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November 23, 2020 23:11

• Two oppositionists go on hunger strike demanding Nikol Pashinyan's resignation

  Politician Gegam Manukyan and his fellow party member Garik Avetisyan have begun an indefinite hunger strike in front of the Armenian government building. The oppositionists call the "sole" signing of the ceasefire agreement as the reason for demanding the resignation of Nikol Pashinyan.

November 23, 2020 19:28

• "Dozhd" TV Channel's film about Dagestani women actualizes debates on women's rights

  According to a number of social networks users, the stories of three women from Dagestan, who had to sever the ties with their relatives and friends and leave the Muslim community, speak of the process of the society's archaization. The film "The Women who Took Their Hijabs Off" mix up local customs and family problems with Islam, critics argue.

November 23, 2020 19:11

• Villagers take part in rally of Adjarian opposition

  In Batumi, about 20 residents of the village of Keda spent the night in front of the government building during an indefinite protest against the results of the parliamentary elections.

November 23, 2020 18:52

• Russian pop celebrities join promotion of Kadyrov's family accounts on Instagram

  Russian singers Timati, GeeGun, and Egor Kreed have promised to present a Rolls-Royce car to one of those users who will follow some Instagram accounts, including accounts of five members of the Ramzan Kadyrov's family.

November 23, 2020 16:55

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of November 16-22, 2020

  Return of refugees from Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh and transfer of territories to Azerbaijan; coronavirus infection spread statistics in Caucasus; second round of parliamentary elections in Georgia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of November 16-22, 2020, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

November 23, 2020 15:05

• Over 100 Russian sappers sent to Nagorno-Karabakh

  The experts of the anti-mine centre and special equipment delivered to the Yerevan Airport will be sent to Stepanakert for the demining work, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

November 23, 2020 14:50

• Opposition supports protesters against Namakhvan HPP construction

  Residents of Kutaisi and Lentekhi and oppositional politicians have joined Namakhvani villagers, who keep protesting for almost a month against the construction of a hydroelectric power plant (HPP) on the Rioni River.

November 23, 2020 11:23

• On November 16-22, nobody fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from November 16 to November 22, 2020, no information was received about any casualties and wounded people 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.

November 23, 2020 11:06

• "Alternative" activists refuse to admit guilt in insulting policemen

  The activists of the NGO "Alternative", detained during a rally near the regional election commission (REC) in Batumi, refuse to plead guilty. After being released from the police, they have joined the endless protest action near the building of the Adjara Government.

November 23, 2020 10:55

• Arutyunyan reports 25,000 returnees to Nagorno-Karabakh

  In five days, 25,000 people, who had earlier left their homes, returned to Nagorno-Karabakh, said Araik Arutyunyan, President of the unrecognized republic.

November 22, 2020 11:49

• Number of refugees-returnees to Nagorno-Karabakh reaches almost 7000

  Russian peacemakers are ensuring safe return of residents of Nagorno-Karabakh from Armenia; about 7000 people have already returned, the Russian Defence Minister has stated.

November 22, 2020 11:42

• Resident of Georgia detained on South-Ossetian border

  A Georgian citizen has been detained near the demarcation line with South Ossetia, the Georgian State Security Service (SSS) has informed, treating the actions of South-Ossetian security services as illegal.

November 22, 2020 11:33

• Escorting Azerbaijani and Armenian militaries is peacemakers' regular work

  Peacemakers' escort of conflicting parties' military columns is justified, since one of the missions of the Russian contingent is to support the ceasefire regime, Telman Abilov, an Azerbaijani expert, believes. Mekhman Aliev, Director of the "Turan" News Agency, has added that movements of Armenian troops are also taking place under peacemakers' supervision.

November 21, 2020 23:59

• Defence of North-Ossetian resident accused of terrorism blames the court of bias

  The court, while considering the case of Georgy Guev, a native of North Ossetia, accused of financing terrorism, has supported the prosecution since the very first session, the advocate asserts.

November 21, 2020 23:56

• Russia's SC sides with native of Chechnya, Khusein Tsetiev

  Based on the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on violation of the rights of Khusein Tsetiev, a native of Chechnya, the Supreme Court (SC) of Russia has declared illegal all the earlier court judgements on the extension of his arrest. This allows Tsetiev to demand an increase in compensation for his three years of detention, said his advocate.

November 21, 2020 23:51

• Nagorno-Karabakh: scientists ask peacemakers to preserve monuments

  The historical and cultural monuments located in the territories that have passed under Azerbaijan's control need protection, the authors of the appeal to the Russian president have stated. They believe that the protection of monuments should be entrusted to Russian peacemakers, and then transferred under the protection of the UNESCO.

November 21, 2020 11:30

• Dagestani and Chechen children-returnees from Syria handed over to relatives

  Seven children returned from Syria have been handed over to relatives in Dagestan and Chechnya; 16 other children are being prepared to be sent to their relatives in Dagestan, the office of the Children's Ombudsperson has informed.

November 21, 2020 11:21

• Nagorno-Karabakh: rights defenders criticize measures to support refugees

  Authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh have appointed scanty payments to refugees, while problems of forced migrants need a comprehensive solution, Arthur Sakunts, a human rights defender, believes. Refugees' support is not organized at the proper level, which indicates a crisis in the ruling system, Nina Karapetyants, his colleague, agrees.

November 21, 2020 11:19

• After Kadyrov's remark, Marvel heroes replaced for Chechen ones

  On the walls of the children's play centre in Kurchaloi, instead of drawings with American superheroes, which were criticized by Ramzan Kadyrov, images of the first president of Chechnya, Akhmat Kadyrov, and heroes of the Caucasian War have appeared.

November 21, 2020 11:12

• After autumn war, Nagorno-Karabakh loses two-thirds of its territory

  During the fighting, Azerbaijani troops have occupied about a third of the territory of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic; and more than a third is transferred under Baku's control under the signed peace agreement, Grant Mikaelyan, a political analyst, has counted.