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March 30, 2021 10:49

• Alburikent residents achieve meeting with Melikov

  Sergey Melikov, the acting head of Dagestan, has held a meeting with residents of the Makhachkala dwelling settlement of Alburikent, who demand to return historical lands to Kumyks. Melikov promised to help in a number of their demands.

March 30, 2021 08:31

• Armenia's MPH predicts shortage of beds for coronavirus patients

  Free beds in Armenian hospitals will be exhausted in a week, should the current level of coronavirus spread persists, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Health (MPH) has stated.

March 30, 2021 08:03

• Gumbatova's colleagues demand to reinstate her as lawyer

  Foreign lawyers and rights defenders have criticized the decision of the Azerbaijani court to deprive Shakhla Gumbatova of her status of a lawyer; she is known for her participation in resonant cases for the protection of human rights. The US Secretary of State has called on to reinstate Gumbatova in her lawyer's status.

March 29, 2021 23:40

• Opponents of Namakhvan HPP succeed in seeking suspension of its construction

  Today, the Prime Minister of Georgia has promised to suspend the construction of a Namakhvan hydroelectric power plant (HPP) for 9-12 months in order to thoroughly check its impact on the environment. Foreign experts are to be engaged in the examination of the HPP project.

March 29, 2021 23:24

• In Yerevan, activists oppose revision of relations with Turkey

  Today, oppositionists have held a protest action in Yerevan. The opposition considers unacceptable the statement voiced by the secretary for the Security Council of Armenia, who did not rule out the revision of relations with Turkey.

March 29, 2021 18:41

• Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation continues practice of distributing cars as gifts to athletes

  Athletes Magomedrasul Khasbulaev, Magomed Bibulatov, and Arthur Beterbiev, members of the Chechen team, received keys to Mercedes cars from the Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation, the leader of Chechnya reported.

March 29, 2021 18:28

• Nagorno-Karabakh announces house construction in village affected by war

  After the autumn war, 15 houses stay completely destroyed in the Krasny Bazar community. New 150 private houses are planned to be built.

March 29, 2021 15:05

• Elchin Mamed's health condition worsens in prison

  Elchin Mamed, an Azerbaijani human rights defender, convicted of theft, has complained about his leg pains and difficulties in walking, his colleagues have informed.

March 29, 2021 14:46

• Opposition activist reports detention of relatives after rally in Yerevan

  After the opposition rally in Yerevan, law enforcers detained brothers of Ishkhan Sagatelyan, the coordinator of the "Movement to Save Motherland", the oppositionist himself has informed.

March 29, 2021 11:17

• On March 22-28, no victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported

  During the week of March 22-28, 2021, during the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, no information about the 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.

March 29, 2021 11:01

• Armenian military doctors counted 11,000 wounded in battles for Nagorno-Karabakh

  During the war in Nagorno-Karabakh, about 11,000 Armenian participants were wounded, 885 of them have received the disability status; and about 1500 others are under rehabilitation after their wounds, Armenian military doctors have counted.

March 29, 2021 10:47

• Rally in Yerevan treats Pashinyan's formal resignation as unacceptable

  The oppositional "Movement to Save Motherland" will seek the actual resignation of Nikol Pashinyan from the post of Prime Minister, participants of the rally held in central Yerevan have stated.

March 28, 2021 12:10

• In Rustavi, activists hold action in support of Nika Meliya

  At night on March 27, several dozen supporters of Nika Meliya held a disobedience action in Rustavi demanding freedom for him and other political prisoners.

March 28, 2021 11:59

• Manvel Grigoryan's widow announces creation of alternative volunteers' union

  The widow of Manvel Grigoryan, the former chairman of the "Yerkrapa" Union of Volunteers, who accused of embezzlement together with her husband, has announced the creation of a new union, the "Fifth Brigade".

March 28, 2021 11:51

• Kaitag embroidery is exposed in Saint Petersburg amid revival of Dagestani folk crafts

  The Russian Ethnographic Museum is holding an exhibition of unique Kaitag embroidery of 18-19th centuries, which has gained worldwide fame due to its resemblance to avant-garde movements in painting. In Soviet times, the tradition of this embroidery was interrupted and was revived in the Kaitag District of Dagestan only at the end of the 20th century; now hundreds of local females are skilled in this craft.

March 27, 2021 23:55

• Freedom House calls on Armenian authorities to stop increasing compensations for libel

  The amendments to the legislation of Armenia, which provide for a threefold increase in the amount of compensations for libel and insult, are threatening the freedom of the media and speech in the country, the international human rights organization Freedom House has stated.

March 27, 2021 22:58

• Tbilisi: police detain five protesters

  Today, in Tbilisi, activists of the "Movement for Georgia" have held a rally near the building of the "Georgian Dream" Party, demanding to cancel the results of the parliamentary elections. After clashes with law enforcers, five protesters were taken to the police.

March 27, 2021 14:50

• Armenian opposition agrees to temporarily not nominate candidates for premier

  The opposition, which demanded the resignation of Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, has treated the early parliamentary elections in the country as a compromise that would allow Armenia to get out of political crisis, political analysts believe.

March 27, 2021 14:46

• Peacemakers ensure delivery of humanitarian aid to Nagorno-Karabakh

  Accompanied by peacemakers, the residents of the village of Noragyukh in Nagorno-Karabakh received humanitarian aid in the form of basic necessities; and the local outpatient clinic received equipment for providing emergency medical care, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

March 27, 2021 14:31

• Natives of Dagestan apologize for driving with Lezginka along MKAD

  Dagestani publics have posted a video with apologies of two young men who were driving in a car with open doors and loud music along the Moscow Ring Highway (known as MKAD). Instagram users were outraged by law enforcers' harsh actions during detention of the young men and treated their public apologies as unnecessary.