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January 05, 2021 18:36

• Relatives of soldiers missed in action come to protest action in Yerevan

  Today, in Yerevan, several dozen residents have come to a protest action in front of the government building. They demand from the authorities to report the information concerning the soldiers missed in action in Nagorno-Karabakh.

January 05, 2021 14:45

• Armenia presents new death toll in Nagorno-Karabakh

  Employees of the forensic medical examination service have conducted examinations of the bodies or remains of 3360 military servicemen, who perished in Nagorno-Karabakh. Also, more than 2500 forensic genetic examinations have been conducted, Arsen Torosyan, the Armenian Minister of Public Health, wrote on December 4 in his Facebook page.

January 05, 2021 14:34

• Social network users dispute about reconciliation prospects of Timurzievs and Djabrailovs

  Relatives of the Timurziev brothers should have immediately express their condolences to the family of the deceased policeman, and not voice their doubts out in the video message, some Instagram users believe. Other commentators treat families' reconciliation as a must, since relatives should not respond for actions of members of their teips (family clans).

January 05, 2021 11:34

• Nine families remain in Shurnukh after eviction

  Temporary housing has been provided to nine families who were forced to leave their homes in the village of Shurnukh after the transfer of part thereof to Azerbaijan. The owners of three more houses left for their relatives. Some of the villagers set fire to their houses before leaving.

January 05, 2021 11:17

• Over the past 24 hours, more than 180 refugees return to Stepanakert

  Busses have brought 188 more refugees from Yerevan to Stepanakert; making the total number of returnees 47,475, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) informed on January 4.

January 05, 2021 11:03

• Georgian rights defenders criticize amnesty of convicts for domestic violence

  An MP from the ruling "Georgian Dream" Party has offered to extend the mass amnesty that is being prepared in Georgia on those convicted for domestic violence. In their turn, human rights defenders believe that the amnesty for this category of convicts may create a dangerous precedent for the society and encourage the commission of such crimes.

January 05, 2021 08:36

• Mufti criticizes transfer of mosque building in Rostov-on-Don to school

  The decision of the Mayoralty to hand the building of the cathedral mosque of Rostov-on-Don over to the jazz school is treated as unfair by Muslims who are outraged by this, Mukhammed Bikmaev, the head of the Muftiate of the Rostov Region, has stated.

January 05, 2021 08:24

• Seven persons hold series of pickets demanding Gadjiev's release

  Seven activists have held a series of solo pickets demanding the release of the Dagestani journalist, Abdulmumin Gadjiev, accused of financing terrorism. From January 10 on, the law obliges activists to change their usual format of actions.

January 04, 2021 23:02

• Armenian families leave 12 houses in eastern Shurnukh

  In the village of Shurnukh, people left 12 houses in the eastern part of the village, claimed by Azerbaijan. An owner of one of the above houses was allowed to stay, but he refused to live 100 metres from the border, the local Armenian authorities reported.

January 04, 2021 22:46

• Investigators report details of case on Mi-24 shot down in Armenia

  Russian military investigators has reclassified a case on the death of the crew of the Russian helicopter shot down in Armenia to a more serious article on premeditated killing, an informed source of the "Interfax" reports.

January 04, 2021 18:31

• In Chechnya, campaign to change place names affects village founded by Kunta-Khadji Kishiev

  On January 3, the authorities of Chechnya reported that on the Memorial Day of preacher Kunta-Khadji Kishiev, the village he founded got back its historical name of Khazhi-Evla.

January 04, 2021 18:18

• Karabakh rescuers find 20 dead bodies near Gadrut and Djabrail

  Over 24 hours, rescuers of Nagorno-Karabakh found the bodies of 19 soldiers and one civilian, the spokesman for the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) of Nagorno-Karabakh reports today. According to him, during the period since the beginning of the search, that is, from November 13, 2020, until January 2, 2021, inclusive, the rescuers found the bodies of 1175 soldiers and civilians, the "Sputnik Armenia" reports today. Thus, the total number of the dead bodies discovered has reached 1194.

January 04, 2021 16:43

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 28-January 3, 2020

  New Year celebration; return of refugees, victims of explosions, and search for dead bodies in the Karabakh conflict zone; attack on policemen in Grozny, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of December 28-January 3, 2020, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

January 04, 2021 13:35

• Georgian MFA put forward condition for border demarcation with Russia

  Demarcation of the Russian-Georgian border is possible only after the withdrawal of Russian troops from the territory of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has stated after Vladimir Putin had instructed to delimit and demarcate the Russian-Georgian border.

January 04, 2021 13:12

• "Struggle for morality" serves to hide blackmailing in Northern Caucasus

  The blackmailers who threaten girls with posting their intimate photos are only interested in money; they have nothing to do with fighters for morality, the North-Caucasian journalists and public figures interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

January 04, 2021 11:35

• Within the week, four persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from December 28, 2020, to January 3, 2021, four persons fell victim to the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus: three were killed and one was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

January 04, 2021 11:24

• Law enforcers' travels from Bellingcat inquiry coincide with deaths of Caucasian activists

  The law enforcers named in the journalistic investigation into the poisoning of the opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, had visited Kabardino-Balkaria and Dagestan when the human rights defender, Timur Kuashev, and the activist of the "Sadval" movement, Ruslan Magomedragimov, died there, as follows from the materials published by Khristo Grozev, a Bellingcat's journalist.

January 04, 2021 11:10

• Despite Muslims' opinion, historical building of Rostov mosque handed over to school

  The Mayoralty of Rostov-on-Don has handed the building of the cathedral mosque, built in early 20th century and rebuilt in Soviet years, for which the believers had fought, over to the jazz school.

January 04, 2021 10:57

• Syunik governor reports placement of Armenian and Russian border guards near Shurnukh

  Armenian and Russian border guards are being stationed in a disputed area near the village of Shurnukh, where Azerbaijani militaries have set up their post, Melikset Pogosyan, the governor of the Syunik Region has stated. According to his story, the Armenian party is fully controlling the situation.

January 03, 2021 12:05

• Construction of five-star hotel in Shusha announced

  An Azerbaijani construction company has presented a project for a five-star hotel complex "Karabakh Victory" to be built in Shusha. Authorities decided to create a seismic station in the city.