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August 01, 2019 14:48

• Samvel Babayan's supporters threaten to protest if refused of holding referendum

  More than 21,000 signatures have been gathered in support of the constitutional amendments initiated by Samvel Babayan, the former commander of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army, reports the Central Election Commission (CEC). Supporters of Samvel Babayan say they will launch protest actions if their demand for a referendum is not heard.

August 01, 2019 09:55

• Israeli authorities urge citizens to abandon trips to Chechnya

  The Israeli counterterrorism headquarters has assigned the highest level of threat to Chechnya and urged residents of the country to avoid travelling to this republic.

August 01, 2019 09:43

• Woman from Ingushetia claims abduction of her daughter

  A resident of the village of Surkhakhi has turned to the police in connection with the abduction of her 18-year-old daughter. A fellow villager abducted the girl aiming to marry her, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has informed.

August 01, 2019 09:32

• "Rustavi-2" founders not satisfied with Khalvashi's proposals

  Kibar Khalvashi, the new owner of the "Rustavi-2" Georgian TV Company, has offered to transfer, free of charge, 40 percent of the company's shares to its two founders; but they were not satisfied with such conditions.

August 01, 2019 08:36

• Azerbaijani border guards reported wounded military

  Armenian Armed Forces have shelled Azerbaijani positions and wounded a serviceman, the Azerbaijani State Border Service has reported.

August 01, 2019 08:24

• Selfies made in "City of Dead" raise issues of enhancing awareness of tourists

  The responsibility for the selfie with a skull made in the Dargavs Necropolis rests both on the tourist and on the bosses of the National Museum of North Ossetia, who should pay more attention to educating tourists, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" are confident.

July 31, 2019 21:33

• Organizer of "Strategy 31" action holds solo picket in Volgograd

  In Volgograd, at his solo picket, Vladimir Vasilchenko, the organizer of the "Strategy 31" actions, has demanded fair elections. Most passers-by supported the activist.

July 31, 2019 21:21

• Azerbaijani journalist complains about ban to leave the country

  Agil Makhmudov, an opposition activist and the editor-in-chief of the "hefteaz.info" website, said that border guards did not let him leave Azerbaijan, citing a police ban. There are no grounds for such a ban, Makhmudov asserts.

July 31, 2019 19:56

• Judge in Robert Kocharyan's case accused of forgery

  Judge David Grigoryan, who made a decision to release Robert Kocharyan from custody, faces up to four years of imprisonment under the article on forgery. David Grigoryan refused to testify, his advocate said.

July 31, 2019 19:35

• Social network users criticize authorities of Chechnya for teenager's public apologies

  Users of social networks considered as unethical a TV report about a 16-year-old teenager who apologized for criticizing the Chechen authorities. The social network users expressed their support for the hero of the TV story and assured that they did not consider his forced apologies as humiliation.

July 31, 2019 19:23

• Kadyrov's regiment commander replaced after publication about torture in Chechnya

  In Chechnya, commanders of the patrol-and-post service regiment were replaced after human rights defenders had mentioned the unit in connection with beatings of detainees. The appointment of Zamid Chalaev from the Ramzan Kadyrov's teip (family clan) as a commander of the regiment is not related to the publication of the information about torture, believe law enforcers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

July 31, 2019 14:11

• Azerbaijan claims shelling attacks on four villages

  The positions of the Azerbaijani army were shelled, including in the villages located in the regions bordering Armenia, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reports today.

July 31, 2019 14:00

• Victims of Spitak earthquake complain about living conditions in temporary shelters (+video)

  In Gyumri, there are still about 2800 temporary buildings accommodating people who lost their houses during the earthquake of 1988, announced Vaan Tumasyan, the head of the "Shirak Centre". Victims of the earthquake say that for 30 years they have to live in rotten cabins and almost lost the hope to get new apartments.

July 31, 2019 11:39

• Azerbaijani law enforcers ban commemoration of oppositionist Faradjov

  Policemen have explained the ban by the fear that a commemoration of Elnur Faradjov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), may have a political nature.

July 31, 2019 11:24

• Kurban Kurbanaliev's relatives learn about his transfer to Grozny

  Chechen law enforcers have convoyed Kurban Kurbanaliev, a detained native of Dagestan, from the Shelkovskoy District to Grozny, his sister told the "Caucasian Knot".

July 31, 2019 11:08

• Mothers of arrested Buynaksk residents threaten with protests

  Relatives of Samat Tatarkhanov and Ramazan Zakaryaev, residents of Buynaksk, accused of links with militants, are planning protests to draw attention to their case.

July 31, 2019 08:22

• Building mosque in policeman's memory surprises residents of Chechnya

  A large mosque will be built in the village of Mairtup in memory of Tamerlan Musaev, the head of the ROVD (District Police Division), the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has announced. This news has surprised local residents, already accustomed to the names of Kadyrov's relatives being given to mosques.

July 31, 2019 08:14

• Opposition states false testimonies in case of storming Georgian parliament

  Law enforcers have confessed that under pressure they gave false testimonies against the rally participants, the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party has announced.

July 30, 2019 22:26

• Editor-in-chief of Azerbaijani website complains about ban to leave the country

  Today, Azerbaijani border guards haven't let Parviz Gashimli, the editor-in-chief of the website "Gununsesi.org", to leave for Russia, because of the ban imposed by the Baku City Prosecutor's Office, the journalist himself has reported.

July 30, 2019 22:03

• Head of "Memorial" fined for picket on anniversary of Estemirova's murder

  Alexander Cherkasov, the board chairman of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", detained in Moscow for a rally on the anniversary of the murder of Natalia Estemirova, an employee of the Grozny office of the HRC "Memorial", has been fined by 10,000 roubles.