation into Navalny's poisoning recalls attempt on Politkovskaya and Kuashev's death

  Journalist Anna Politkovskaya survived a poisoning during her trip to Beslan, and two years later she was shot dead. Versions about poisoning were also put forward after the deaths of Kabardino-Balkarian human rights defender Timur Kuashev and Dagestani activist Mukhamed Gamzatov.

December 25, 2020 23:03

• Sergey Melikov promises to help parents of Gasanguseinov brothers

  Today, Sergey Melikov, the acting leader of Dagestan, has met Murtazali Gasanguseinov and his spouse Patimat Gasanguseinova and offered them material support. Murtazali Gasanguseinov noted that he did not succeed in seeking an appointment with the former leader of the republic.

December 25, 2020 22:49

• Police detain Nikol Pashinyan's opponents in Yerevan

  Protests with the demand of the Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's resignation continue in Yerevan. Protesters are blocking the streets.

December 25, 2020 19:05

• Three Armenian villages face threat of blockade after border demarcation

  The road from Kapan to Agarak came under the control of Azerbaijan, and as a result, residents of the villages of Agarak, Uzhanis, and Yegvard found themselves in a partial blockade due to the poor condition of the alternative road, Gevorg Parsyan, Mayor of Kapan, has stated in the Armenian parliament today. He proposed to equip residents of the border villages with hunting rifles.

December 25, 2020 18:50

• Azerbaijani journalist Ikram Ragimov set free

  Ikram Ragimov, the editor-in-chief of the Azerbaijani website "Realliq.info", was released on conditional early relief (CER) by a court's decision, since he had served two-thirds of his prison sentence. The journalist believes that his criminal prosecution was unfounded.

December 25, 2020 18:36

• Armenian rights defenders reproach authorities for passivity in exchange of POWs

  Family members of captured military personnel reasonably demand from the Armenian authorities the security guarantees for their relatives and friends who were captured in the post-war period, notes human rights defender Arthur Sakunts. The possibilities of the Armenian authorities in the exchange of prisoners of war (POWs) are limited, his colleague Nina Karapetyants suggests.

December 25, 2020 13:22

• Nagorno-Karabakh reports names of 45 perished militaries

  The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh has published a list of 45 soldiers who perished during the conflict escalation. According to the MoD, the total number of casualties among military servicemen has reached 1870.

December 25, 2020 12:40

• Over the past 24 hours, more than 460 refugees returned to Nagorno-Karabakh

  Russian militaries have escorted a convoy of buses with 466 refugees from Yerevan to Stepanakert. The total number of residents who have returned to Nagorno-Karabakh with the support of peacemakers has exceeded 44,000, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

December 25, 2020 11:48

• Rights defenders link detention of advocate in Grozny with his work

  Sergey Marakov, an advocate, accused of drug storage, was detained in Grozny because of his professional activities, the human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

December 25, 2020 11:32

• Nagorno-Karabakh residents treat social help to those left homeless as insufficient

  The authorities began transferring one-time help to those residents of Nagorno-Karabakh who had lost their homes as a result of the Karabakh conflict. It is possible to live on this money only for a couple of months; authorities should extend payments and start creating workplaces, the residents of Stepanakert interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.