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February 22, 2022 17:57

• Social network users dispute on the need to place refugees from Donbass in Dagestan

  The Mayor of Makhachkala has announced the city readiness to accommodate 200 refugees in a boarding house in the suburb of the capital of Dagestan. Some social network users have supported the call to help refugees, while others called for resettling those who came from Donbass in those regions of Russia where the culture and mentality are closer to theirs.

February 22, 2022 15:23

• Saakashvili announces start of an indefinite hunger strike

  Mikhail Saakashvili, the third president of Georgia, went on an indefinite hunger strike with the demand for proper medical treatment. The decision on hunger strike is made despite the doctor’s warning about the risk of death, Mikhail Saakashvili says in court.

February 22, 2022 03:10

• Colleagues of journalist Gadjiev support him with pickets in Makhachkala

  During solo pickets in Makhachkala, colleagues of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, accused of financing terrorism, demanded to release him from arrest and stop pressure on journalists. Residents of Makhachkala demonstrate their interest in the Abdulmumin Gadjiev’s case and support the picketers, participants of the protests note.

February 21, 2022 23:14

• On February 14-20, 2022, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of February 14-20, 2022, no killed or wounded in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

February 21, 2022 23:00

• Azerbaijan reports about a shelling attack on villages in Nagorno-Karabakh

  The positions of the Azerbaijani troops in the villages of Shushakend and Tagavard were shelled from the territory controlled by Russian peacekeepers, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.

February 21, 2022 22:49

• Armenian opposition demands from EU to react to problem with return of POWs

  The European Union (EU) exerts insufficient pressure on Azerbaijan concerning the return of Armenian prisoners of war (POWs), opposition activists say. They called on their supporters to organize a protest action during a meeting in Yerevan of the bureau and commissions of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly.

February 21, 2022 17:59

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 14-20, 2022

  Arrival of refugees from Donbass to Southern Russia; murder of a tourist in Karachay-Cherkessia; replacement of the chair of the Dagestani government; resignation of Dmitry Trapeznikov from the post of Mayor of Elista, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of February 14-20, 2022, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

February 21, 2022 15:34

• At action in Stepanakert, Karabakh residents demand reunification with Armenia

  Nagorno-Karabakh activists have marked the 34th anniversary of the liberation movement by laying flowers and wreaths at the Memorial Complex in Stepanakert. It is necessary to consolidate the Armenians and return to the main idea of the national liberation movement – reunification with Armenia, the activists have stated.

February 21, 2022 15:33

• Refugees from Donbass tell about their desire to return home

  The residents of Donbass, accommodated in the Rostov Region, have shared their fears for their relatives who remained at home, and expressed their desire to return to them as soon as possible.

February 21, 2022 15:25

• Residents of Georgian village install monument to Stalin

  In the village of Variani, Gori municipality, a monument to Joseph Stalin was erected. No one objected to the erection thereof, local residents assert.

February 21, 2022 12:08

• Activists of Chechen Diaspora in Europe speak in support of Ukraine

  The Ukrainian Diaspora has held actions in Austria and Germany calling on European politicians to support Ukraine. Members of local Chechen communities have supported the participants.

February 21, 2022 12:01

• Social network users draw parallels between evacuation from Donbass and start of Chechen war

  The idea to accommodate refugees from eastern Ukraine in Chechnya was supported by many Instagram users, who recalled that residents of Chechnya themselves had survived two military campaigns.

February 21, 2022 11:48

• Karabakh villagers demand protection against regular shelling

  The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Nagorno-Karabakh has reported shelling of houses in the village of Tagavard on February 18. According to the GPO, walls and windows were damaged. Shelling occurs regularly; and authorities should ensure security, villagers demand.

February 20, 2022 08:20

• Six protesters detained in Batumi

  At their rally in Batumi, activists of the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party sought a meeting with Irakli Kobakhidze, the leader of the "Georgian Dream" Party. Law enforcers detained six people for disobeying the police.

February 20, 2022 08:05

• DPR residents tell about fear of uncertainty after evacuation to Rostov Region

  Some of the refugee accommodation centres in the Rostov Region were not ready to receive them; therefore, some of the arrived residents of Donbass are forced to stay in buses. Refugees themselves complain about uncertainty.

February 20, 2022 07:48

• Azerbaijan: three drivers arrested after protest action

  Three of the four drivers who blocked Geidar Aliev Avenue in Baku demanding issuance of permits for international transportation have been arrested: two are under administrative arrest; and a criminal case has been opened against the third one.

February 19, 2022 17:26

• Yerevan denied Baku's accusations of shelling

  The information that the Armenian party has shelled the positions of Azerbaijani soldiers in the Tovuz District has nothing to do with reality, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

February 19, 2022 17:12

• Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh demand official status

  At their protest action in Yerevan, refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh, who lost their homes as a result of the 2020 war, have demanded official status from the authorities.

February 19, 2022 16:57

• Discussion of tourists' behaviour rules resumed after murder in KChR

  The murder of a tourist in the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) has no justification; guests in the Caucasus have always been treated with respect, said Zarina Doguzova, the head of the "Rostourism" (the Russian Federal Agency for Tourism). In their turn, Instagram users have pointed out that tourists need to be reminded of the need to follow the rules of conduct adopted in Northern Caucasus.

February 19, 2022 13:44

• Activists treat apologies by Baku protesters as forced

  The drivers who at night on February 17 blocked Geidar Aliev Avenue in Baku were detained by the police. Later, a video appeared on the Internet with their apologies. Azerbaijani activists are sure that law enforcers had forced the drivers to apologize by threats.