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August 19, 2019 21:39

• Dagestani residents demand to release their kidnapped fellow villager

  On August 18, Kemran Isaev, a resident of the village of Terechnoye, disappeared in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan. Today, his relatives and fellow villagers rallied in Khasavyurt, claiming that the man was kidnapped. Isaev was detained on suspicion of illegal firearm possession, the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported.

August 19, 2019 20:27

• On August 12-18, 2019, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of August 12-18, 2019, no one fell victim to 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.

August 19, 2019 19:26

• Authorities discuss Amulsar gold mine operation amid protests

  Today, at the residence of the Armenian President, there has been a meeting on the issue of the Amulsar gold mine operation. Activists gathered in front of the residence. The authorities refused to conduct a new environmental impact assessment, while delegates of the protesters accused Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of reluctance to negotiate with the opponents of the mine operation.

August 19, 2019 19:15

• Krasnodar residents criticize officials for flooded streets

  Today, in Krasnodar, several sections of streets have been flooded after heavy rain, the City Mayoralty reports. Citizens complain to officials about the problem of storm sewerage facilities.

August 19, 2019 15:05

• Georgian authorities promise help to victims of border demarcation

  Members of the two families from the village of Gugutiantkari, whose households appeared to be on the side of South Ossetia after the border fence had been installed, will be allocated land plots at the expense of the Georgian budget, announces Ketevan Tsikhelashvili, Georgian State Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality.

August 19, 2019 14:52

• Chechen residents claim being obliged to clean tourist area

  In the village of Khoi in the Vedeno District, employees of ministries and public institutions took part in a subbotnik (voluntary work on Saturday) to clean abandoned territories around ancient towers and buildings, and they had no chance to refuse to take part in the subbotnik, residents of Chechnya reported.

August 19, 2019 14:42

• Khasavyurt resident claims being beaten by relatives of top-ranking official

  Relatives of an influential Dagestani official have severely beaten up Adam Ataev, a resident of Khasavyurt, after he had attempted to protect his acquaintance.

August 19, 2019 13:49

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of August 12-18, 2019

  Karabakh soldier's passage to Azerbaijan; searches of Moscow and Ingush offices of "Legal Initiative"; decision of Russia's SC on return to Grozny of case of Dagestanis killed in Chechnya; central Sochi flooded after downpour; sale of Georgian "Rustavi-2" TV Company, – read about these events in the Caucasus that occurred during the week of August 12-18, 2019, in the review prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

August 19, 2019 11:13

• Armenian experts claim strategic advantages on Azerbaijani border

  Azerbaijan is escalating the tension in order to put pressure on the Armenian leadership and achieve concessions in settling the Karabakh conflict, Armenian experts believe.

August 19, 2019 10:58

• Eight Georgian citizens detained on South-Ossetian border

  Georgian residents have been detained on the Georgian-South-Ossetian border, the latter's authorities reported on August 18.

August 19, 2019 10:47

• Chechens report conflict on Dagestani border after Kadyrov's words about Imam Shamil

  WhatsApp users have told about a brawl of Dagestanis and Chechen on the republics' border. In Dagestan, the residents of Chechnya who visited the neighbouring republic, have felt the worsened attitude to them after Ramzan Kadyrov criticized Imam Shamil.

August 18, 2019 11:28

• Social network users doubt possibility of Kadyrov's personal discussion with Tumso

  By his invitation to a discussion about the historical role of Akhmat Kadyrov, the blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, has put the head of Chechnya in a difficult position; and Ramzan Kadyrov is unlikely to respond to the blogger's invitation, the residents of Chechnya interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have suggested.

August 18, 2019 11:17

• Analysts treat highway to Russian border as safe for Georgia

  The project of the Kobi-Gudauri high-speed highway running to the border with Russia will increase Georgia's tourism potential and pose no threat to its security, the politicians and economists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

August 18, 2019 11:05

• Azerbaijani oppositionist reports detention by police

  On August 17, Reshad Dadashev, an activist of the Hajiqabul branch of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was detained by the local police. He was released two hours later, after warning about the inadmissibility of holding a pre-planned meeting of local activists of the party.

August 18, 2019 10:54

• NKR counts over 120 shelling attacks within a week

  During the week, Azerbaijan violated the ceasefire on the troops contact line for more than 120 times, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has informed.

August 17, 2019 15:50

• Defence demands to increase compensation to Ibragimov for persecution

  The advocate has challenged the amount of compensation awarded by the court in Makhachkala to Sultankhan Ibragimov, who was acquitted after accusation of two murders.

August 17, 2019 15:36

• Azerbaijan accused Armenia of sniper shelling

  The Armenian Armed Forces have violated the ceasefire for 21 times by using sniper rifles, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today.

August 17, 2019 14:53

• Authorities plan demolishing shelter for stray animals in Volgograd

  Volgograd authorities plan to demolish a pet shelter located in the territory of a former car park; in case of demolition, 40 homeless animals will scatter around the city, said Lyudmila Churyumova, a zoo defender.

August 17, 2019 13:18

• Ingush MPs to go on litigating on Chechen border issue

  A group of MPs of the Ingush Parliament will continue appealing at higher judicial instances the vote outcomes on the bill on the border with Chechnya, their advocate has informed.

August 17, 2019 13:03

• Military experts warn about danger of Karabakh conflict escalation

  The advance of Azerbaijani border guards into the territory of the Gazakh District indicates the President Ilham Aliev's intent to resume negotiations with Armenia on Nagorno-Karabakh; however, a change in control over border sections can lead to a conflict escalation, the political analysts and military observers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" assert.