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May 31, 2022 11:11

• Law enforcers' harsh actions in Yerevan give rise to accuse them of provocations

  Pashinyan's power relies only on law enforcers, who have provoked a conflict at the protest action, oppositionists have stated. The protest movement is on another surge; while the opposition's actions have become more targeted, Naira Airumyan, an observer, has noted.

May 31, 2022 11:04

• Head of Derbent District reports death of fellow countryman in Ukraine

  Gasanbek Agabekov, a resident of the village of Aglobi in the Derbent District, has perished in Ukraine, the head of the Derbent District has informed. Since the start of the special operation in Ukraine, the deaths of at least 128 natives of Dagestan have been officially confirmed there.

May 31, 2022 11:01

• Azeri MoD reports shelling by Armenia

  On May 30, Armenian militaries shelled the positions of the Azerbaijani Army deployed in the Kelbadjar District, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

May 31, 2022 10:52

• In Pyatigorsk, court arrests a native of Gudermes for damaging Z sign

  Ramazan Suleimanov, a native of Gudermes, was arrested for 10 days for damaging a Z sign on Mount Mashuk. Ramazan Suleimanov apologised under pressure, his acquaintance said.

May 31, 2022 10:48

• Armenian General Prosecutor’s Office: 16 people fell victim to law enforcers at protests

  Unlawful actions of the Armenian police at opposition protests have become the basis for 25 criminal cases, in which 16 people are involved as victims. However, there are no suspects in those cases, the General Prosecutor’s Office of Armenia reports.

May 31, 2022 10:44

• Journalist Polad Aslanov faces new provocations, his wife reports

  Azerbaijani journalist Polad Aslanov was subjected to new provocations in prison. One of the prisoners insults him, but the administration of the penal colony does not try to stop the insults and provokes the convicted journalist to retaliatory illegal actions, a wife of the journalist says.

May 31, 2022 10:06

• Opposition reports about harsh detentions of activists in Yerevan

  The police reported that 111 people were detained for disorderly conduct during an action held in front of the Armenian government building. The police used excessive force during the detentions, protesters say.

May 30, 2022 23:48

• Four persons injured during protests in Yerevan

  Mass detentions of opposition supporters took place in Yerevan. Four protestors injured near the government building, including two law enforcers, were hospitalized.

May 30, 2022 15:23

• Week of May 23-29 passed without victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from May 23 to May 29, 2022, there were no reports about any casualties or wounded persons during 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 open sources.

May 30, 2022 15:19

• Yerevan: activists' march turns into clash with policemen

  Pashinyan's opponents have marched along Yerevan streets and tried to break into the government building through the police cordon. Oppositional MPs have accused law enforcers of provocation, recalling their right to unimpeded entry into state institutions.

May 30, 2022 15:09

• Azerbaijani oppositionist Razi Alyshov suspected of drug dealing

  Razi Alyshov, a member of the Ganja city branch of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), is suspected of drug dealing. The party believes that the activist is being persecuted for his political activities.

May 30, 2022 14:44

• Participants of large-scale action in Nagorno-Karabakh support Armenian protesters

  On the occasion of the First Republic Day, solidarity actions with protesters against Armenian authorities were held in the cities of Stepanakert and Martuni. The action in Stepanakert was over 10,000 strong, the Nagorno-Karabakh Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported.

May 30, 2022 14:39

• Armenian MoD reports death of soldier wounded during shelling

  The soldier who was wounded by shelling from Azerbaijan has died, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

May 30, 2022 14:35

• Telegram users urge MPs to send their sons to Ukraine via Chechnya

  Hundreds of Russians come to Chechnya to get trained in Gudermes and volunteer for Ukraine, Ramzan Kadyrov has stated. The ranks of volunteers should be replenished by sons of MPs, commentators on the Internet have suggested.

May 30, 2022 14:26

• Transgender women complain about beating in Tbilisi

  Several dozen men have beaten up and threw stones at five transgender women in Tbilisi, the victims have complained.

May 30, 2022 12:03

• Gudermes native publicly apologizes for damaging letter Z on Mount Mashuk

  Ramazan Suleimanov from Gudermes has asked to forgive him for deliberately damaging the letter Z – the symbol of the special military operation on Mount Mashuk in Pyatigorsk.

May 30, 2022 12:00

• Tough driver's detention is in conflict with Chechen traditions

  Application of force to a person who tried to escape from a law enforcer is contrary to Chechen traditions, but this happens with authorities' approval. This is how Caucasian experts commented on the video with the cruel detention of a driver in Chechnya.

May 29, 2022 12:03

• Resident of Fuzuli District blown up by mine

  During agricultural works in the village of Gorazilli, Fizuli District of Azerbaijan, Khayal Abdullaev, a 23-year-old local resident, received numerous shrapnel wounds due to a mine explosion.

May 29, 2022 11:45

• Putin signs law on dual citizenship with South Ossetia

  The President of Russia has signed a law that will allow holders of South-Ossetian passports to take Russian citizenship without renouncing their current one.

May 29, 2022 11:16

• Political prisoners Rustamov and Sadygov tell about consequences of hunger strikes in jail

  The long-term hunger strikes held in prison had a negative impact on the health of the former Azerbaijani political prisoners Salekh Rustamov and Afghan Sadygov, who were released on May 28 under the pardon decree.