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October 05, 2018 14:56

• In Kabardino-Balkaria, an attack on a policeman becomes the first one in 2018

  A murder of a policeman in the Baksan District has become the first armed incident in Kabardino-Balkaria after a shootout with law enforcers in December 2017.

October 05, 2018 10:53

• October 6 announced mourning day in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh

  The Armenian Premier, Nikol Pashinyan, has announced October 6, the day of funeral of chansonier Charles Aznavour, a mourning day. Nagorno-Karabakh has done the same.

October 05, 2018 10:50

• Armenian political analysts point to fragility of Pashinyan-Aliev agreements on Karabakh

  The oral agreement of Nikol Pashinyan with Ilham Aliev on the establishment of communication for observing the truce in the Karabakh conflict zone may be broken any time, Armenian political analysts believe.

October 05, 2018 10:27

• Azerbaijan: mother of suspect in attempt on Ganja Mayor demands to stop torturing him

  Yunis Safarov, detained on suspicion of assassination attempt on the Mayor of the city of Ganja, is exposed to physical and psychological pressure, his mother, Leylakhanum Ismailova, has stated. She called on the Azerbaijani authorities to end torturing her son.

October 05, 2018 07:13

• Six governors dismissed in Armenia

  At its sitting, the Armenian government decided to dismiss the governors-members of the "Prosperous Armenia" and "ARF Dashnaktsutyun" Parties. The governors are dismissed for the same reason as the ministers from these parties, said the Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

October 05, 2018 07:13

• KBR court asks for 20 years in prison for Islam Gugov

  The court has rejected the petition of Islam Gugov, a resident of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), who was accused of links with Syrian militants and claimed violations during the investigation. The prosecutor has treated the defence's version that Gugov's case was law enforcers' revenge on him as untenable.

October 05, 2018 07:00

• Protesters demand referendum on Chechen-Ingush border

  The issue of the Chechen-Ingush border must be brought to a referendum, and Yunus-Bek Evkurov should resign, said protesters in Magas, the capital of Ingushetia.

October 05, 2018 00:00

• Residents of Grozny complain about being forced to attend MMA tournament

  On October 4, the fight tournament in mixed martial arts (MMA) was held in Grozny with enhanced security measures. Fans were obliged to come to the tournament, reported students and public employees.

October 04, 2018 22:32

• European Commissioner supports rights defender Emin Guseinov at ECtHR

  Dunja Miyatovic, the Commissioner of the Council of Europe for Human Rights has asked the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg to consider the case of depriving Emin Guseinov, a journalist and rights defender, of his Azerbaijani citizenship in the context of persecution of dissidents in the country.

October 04, 2018 22:28

• Georgian woman refutes her beating after detention on South-Ossetia border

  The Georgian resident, who was arrested in South Ossetia, has stated that she had not been subjected to physical violence after detention. She was arrested for one month, the court has stated.

October 04, 2018 22:25

• Kadyrov's words about war cause resonance among residents of Ingushetia

  The appeal of the Chechen leader to Chechens and Ingushes that it "suits them to fight" was perceived by some residents of Ingushetia as a threat of using force against opponents of the land exchange. In Chechnya, these words were interpreted differently, without an emphasis on power actions.

October 04, 2018 18:36

• Chechen MPs unanimously approve new borders

  At the today's session, members of the Chechen parliament have approved the agreement on the Chechen-Ingush border.

October 04, 2018 18:33

• Yunus-Bek Evkurov confirms ratification of agreement on border with Chechnya

  The parliament has approved by a majority of votes the law on change in the border with Chechnya, reports Ingush leader Yunus-Bek Evkurov. He did not respond to the statement about the breakdown of the voting voiced by several MPs.

October 04, 2018 13:38

• Ingush parliament approves change of republic's borders

  Out of 25 MPs who attended a session of the Ingush parliament, 17 voted in favour of ratifying the agreement on the administrative border with Chechnya, reported the press service of the Ingush leader.

October 04, 2018 13:34

• Ingush residents start protesting against transfer of lands to Chechnya

  Participants of a protest action went to the centre of Magas, reported Ingush activists. Law enforcement forces are accumulated in the capital of Ingushetia, reported Magomed Mutsolgov, a blogger of the "Caucasian Knot".

October 04, 2018 11:39

• Political analysts: early elections to become last stage of velvet revolution in Armenia

  The velvet revolution will end if earlier parliamentary elections are held in the coming months, believes journalist Boris Navasardyan. The early elections will end in victory for supporters of the Prime Minister, suggests political strategist Armen Badalyan.

October 04, 2018 11:36

• Media report about suspected killer of policeman in Baksan District

  According to sources, a 26-year-old resident of the Atazhukino village was put on the wanted list on suspicion of killing a policeman in Kabardino-Balkaria.

October 04, 2018 11:27

• In Ingushetia, calls for protest action disseminated amid threats from law enforcers

  In Ingushetia, law enforcers warned activists against launching new protests in connection with the change in the Chechen-Ingush border. However, social networks disseminated a call to gather on the day of the Ingush parliament session.

October 04, 2018 08:35

• Three Caucasian natives captured in Syria

  The Syrian Democratic Army has announced the capture in Syria of six militants of the "Islamic State" (IS) (a terrorist grouping banned in Russia by the court). Among them, there are two natives of Dagestan, including a woman, and a native of Azerbaijan.

October 04, 2018 08:31

• Policeman killed in KBR

  The body of a policeman with traces of violent death was found in the Baksan District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR).