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May 28, 2019 09:59

• Employees of Ingush Red Cross tell about search

  After breaking the door to the office of Musa Malsagov, the arrested head of the Ingush Red Cross, law enforcers seized two logbooks and greeting cards, Mr Malsagov's colleagues have informed.

May 28, 2019 09:52

• Rights defenders see no officials' work on refugees' problem in Ingushetia

  Nothing is known about results of officials' efforts to address the problems of forced migrants living in barracks in Nazran, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has stated. Meanwhile, officials should work out their proposals by May 30.

May 27, 2019 23:41

• Georgian CEC schedules second round of elections in Tbilisi

  The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia has announced that the second round of the mid-term parliamentary elections in the Mtatsminda electoral constituency in Tbilisi is scheduled for June 9. A candidate of the ruling party and an oppositionist will be opposing each other in the second tour.

May 27, 2019 23:36

• Ingush resident sentenced for involvement in IS

  Ismail Agiev was sentenced to 12 years of imprisonment for his involvement in a unit of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS, banned in Russia) in Ingushetia, reported the press service of the North-Caucasian District Military Court.

May 27, 2019 22:06

• Law enforcers conduct search at Ingush branch of Red Cross

  The building of the Ingush branch of the Russian Red Cross is cordoned off by law enforcers, and armoured vehicles stand nearby, reports Ruslan Mutsolgov, the leader of the regional branch of the "Yabloko" Party.

May 27, 2019 21:52

• Political analysts explain background of information about Kadyrov's career growth

  An informational inflow about the possible appointments of Ramzan Kadyrov is beneficial to his opponents, since it produces an effect on ambitious plans of the leader of Chechnya, political analysts believe. Users of social networks argued about the need for a change of power in Chechnya.

May 27, 2019 21:11

• Border guards close road to two David Gareja monasteries

  A meeting of the border demarcation commission became the reason for the closure of the road to two monasteries by Georgian border guards, reported a priest from the David Gareja monastery complex. Against the background of the Azerbaijani activists' statements about a motor rally on the territory of the monastery complex, priests promised to hold their own action.

May 27, 2019 18:14

• Azerbaijan reports village shelling in conflict zone

  During the past 24 hours, the ceasefire regime in the conflict zone was violated for 23 times; a pre-border village came under fire, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

May 27, 2019 14:26

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of May 20-26, 2019

  Election results in Georgia; opposition protests in Abkhazia; CTO in Dagestan; withdrawal of the Rauf Arashukov's senator status; actions to pay tribute to memory of victims of the Caucasian War; renaming of the Chechen village in honour of Akhmat Kadyrov, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of May 20-26, 2019, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

May 27, 2019 11:32

• On May 20-26, three persons were killed in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from May 20 to May 26, 2019, three persons perished in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; there is no information about those wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from open sources.

May 27, 2019 11:29

• Armenia: journalist injured at rally of Kocharyan's opponents

  The sound operator of the "Para.tv" edition was stabbed during a rally of the opponents of the second Armenian President Robert Kocharyan.

May 27, 2019 11:26

• Two arrested Ingush activists released

  Ibragim Muzhakhoev and Adam Azhigov, participants of protests in Ingushetia, have been released from the SIZO (pre-trial prison) under the recognizance not to leave. They were arrested in early April within the case of attacking policemen during protests in Ingushetia.

May 27, 2019 11:24

• For the first time in 12 years, Georgian citizens visit monastery in disputed "David Gareja" Complex

  Residents of Georgia came to the "David Gareja" Monastery Complex to celebrate the Independence Day. For the first time in 12 years, they visited the Chichikheti monastery, where they set up the country's flag and performed the anthem.

May 26, 2019 11:16

• Georgian Patriarchate reports end of works at "David Gareja" Complex

  On May 25, road equipment was removed from the disputed section of the Georgian-Azerbaijani border near the "David Gareja" Monastery Complex, Archpriest Andria Djagmaidze, the head of the press service of the Patriarchate of Georgia, has informed.

May 26, 2019 11:02

• Kantemir Balagov receives second award in Cannes

  On May 25, at the Cannes Film Festival, the International Federation of Film Critics awarded another prize to Kantemir Balagov, a filmmaker from Kabardino-Balkaria for his film "Dylda" (Beanpole); earlier Balagov was also awarded as the best film director.

May 26, 2019 10:50

• "LGBT Network" activists complain about threats received from Chechen natives

  David Isteev, the coordinator of the emergency help programme of the "Russian LGBT Network", and one of the volunteers have submitted application to the police about the murder threats, received, according to their information, from natives from Chechnya.

May 25, 2019 16:22

• Investigators refuse to initiate case on resident of Ingushetia's torture

  The investigators' refusal to investigate a torture application lodged by Said Barkinkhoev, a resident of Ingushetia, will be appealed against, his advocate has stated.

May 25, 2019 15:50

• Days-off on the occasion of Uraza-Bayram announced in Chechnya

  The authorities of Chechnya have declared June 4-6 to be days-off in connection with the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. Local residents fear a price rise on the eve of the holiday of Uraza-Bayram.

May 25, 2019 15:32

• Armenia and Azerbaijan exchanged statements on border situation

  The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has treated the statement of the Armenian side that the Azerbaijani soldiers have left the new combat positions equipped on the Nakhichevan section of the border as disinformation.

May 25, 2019 15:20

• Eleven convicts pardoned in Georgia

  On the occasion of the Independence Day, the Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has pardoned eight prisoners and three conditionally convicted persons.