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May 27, 2019 21:52

• Political analysts explain background of information about Kadyrov's career growth

  An informational inflow about the possible appointments of Ramzan Kadyrov is beneficial to his opponents, since it produces an effect on ambitious plans of the leader of Chechnya, political analysts believe. Users of social networks argued about the need for a change of power in Chechnya.

May 27, 2019 21:11

• Border guards close road to two David Gareja monasteries

  A meeting of the border demarcation commission became the reason for the closure of the road to two monasteries by Georgian border guards, reported a priest from the David Gareja monastery complex. Against the background of the Azerbaijani activists' statements about a motor rally on the territory of the monastery complex, priests promised to hold their own action.

May 27, 2019 18:14

• Azerbaijan reports village shelling in conflict zone

  During the past 24 hours, the ceasefire regime in the conflict zone was violated for 23 times; a pre-border village came under fire, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

May 27, 2019 14:26

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of May 20-26, 2019

  Election results in Georgia; opposition protests in Abkhazia; CTO in Dagestan; withdrawal of the Rauf Arashukov's senator status; actions to pay tribute to memory of victims of the Caucasian War; renaming of the Chechen village in honour of Akhmat Kadyrov, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of May 20-26, 2019, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

May 27, 2019 11:32

• On May 20-26, three persons were killed in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from May 20 to May 26, 2019, three persons perished in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; there is no information about those wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from open sources.

May 27, 2019 11:29

• Armenia: journalist injured at rally of Kocharyan's opponents

  The sound operator of the "Para.tv" edition was stabbed during a rally of the opponents of the second Armenian President Robert Kocharyan.

May 27, 2019 11:26

• Two arrested Ingush activists released

  Ibragim Muzhakhoev and Adam Azhigov, participants of protests in Ingushetia, have been released from the SIZO (pre-trial prison) under the recognizance not to leave. They were arrested in early April within the case of attacking policemen during protests in Ingushetia.

May 27, 2019 11:24

• For the first time in 12 years, Georgian citizens visit monastery in disputed "David Gareja" Complex

  Residents of Georgia came to the "David Gareja" Monastery Complex to celebrate the Independence Day. For the first time in 12 years, they visited the Chichikheti monastery, where they set up the country's flag and performed the anthem.

May 26, 2019 11:16

• Georgian Patriarchate reports end of works at "David Gareja" Complex

  On May 25, road equipment was removed from the disputed section of the Georgian-Azerbaijani border near the "David Gareja" Monastery Complex, Archpriest Andria Djagmaidze, the head of the press service of the Patriarchate of Georgia, has informed.

May 26, 2019 11:02

• Kantemir Balagov receives second award in Cannes

  On May 25, at the Cannes Film Festival, the International Federation of Film Critics awarded another prize to Kantemir Balagov, a filmmaker from Kabardino-Balkaria for his film "Dylda" (Beanpole); earlier Balagov was also awarded as the best film director.

May 26, 2019 10:50

• "LGBT Network" activists complain about threats received from Chechen natives

  David Isteev, the coordinator of the emergency help programme of the "Russian LGBT Network", and one of the volunteers have submitted application to the police about the murder threats, received, according to their information, from natives from Chechnya.

May 25, 2019 16:22

• Investigators refuse to initiate case on resident of Ingushetia's torture

  The investigators' refusal to investigate a torture application lodged by Said Barkinkhoev, a resident of Ingushetia, will be appealed against, his advocate has stated.

May 25, 2019 15:50

• Days-off on the occasion of Uraza-Bayram announced in Chechnya

  The authorities of Chechnya have declared June 4-6 to be days-off in connection with the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. Local residents fear a price rise on the eve of the holiday of Uraza-Bayram.

May 25, 2019 15:32

• Armenia and Azerbaijan exchanged statements on border situation

  The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has treated the statement of the Armenian side that the Azerbaijani soldiers have left the new combat positions equipped on the Nakhichevan section of the border as disinformation.

May 25, 2019 15:20

• Eleven convicts pardoned in Georgia

  On the occasion of the Independence Day, the Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has pardoned eight prisoners and three conditionally convicted persons.

May 25, 2019 11:18

• Relatives of arrested Buynaksk residents excluded their involvement in IS*

  The residents of Buynaksk, accused of links with militants, told investigators about their plans to leave for Ukraine to study the sabotage activities there, Arsen Shabanov, an advocate, has stated. Relatives of Ramazan Zakaryaev and Samat Tatarkhanov pointed to the practice of fabricating terrorism cases by law enforcers.

May 25, 2019 11:06

• Two thousand Dagestanis receive food within the "Stop Hunger" programme

  More than 50 volunteers of two charitable funds have provided needy residents of Dagestan with foodstuffs. The action will be held monthly.

May 25, 2019 10:55

• Georgian activists tell about road works at David Gareja Complex

  The road construction near the David Gareja Monastery Complex has increased tensions on the Georgian-Azerbaijani border. The Azerbaijani side has announced a motor rally in the territory of the complex, and Georgian activists – a response action.

May 25, 2019 08:17

• KBR filmmaker awarded at Cannes Film Festival

  The film "Dylda" (Beanpole) has brought to Kantemir Balagov, a filmmaker from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), the prize of the best direction in the second most important contest programme of the Cannes Film Festival – "Special Look" (Un Certain Regard).

May 24, 2019 22:46

• Collective iftars cancelled in Kizilyurt District after CTO

  After an armed clash in the village of Sultan-Yangi-Yurt, the authorities and the imams of Kizilyurt and the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan decided to temporarily suspend holding a collective breaking of fasting of believers who observed the month of Ramadan.