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June 08, 2021 08:40

• Baku analysts treat escalation of border conflict with Armenia as unlikely

  There are no serious preconditions for Azerbaijan to switchover to full-scale military operations on the border with Armenia; this topic is deliberately exaggerated by Armenian politicians in connection with the upcoming parliamentary elections, military analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

June 08, 2021 08:27

• Week from May 31 to June 6, 2021, passed without victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from May 31 to June 6, 2021, in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, no information about any casualties or wounded persons was reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

June 07, 2021 22:24

• Three persons detained at a Pashinyan’s meeting with voters

  During a rally organized by the “Civil Contract” Party with participation of Nikol Pashinyan in the Armavir Region, several people were detained, including one of them detained under the article on obstructing the campaigning and beaten, sources reported.

June 07, 2021 22:11

• Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of building fortifications at border

  The Armenian troops forced Azerbaijani soldiers to stop excavating near the village of Verin Shorzha, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reports today. Local residents express their concern over what is happening at the border, but there is no panic, the head of the village says.

June 07, 2021 19:12

• Timurziev brothers’ father asks Kadyrov to give out their bodies

  In his video appeal to Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, Akhmetkhan Timurziev, a resident of Ingushetia, has noted that the refusal to give out dead bodies, even when it comes to murderers, contradicts the Muslim traditions.

June 07, 2021 18:54

• In Ingushetia, participants of gathering demand to protect “Antilyrica” activists

  After a shooting attack in Malgobek, residents of the village of Sagopshi claimed the need to ensure the safety of the “Antilyrica” movement activists and stop the spread of drugs in the region. About 30 relatives stayed in a hospital overnight with their wounded family members.

June 07, 2021 18:37

• Forensic expert suspected of fabricating data on Djabiev’s death

  Forensic expert Zarina Dzagoeva exceeded her power by introducing inaccurate data into the conclusion drawn up after the death of Inal Djabiev, the General Prosecutor’s Office of South Ossetia suggests.

June 07, 2021 14:12

• Armenian military arrested for espionage in Azerbaijan's favour

  During the war in Nagorno-Karabakh, the commander of a detachment of the Armenian Army and his acquaintance conveyed information about the armament and deployment of Armenian troops to Azerbaijani special services, the National Security Service (NSS) of Armenia has informed today.

June 07, 2021 13:55

• Film about persecution of gays in Chechnya wins British Film Academy Award

  The documentary "Welcome to Chechnya" by the American film director, David France, about the persecution of LGBT people in Chechnya has won an award from the British Film and Television Arts Academy.

June 07, 2021 11:25

• Count of pupils who left Ninotsminda boarding school is 20

  NGOs have welcomed the court's decision to spread the pupils of the boarding school named after Saint Nino in Ninotsminda among other institutions and relatives. By the evening of June 6, the number of children who left the boarding school reached 20.

June 07, 2021 11:13

• Georgian authorities promise houses to 130 refugee families

  Within the coming three months, refugees and forced migrants can choose a house with a land plot bought in rural areas at the expense of the state, the head of the Georgian Agency for Refugees announced on June 6.

June 07, 2021 10:58

• Reconciliation of blood feudists in Chechnya sparks controversy over laws and Adats

  The village of Makhkety, Vedeno District, has seen a ceremony of reconciliation of the families-participants in a road accident, in which two villagers perished. Many social network users have welcomed the families' reconciliation. Others have doubted that the accident perpetrators should not be punished under the law for criminal offenses.

June 07, 2021 10:42

• Analysts assess Melikov's risks in addressing Chechen border issue

  Vladimir Vasiliev, a former head of Dagestan, froze the work on clarifying the border with Chechnya because of the threat of losing his authority; and his successor, Sergey Melikov, is under risk, when addressing this issue, of facing the discontent of residents of border villagers, Dagestani analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

June 06, 2021 12:02

• Azerbaijani journalists blown up by a mine buried

  The funerals of the journalists, Siradj Abishov and Magerram Ibragimov, who perished in the Karabakh conflict zone, took place in the Apsheron District and on the Martyrs' Alley in Sumgait.

June 06, 2021 11:59

• Court rules to transfer all pupils from the church boarding school in Ninotsminda

  All the pupils of the Saint Nino boarding school for orphans should be distributed among families and family-type shelters, the court has ruled after considering the human rights defenders' request. The UN Children's Fund has offered help to Georgian authorities.

June 06, 2021 11:55

• Tbilisi hunger-strikers complain of health worsening

  Residents of the village of Shukruti are on a dry hunger strike for the second day at the US Embassy in Georgia, seeking compensations from the Georgian Manganese Company for their damaged houses. The activists have stated that they could no longer stand on their feet because of weakness.

June 06, 2021 11:52

• Armenia accuses Azerbaijani soldiers of stealing herd at border

  Azerbaijani militaries opened fire at a shepherd in the Gegarkunik Region and captured a cow herd from him; then, there was a shootout with Armenian soldiers, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

June 05, 2021 16:06

• Ombudsperson claims violation of pupils' rights at Ninotsminda boarding school

  A video with pupils of the orphanage in Ninotsminda appeared in social networks, which violates their privacy rights, the Georgian Ministry of Public Health has stated. It follows from the video that the boarding school managers ignored children's needs and violated their rights, Nino Lomdjariya, the Georgian Ombudsperson has stated.

June 05, 2021 16:03

• Armenia blames Azerbaijan for attempts to erect border fortifications

  Armenian militaries have opened a warning fire to suppress Azerbaijani soldiers' attempts to build some fortifications near the border in the territory of Armenia, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

June 05, 2021 13:37

• At exhibition in Yerevan, Nagorno-Karabakh presents new tourist routes

  Instead of the historical and cultural sights that remained in the territories occupied by the Azerbaijani Army, about 20 new objects have been presented to tourists, Gevorg Arakelyan, the head of the tourism department under the Ministry of Economy of the unrecognized republic, said at the "Intour Expo" international exhibition in Yerevan.