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December 13, 2020 11:25

• Amid Tskhinvali protest, MPs urge to change Constitution

  In central Tskhinvali, a protest action demanding to punish those responsible for Inal Djabiev's death continues for the ninth day already. A draft amendment to the Constitution of South Ossetia in terms of the appointment and resignation of the Public Prosecutor General has been prepared, said David Sanakoev, an MP and protesters' supporter.

December 13, 2020 11:09

• Peacemakers intervene in confrontation in Gadrut District

  The hostilities in the area of two villages in the Gadrut District have been stopped; and Russian peacemakers have arrived there. Azerbaijani militaries have managed to establish control over the village of Khin Takher, the head of the neighbouring Armenian village of Khtsaberd has informed.

December 13, 2020 10:55

• Armenia: political crisis hampers border demarcation with Azerbaijan

  There are no conditions for starting negotiations on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, since Nikol Pashinyan may cede power to revanchists, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

December 12, 2020 16:21

• Nagorno-Karabakh unveils new list of perished militaries

  The Nagorno-Karabakh's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has published a list of 36 military servicemen who perished during the hostilities in the conflict zone; thus, the death toll among the military personnel of the unrecognized republic has reached 1815.

December 12, 2020 16:03

• Political analysts dispute about consequences of opposition's boycott of Georgian Parliament

  The opposition's boycott of the work of the Parliament will lead to a stronger political crisis in Georgia, Nika Chitadze, a political analyst, believes. The absence of oppositional MPs in the Parliament increases the freedom of action for the "Georgian Dream", Giya Abashidze, his colleague, has objected.

December 12, 2020 15:42

• Three military servicemen wounded in Nagorno-Karabakh

  In the evening on December 11, a shootout with Azerbaijani militaries occurred in the Gadrut direction; the health condition of three wounded soldiers of Nagorno-Karabakh is stable, the authorities of the unrecognized republic have informed.

December 12, 2020 15:25

• Activist achieves cancellation of fine for violation at Volgograd picket

  The Volgograd Regional Court has supported the activist, Vladimir Telpuk, who demanded to cancel the fine of 10,000 roubles imposed on him for violating the order of holding an action.

December 12, 2020 14:10

• Opposition boycotts Georgian Parliament on the first day of its work

  Most of the Georgian opposition parties, which have overcome the electoral barrier at the parliamentary elections and refused to recognize the outcomes thereof, have applied to the Central Election Commissions (CEC) asking to annul their election lists.

December 12, 2020 13:53

• Berdzor authorities decide to postpone infrastructure restoration

  There are electricity and water supplies in Berdzor; shops are open, while issues of further restoration of infrastructure should be resolved after the status of the city becomes clear, the Mayor said.

December 12, 2020 13:37

• Putin admits need to finalize Nemtsov murder case

  The customers of the murder of the politician, Boris Nemtsov, have been found, but the case should be "given another brush," Russian President, Vladimir Putin, believes.

December 12, 2020 08:32

• Five Anzorov's acquaintances escape criminal prosecution in France

  French law enforcers have released five persons detained under the murder case of teacher Samuel Paty, without charging them.

December 12, 2020 08:19

• Kadyrov's daughter heads department of preschool education in Grozny

  Another Ramzan Kadyrov's daughter has received a high post. Khadizhat Kadyrova has been appointed to head the Grozny City Department of Preschool Education.

December 11, 2020 22:45

• Investigators report about two explosions near FSB building in Uchkeken

  Today, two explosive devices have been activated in the village of Uchkeken, and law enforcers were injured in the second explosion, investigators report.

December 11, 2020 22:31

• In NCFD, Chechnya leads in number of coronavirus-infected patients

  Chechnya with 2894 coronavirus-infected patients came out on top in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) in terms of the number of active patients. The Stavropol Territory still leads among the NCFD regions both in terms of the daily increase in infections and in the number of new deaths from COVID-19.

December 11, 2020 18:57

• Uchkeken suicide bomber attack becomes first incident in NCFD within more than two years

  An attack on law enforcers in Karachay-Cherkessia was preceded by a female suicide bomber attack on a checkpoint in Chechnya in November 2018.

December 11, 2020 18:38

• HRC "Memorial" recognizes Rashid Maisigov as a political prisoner

  Rashid Maisigov, sentenced for drug possession and accused of calling for separatism, is being prosecuted for political reasons, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has claimed today. The human rights defenders demand to release the Ingush journalist.

December 11, 2020 18:11

• NAC confirms information on six victims of suicide bomber attack in Uchkeken

  Six persons were injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated in the village of Uchkeken in Karachay-Cherkessia. The attacker was killed in the explosion.

December 11, 2020 14:23

• Kadyrov ridicules US and UK sanctions

  Ramzan Kadyrov has treated the new sanctions imposed by the USA and United Kingdom in connection with human rights violations in Chechnya as absurd, and assured that these restrictions would not affect the situation in Chechnya.

December 11, 2020 14:07

• After Karabakh War, Armenia has better chances for diplomatic relations with Turkey

  The trilateral agreement on the end of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh has set up preconditions for the restoration of Armenian-Turkish diplomatic relations, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

December 11, 2020 12:28

• Stepanakert residents report everyday power outages

  Power (electricity) outages in Stepanakert occur every day, the townspeople have complained. The power supply system in Nagorno-Karabakh works in the emergency mode, a source from a power company has explained.