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February 26, 2019 21:47

• Yerevan activists hold rally against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan

  In Yerevan, about 2000 people gathered for an action held on the anniversary of the Sumgait pogroms. The activists have demanded from the authorities to make no territorial concessions in the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

February 26, 2019 21:38

• Rostov law enforcers deport suspected militant from Russia

  A citizen of Uzbekistan, who, according to the FSB, intended to join militants in Syria, has been deported from Russia, the FSB reports today.

February 26, 2019 18:41

• Producer claims being harassed after criticism from Khabib Nurmagomedov

  The performance "Hunting for Men", shown in the capital of Dagestan, drew criticism from fighters for morality, including MMA fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov. The producer of the performance apologized to residents of the republic and noted that actors of the theatre team received threats in social networks.

February 26, 2019 18:27

• Dagestani SC supports residents of Vremenny in a lawsuit over authorities' inaction

  Today, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has reported that the court has granted a complaint about a refusal to recognize the officials' inaction after a special operation in the Dagestani village of Vremenny.

February 26, 2019 18:17

• Chechen public employees complain about threats in connection with community works

  In the Gudermes District of Chechnya, leaders of public institutions threaten to dismiss employees who express their dissatisfaction with cleaning from garbage the outskirts of the municipality during the month of subbotniks (voluntary cleaning works) announced by the authorities, local residents report.

February 26, 2019 13:04

• Earthquake occurs near Dagestani village

  An earthquake of magnitude of 3.4 points has been registered today at three kilometres from the village of Dylym, Kazbek District. No information about the victims and destructions was reported.

February 26, 2019 12:59

• Azerbaijan reports shelling of three villages in conflict zone

  The positions of Azerbaijani militaries were shelled for 26 times in the Karabakh conflict zone; three border villages got under fire, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported today.

February 26, 2019 11:05

• Residents of Azerbaijan commemorate victims of Khojaly tragedy

  Today, on February 26, Azerbaijan commemorates the victims of the Khojaly tragedy. On this day, 27 years ago, during the Karabakh conflict, the town of Khojaly was captured, which led to mass civilian casualties. On the eve of the anniversary of the mournful date, the events dedicated to Khojaly victims were held both in Azerbaijan and abroad.

February 26, 2019 10:54

• Samvel Babayan deprived of his NKR's citizenship

  Samvel Babayan, a former Defence Minister, has demanded explanations from law enforcement bodies after he knew that he had been deprived of his citizenship of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).

February 26, 2019 10:44

• Petition against rewarding Armenian officials gathered thousands of signatures

  The participants of the protest action held at the building of the Armenian Government have demanded to return the premiums issued to state officials back into the budget. Within 12 days, the letter of demand addressed to the government gathered 12,000 signatures, said Ani Kaginyan, one of the protesters.

February 26, 2019 08:26

• Investigators find it unlikely that attack in Bakhtemir village was a terror act

  The man, who was shot dead after attacking a policeman in the village of Bakhtemir of the Astrakhan Region, had not attracted law enforcers' attention and was not registered by psychiatrists. No terrorist motives can be seen in the attacker's actions, the spokesman of the regional branch of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has stated.

February 26, 2019 08:18

• Georgian court refuses to release David Kirkitadze

  The Gurdjaani District Court has refused to release David Kirkitadze, an activist of the oppositional "United National Movement" (UNM) Party, from custody, despite the petition with 15,000 signatures, presented by the defence.

February 26, 2019 08:12

• Kadyrov makes forced concessions on deportation anniversary

  The dissatisfaction of residents of Chechnya with the ban on official mourning events on the anniversary of deportation became so obvious in eight years that the authorities had to reckon with it, believes Ruslan Kutaev, the head of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations. Dmitry Oreshkin, a political analyst, has added that by making concessions to his people, Ramzan Kadyrov improved his authority, while not making the Kremlin angry.

February 25, 2019 23:15

• Egyptian authorities blame Ingush detainees for extremism

  The four students from Ingushetia detained in Cairo found their custody conditions in prison to be tolerable, but complained about the non-provision of an advocate and an interpreter at the trial, their relatives said. The head of Ingushetia, Yunus-Bek Evkurov, has called the fifth detainee, whose fate is unknown, to be an alleged recruiter of militants.

February 25, 2019 23:06

• Armenian resident detained after attempting suicide outside government building

  Policemen have detained the man, who tried to commit suicide near the building of the Armenian Government, where an action was held today demanding the resignation of the head of the Urtsadzor community.

February 25, 2019 22:45

• Residents of Chechnya receive charity support on deportation anniversary

  On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of deportation of the Vainakhs, Chechnya has organized a large-scale distribution of foodstuffs to the poor. Religious rites have been held in the republic's cities and district centres.

February 25, 2019 20:09

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 18-24, 2019

  The 75th anniversary of the deportation of Chechen and Ingush people; CTO in Dagestan; update in the list of political prisoners in Azerbaijan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of February 18-24, 2019, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

February 25, 2019 18:40

• Attack on law enforcers in Astrakhan District becomes first incident since April 2017

  On February 24, residents of the Bakhtemir village reported to the police about a man with a gun walking down the street. Law enforcers came to the place and demanded from the man to hand over his gun, but he opened fire on them and was killed by return fire. One policeman was hospitalized with wounds in serious condition. He stays in a coma, investigators report today.

February 25, 2019 18:19

• Azerbaijan reports ceasefire violation in conflict zone

  The positions of the Azerbaijani forces in the Karabakh conflict zone have been shelled 25 times over 24 hours, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) reports today.

February 25, 2019 14:01

• On February 18-24, 2019, one person fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of February 18-24, 2019, a man was killed in 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.