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January 11, 2021 23:55

• Putin, Aliev, and Pashinyan agree to jointly develop Nagorno-Karabakh

  During the negotiations in Moscow, the presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Armenia decided to create a working group to solve the problems of the economy and infrastructure of Nagorno-Karabakh. Ilham Aliev has said that the Karabakh conflict is in the past, while Nikol Pashinyan has called on for resolving the issue concerning the status of Nagorno-Karabakh.

January 11, 2021 23:11

• Djabiev's widow complains about inaction of investigators

  Investigators do not disclose any results of their work, and the General Prosecutor's Office has not appointed a new forensic examination in a case on the death of Inal Djabiev, his widow Oksana Sotieva says. MPs of South Ossetia supported the protest action organized by relatives of Inal Djabiev, and the republic's budget has not yet been adopted, the funding of public institutions has been cut.

January 11, 2021 23:08

• Chechen authorities: Grozny residents ask to name mosque after Ramzan Kadyrov

  A future mosque in the village of Olympiyskiy in Grozny will be named after Ramzan Kadyrov, although he did not voice such a wish, the authorities of Chechnya report. Users of a pro-government Instagram public account, including Chechen officials, expressed their approval of the initiative.

January 11, 2021 18:37

• Protest action in Yerevan ends with detentions

  Policemen have detained several protesters who tried to prevent Nikol Pashinyan from flying to Moscow to participate in negotiations on Nagorno-Karabakh. Oppositionists have unblocked the road after learning that Nikol Pashinyan, the Premier, had reached the airport.

January 11, 2021 15:28

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of January 4-10, 2020

  Celebration of Christmas during the pandemic; return of refugees, demining of territories, and search for the bodies of the people killed in the Karabakh conflict zone, arrangement of Shusha city by the Azerbaijani side; reconciliation of the Ingush teip members with relatives of the policemen attacked in Grozny; decision to evict the family of a man suspected of murder from the Makhachkala village, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of January 4-10, 2020, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

January 11, 2021 11:33

• On January 4-10, three persons perished in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of January 4-10, 2021, it became known about three casualties of 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.

January 11, 2021 11:29

• Chechen publicist Rizvan Ibragimov dies

  Rizvan Ibragimov, a writer, who was persecuted in Chechnya on charges of extremism after he was criticized by republic's authorities, has passed away.

January 11, 2021 11:24

• Appearance of Azerbaijani militaries scares peasants of Nrnadzor village

  Residents of the village of Nrnadzor cannot use about 200 hectares of gardens and pastures due to the proximity of Azerbaijani militaries, Armen Tatoyan, the Armenian Ombudsperson, has stated.

January 11, 2021 11:05

• Opposition against Pashinyan's visit to Moscow

  Nikol Pashinyan cannot represent Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh at the meeting in Moscow; any decision that infringes on their interests will be recognized as illegitimate. This was stated by Vazgen Manukyan, a candidate from the oppositional "Salvation Committee" for the post of Prime Minister.

January 10, 2021 12:15

• Daudov and Delimkhanov demand from Ingush teip to stop criticizing Kadyrov

  The teip (family clan) of Timurziev-Sultygov must stop criticizing Ramzan Kadyrov in Ingushetia, otherwise Chechen authorities will have to stop it, Magomed Daudov and Adam Delimkhanov said at a meeting on the occasion of reconciliation of the blood feudists in Grozny.

January 10, 2021 11:21

• Conscripts' parents criticize Armenian MoD reaction to protests

  The explanations of the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) about the need to send conscripts (regular soldiers) to Nagorno-Karabakh failed to convince soldiers' parents; they have announced new rallies.

January 10, 2021 11:07

• Amid New Year holidays, no raids conducted at "Tangim" Mosque

  For three weeks in a row, law enforcers have conducted no raids in the vicinity of the "Tangim" Mosque located in Omarov Street in Makhachkala, believers report. A source from the mosque told about the strict observance of coronavirus prevention measures during prayers.

January 09, 2021 18:09

• Bodies of three Nagorno-Karabakh soldiers found near Djebrail

  The total number of bodies of those who perished in the battlefield in the conflict zone taken out by rescuers has reached 1197, the rescuers of Nagorno-Karabakh have informed.

January 09, 2021 17:24

• Social network users outraged at Abkhazia's refusal from help in fire extinguishing

  Because of Abkhazian authorities' refusal from the help offered by Georgia, the nature of the resort region has suffered significantly from the fire. The Abkhazia's emergency services lack sufficient resources to efficiently combat the large-scale forest fires, social network users assert.

January 09, 2021 17:02

• Aliev announces construction of railway to Shusha

  This year, it is planned to start the construction of a railway from Fizuli to Shusha, the Azerbaijani President, Ilham Aliev, has stated.

January 09, 2021 16:31

• Over past 24 hours, 225 refugees return to Nagorno-Karabakh

  Peacemakers have escorted another bus column with refugees from Yerevan to Stepanakert, making the total number of returnees to Nagorno-Karabakh exceeding 48,000, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

January 09, 2021 13:27

• MP Sofia Ovsepyan leaves "My Step" faction

  The "My Step" faction, headed by Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, has lost another MP: Sofia Ovsepyan has stated that she will continue working as an independent MP.

January 09, 2021 13:13

• Pankisi residents demand amnesty for convicts under Chataev's case

  The protesters in the Pankisi Gorge have urged MPs to mitigate the punishment for the locals convicted of aiding Chataev's terrorist grouping.

January 09, 2021 12:59

• Action of Inal Djabiev's relatives in Tskhinvali is on for 37 days

  Social network users have called on to support the mother of Inal Djabiev, who died after being interrogated by the police; the mother has been holding a protest action in a square of Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, for more than five weeks, demanding to punish those responsible for her son's death.

January 09, 2021 08:44

• Armenian authorities promise to build new houses in Shurnukh after demarcation

  The twelve families evicted from their houses located in the eastern part of the village of Shurnukh on the demand of Azerbaijan will receive new houses, the Armenian government has assured.