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June 04, 2018 13:32

• On May 28-June 3, one person fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from May 28 to June 3, 2018, in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, at least one person was killed; no information about wounded was received. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot", based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

June 04, 2018 12:31

• Residents of Chechnya complain about price rise on eve of end of Ramadan fasting

  Despite the fact that the exact date for the end of Ramadan fasting has not been defined, Chechnya has seen the growth of prices on juices, meat, and butter by 10-25 roubles, local residents have stated.

June 04, 2018 11:32

• Armenian carriers demand to meet Nikol Pashinyan

  Today, in Yerevan, a number of private carriers have gathered in front of the government building. They are dissatisfied with the fact that their buses are not allowed to cross the Russian border due to the absence of interstate licences.

June 04, 2018 10:37

• Tbilisi metro closed because of drivers' strike

  Today, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze has announced that during the strike declared by metro drivers who demand a salary increase, residents of the Georgian capital can use buses for free. The City Mayor has also noted that the authorities do not intend to meet the strikers' demands.

June 04, 2018 09:10

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of 28 to June 3, 2018

  Protests in Georgia after the court judgement on two schoolboys' murder; celebration of the Republic Day in Azerbaijan; Syria's recognition of Abkhazia's and South Ossetia's independence, –read about these and other events in the review on the developments in the Caucasus during the week from May 28 to June 3, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

June 03, 2018 20:22

• NKR authorities promise protesters to react to their complaints

  The protesters who continue participating in the rally in Stepanakert insist on the resignation of the heads of the Prosecutor's Office, the National Security Service (NSS) and the police. The president ordered the government to promptly react to citizens' complaints, Araik Arutyunyan, the State Minister, told addressing the rally.

June 03, 2018 13:32

• Four parties supported protests in Tbilisi

  Leaders and supporters of the "United National Movement" (UNM), "Civil Platform-New Georgia", "State for the People" and the National Democratic Parties have joined the protests demanding a change of power. However, the oppositional Republican Party refused to support the action.

June 03, 2018 11:27

• Militant killed in CTO in south-eastern Dagestan

  The man killed in the shootout in the Tsumadin District of Dagestan has been identified as the leader of the "Tsumadin" grouping of militants, the Russian National Antiterrorist Centre (NAC) reports.

June 03, 2018 07:28

• CTO in Tsumadin District introduced for the second time this year

  Law enforcers are conducting counterterrorist operation (CTO) in a mountainous area and introduced the CTO regime in a part of the Tsumadin District of Dagestan, including the dwelling settlements of Kvanada and Gimerso, said a source from the Operational Headquarters in Dagestan of the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).

June 03, 2018 03:38

• Muftiate tries to influence the election of Ingush leader

  The Muftiate's statement about Yunus-Bek Evkurov's renunciation from the Muslim community is a pre-election step Ekaterina Sokiryanskaya, believes. Moscow is unlikely to refuse to support Ingush leader Evkurov, said Bagaudin Khautiev, a lawyer.

June 02, 2018 22:31

• Fifteen people detained after brawl in Nagorno-Karabakh

  The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has opened a criminal case on hooliganism after the incident with law enforcers in Stepanakert, the NKR's capital. Participants in the protest rally agreed to disperse and go home, but stated that their resignation demands remain in force.

June 02, 2018 21:07

• Tbilisi protests split into two camps

  Students of Tbilisi universities did not support the political demands of the participants in the action "#don'tkill", and held a separate solidarity action with the father of one of the stabbed schoolboys, without any resignation demands.

June 02, 2018 17:08

• Rally in Ingushetia demands direct election of republic's head

  About 500 people went to an unsanctioned rally in Magas, the capital of Ingushetia, demanding direct election of the head of the republic. They handed their demands over to the Speaker of the Parliament of Ingushetia.

June 02, 2018 13:50

• Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of 200 cases of shelling per week

  From May 27 till June 2, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces violated the ceasefire by making about 3000 shots on the positions of the Defence Army. This was reported by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Nagorno-Karabakh.

June 02, 2018 12:11

• Residents of Grozny complain about raids of utility inspectors to collect debts

  Inspectors from the "Chechenenergo" Company, who visit people at home, often behave rudely, and sometimes they even demand to pay for electricity even for the current month, report residents of Grozny. According to the Mayor of Grozny, for two days of raids, about 400,000 roubles were collected.

June 02, 2018 05:55

• Autistic children performed concert in Nagorno-Karabakh

  On June 1, on the International Children's Day, exhibitions and concerts were held in Nagorno-Karabakh. Stepanakert held a concert with involvement of young patients from the Autism Centre. According to the director of the Stepanakert rehabilitation centre, the International Children's Day is a perfect occasion to pay attention to the problems of children with disabilities.

June 02, 2018 00:16

• Father of another killed schoolboy joins protest action in Georgia

  On June 1, a father of another killed teenager supported Zaza Saralidze, who initiated a protest action, but urged him to trust investigators and the authorities.

June 01, 2018 19:47

• Activists of "Georgian March" detained in Tbilisi

  The action "#don'tkill" is used in Tbilisi for political aims, the "Georgian March" has stated and organized its own protest action. The police detained over 10 participants thereof, including Tristan Tsitelashvili, one of the leaders of the "Georgian March".

June 01, 2018 19:34

• Voronezh rights defenders call on to write letters to Titiev

  On May 31, activists of the Voronezh Human Rights House held an action in support of Oyub Titiev, the head of Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial". During the action held under the motto "Solidarity is stronger than injustice!" townspeople were signing postcards for Titiev.

June 01, 2018 19:13

• Rights defenders: 1240 girls circumcised in Dagestan

  The practice of girls' genital mutilation is carried out with the silent support of males; and the state is passive, says the study of the "Legal Initiative", which estimated the number of victims of girls' circumcision in Northern Caucasus for the year.