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May 30, 2018 12:55

• Supporters of Azerbaijani journalist Mukhtarly demand to investigate his kidnapping

  On May 29, one year after kidnapping of Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Mukhtarly, an action was held in Tbilisi in his support. Authorities are unable to hold a full-fledged inquiry, political analysts believe.

May 30, 2018 10:19

• USA and EU criticize Syria's recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia

  The Syria's recognition of the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia violates the international law, the foreign policy service of the European Union (EU) has stated. The US State Department has supported the territorial integrity of Georgia.

May 30, 2018 08:44

• Military policemen back in Chechnya from Syria

  The military police unit from Chechnya has returned home from Syria, where it ensured security for the civilian population for several months.

May 30, 2018 06:24

• Residents of Ingushetia treat Evkurov's renunciation as inefficient condemnation

  The decision of the Muftiate on renunciation of Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the Ingush leader, from the Muslim community is not unique; such decisions had been taken as a sort of public reprimand. However, this measure is inefficient, the local residents who are interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

May 29, 2018 22:36

• Journalist and veteran of Chechen Wars Arkady Babchenko killed in Kiev

  Arkady Babchenko, a Russian journalist and veteran of two Chechen Wars, was shot dead in Kiev.

May 29, 2018 18:31

• "Sasna Tsrer" supporters demand purges in Prosecutor's Office and courts of Armenia

  The Prosecutor's Office and the judicial system should be cleared of those persons who carried out an order of the previous Armenian authorities to persecute the opposition. This was stated by participants of a rally in support of defendants from the number of the detachment "Sasna Tsrer" activists.

May 29, 2018 17:51

• Hideout with weapons found near Makhachkala

  Near a pioneer camp in a suburb of Makhachkala, law enforcers have found a hideout with a grenade and cartridges that belonged to some murdered militant, the "Rosgvardia" (Russian National Guard) has reported.

May 29, 2018 17:42

• In Dagestan, Amir's relatives complain about arbitrariness of law enforcers

  Magomedamin Vagabov, a resident of the Gubden village, was arrested on a fabricated charge and defamed himself under torture, stated his father Khabib Vagabov. The man explained the persecution of his son by a conflict with a local law enforcer and blood ties with two members of the armed underground.

May 29, 2018 15:37

• Georgia announces a break in diplomatic relations with Syria

  The Georgian authorities have condemned the Syrian authorities for recognizing the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

May 29, 2018 13:07

• Syria recognizes independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia

  Syria, South Ossetia and Abkhazia have announced the mutual recognition and establishment of diplomatic relations, the Ministries of Foreign Affaires (MFAs) of these countries have stated.

May 29, 2018 11:38

• Harvester shelled in Karabakh conflict zone

  A harvester engaged in agricultural work in the field was damaged during shelling. There are no human victims, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.

May 29, 2018 06:36

• Armenian MoD treats death of an officer as suicide

  According to investigators, Captain Amayak Akopyan, found dead, had committed suicide. This was reported by David Tonoyan, the chief for the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD).

May 29, 2018 03:07

• Armenian Independence Day celebrated with parade at Sardarapat

  In Armenia, celebrations in honour of the 100th anniversary for the proclamation of the First Republic were held at the Sardarapat memorial complex, where the decisive battle for independence took place. The authorities of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh congratulated the people on the centennial of the First Republic.

May 28, 2018 17:06

• Petition in defence of Oyub Titiev has 50,000 signatures

  At the moment, more than 50,000 people have signed the petition "Let's free rights defender Oyub Titiev!" addressed to Russian president.

May 28, 2018 11:37

• Azerbaijan reports shelling two villages in the conflict zone

  Within the past 24 hours, militaries of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh violated the ceasefire in the conflict zone for 93 times, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

May 28, 2018 10:43

• On May 21-27, 2018, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of May 21-27, 2018, no one fell victim to 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.

May 28, 2018 10:03

• A nephew of Chechen rights defender Oyub Titiev arrested for two months

  Relatives of Oyub Titiev, the head for the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" office in Grozny, treat the detention of his nephew Adam Titiev in Chechnya as a provocation. The detention took place on the eve of the meeting of Alexander Cherkasov, the head of the HRC "Memorial", with the French President.

May 28, 2018 09:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of May 21-27, 2018

  Detention in Karachay-Cherkessia of 11 people suspected of extremism; pardoning of prisoners in Azerbaijan and Georgia; hunger strikes in protest held in Krasnodar, Sochi and Makhachkala; events for the memory of victims of the Caucasian War, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of May 21-27, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

May 28, 2018 08:41

• Ramzan Kadyrov orders to conduct DNA tests in Chechnya to search for children in Iraq

  In Chechnya, a collective donation of materials for DNA tests will be held to identify relatives of children from the Russian Federation who stay in the Middle East and to help them return home. That was reported by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.

May 28, 2018 05:51

• Historians describe influence of first republic on modern Azerbaijan (+video)

  Founders of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) were forced to act in the context of a clash of geopolitical interests in the Transcaucasus, scientists and politicians note. They believe the modern state of Azerbaijan became the successor of the ADR, but the authorities do not pay due attention to perpetuating the memory of the founders of the republic.